Certara, Inc.
Business
Certara, Inc. provides biosimulation technology and solutions enabling Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD) for the global biopharmaceutical industry. It offers software and technology-enabled services, including mechanistic and empirical biosimulation platforms (e.g., Simcyp Simulator, Phoenix PK/PD suite), regulatory science tools (CoAuthor, GlobalSubmit), data automation (Pinnacle 21, D360), and cheminformatics from Chemaxon. Key business areas include biosimulation solutions, scientific informatics and data pipelines, regulatory science, and technology-enabled services such as QSP and pharmacometrics. Certara serves life sciences companies, contract research organizations, regulators, and academic institutions worldwide through licensed software, cloud-hosted platforms, and professional services.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-26
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 419 | 385 | 354 | 336 | 286 | |
| Cost of revenues | 161 | 155 | 141 | 133 | — | |
| Sales and marketing | 54 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 20 | |
| Research and development | 41 | 37 | 34 | 28 | 20 | |
| General and administrative | 85 | 94 | 95 | 72 | 80 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 57 | 54 | 46 | 2 | 2 | |
| Goodwill impairment expense | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total operating expenses | 237 | 232 | 254 | 171 | 161 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | 21 | −2 | −41 | 33 | 14 | |
| Interest expense | −20 | −22 | −23 | −18 | — | |
| Net other income | 6 | 6 | 9 | −14 | −17 | |
| Total other expenses | −13 | −15 | −14 | — | — | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 8 | −17 | −55 | 19 | −3 | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 9 | −5 | 214,000 | 4 | 10 | |
| Net loss | −2 | −12 | −55 | 15 | −13 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $6, $(956), $(717) | 19 | −3 | 3 | −10 | −5 | |
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax of $253, $$(827), $1,393 | −3 | −3 | −2 | 6 | — | |
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | 15 | −6 | 637,000 | −4 | −2 | |
| Comprehensive income (loss) | 14 | −18 | −55 | 10 | −16 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −0.01 | −0.08 | −0.35 | 0.09 | −0.09 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −0.01 | −0.08 | −0.35 | 0.09 | −0.09 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 160 | 160 | 159 | 157 | 150 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 160 | 160 | 159 | 159 | 150 |
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 | 189 | 179 | 235 | 237 | 186 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances for credit losses of $2,235 and $2,164, respectively | 104 | 102 | 85 | 83 | 70 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 22 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
| Total current assets | 315 | 311 | 340 | 342 | 275 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 12 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 13 | |
| Goodwill | 773 | 757 | 716 | 718 | 703 | |
| Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $415,804 and $338,809, respectively | 447 | 485 | 487 | 487 | 512 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Other long-term assets | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total assets | 1,557 | 1,575 | 1,563 | 1,573 | 1,512 | |
| Accounts payable | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| Accrued expenses | 67 | 56 | 57 | 35 | 30 | |
| Current portion of deferred revenue | 75 | 78 | 61 | 52 | 45 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Other current liabilities | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total current liabilities | 153 | 146 | 130 | 103 | 92 | |
| Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 34 | 40 | 51 | 65 | 76 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion and debt discount | 290 | 292 | 288 | 290 | 292 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 5 | 25 | 39 | 22 | 25,000 | |
| Total liabilities | 494 | 516 | 516 | 493 | 470 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred shares, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 and no shares authorized, issued, and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Common shares, $0.01 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized, 164,005,450 and 161,958,810 shares issued as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; 159,139,562 and 161,009,112 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,256 | 1,217 | 1,178 | 1,150 | 1,120 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −130 | −128 | −116 | −61 | −76 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income(loss) | 2 | −13 | −8 | −8 | −4 | |
| Treasury stock at cost, 4,865,888 and 949,698 shares at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | −67 | −18 | −9 | −3 | −38,000 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,063 | 1,059 | 1,047 | 1,080 | 1,042 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 1,557 | 1,575 | 1,563 | 1,573 | 1,512 |
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 and amortization | 75 | 68 | 56 | 2 | 2 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 568,000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 1 | 1 | 684,000 | 1 | 130,000 | |
| Equity-based compensation expense | 33 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 29 | |
| Change in fair value of contingent considerations | −4 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total deferred | −8 | −13 | −17 | −12 | −1 | |
| Accounts receivable | 428,000 | −16 | 152,000 | −15 | −10 | |
| Prepaid and other assets | −902,000 | −3 | 711,000 | 126,000 | 585,000 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses, and other liabilities | 4 | −5 | −6 | 9 | 1 | |
| Deferred revenue | −3 | 14 | 28,000 | 10 | 5 | |
| Other operating activities, net | −1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other operating activities, net | — | 2 | 2 | 169,000 | — | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 96 | 80 | 83 | 93 | 60 | |
| Capital expenditures | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | |
| Capitalized software development costs | −25 | −19 | −13 | −11 | −8 | |
| Investment in intangible assets | 0 | 0 | −54,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 0 | −91 | −64 | −15 | −261 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −27 | −112 | −80 | −28 | −270 | |
| Common stock repurchase program | −43 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from borrowings on term loan debt | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | |
| Payments on long-term debt obligations | −3 | −2 | −3 | −3 | — | |
| Payments for business acquisition related contingent consideration | −13 | −15 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payment of taxes on shares and units withheld for employee taxes | −5 | −9 | −6 | −3 | −272,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −64 | −21 | −9 | −7 | 123 | |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 4 | −3 | 2 | −4 | −524,000 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents | 10 | −56 | −5 | 53 | −87 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 19 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 14 | |
| Cash paid for taxes | 12 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 9 | |
| Contingent liabilities established in connection with business acquisition | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 0 | |
| Stock issuance or establish liabilities related to business acquisition contingent consideration | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |