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News articleYahoo Finance· November 6, 2025

Bio-Techne (TECH) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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Bio-Techne (TECH) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Image source: The Motley Fool. Date Nov. 5, 2025, 9:00 a.m. ET Call participants President and Chief Executive Officer — Kim Kelderman Chief Financial Officer — James T…
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  • More than 50% of Wilson Wolf G-Rex grant program customers also use Bio-Techne GMP reagents

    80% confidence
  • Funding lag from biotech funding to revenue previously 2-3 quarters; now expected shorter due to existing infrastructure

    80% confidence
  • FY2026 operating margin expansion of at least 100 bps, potentially higher

    80% confidence
  • ProteinSimple is outperforming the market

    80% confidence
  • Q1 China instrument growth NOT tariff-driven unlike prior quarter

    80% confidence
  • Second half FY2026 return to positive organic growth expected

    80% confidence
  • Q2 organic growth expected approximately same as Q1 overall (~1%); excluding two cell therapy customers implies 3% underlying growth

    80% confidence
  • NIH FY2025 September 2025 outlays +8% YoY

    80% confidence
  • Biotech funding down ~19% YTD through October 2025; +6% sequential increase in Q1 calendar 2025; October 2025 strongest funding month of calendar 2025

    80% confidence
  • M&A remains top priority for capital deployment

    80% confidence
  • NIH FY2026 Senate and House appropriation bills suggest flat budget YoY with bipartisan support confirmed

    80% confidence
  • Cell therapy headwinds intensify in Q2, moderate in H2, fully lap by FY2027

    80% confidence
  • Bio-Techne is holding share or gaining vs. peers globally in core reagents

    80% confidence
  • Switching breast cancer patients with ESL1 mutation to alternative therapy nearly doubled life expectancy

    80% confidence
  • FY2026 organic growth guidance of low single digits maintained

    80% confidence
  • FY2025 achievement of ~40% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions via 100% renewable electricity at Minneapolis site

    80% confidence

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