Danimer Scientific Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

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Danimer Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: DNMR) (“Danimer” or the “Company”), a leading next generation bioplastics company focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials, announced today financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Richard N. Altice, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Danimer, commented, “We completed the third quarter in line with our expectations considering the temporary impact of Starbucks’ reapportionment of their Nodax-based straw business between our converter partners. We believe these headwinds are behind us, and it is important to reiterate that we have retained 100% of this business. We remain on track to continue to grow our PHA business into fiscal 2025.

“Our significant cutlery award continues to progress as we work toward the 20-million-pound annual run rate that we anticipate reaching in mid-2025. Consistent with the end customer’s ramp plan, we have received orders for over 250,000 pounds of cutlery resin and film resin to date. The end customer has invested significant capital in cutlery molds for each of our converter partners in support of the program scale-up and testing is proceeding well.

“We are excited about the soft launch of 100% compostable Skittles packaging made with our Nodax PHA resin. This packaging was featured at a Seattle Seahawks NFL game in October 2024. This long-standing development partnership with Mars Wrigley is a great example of how our biodegradable resins can help combat the end-of-life problem of petroleum-based plastics.

“While we remain focused on executing these commercial opportunities, we are mindful of managing our indebtedness levels and near-term constraints on liquidity as we enter our anticipated significant commercial ramp over the next twelve months. We are focused on preserving liquidity and analyzing a variety of transactions to strengthen our capital structure.”

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights:

• Revenues of $8.6 million in the third quarter of 2024 were down by $2.3 million compared to revenue of $10.9 million in the third quarter of 2023. PHA revenue of $6.6 million decreased by $1.8 million in the quarter as compared with the prior year quarter. This was primarily due to the reapportionment of Starbucks’ straw business which led to significant disruptions in order patterns of the Company’s converter partners. PLA revenue of $1.3 million decreased by $0.6 million quarter-over-quarter, primarily due to decreased customer demand.
• Gross profit of $(7.3) million was in line with $(7.7) million in the third quarter of 2023. Adjusted gross profit was $(2.3) million compared to $(2.6) million in the third quarter of 2023.
• Net loss was $(21.8) million in the third quarter of 2024 which improved as compared to $(40.2) million in the third quarter of 2023.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $(8.9) million in the third quarter of 2024 which improved as compared to $(9.3) million in the third quarter of 2023.

Capital Structure

At September 30, 2024, the Company reported total debt outstanding of $387.9 million, which included approximately $45.7 million of low-interest New Markets Tax Credit loans that the Company expects will be forgiven beginning in 2026.

The Company has taken actions to reduce its operating costs across all areas of the business, including reductions in discretionary spending, reduced labor costs through employee headcount rationalization, postponement of capital expenditures and the temporary suspension of operations at the Danimer Catalytic Technologies business. The Company has also heightened its focus on collections of accounts receivable and has launched an initiative to reduce on-hand inventory levels.

In light of the substantial leverage position, the Company continues to analyze a variety of transactions and mechanisms designed to reduce debt and/or provide additional liquidity.

Outlook

The Company reported third quarter results that were consistent with its expectations including the impact of the reapportionment related to the Starbucks straw resin business. As such, the Company is providing the following guidance for the remainder of the fiscal year:

• Adjusted EBITDA through the third quarter is ($27.4) million. We expect fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of ($7.0) million to ($7.5) million resulting in a full year Adjusted EBITDA total of ($34.4) million to ($34.9) million which is within the previously disclosed guidance range of $(30) million to $(35) million.
• We expect full-year capital expenditures will be between $8 million and $9 million, within the previously disclosed guidance range of $8 million to $10 million. This range will support existing commitments related to the Bainbridge greenfield facility, maintenance expenditures and other capital projects.
• Given ongoing efforts to analyze a variety of transactions and mechanisms designed to provide additional liquidity, the Company is not providing a year-end liquidity outlook at this time.

Webcast, Conference Call and 10-Q Filing

The Company will host a webcast and conference call today, Tuesday November 19, 2024, at 10:00 AM Eastern time to review third quarter 2024 results and discuss recent events. The live webcast of the conference call can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://ir.danimerscientific.com. For those unable to access the webcast, the conference call will be accessible domestically or internationally, by dialing 1-800-445-7795 or 1-785-424-1699, respectively. Please use Conference ID: DSQ324 for entrance into the meeting. Upon dialing in, please request to join the Danimer Scientific Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. The archived webcast will be available for replay on the Company's website after the call.

About Danimer Scientific

Danimer is a pioneer in creating more sustainable, more natural ways to make plastic products. For more than a decade, its renewable and sustainable biopolymers have helped create plastic products that are biodegradable and compostable and return to nature instead of polluting our lands and waters. Danimer’s technology can be found in a vast array of plastic end products that people use every day. Applications for its biopolymers include additives, aqueous coatings, fibers, filaments, films and injection-molded articles, among others. Danimer holds more than 480 granted patents and pending patent applications in more than 20 countries for a range of manufacturing processes and biopolymer formulations. For more information, visit https://danimerscientific.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Please note that this press release may use words such as “appears,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “future,” and similar expressions which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding expectations for the full year 2024 capital expenditures, Adjusted EBITDA and liquidity, and statements regarding expected PHA revenue growth. Forward-looking statements are made based on expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and therefore involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, the overall level of consumer demand on our products; our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity by realizing near-term revenue growth and related cash returns and preserving cash until such cash returns, if any are obtained; the effect on our borrowing facilities of an event of default, including if an Annual Report on Form 10-K contains a Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm that includes disclosure regarding going concern; our ability to maintain our exchange listing; general economic conditions and other factors affecting consumer confidence, preferences, and behavior; disruption and volatility in the global currency, capital, and credit markets; the financial strength of the Company's customers; the Company's ability to implement its business strategy, including, but not limited to, its ability to expand its production facilities and plants to meet customer demand for its products and the timing thereof; risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to the Company; the ability of the Company to execute and integrate acquisitions; changes in governmental regulation, legislation or public opinion relating to our products; the Company’s exposure to product liability or product warranty claims and other loss contingencies; the outcomes of any litigation matters; the impact on our business, operations and financial results from the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East; the impact that global climate change trends may have on the Company and its suppliers and customers; the Company's ability to protect patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights; any breaches of, or interruptions in, our information systems; the ability of our information technology systems or information security systems to operate effectively, including as a result of security breaches, viruses, hackers, malware, natural disasters, vendor business interruptions or other causes; our ability to properly maintain, protect, repair or upgrade our information technology systems or information security systems, or problems with our transitioning to upgraded or replacement systems; the impact of adverse publicity about the Company and/or its brands, including without limitation, through social media or in connection with brand damaging events and/or public perception; fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw materials and contracted products as well as foreign currency fluctuations; our ability to utilize potential net operating loss carryforwards; and changes in tax laws and liabilities, tariffs, legal, regulatory, political and economic risks. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included from time to time in the Company's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this press release and speak only as of the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes the non-GAAP financial measures “Adjusted EBITDA”, “Adjusted gross profit” and "Adjusted gross margin". Danimer management views these metrics as a useful way to look at the performance of its operations between periods and to exclude decisions on capital investment and financing that might otherwise impact the review of profitability of the business based on present market conditions.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income or loss plus net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted to add back certain charges or gains that Danimer may record each period such as remeasurement of warrants, stock-based compensation expense, as well as non-recurring charges such as (i) asset disposal gains or losses as well as other significant gains or losses such as debt extinguishments and impairment of goodwill; (ii) legal settlements; or (iii) other discrete non-recurring items. Danimer believes these items are not considered an indicator of ongoing performance. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance defined in accordance with GAAP. The measure is used as a supplement to GAAP results in evaluating certain aspects of Danimer’s business, as described below.

Adjusted gross profit is defined as gross profit plus depreciation, stock-based compensation and other nonrecurring items.

Adjusted gross margin is defined as adjusted gross profit divided by total revenue.

Danimer believes that each of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted gross profit and Adjusted gross margin is useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s performance because each measure considers the performance of the Company’s operations, excluding decisions made with respect to capital investment, financing and other non-recurring charges as outlined in the preceding paragraph. Danimer believes these non-GAAP metrics offer additional financial information that, when coupled with the GAAP results and the reconciliation to GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of its results of operations and the factors and trends affecting its business.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted gross profit and Adjusted gross margin should not be considered as an alternative to net income or loss as an indicator of its performance or as alternatives to any other measure prescribed by GAAP as there are limitations to using such non-GAAP measures. Although Danimer believes that Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted gross profit and Adjusted gross margin may enhance an evaluation of its operating performance based on recent revenue generation and product/overhead cost control because it excludes the impact of prior decisions made about capital investment, financing and other expenses, (i) other companies in Danimer’s industry may define Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted gross profit and Adjusted gross margin differently than Danimer does and, as a result, they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in its industry, and (ii) Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted gross profit and Adjusted gross margin exclude certain financial information that some may consider important in evaluating Danimer’s performance.

Danimer compensates for these limitations by providing disclosure of the differences between Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted gross profit and Adjusted gross margin and GAAP results, including providing a reconciliation to GAAP results, to enable investors to perform their own analysis of Danimer’s operating results. Because GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis are not accessible, and reconciling information is not available without unreasonable effort, reconciliations to GAAP financial measures are not provided for forward-looking non-GAAP measures. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

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