Sunday, July 8, 2018

GenMark Diagnostics Starting To Deliver, But Consistency Is A Key Issue

If you tried to play a drinking game with the number of times I've mentioned consistency and/or execution in relation to GenMark Diagnostics (GNMK), you would risk serious damage to your liver. Even so, the ability of this company to deliver on the promise of its ePlex multiplex diagnostic system is arguably the key variable in the entire investment equation. The question of whether or not multiplex testing delivers value for health care systems is more or less settled, but whether GenMark can generate adequate commercial interest in its system, manufacture them profitably, and develop an adequate test menu in time are not settled.

With good flu-related demand in the first quarter and the recent submission of the gram-positive sepsis to the FDA, I think things are looking better for GenMark, and the shares are up about 50% from last update in March. If management continues to deliver, this could only be the beginning, as GenMark serves a market that can support hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue at better multiples than the shares currently enjoy.

Read more here :
GenMark Diagnostics Starting To Deliver, But Consistency Is A Key Issue

No comments: