Press Release: Ginkgo Bioworks Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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 activities                                             (49,151)                            (34,019) 
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Cash flows from financing 
activities: 
Proceeds from exercise of 
 stock options                                                84                                  79 
Principal payments on finance 
 leases                                                    (694)                               (977) 
Contingent consideration 
 payment                                                   (922)                             (1,082) 
Other                                                        (4)                               (604) 
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Net cash used in financing 
 activities                                              (1,536)                             (2,584) 
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Effect of foreign exchange 
 rates on cash and cash 
 equivalents                                               (208)                               (690) 
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Net decrease in cash, cash 
 equivalents and restricted 
 cash                                                  (328,045)                           (274,962) 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, 
 beginning of period                                     944,073                           1,315,792 
Restricted cash, beginning of 
 period                                                   45,511                              53,789 
                               ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
Cash, cash equivalents and 
 restricted cash, beginning 
 of period                                               989,584                           1,369,581 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, 
 end of period                                           616,214                           1,049,244 
Restricted cash, end of 
 period                                                   45,325                              45,375 
                               ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
Cash, cash equivalents and 
 restricted cash, end of 
 period                        $                         661,539  $                        1,094,619 
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                           Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures 
                                 (in thousands, unaudited) 
 
                    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30, 
                   ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
                         2024              2023              2024               2023 
                   ----------------  ----------------  -----------------  ----------------- 
Net loss (1)       $       (56,403)  $      (302,891)  $       (439,495)   $      (681,175) 
Interest income, 
 net                        (9,251)          (15,020)           (31,275)           (43,914) 
Income tax 
 expense 
 (benefit)                    (375)              (22)              (154)                127 
Depreciation and 
 amortization                17,171            21,060             47,368             57,670 
                   ----------------  ----------------  -----------------  ----------------- 
EBITDA                     (48,858)         (296,873)          (423,556)          (667,292) 
Stock-based 
 compensation 
 (2)                         14,013            53,647             94,636            191,324 
Impairment 
 expense (3)                     --           112,403             47,858            121,404 
Restructuring 
 charges (4)                  2,949                --             20,015                 -- 
Merger and 
 acquisition 
 related expenses 
 (5)                          (796)            12,253              6,110             43,127 
Loss on equity 
 method 
 investments                     --                --                 --              1,516 
Loss on 
 investments                  6,912            36,324             16,282             44,815 
Loss on 
 deconsolidation 
 of subsidiary                7,013                --              7,013                 -- 
Change in fair 
 value of warrant 
 liabilities                (1,528)           (1,891)            (5,701)              1,387 
Change in fair 
 value of 
 convertible 
 notes                          281               317              1,127                121 
Adjusted EBITDA    $       (20,014)  $       (83,820)  $       (236,216)  $       (263,598) 
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(1)  All periods include non-cash revenue when earned, including $45.4 million 
     in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, recognized 
     pursuant to the termination of revenue contracts with Motif. 
(2)  Includes $0.2 million and $1.1 million in employer payroll taxes for the 
     three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $2.9 
     and $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, 
     respectively. 
(3)  For 2024, includes $47.9 million related to goodwill impairment. For the 
     three months ended September 30, 2023, includes a $16.2 million 
     impairment loss on lab equipment and a $96.2 million impairment loss on 
     an operating lease right-of-use asset and related leasehold improvements 
     associated with an exited Zymergen leased facility. For the nine months 
     ended September 30, 2023, includes a $25.2 million impairment loss on lab 
     equipment and a $96.2 million impairment loss on lease assets associated 
     with the exited Zymergen leased facility. 
(4)  Restructuring charges consist of employee termination costs from the 
     reduction in force commenced in June 2024, as well as the impairment of a 
     right-of-use asset relating to facilities consolidation. 
(5)  Represents transaction and integration costs directly related to mergers 
     and acquisitions, including: (i) due diligence, legal, consulting and 
     accounting fees associated with acquisitions, (ii) post-acquisition 
     employee retention bonuses and severance payments, (iii) the fair value 
     adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities resulting from 
     acquisitions, (iv) costs associated with the Zymergen Bankruptcy, as well 
     as securities litigation costs, net of insurance recovery. Not included 
     in this adjustment are non-cash charges for acquired in-process research 
     and development expenses, which totaled $19.8 million and $4.0 million in 
     the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. 
 
 
                          Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. 
                               Segment Information 
                            (in thousands, unaudited) 
 
                                                     Nine Months Ended September 
                 Three Months Ended September 30,                30, 
                 ---------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                       2024             2023             2024            2023 
                 ----------------  ---------------  --------------  -------------- 
Revenue: 
Cell 
 Engineering     $         75,089  $        37,176  $      139,183  $      116,555 
Biosecurity                13,957           18,254          44,013         100,145 
Total revenue              89,046           55,430         183,196         216,700 
Segment cost of 
revenue: 
Cell 
 Engineering                2,016               --           3,930              -- 
Biosecurity                 9,987            6,923          30,996          47,394 
Segment 
research and 
development 
expense: 
Cell 
 Engineering               57,201           90,889         253,790         275,494 
Biosecurity                   141              313             720           1,408 
Total segment 
 research and 
 development 
 expense                   57,342           91,202         254,510         276,902 
Segment general 
and 
administrative 
expense: 
Cell 
 Engineering               29,319           42,617         103,167         155,216 
Biosecurity                10,040           12,207          33,169          42,862 
Total segment 
 general and 
 administrative 
 expense                   39,359           54,824         136,336         198,078 
Segment 
operating 
(loss) income: 
Cell 
 Engineering             (13,447)         (96,330)       (221,704)       (314,155) 
Biosecurity               (6,211)          (1,189)        (20,872)           8,481 
Total segment 
 operating 
 loss                    (19,658)         (97,519)       (242,576)       (305,674) 
                 ----------------  ---------------  --------------  -------------- 
Operating 
expenses not 
allocated to 
segments: 
Stock-based 
 compensation 
 (1)                       14,013           53,647          94,636         191,324 
Depreciation 
 and 
 amortization              17,171           21,060          47,368          57,670 
Impairment 
 expense (2)                   --          112,403          47,858         121,404 
Restructuring 
 charges                    2,949               --          20,015              -- 
Change in fair 
 value of 
 contingent 
 consideration 
 liability                  1,413            1,764           3,698          10,217 
Loss from 
 operations        $     (55,204)    $   (286,393)   $   (456,151)   $   (686,289) 
                 ================  ===============  ==============  ============== 
 
 
 
(1)  Includes $0.2 million and $1.1 million in employer payroll taxes for the 
     three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $2.9 

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