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Luminex (LMNX)Kelly Sullivan & Tina Xue
Company Overview
� Founded in 1995 and IPO in 2000
� Develops, manufactures and markets innovative biological testing technologies with applications throughout the clinical diagnostic and life science industries.
� xMAP® xTAG® MultiCode®
Stock Overview
� Current Price: $16.86
� Market Cap: 700.79M
� 52 Week: 15.58 - 25.79
� P/E ratio: 58.1362
� Enterprise Value/EBITDA: 16.88
� Beta: 0.67
� Cash: 41.6M
� Debt: 2.85M
Stock Overview
� 5 year stock chart
Stock Overview
� 1 year stock chart
Focused, Accurate, and Reliable Product Line
� xTag, Multicode, xMAP, (up to 9600 results in 1hr)
� Dynamic
� Broad range of applications
� Diagnostic, clinical research, biodefense, genetic analysis
� FlexMap3D
� Patents (at least ten this year)
Key Partnerships
� Life Science Research Partners
� Clinical Diagnostic Partners
� Certified Developer Program
� Customizable Kits
Key Partnerships
Key Partnerships
� Case Study
� Life Technologies: "Life Technologies is a global biotechnology company headquartered in Carlsbad, California. It possesses a portfolio of more than 9 million genetic research assays and custom solutions”
� Luminex: Provide flexible, long longevity xMAP® multiplex platform
� Life Technologies produces:
� Premixed Luminex® assay panels
� single-target Luminex® bead kits
� Custom Luminex® assay panels
Expansion
� Through existing partners
� Entering new segments and expanding
� Biodefense and life sciences
� Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
� Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP)
Industry
� Increase in aging population
� Increase in R&D spending by US based Pharmaceutical Companies and Foreign Governments
� China and India
� global pharmaceuticals market is worth US$300 billion/year, a figure expected to rise to US$400 billion within three years.
Misperceptions
� lower-margin real-time testing products
Reality:
1. Luminex’s buyout of privately-held diagnostic testing company EraGen Biosciences--highly complementary portfolio of molecular diagnostic tests based on the MultiCode platform
2. Latest offering: the xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) molecular test. The device allows fast and simultaneous detection of 95% of bacterial, viral and gastroenteritis pathogens in a single test
3. Received a Technology Award from the Austin Chamber of Commerce in September 2012
Misperceptions
� Overreaction to Luminex’s acquisition of GenturaDx:
•Luminex’s share prices to fall nearly 18% after announcing the acquisition of $50 million and its market cap to fall some $180 million on the day.
•People believe the mismatch between the levels of complexity between the two companies product would lead to Luminex’s profit margin to shrink.
�Clinical labs of all size worldwide.
�Complete solution for molecular diagnostic customers across assay types and plex size.
�Simple to use
Catalysts
� 1. The company is currently seeking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for both NeoPlex4 and the GPP assay and plans to launch the devices in the U.S. around year-end 2012 and early 2013, respectively.
� 2. Luminex announced its plans to expand its Life Science and Biodefense Groups
Risks
� Strength of partners will effect Luminex business
� Intellectual property rights
� Inorganic growth trend
Questions?