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AFFYMETRIX REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

Company reports $74 million of quarterly revenue and positive net income –

Santa Clara, Calif.April 27, 2011—Affymetrix, Inc., (NASDAQ: AFFX) today reported its operating results for the first quarter of 2011. Total revenue for the quarter was $73.7 million, as compared to total revenue of $80.2 million in the first quarter of 2010.

The Company reported a slight profit in the first quarter of 2011. This compares to net loss of $9.6 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in the same period of 2010.

For the first quarter of 2011, product revenue was $67.5 million, which consisted of consumable revenue of $62.9 million and instrument revenue of $4.6 million. Service revenue was $4.5 million, and royalties and other revenue was $1.7 million. This compares to first quarter 2010 product revenue of $73.4 million, which consisted of consumable revenue of $66.2 million and instrument revenue of $7.2 million. Service revenue was $4.5 million, and royalties and other revenue was $2.3 million.

For the first quarter of 2011, cost of product sales was $23.9 million compared to $28.5 million in the same period of 2010. Cost of services and other was $3.2 million compared to $4.6 million in the same period of 2010.

Product gross margin was 65%, as compared to 61% in the same period of 2010.

For the first quarter of 2011, operating expenses were $43.5 million as compared to operating expenses of $49.9 million in the same period of 2010, a reduction of 13%.

“A key goal for 2011 is to generate at least 25% of our revenue from new markets including cytogenetics and cancer. We grew this segment to 22% of revenue through the first quarter,” said Kevin M. King, president & CEO. “We continue to make progress in our efforts to return to sustained profitability, with operating expenses down by 13% and gross margins improving 4 percentage points, generating a slight profit on $74 million of quarterly revenue.”

During the First Quarter, the Company:

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Launched the GeneChip® miRNA 2.0 Array. This enhanced microRNA tool enables the research community's pursuit of personalized medicine by accelerating the identification of biomarkers and gene expression signatures associated with disease. The miRNA 2.0 Array combines the most comprehensive miRNA view with the highest level of sensitivity available.
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Introduced the Affymetrix SNP 6 Core Reagent Kit, a comprehensive workflow solution that provides pre-mixed and validated reagents for nearly every step in the SNP 6.0 assay. This convenient kit eliminates the need for mixing buffers, reduces the need to order from multiple vendors, and enables easier inventory management with a single kit. Comprised of validated reagents available from Affymetrix and leading reagent suppliers, the SNP 6 Core Reagent Kit performs to Affymetrix specifications with genomic DNA from blood, saliva, and cell lines, as well as whole-genome-amplified DNA.
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Announced OncoScan™ FFPE Express 2.0, a second-generation platform that offers enhanced coverage of tumor suppressors and oncogenes.  Designed in collaboration with leading cancer researchers representing the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) initiative, OncoScan FFPE Express 2.0 overcomes the challenge of analyzing DNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues to extract important retrospective clinical data from archived samples. This innovative assay goes beyond limitations of standard array comparative genomic hybridization methods to yield copy number, allelic ratio, and somatic mutation data from only 75 nanograms of input DNA, the lowest sample requirement available. In addition, it provides the highest quality data, as demonstrated by greater than 92 percent pass rates across thousands of the most degraded and challenging FFPE samples.
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Expanded its Axiom™ product line with the Genome-Wide CHB 1 Array, the first commercial product to maximize genetic coverage of common alleles in Han Chinese populations. The CHB 1 array is a powerful tool for characterizing the genetic basis of disease and studying disease associations in Han Chinese populations. To design the array, researchers at the Bio-X Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Beijing's Fuwai Hospital took advantage of more than 10 million validated markers in the Axiom Genomic Database, including content drawn from the 1000 Genomes Project and the International HapMap Project.

Affymetrix' management team will host a conference call on April 27, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. PT to review its operating results for the first quarter of 2011. A live webcast can be accessed by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.affymetrix.com. In addition, investors and other interested parties can listen by dialing domestic: (877) 407-8291, international: (201) 689-8345.

A replay of this call will be available from 5:00 p.m. PT on April 27, 2011 until 8:00 p.m. PT on May 4, 2011 at the following numbers: domestic: (877) 660-6853, international: (201) 612-7415. The passcode for both replays is 370998.  An archived webcast of the conference call will be available under the Investor Relations section of the Company's website.

About Affymetrix
Affymetrix technology is used by the world's top pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and biotechnology companies, as well as leading academic, government, and nonprofit research institutes. More than 2,100 systems have been shipped around the world and over 23,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published using the technology. Affymetrix is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has manufacturing facilities in Cleveland, Ohio, and Singapore. The Company has more than 900 employees worldwide and maintains sales and distribution operations across Europe, Asia and Latin America. For more information about Affymetrix, please visit the Company's website.

All statements in this press release that are not historical are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act as amended, including statements regarding Affymetrix' "expectations," "beliefs," "hopes," "intentions," "strategies" or the like. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially for Affymetrix from those projected, including, but not limited to: risk relating to the Company’s ability to successfully commercialize new products, risk relating to past and future acquisitions, including the ability of the Company to successfully integrate such acquisitions into its existing business; risks of the Company's ability to achieve and sustain higher levels of revenue, higher gross margins and reduced operating expenses; uncertainties relating to technological approaches, risks associated with manufacturing and product development; personnel retention; uncertainties relating to cost and pricing of Affymetrix products; dependence on collaborative partners; uncertainties relating to sole-source suppliers; uncertainties relating to FDA and other regulatory approvals; competition; risks relating to intellectual property of others and the uncertainties of patent protection and litigation. These and other risk factors are discussed in Affymetrix' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, and other SEC reports. Affymetrix expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Affymetrix' expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.

PLEASE NOTE:
Affymetrix, the Affymetrix logo, GeneChip, and all other trademarks are the property of Affymetrix, Inc.

- Financial Charts to Follow -
 

 
 

 
 

AFFYMETRIX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
ASSETS:
         (Note 1)  
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 29,629     $ 35,484  
Restricted cash—short-term portion
    305       287  
Available-for-sale securities—short-term portion
    52,129       67,223  
Accounts receivable, net
    51,674       52,281  
Inventories
    49,068       49,373  
Deferred tax assets—short-term portion
    1,002       1,071  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    6,935       9,422  
Total current assets
    190,742       215,141  
Available-for-sale securities—long-term portion
    161,755       134,190  
Property and equipment, net
    51,415       54,177  
Acquired technology rights, net
    35,723       38,858  
Deferred tax assets—long-term portion
    4,942       4,894  
Other long-term assets
    12,046       13,525  
Total assets
  $ 456,623     $ 460,785  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 38,293     $ 44,259  
Deferred revenue—short-term portion
    10,367       10,950  
Total current liabilities
    48,660       55,209  
Deferred revenue—long-term portion
    4,428       4,601  
Other long-term liabilities
    11,641       11,748  
Convertible notes
    95,472       95,472  
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock
    705       706  
Additional paid-in capital
    744,574       742,206  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,637       1,376  
Accumulated deficit
    (450,494 )     (450,533 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    296,422       293,755  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 456,623     $ 460,785  
 
Note 1:
The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2010 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.


 
 

 
 

AFFYMETRIX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
REVENUE:
           
Product sales
  $ 67,463     $ 73,443  
Services
    4,508       4,463  
Royalties and other revenue
    1,753       2,281  
Total revenue
    73,724       80,187  
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
               
Cost of product sales
    23,899       28,459  
Cost of services and other
    3,200       4,589  
Research and development
    16,268       18,479  
Selling, general and administrative
    27,212       31,379  
Total costs and expenses
    70,579       82,906  
Income (loss) from operations
    3,145       (2,719 )
Interest income and other, net
    (1,894 )     (3,598 )
Interest expense
    938       2,432  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    313       (8,749 )
Income tax provision
    274       871  
Net income (loss)
  $ 39     $ (9,620 )
                 
Basic net income (loss) per common share
  $ 0.00     $ (0.14 )
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
  $ 0.00     $ (0.14 )
                 
Shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per common share
    70,648       67,889  
Shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per common share
    71,267       67,889