September 1, 2021
By Electronic Submission
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
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Glenn R. Pollner
+1 212 230 8837 (t)
+1 212 230 8888 (f)
wilmerhale.com
Glenn.Pollner@wilmerhale.com
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Re: |
Cue Health Inc.
Amendment No. 2 to
Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1
Submitted June 16, 2021
CIK No. 0001628945
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We understand that in response to our prior comment, you have deleted your characterization of Adjusted product gross profit margin as a measure of cash flow. Your revised disclosure states that removing the
depreciation and amortization expense “results in operating performance comparability across periods” and is helpful in understanding your ongoing operating performance. Please revise your disclosure to clarify how you reasonably concluded
that these objectives are achieved by treating depreciation and amortization expense differently from amortization income. In this regard, we note the disclosure on page 101 that the DoD Advance which you are amortizing as income was intended
to finance the expansion of your manufacturing capabilities. Presumably the Advance was primarily spent to acquire the manufacturing equipment and facilities which largely comprises the depreciation and amortization expenses included in your
cost of product revenue account (page 118). Consequently, absent clarifying disclosure to the contary, it appears that this measure is primarily designed to merely include the income you earned by acquiring the manufacturing assets while
completely excluding the corresponding costs of these assets. See Item 10(e)(1)(i)(C) of Regulation S-K.
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Response: |
In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has removed references to the adjusted product gross profit non-GAAP financial measures from the Public Registration Statement.
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Very truly yours,
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/s/ Glenn R. Pollner
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Glenn R. Pollner
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Ayub Khattak, Cue Health Inc.
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Erica Palsis, Cue Health Inc.
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Charles S. Kim, Cooley LLP
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Jonie Ing Kondracki, Cooley LLP
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E. Thom Rumberger, Jr., Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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