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Exact Sciences Corp. – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/21 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Tuesday, 5/4/21, at 5:05pm ET   ·   For:  3/31/21   ·   Accession #:  1124140-21-52   ·   File #:  1-35092

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 5/04/21  Exact Sciences Corp.              10-Q        3/31/21  102:11M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.03M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
11: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     80K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    124K 
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     44K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     81K 
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     53K 
                Loss                                                             
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders   HTML     82K 
                Equity                                                           
17: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders   HTML     29K 
                Equity (Parenthetical)                                           
18: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    142K 
19: R9          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML     31K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
20: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     51K 
21: R11         Revenue                                             HTML     50K 
22: R12         Marketable Securities                               HTML    141K 
23: R13         Inventory                                           HTML     34K 
24: R14         Property, Plant, and Equipment                      HTML     48K 
25: R15         Intangible Assets and Goodwill                      HTML     75K 
26: R16         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    100K 
27: R17         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     34K 
28: R18         Convertible Notes                                   HTML     74K 
29: R19         License and Collaboration Agreements                HTML     34K 
30: R20         Pfizer Promotion Agreement                          HTML     31K 
31: R21         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     61K 
32: R22         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     77K 
33: R23         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     50K 
34: R24         New Market Tax Credit                               HTML     32K 
35: R25         Wisconsin Economic Development Tax Credits          HTML     31K 
36: R26         Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions        HTML    140K 
37: R27         Segment Information                                 HTML     40K 
38: R28         Income Taxes                                        HTML     33K 
39: R29         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     31K 
40: R30         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     51K 
                (Policies)                                                       
41: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     37K 
                (Tables)                                                         
42: R32         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     45K 
43: R33         Marketable Securities (Tables)                      HTML    162K 
44: R34         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     35K 
45: R35         Property, Plant, and Equipment (Tables)             HTML     47K 
46: R36         Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)             HTML     79K 
47: R37         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     90K 
48: R38         Convertible Notes (Tables)                          HTML     67K 
49: R39         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     60K 
50: R40         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     76K 
51: R41         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     41K 
52: R42         Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions        HTML     72K 
                (Tables)                                                         
53: R43         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     35K 
54: R44         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     90K 
                Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details)                       
55: R45         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Net    HTML     43K 
                Loss Per Share (Details)                                         
56: R46         REVENUE - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue     HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R47         REVENUE - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     39K 
58: R48         MARKETABLE SECURITIES - Narrative (Details)         HTML     29K 
59: R49         MARKETABLE SECURITIES - Schedule of Cash and Cash   HTML     48K 
                Equivalents (Details)                                            
60: R50         MARKETABLE SECURITIES - Schedule of Available For   HTML     65K 
                Sale Securities (Details)                                        
61: R51         MARKETABLE SECURITIES - Schedule of Underlying      HTML     62K 
                Maturities of AFS Securities (Details)                           
62: R52         MARKETABLE SECURITIES - Schedule of Gross           HTML     69K 
                Unrealized Losses And Fair Value of Available For                
                Sale Securities (Details)                                        
63: R53         Inventory (Details)                                 HTML     33K 
64: R54         PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of        HTML     63K 
                Estimated Useful Lives (Details)                                 
65: R55         PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - Narrative          HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R56         INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL - Schedule of        HTML     59K 
                Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net Balances and                  
                Weighted Average Useful Lives (Details)                          
67: R57         INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL - Schedule of        HTML     42K 
                Future Amortization Expense (Details)                            
68: R58         INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL - Narrative          HTML     29K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R59         INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL - Schedule of        HTML     43K 
                Changes in Goodwill (Details)                                    
70: R60         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Fair Value    HTML    101K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R61         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Narrative (Details)       HTML     86K 
72: R62         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Fair Value of Contingent  HTML     36K 
                Consideration (Details)                                          
73: R63         Long-Term Debt (Details)                            HTML     71K 
74: R64         CONVERTIBLE NOTES - Schedule of Convertible Notes   HTML     59K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R65         CONVERTIBLE NOTES - Schedule of Transaction Costs   HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R66         CONVERTIBLE NOTES - Additional information          HTML    118K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R67         LICENSE AND COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS - Mayo         HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R68         LICENSE AND COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS - John         HTML     40K 
                Hopkins University (Details)                                     
79: R69         Pfizer Promotion Agreement (Details)                HTML     33K 
80: R70         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Narrative (Details)          HTML     55K 
81: R71         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Schedule of OCI (Details)    HTML     51K 
82: R72         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Schedule of amounts          HTML     41K 
                reclassified from AOCI (Details)                                 
83: R73         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details)      HTML     52K 
84: R74         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Fair Value and Activity  HTML    154K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R75         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Supplemental        HTML     52K 
                Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Details)                    
86: R76         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional          HTML     58K 
                Information (Details)                                            
87: R77         New Market Tax Credit (Details)                     HTML     32K 
88: R78         Wisconsin Economic Development Tax Credit           HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R79         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ASSET ACQUISITIONS -      HTML    153K 
                Business Combinations Textual (Details)                          
90: R80         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ASSET ACQUISITIONS -      HTML     42K 
                Schedule of Consideration Transferred, Thrive                    
                (Details)                                                        
91: R81         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ASSET ACQUISITIONS -      HTML     49K 
                Assumptions on Fair Value of Options Assumed                     
                (Details)                                                        
92: R82         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ASSET ACQUISITIONS -      HTML     68K 
                Schedule of Assets Acquired and Liabilities                      
                Assumed, Thrive (Details)                                        
93: R83         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ASSET ACQUISITIONS -      HTML     32K 
                Schedule of Pro Forma Thrive Information (Details)               
94: R84         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ASSET ACQUISITIONS -      HTML     55K 
                Schedule of Assets Acquired and Liabilities                      
                Assumed From Paradigm Diagnostics Acquisition                    
                (Details)                                                        
95: R85         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ASSET ACQUISITIONS -      HTML     45K 
                Asset Acquisitions Textual (Details)                             
96: R86         Segment Information (Details)                       HTML     36K 
97: R87         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     38K 
98: R88         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     57K 
100: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    190K  
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