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      Ginkgo Bioworks Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

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      Feb 25, 2025, 17:00 ET

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      Ginkgo provides update on its restructuring process including significant improvement in cash flow in the fourth quarter, completion of site consolidation and an expanded cost savings target

      Cell Engineering revenue of $35 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, representing 29% growth over 2023

      BOSTON, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DNA, "Ginkgo"), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024. The update, including a webcast slide presentation with additional details on the fourth quarter and full year, as well as supplemental financial information will be available at investors.ginkgobioworks.com.

      Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

      • Fourth quarter 2024 Total revenue of $44 million, up from $35 million in the comparable prior year period
        • Fourth quarter 2024 Cell Engineering revenue of $35 million, up from $27 million in the comparable prior year period, an increase of 29% driven by growth with large biopharma customers
        • Fourth quarter 2024 Biosecurity revenue of $9 million, up from $8 million in the comparable prior year period, with gross profit margin of 17%
      • Fourth quarter 2024 GAAP net loss of $(108) million, compared to $(212) million in the comparable prior year period
      • Fourth quarter 2024 Adjusted EBITDA of $(57) million, up from $(101) million in the comparable prior year period, driven by the increase in revenue as well as a decrease in operating expenses
      • Cash and cash equivalents balance as of December 31, 2024 of $562 million. Cash flow of $(55) million in the fourth quarter of 2024, up from $(114) million in the third quarter of 2024.

      "I'm very proud of the team for pushing the technical envelope and delivering for our customers as we enter this new year," said Jason Kelly, co-founder and CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks. "We made a lot of changes in 2024, but our commitment to our mission is as strong as ever. Our expansions into life science tools with our Datapoints and Automation offerings are going well and we are continuing to drive our cost-cutting and sustainable revenue-generating efforts as we enter a very exciting year for Ginkgo."

      Full Year 2024 Financial Highlights

      • Full year 2024 Total revenue of $227 million, down from $251 million in the prior year, a decrease of 10% as Biosecurity revenue transitioned from K-12 testing to a more recurring business model. Full year 2024 also benefited from $45 million of non-cash revenue from a release of deferred revenue in the third quarter relating to the mutual termination of a customer agreement.
        • Full year 2024 Cell Engineering revenue of $174 million, up from $144 million in the prior year, an increase of 21%. Excluding the $45 million non-cash deferred revenue release in the third quarter, full year 2024 Cell Engineering revenue of $129 million decreased 10%, driven by the shift from early stage customers to large/enterprise customers along with commercial changes related to the restructuring.
        • Full year 2024 Biosecurity revenue of $53 million, down from $108 million in the prior year, a decrease of 51%, with full year 2024 Biosecurity gross profit margin of 27%
      • Full year 2024 GAAP net loss of $(547) million, compared to $(893) million in the prior year
      • Full year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA of $(293) million, up from $(365) million in the prior year

      Recent Business Highlights & Strategic Positioning

      • Cell Engineering closed deals with new and existing customers
        • Added 31 new programs and other customer contracts to the Cell Engineering platform in Q4 2024, of which 14 were comparable in size and scope to historically reported New Programs, and an additional 17 contracts that represent a variety of other deal archetypes, such as Datapoints projects
        • Signed contract for our Antibody Developability product from Ginkgo Datapoints with a top biopharma company
        • Ginkgo Automation was selected to deploy a flexible laboratory automation system for cutting-edge biofuels and bioproducts research at Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center ("GLBRC"), and demonstrated its technology at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening ("SLAS")
        • Awarded up to $9.4 million in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University to develop implantable cell-based bioelectronic devices for disease treatment under ARPA-H's REACT program
      • Ginkgo Biosecurity continues to work towards creating solutions that offer persistent, pervasive monitoring of biothreats
        • Awarded contract with the European Health and Digital Executive Agency ("HaDEA") to deliver next-generation 'agnostic diagnostics' for respiratory viruses at the point of care, with Ginkgo and its consortium partners eligible to receive up to €24 million over the next 4 years
      • Ginkgo made significant progress on its plan to reach Adjusted EBITDA breakeven by the end of 2026
        • Cash flow of $(55) million in the fourth quarter of 2024, up from $(114) million in the third quarter of 2024
        • Ginkgo's reduction in force and other cost cutting measures have achieved an annualized run-rate cost reduction of $190 million as of the fourth quarter of 2024, with a target to increase that to $250 million by the end of the third quarter of 2025. Site consolidation efforts have also been substantially completed, with excess space available for sublease.

      Full Year 2025 Guidance

      • Ginkgo expects Total revenue of $160-$180 million in 2025
        • Ginkgo expects Cell Engineering revenue of $110-$130 million in 2025, with potential upside from the recent launch of Tools offerings
        • Ginkgo expects Biosecurity revenue in 2025 of at least $50 million, representing approximate current contracted backlog and expected program renewal along with key assumption of continued availability of government funding, with potential upside from additional opportunities in the pipeline

      Conference Call Details
      Ginkgo will host a videoconference today, Tuesday, February 25, 2025, beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET. The presentation will include an overview of fourth quarter and 2024 full year financial performance, recent business updates, a discussion on Ginkgo's outlook, as well as a moderated question and answer session.

      To ask a question ahead of the presentation, please submit your questions to @Ginkgo on X (hashtag #GinkgoResults) or by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

      A webcast link is available on Ginkgo's Investor Relations website and a replay will be made available following the presentation.

      Ginkgo Investor Website: https://investors.ginkgobioworks.com/events/

      Audio-Only Dial Ins:
      +1 646 876 9923 (New York)
      +1 301 715 8592 (Washington DC)
      +1 312 626 6799 (Chicago)
      +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose)
      +1 253 215 8782 (Tacoma)
      +1 346 248 7799 (Houston)
      +1 408 638 0968 (San Jose)

      Webinar ID: 920 8859 2008

      If you experience technical difficulties with any of these dial-ins or if you need international dial-in numbers, please visit our website at https://investors.ginkgobioworks.com/events/ for updated dial-in information.

      About Ginkgo Bioworks
      Ginkgo Bioworks is the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, providing flexible, end-to-end services that solve challenges for organizations across diverse markets, from food and agriculture to pharmaceuticals to industrial and specialty chemicals. Ginkgo Biosecurity is building and deploying the next-generation infrastructure and technologies that global leaders need to predict, detect, and respond to a wide variety of biological threats.  For more information, visit ginkgobioworks.com and ginkgobiosecurity.com, read our blog, or follow us on social media channels such as X (@Ginkgo and @Ginkgo_Biosec), Instagram (@GinkgoBioworks), Threads (@GinkgoBioworks) or LinkedIn.

      Forward-Looking Statements of Ginkgo Bioworks
      This press release, the presentation, and the conference call and webcast contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding our plans, strategies, including with respect to our current expectations, operations and anticipated results of operations, both business and financial, including the timing for attaining Adjusted EBITDA breakeven and profitability, impacts of our restructuring, the potential financial impact of our facilities consolidation, potential customer success, including successful application of our offerings by our customers, and expectations with regard to revenue, expenses, including our stock-based compensation expenses, our full year 2025 outlook, and the market environment, all of which are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, market trends, or industry results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "can," "project," "potential," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: (i) our ability to realize near-term and long-term cost savings associated with our site consolidation plans, including the ability to terminate leases or find sub-lease tenants for unused facilities, (ii) volatility in the price of Ginkgo's securities due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which Ginkgo operates and plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, and changes in laws and regulations affecting Ginkgo's business, (iii) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and to identify and realize additional business opportunities, including with respect to our solutions and tools offerings, (iv) the risk of downturns in demand for products using synthetic biology, (v) the uncertainty regarding the demand for passive monitoring programs and biosecurity services, (vi) changes to the biosecurity industry, including due to advancements in technology, emerging competition and evolution in industry demands, standards and regulations, (vii) the outcome of any pending or potential legal proceedings against Ginkgo, (viii) our ability to realize the expected benefits from and the success of our Foundry platform programs and Codebase assets, (ix) our ability to successfully develop engineered cells, bioprocesses, data packages or other deliverables, (x) the product development, production or manufacturing success of our customers, (xi) our exposure to the volatility and liquidity risks inherent in holding equity interests in other operating companies and other non-cash consideration we may receive for our services, (xii) the potential negative impact on our business of our restructuring or the failure to realize the anticipated savings associated therewith and (xiii) the uncertainty regarding government budgetary priorities and funding allocated to government agencies. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of Ginkgo's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 25, 2025 and other documents filed by Ginkgo from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Ginkgo assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Ginkgo does not give any assurance that it will achieve its expectations.

      Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
      Certain of the financial measures included in this release, including Adjusted EBITDA, have not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), and constitute "non-GAAP financial measures" as defined by the SEC. Ginkgo has included these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes they provide an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating Ginkgo's financial performance and prospects. Due to the nature and/or size of the items being excluded, such items do not reflect future gains, losses, expenses or benefits and are not indicative of our future operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental to, and should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from non-GAAP financial measures with comparable names used by other companies. See the reconciliation below for additional information regarding certain of the non-GAAP financial measures included in this release, including a description of these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of the historic measures to Ginkgo's most comparable GAAP financial measures.

      Ginkgo Bioworks Contacts:

      INVESTOR CONTACT:
      [email protected] 

      MEDIA CONTACT:
      [email protected] 

      Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.

      Consolidated Balance Sheets

      (in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)








      As of December 31, 2024


      As of December 31, 2023

      Assets





      Current assets:





      Cash and cash equivalents


      $                                 561,572


      $                                944,073

      Accounts receivable, net


      21,857


      17,157

      Accounts receivable - related parties


      586


      742

      Prepaid expenses and other current assets


      18,729


      39,777

      Total current assets


      602,744


      1,001,749

      Property, plant and equipment, net


      203,720


      188,193

      Operating lease right-of-use assets


      394,435


      206,801

      Investments


      48,704


      78,565

      Intangible assets, net


      72,510


      82,741

      Goodwill


      —


      49,238

      Other non-current assets


      55,336


      58,055

      Total assets


      $                              1,377,449


      $                             1,665,342

      Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity





      Current liabilities:





      Accounts payable


      $                                   14,169


      $                                    9,323

      Deferred revenue


      27,710


      44,486

      Accrued expenses and other current liabilities


      65,387


      110,051

      Total current liabilities


      107,266


      163,860

      Non-current liabilities:





      Deferred revenue, net of current portion


      98,783


      158,062

      Operating lease liabilities, non-current


      438,766


      221,835

      Other non-current liabilities


      16,576


      24,433

      Total liabilities


      661,391


      568,190

      Commitments and contingencies





      Stockholders' equity:





      Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value


      —


      —

      Common stock, $0.0001 par value


      5


      5

      Additional paid-in capital


      6,555,416


      6,386,191

      Accumulated deficit


      (5,837,557)


      (5,290,528)

      Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income


      (1,806)


      1,484

      Total stockholders' equity


      716,058


      1,097,152

      Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


      $                             1,377,449


      $                             1,665,342

      Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.

      Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

      (in thousands, except share data, unaudited)












      Three Months Ended December 31,


      Year Ended December 31,



      2024


      2023


      2024


      2023

      Cell Engineering revenue


      $           34,789


      $          26,976


      $        173,972


      $          143,531

      Biosecurity revenue:









         Service


      9,058


      7,779


      53,071


      78,975

         Product


      —


      —


      —


      28,949

      Total revenue


      43,847


      34,755


      227,043


      251,455

         Costs and operating expenses:









         Cost of Biosecurity service revenue


      7,553


      6,611


      38,549


      46,524

         Cost of Biosecurity product revenue


      —


      —


      —


      7,481

         Cost of other revenue


      2,069


      —


      5,999


      —

         Research and development (1)


      76,377


      117,038


      424,061


      580,621

         General and administrative (1)


      57,297


      89,223


      246,161


      385,025

         Impairment of lease assets


      —


      —


      —


      96,210

         Goodwill impairment


      —


      —


      47,858


      —

         Restructuring charges


      4,157


      —


      24,172


      —

      Total operating expenses


      147,453


      212,872


      786,800


      1,115,861

      Loss from operations


      (103,606)


      (178,117)


      (559,757)


      (864,406)

      Other income (expense):









         Interest income


      7,247


      13,303


      38,612


      57,217

         Interest expense


      (4)


      (93)


      (94)


      (93)

         Loss on equity method investments


      —


      (1,119)


      —


      (2,635)

         Loss on investments


      (12,545)


      (10,012)


      (28,827)


      (54,827)

         Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary


      —


      (42,502)


      (7,013)


      (42,502)

         Change in fair value of warrant liabilities


      —


      6,555


      5,701


      5,168

         Other income, net


      1,049


      93


      3,870


      9,138

      Total other income (expense)


      (4,253)


      (33,775)


      12,249


      (28,534)

      Loss before income taxes


      (107,859)


      (211,892)


      (547,508)


      (892,940)

      Income tax benefit


      (325)


      (198)


      (479)


      (71)

      Net loss


      $      (107,534)


      $      (211,694)


      $     (547,029)


      $       (892,869)

      Net loss per share, basic and diluted


      $            (2.00)


      $            (4.28)


      $         (10.54)


      $           (18.37)

      Weighted average common shares outstanding:









         Basic


      53,814,706


      49,442,700


      51,894,639


      48,610,507

         Diluted


      53,814,706


      49,471,075


      51,894,639


      48,610,507

      Comprehensive loss:









      Net loss


      $      (107,534)


      $      (211,694)


      $     (547,029)


      $       (892,869)

      Other comprehensive (loss) income:









         Foreign currency translation adjustment


      (2,070)


      4,383


      (4,782)


      4,116

         Reclassification of foreign currency translation

         adjustment realized upon sale of

         foreign subsidiary


      —


      —


      1,492


      —

      Total other comprehensive (loss) income


      (2,070)


      4,383


      (3,290)


      4,116

      Comprehensive loss


      $      (109,604)


      $      (207,311)


      $     (550,319)


      $       (888,753)



      (1)  Total stock-based compensation expense, inclusive of employer payroll taxes, was allocated as follows (in thousands):




      Three Months Ended December 31,


      Year Ended December 31,



      2024


      2023


      2024


      2023

      Research and development


      $            9,695


      $         26,775


      $        57,723


      $         148,861

      General and administrative


      10,968


      16,809


      57,576


      86,047

      Total


      $          20,663


      $         43,584


      $      115,299


      $         234,908

      Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.

      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

      (in thousands, unaudited)








      Year Ended December 31,



      2024


      2023

      Cash flows from operating activities:





      Net loss


      $                         (547,029)


      $                          (892,869)

      Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:





      Depreciation and amortization


      63,020


      70,507

      Stock-based compensation


      112,344


      229,884

      Goodwill impairment


      47,858


      —

      Restructuring related impairment charges


      4,823


      —

      Non-cash customer consideration


      (1,117)


      (1,373)

      Loss on equity method investments


      —


      2,635

      Loss on investments


      28,827


      54,827

      Change in fair value of notes receivable


      2,014


      2,416

      Change in fair value of warrant liabilities


      (5,701)


      (5,168)

      Change in fair value of contingent consideration liability


      3,214


      9,168

      Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary


      7,013


      42,502

      Impairment of long-lived assets


      5,796


      121,404

      Deferred income tax benefit


      (936)


      (801)

      Loss on disposal of equipment


      844


      842

      Non-cash lease expense


      28,095


      28,313

      Non-cash in-process research and development


      19,796


      9,182

      Other non-cash activity


      1,224


      3,194

      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:





      Accounts receivable


      (4,725)


      50,068

      Prepaid expenses and other current assets


      10,085


      10,473

      Operating lease right-of-use assets


      23,463


      9,275

      Other non-current assets


      (1,394)


      2,570

             Accounts payable


      4,771


      (1,183)

             Accrued expenses and other current liabilities


      (40,438)


      16,899

      Deferred revenue, current and non-current


      (68,645)


      (35,917)

      Operating lease liabilities, current and non-current


      (14,881)


      (22,800)

      Other non-current liabilities


      2,094


      452

      Net cash used in operating activities


      (319,585)


      (295,500)

      Cash flows from investing activities:





      Purchases of property and equipment


      (62,541)


      (40,801)

      Deconsolidation of subsidiaries - cash


      —


      (42,980)

      Business acquisition


      (5,400)


      —

      Purchase of notes receivable


      —


      (350)

      Proceeds from sales of marketable securities


      4,519


      —

      Proceeds from sale of equipment


      648


      4,428

      Other


      538


      (990)

      Net cash used in investing activities


      (62,236)


      (80,693)

      Cash flows from financing activities:





      Proceeds from exercise of stock options


      84


      93

      Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards


      —


      (23)

      Principal payments on finance leases


      (897)


      (1,295)

      Contingent consideration payment


      (922)


      (1,411)

      Other


      (4)


      (580)

      Net cash used in financing activities


      (1,739)


      (3,216)

      Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents


      (281)


      (588)

      Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash


      (383,841)


      (379,997)






      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


      561,572


      944,073

      Restricted cash, end of period


      44,171


      45,511

      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period


      $                           605,743


      $                           989,584

      Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.

      Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures

      (in thousands, unaudited)




      Three Months Ended December 31,


      Year Ended December 31,



      2024


      2023


      2024


      2023

      Net loss (1)


      $      (107,534)


      $       (211,694)


      $        (547,029)


      $       (892,869)

      Interest income


      (7,247)


      (13,226)


      (38,612)


      (57,217)

      Interest expense


      4


      15


      94


      93

      Income tax benefit


      (325)


      (198)


      (479)


      (71)

      Depreciation and amortization


      15,652


      12,837


      63,020


      70,507

      EBITDA


      (99,450)


      (212,266)


      (523,006)


      (879,557)

      Stock-based compensation (2)


      20,663


      43,584


      115,299


      234,908

      Impairment expense (3)


      5,796


      —


      53,654


      121,404

      Restructuring charges (4)


      4,157


      —


      24,172


      —

      Merger and acquisition related expenses (5)


      (1,693)


      18,062


      4,417


      61,189

      Loss on equity method investments


      —


      1,119


      —


      2,635

      Loss on investments


      12,545


      10,012


      28,827


      54,827

      Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary


      —


      42,502


      7,013


      42,502

      Change in fair value of warrant liabilities


      —


      (6,555)


      (5,701)


      (5,168)

      Change in fair value of convertible notes


      887


      2,174


      2,014


      2,295

      Adjusted EBITDA


      $        (57,095)


      $        (101,368)


      $        (293,311)


      $        (364,965)



      (1)

      All periods include non-cash revenue when earned, including $45.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, recognized pursuant to the termination of revenue contracts with Motif.



      (2)

      For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, includes $0.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in related employer payroll taxes. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, includes $3.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively, in related employer payroll taxes.



      (3)

      For the three months ended December 31, 2024, includes $5.8 million related to lab equipment. For the year ended December 31, 2024, includes $47.9 million related to goodwill impairment and $5.8 million related to lab equipment. For the year ended December 31, 2023, includes a $25.2 million impairment loss on lab equipment and a $96.2 million impairment loss on lease assets associated with an 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, and (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 $5.2 million and zero for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $19.8 million and $9.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

      Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.

      Segment Information

      (in thousands, unaudited)










      Three Months Ended December 31,


      Year Ended December 31,


      2024


      2023


      2024


      2023

      Cell Engineering








      Revenue

      $           34,789


      $          26,975


      $        173,972


      $        143,531

      Costs and operating expenses:








      Cost of other revenue

      2,069


      —


      5,999


      —

      Research and development

      50,364


      72,951


      271,512


      335,943

      General and administrative

      20,494


      40,383


      115,028


      171,210

      Cell Engineering operating loss

      (38,138)


      (86,359)


      (218,567)


      (363,622)

      Biosecurity








      Service revenue

      9,058


      7,779


      53,071


      78,975

      Product revenue

      —


      —


      —


      28,949

      Costs and operating expense:








      Cost of Biosecurity service revenue

      7,553


      6,611


      38,549


      46,524

      Cost of Biosecurity product revenue

      —


      —


      —


      7,481

      Research and development

      52


      192


      771


      1,599

      General and administrative

      11,200


      12,652


      44,370


      55,514

      Biosecurity operating loss

      (9,747)


      (11,676)


      (30,619)


      (3,194)

      Total segment operating loss

      (47,885)


      (98,035)


      (249,186)


      (366,816)

      Reconciling items to reconcile total segment operating loss to loss before income taxes:








      Stock-based compensation (1)

      20,663


      43,584


      115,299


      234,908

      Impairment expense (2)

      5,796


      —


      53,654


      121,404

      Depreciation and amortization

      15,652


      12,836


      63,020


      70,507

      Restructuring charges (3)

      4,157


      —


      24,172


      —

      Carrying cost of excess space (net of sublease income) (4)

      9,330


      —


      25,986


      —

      Merger and acquisition related expenses

      (1,693)


      18,062


      4,417


      61,188

      Acquired in-process research and development

      —


      5,601


      19,849


      9,582

      Other (income) expense, net (5)

      6,070


      33,776


      (8,075)


      28,535

      Loss before income taxes

      $      (107,860)


      $     (211,894)


      $     (547,508)


      $     (892,940)



      (1)

      For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, includes $0.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in related employer payroll taxes. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, includes $3.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively, in related employer payroll taxes.



      (2)

      For the three months ended December 31, 2024, includes $5.8 million related to lab equipment. For the year ended December 31, 2024, includes $47.9 million related to goodwill impairment and $5.8 million related to lab equipment. For the year ended December 31, 2023, includes a $25.2 million impairment loss on lab equipment and a $96.2 million impairment loss on lease assets associated with an exited Zymergen leased facility.



      (3)

      Includes $4.2 million and $19.3 million in employee termination and other costs for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, respectively. Additionally, Restructuring charges include $4.8 million in impairment of an operating lease right-of-use asset relating to facilities consolidation for the year ended December 31, 2024.



      (4)

      The carrying cost of excess space includes base rent, common area maintenance charges, and real estate taxes associated with facilities that are not occupied, net of any sublease income from these spaces.



      (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, and (iv) costs associated with the Zymergen Bankruptcy, as well as securities litigation costs, net of insurance recovery.



      (6)

      Includes interest income, interest expense, loss on investments, losses/gains on deconsolidation of subsidiaries, changes in fair value of certain assets and liabilities, and other gains or losses.

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