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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 29, 2022
 
CUE HEALTH INC.

(Exact name of Registrant, as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-40590
27-1562193
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Mailing address:
4980 Carroll Canyon Rd.
Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92121
(Address of principal executive
offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 412-8151

Former name or address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable.

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share
 HLTH 
Nasdaq Global Stock Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 
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.




Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 29, 2022, Cue Health Inc. ("Cue Health" or the "Company"), issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information contained this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the accompanying exhibit are “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.Description
Press Release issued by Cue Health dated March 29, 2022.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document).
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SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date:    March 29, 2022
Cue Health Inc.
 
   
 By:/s/ John Gallagher
 Name:John Gallagher
 Title:Chief Financial Officer

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Cue Health Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
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SAN DIEGO, CA – March 29, 2022 – Cue Health Inc. (Nasdaq: HLTH), a healthcare technology company, (“Cue") today reported financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2021.

Key Highlights

Reported total revenue of $192.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to $13.3M in the fourth quarter of 2020
Full year revenue of $618.1 million in 2021, compared to $23.0 million in 2020
Diluted EPS of $0.22 for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to a loss of $1.16 in the fourth quarter of 2020
Full year diluted EPS of $0.59 in 2021, compared to a loss of $2.90 in 2020
Shipped more than 230,000 Cue Readers to date, almost doubling the number of readers shipped through Q3 2021
Today we have more than 220 directly contracted organizations as customers, up from more than 80 at the end of the third quarter 2021
Successfully launched virtual health platform to individual consumers across the US
Ended 2021 with cash and cash equivalents of $409.9 million
Q1 FY22 revenue guidance range of $170 million to $180 million

“In the fourth quarter, we made great progress across our growth drivers: building and diversifying our customer base, progressing the expansion of our test menu, and introducing new digital enhancements to our platform,” said Ayub Khattak, Chief Executive Office and Co-Founder of Cue Health. “We’re driving this momentum into 2022 as we plan to launch a number of clinical studies and make multiple FDA submissions before year-end. With our growing install base of nearly a quarter million Cue Readers and the further integration of our diagnostics with virtual care capabilities, we are executing on our strategy and advancing Cue’s mission of making healthcare more timely and accessible for people around the world.”

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Revenue was $192.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase from $13.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. The growth was driven by our production capacity ramp through 2021, delivery on our U.S. Department of Defense (“U.S. DoD”) contract, and expansion of our customer base across all customer categories.

Private Sector revenue grew to 54.0%, or $104.0M, for the fourth quarter of 2021. This is the first time Private Sector revenues surpassed the Public Sector, reflecting growth in our customer base.

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Public Sector revenue was $88.5 million, and accounted for 46.0% of revenues for the fourth quarter of 2021. During the quarter we completed shipment of our contract with the U.S. DoD.

Disposable test cartridge revenue was $165.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2021.

Product gross margin was 46.3% for the fourth quarter of 2021, up from 7.2% in the fourth quarter 2020 due to the scale up production and related efficiencies that resulted in more favorable absorption of fixed costs on a per unit basis in 2021.

Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2021 were $66.3 million, excluding cost of revenues, compared to $19.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. The increase was driven by growth in our overall organization, digital marketing spend, and spend related to product development.

Net income was $34.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to net loss of $19.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Earnings per diluted share was $0.22 for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to a loss of $1.16 per diluted share in the fourth quarter 2020.

Full Year 2021 Financial Results

Revenue was $618.1 million for the full year 2021, an increase from $23.0 million for the full year 2020.

Public Sector revenue was $385.3 million, an increase from $16.4 million for the prior year.

Private Sector revenue was $232.8 million, an increase from $6.5 million for the prior year.

Product gross margin was 55.1%, an increase from 2.9% for the prior year.

Operating expenses, excluding cost of revenues, were $151.3 million, compared to $53.1 million for the prior year.

Net income was $86.4 million, an increase from a net loss $47.4 million for the prior year. Earnings per diluted share was $0.59, compared to a loss of $2.90 for the prior year.

Adjusted net income was $164.5 million, an increase from a net loss of $47.4 million for the prior year.

Cash and cash equivalents were $409.9 million as of December 31, 2021.

Guidance
Cue Health expects first quarter 2022 revenues in the range of $170 million to $180 million.


About Cue Health
Cue Health (Nasdaq: HLTH) is a healthcare technology company that makes it easy for individuals to access health information and places diagnostic information at the center of care. Cue Health enables people to manage their health through real-time, actionable, and connected health information, offering individuals and their healthcare providers easy access to lab-quality diagnostics anywhere, anytime, in a device that fits in the palm of the hand. Cue Health’s first-of-its-kind COVID-19 test was the first FDA-authorized molecular diagnostic test for at-home and over-the-counter use without a prescription and physician supervision. Outside the United States, Cue Health has received the CE mark in the European Union, Interim Order authorization from Health Canada, regulatory approval from India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, and PSAR authorization from Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority. Cue
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Health was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego. For more information, please visit www.cuehealth.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects, including statements related to the commencement of any clinical studies, the submission of any FDA applications, potential technology enhancements and future performance and our guidance, including first quarter 2022 guidance, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements”. The words, without limitation, “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” “develop,” “progress,” “expand” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these or similar identifying words. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those related to the expected capabilities of the new Omicron-specific genotyping Cue test, our ability to maintain customer growth rates, our ability to increase private sector revenue, our ability maintain or replace the revenue historically generated from our government contracts, our ability to effectively scale our manufacturing capacity to meet contractual obligations with our customers and market demand, and the factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Cue’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 to be filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on the current expectations of Cue’s management team and speak only as of the date hereof, and Cue specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

This product has not been FDA cleared or approved; but has been authorized by FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization, or EUA. This product has been authorized only for the detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, not for any other viruses or pathogens. The emergency use of this product is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under Section 564(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the declaration is terminated or authorization is revoked sooner.

Contact Us
ICR Westwicke
Caroline Corner
ir@cuehealth.com
(415) 202-5678

Cue Health
press@cuehealth.com




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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share data)


Three Months Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2021202020212020
Revenue
Product revenue$191,280 $13,263 $615,796 $15,391 
Grant and other revenue1,226 — 2,311 7,562 
Total revenue192,506 13,263 618,107 22,953 
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of product revenue102,796 12,310 276,542 14,951 
Sales and marketing21,198 650 28,729 714 
Research and development21,679 1,920 42,829 28,478 
General and administrative23,452 16,478 79,788 23,936 
Total operating costs and expenses169,125 31,358 427,888 68,079 
Income (loss) from operations23,381 (18,095)190,219 (45,126)
Interest expense(57)(100)(9,809)(374)
Change in fair value of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants— (1,289)53 (1,289)
Change in fair value of convertible notes— — (59,560)— 
Loss on extinguishment of debt— — (1,998)(610)
Other income (expense), net291 (52)272 47 
Net income (loss) before income taxes23,615 (19,536)119,177 (47,352)
Income tax expense (benefit)(10,615)— 32,759 — 
Net income (loss)$34,230$(19,536)$86,418$(47,352)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders – basic$0.23$(1.16)$0.63$(2.90)
Weighted-average number of shares used in computation of net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders – basic146,367,756 16,878,866 52,815,449 16,315,730 
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders – diluted$0.22$(1.16)$0.59$(2.90)
Weighted-average number of shares used in computation of net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders – diluted152,531,173 16,878,866 59,635,384 16,315,730 
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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts and share data)



December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$409,873$121,578
Restricted cash13,8376,000
Accounts receivable, net104,5894,168
Inventory88,38836,842
Prepaid expenses45,88913,847
Other current assets7,4461,263
Total current assets
670,022183,698
Restricted cash, non-current1,677
Property and equipment, net177,456103,683
Prepaid rent1,56716,771
Operating lease right-of-use assets79,4748,281
Intangible assets, net7,6732,038
Other non-current assets3,868180
Total assets$940,060$316,328
Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$37,208$23,847
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities29,4988,822
Income taxes payable8,297
Deferred revenue, current82,165115,747
Debt, current5,434
Operating lease liabilities, current7,147797
Finance lease liabilities, current2,6211,249
Total current liabilities
166,936155,896
Redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liabilities1,331
Deferred revenue, net of current portion10,28367,349
Operating leases liabilities, net of current portion46,46410,472
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion3,2711,857
Other non-current liabilities6,3564,500
Total liabilities233,310241,405
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Commitments and contingencies
Total redeemable convertible preferred stock176,323
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 50,000,000 and no shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 500,000,000 and 129,030,355 shares authorized, 146,402,991 and 27,995,780 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
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Additional paid-in-capital730,7679,036
Accumulated deficit(24,018)(110,436)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)706,750(101,400)
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit)$940,060$316,328


Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss)
(In thousands, except share data)
Year Ended December 31,
20212020
Dollar AmountPer Diluted ShareDollar AmountPer Diluted Share
Net income (loss)/diluted EPS$86,418 0.59 $(47,352)(2.90)
Fair value adjustments of convertible notes59,560 0.47 — — 
Banking and financing-related items7,998 0.07 — — 
Forgiveness of promissory notes12,880 0.10 — — 
Tax effects
(2,315)(0.02)— — 
Adjusted net income (loss)/adjusted diluted EPS$164,541 $1.21 $(47,352)$(2.90)
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