Inside the Lab Industry: Q2 Earnings Decline Despite Rebound in Core Business
Though COVID-19 testing declines continue to negatively affect lab industry profits, the latest figures suggest the worst may be over.
Though COVID-19 testing declines continue to negatively affect lab industry profits, the latest figures suggest the worst may be over.
A decline in COVID-19 testing demand, along with a challenging economy, made for a difficult quarter for diagnostics companies.
While not nearly as robust as a year ago, diagnostic companies’ revenues held up surprisingly well in Q2 2022.
Independent labs accrued a profit of at least $10 on each PCR COVID-19 test performed in the period from May to December 2020, study says.
Most diagnostics companies experienced modest, flat, or negative top-line revenue growth rates in the first quarter of 2022.