Vericel Q2 Revenue Jumps 20%

Core Insights - Vericel reported a 20% year-over-year GAAP revenue growth in Q2 2025, reaching $63.2 million, driven by its MACI franchise, despite missing analyst expectations of $64.5 million [1][2] - The company achieved a gross margin of 74%, an increase of 4 percentage points from the previous year, and narrowed its net loss per share to $0.01, outperforming the estimated loss of $0.03 [1][2][8] Financial Performance - Revenue for Q2 2025 was $63.2 million, up from $52.7 million in Q2 2024, reflecting a 20% increase [2] - Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) reached $13.4 million, a 112% increase from $6.3 million in Q2 2024 [2] - Operating cash flow was reported at $8.2 million, with cash reserves of approximately $164 million and no long-term debt [2][8] Product Performance - MACI, the cartilage repair implant, generated $53.5 million in revenue, a 21% increase year-over-year, and saw a significant rise in biopsies, indicating future revenue potential [5][6] - In burn care, Epicel and NexoBrid generated revenues of $8.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively, with Epicel revenue increasing from $7.8 million and NexoBrid growing by 52% from $0.8 million [7] Business Strategy - The company is focused on expanding the usage of its products, training more physicians, and enhancing delivery methods, such as the new arthroscopic technique for MACI [4][6] - Management plans to expand the MACI sales force in the second half of 2025 to align with expected demand and surgeon training momentum [11] Market Outlook - Management expects full-year MACI revenue growth in the low 20% range and a stable run rate of approximately $10 million per quarter for burn care in the second half of 2025 [12] - Vericel received FDA clearance for a Phase 3 study of MACI for ankle cartilage repair, potentially opening a new market worth an estimated $1 billion annually [11]