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[BLOG] Idea Brunch

Added to YB: 2026-01-07

Pitch date: 2026-01-05

ILMN [bullish]

Illumina, Inc.

+6.12%

current return

Author Info

Idea Brunch is an interview series where great off-the-beaten-path investors share their best ideas and insights about their research process. Yellowbrick users get a 20% discount for life

Company Info

Illumina, Inc. provides sequencing- and array-based solutions for genetic and genomic analysis in the Americas, Europe, Greater China, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa.

Market Cap

$20.5B

Pitch Price

$141.48

Price Target

N/A

Dividend

N/A

EV/EBITDA

17.49

P/E

30.12

EV/Sales

5.09

Sector

Life Sciences Tools and Services

Category

turnaround

Show full summary:
Idea Brunch with Jon Hartman and Jim Burke of Hartman Burke Capital Management - Illumina, Inc.

ILMN: Genomic sequencing leader down 70% from peak due to NovaSeq X pricing transition (~60% consumables price cuts). Pricing headwind inflecting positive as transition >50% complete. New CEO Jacob Thaysen driving 300bp margin improvement. FDA approved Guardant Shield blood cancer screening unlocks $50B opportunity. Expects accelerating revenue growth as liquid biopsy market materializes.

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