MLAB 10-Q
Mesa Laboratories Inc /Co/ (MLAB)
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
| | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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MESA LABORATORIES, INC.
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share amounts)
| June 30, | March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2025 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $ and $, respectively | ||||||||
| Inventories | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Noncurrent assets: | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $ and $, respectively | ||||||||
| Deferred tax asset | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Customer relationships, net | ||||||||
| Other intangibles, net | ||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued payroll and benefits | ||||||||
| Unearned revenues | ||||||||
| Other accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Term loan, current portion | ||||||||
| Convertible notes, current portion, net of debt issuance costs | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Noncurrent liabilities: | ||||||||
| Deferred tax liability | $ | |||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | ||||||||
| Term loan, noncurrent portion, net of discounts and debt issuance costs | ||||||||
| Revolving line of credit | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Common stock, par value; authorized shares; issued and outstanding, and shares, respectively | ||||||||
| (Accumulated deficit) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cost of revenues | ||||||||
| Gross profit | ||||||||
| Operating expense: | ||||||||
| Selling | ||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||
| Total operating expense | ||||||||
| Operating income | ||||||||
| Non-operating (income) expense: | ||||||||
| Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs | ||||||||
| (Gain) on extinguishment of convertible notes | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other (income) expense, net | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total non-operating (income) expense, net | ( | ) | ||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Earnings per share: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | ||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | ||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
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See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
| Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Amount | (Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings | AOCI* | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid, $ per share | - | - | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Amount | (Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings | AOCI* | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid, $ per share | - | - | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
*Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | |||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | |||||||||
| Gain on extinguishment of convertible notes | ( | ) | |||||||
| Amortization of step-up in inventory basis | |||||||||
| Foreign currency adjustments | ( | ) | |||||||
| Other | |||||||||
| Cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||||||
| Inventories | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | |||||||
| Accrued liabilities and taxes payable | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||
| Unearned revenues | ( | ) | |||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||
| Net cash (used in) investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||
| Proceeds from debt borrowings | |||||||||
| Debt repayments | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||
| GKE acquisition-related holdback payment | ( | ) | |||||||
| Repurchase of convertible notes | ( | ) | |||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||
| Other financing, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||
| Net cash (used in) financing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | |||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, unless otherwise specified)
Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Description of Business
In this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, Mesa Laboratories, Inc., a Colorado corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is collectively referred to as “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” or “Mesa.”
We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of life sciences tools and critical quality control solutions for regulated applications in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical device industries. We offer products and services to help our customers ensure product integrity, increase patient and worker safety, and improve the quality of life throughout the world. We have manufacturing operations in the United States and Europe, and our products are marketed by our sales personnel in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and by independent distributors throughout the world.
As of June 30, 2025, we managed our operations in four reportable segments, or divisions:
| ● | Sterilization and Disinfection Control - manufactures and sells biological, chemical and cleaning indicators used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization, decontamination, disinfection and cleaning processes in the pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare industries. The division also provides testing and laboratory services, mainly to the dental and pharmaceutical industries. | |
| ● | Biopharmaceutical Development - develops, manufactures, sells and services automated systems for protein analysis (immunoassays) and peptide synthesis solutions. Immunoassays and peptide synthesis solutions accelerate the discovery, development and manufacture of biotherapeutic therapies, among other applications. | |
| ● | Calibration Solutions - develops, manufactures, sells and services quality control products using principles of advanced metrology to enable customers to measure and calibrate critical parameters in applications such as renal care, environmental and process monitoring, gas flow and torque testing. | |
| ● | Clinical Genomics - develops, manufactures and sells highly sensitive high-throughput genetic analysis tools and related consumables and services that enable clinical research labs and contract research organizations to perform genomic testing for a broad range of research applications in several therapeutic areas, such as screenings for hereditary diseases, pharmacogenetics, oncology related applications and toxicology research. |
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. In the opinion of management, such unaudited information includes all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of our financial position and results of operations. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be achieved for the entire year. The year-end Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Mesa and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. We made no material changes to the application of our significant accounting policies disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K. This report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025.
Our fiscal year ends on March 31. References in this report to a particular “year” or “quarter” refer to our fiscal year or fiscal quarters, respectively.
Risks and Uncertainties
The preparation of financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the reporting date and revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. These estimates represent management's judgment about the outcome of future events. The global business environment continues to be impacted by cost pressures, the overall effects of economic uncertainty, regulatory changes, and other factors. Changes in, and the resulting effects of, potential government trade, stimulus or fiscal and monetary policies, interest rates, foreign currency values, supply chains, demand for goods and services, global or regional recession, or other circumstances cannot be reliably predicted. Actual results could differ from our estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We have reviewed all recently issued accounting pronouncements and have concluded that, other than as described below, they are either not applicable to us or are not expected to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements. We have not adopted any new accounting standards in fiscal year 2026.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures." ASU No. 2023-09, which enhances the transparency, effectiveness and comparability of income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information related to income tax rate reconciliations and the jurisdictions in which income taxes are paid. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 (our fiscal year 2026), with early adoption and prospective or retrospective application permitted. Other than presentation of additional disaggregated data in our income tax footnote disclosures for annual periods, we do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2023-09 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, "Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses." ASU No. 2024-03 requires that public business entities disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 (our fiscal year 2028 for annual periods) and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 (our fiscal year 2029 for interim periods), with early adoption and prospective or retrospective application permitted. We are currently assessing the effect the adoption of this standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures, and we currently expect to increase the level of disclosed detail once adopted.
Note 2. Revenue
We develop, manufacture, market, sell and maintain life sciences tools and quality control instruments and related consumables.
Hardware sales include physical products such as instruments used for molecular and genetic analysis, protein synthesizers, medical meters, wireless sensor systems, data loggers, and process challenge devices. Hardware sales may be offered with accompanying perpetual or annual software licenses, which in some cases are required for the hardware to function.
Consumables are single-use products and require frequent replacement in our customers' operating cycles. Consumables sold by our Clinical Genomics and Biopharmaceutical Development divisions, such as reagents used for molecular and genetic analysis or solutions used for protein synthesis, are critical to the ongoing use of our instruments. Consumables such as biological and chemical indicator test strips sold by our Sterilization and Disinfection Control division are used on a standalone basis.
Revenues from hardware and consumables are recognized upon transfer to the customer, typically at the point of shipment.
We also offer maintenance, calibration and testing services. Services result in revenues recognized over time, for example, when we are obligated to perform labor and replace parts on an as-needed basis over a contractually specified period of time, or at a point in time, upon completion of a specific, discrete service.
We evaluate our revenues internally based on business division and the nature of goods and services provided.
The following tables present disaggregated revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sterilization and Disinfection Control | Biopharmaceutical Development | Calibration Solutions | Clinical Genomics | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Consumables | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Hardware and software | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sterilization and Disinfection Control | Biopharmaceutical Development | Calibration Solutions | Clinical Genomics | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Consumables | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Hardware and software | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Revenues from external customers are attributed to individual countries based on the locations to which the products are shipped or exported, or locations where services are performed, as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| United States | $ | $ | ||||||
| China | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
No foreign country exceeded 10% of total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Contract Balances
Our contracts have varying payment terms and conditions. Some customers prepay for products and services resulting in unearned revenues or customer deposits called contract liabilities, which are included within unearned revenues or other noncurrent liabilities in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The significant majority of our revenues, related receivables and contract liabilities are generated from contracts with customers with original durations of 12 months or less. Contract liabilities will be recognized as revenue as we satisfy our obligations under the terms of the contracts.
A summary of contract liabilities is as follows:
| Contract liabilities as of March 31, 2025 | $ | |||
| Prior year liabilities recognized in revenues during the three months ended June 30, 2025 | ( | ) | ||
| Contract liabilities added during the three months ended June 30, 2025, net of revenues recognized | ||||
| Contract liabilities as of June 30, 2025 | $ |
Note 3. Fair Value Measurements
Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, obligations under trade accounts payable, and debt. Due to their short-term nature, the carrying values for cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, and trade accounts payable approximate fair value; they are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The financial instruments that subject us to the highest concentrations of credit risk are cash and accounts receivable. We maintain relationships and cash deposits at multiple banking institutions across the world in an effort to diversify and reduce risk of loss. Concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited to customers to whom we make significant sales.
On April 5, 2024, we entered into separate, privately negotiated purchase agreements with a limited number of holders of our
The estimated fair value and carrying amount of the Notes were as follows:
| June 30, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Carrying Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | Carrying Value | Fair Value (Level 2) | |||||||||||||
| Notes | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The carrying amounts of our term loan and revolving line of credit (together, the "Credit Facility") approximate fair value due to the variable interest rate pricing on the debt, with the balance bearing an interest rate approximating current market rates.
There were no nonrecurring fair value adjustments or transfers between the levels of the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Note 4. Supplemental Information
Inventories consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Raw materials | $ | $ | ||||||
| Work in process | ||||||||
| Finished goods | ||||||||
| Total inventories | $ | $ | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Prepaid expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Deposits | ||||||||
| Prepaid income taxes | ||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||
| Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | $ | ||||||
Accrued payroll and benefits consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Wages and paid-time-off payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Payroll related taxes | ||||||||
| Bonus payable | ||||||||
| Other benefits payable | ||||||||
| Total accrued payroll and benefits | $ | $ | ||||||
In June 2025 we paid fiscal year 2025 bonuses that were accrued as of March 31, 2025.
Other accrued expenses consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Accrued business taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Income taxes payable | ||||||||
| GKE acquisition holdback | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total other accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
In April 2025, we remitted payment to the GKE sellers to settle the GKE acquisition holdback liability in full.
Depreciation expense was as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Depreciation expense in cost of revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Depreciation expense in operating expense | ||||||||
| Total depreciation expense | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible assets other than goodwill consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Amount | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Other intangibles | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total intangible assets | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
Amortization expense for intangible assets was as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Amortization in cost of revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Amortization in general and administrative | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
For the following fiscal years ending March 31, future amortization expense is estimated as follows, based on foreign currency exchange rates as of June 30, 2025:
| Fiscal Year | Amortization Expense | |||
| Remainder of 2026 | $ | |||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| 2029 | ||||
| 2030 | ||||
The change in the carrying amount of goodwill was as follows:
| Sterilization and Disinfection Control | Biopharmaceutical Development | Calibration Solutions | Clinical Genomics | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Effect of foreign currency translation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Note 6. Indebtedness
Credit Facility
Our senior secured credit agreement, as previously amended, includes:
| (i) | A revolving credit facility with an aggregate principal amount of up to $ | |
| (ii) | A term loan with a maximum principal amount of $ | |
| (iii) | A swingline loan with an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $ | |
| (iv) | Letters of credit with an aggregate stated amount not exceeding $ |
We refer to the agreement in whole as the “Credit Facility.” The Credit Facility matures in April 2029 and allows us to use proceeds from borrowings to redeem some or all of our Notes.
Amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility bear interest at either a base rate or a SOFR rate plus an applicable spread ranging from
The financial covenants in the Credit Facility include a maximum leverage ratio of
Term Loan
We borrowed $
We are required to make quarterly principal payments on the Term Loan. For the following fiscal years ending March 31, future debt payments on the Term Loan are required as follows:
| Fiscal Year | Amount | |||
| Remainder of 2026 | $ | |||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| 2029 | ||||
| 2030 | ||||
| Total principal remaining | $ | |||
The net carrying amount of the Term Loan was as follows:
| June 30, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Term Loan | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less: discount and debt issuance costs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Less: current portion | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Noncurrent portion | $ | $ | ||||||
We recognized interest expense on the Term Loan as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Interest expense (7.2% and 8.4% as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Amortization of discount and debt issuance costs | ||||||||
| Total interest and amortization of discount and debt issuance costs | $ | $ | ||||||
Revolver
As of June 30, 2025, the outstanding balance under the Revolver was $
We are obligated to pay quarterly unused commitment fees of between
The balance of unamortized customary lender fees related to the Revolver was $
Convertible Notes
On August 12, 2019, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $
On April 5, 2024, we entered into separate, privately negotiated transactions with certain holders of the Notes to repurchase $
Upon conversion, we will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of both. Under the terms of the indenture, the Notes became convertible April 15, 2025, and will remain convertible until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date ( August 13, 2025). No Notes have been converted as of the date of this filing. As of June 30, 2025, the Notes were classified as a current liability on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The if-converted value of the Notes did not exceed the principal balance as of June 30, 2025.
The net carrying amount of the Notes was as follows:
| June 30, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Principal outstanding | $ | $ | ||||||
| Unamortized debt issuance costs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net carrying value | $ | $ | ||||||
We recognized interest expense on the Notes as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Coupon interest expense at 1.375% | $ | $ | ||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | ||||||||
| Total interest and amortization of debt issuance costs | $ | $ | ||||||
The effective interest rate on the Notes is approximately
Note 7. Stockholders' Equity
Stock-Based Compensation
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, we issued time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") pursuant to the Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, which authorizes the issuance of
The following is a summary of RSU and PSU award activity for the three months ended June 30, 2025:
| Time-Based Restricted Stock Units | Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | |||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share | Number of Shares | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Awards granted(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Awards forfeited | ( | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Awards distributed | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Balances for PSUs granted are reflected at target. |
Outstanding time-based RSUs vest and settle in shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis. RSUs granted to employees during the three months ended June 30, 2025 vest in equal installments on June 15, 2026, June 13, 2027 and June 13, 2028. We generally recognize the expense relating to RSUs, net of estimated forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, or for time-based RSUs granted to participants who qualify as retirement-eligible under our plan, over a shortened service period.
We grant PSUs to certain key employees. The number of shares earned is determined at the end of each performance period based on our achievement of certain pre-defined targets in accordance with the related award agreement. Outstanding PSUs vest upon completion of service periods described in the award agreements. We recognize expense for PSUs based on the probable outcome of achieving performance targets on a straight-line basis over the service period.
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved a grant of
As of June 30, 2025, there were
Note 8. Earnings Per Share
The following table presents a reconciliation of the denominators used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS"):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Net income available for shareholders | $ | $ | ||||||
| Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock | ||||||||
| Dilutive effect of stock options | ||||||||
| Dilutive effect of RSUs and PSUs | ||||||||
| Fully diluted shares | ||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | $ | ||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | $ | ||||||
Potentially dilutive securities include stock options and unvested time and performance based RSUs (collectively "stock awards"), as well as common shares underlying our Notes. Stock awards are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS if they are subject to performance or market conditions that have not yet been achieved as of our reporting date, or if they are antidilutive.
The following potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Assumed conversion of the Notes | ||||||||
| Stock awards that were anti-dilutive | ||||||||
| Total securities excluded from diluted EPS | ||||||||
Shares underlying the Notes were excluded from the diluted EPS calculation for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 as the impact of the assumed conversion of the Notes calculated under the if-converted method was antidilutive.
Note 9. Income Taxes
We reported an income tax provision as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Income tax expense | $ | $ | ||||||
| Effective tax rate | % | % | ||||||
For interim income tax reporting, we estimate our annual effective tax rate and apply this effective tax rate to our year-to-date pre-tax income. Each quarter, our estimate of the annual effective tax rate is updated, and if the estimated effective tax rate changes, a cumulative adjustment is made. Additionally, the tax effects of significant unusual or infrequently occurring items are recognized as discrete items in the interim period in which the events occur. There is a potential for volatility in the effective tax rate due to several factors, including changes in the mix of the pre-tax income and the jurisdictions to which they relate, changes in tax laws and foreign tax holidays, settlement with taxing authorities, and foreign currency fluctuations.
The change in the effective tax rate for three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the prior year period is primarily due to prior year valuation allowance adjustments related to our operations in Germany, as well as an increase in German statutory taxes in the current fiscal year. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2025 differed from the statutory federal rate of
In July 2025, certain key elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that were previously temporary were made permanent, including 100% bonus depreciation, the expensing of domestic research costs, and the limitation on business interest expense deductions. Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, Income Taxes, requires the effects of enacted changes in tax laws and rates on deferred tax balances to be recognized in the period of enactment. We are currently evaluating the impact updated regulations will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026.
Note 10. Commitments and Contingencies
We are party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. As of June 30, 2025, we are not party to any legal proceeding that management believes could have a material adverse effect on our unaudited consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Note 11. Segment Information
Segment information is prepared on the same basis that our chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), our CEO, uses to manage our segments, evaluate financial results, and make key operating decisions. Our reportable segments are organized primarily by the nature of the goods and services they sell. Our CODM uses segment revenues, organic revenues growth (non-GAAP), and gross profit to allocate resources and to assess segment performance. Monthly, the CODM reviews forecast-to-actual and prior-to-current period variances in segment revenue and in segment gross profit to inform decisions regarding capital and personnel deployment. Our CODM also reviews non-GAAP adjusted operating income, defined as operating income excluding non-cash items such as depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation, to further manage operations.
The following tables set forth our segment information:
| Three months ended June 30, 2025 | Sterilization and Disinfection Control | Biopharmaceutical Development | Calibration Solutions | Clinical Genomics | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Revenues (a): | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Less | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation in cost of revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gross Profit (c) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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| Earnings before income taxes | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended June 30, 2024 | Sterilization and Disinfection Control | Biopharmaceutical Development | Calibration Solutions | Clinical Genomics | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Revenues (a): | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Less | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation in cost of revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization in cost of revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total segment cost of revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit (c) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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| Earnings before income taxes | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | Intersegment revenues are not significant and are eliminated to arrive at consolidated totals. Revenues as presented are consistent with GAAP measurement principles and our CODM's review of segment information. |
| (b) | Other segment cost of revenues for each reportable segment includes product costs, personnel costs (including stock-based compensation), and other manufacturing and overhead costs necessary to produce and sell our products and services, excluding depreciation, amortization and any non-cash inventory step-up amortization expense. | |
| (c) | Gross profit as presented is consistent with GAAP measurement principles and our CODM's review of segment information. |
The following table sets forth inventories by reportable segment. Our CODM is not provided with and does not regularly review any other segment asset information.
| June 30, | March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2025 | |||||||
| Sterilization and Disinfection Control | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Clinical Genomics | ||||||||
| Total inventories | $ | $ | ||||||
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Investors are cautioned that statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, express or implied statements or guidance regarding current or future financial performance and position; results of acquisitions; management’s strategy, plans and objectives for future operations or acquisitions, product development and sales; and adequacy of capital resources and financing plans constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which the Company operates, and management’s beliefs and assumptions. In addition, other written and oral statements that constitute forward-looking statements may be made by the Company or on the Company’s behalf. Words such as “seek,” “believe,” “may,” “intend,” “could,” “target,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including risks associated with: our ability to successfully grow our business, including as a result of acquisitions; the effect that acquisitions have on our operations; our ability to consummate acquisitions at our historical rate and at appropriate prices, and our ability to effectively integrate acquired businesses and achieve desired results; the market acceptance of our products; technological or market viability of our products; potential reduced demand for our products, including as a result of competitive factors; conditions in the global economy and the particular markets we serve; significant developments or uncertainties stemming from governmental actions, including changes in trade policies such as tariffs, and changes in medical device regulations; the timely development and commercialization, and customer acceptance, of enhanced and new products and services; retirement of old products and customer migration to new products; the potential inaccuracy of projections of revenues, growth, operating results, profit margins, earnings, expenses, margins, tax rates, tax provisions, liquidity, cash flows, demand, and competition; the effects of actions taken to become more efficient or lower costs; supply chain challenges; cost pressures; laws regulating fraud and abuse in our industries, privacy and security of health and personal information; product liability; information security; outstanding claims, legal and regulatory proceedings; international business challenges including anti-corruption and sanctions laws and political developments; tax audits and assessments and other contingent liabilities; foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; general economic, industry, and capital markets conditions; the timing of any of the foregoing; and assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Such risks and uncertainties also include those listed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025 and in this report. The foregoing list sets forth many, but not all, of the factors that could impact our ability to achieve results described in any forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Overview
We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of life sciences tools and critical quality control solutions for regulated applications in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical device industries. We offer products and services to help our customers ensure product integrity, increase patient and worker safety, and improve the quality of life throughout the world. We have manufacturing operations in the United States and Europe, and our products are marketed by our sales personnel in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and by independent distributors throughout the world.
As of June 30, 2025, we managed our operations in four reportable segments, or divisions: Sterilization and Disinfection Control, Biopharmaceutical Development, Calibration Solutions, and Clinical Genomics. Each of our divisions is described further in "Results of Operations" below. Unallocated corporate expenses and other business activities are reported within Corporate and Other.
Corporate Strategy
We strive to create stakeholder value and further our purpose of Protecting the Vulnerable® by growing our business both organically and through acquisitions, by improving our operating efficiency, and by continuing to hire, develop and retain top talent. We commit to our purpose of Protecting the Vulnerable® every day by taking a customer-focused approach to developing, building and delivering our products and services. We serve a broad set of industries, in particular the pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical device sectors, in which the safety, quality and efficacy of products is critical. By delivering the highest quality products possible, we are committed to protecting the communities we serve.
Organic Revenues Growth
Organic revenues growth is driven by expansion of our customer base, increases in sales volumes, new product offerings and price increases, and may be affected positively or negatively by the impact of changes in foreign currency rates on our reported revenues. Our ability to increase organic revenues is affected by general economic conditions, both domestic and international, customer capital spending trends, competition, currency exchange rates, and the introduction of new products. Our policy is to price our products and services competitively and, where possible, we pass along cost increases to our customers in order to maintain our margins. We typically evaluate costs and pricing annually, with price increases effective January 1. We evaluate the need to increase prices at other times of the year in response to significant facts and circumstances that may arise, such as increases in the price of inputs to our products, or in response to changes in government or regulatory policies, for example, due to the imposition of tariffs.
Inorganic Growth - Acquisitions
Over the past decade, we have consummated a number of acquisitions of businesses, technologies, or intangibles such as customer lists, as part of our growth strategy. Our acquisitions have allowed us to expand our product offerings and the industries we serve, globalize our company, and increase the scale at which we operate. In turn, this growth affords us the ability to improve our operating efficiency, extend our customer base, and further the pursuit of our purpose: Protecting the Vulnerable®.
Improving Our Operating Efficiency
Our ongoing goal is to maximize value in our businesses by implementing efficiencies in our manufacturing, commercial, engineering and administrative operations. We achieve efficiencies using the Mesa Way, our customer-centric, lean-based system for continuously improving our operations. The Mesa Way is built on four key pillars: "Measuring What Matters" based on our customers' perspectives and setting high standards of performance; "Empowering Teams" to improve operationally and to exceed customer expectations; "Sustainably Improving" using lean-based tools designed to help us identify and prioritize the best opportunities; and "Always Learning" to continuously build knowledge and capabilities to drive long-term performance.
Our gross profit is affected by many factors, including the types of products and services sold and the geographical region in which we sell them, labor and product costs (including costs of transporting, importing and exporting goods, and associated tariffs), manufacturing efficiencies, foreign currency rates and price competition. Historically, as we have integrated acquisitions into our business and taken advantage of manufacturing efficiencies, our gross profit percentages for some products have improved. There are, however, differences in gross profit percentages between product lines, and ultimately our mix of revenues will continue to impact our overall gross profit.
We continuously pursue opportunities to improve the efficiency of our administrative functions, including through the use of process automation and artificial intelligence.
Hire, Develop, and Retain Top Talent
At the center of our organization are talented people who are capable of taking on new challenges using a team-based approach. Indeed, it is our exceptionally talented workforce that works together to find ways to continuously and sustainably improve our products, our services, and ourselves, resulting in long-term value creation for our stakeholders.
General Trends
We are a global company with multinational operations. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, approximately 54% of our revenues were earned outside of the United States. Our geographic and industry diversity presents both opportunities and challenges, including those associated with operating in varied economic environments, complying with increasing regulatory requirements including tariffs and reciprocal tariffs, navigating global labor trends and costs, adapting to technology changes in served markets, pursuing expansion opportunities in high-growth markets, and monitoring foreign currency impacts against the U.S. dollar ("USD"). Our continued revenues growth will depend on our ability to (i) expand business with new and existing customers through ongoing commercial efforts, (ii) identify, consummate and integrate acquisitions successfully, and (iii) develop or acquire differentiated products and services. We strive to maintain our profitability by improving the effectiveness of our sales force, by continuing to pursue cost reduction initiatives, and by taking a long-term strategic approach to investments in our business that we believe will support future commercial success.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, our revenues increased 2.4% versus the comparable prior year period, primarily as a result of organic revenues growth in our Sterilization and Disinfection Control and Calibration Solutions divisions, partially offset by revenues declines in our Clinical Genomics and Biopharmaceutical Development divisions.
Gross profit as a percentage of revenues decreased 2.0 percentage points to 62.0% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 versus the comparable prior year period; however, the direct impact of tariffs on our gross profit percentage for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 was modest. Operating expenses increased 7.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period. Changes in global markets, including the weakening of the U.S. dollar, current tariffs and inflationary pressures, and economic uncertainty during the three months ended June 30, 2025 have resulted in higher reported costs of revenues and operating expenses. We expect that the impact of current tariffs will continue to apply upward pressure on our costs. In future periods, we expect to partially offset the operating profit impact of the enacted tariff with price increases, supply chain adjustments, surcharges, and additional productivity and cost savings actions; however, we cannot predict the impact rising costs will ultimately have on our operating profits.
We source parts and materials from vendors and sell to customers throughout the world. Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, the U.S. implemented significant tariffs on imports from a wide range of countries, which prompted retaliatory tariffs by a number of countries, resulting in some cases in a cycle of further retaliatory tariffs by both the U.S. and other countries. In early April 2025, actions were taken by the U.S. and certain other countries to delay the effective date of certain of these tariffs, but a number of the new tariffs remain in effect, including significant tariffs between the U.S. and China. In addition to changes in trade policy, there have been a number of international and domestic policy and regulatory changes in recent years that have resulted in uncertainty and in some cases, slower selling cycles for our instruments.
Our Sterilization and Disinfection Control and Calibration Solutions division benefited from strong commercial execution and increased orders in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 compared to the same period in fiscal year 2025. Both the Biopharmaceutical Development and Clinical Genomics divisions experienced challenges presented by changing global trade and regulatory environments, including the impact of tariffs and uncertainty regarding their duration and magnitude, which contributed to delays in customer purchasing decisions.
The strengthening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar increases our reported revenues, gross profit margins, operating expenses and other income, and impacts the comparability of our results between periods. Conversely, the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other major currencies would adversely impact our revenues and results of operations overall.
Results of Operations
Our results of operations and period-over-period changes are discussed in the following section. The tables and discussion below should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto appearing in Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited).
Results by reportable segment are as follows:
| Revenues |
Organic Revenues Growth (non-GAAP) (a) |
Gross Profit as a % of Revenues |
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sterilization and Disinfection Control |
$ | 25,410 | $ | 22,957 | 10.7 | % | 4.9 | % | 71.5 | % | 67.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Biopharmaceutical Development |
11,486 | 12,008 | (4.3 | %) | 21.4 | % | 54.9 | % | 66.3 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Calibration Solutions |
12,350 | 11,801 | 4.7 | % | 3.0 | % | 57.0 | % | 61.4 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Clinical Genomics |
10,297 | 11,404 | (9.7 | %) | (14.7 | %) | 52.7 | % | 56.9 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Total |
$ | 59,543 | $ | 58,170 | 2.4 | % | 2.5 | % | 62.0 | % | 64.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| (a) | Organic revenues growth is a non-GAAP measure of financial performance. See "Non-GAAP Measures" below for further information and for a reconciliation of organic revenues growth to total revenues growth. Organic revenues growth in our Sterilization and Disinfection Control division for the three months ended June 30, 2024 differed from total GAAP revenues growth due to the acquisition of GKE; for all other amounts presented, GAAP revenues growth is equivalent to organic revenues growth. |
Our unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations are as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Total |
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| amounts in thousands, except percent data |
2025 | 2024 | Change | |||||||||
| Revenues |
$ | 59,543 | $ | 58,170 | 2.4 | % | ||||||
| Gross profit |
36,939 | 37,249 | (0.8 | %) | ||||||||
| Operating expense |
33,875 | 31,669 | 7.0 | % | ||||||||
| Operating income |
3,064 | 5,580 | (45.1 | %) | ||||||||
| Net income |
$ | 4,742 | $ | 3,388 | 40.0 | % | ||||||
Reportable Segments
Sterilization and Disinfection Control
Our Sterilization and Disinfection Control division manufactures and sells biological, chemical and cleaning indicators used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization, decontamination, disinfection and cleaning processes in the pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare industries. The division also provides testing and laboratory services, mainly to the dental and pharmaceutical industries. Sterilization and Disinfection Control products are disposable and are used on a routine basis.
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Total |
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| Revenues |
$ | 25,410 | $ | 22,957 | 10.7 | % | ||||||
| Gross profit |
18,166 | 15,558 | 16.8 | % | ||||||||
| Gross profit as a % of revenues |
71.5 | % | 67.8 | % | 3.7 pt |
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The Sterilization and Disinfection Control division's revenues increased 10.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period. Growth was driven by strong commercial execution resulting in increased sales volumes, and to a lesser extent, increased order fulfillments of our past due backlog as our manufacturing productivity increased, as well as the benefit of higher reported revenues as the euro strengthened against the U.S. dollar. We reduced our past due backlog by approximately $0.8 million compared to March 31, 2025.
Gross profit as a percentage of revenues increased 3.7 percentage points for three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily as a result of a $0.8 million charge for non-cash inventory step-up amortization related to the GKE acquisition that was recorded in the comparable prior year period, and to a lesser extent, favorable foreign currency impacts. Excluding the impact of non-cash inventory step-up amortization, gross profit as a percentage of revenue would have been 71.5% and 71.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Biopharmaceutical Development
Our Biopharmaceutical Development division ("BPD") develops, manufactures, sells and services automated systems for protein analysis (immunoassays) and peptide synthesis solutions. Immunoassays and peptide synthesis solutions accelerate the discovery, development and manufacture of biotherapeutic therapies, among other applications.
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| Revenues |
$ | 11,486 | $ | 12,008 | (4.3 | %) | ||||||
| Gross profit |
6,306 | 7,959 | (20.8 | %) | ||||||||
| Gross profit as a % of revenues |
54.9 | % | 66.3 | % | (11.4 pt) |
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The Biopharmaceutical Development division's revenues decreased 4.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period. The decline in revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was driven by the timing of customer immunoassays order placements, including order delays as customers navigate purchasing decisions amid evolving macroeconomic uncertainty and tariff conditions, partially offset by higher reported revenues from the strengthening of the euro against the U.S. dollar. While revenues from hardware, and to a lesser extent consumables, declined, revenues from services increased 3.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period.
Gross profit as a percentage of revenues for the Biopharmaceutical Development division decreased 11.4 percentage points for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease was primarily due to unfavorable product mix as higher-margin immunoassays revenues comprised approximately 68% of the division’s total revenues, versus approximately 76% in the comparable prior year period, and decreased revenues. Additionally, a large percentage of the division’s cost of goods is denominated in Swedish krona, which appreciated approximately 12% against the U.S. dollar for the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period. We do not expect the peptides mix to remain at elevated levels throughout the rest of fiscal year 2026, and as a result, we anticipate gross margin percentage for the Biopharmaceutical Development division will improve.
Calibration Solutions
The Calibration Solutions division develops, manufactures, sells and services quality control products using principles of advanced metrology to enable customers to measure and calibrate critical parameters in applications such as renal care, environmental and process monitoring, gas flow and torque testing.
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| Revenues |
$ | 12,350 | $ | 11,801 | 4.7 | % | ||||||
| Gross profit |
7,042 | 7,242 | (2.8 | %) | ||||||||
| Gross profit as a % of revenues |
57.0 | % | 61.4 | % | (4.4 pt) |
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The Calibration Solutions division's revenues increased 4.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period, primarily due to commercial efforts to renew contracts with larger customers that incentivized utilization of our service offerings, particularly in our renal care product line and, to a lesser extent, price increases.
The Calibration Solutions division's gross profit as a percentage of revenues decreased 4.4 percentage points for the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period, primarily due to increased labor costs, as we have hired additional employees to support future growth, and to a lesser extent as a result of increased manufacturing input costs, primarily due to tariffs, and product mix.
Clinical Genomics
The Clinical Genomics division develops, manufactures and sells highly sensitive high-throughput genetic analysis tools and related consumables and services that enable clinical research labs and contract research organizations to perform genomic testing for a broad range of research applications in several therapeutic areas, such as screenings for hereditary diseases, pharmacogenetics, oncology related applications and toxicology research.
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Total |
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| amounts in thousands, except percent data |
2025 | 2024 | Change | |||||||||
| Revenues |
$ | 10,297 | $ | 11,404 | (9.7 | %) | ||||||
| Gross profit |
5,425 | 6,490 | (16.4 | %) | ||||||||
| Gross profit as a % of revenues |
52.7 | % | 56.9 | % | (4.2 pt) |
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The Clinical Genomics division's revenues decreased 9.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period, primarily due to lower sales in China as a result of macroeconomic, regulatory and tariff uncertainty. Decreases in China were partially offset by 18.6% increases in revenues in the United States, primarily from consumables, as we execute our new product development and commercial strategy. While we anticipate revenues growth in the U.S. and Europe in the remainder of the fiscal year, we expect revenues from China over the remainder of the fiscal year to continue to decrease compared to the prior year.
Gross profit percentage for the Clinical Genomics division decreased 4.2 percentage points for the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period, primarily due to lower revenues on a partially fixed cost base.
Operating Expense
Operating expense increased 7.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period. Reported selling, general and administrative, and research and development expenses increased due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar against the euro and Swedish krona for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the prior year period.
Selling Expense
Selling expense is driven primarily by labor costs, including salaries and commissions; accordingly, it may vary with sales levels.
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Total |
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| amounts in thousands, except percent data |
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| Selling expense |
$ | 10,933 | $ | 10,116 | 8.1 | % | ||||||
| As a percentage of revenues |
18.4 | % | 17.4 | % | 1.0 pt |
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Selling expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025 increased 8.1% versus the comparable prior year period. The increase is primarily attributable to investments in additional personnel expenses in an effort to continue to drive higher organic growth.
General and Administrative Expense
Labor costs, amortization of intangible assets, and non-cash stock-based compensation drive the substantial majority of our general and administrative expense.
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Total |
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| amounts in thousands, except percent data |
2025 | 2024 | Change | |||||||||
| General and administrative expense |
$ | 17,958 | $ | 16,818 | 6.8 | % | ||||||
| As a percentage of revenues |
30.2 | % | 28.9 | % | 1.3 pt |
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General and administrative expense increased 6.8%, primarily due to higher personnel costs, including increased non-cash stock-based compensation resulting from an adjustment to performance-based awards to reflect achievement against targets through June 30, 2025. Increases to stock-based compensation expense were partially offset by lower consulting and professional services expenses, as our prior year results included consulting costs related to integrating GKE into our enterprise resource planning system.
Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense is predominantly comprised of labor costs and costs of third-party consultants.
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Total |
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| amounts in thousands, except percent data |
2025 | 2024 | Change | |||||||||
| Research and development expense |
$ | 4,984 | $ | 4,735 | 5.3 | % | ||||||
| As a percentage of revenues |
8.4 | % | 8.1 | % | 0.3 pt |
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Research and development expenses increased slightly for the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period, primarily as a result of purchases of supplies to support project-specific research and development activities.
Non-Operating (Income) Expense, Net
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Total |
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| amounts in thousands, except percent data |
2025 | 2024 | Change | |||||||||
| Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs |
$ | 2,198 | $ | 2,842 | (22.7 | %) | ||||||
| (Gain) on extinguishment of convertible senior notes |
- | (2,887 | ) | N/A | ||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net |
(6,146 | ) | 1,720 | (457.3 | %) | |||||||
| Non-operating (income) expense, net |
$ | (3,948 | ) | $ | 1,675 | (335.7 | %) | |||||
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the U.S. dollar weakened against the euro. As a result, we recognized unrealized foreign currency gains of approximately $6.1 million from an intercompany U.S. dollar-denominated loan issued in fiscal year 2024 to one of our wholly owned, euro-denominated subsidiaries.
We incurred less interest expense during the three months ended June 30, 2025 versus the comparable prior year period primarily due to lower balances outstanding under our revolving line of credit in fiscal 2026, and to a lesser extent due to lower interest rates on our floating rate debt. We expect interest expense to increase in each remaining quarter of fiscal year 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2026 as our convertible notes mature in August 2025 and will be replaced with a borrowings under our revolving line of credit that will bear interest at a higher rate.
The $2.9 million gain on extinguishment of the convertible notes reported in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was a result of the settlement of $75.0 million aggregate principal of the notes during that period.
Income Taxes
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Total |
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| amounts in thousands, except percent data |
2025 | 2024 | Change | |||||||||
| Income tax expense |
$ | 2,270 | $ | 517 | 339.1 | % | ||||||
| Effective tax rate |
32.4 | % | 13.2 | % | 19.2 pt |
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Our effective income tax rate was 32.4% for three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to 13.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The change in the effective tax rate for three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the prior year period is primarily due to prior year valuation allowance adjustments related to our operations in Germany and an increase in German statutory taxes in the current fiscal year. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2025 differed from the statutory federal rate of 21% primarily due to the valuation allowances previously established on the U.S. deferred taxes and varying applicable tax rates in foreign jurisdictions.
Our future effective income tax rate depends on various factors, such as changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles, or interpretations thereof, and the geographic composition of our pre-tax income. We carefully monitor these factors and adjust our effective income tax rate accordingly.
Net Income
Net income varies with changes in revenues, gross profit, operating expense, and currency exchange rate fluctuations. Net income included $4.6 million, $3.9 million and $1.4 million of non-cash amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, and depreciation expense, respectively, and currency gains of $6.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our sources of liquidity include cash generated from operations, cash and cash equivalents on hand, and cash available from borrowings under our Credit Facility. We believe these sources of cash are sufficient to meet our ongoing operating requirements, scheduled debt service obligations, dividend payments and anticipated capital expenditures.
Historically, our more significant uses of cash have included acquisitions, payments on debt principal and interest obligations, and quarterly dividends paid to shareholders. In April 2025, we released a $9.6 million holdback payment related to the GKE acquisition. This amount was previously withheld from GKE’s purchase price to cover potential post-closing adjustments and indemnification obligations.
Working capital is the amount by which current assets exceed current liabilities. We had negative working capital of $(51.2) million and $(61.3) million as of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively. Our negative working capital balances are primarily due to the classification of the $97.5 million remaining principal on our Notes, due August 15, 2025, as a current liability on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We held $21.3 million and $27.3 million in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively.
We have an outstanding Revolver that allows us to borrow to up to $125.0 million. During fiscal year 2024, we borrowed a total of $71.0 million under the Revolver to fund the majority of the GKE acquisition and since then we have borrowed against the revolver from time to time to fund general corporate needs. As of June 30, 2025, $14.0 million remained outstanding. Subsequent to June 30, 2025, we repaid an additional $3,000 on the Revolver.
Including the current portion of our Term Loan and the Notes, principal debt payments due within the next twelve months total $101.7 million. We plan to fund the amounts due using a combination of cash on hand, draws against our Revolver, which had $111.0 million available as of June 30, 2025, and cash generated from operating activities until maturity.
Based on applicable interest rates and debt balances outstanding as of June 30, 2025, we expect to incur approximately $12.3 million in cash interest expense over the next twelve months, adjusted for scheduled principal payments and anticipated borrowings under the Credit Facility to settle the Notes.
We routinely evaluate opportunities for strategic acquisitions. Future material acquisitions may require us to obtain additional capital, assume additional third-party debt or incur other long-term obligations. We believe that we have the ability to issue more equity or debt in the future in order to finance our acquisition and investment activities; however, additional equity or debt financing, or other transactions, may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
We may from time to time repurchase or take other steps to reduce our debt. These actions may include retirements or refinancing of outstanding debt through tender offers, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. The amount of debt that may be retired, if any, could be material. Retirement would be decided at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors and would depend on market conditions, our cash position and other considerations.
Dividends
We have paid regular quarterly dividends since 2003. We paid dividends of $0.16 per share during the three months ended June 30, 2025, as well as each quarter of fiscal year 2025.
In July 2025, we announced that our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share of common stock, payable on September 15, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 29, 2025.
Goodwill Impairment Testing
We perform analyses at least quarterly to identify potential impairment indicators and to assess whether it is more likely than not that any of our five goodwill reporting units (Sterilization and Disinfection Control, Immunoassays (BPD), Peptides (BPD), Calibration Solutions, and Clinical Genomics) is impaired. As of June 30, 2025, we concluded that our reporting units are not impaired; however, adverse economic, market or industry-specific conditions (including declines in our market capitalization), adverse or expected adverse changes in the business climate or in our operational performance, adverse changes in legal or regulatory environments, failure to achieve forecasted cash flows, or any combination of these or other such factors could result in future impairment losses in our reporting units in the future.
Our Clinical Genomics and Peptides reporting units remain particularly sensitive to significant changes in assumptions and therefore have a heightened risk of future impairment losses. The valuation of our reporting units for impairment testing purposes relies on significant management judgment and the use of unobservable Level 3 inputs, including discount rates, forecasted results such as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), revenue growth rates, operating expense projections, the identification of comparable public entities, and applied market multiples.
We continue to monitor the impact of tariffs imposed in calendar year 2025. Depending on the persistence and magnitude of the tariffs and other factors, it is reasonably possible our Clinical Genomics and Peptides reporting units will incur impairment losses in the future. As of our most recent annual impairment test on January 1, 2025, the estimated fair values of the Clinical Genomics and Peptides reporting units exceeded their carrying values by approximately 40% and 20%, respectively. As of June 30, 2025, the carrying values of goodwill and other intangible assets associated with our Clinical Genomics reporting unit were $17.1 million and $8.9 million, respectively. The carrying values of goodwill and other intangible assets associated with our Peptides reporting unit were $13.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2025.
Cash Flows
Our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities were as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| amounts in thousands |
2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 1,893 | $ | 10,743 | ||||
| Net cash (used in) investing activities |
(1,009 | ) | (891 | ) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) financing activities |
(8,427 | ) | (9,419 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from operating activities provided $1.9 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2025, a decrease of $8.8 million versus the comparable prior year period. The decrease in cash flows from operating activities was primarily a result of:
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lower gross margins, | |
| ● | higher cash payments in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 to settle accrued bonus and commissions that were accrued at the end of fiscal year 2025; and | |
| ● | increased cash spent on inventory as we purchase finished goods and warehouse them in international locations as part of our tariff strategy. |
Cash used in investing activities increased modestly for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the prior year period as we invested in property, plant and equipment across several manufacturing sites. Cash used in financing activities resulted in a $8.4 million use of cash for the three months ended June 30, 2025. We borrowed $10.5 million under the Revolver largely to fund a $9.6 million payment of the GKE acquisition-related holdback and for other general corporate needs. We repaid $7.4 million of principal on our debt in the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $9.4 million in the prior year period.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of the new accounting standards impacting the Company, refer to Note 1. “Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in Item I. Financial Statements (Unaudited).
Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments
We are party to contractual obligations that involve commitments to remit payments to third parties in the ordinary course of business. On a consolidated basis, as of June 30, 2025, we had contractual obligations for open purchase orders of approximately $14.2 million for routine purchases of supplies and inventory, of which the substantial majority are payable in less than one year.
See "Liquidity and Capital Resources" for information related to future required debt and other payments. For a description of our contractual obligations and other commercial commitments as of March 31, 2025, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2025.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Critical accounting estimates are those that we consider both significant to the preparation of our financial statements and that require complex, subjective, or highly judgmental assessments. These estimates often involve assumptions about inherently uncertain matters and are based on our historical experience, as well as other factors we believe to be appropriate under the circumstances. For example, we incorporate expert input when developing estimates used in the valuation of reporting units for goodwill impairment testing. The accounting estimates that require significant management judgment and are deemed critical to our results of operations or financial position are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, in “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. While we believe our estimates, assumptions and judgements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from these estimates.
Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, we present organic revenues growth, defined as reported revenues growth excluding revenues from recent acquisitions, as a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure. We believe this measure facilitates comparability between current and prior period information and provides insight into Mesa’s short-term and long-term performance and growth trends. We use organic revenues growth internally for forecasting, evaluating operating performance, comparing current and historical revenue results, and informing financial and operating decision-making, including for compensation-setting purposes.
A reconciliation of organic revenues growth to total revenues growth is as follows:
| Total Revenues Growth |
Impact of Acquisitions |
Organic Revenues Growth (non-GAAP) |
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sterilization and Disinfection Control |
10.7 | % | 44.1 | % | - | % | (39.2 | %) | 10.7 | % | 4.9 | % | ||||||||||||
| Biopharmaceutical Development |
(4.3 | %) | 21.4 | % | - | % | - | % | (4.3 | %) | 21.4 | % | ||||||||||||
| Calibration Solutions |
4.7 | % | 3.0 | % | - | % | - | % | 4.7 | % | 3.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| Clinical Genomics |
(9.7 | %) | (14.7 | %) | - | % | - | % | (9.7 | %) | (14.7 | %) | ||||||||||||
| Total Company |
2.4 | % | 14.9 | % | - | % | (12.4 | %) | 2.4 | % | 2.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
For information regarding our exposure to certain market risks, see Part II, Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025. There were no material changes to our market risk exposure during the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of June 30, 2025, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, there have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
See Note 10. “Commitments and Contingencies” within Item 1. Financial Statements for information regarding any legal proceedings in which we may be involved.
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, there were no material changes from the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information about the Company's purchases of equity securities for the periods indicated:
| Total Number of Shares Purchased(1) |
Average Price Paid Per Share |
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2) |
Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
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| April 2025 |
2 | 124.64 | - | 162,486 | ||||||||||||
| May 2025 |
- | - | - | 162,486 | ||||||||||||
| June 2025 |
11,313 | 93.71 | - | 162,486 | ||||||||||||
| Total |
11,315 | 93.72 | - | 162,486 | ||||||||||||
| (1) |
Shares purchased during the period were transferred to the Company from employees in satisfaction of minimum tax withholding obligations associated with the vesting of restricted stock awards during the period. |
| (2) |
On November 7, 2005, our Board of Directors adopted a share repurchase plan which allows for the repurchase of up to 300,000 of our common shares; however, no shares have been purchased under the plan in any period presented. This plan will continue until the maximum is reached or the plan is terminated by further action of the Board of Directors. |
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, of our directors or officers entered into new or amended written plans for the purchase or sale of our securities intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1(c).
+ Filed herewith
* Furnished herewith
α Mesa Laboratories, Inc. has entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with each of Gary M. Owens, John V. Sakys and Brian Archbold.
** Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement, or an amendment thereto.
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.
MESA LABORATORIES, INC.
(Registrant)
| DATED: August 5, 2025 | BY: | /s/ Gary M. Owens. Gary M. Owens Chief Executive Officer |
| DATED: August 5, 2025 | BY: | /s/ John V. Sakys John V. Sakys Chief Financial Officer |