---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-058639"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TKNO"
cik: "0001850902"
company_name: "Alpha Teknova, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T02:45:56.524244+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alpha Teknova Q1 revenue $9.3M (+2% YoY); net loss narrows; reaffirms FY guidance $35-38M

## Summary
- Q1 revenue $9.3M, up 2% YoY; net loss $8.1M ($0.20 loss per share) vs $8.8M loss in Q1 2023.
- Gross margin fell to 23.8% from 26.6% due to higher overhead and depreciation from new facility.
- Adjusted EBITDA negative $3.8M, improved from negative $6.1M; free cash outflow $6.7M vs $12.0M.
- Reaffirmed FY2024 revenue guidance $35-38M and free cash outflow less than $18M.
- Launched Build-Tek custom configurator and AAV-Tek AAV Stabilizer product.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-058639
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TKNO
- cik: 0001850902
- company_name: Alpha Teknova, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000095017024058639/0000950170-24-058639-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000095017024058639/tkno-20240513.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-058639
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-058639.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-058639.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Alpha Teknova, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $9.3 million, net income negative $8.1 million, EPS negative $0.20 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $9.3 million
  - Net income: negative $8.1 million
  - EPS: negative $0.20 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Teknova Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results First quarter 2024 total revenue was $9.3 million, up 2% from prior year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000095017024058639/0000950170-24-058639-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.