NASDAQ$CBUS

Cibus Inc · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Cibus reported its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023, and provided a business update.

Cibus reported a net loss of $277.2 million for Q4 2023, driven by a $249.4 million non-cash goodwill and intangible assets impairment. The company raised $20.3 million in gross proceeds via a registered direct offering and highlighted commercial progress with its developed traits.

  • Completed successful transfers of gene edited elite germplasm back to customers for commercialization for each of its three developed productivity traits.
  • Signed collaboration agreements for trait development with multiple major seed companies, including Bayer, Loveland Products, Nuseed, and Interoc.
  • Reported achievement of successful greenhouse results for two different modes of action for Sclerotinia (White Mold) Resistance in Canola.
  • Opened industry's first standardized high-throughput end-to-end gene editing production facility.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Previous: $42K+2526.2%
EPS (adj)

-$1.27

Previous: -$0.30-323.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$449K

Previous: $11K-4181.8%
Net Income

-$277M

Previous: -$2.84M-9671.2%
Operating Income

-$269M

Previous: -$3.31M-8028.9%
Gross Profit

$1.03M

Previous: -$334K+409.0%
R&D Expense

$14.2M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$4.42M

Previous: $1.11M+299.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Cibus · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.1M

Q4 2023+2,526.2%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 5 of 14 quarters(36%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Cibus has several important development and commercial milestone targets for 2024

Tailwinds

  • Expect 8 of 10 PSR customers in Canola to have their elite germplasm edited with Cibus' trait either transferred to the customer or ready to be transferred to the customer by year end 2024
  • Expand customer base with existing developed productivity traits
  • Expect greenhouse results for a third mode of action for Sclerotinia resistance
  • Expect greenhouse results for HT2
  • Complete editing discovery efforts for alternative oils for CPG industry

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-12.5%

Avg return

30 days after

37%

13 / 35 earnings

Positive

+23.6%

Q4 2019

Best reaction

-25.1%

Q4 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.8%-10.3%-15.2%
Q4 2025-16.7%-24.7%-56.8%
Q3 2025-0.8%+1.6%+28.8%
Q2 2025-3.5%-11.6%-7.5%
Q1 2025-7.8%-8.1%-29.4%
Q4 2024-6.4%-9.6%-23.7%
Q3 2024+14.5%+15.2%-8.9%
Q2 2024-9.2%+2.7%-42.4%
Q1 2024+2.2%+9.5%-37.5%
Q4 2023-0.7%+2.2%+7.4%
Q3 2023+17.0%+5.0%-8.8%
Q2 2023-9.7%-13.8%-19.8%
Q1 2023-3.6%-8.3%-15.8%
Q4 2022+1.6%-0.7%-21.5%
Q3 2022-1.4%-7.7%+22.5%
Q2 2022+12.4%+4.3%-11.6%
Q1 2022-17.3%-27.4%-60.0%
Q4 2021-2.8%-21.3%-20.6%
Q3 2021-7.4%-9.0%-41.9%
Q2 2021+12.0%+15.1%+19.9%
Q1 2021+4.6%+3.3%-17.4%
Q4 2020-25.1%-24.7%-35.6%
Q3 2020-1.4%-4.0%-44.3%
Q2 2020-6.6%+0.2%-8.3%
Q1 2020-15.0%-9.4%+27.9%
Q4 2019+23.6%+22.7%-10.1%
Q3 2019-9.7%-10.2%-16.3%
Q2 2019+2.7%-13.1%-23.9%
Q1 2019-3.5%-6.7%-9.3%
Q4 2018+8.3%+20.0%+34.0%
Q3 2018-2.9%-4.9%-22.1%
Q2 2018-0.7%-3.1%-10.8%
Q1 2018+1.9%+22.1%+28.1%
Q4 2017+6.4%+18.8%+16.9%
Q3 2017+7.8%+8.2%-2.2%
Q2 2017
Q1 2017
Q4 2016
Q3 2016
Q2 2016
Q1 2016

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