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Over the past five years, Natera, Inc. has experienced robust revenue growth even as it continues to report negative earnings. Revenue increased from approximately $391 million in 2020 to about $1.70 billion in 2024—a remarkable expansion that includes significant year-over-year jumps, notably around 60% from 2020 to 2021 and nearly 57% from 2023 to 2024. While this revenue momentum is impressive, the company’s gross profit, operating income, and net income figures have remained negative throughout the period. Initially, gross profit losses deepened—reaching nearly –$541 million in 2022—but there was a noticeable reversal in 2023 and 2024, with losses narrowing to –$446 million and –$222 million, respectively. Similarly, net income deteriorated to –$548 million in 2022 but then improved to –$435 million in 2023 and –$190 million by 2024. These trends suggest that while Natera is aggressively expanding its top line, it has also been working on operational efficiencies and scale benefits, which are beginning to reduce the gap between increasing revenues and declining losses. In an industry where significant upfront investments and longer paths to profitability are commonplace—especially in genomic diagnostics and precision medicine—the steady improvement in margins is a positive sign. Although the company has yet to achieve profitability, the narrowing operational losses in the context of substantial revenue growth indicate an overall financial trajectory that could be sustainable if operational improvements continue and economies of scale are realized.
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