$BLFS
BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC Stock $blfs

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2021 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000143774921026719 Filed on November 15, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2021 Q2
Revenue	$37.31M	$33.80M	$31.20M
YoY Change	153.26%	199.67%	214.56%
Cost Of Revenue	$31.14M	$24.86M	$18.55M
YoY Change	361.33%	415.21%	312.4%
Gross Profit	$6.165M	$8.936M	$12.65M
YoY Change	-22.65%	38.48%	133.35%
Gross Profit Margin	16.53%	26.44%	40.54%
Selling, General & Admin	$15.17M	$14.15M	$10.29M
YoY Change	130.87%	177.86%	121.53%
% of Gross Profit	246.03%	158.3%	81.33%
Research & Development	$3.571M	$3.219M	$3.045M
YoY Change	91.99%	86.61%	106.16%
% of Gross Profit	57.92%	36.02%	24.07%
Depreciation & Amortization	$4.490M	$691.0K	$819.0K
YoY Change	195.39%	133.45%	180.48%
% of Gross Profit	72.83%	7.73%	6.47%
Operating Expenses	$23.39M	$17.37M	$13.33M
YoY Change	87.57%	154.77%	117.82%
Operating Profit	-$17.22M	-$11.16M	-$4.555M
YoY Change	282.78%	795.59%	-10452.27%
Interest Expense	-$101.0K	-$194.0K	-$121.0K
YoY Change	-148.1%	-6566.67%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	$296.0K	$6.250M	-$121.0K
YoY Change	-134.42%	5430.97%	-99.26%
Pretax Income	-$17.05M	-$4.909M	-$4.676M
YoY Change	216.33%	333.27%	-71.45%
Income Tax	-$2.578M	-$5.000M	-$12.55M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$14.47M	$79.00K	$7.876M
YoY Change	579.44%	-106.97%	-148.08%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-38.79%	0.23%	25.24%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.00	$0.20
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$347.0K	$0.00	$0.19
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	41.65M	40.91M	38.07M
Diluted Shares Outstanding		43.30M	40.39M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2021 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$69.86M	$75.10M	$76.25M
YoY Change	-22.72%	-20.11%	155.0%
Cash & Equivalents	$69.86M	$75.10M	$76.25M
Short-Term Investments	$0.00
Other Short-Term Assets	$4.437M	$5.479M	$4.209M
YoY Change	-5.6%	-67.19%	282.64%
Inventory	$28.35M	$29.70M	$25.87M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$23.22M	$20.23M	$21.09M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$125.9M	$130.5M	$127.4M
YoY Change	9.72%	2.13%	175.47%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$17.66M	$17.46M	$16.45M
YoY Change	74.48%	229.47%	207.65%
Goodwill	$224.7M	$223.9M	$195.7M
YoY Change	284.51%	568.35%	483.97%
Intangibles	$152.1M	$155.0M	$148.7M
YoY Change	390.03%	679.65%	622.33%
Long-Term Investments	$4.372M	$4.372M	$5.872M
YoY Change	-25.9%	7996.3%	14221.95%
Other Assets	$325.0K	$386.0K	$452.0K
YoY Change	62.5%
Total Long-Term Assets	$428.2M	$428.9M	$393.6M
YoY Change	256.48%	529.76%	481.18%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$125.9M	$130.5M	$127.4M
Total Long-Term Assets	$428.2M	$428.9M	$393.6M
Total Assets	$554.1M	$559.4M	$521.0M
YoY Change	135.94%	185.57%	357.11%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$14.95M	$14.30M	$9.847M
YoY Change	307.0%	507.05%	220.02%
Accrued Expenses	$1.656M	$1.435M	$978.0K
YoY Change	250.85%	-57.34%	-62.47%
Deferred Revenue	$814.0K	$710.0K	$944.0K
YoY Change	-12.57%	112.57%	230.07%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$2.161M	$3.372M
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$862.0K	$1.771M	$2.924M
YoY Change	40.39%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$40.38M	$35.79M	$31.28M
YoY Change	159.3%	328.04%	317.56%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.353M	$6.122M	$5.019M
YoY Change	869.92%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$42.00K	$48.00K	$56.00K
YoY Change	-40.85%	-81.68%	-57.89%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.395M	$6.170M	$5.075M
YoY Change	780.85%	2254.96%	3715.79%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$40.38M	$35.79M	$31.28M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.395M	$6.170M	$5.075M
Total Liabilities	$73.92M	$70.13M	$68.69M
YoY Change	149.87%	676.14%	745.18%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$105.0M	-$90.55M	-$90.63M
YoY Change	7.84%	-4.94%	-3.72%
Common Stock	$585.4M	$580.0M	$542.9M
YoY Change	93.45%	105.58%	171.5%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$480.1M	$489.3M	$452.3M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$554.1M	$559.4M	$521.0M
YoY Change	135.94%	185.57%	357.11%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2021 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$14.47M	$79.00K	$7.876M
YoY Change	579.44%	-106.97%	-148.08%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$4.490M	$691.0K	$819.0K
YoY Change	195.39%	133.45%	180.48%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$774.0K	$2.083M	-$7.722M
YoY Change	-134.25%	-516.6%	-283.86%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$2.525M	-$3.544M	-$4.257M
YoY Change	-55.31%	638.33%	846.0%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$17.00K	$1.537M	$44.00K
YoY Change	-99.9%	-407.4%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.542M	-$2.007M	-$4.213M
YoY Change	-88.48%	104.8%	836.22%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.105M	-1.058M	-835.0K
YoY Change	-265.75%	-101.31%	-104.23%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-774.0K	2.083M	-7.722M
Cash From Investing Activities	-2.542M	-2.007M	-4.213M
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.105M	-1.058M	-835.0K
Net Change In Cash	-5.421M	-982.0K	-12.77M
YoY Change	-70.74%	-101.24%	-154.39%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$774.0K	$2.083M	-$7.722M
Capital Expenditures	-$2.525M	-$3.544M	-$4.257M
Free Cash Flow	$1.751M	$5.627M	-$3.465M
YoY Change	-77.86%	-28235.0%	-174.52%

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	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-17540000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-0	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	6837000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	4795000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	4795000	USD
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	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;"><b>Concentrations of credit risk and business risk</b></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">We derived approximately 19% and 14% of revenue from <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c79426155"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c79426270">one</span></span> customer in the <em style="font: inherit;">three</em> and <em style="font: inherit;">nine</em> months ended <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2021, </em>respectively, and approximately 11% and 12% from <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c79426160"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c79426271">one</span></span> customer in the <em style="font: inherit;">three</em> and <em style="font: inherit;">nine</em> months ended <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2020, </em>respectively. <em style="font: inherit;">No</em> other customer accounted for more than <em style="font: inherit;">10%</em> of revenue in the <em style="font: inherit;">three</em> and <em style="font: inherit;">nine</em> months ended <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2021 </em>and <em style="font: inherit;">2020.</em> All revenue from foreign customers is denominated in United States dollars.</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">The following table represents the Company’s total revenue by geographic area (based on the location of the customer):</p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="finTable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-indent: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; width: 52%;"> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><b>Three Months Ended</b></td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><b>Nine Months Ended</b></td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td></tr> <tr><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; width: 52%;"> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>September 30,</b></td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>September 30,</b></td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom;"><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; width: 52%;"> <p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><b>Revenue by customers</b>’<b> geographic locations</b></p> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b><b>2021</b></b></p> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px;"> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b><b>2020</b></b></p> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px;"> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b><b>2021</b></b></p> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px;"> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b><b>2020</b></b></p> </td><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px;"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">North America</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">88</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">84</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">87</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">86</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">9</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">13</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">10</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">12</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);"><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Other</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">3</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-bottom: 1px;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">3</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-bottom: 1px;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">3</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-bottom: 1px;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">2</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-bottom: 1px;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><td style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 9pt;">Total revenue</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">100</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-bottom: 3px;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">100</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-bottom: 3px;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">100</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-bottom: 3px;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt;"> </td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">100</td><td style="width: 1%; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-bottom: 3px;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">%</p> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">We derived approximately 30% and 33% of our revenue from CryoStor products in the <em style="font: inherit;">three</em> and <em style="font: inherit;">nine</em> months ended <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2021, </em>respectively, and 62% and 64% in the <em style="font: inherit;">three</em> and <em style="font: inherit;">nine</em> months ended <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2020. </em>We also derived approximately 29% and 21% of our revenue from our <em style="font: inherit;">780XLE</em> freezer line in the <em style="font: inherit;">three</em> and <em style="font: inherit;">nine</em> months ended <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2021, </em>respectively. The <em style="font: inherit;">780XLE</em> freezer line did <em style="font: inherit;">not</em> account for more than <em style="font: inherit;">10%</em> of revenues during the <em style="font: inherit;">three</em> and <em style="font: inherit;">nine</em> months ended <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2020.</em></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">As of <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2021 </em>and <em style="font: inherit;"> December 31, 2020, </em><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c79426186">two</span> customers and <span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c79426187">one</span> customer accounted for approximately 29% and 17% of total gross accounts receivable, respectively. <em style="font: inherit;">No</em> other customers accounted for more than <em style="font: inherit;">10%</em> of gross accounts receivable as of <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2021 </em>and <em style="font: inherit;"> December 31, 2020.</em></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p> <p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">As of <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2021 </em>and <em style="font: inherit;"> December 31, 2020, </em><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c79426192"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:c79426272">one</span></span> supplier accounted for 11% and 21% of accounts payable, respectively. <em style="font: inherit;">No</em> other suppliers accounted for more than <em style="font: inherit;">10%</em> of accounts payable as of <em style="font: inherit;"> September 30, 2021 </em>and <em style="font: inherit;"> December 31, 2020.</em></p> <p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"> </p>
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