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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-008125"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TKNO"
cik: "0001850902"
company_name: "Alpha Teknova, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T02:26:28.700947+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Teknova reports FY22 revenue $41.4M (+12% YoY); net loss $47.5M; guides FY23 rev $42-46M

## Summary
- Full year revenue $41.4M, up 12% YoY; Q4 revenue $7.9M, down 22% YoY.
- Net loss for FY22 was $47.5M ($1.69/share) vs $9.8M in FY21.
- Goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges of $20.8M (non-cash).
- FY23 revenue guidance $42-46M; expects ~$30M free cash outflow.
- New manufacturing facility is operational; GMP production expected by mid-2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-008125
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TKNO
- cik: 0001850902
- company_name: Alpha Teknova, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000095017023008125/0000950170-23-008125-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000095017023008125/tkno-20230315.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Alpha Teknova, Inc. reported Fourth Quarter 2022 results: revenue $7.9 million, net income Net loss of $13.3 million, EPS negative $0.47 per diluted share.
  - Period: Fourth Quarter 2022
  - Revenue: $7.9 million
  - Net income: Net loss of $13.3 million
  - EPS: negative $0.47 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenue for the fourth quarter 2022 was $7.9 million, down 22% compared to $10.1 million in the fourth quarter 2021. Revenue for the fourth quarter 2022 was $7.9 million, an 18% decrease from $9.6 million in the fourth quarter 2021, excluding Sample Transport. Gross profit for the fourth quarter 2022 was $2.1 million, compared to $5.0 million in the fourth quarter 2021. Gross margin for the fourth quarter 2022 was 26.7%, compared to 49.2% in the fourth quarter 2021. The lower gross margin for the fourth quarter 2022 as compared to the fourth quarter 2021 primarily reflects additional headcount resulting in higher labor costs and supplies. Operating expenses for the fourth quarter 2022 were $16.3 million, compared to $9.7 million in the fourth quarter 2021. The increase was primarily related to a one-time, $4.2 million non-cash impairment charge related to long-lived assets, coupled with additional headcount, stock-based compensation expense, and marketing costs. Net loss for the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000095017023008125/0000950170-23-008125-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Alpha Teknova, Inc. reported Fiscal Year 2023 results: revenue $42 million to $46 million. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: Fiscal Year 2023
  - Revenue: $42 million to $46 million
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Teknova anticipates total revenue of $42 million to $46 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 (“2023”), which assumes roughly flat performance in Lab Essentials and 20-50% growth in Clinical Solutions. The Company also anticipates free cash outflow of approximately $30 million for 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000095017023008125/0000950170-23-008125-index.htm

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