10-Q - TECH - Equibles

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 , or

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

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 0-17272

BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota	41-1427402
(State or other jurisdiction of<br><br>incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer<br><br>Identification No.)
614 McKinley Place N.E.<br><br>Minneapolis , MN ** 55413**	( 612 ) 379-8854
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)	(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	TECH	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

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

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b- 2). ☐ Yes ☒ No

At October 31, 2024, 158,891,800 shares of the Company's Common Stock (par value $0.01) were outstanding.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	1
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	30
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	30
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	30
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	30
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	30
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	31
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	31
Item 5.	Other Information	31
Item 6.	Exhibits	32
	SIGNATURES	35

Table of Contents PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Bio-Techne Corporation and Subsidiaries

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)


	Quarter Ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023

Net sales	$	289,458	$	276,935
Cost of sales		106,441		91,744
Gross margin		183,017		185,191

Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		119,161		105,331
Research and development		23,869		23,998
Total operating expenses		143,030		129,329
Operating income		39,987		55,862

Other income (expense)		184		(6,304)
Earnings before income taxes		40,171		49,558
Income taxes		6,571		(1,435)
Net earnings	$	33,600	$	50,993
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation income (loss)		21,256		(11,602)
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments - cash flow hedges, net of tax amounts disclosed in Note 8		(3,027)		(350)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		18,229		(11,952)
Comprehensive income	$	51,829	$	39,041

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.21	$	0.32
Diluted	$	0.21	$	0.31

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		158,531		158,130
Diluted		161,115		161,940

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Table of Contents CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Bio-Techne Corporation and Subsidiaries

(in thousands, except share and per share data)


	September 30,
	2024		June 30,
	(unaudited)		2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	187,540	$	151,791
Short-term available-for-sale investments		—		1,072
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,904 and $4,386, respectively		223,688		241,394
Inventories		185,041		179,731
Current assets held-for-sale		9,459		9,773
Other current assets		42,839		33,658
Total current assets		648,567		617,419

Property and equipment, net		253,939		251,154
Right-of-use assets		89,221		91,285
Goodwill		982,585		972,663
Intangible assets, net		486,004		507,081
Other assets		275,701		264,265
Total assets	$	2,736,017	$	2,703,867
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	31,559	$	37,968
Salaries, wages and related accruals		41,977		49,818
Accrued expenses		21,088		24,886
Contract liabilities		26,614		27,930
Income taxes payable		3,136		3,706
Operating lease liabilities - current		13,485		12,920
Other current liabilities		4,269		2,151
Total current liabilities		142,128		159,379

Deferred income taxes		50,017		55,863
Long-term debt obligations		300,000		319,000
Operating lease liabilities		85,433		87,618
Other long-term liabilities		19,789		13,157

Bio-Techne’s Shareholders’ equity:
Undesignated capital stock, no par; authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued or outstanding		—		—
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; authorized 400,000,000; issued and outstanding 158,878,127 and 158,216,258 respectively		1,589		1,582
Additional paid-in capital		855,973		820,337
Retained earnings		1,341,175		1,325,247
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(60,087)		(78,316)
Total Bio-Techne’s shareholders’ equity		2,138,650		2,068,850
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,736,017	$	2,703,867

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Table of Contents CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Bio-Techne Corporation and Subsidiaries

(in thousands)

(unaudited)


	Quarter Ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings	$	33,600	$	50,993
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		28,137		28,540
Costs recognized on sale of acquired inventory		188		181
Deferred income taxes		(5,340)		(11,591)
Stock-based compensation expense		10,184		10,093
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration payable		—		(1,750)
Fair value adjustment on available-for-sale investments		—		(283)
(Gain) Loss on equity method investment		(374)		2,382
Asset impairment restructuring		6,039		—
Leases, net		445		613
Other operating activity		747		182
Change in operating assets and operating liabilities, net of acquisition:
Trade accounts and other receivables, net		21,563		15,599
Inventories		(2,805)		(5,216)
Prepaid expenses		(3,158)		(2,572)
Trade accounts payable, accrued expenses, contract liabilities, and other		(10,911)		(2,695)
Salaries, wages and related accruals		(8,246)		(2,157)
Income taxes payable		(6,180)		(22,936)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		63,889		59,383

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments		1,085		23,759
Additions to property and equipment		(9,172)		(13,592)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—		(166,426)
Distributions from (Investments in) Wilson Wolf		1,403		2,149
Investment in Spear Bio		(15,000)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(21,684)		(154,110)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash dividends		(12,688)		(12,654)
Proceeds from stock option exercises		25,101		14,394
Borrowings under line-of-credit agreement		—		160,000
Repayments of long-term debt		(19,000)		(70,000)
Taxes paid on RSUs and net share settlements		(4,984)		(20,228)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(11,571)		71,512

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		5,115		(8,693)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		35,749		(31,908)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		151,791		180,571
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	187,540	$	148,663

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes	$	16,490	$	32,797
Cash paid for interest	$	5,205	$	4,506

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Table of Contents NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Bio-Techne Corporation and Subsidiaries

(unaudited)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

The interim consolidated financial statements of Bio-Techne Corporation and subsidiaries, (the Company) presented here have been prepared by the Company and are unaudited. They have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. They reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2024. A summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Company is detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2024. The Company follows these policies in preparation of the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Company operated under two operating segments, Protein Sciences and Diagnostics and Spatial Biology (formerly Diagnostics and Genomics). The name change is intended to better reflect the focus and scope of our offerings. The manner in which we operate our business and review discrete financial information did not change. Segment information presented herein reflects the updated name of the operating segment. The operating segments the Company operated under were consistent with the Company's operating segments disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2024.

Investments: In July 2024, the Company paid $15 million to enter into an investment in Spear Bio. This investment is accounted for under the cost-method as we own less than 20% of the outstanding stock and we concluded that we do not have significant influence. Under the cost-method, the fair value is not estimated if there are no identified events or changes in circumstances that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment. No such events or changes in circumstances were identified in the period ended September 30, 2024. The Company’s total investment of $15 million is included within Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

In December 2021, the Company paid $25 million to enter into a two-part forward contract which requires the Company to make an initial ownership investment followed by purchase of full equity interest in Wilson Wolf Corporation (Wilson Wolf) if certain annual revenue or annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) thresholds are met. Wilson Wolf is a leading manufacturer of cell culture devices, including the G-Rex product line. The first part of the forward contract is triggered upon Wilson Wolf achieving approximately $92 million in annual revenue or $55 million in EBITDA at any point prior to December 31, 2027. During the quarter ended March 31, 2023, the Company determined that Wilson Wolf had met the EBITDA target. On March 31, 2023, the Company paid an additional $232 million to acquire 19.9% of Wilson Wolf.

Since the first part of the forward contract has been triggered, the second part of the forward contract will automatically trigger, and requires the Company to acquire the remaining equity interest in Wilson Wolf on December 31, 2027 based on a revenue multiple of approximately 4.4 times trailing twelve month revenue. The second part of the contract would be accelerated in advance of December 31, 2027, if Wilson Wolf meets its second milestone of approximately $226 million in annual revenue or $136 million in annual EBITDA. If the second milestone is achieved, the forward contract requires the Company to pay approximately $1 billion plus potential consideration for revenue in excess of the revenue milestone.

The investment in Wilson Wolf is accounted for as an equity method investment under ASC 323. The Company initially records its equity method investments at the amount of the Company’s investment and adjusts each period for the Company’s share of the investee’s income or loss and dividends paid. Distributions from the equity method investee are accounted for using the cumulative earnings approach on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, there was $0.3 million of gain recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income related to the investment. The Company’s total investment of $241 million is included within Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Table of Contents Restructuring actions: Restructuring actions generally include significant actions involving employee-related severance charges, contract termination costs, and impairments and disposals of assets associated with such actions. Employee-related severance charges are based upon distributed employment policies and substantive severance plans. These charges are reflected in the quarter when the actions are probable and the amounts are estimable, which typically is when management approves the associated actions. Asset impairment and disposal charges include right of use assets, leasehold improvements, and other asset write-downs associated with combining operations and disposal of assets. Other charges include consulting fees and expenses for changes to supporting IT systems that are enabling the Company to complete the restructuring activities.

Fiscal Year 2025 Restructuring Actions:

In the first quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company announced enterprise-wide restructuring focused on recovering operating margins and optimizing our manufacturing footprint. The Company is expecting to incur costs related to these actions through fiscal 2026, which will be recorded when specified criteria are met. The restructuring and restructuring-related charges for periods presented were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as follows (in thousands):


	Quarter Ended
	September 30,
	2024
Cost of sales	$	4,898
Selling, general and administrative^(1)^		5,371
Total	$	10,269

^(1)^ Restructuring actions impacting research and development are not material to separately disclose and have been included within Selling, general and administrative costs.

Restructuring and restructuring-related costs by segment are as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended September 30, 2024
		Employee		Asset-related
		severance		and other		Total
Protein Sciences	$	2,274	$	7,417	$	9,691
Diagnostics and Spatial Biology		444		—		444
Corporate		134		—		134
Total	$	2,852	$	7,417	$	10,269

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s accrued restructuring balance, which is included within Other current liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet. Other amounts reported as restructuring and restructuring-related costs in the accompanying statements of income have been summarized in the notes to the table (in thousands):


	Employee		Asset
	severance^(1)^		impairment and other^(2)^		Total
Expense incurred in the first quarter of 2025	$	2,852	$	7,417	$	10,269
Cash payments		(189)		—		(189)
Non-cash adjustments		—		(7,417)		(7,417)
Accrued restructuring actions balance as of September 30, 2024	$	2,663	$	—	$	2,663

^(1)^ Relates to impacted employees’ final paycheck, separation payments, outplacement services, legal fees, and retention packages related to the closure or relocation of certain manufacturing sites.

^(2)^ Primarily relates to impairment of intangibles and inventory as a result of the closure and relocation of certain manufacturing sites. 5

Table of Contents Fiscal Year 2024 Restructuring Actions:

In the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company announced enterprise-wide restructuring focused on recovering operating margins, optimizing our distribution footprint, and enhancing our organization efficiency. These actions impacted approximately 4% of our global workforce. These actions continued through the first quarter of fiscal 2025 as we incurred charges relating to our business held-for-sale and consulting fees related to optimizing efficiency. The Company is expecting to incur costs related to these actions through the second quarter of fiscal 2025, which will be recorded when specified criteria are met.

As part of these actions, certain assets and liabilities associated with a disposal group in our Protein Sciences segment were classified as held-for-sale as of December 31, 2023, including $1.4 million of goodwill allocated to the disposal group on a relative fair value basis. As a result of impairment tests performed over the disposal group during fiscal 2024, a cumulative impairment charge of $22.0 million which includes the allocated goodwill, was recorded in the Selling, general and administrative line in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the year ended June 30, 2024. There were no impairment charges related to the disposal group during the first quarter of fiscal 2025. As of September 30, 2024, the assets remaining within the disposal group primarily include inventory and property and equipment of $9.5 million, which is net of expected selling costs. These assets are actively marketed, and we believe their sale will be completed within 12 months of the held-for-sale classification date. The held-for-sale assets are recorded in Current assets held-for-sale in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024.

The restructuring and restructuring-related charges, including the impairment of assets held-for-sale, for periods presented were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as follows (in thousands):


	Quarter Ended
	September 30,
		2024
Cost of sales	$	—
Selling, general and administrative^(1)^		753
Total	$	753

^(1)^Restructuring actions impacting research and development are not material to separately disclose and have been included within Selling, general and administrative costs.

Restructuring and restructuring-related costs by segment are as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended September 30, 2024
		Employee		Asset-related
		severance		and other		Total
Protein Sciences	$	14	$	40	$	54
Diagnostics and Spatial Biology		—		—		—
Corporate		(3)		702		699
Total	$	11	$	742	$	753

Table of Contents The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s accrued restructuring balance, which is included within Other current liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet. Other amounts reported as restructuring and restructuring-related costs in the accompanying statements of income have been summarized in the notes to the table (in thousands):


		Employee		Asset-related		Impairment of
		severance^(1)^		and other^(2)^		assets held-for-sale		Total
Expense incurred in the second quarter of 2024		4,882		504		6,038		11,424
Incremental expense incurred in the third quarter of 2024		133		1,140		—		1,273
Incremental expense incurred in the fourth quarter of 2024		409		4,737		15,926		21,072
Cash payments		(4,882)		(2,800)		—		(7,682)
Non-cash adjustments		—		(3,391)		(21,963)		(25,354)
Adjustments^(3)^		219		—		—		219
Accrued restructuring actions balance as of June 30, 2024	$	761	$	190	$	—	$	952
Incremental expense incurred in the first quarter of 2025		—		753		—		753
Cash payments		(412)		(775)		—		(1,187)
Accrued restructuring actions balance as of September 30, 2024	$	349	$	169	$	—	$	518

^(1)^ Relates to impacted employees’ final paycheck, separation payments, outplacement services, legal fees, and retention packages related to the closure or sale of certain distribution and manufacturing sites.

^(2)^ Primarily relates to impairment of right-of-use-assets, lease termination fees, consulting fees, and expenses for changes to supporting IT systems that are enabling the Company to complete the restructuring initiatives.

^(3)^ Relates to the refinement of the accrual recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2024.

Protein Sciences realignment

In December 2022, the Company informed employees it would undertake certain actions to strategically reallocate operations resources to high growth areas of the business. Additional actions were taken in June 2023 primarily related to the sales organization. The actions impacted a limited number of employees and were completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. As a result of the realignment, a pre-tax charge of $1.7 million related to employee severance was recorded in the Selling, general and administrative line of operating income within our Protein Sciences segment during the year ended June 30, 2023. Adjustments in fiscal year 2024 relate to the refinement of employee severance payouts. Additional pre-tax charges for the year ended June 30, 2024 were $0.2 million. Restructuring actions, including cash and non-cash impacts, are as follows (in thousands):


	Employee
	severance
Accrued restructuring actions balance as of June 30, 2023	$	897
Fiscal year 2024 cash payments		(1,118)
First quarter fiscal year 2024 adjustments^(1)^		89
Second quarter fiscal year 2024 adjustments^(1)^		132
Accrued restructuring actions balance as of June 30, 2024	$	—

^(1)^Fiscal year 2024 adjustments relate to the refinement of the accrual recorded in fiscal year 2023.

Legal Matters: The Company and its affiliates are involved in a number of legal actions from time to time involving product liability, employment, intellectual property and commercial disputes, shareholder related matters, environmental proceedings, tax disputes, and governmental proceedings and investigations. With respect to governmental proceedings and investigations, like other companies in our industry, the Company is subject to extensive regulation by national, state, and local governmental agencies in the United States and in other jurisdictions in which the Company and its affiliates operate. The Company’s standard practice is to cooperate with regulators and investigators in responding to inquiries. The outcomes of legal actions are not within the Company’s complete control and may not be known for prolonged periods of time. In some actions, the enforcement agencies or private claimants seek damages, as well as other remedies (including injunctions barring the sale of products that are the subject of the proceeding), that could require significant expenditures, result in lost revenues, or limit the Company's ability to conduct business in the applicable jurisdictions.

Table of Contents The Company records a liability in the consolidated financial statements on an undiscounted basis for loss contingencies related to legal actions when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount may be reasonably estimated. If the reasonable estimate of a known or probable loss is a range, and no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other, the minimum amount of the range is accrued. If a loss is reasonably possible but not known or probable, and may be reasonably estimated, the estimated loss or range of loss is disclosed. When determining the estimated loss or range of loss, significant judgment is required. Estimates of probable losses resulting from litigation and governmental proceedings involving the Company are inherently difficult to predict, particularly when the matters are in early procedural stages with incomplete scientific facts or legal discovery, involve unsubstantiated or indeterminate claims for damages, potentially involve penalties, fines or punitive damages, or could result in a change in business practice. The Company classifies certain specified litigation charges and gains related to significant legal matters as certain litigation charges in the consolidated statements of income.

In August 2024, 804,162 shares of outstanding vested stock options related to former employees expired which have now been excluded from the Company’s dilutive EPS calculation for the period ended September 30, 2024. The expiration date of these options is currently under dispute. The total net pre-tax value of these options on the expiration date was approximately $33 million. As of September 30, the matter is under review and the Company is unable to estimate any future exposure related to this matter at this time.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company recognized $0.3 million of certain litigation charges. There was no comparable activity in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. As of each of the balance sheet dates presented, there was no accrued litigation. The ultimate cost to the Company with respect to accrued litigation could be materially different than the amount of the current estimates and accruals and could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated earnings, financial position, and/or cash flows. The Company includes accrued litigation in Other current liabilities and Other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. While it is not possible to predict the outcome for most of the legal matters discussed below, the Company believes it is possible that the costs associated with these matters could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated earnings, financial position, and/or cash flows.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

There were no accounting pronouncements adopted in the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Refer to the Form 10-K for accounting pronouncements adopted prior to June 30, 2024.

Relevant New Standards Issued Not Yet Adopted

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (Topic 280), which requires incremental disclosures on reportable segments, primarily through enhanced disclosures on significant segment expenses. The Company will adopt this guidance beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 for our annual report and for interim periods starting in fiscal year 2026. We are currently evaluating the potential effect that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740), which requires incremental annual disclosures on income taxes, including rate reconciliations, income taxes paid, and other disclosures. The Company will adopt this guidance beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 for our annual report. We are currently evaluating the potential effect that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.

Other than the items noted above, there have been no new accounting pronouncements not yet effective or adopted in the current year that we believe have a significant impact, or potential significant impact, on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Note 2. Revenue Recognition:

Consumables revenues consist of specialized proteins, immunoassays, antibodies, reagents, blood chemistry and blood gas quality controls, and hematology instrument controls that are typically single-use products recognized at a point in time following the transfer of control of such products to the customer, which generally occurs upon shipment. Instruments revenues typically consist of longer-lived assets that, for the substantial majority of sales, are recognized at a point in time in a manner similar to consumables. Service revenues consist of extended warranty contracts, post contract support, and custom development projects that are recognized over time as either the customers receive and consume the benefits of such services simultaneously or the underlying asset being developed has no alternative use for the Company at contract inception and the Company has an enforceable right to payment for the portion of the performance completed. Service revenues also include laboratory services recognized at point in time. 8

Table of Contents We recognize royalty revenues in the period the sales occur using third party evidence. The Company elected the "right to invoice" practical expedient based on the Company's right to invoice a customer at an amount that approximates the value to the customer and the performance completed to date.

The Company elected the exemption to not disclose the unfulfilled performance obligations for contracts with an original length of one year or less and the exemption to exclude future performance obligations that are accounted under the sales-based or usage-based royalty guidance. The Company’s unfulfilled performance obligations for contracts with an original length greater than one year were not material as of September 30, 2024.

Contracts with customers that contain instruments may include multiple performance obligations. For these contracts, the Company allocates the contract’s transaction price to each performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis. Allocation of the transaction price is determined at the contracts’ inception.

Payment terms for shipments to end-users are generally net 30 days. Payment terms for distributor shipments may range from 30 to 90 days. Service arrangements commonly call for payments in advance of performing the work (e.g. extended warranty and service contracts), upon completion of the service (e.g. custom development manufacturing) or a mix of both.

Contract assets include revenues recognized in advance of billings. Contract assets are included within Other current assets in the accompanying balance sheet as the amount of time expected to lapse until the Company's right to consideration becomes unconditional is less than one year. We elected the practical expedient allowing us to expense contract costs that would otherwise be capitalized and amortized over a period of less than one year. Contract assets as of September 30, 2024 are not material.

Contract liabilities include billings in excess of revenues recognized, such as those resulting from customer advances and deposits and unearned revenue on warranty contracts. Contract liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024 were approximately $29.2 million and $30.2 million, respectively. Contract liabilities as of June 30, 2024 subsequently recognized as revenue during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 were approximately $11.8 million. Contract liabilities as of June 30, 2023 subsequently recognized as revenue during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 were approximately $11.8 million. Contract liabilities in excess of one year are included in Other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

Any claims for credit or return of goods must be made within 10 days of receipt. Revenues are reduced to reflect estimated credits and returns. Although the amounts recorded for these revenue deductions are dependent on estimates and assumptions, historically our adjustments to actual results have not been material.

Taxes collected from customers relating to product sales and remitted to governmental authorities are excluded from revenue. Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling are included in revenue, while the related shipping and handling costs are reflected in cost of products. We elected the practical expedient that allows us to account for shipping and handling activities that occur after the customer has obtained control of a good as a fulfillment cost, and we accrue costs of shipping and handling when the related revenue is recognized.

The following tables present our disaggregated revenue for the periods presented.

Revenue by type is as follows (in thousands):


	Quarter Ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023
Consumables	$	230,845	$	224,547
Instruments		26,206		24,860
Services		27,357		21,454
Total product and services revenue, net	$	284,408	$	270,861
Royalty revenues		5,050		6,074
Total revenues, net	$	289,458	$	276,935

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	Quarter Ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023

United States	$	165,015	$	159,105
EMEA, excluding United Kingdom		59,063		54,798
United Kingdom		13,944		12,449
APAC, excluding Greater China		18,122		17,351
Greater China		24,321		25,485
Rest of World		8,993		7,747
Net sales	$	289,458	$	276,935

Note 3. Selected Balance Sheet Data:

Inventories:

Inventories consist of (in thousands):


	September 30,		June 30,
	2024		2024

Raw materials	$	81,786	$	79,377
Finished goods^(1)^		108,811		106,072
Inventories, net	$	190,597	$	185,449

^(1)^Finished goods inventory of $5,556 and $5,718 is included within Other Assets in the September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively, as it is forecasted to be sold after the 12 months subsequent to the consolidated balance sheet date.

Property and Equipment:

Property and equipment consist of (in thousands):


	September 30,		June 30,
	2024		2024
Land	$	8,161	$	8,150
Buildings and improvements		250,206		243,863
Machinery and equipment		228,648		215,948
Construction in progress		32,186		39,749
Property and equipment, cost		519,201		507,710
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(265,262)		(256,556)
Property and equipment, net	$	253,939	$	251,154

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Intangible assets consist of (in thousands):


	September 30,		June 30,
	2024		2024

Developed technology	$	680,747	$	675,674
Tradenames		152,341		151,561
Customer relationships		212,011		211,276
Patents		4,552		4,343
Other intangibles		7,176		12,006
Definite-lived intangible assets		1,056,827		1,054,860
Accumulated amortization		(570,823)		(547,779)
Total intangible assets, net	$	486,004	$	507,081

Changes to the carrying amount of net intangible assets for the period ended September 30, 2024 consist of (in thousands):


	September 30,
	2024

Beginning balance	$	507,081
Other additions		112
Amortization expense		(20,040)
Restructuring impairment		(5,474)
Currency translation		4,325
Ending balance	$	486,004

The estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets as of September 30, 2024 is as follows (in thousands):


Remainder 2025	$	59,111
2026		72,743
2027		62,540
2028		58,821
2029		46,200
Thereafter		186,589
Total	$	486,004

Goodwill:

Changes to the carrying amount of goodwill for the period ended September 30, 2024 consist of (in thousands):


			****	Diagnostics and		****
	Protein Sciences			Spatial Biology			Total
June 30, 2024	$	423,449		$	549,214		$	972,663
Currency translation		3,042			6,880			9,922
September 30, 2024	$	426,491		$	556,094		$	982,585

We evaluate the carrying value of goodwill in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year and between annual evaluations if events occur or circumstances change that would indicate a possible impairment. The Company performed a qualitative goodwill impairment assessment for all of its reporting units during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. No indicators of impairment were identified as part of our assessment.

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Other assets consist of (in thousands):


	September 30,		June 30,
	2024		2024

Equity method investment in Wilson Wolf	$	241,308	$	242,337
Derivative instruments		6,669		9,813
Long-term inventory		5,556		5,718
Investment in Spear Bio		15,000		—
Other		7,168		6,397
Other assets	$	275,701	$	264,265

Note 4. Acquisitions:

We periodically complete business combinations that align with our business strategy. Acquisitions are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date and that the results of operations of each acquired business be included in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income from their respective dates of acquisitions. Acquisition costs are recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses as incurred.

There were no acquisitions in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.

Fiscal year 2024 Acquisitions

Lunaphore Technologies SA.

On July 7, 2023, the Company acquired all of the ownership interests of Lunaphore Technologies SA (“Lunaphore”) for $169.7 million, in a cash-free, debt-free acquisition. Lunaphore is a leading developer of fully automated spatial biology solutions. The Lunaphore acquisition adds spatial biology instruments to Bio-Techne’s portfolio to accelerate our leadership position in translational and clinical research markets. The transaction was accounted for in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisition represents the strategic benefits of growing the Company’s product portfolio and the expected revenue growth from increased market penetration. The goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes. The business became part of the Diagnostics and Spatial Biology operating segment in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.

The allocation of purchase price consideration related to Lunaphore was completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of June 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):



	Final allocation at June 30, 2024
Current assets	$	12,155
Equipment and other long-term assets		1,470
Intangible assets:
Developed technologies		60,300
Tradenames		4,900
Customer relationships		1,200
Goodwill		104,650
Total assets acquired		184,675

Liabilities		7,096
Deferred income taxes, net		7,872
Net assets acquired	$	169,707

Cash paid		169,707

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Tangible assets and liabilities acquired were recorded at fair value on the date of close based on management's assessment. The purchase price allocated to developed technology and customer relationships was based on management’s forecasted cash inflows and outflows and using a multiperiod excess earnings method to calculate the fair value of assets purchased. The purchase price allocated to trade names was based on management's forecasted cash inflows and outflows and using a relief from royalty method. The amount recorded for developed technology is being amortized with the expense reflected in cost of goods sold in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. The amortization period for developed technology is 14 years. Amortization expense related to customer relationships is reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. The amortization period for customer relationships is 8 years. The amount recorded for trade names is being amortized with the expense reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. The amortization period for trade names ranges from 4 years to 8 years. The net deferred income tax liability represents the net amount of the estimated future impact of adjustments for costs to be recognized as intangible asset amortization, which is not deductible for income tax purposes, offset by the deferred tax asset for the calculation of acquired net operating losses.

Note 5. Fair Value Measurements:

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, available for sale investments, derivative instruments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and long-term debt.

Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. This standard also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value. This standard maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability based upon the best information available in the circumstances.

The categorization of financial assets and liabilities within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs (other than quoted prices) that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable for the asset or liability and their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable. Level 3 may also include certain investment securities for which there is limited market activity or a decrease in the observability of market pricing for the investments, such that the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation. 13

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		Total		****
		carrying
		value as of			Fair Value Measurements Using
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30,			Inputs Considered as
		2024			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Assets
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments - cash flow hedges	Other current assets	$	250		$	—	$	250	$	—
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments - cash flow hedges	Other assets		6,669			—		6,669		—
Total assets		$	6,919		$	—	$	6,919	$	—

Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments - cash flow hedges	Other long-term liabilities	$	269		$	—	$	269	$	—
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments - net investment hedge	Other long-term liabilities		8,041			—		8,041		—
Total liabilities		$	8,310		$	—	$	8,310	$	—


		Total		****
		carrying
		value as of			Fair Value Measurements Using
	Balance Sheet Location	June 30,			Inputs Considered as
		2024		****	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Assets
Certificates of deposit^(1)^	Short-term available-for-sale investments	$	1,072		$	1,072	$	—	$	—
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments - cash flow hedges	Other current assets		805			—		805		—
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments - cash flow hedges	Other assets		9,813			—		9,813		—
Total assets		$	11,690		$	1,072	$	10,618	$	—

Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments - net investment hedge	Other long-term liabilities	$	2,051		$	—	$	2,051	$	—
Total liabilities		$	2,051		$	—	$	2,051	$	—

^(1)^	The certificates of deposit have contractual maturity dates within one year.

Fair value measurements of derivative instruments

The Company utilizes forward starting swaps designated as a cash flow hedge on forecasted debt. The forward starting swaps reduce the variability of cash flow payments for the Company by converting the variable interest rate on the Company’s forecasted variable 14

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The following table presents the contractual amounts of the Company's outstanding instruments (in millions):


		September 30,		June 30,
Instruments	Designation	2024		2024
Forward starting swaps^(1)^	Cash flow hedge	$	300	$	300
Cross-currency swap^(2)^	Net investment hedge		140		150

(1) In May 2021, the Company entered into a forward starting swap designated as a cash flow hedge on forecasted debt based on $200 million of notional principal. The effective date of the swap was November 2022 with the full swap maturing in November 2025. In March 2023, the Company entered into a forward starting swap designated as a cash flow hedge on forecasted debt based on $100 million of notional principal. The effective date of the swap was April 2023 with the full swap maturing in April 2025. In August 2024, the Company entered into a new forward starting swap designated as a cash flow hedge on forecasted debt based on $100 million of notional principal that will go into effect in April 2025 to replace a swap that matures in April 2025. The effective date of the new swap is April 2025 with the full swap maturing in April 2026.

(2) In July 2023, the Company entered into a pay-fixed rate, receive-fixed rate cross-currency swap contract with a total notional amount of $150 million that was designated as a hedge to lock in the Swiss franc (CHF) rate for a portion of the Company's CHF net investment in its Lunaphore subsidiary in Switzerland. The objective of the hedge is to protect the net investment in the Company's CHF-denominated operations against changes in the spot exchange rates, on a pre-tax basis. The hedging instrument has three remaining interim settlement dates, which will reduce the notional on the hedging instrument by $10 million at each interim date, and will reduce the notional to $110 million at maturity.

The pretax amount of the gains and losses on our hedging instruments and the classification of those gains and losses within our consolidated financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):


	(Gain) Loss Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	Quarter Ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023
Cash flow hedges
Forward starting swaps	$	5,010	$	(1,587)
Net investment hedges
Cross-currency swap		5,165		(1,366)
Total	$	10,175	$	(2,953)


	(Gain) Loss Reclassified into Income
	Quarter Ended
	September 30,				Location of (Gain) Loss
	2024		2023		in Income Statement
Cash flow hedges
Forward starting swaps	$	(2,599)	$	(2,539)	Interest expense
Net investment hedges
Cross-currency swap		(782)		(698)	Interest expense
Total	$	(3,381)	$	(3,237)

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Fair value measurements of other financial instruments – The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it is practicable to estimate fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents, certificates of deposit, accounts receivable, and accounts payable – The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these items.

Long-term debt – The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for the amount drawn on our line-of-credit facility and long-term debt approximates fair value because our interest rate is variable and reflects current market rates.

Note 6. Debt and Other Financing Arrangements:

On August 31, 2022, the Company entered into a revolving line-of-credit and term loan governed by a Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility of $1 billion, which can be increased by an additional $400 million subject to certain conditions. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement may be used for working capital and expenditures of the Company and its subsidiaries, including financing permitted acquisitions. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a variable rate. The current outstanding debt is based on the one-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin is determined from the total leverage ratio of the Company and updated on a quarterly basis. The annualized fee for any unused portion of the credit facility is currently 10 basis points.

The Credit Agreement matures on August 31, 2027 and contains customary restrictive and financial covenants and customary events of default. As of September 30, 2024, the outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement was $300 million.

Note 7. Leases:

As a lessee, the Company leases offices, labs, and manufacturing facilities, as well as vehicles, copiers, and other equipment. The Company recognizes operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The discount rate used to calculate present value is Bio-Techne’s incremental borrowing rate or, if available, the rate implicit in the lease. Bio-Techne determines the incremental borrowing rate for each lease based primarily on its lease term and the economic environment of the applicable country or region. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $1.3 million in variable lease expense and $4.4 million relating to fixed lease expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. 16

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			****	As of
				September 30,
	Balance Sheet Classification			2024
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use assets		Right-of-use asset		$	89,221

Current operating lease liabilities		Operating lease liabilities - current		$	13,485
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		Operating lease liabilities			85,433
Total operating lease liabilities				$	98,918

Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):					8.30

Weighted average discount rate (%):					4.24

The following table summarizes the cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities and right of use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities for the three months ended (in thousands):


	Quarter ended
	September 30,
	2024
Cash amounts paid on operating lease liabilities	$	3,885

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities	$	799

The following table summarizes the fair value of the lease liability by payment date for the Company’s operating leases by fiscal year (in thousands):



	September 30,
	2024
Remainder 2025	$	12,668
2026		16,647
2027		13,767
2028		13,593
2029		13,125
Thereafter		48,790
Total	$	118,590
Less: Amounts representing interest		19,672
Total lease obligations	$	98,918

Certain leases include one or more options to renew, with terms that extend the lease term up to five years. Bio-Techne includes the option to renew the lease as part of the right of use lease asset and liability when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise the option. In addition, certain leases contain fair value purchase and termination options with an associated penalty. In general, Bio-Techne is not reasonably certain to exercise such options.

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Note 8. Supplemental Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):

Supplemental Equity

The Company has declared cash dividends per share of $0.08 in the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

Consolidated Changes in Equity (amounts in thousands)


		Bio-Techne Shareholders
									Accumulated
					Additional				Other
		Common Stock			Paid-in		Retained		Comprehensive
		Shares	Amount		Capital		Earnings		Income(Loss)		Total
Balances at June 30, 2024	****	158,216	$	1,582	$	820,337	$	1,325,247	$	(78,316)	$	2,068,850
Net earnings								33,600				33,600
Other comprehensive income (loss)										18,229		18,229
Common stock issued for exercise of options		577		6		23,224		(2,338)				20,892
Common stock issued for restricted stock awards		50		1		1		(2,646)				(2,644)
Cash dividends								(12,688)				(12,688)
Stock-based compensation expense						10,146						10,146
Common stock issued to employee stock purchase plan		35		0		2,227						2,227
Employee stock purchase plan expense						38						38
Balances at September 30, 2024	****	158,878	$	1,589	$	855,973	$	1,341,175	$	(60,087)	$	2,138,650


		Bio-Techne Shareholders
									Accumulated
					Additional				Other
		Common Stock			Paid-in		Retained		Comprehensive
		Shares	Amount		Capital		Earnings		Income(Loss)		Total
Balances at June 30, 2023	****	157,642	$	1,576	$	721,543	$	1,309,461	$	(66,064)	$	1,966,516
Net earnings								50,993				50,993
Other comprehensive income (loss)										(11,952)		(11,952)
Common stock issued for exercise of options		633		6		12,877		(15,460)				(2,577)
Common stock issued for restricted stock awards		47		1		0		(4,768)				(4,767)
Cash dividends								(12,654)				(12,654)
Stock-based compensation expense						9,981						9,981
Common stock issued to employee stock purchase plan		33		1		2,093						2,094
Employee stock purchase plan expense						112						112
Balances at September 30, 2023	****	158,355	$	1,584	$	746,606	$	1,327,572	$	(78,016)	$	1,997,746

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) consist of changes in foreign currency translation adjustments and changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges. The accumulated balances related to each component of other comprehensive income (loss) are summarized as follows (in thousands):


Three months ended September 30, 2024 (in thousands):	Unrealized
	Gains		Foreign
	(Losses) on		Currency
	Derivative		Translation
	Instruments		Adjustments		Total
Balance as of June 30, 2024, net of tax	$	8,102	$	(86,418)	$	(78,316)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
Amounts before reclassifications		(5,010)		20,659		15,649
Amounts reclassified out		2,599		782		3,381
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		(2,411)		21,441		19,030
Tax (expense)/benefit		(616)		(185)		(801)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(3,027)		21,256		18,229
Balance as of September 30, 2024, net of tax	$	5,075	$	(65,162)	$	(60,087)


Three months ended September 30, 2023 (in thousands):	Unrealized
	Gains		Foreign
	(Losses) on		Currency
	Derivative		Translation
	Instruments		Adjustments		Total
Balance as of June 30, 2023 net of tax:	$	12,862	$	(78,926)	$	(66,064)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
Amounts before reclassifications		1,587		(11,069)		(9,482)
Amounts reclassified out		(2,539)		(698)		(3,237)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		(952)		(11,767)		(12,719)
Tax (expense)/benefit		(602)		(165)		(767)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(350)		(11,602)		(11,952)
Balance as of September 30, 2023, net of tax	$	12,512	$	(90,528)	$	(78,016)

The Company had a net deferred tax liability for its cash flow hedges of $1.6 million and $4.1 million as of September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

Income taxes are not provided for foreign translation relating to permanent investments in international subsidiaries, but tax effects within foreign currency translation adjustments do include impacts from the net investment hedge.

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Note 9. Earnings Per Share:

The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Quarter Ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023
Earnings per share – basic:
Net earnings	$	33,600	$	50,993
Income allocated to participating securities		(6)		(8)
Income available to common shareholders	$	33,594	$	50,985
Weighted-average shares outstanding – basic		158,531		158,130
Earnings per share – basic	$	0.21	$	0.32

Earnings per share – diluted:
Net earnings	$	33,600	$	50,993
Income allocated to participating securities		(6)		(8)
Income available to common shareholders	$	33,594	$	50,985
Weighted-average shares outstanding – basic		158,531		158,130
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units		2,584		3,810
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted		161,115		161,940
Earnings per share – diluted	$	0.21	$	0.31

The dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units in the above table excludes all options for which the aggregate exercise proceeds exceeded the average market price for the period. The number of potentially dilutive option shares excluded from the calculation was 4.1 million and 4.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Note 10. Share-based Compensation:

During the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company granted 0.8 million and 0.8 million stock options at weighted average grant prices of $74.85 and $84.34 and weighted average fair values of $25.32 and $28.58, respectively. During the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company granted 468,866 and 268,961 restricted stock units at a weighted average fair value of $74.92 and $84.44, respectively. During the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not grant restricted common stock shares.

Stock options for 648,293 and 1,027,777 shares of common stock with total intrinsic values of $23.5 million and $54.3 million were exercised during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Stock-based compensation expense, inclusive of payroll taxes, of $10.3 million and $11.1 million was included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 respectively. Additionally, the Company recognized $0.3 million of stock-based compensation costs in cost of goods sold during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 compared to $0.2 million in the comparative prior year period. As of September 30, 2024, there was $72.5 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, non-vested restricted stock units and non-vested restricted stock. The weighted average period over which the compensation cost is expected to be recognized is 2.2 years.

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Note 11. Other Income / (Expense):

The components of other income (expense) in the accompanying Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income are as follows (in thousands):


		Quarter Ended
		September 30,
	2024		2023
Interest expense	$	(2,176)	$	(4,893)
Interest income		926		890
Gain (loss) on investment^(1)^		—		283
Gain (loss) on equity method investment		374		(2,290)
Other non-operating income (expense), net		1,060		(294)
Total other income (expense)	$	184	$	(6,304)

(1)	Primarily due to a $0.3 million gain on the sale of our exchange traded investment grade bond funds during the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Note 12. Income Taxes:

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024 was 16.4% and (2.9)%, respectively, of consolidated earnings before income taxes, inclusive of discrete items. The change in the Company’s tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 compared to September 30, 2023 was driven by a mix of net income and timing of discrete items.

The Company recognized total net benefits related to discrete tax items of $3.0 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to $13.6 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Share-based compensation excess tax benefit contributed $3.3 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to $10.4 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The Company recognized total other immaterial net discrete tax expense of $0.3 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to $3.2 million of other immaterial net discrete tax benefit in the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Note 13. Segment Information:

The Company's management evaluates segment operating performance based on operating income before certain charges to cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses, principally associated with the impact of partially-owned consolidated subsidiaries as well as acquisition accounting related to inventory, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and other acquisition-related expenses. The Protein Sciences and Diagnostics and Spatial Biology segments both include consumables, instruments, services, and royalty revenue. 21

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	Quarter Ended
	September 30,
	2024		2023
Net sales:
Protein Sciences	$	204,535	$	204,655
Diagnostics and Spatial Biology		83,192		72,797
Other revenue^(1)^		2,303		—
Intersegment		(572)		(517)
Consolidated net sales	$	289,458	$	276,935

Operating income:
Protein Sciences	$	80,541	$	88,361
Diagnostics and Spatial Biology		4,277		527
Segment operating income	$	84,818	$	88,888
Costs recognized on sale of acquired inventory		(188)		(181)
Amortization of intangibles		(19,741)		(19,851)
Acquisition related expenses and other		(1,513)		588
Certain litigation charges		(292)		—
Stock based compensation, inclusive of employer taxes		(10,637)		(11,494)
Restructuring and restructuring-related costs		(11,022)		(89)
Corporate general, selling, and administrative expenses		(1,586)		(1,999)
Impact of business held-for-sale^(1)^		148		—
Consolidated operating income	$	39,987	$	55,862

^(1)^ Includes the quarterly results of a business that has met the held-for-sale criteria since December 31, 2023.

Note 14. Subsequent Events:

None.

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CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following management discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) provides information that we believe is useful in understanding our operating results, cash flows and financial condition. We provide quantitative information about the material sales drivers including the effect of acquisitions and changes in foreign currency at the corporate and segment level. We also provide quantitative information about discrete tax items and other significant factors we believe are useful for understanding our results. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with both the unaudited condensed consolidated financial information and related notes included in this Form 10-Q, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024. This discussion contains various “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and also contains various “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We refer readers to the statements entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Forward-Looking Information and Cautionary Statements” located at the end of Item 2 of this report.

OVERVIEW

Bio-Techne and its subsidiaries, collectively doing business as Bio-Techne Corporation (Bio-Techne, we, our, us or the Company) develop, manufacture and sell biotechnology reagents, instruments and services for the research and clinical diagnostic markets worldwide. With our deep product portfolio and application expertise, we sell integral components of scientific investigations into biological processes and molecular diagnostics, revealing the nature, diagnosis, etiology and progression of specific diseases. Our products aid in drug discovery efforts and provide the means for accurate clinical tests and diagnoses.

We are committed to providing the life sciences community with innovative, high-quality scientific tools that allow our customers to make extraordinary discoveries and treat and diagnose diseases. We intend to build on Bio-Techne’s past accomplishments, high product quality reputation and sound financial position by executing strategies that position us to serve as the standard for biological content in the research market, and to leverage that leadership position to enter the diagnostics and other adjacent markets. The Company’s strategic pillars for long-term growth and profitability are grow and leverage the core, capitalize on high potential markets, market expansion through innovation and acquisition, deliver best-in-class customer experience, and develop people through a transformative culture.

Our Protein Sciences segment is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-quality purified proteins and reagent solutions, most notably cytokines and growth factors, antibodies, immunoassays, biologically active small molecule compounds, tissue culture reagents and T-Cell activation technologies. This segment also includes protein analysis solutions that offer researchers efficient and streamlined options for automated western blot and multiplexed ELISA workflow. Our Diagnostics and Spatial Biology segment develops and manufactures diagnostic products, including FDA-regulated controls, calibrators, blood gas and clinical chemistry controls and other reagents for OEM and clinical customers, as well as a portfolio of clinical molecular diagnostic oncology assays, including the ExoDx®Prostate (IntelliScore) test (EPI) for prostate cancer diagnosis. This segment also manufactures and sells advanced tissue-based in-situ hybridization assays (ISH) for research and clinical use.

RECENT ACQUISITIONS

A key component of the Company's strategy is to augment internal growth at existing businesses with complementary acquisitions. The Company did not make any acquisitions during the first quarter of fiscal 2025.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Operational Update

Consolidated net sales increased 5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same prior year period. Organic growth for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was 4% compared to the prior year, with foreign currency exchange impacting sales by approximately 1%. A business held-for-sale did not have a material impact. 23

Table of Contents Consolidated net earnings decreased to $33.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 as compared to $51.0 million in the same prior year period.

Net Sales

Consolidated net sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 were $289.5 million, an increase of 5% compared to the same prior year period. Organic growth for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was 4% compared to the prior year, with foreign currency exchange impacting sales by approximately 1%. A business held-for-sale did not have a material impact. Organic growth for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was primarily driven by broad based performance of our Diagnostics and Spatial Biology portfolio as well as strong growth in our GMP reagent offerings within our Protein Sciences segment.

Gross Margins

Consolidated gross margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was 63.2% compared to 66.9% for the same prior year period. Under purchase accounting, inventory is valued at fair value less expected selling and marketing costs, resulting in reduced margins in future periods as the inventory is sold. Excluding the impact of costs recognized upon the sale of acquired inventory, amortization of intangibles, stock compensation expense, restructuring and restructuring-related costs, and the impact of a business held-for-sale, adjusted gross margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was 69.5% compared to 71.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Fluctuations in consolidated gross margin and adjusted gross margin, as a percentage of sales, have primarily resulted from changes in product mix. We expect that, in the future, gross margins will continue to be impacted by the mix of our portfolio growing at different rates as well as future acquisitions.

A reconciliation of the reported consolidated gross margin percentages, adjusted for acquired inventory sold, intangible amortization, stock compensation expense, restructuring and restructuring-related charges, and the impact of a business held-for-sale included in cost of sales, is as follows (in thousands):


	QUARTER
	ENDED
	9/30/2024			9/30/2023
Total consolidated net sales	$	289,458		$	276,935
Business held-for-sale^1)^		2,303			—
Revenue from recurring operations	$	287,155		$	276,935

Gross margin - GAAP	$	183,017		$	185,191
Gross margin percentage - GAAP		63.2	%		66.9	%

Identified adjustments:
Costs recognized upon sale of acquired inventory	$	188		$	181
Amortization of intangibles		11,779			11,866
Stock-based compensation, inclusive of employer taxes		272			214
Restructuring and restructuring-related costs		4,898			—
Impact of business held-for-sale^1)^		(558)			—
Adjusted gross margin	$	199,596		$	197,452
Adjusted gross margin percentage^2)^		69.5	%		71.3	%

^1)^Includes the quarterly results of a business that has met the held-for-sale criteria since December 31, 2023. ^2)^Adjusted gross margin percentage excludes both $2,303 of revenue and $558 of gross margin for a business that has met the held-for-sale criteria since December 31, 2023.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 13% to $119.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 from the same prior year period. The increase in expense was due to restructuring and restructuring-related charges. 24

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Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses decreased 1% to $23.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 from the same prior year period. The decrease in expense was due to cost management initiatives.

Segment Results

Protein Sciences


	Quarter Ended
	September 30,
	2024			2023
Net sales (in thousands)	$	204,535		$	204,655
Operating margin percentage		39.4	%		43.2	%

Protein Sciences’ net sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was $204.5 million, which remained flat compared to the same respective prior year period. As of December 31, 2023, a business within the Protein Sciences segment met the criteria as held-for-sale; this held-for-sale business has been excluded from the segment’s fiscal 2025 operating results. The exclusion of first quarter fiscal 2025 sales related to this held-for-sale business reduced sales by 1%. Organic growth for the segment was 1%, with foreign currency exchange having an immaterial impact.

The operating margin was 39.4% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 compared to 43.2% in the comparative prior year period. The segment’s operating margin was unfavorably impacted by product mix and re-instatement of incentive compensation accruals.

Diagnostics and Spatial Biology (formerly Diagnostics and Genomics)


	Quarter Ended
	September 30,
	2024			2023
Net sales (in thousands)	$	83,192		$	72,797
Operating margin percentage		5.1	%		0.7	%

Diagnostics and Spatial Biology's net sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was $83.2 million, with reported growth of 14% compared to the same respective prior year period. Organic revenue growth was 14% for the first quarter of fiscal 2025, with foreign currency exchange having an immaterial impact.

The operating margin for the segment was 5.1% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 compared to 0.7% in the comparative prior year period. The segment’s operating margin was favorably impacted due to volume leverage and productivity initiatives, partially offset by re-instatement of incentive compensation accruals.

Income Taxes

Income taxes were at an effective rate of 16.4% of consolidated earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to (2.9)% for the same respective prior year period. The change in the Company’s tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was driven by a mix of net income and timing of discrete items.

The forecasted tax rate as of the first fiscal quarter of 2025 before discrete items is 23.6% compared to the prior year forecasted tax rate before discrete items of 24.5%. Excluding the impact of discrete items, the Company expects the consolidated income tax rate for the remainder of fiscal 2025 to range from 23% to 27%.

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Net Earnings

Non-GAAP adjusted consolidated net earnings are as follows (in thousands):


		QUARTER
		ENDED
	****	9/30/2024			9/30/2023
Net earnings before taxes - GAAP		$	40,171		$	49,558
Identified adjustments:
Costs recognized upon sale of acquired inventory			188			181
Amortization of intangibles			19,741			19,851
Amortization of Wilson Wolf intangible assets and acquired inventory			2,490			4,208
Acquisition related expenses and other			1,674			(442)
Certain litigation charges			292			—
Stock-based compensation, inclusive of employer taxes			10,637			11,494
Restructuring and restructuring-related costs			11,022			89
Investment (gain) loss and other non-operating			—			(283)
Impact of business held-for-sale^1)^			(148)			—
Net earnings before taxes - Adjusted		$	86,067		$	84,656
Non-GAAP tax rate			21.5	%		22.0	%
Non-GAAP tax expense		$	18,536		$	18,615
Non-GAAP adjusted net earnings		$	67,531		$	66,041
Earnings per share - diluted - Adjusted		$	0.42		$	0.41

^(1)^Since December 31, 2023, the Company has a business that has met the held-for-sale criteria.

Depending on the nature of discrete tax items, our reported tax rate may not be consistent on a period-to-period basis. The Company independently calculates a non-GAAP adjusted tax rate considering the impact of discrete items and jurisdictional mix of the identified non-GAAP adjustments. The following table summarizes the reported GAAP tax rate and the effective non-GAAP adjusted tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.


	QUARTER
	ENDED
	9/30/2024		9/30/2023
GAAP effective tax rate	16.4	%	(2.9)	%
Discrete items	7.2		27.4
Long-term GAAP tax rate	23.6	%	24.5	%
Rate impact items
Stock based compensation	(2.8)	%	(2.7)	%
Other	0.7		0.2
Total rate impact items	(2.1)	%	(2.5)	%
Non-GAAP adjusted tax rate	21.5	%	22.0	%

The difference between the reported GAAP tax rate and non-GAAP tax rate applied to the identified non-GAAP adjustments for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 is primarily a result of discrete tax items, including the tax benefit of stock option exercises.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash and cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments were $187.5 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to $152.9 million as of June 30, 2024. Included in the available-for-sale-investments as of June 30, 2024 were certificates of deposit that have maturity dates within one year of $1.1 million. During the first fiscal quarter of 2025, the certificates of deposit reached maturity. The Company had no available-for-sale investments as of September 30, 2024. 26

Table of Contents The Company has a line-of-credit governed by a Credit Agreement dated August 31, 2022 that will mature on August 31, 2027. As of September 30, 2024, there is $700 million available on the line-of-credit. See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Credit Agreement.

During fiscal year 2022, the Company paid $25 million to enter into a two-part forward contract which requires the Company to purchase the full equity interest in Wilson Wolf if certain annual revenue or EBITDA thresholds are met. During fiscal year 2023, Wilson Wolf met the EBITDA target and the Company paid an additional $232 million to acquire 19.9% of Wilson Wolf. Since the first part of the forward contract has been triggered, the second part of the forward contract will automatically trigger, which requires the Company to acquire the remaining 80.1% of Wilson Wolf on December 31, 2027. The second part of the contract would be accelerated in advance of December 31, 2027 if Wilson Wolf meets certain financial milestones. As of September 30, 2024, the second milestones have not been met. The second option payment of approximately $1 billion plus potential contingent consideration is forecasted to occur between fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2028.

Management of the Company expects to be able to meet its cash and working capital requirements for operations, facility expansion, capital additions, and cash dividends for the foreseeable future, and at least the next 12 months, through currently available cash, cash generated from operations, and remaining credit available on its existing revolving line of credit.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

The Company generated cash of $63.9 million from operating activities in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $59.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase from the prior year was primarily due to changes in the timing of cash payments on certain operating assets and liabilities.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

We continue to make investments in our business, including capital expenditures.

Capital expenditures for fixed assets for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024 were $9.2 million and $13.6 million, respectively. Capital expenditures for the remainder of fiscal 2025 are expected to be approximately $32 million. Capital expenditures are expected to be financed through currently available funds and cash generated from operating activities. Expected additions in fiscal 2025 are related to increasing capacity to meet expected sales growth across the Company.

During the fiscal quarter of 2025, the Company invested $15.0 million into Spear Bio. There was no comparable activity in the first quarter of 2024.

During the first fiscal quarter of 2025, certificates of deposit reached maturity for $1.1 million. In the first quarter of 2024, the Company sold its exchange traded investment grade bond funds $23.8 million.

The Company received tax distributions of $1.4 million and $2.1 million from its equity method investee during the first quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

During the first fiscal quarter of 2024, the Company paid $166.4 million to acquire Lunaphore. In the second fiscal quarter of 2024, an additional payment of $3.3 million was paid to the Lunaphore shareholders upon the finalization of the net working capital, which resulted in a total purchase price of $169.7 million during fiscal 2024. There was no comparable activity in the first fiscal quarter of 2025.

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

During the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024, the Company paid cash dividends of $12.7 million and $12.7 million, respectively, to all common shareholders. On October 30, 2024, the Company announced the payment of a $0.08 per share cash dividend, or approximately $12.7 million, will be payable November 22, 2024 to all common shareholders of record on November 11, 2024.

Cash of $25.1 million and $14.4 million was received during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024, respectively, from the exercise of stock options. 27

Table of Contents During the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024, the Company made repayments of $19.0 million and $70.0 million, respectively, on its long-term debt balance. The Company drew $160.0 million under its revolving line-of-credit facility during the first quarter of fiscal 2024. There was no comparable activity in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024, the Company received $5.0 million and $20.2 million related to taxes paid on restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock options exercised through a net share settlement classified as financing activities.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company's significant accounting policies are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2024 and are incorporated herein by reference. The application of certain of these policies requires judgments and estimates that can affect the results of operations and financial position of the Company. Judgments and estimates are used for, but not limited to, valuation of available-for-sale investments, inventory valuation and allowances, valuation of intangible assets and goodwill and valuation of investments in unconsolidated entities. There have been no significant changes in estimates in the quarter ended September 30, 2024 that would require disclosure nor have there been any changes to the Company's policies.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” in Item 2, contains financial measures that have not been calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAP). These non-GAAP measures include:

●Organic revenue

●Adjusted gross margin

●Adjusted operating margin

●Adjusted net earnings and diluted earnings per share

●Adjusted effective tax rate

We provide these measures as additional information regarding our operating results. We use these non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate our performance and in making financial and operational decisions, including with respect to incentive compensation. We believe that our presentation of these measures provides investors with greater transparency with respect to our results of operations and that these measures are useful for period-to-period comparison of results.

Our non-GAAP financial measure of organic revenue represents revenue growth excluding revenue from acquisitions within the preceding 12 months, the impact of foreign currency, the impact of businesses held-for-sale, as well as the impact of partially-owned consolidated subsidiaries. Excluding these measures provides more useful period-to-period comparison of revenue results as it excludes the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, which can vary significantly from period to period, and revenue from acquisitions that would not be included in the comparable prior period. Revenues from businesses held-for-sale are excluded from our organic revenue calculation starting on the date they become held-for-sale as those revenues will not be comparative in future periods. Revenues from partially-owned subsidiaries consolidated in our financial statements are also excluded from our organic revenue calculation, as those revenues are not fully attributable to the Company. There was no revenue from partially-owned consolidated subsidiaries in fiscal year 2024 or fiscal year 2025.

Our non-GAAP financial measures for adjusted gross margin, adjusted operating margin, and adjusted net earnings, in total and on a per share basis, exclude stock-based compensation, which is inclusive of the employer portion of payroll taxes on those stock awards, the costs recognized upon the sale of acquired inventory, amortization of acquisition intangibles, restructuring and restructuring-related costs. Stock-based compensation is excluded from non-GAAP adjusted net earnings because of the nature of this charge, specifically the varying available valuation methodologies, subjection assumptions, variety of award types, and unpredictability of amount and timing of employer related tax obligations. The Company excludes amortization of purchased intangible assets, purchase accounting adjustments, including costs recognized upon the sale of acquired inventory, and other non-recurring items including gains or losses on goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges, and one-time assessments from this measure because they occur as a result of specific events, and are not reflective of our internal investments, the costs of developing, producing, supporting and selling our products, and the other ongoing costs to support our operating structure. Costs related to restructuring and restructuring-related activities, including reducing overhead and consolidating facilities, are excluded because we believe they are not indicative of our normal operating 28

Table of Contents costs. Additionally, these amounts can vary significantly from period to period based on current activity. The Company also excludes revenue and expense attributable to partially-owned consolidated subsidiaries as well as revenue and expense attributable to businesses held-for-sale in the calculation of our non-GAAP financial measures.

The Company’s non-GAAP adjusted operating margin and adjusted net earnings, in total and on a per share basis, also excludes acquisition related expenses inclusive of the changes in fair value of contingent consideration, and other non-recurring items including certain costs related to the transition to a new CEO, goodwill and long-lived asset impairments, and gains. We also exclude certain litigation charges which are facts and circumstances specific including costs to resolve litigation and legal settlement (gains and losses). In some cases, these costs may be a result of litigation matters at acquired companies that were not probable, inestimable, or unresolved at the time of acquisition.

The Company’s non-GAAP adjusted net earnings, in total and on a per share basis, also excludes gain and losses from investments, as they are not part of our day-to-day operating decisions (excluding our equity method investment in Wilson Wolf as it is certain to be acquired in the future) and certain adjustments to income tax expense. Additionally, gains and losses from investments that are either isolated or cannot be expected to occur again with any predictability are excluded. The Company independently calculates a non-GAAP adjusted tax rate to be applied to the identified non-GAAP adjustments considering the impact of discrete items on these adjustments and the jurisdictional mix of the adjustments. In addition, the tax impact of other discrete and non-recurring charges which impact our reported GAAP tax rate are adjusted from net earnings. We believe these tax items can significantly affect the period-over-period assessment of operating results and not necessarily reflect costs and/or income associated with historical trends and future results.

The Company periodically reassesses the components of our non-GAAP adjustments for changes in how we evaluate our performance, changes in how we make financial and operational decisions, and considers the use of these measures by our competitors and peers to ensure the adjustments are still relevant and meaningful.

Readers are encouraged to review the reconciliations of the adjusted financial measures used in management's discussion and analysis of the financial condition of the Company to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures provided within the Company's consolidated financial statements.

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include those regarding the Company's expectations as to the effect of changes to accounting policies, the amount of capital expenditures for the remainder of the fiscal year, the source of funding for capital expenditure requirements, the sufficiency of currently available funds for meeting the Company's needs, the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and expectations regarding gross margin fluctuations, increasing research and development expenses, increasing selling, general and administrative expenses and income tax rates. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the actual results of operations. The following important factors, among others, have affected and, in the future, could affect the Company's actual results: integration of newly acquired businesses, the introduction and acceptance of new products, general national and international economic, political, regulatory, and other conditions, increased competition, the reliance on internal manufacturing and related operations, supply chain challenges, the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations, the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel, the impact of governmental regulation, maintenance of intellectual property rights, credit risk and fluctuation in the market value of the Company's investment portfolio, and unseen delays and expenses related to facility construction and improvements. For additional information concerning such factors, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Part II. Item 1A below.

Table of Contents ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s exposure to market risk from changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates has not changed materially from its exposure discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). The Company's management has evaluated, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

(b) Changes in internal controls over financial reporting.

There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As of November 5, 2024, the Company is not a party to any legal proceedings that, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, there have been no material changes from the risk factors found in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024.

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

The Company’s repurchase plan approved by the Board on February 2, 2022, granted management the discretion to mitigate the dilutive effect of stock option exercises. The plan authorizes the Company to purchase up to $400 million in stock. No shares have been repurchased under the share repurchase plan in fiscal 2025. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $180.7 million available to repurchase under our existing plan.


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Dollar Amount of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 1 - July 31, 2024	—	$	—	—	$	180,739,094
August 1 - August 31, 2024	—		—	—		180,739,094
September 1 - September 30, 2024	—		—	—		180,739,094
July 1 - September 30, 2024	—		—	—

Table of Contents ITEM 3. DEFAULT ON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

During the three months ended September 30, 2024, certain of our directors and officers of the Company adopted a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement," as each term is defined in item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

Kim Kelderman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director the Company, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan effective September 5, 2024. Mr. Kelderman’s trading plan provides for the sale of up to 97,700 shares of common stock between December 5, 2024 and August 6, 2025, which is the expiration date of the plan.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

FORM 10-Q

BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION


Exhibit<br><br>Number		Description
3.1		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's 8-K dated November 1, 2022*

3.2		Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated April 27, 2022*

4.1		Description of Capital Stock -- incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 22, 2024*

10.1**		Management Incentive Plan--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2013*

10.2**		Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated October 26, 2017*

10.3**		Form of Time Vesting Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*

10.4**		Form of Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*

10.5**		Form of Time Vesting Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*

10.6**		Form of Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*

10.7**		Form of the Time Vesting Performance Unit Award Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*

10.8**		Form of Performance Vesting Performance Unit Award Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*

10.9**		Form of Time Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*

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Exhibit<br><br>Number	Description
10.10**	Form of Performance Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*

10.11**	Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive plan- incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*

10.12**	Form of Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Second Amendment and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Form 8-K dated October 26, 2017*

10.13**	Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Charles Kummeth - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Company's Form 10-K dated September 7, 2017*

10.14**	Form of Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Executive Officers of the Company other than the CEO --incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the Company's Form 10-K dated September 7, 2017*

10.15**	Form of Amendment No. 1 to Executive Employment Agreement – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Company’s Form 10-Q dated May 11, 2020*

10.16	Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent, dated August 31, 2022--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Form 8-K dated September 7, 2022*

10.17**	Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into with each director and executive officer of the Company - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated February 8, 2018*

10.18**	Bio-Techne 2020 Equity Incentive Plan – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-k dated November 3, 2020*

10.20	Form of Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Form 8-k dated November 3, 2020*

10.21**	Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Global) – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Form 8-k dated November 3, 2020*

10.22**	Form of Performance Vesting Cash Unit Agreement– incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Form 8-k dated November 3, 2020*

10.23**	Form of Performance Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement– incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Form 8-k dated November 3, 2020*

10.24**	Form of Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Agreement– incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Form 8-k dated November 3, 2020*

10.25**	Form of Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Unit Agreement– incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Company’s Form 8-k dated November 3, 2020*

10.26**	Form of Time Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement– incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company’s Form 8-k dated November 3, 2020*

10.27**	Form of Time Vesting Cash Unit Agreement– incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Company’s Form 8-k dated November 3, 2020*
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Exhibit<br><br>Number		Description
10.28**		Form of Time Vesting Restricted Stock Agreement– incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Company’s Form 8-k dated November 3, 2020*

10.29**		Form of Time Vesting Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Global) – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Company’s Form 8-k dated November 3, 2020*

10.30**		Form of Executive Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Kim Kelderman – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated October 19, 2023*

21		Subsidiaries of the Company - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 22, 2024*

31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101		The following financial statements from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

* Incorporated by reference; SEC File No. 000-17272

** Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

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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.


		BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION
		(Company)

Date: November 5, 2024		/s/ Kim Kelderman
		Kim Kelderman
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 5, 2024		/s/ James Hippel
		James Hippel
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Kim Kelderman, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Bio-Techne Corporation;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.

4.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 5, 2024

/s/ Kim Kelderman

Kim Kelderman

President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, James Hippel, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Bio-Techne Corporation;

b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 5, 2024

/s/ James Hippel

James Hippel

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) On Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kim Kelderman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Kim Kelderman
Kim Kelderman
President and Chief Executive Officer<br><br>November 5, 2024

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) On Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James Hippel, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ James Hippel
James Hippel
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer<br><br>November 5, 2024