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LANSING, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today the results of the second quarter ended November 30, 2025.

“I am exceptionally proud of the Neogen team as we have initiated the first phase of our strategic transformation with early work focused on stabilizing and strengthening our core business. While it is early in the process, and our industry is currently seeing macro headwinds, our team drove significant sequential improvement in core revenue growth and profitability in the second quarter,” said Mike Nassif, Neogen’s Chief Executive Officer and President.

“As we look to the second half of the fiscal year, we remain highly focused on the integration of Petrifilm and optimization of sample collection manufacturing, as well as enhancing our solutions-based selling approach and implementing a continuous review of resource allocation across the enterprise. To accelerate this transition, we have recently strengthened our leadership team with world-class talent, including key additions to our commercial organization. These strategic hires will further align our focus on disciplined operational execution with our core objectives of reigniting revenue growth, improving profitability and delivering shareholder value.”

Financial and Business Highlights

Revenues for the second quarter were $224.7 million, a decrease of 2.8% compared to $231.3 million in the prior year. Core revenue, which excludes the impacts of foreign currency translation, as well as divestitures and discontinued product lines, increased by 2.9%. Divestitures and discontinued product lines represented a 6.6% negative impact, while foreign currency had a positive impact of 0.9%.

Net Loss for the second quarter was $15.9 million, or $(0.07) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $456.3 million, or $(2.10) per diluted share, in the prior-year period. A non-cash goodwill impairment charge in the prior-year period did not repeat in the current period, resulting in a comparatively lower Net Loss. Adjusted Net Income for the second quarter was $22.6 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to $24.4 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, in the prior-year period, with the decline driven primarily by the lower level of operating income.

Gross margin, expressed as a percentage of sales, was 47.5% in the second quarter of fiscal 2026. This compares to a gross margin of 49.0% in the same quarter a year ago, with the decrease primarily due to tariff costs, inventory write-offs and a negative impact from product mix.

Adjusted EBITDA was $48.7 million in the second quarter, representing an Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 21.7%, compared to $51.4 million and a margin of 22.2% in the prior-year period. The change in Adjusted EBITDA Margin was the result of the decline in gross margin, partially offset by a lower level of operating expenses.

Food Safety Segment

Revenues for the Food Safety segment were $165.6 million in the second quarter, an increase of 0.8% compared to $164.2 million in the prior year, consisting of a 4.1% core revenue increase, a 4.6% negative impact from divestitures and discontinued product lines, and a positive foreign currency impact of 1.3%. The segment's strongest core revenue growth was in Indicator Testing and Culture Media, which benefited from higher sales of sample collection products and Petrifilm. Core revenue growth in the Bacterial and General Sanitation product category was driven by pathogen detection products, while the Natural Toxins & Allergens product category had solid growth in sales of allergens products offset by a decline in sales of natural toxin test kits.

Animal Safety Segment

Revenues for the Animal Safety segment were $59.1 million in the second quarter, a decrease of 11.8% compared to $67.0 million in the prior year, consisting of a 0.1% core revenue increase, an 11.7% negative impact from divestitures and discontinued product lines, and a negative foreign currency impact of 0.2%. The segment’s core revenue growth was led by the Biosecurity product category, benefiting from strong growth in sales of insect control products. In the Company’s Veterinary Instruments & Disposables product category, lower revenue was primarily driven by a decline in sales of needles and syringes, while lower sales in the Life Sciences product category were due primarily to timing of the fulfillment of substrate purchases.

On a global basis, the core revenue growth in the Company’s Genomics business was in the mid-single-digit range in the second quarter. Solid growth in bovine and other markets was partially offset by a decline in the companion animal market.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of November 30, 2025, the Company had total cash and cash equivalents of $145.3 million and total outstanding debt of $800.0 million, as well as committed borrowing capacity of $201.5 million.

Fiscal Year 2026 Outlook

The Company is raising its full-year outlook for fiscal year 2026. Revenue is anticipated to be in the range of $845 million to $855 million and Adjusted EBITDA² is expected to be approximately $175 million. Capital expenditures continue to be expected to total approximately $50 million.

²Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. The Company is not able to reconcile the Adjusted EBITDA outlook to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, forecasted net income, on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable efforts. This is due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting certain items that are necessary for such reconciliation, including (without limitation) non-cash stock-based compensation expense, integration-related expenses, restructuring and transformation-related costs, impairment charges, and the related tax effects of these items. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors outside of the Company’s control, and could be material to the Company’s results calculated in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, the Company is unable to provide a probable significance of the unavailable information, but such unavailable information could have a potentially significant impact on the Company’s actual net income for fiscal year 2026.

Conference Call and Webcast

Neogen Corporation will host a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s financial results. The live webcast of the conference call and accompanying presentation materials can be accessed through Neogen’s website at neogen.com/investor-relations. For those unable to access the webcast, the conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-800-549-8228 (North America) or (+1) 646-564-2877 (International) and requesting the Neogen Corporation Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call (conference ID 82072). A replay of the conference call and webcast will be available shortly following the conclusion of the call, and can be accessed domestically or internationally by dialing 1-888-660-6264 or (+1) 646-517-3975, respectively, and providing the entry code 82072#, or through Neogen’s Investor Relations website at investors.neogen.com.

About Neogen

Neogen Corporation is committed to fueling a brighter future for global food security through the advancement of human and animal well-being. Harnessing the power of science and technology, Neogen has developed comprehensive solutions spanning the Food Safety, Livestock, and Pet Health & Wellness markets. A world leader in these fields, Neogen has a presence in over 140 countries with a dedicated network of scientists and technical experts focused on delivering optimized products and technology for its customers.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain portions of this news release that do not relate to historical facts, including (without limitation) the fiscal year 2026 outlook, constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Actual future results and trends may differ materially from historical results or those expected depending on a variety of factors, including those risk factors described in our most recently filed Form 10-K, as may be updated by subsequent SEC filings. Certain of the key factors include:

Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except to the extent required by law, the Company does not undertake, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statement after the date of this release, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that are not in accordance with, nor an alternative to, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and may be different from non-GAAP measures presented by other companies. Our presentation of non-GAAP measures should not be construed as an indication that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or infrequent items, including any of the adjustments being made to arrive at these non-GAAP financial measures. We compensate for these limitations by providing equal prominence of our GAAP results. Except as noted above with respect to our forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure, reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are provided in the financial tables below. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors, securities analysts and other interested parties.

Management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a key profitability measure. This is a non-GAAP measure that represents EBITDA before certain items that impact a comparison of the performance of our business, either period-over-period or with other businesses. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is Adjusted EBITDA for a particular period expressed as a percentage of revenues for that period

Management uses Adjusted Net Income as an additional measure of profitability. Adjusted Net Income is a non-GAAP measure that represents net income before certain items that impact comparison of the performance of our business, either period-over-period or with other businesses.

Core revenue growth is a non-GAAP measure that represents net sales for the period excluding the effects of foreign currency translation rates and the impacts of acquisitions and discontinued product lines, where applicable. Core revenue growth is presented to allow for a meaningful comparison of year-over-year performance without the volatility caused by foreign currency translation rates, or the incomparability that would be caused by the impact of an acquisition, disposal or product line discontinuation.

See the footnotes to the reconciliation tables below for a description of the adjustments made to arrive at the applicable non-GAAP measure.

These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered only as supplemental to, and not as superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Please see below for a reconciliation of historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.