| • | | Revenue generated from sale of IVD products increased by 169.2% to RMB94.0 million (US$14.4 million) in 2020 from RMB34.9 million in 2019. The increase was mainly driven by the increase in the number of assays and sequencing platforms sold in 2020, notably the Genetron S5 instrument and 8-gene Lung Cancer Assay (Tissue). |
Revenue generated from development services decreased by 28.1% to RMB38.8 million (US$5.9 million) in 2020, from RMB53.9 million in 2019. The change mainly resulted from the decrease in sequencing services, reflecting the continued adjustment of the Company’s business strategy towards biopharmaceutical services. Biopharmaceutical revenue increased in 2020 compared to 2019.
Despite higher revenue, cost of revenue decreased by 7.9% to RMB164.3 million (US$25.2 million) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, compared to RMB178.4 million in 2019. These decreases were primarily due to economies of scale and reduced cost of certain reagents.
Gross profit increased by 79.5% to RMB260.2 million (US$39.9 million) in 2020 from RMB145.0 million in 2019. Gross margin increased to 61.3% for the full year 2020, compared to 44.8% in 2019. During 2020, gross margin improvements were seen across all major business lines, mainly attributable to improved scale, operational optimization, and better product mix.
Operating expenses increased by 17.0% to RMB528.6 million (US$81.0 million) in 2020 from RMB451.9 million in the same period of 2019.
Selling expenses decreased by 2.6% to RMB247.0 million (US$37.8 million) in 2020 from RMB253.6 million in 2019, primarily due to a stable number of sales and marketing personnel. Selling expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 58.2% in 2020 from 78.4% in 2019.
Administrative expenses increased by 7.8% to RMB126.3 million (US$19.4 million) in 2020 from RMB117.2 million in 2019, primarily due to an increase in headcount and professional fees. Administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 29.8% in 2020 from 36.2% in 2019.
Research and development expenses increased by 62.5% to RMB149.0 million (US$22.8 million) in 2020 from RMB91.7 million in 2019. The increases were driven by continued innovation efforts inclusive of development of new products and technologies, clinical trial activities, higher headcount and share-based compensation. Research and development expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 35.1% in 2020 from 28.4% in 2019.
As a result of the above, operating loss improved to RMB268.4 million (US$41.1 million) for 2020, from RMB306.9 million in 2019.
Finance income increased to RMB22.7 million (US$3.5 million) in 2020 from finance costs of RMB9.2 million in 2019. The increase was driven by the foreign currency exchange gain.
With the significant increase of valuation directly observable through the IPO offering price, the fair value loss of financial instruments with preferred rights recorded was significantly higher amounted to RMB2,823.4 million in 2020. Upon IPO, all preferred shares were converted to ordinary shares and there was no further impact after the consummation of the IPO.
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