BLI — Stock Film
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BLI
Berkeley Lights, Inc
~4 min film100% real numbers0 jargon
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Berkeley Lights, Inc. A quick introduction.

On the stock market since 2020, it operates in the world of health and science. It has 285 employees. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2020
285 employees
$86.6M market value
Revenue last year:
$0
The loss that same year:
$0
For every $1 it earns, the company spends $2.

The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs far above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.

WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
58%Products
Products 58%Services 42%
58% of all revenue comes from a single line: Products.

That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing overall, with a pause along the way.

Average growth of 26% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$31.3M
2018
$56.7M
2019
$64.3M
2020
$85.4M
2021
$78.6M
2022
In the vault right now:
$0
DEBT: $42.6M
At this pace, that money lasts about 1.4 years.

Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
Costs eat into the margin4/10
WORTH WATCHING

Cost Efficiency: As sales grow, profit fails to keep the same pace.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
A long and steep decline.

An investor who bought at the very peak is down 99% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/2
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 12% a year on average.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/2
The product is selling

Sales run at $78.6M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
Small sales, big loss

A loss of $98.0M against $78.6M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
The cash has a countdown

At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 1.4 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.

FINALE · THE GRADE
C
0 / 100 · MoonshotScore

On our five-subject report card, BLI sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.

The takeaway: BLI is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.

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Data: FMP & company filings
Jul 21, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film