Company: CSTL
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001447362-25-000097
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Company: CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-04
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
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 in tests report volumes for our TissueCypher test, and, to a much lesser extent, a higher realized ASP. Increases in our TissueCypher test report volumes reflect growth through our sales force efforts. Net revenue from our non-dermatologic tests as a percentage of total net revenue increased from 19.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to 31.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

The $8.9 million decrease from our dermatologic tests was primarily due to a lower ASP for DecisionDx-SCC test, where we stopped receiving Medicare coverage as of April 24, 2025, offset by 16.3% increase in DecisionDx-SCC test report volumes, and a 3.5% increase in DecisionDx-Melanoma test report volumes.

Cost of Sales (exclusive of amortization of acquired intangible assets)

Cost of sales (exclusive of amortization of acquired intangible assets) for the six months ended June 30, 2025 increased by $5.6 million, or 19.7%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to higher personnel costs, higher lab services cost, and higher depreciation expense. Increases in personnel costs reflect a higher headcount, due to additions made to support business growth in response to growing test report volumes, as well as merit and annual inflationary wage adjustment for existing employees. The increase in lab services expense was driven by higher test report volumes, while the rise in depreciation expense reflects continued investment in and expansion of our laboratory facilities.

Due to the nature of our business, a significant portion of our cost of sales expenses represents fixed costs associated with our testing operations. Accordingly, our cost of sales expense will not necessarily increase or decrease commensurately with the change in net revenues from period to period. We expect our cost of sales expenses (exclusive of amortization of acquired intangible assets) to continue to increase in future periods as we hire additional laboratory personnel and related resources to support our expected operational growth and higher test volumes.

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Gross Margin

Our gross margin percentage was 63.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 79.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to higher amortization from accelerating our IDgenetix test, higher personnel costs and higher depreciation expense.

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