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Andrei Zakharov

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<li>GRAIL shares outperformed the market in 2025 with shares up ~168% year-to-date vs. a modest ~3% gain on the Nasdaq Composite.</li>
<li>Most notably, management disclosed that Quest Diagnostics and TRICARE Health Insurance expanded their relationships with GRAIL.</li>
<li>A fast-growing healthcare company reported FY24 revenues of ~$126M, up ~35% year-over-year, and ended 4Q’FY24 with ~$767M of cash and cash equivalents.</li>
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GRAIL shares outperformed the market in 2025 with shares up ~168% year-to-date vs. a modest ~3% gain on the Nasdaq Composite.
Most notably, management disclosed that Quest Diagnostics and TRICARE Health Insurance expanded their relationships with GRAIL.
A fast-growing healthcare company reported FY24 revenues of ~$126M, up ~35% year-over-year, and ended 4Q’FY24 with ~$767M of cash and cash equivalents.


GRAIL’s 4Q’FY24 Financial Results: The Company Is On Track To Complete FDA/PMA Submission In FY26

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<li>I expect GRAIL shares will appreciate over time as investors gain greater conviction in one of the most meaningful opportunities in healthcare.</li>
<li>A fast-growing maker of MCED screening tests reported ~46% sales growth of Galleri tests in 2024. Commercial Galleri sales surpassed 250K tests since launch.</li>
<li>At ~0.5x EV/2025E revenues, GRAIL shares trade at a significant discount to Guardant Health and Tempus AI. GRAIL shares appreciated ˃100% from October 4, 2024.</li>
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I expect GRAIL shares will appreciate over time as investors gain greater conviction in one of the most meaningful opportunities in healthcare.
A fast-growing maker of MCED screening tests reported ~46% sales growth of Galleri tests in 2024. Commercial Galleri sales surpassed 250K tests since launch.
At ~0.5x EV/2025E revenues, GRAIL shares trade at a significant discount to Guardant Health and Tempus AI. GRAIL shares appreciated ˃100% from October 4, 2024.


GRAIL: Significant Sales Growth of Galleri Test and The Increase in 2025 Revenue Guidance

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<li>GRAIL, a commercial-stage healthcare company and maker of MCED blood test called Galleri, reported its quarterly results for the first time as independent publicly traded company.</li>
<li>The 2Q print was solid, with +43% y/y revenue growth, ~35,200 Galleri tests sold and ~$32M total revenue all better than expected.</li>
<li>Finally, management expects moderate revenue growth rates in 2025 and subsequent years due to cost reductions and decreasing investment in other programs beyond Galleri.</li>
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GRAIL, a commercial-stage healthcare company and maker of MCED blood test called Galleri, reported its quarterly results for the first time as independent publicly traded company.
The 2Q print was solid, with +43% y/y revenue growth, ~35,200 Galleri tests sold and ~$32M total revenue all better than expected.
Finally, management expects moderate revenue growth rates in 2025 and subsequent years due to cost reductions and decreasing investment in other programs beyond Galleri.


GRAIL: Focus on MCED Tests, New Restructuring Plan and Solid 2Q Print With +43% Y/Y Revenue Growth

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>In June of 2024, GRAIL, a market leader in early cancer detection, spun off from Illumina into an independent publicly traded company.</li>
<li>Following the spin-off, Illumina retains up to ~15% ownership interest in GRAIL and continues to fund GRAIL’s operations and R&amp;D with disposal funding of ~$974M.</li>
<li>I view GRAIL as a market leader in the MCED testing market and uniquely positioned to be very effective in detecting some of the most aggressive early-stage cancers.</li>
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In June of 2024, GRAIL, a market leader in early cancer detection, spun off from Illumina into an independent publicly traded company.
Following the spin-off, Illumina retains up to ~15% ownership interest in GRAIL and continues to fund GRAIL’s operations and R&amp;D with disposal funding of ~$974M.
I view GRAIL as a market leader in the MCED testing market and uniquely positioned to be very effective in detecting some of the most aggressive early-stage cancers.


GRAIL: Detecting Early-Stage Cancers With Galleri Test, A Significant Market Opportunity

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, ORTEX

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

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ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monolithic-power-systems-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2088:1" rel="noopener">Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR US)</a> is a direct addition followed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/applovin-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32989:1" rel="noopener">AppLovin (APP US)</a> which is a conditional addition but close to be direct. Demand is ~$1.8bn and ~3.5 ADV.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dollar-tree-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10913:1" rel="noopener">Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR US)</a> is a direct deletion with the highest exclusion probability as it is  ranked above the exit rank of 125. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/super-micro-computer-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7921:1" rel="noopener">Super Micro Computer (SMCI US)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/arm-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21816:1" rel="noopener">ARM Holdings (ARM US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/moderna-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28744:1" rel="noopener">Moderna (MRNA US)</a> are amongst the prioritized constituents preventing eligible candidates from entering the index. </li>
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Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR US) is a direct addition followed by AppLovin (APP US) which is a conditional addition but close to be direct. Demand is ~$1.8bn and ~3.5 ADV.

Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR US) is a direct deletion with the highest exclusion probability as it is  ranked above the exit rank of 125. 

Super Micro Computer (SMCI US) , ARM Holdings (ARM US) and Moderna (MRNA US) are amongst the prioritized constituents preventing eligible candidates from entering the index. 


Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

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GRAIL, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The Company focuses on combining science, technology, and clinical studies to reveal cancer at its beginings. GRAIL offers its services in the United States.

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GRAIL’s 4Q’FY24 Financial Results: The Company Is On Track To Complete FDA/PMA Submission In FY26

In my insight, I discuss GRAIL’s 4Q’FY24 financial results, outline key revenue growth drivers and update my financial model.

Andrei Zakharov

GRAIL: Significant Sales Growth of Galleri Test and The Increase in 2025 Revenue Guidance

GRAIL shares have materially outperformed Nasdaq and peers. The stock has bottomed in the low $13s and gained more than 100%. I see further room...

Andrei Zakharov

GRAIL: Focus on MCED Tests, New Restructuring Plan and Solid 2Q Print With +43% Y/Y Revenue Growth

GRAIL reported solid 2Q results as a public company. Revenue growth accelerated and the company ended 2Q’FY24 with ~$959M of cash and cash...

Andrei Zakharov

GRAIL: Detecting Early-Stage Cancers With Galleri Test, A Significant Market Opportunity

GRAIL, a fast-growing Galleri test maker, spun off from Illumina in June. The population-scale MCED screening test identifies 50+ types of cancer...

Andrei Zakharov

Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...

Dimitris Ioannidis

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GRAIL’s 4Q’FY24 Financial Results: The Company Is On Track To Complete FDA/PMA Submission In FY26

In my insight, I discuss GRAIL’s 4Q’FY24 financial results, outline key revenue growth drivers and update my financial model.

Andrei Zakharov

GRAIL: Significant Sales Growth of Galleri Test and The Increase in 2025 Revenue Guidance

GRAIL shares have materially outperformed Nasdaq and peers. The stock has bottomed in the low $13s and gained more than 100%. I see further room...

Andrei Zakharov

GRAIL: Focus on MCED Tests, New Restructuring Plan and Solid 2Q Print With +43% Y/Y Revenue Growth

GRAIL reported solid 2Q results as a public company. Revenue growth accelerated and the company ended 2Q’FY24 with ~$959M of cash and cash...

Andrei Zakharov

GRAIL: Detecting Early-Stage Cancers With Galleri Test, A Significant Market Opportunity

GRAIL, a fast-growing Galleri test maker, spun off from Illumina in June. The population-scale MCED screening test identifies 50+ types of cancer...

Andrei Zakharov

Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

​MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...

Dimitris Ioannidis

MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...