908 Devices Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Reiterates 2025 Revenue Outlook
BOSTON--( BUSINESS WIRE)--908 Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: MASS), a core small-cap growth company focused on purpose-built handheld chemical analysis tools for vital health, safety and defense tech applications, today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Revenue for the first nine months increased 16%, with strong FTIR demand. Q3 also reflects the structural improvements we have made to our cost base, resulting in our best Adjusted EBITDA performance in our public company history.
“We are pleased with our year-to-date progress as we continue to build a more predictable and profitable business and bring our 908 Devices 2.0 vision to life,” said Kevin J. Knopp, CEO and Co-founder. “Revenue for the first nine months increased 16%, with strong FTIR demand and with 47% of revenues coming from our U.S. state and local channel. This product and channel diversity strengthens our run-rate foundation and reduces reliance on the timing of larger U.S. federal and defense enterprise awards. Q3 also reflects the structural improvements we have made to our cost base, resulting in our best Adjusted EBITDA performance in our public company history, positioning us to reach positive Adjusted EBITDA in Q4. While the U.S. Government shutdown may affect the timing of certain awards and shipments, our demand outlook and strategic progress remain strong.”
Recent Highlights
Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results
In light of the divestiture of the bioprocessing product portfolio in March 2025, all financial results discussed in this release for current and prior periods are for continuing operations only.
Revenue was $14.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, a 4% decrease over the prior year period, largely driven by a decrease in handheld product and service revenue resulting from fewer mass spec device placements. OEM and funded partnership revenue was $0.8 million, compared to $0.5 million in the prior year period. The installed base grew 27% year-over-year to 3,512 devices, with 176 devices placed during the third quarter. Recurring revenue represented 35% of total revenues in the quarter.
Gross profit was $7.4 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $7.8 million for the corresponding period in the prior year. GAAP gross margin was 53% as compared to 54% for the corresponding prior year period. Adjusted gross profit was $8.1 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $8.5 million for the corresponding period in the prior year. Adjusted gross margin was 58%, a decrease of approximately 60 basis points compared to the corresponding prior year period. The decrease in adjusted gross margin percentage was primarily driven by mix where material costs were a higher percent of product revenues.
Operating expenses were $23.7 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $32.3 million for the corresponding prior year period. This decrease was driven by the $30.5 million charge for an impairment of goodwill in the third quarter of 2024, offset in part by a $22.8 million change in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability where it was a charge in the third quarter of 2025 and a credit in the third quarter of 2024.
Net loss from continuing operations was $14.9 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $23.6 million for the corresponding prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $1.8 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $2.7 million for the corresponding period in the prior year.
Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $15.0 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to a net loss of $29.3 million for the corresponding prior year period.
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $112.1 million as of September 30, 2025, with no debt outstanding.
2025 Guidance
908 Devices continues to expect full year 2025 revenues from continuing operations to be in the range of $54.0 million to $56.0 million, representing 13% to 17% growth compared to 2024 revenue from continuing operations.
Webcast Information
908 Devices will host a conference call to discuss the third quarter 2025 financial results before market open on Monday, November 10, 2025 at 8:30 am Eastern Time. A webcast of the conference call can be accessed at https://ir.908devices.com/news-events/events. The webcast will be archived and available for replay for at least 90 days after the event.
About 908 Devices
908 Devices is revolutionizing chemical analysis with its simple handheld devices, addressing life-altering applications. The Company’s devices are used at the point-of-need to interrogate unknown and invisible materials and provide quick, actionable answers in vital health, safety and defense tech applications, addressing the fentanyl and illicit drug crisis, toxic carcinogen exposure, and global security threats. The Company designs and manufactures innovative products that bring together the power of complementary analytical technologies, software automation, and machine learning. For more information, visit www.908devices.com.
Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance
To supplement the Company’s financial statements, which are presented on the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the following non-GAAP measures of financial performance are included in this release and presented with detailed reconciliations to comparable GAAP financial results in the tables below:
The Company’s non-GAAP financial results presented in this earnings release exclude certain costs that management believes do not have a direct correlation to future business operations, nor do the resulting charges recorded accurately reflect the performance of ongoing operations for the period in which such charges are recorded, nor do the resulting charges recorded accurately reflect the anticipated cash flows of ongoing operations, and as such, excluding these costs allows management to understand and evaluate core operating performance and trends. However, as there are no standardized methods of calculating these non-GAAP financial measures, the Company’s methods may differ from those used by other companies in its industry, and accordingly, the use of these measures may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by others, thus limiting their usefulness for purposes of comparison. Furthermore, these non-GAAP measures have certain limitations since they do not include the impact of certain expenses and cash flows that are reflected in the Company’s GAAP financial results. Accordingly, when analyzing the Company’s operating performance and guidance, investors should not consider non-GAAP measures in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Rather, the Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed in addition to and not in lieu of reported GAAP financial results, provide investors with additional meaningful information to assess financial performance and trends, enable comparison of financial results between periods, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics utilized internally in analyzing and operating the Company’s business.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s future revenue and growth. Words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend” and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results to differ materially from any results expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will be made available in our annual and quarterly reports and other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results. The Company has no obligation, and does not undertake any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statement made in this press release to reflect changes since the date of this press release, except as may be required by law.
908 DEVICES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Revenue:
Product revenue
$
10,844
$
11,216
$
28,950
$
24,996
Service and contract revenue
3,161
3,303
9,867
8,408
Total revenue
14,005
14,519
38,817
33,403
Cost of revenue:
Product cost of revenue
5,290
4,967
15,338
11,423
Service and contract cost of revenue
1,360
1,774
4,210
4,154
Total cost of revenue
6,650
6,741
19,548
15,576
Gross profit
7,355
7,778
19,269
17,827
Operating expenses:
Research and development
3,837
4,205
12,071
11,088
Selling, general and administrative
9,134
9,685
29,712
29,001
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
10,708
(12,141)
19,999
(12,141)
Goodwill Impairment
—
30,523
—
30,523
Total operating expenses
23,679
32,272
61,782
58,471
Loss from continuing operations
(16,324)
(24,494)
(42,513)
(40,644)
Other income, net
1,443
846
4,958
3,528
Loss from operations before income taxes
(14,881)
(23,648)
(37,555)
(37,116)
Income tax expense
(29)
—
(100)
—
Net loss from continuing operations
(14,910)
(23,648)
(37,655)
(37,116)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
(72)
(5,647)
52,970
(15,644)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
(14,982)
$
(29,295)
$
15,315
$
(52,760)
Net loss from continuing operations per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
$
(0.41)
$
(0.68)
$
(1.05)
$
(1.10)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
$
(0.00)
$
(0.16)
$
1.48
$
(0.46)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
$
(0.41)
$
(0.84)
$
0.43
$
(1.56)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic and diluted
36,101,051
34,670,638
35,791,111
33,817,613
908 DEVICES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
September 30,
December 31,
2025
2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
$
112,052
$
68,923
Accounts receivable, net
11,000
8,852
Inventory
15,326
10,886
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
6,558
4,184
Current assets of discontinued operations
—
10,210
Total current assets
144,936
103,055
Operating lease, right-of-use assets
4,152
3,842
Property and equipment, net
4,147
1,595
Intangible, net
37,144
38,679
Other long-term assets
494
511
Non-current assets of discontinued operations
—
11,794
Total assets
$
190,873
$
159,476
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
8,878
$
8,563
Deferred revenue
9,106
10,417
Operating lease liabilities
481
1,473
Contingent consideration
23,012
—
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
—
4,696
Total current liabilities
41,477
25,149
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
9,224
10,213
Other long-term liabilities
3,873
4,884
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations
—
4,638
Total liabilities
54,574
44,884
Total stockholders' equity
136,299
114,592
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
190,873
$
159,476
908 DEVICES INC.
Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except percentage and per share data)
In all tables below, totals may not add due to rounding
Reconciliation from Gross Profit (GAAP) to Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP) and Margin Percentage:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Gross Profit (GAAP)
$
7,355
$
7,778
$
19,269
$
17,827
Intangible amortization
635
635
1,904
1,058
Acquisition and integration costs
-
-
50
-
Restructuring
-
-
288
-
Stock-based compensation
158
125
381
343
Adjusted gross profit (Non-GAAP)
$
8,148
$
8,538
$
21,892
$
19,228
Gross margin percentage (GAAP)
53%
54%
50%
53%
Adjusted gross margin percentage (Non-GAAP)
58%
59%
56%
58%
Reconciliation from Net Loss from Continuing Operations (GAAP) to Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP):
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Net loss from continuing operations (GAAP)
$
(14,910)
$
(23,648)
$
(37,655)
$
(37,116)
Adjustments:
Other income, net
(1,443)
(846)
(4,957)
(3,528)
Income tax expense
29
-
100
-
Depreciation
358
290
909
750
Intangible amortization
732
712
2,158
1,188
Acquisition and integration costs
63
106
703
2,330
Restructuring
242
-
1,507
-
Stock-based compensation
2,379
2,300
6,935
6,369
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
10,708
(12,141)
19,999
(12,141)
Goodwill impairment
-
30,523
-
30,523
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
$
(1,842)
$
(2,704)
$
(10,301)
$
(11,625)