Cibus Reports Third Quarter Financial Results and Provides Year-to-Date Business Update for 2025
Cibus (Nasdaq: CBUS) reported third-quarter 2025 results and a year-to-date update on Nov 13, 2025. Key commercial progress includes seven Rice customer agreements representing an estimated 5–7 million addressable acres and >$200 million potential annual royalty opportunity. Company plans initial LATAM Rice launches in 2027 with Q4 2025 delivery of HT traits and field trials by year-end. Regulatory wins include USDA-APHIS “not regulated” for HT2 canola and Ecuador equivalence for HT1/HT3 Rice. Completed pre-commercial pilot for Sustainable Ingredients and received an initial payment in Q4 2025. Financials: cash $23.9M at Sept 30, 2025; Q3 R&D $10.8M, SG&A $5.3M; Q3 net loss $24.3M (EPS -$0.44). Targeting $30M annual net cash usage in 2026 and consolidated Oberlin into San Diego.
Cibus (Nasdaq: CBUS) ha riportato i risultati del terzo trimestre 2025 e un aggiornamento da inizio anno il 13 novembre 2025. I principali progressi commerciali includono sette accordi con clienti Rice che rappresentano tra 5 e 7 milioni di acri raggiungibili e una potenziale opportunità annua di royalties di 200 milioni di dollari. L'azienda prevede lanci iniziali di Rice nel LATAM nel 2027 con la consegna dei tratti HT nel Q4 2025 e prove sul campo entro la fine dell'anno. Le conquiste regolatorie includono USDA-APHIS non regolamentato per il canola HT2 e l'equivalenza Ecuador per Rice HT1/HT3. È stato completato un pilota pre-commerciale per Sustainable Ingredients e si è ricevuto un pagamento iniziale nel Q4 2025. Dati finanziari: cassa 23,9 milioni di dollari al 30 settembre 2025; R&D Q3 10,8 milioni, SG&A 5,3 milioni; perdita netta Q3 24,3 milioni (EPS -0,44). Obiettivo di utilizzare 30 milioni di dollari di cassa netta all’anno nel 2026 e consolidare l’integrazione di Oberlin a San Diego.
Cibus (Nasdaq: CBUS) informó resultados del tercer trimestre de 2025 y una actualización del año hasta la fecha el 13 de noviembre de 2025. Los avances comerciales clave incluyen siete acuerdos con clientes Rice que representan entre 5 y 7 millones de acres potencialmente alcanzables y una oportunidad de regalías anual de aproximadamente 200 millones de dólares. La compañía planea lanzamientos iniciales de Rice en LATAM en 2027, con entrega de rasgos HT en el Q4 2025 y ensayos en campo para fin de año. Las victorias regulatorias incluyen USDA-APHIS no regulado para el canola HT2 y equivalencia con Ecuador para Rice HT1/HT3. Se completó un piloto precomercial para Sustainable Ingredients y se recibió un pago inicial en el Q4 2025. Finanzas: efectivo de 23,9 millones de dólares al 30 de septiembre de 2025; I+D Q3 10,8 millones, SG&A 5,3 millones; pérdida neta Q3 de 24,3 millones (EPS -0,44). Objetivo de usar 30 millones de dólares de efectivo neto anual en 2026 y consolidar Oberlin en San Diego.
Cibus (Nasdaq: CBUS) 는 2025년 3분기 실적과 연간 업데이트를 2025년 11월 13일 발표했습니다. 주요 상업적 진행 상황으로는 Rice 고객 계약 7건이 있으며 이는 5~7백만 에이커의 도달 가능 면적과 연간 로열티 기회가 약 2억 달러의 잠재력을 나타냅니다. 회사는 2027년 LATAM Rice 초기 출시를 계획하고 있으며 2025년 4분기에 HT 특성 전달 및 연말까지 현장 시험을 실시합니다. 규제 성과로는 HT2 카놀라에 대한 USDA-APHIS의 비규제 판단과 HT1/HT3 Rice에 대한 에콰도르 동등성(Ecuador equivalence)이 있습니다. 지속 가능한 원료(Sustainable Ingredients) 프리-커머셜 파일럿을 완료했고 2025년 4분기에 초기 지급을 받았습니다. 재무 현황: 2025년 9월 30일 현재 현금 2390만 달러; 3분기 R&D 1080만 달러, SG&A 530만 달러; 3분기 순손실 2430만 달러(EPS -0.44). 2026년 연간 순현금 사용 목표를 3000만 달러로 설정하고 Oberlin을 샌디에이고로 통합합니다.
Cibus (Nasdaq: CBUS) a publié les résultats du troisième trimestre 2025 et une mise à jour annuelle au 13 novembre 2025. Les progrès commerciaux clés incluent sept accords avec des clients Rice représentant entre 5 et 7 millions d’hectares adressables et une opportunité de redevances annuelle potentielle d’environ 200 millions de dollars. L’entreprise prévoit des lancements initiaux de Rice en LATAM en 2027, avec livraison des traits HT au T4 2025 et essais sur le terrain d’ici la fin de l’année. Des succès réglementaires incluent USDA-APHIS non réglementé pour le colza HT2 et l’équivalence équatorienne pour Rice HT1/HT3. Pilot pré-commercial pour Sustainable Ingredients terminé et paiement initial reçu au T4 2025. Finances : trésorerie de 23,9 millions de dollars au 30 sept. 2025; R&D T3 10,8 M$, SG&A 5,3 M$; perte nette T3 de 24,3 M$ (EPS -0,44). Objectif d’utiliser 30 millions de dollars de liquidités nettes annuelles en 2026 et consolidation d’Oberlin à San Diego.
Cibus (Nasdaq: CBUS) berichtete am 13. November 2025 über die Ergebnisse des dritten Quartals 2025 und ein Jahresupdate. Wichtige kommerzielle Fortschritte umfassen sieben Rice-Kundenveträge, die zwischen 5 und 7 Millionen adressierbare Hektar darstellen, sowie eine potenzielle jährliche Royalty-Möglichkeit von 200 Millionen Dollar. Das Unternehmen plant LATAM Rice-Starts im Jahr 2027, mit der Lieferung der HT-Merkmale im Q4 2025 und Feldversuchen bis Ende des Jahres. Regulatorische Erfolge umfassen USDA-APHIS nicht reguliert für HT2 Raps und Äquivalenz zu Ecuador für HT1/HT3 Rice. Ein Pre-Commercial-Pilot für Sustainable Ingredients wurde abgeschlossen und im Q4 2025 wurde eine erste Zahlung erhalten. Finanzen: Bargeld 23,9 Mio. $ zum 30. September 2025; F&E Q3 10,8 Mio. $, SG&A 5,3 Mio. $; Nettoloss Q3 24,3 Mio. $ (EPS -0,44). Ziel ist es, 2026 jährlich 30 Mio. $ Nettocash zu verwenden und Oberlin in San Diego zu konsolidieren.
Cibus (Nasdaq: CBUS) أصدرت نتائج الربع الثالث 2025 وتحديثاً على مدار العام حتى 13 نوفمبر 2025. تشمل التقدمات التجارية الرئيسية سبعة اتفاقيات مع عملاء Rice تمثل 5–7 ملايين فدان قابلة للوصول وفرصة إتاوات سنوية محتملة تبلغ 200 مليون دولار. تخطط الشركة لإطلاق Rice الأولي في LATAM في 2027 مع تسليم سمات HT في الربع الرابع من 2025 وإجراء تجارب ميدانية بنهاية العام. منجزات تنظيمية تشمل USDA-APHIS غير مُنظم لكانولا HT2 والتكافؤ مع الإكوادور لـ Rice HT1/HT3. أكمل Pilot قبل التجاري لـ Sustainable Ingredients وتلقى دفعة أولى في الربع الرابع 2025. المالية: النقد 23.9 مليون دولار حتى 30 سبتمبر 2025؛ البحث والتطوير في الربع الثالث 10.8 مليون دولار، البيع والتكاليف الإدارية 5.3 مليون دولار؛ صافي خسارة الربع الثالث 24.3 مليون دولار (EPS -0.44). الهدف هو استخدام 30 مليون دولار من النقد الصافي سنوياً في 2026 ودمج Oberlin إلى سان دييغو.
- Seven Rice agreements representing 5–7M addressable acres
- >$200M estimated potential annual royalty opportunity
- USDA-APHIS designated HT2 canola as “not regulated”
- Completed pre-commercial pilot and received initial payment in Q4 2025
- Target to reduce annual net cash usage to $30M by 2026
- Cash balance of $23.9M provides runway into early Q2 2026
- Q3 net loss of $24.3M (EPS -$0.44)
- Royalty liability interest expense of $9.0M in Q3
- Company pursuing financing and strategic alternatives to extend runway
Insights
Cibus shows commercial momentum with Rice deals and regulatory wins but maintains tight cash runway into
Cibus has advanced its priority Rice herbicide tolerance programs by signing seven Rice customer agreements representing an estimated
Operationally, the Company reduced expenses (R&D and SG&A declines) and avoided a goodwill impairment this quarter, but cash and cash equivalents of
Watch near-term execution items: delivery and initiation of Latin American trait validation trials in late
With the addition of Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) in the quarter, Cibus now has 5 LATAM Rice customers as momentum continues toward achieving 2027 targeted initial LATAM Rice revenue
On track to deliver HT traits to Latin American customer in Q4 2025 with field trials expected to commence by year end
Engaged strategic growth advisory firm AgVayā to introduce Indian Rice growers to new solutions to scale crop productivity through advanced gene editing
Successfully completed pre-commercial pilot runs for certain biofragrance products; commercial expansion targeted for 2026
Positive field trial results for HT2 in Canola in North America; HT2 and Sclerotinia resistance traits available for seed licensing partners for funded continued development opportunity
Initiated additional actions to support streamlined business focus prioritizing nearest-term and partner-funded commercial opportunities while the Company targets a reduced annual net cash usage of
Appointed Kimberly A. Box and Craig Wichner to Cibus' Board of Directors, which strategically strengthens Cibus' commercial expansion support
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cibus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBUS) (the "Company"), a leading agricultural technology company that develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, and provided a year-to-date business update for 2025. Management will host a conference call and webcast today at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Management Commentary
"To date, we have signed seven Rice customer agreements. Together, we estimate that these seven customers represent approximately 5-7 million addressable acres (i.e., acres that would be potentially accessible to Cibus’ HT1 and HT3 traits in Rice) and, if fully developed, over
Commercial Progress for Priority Programs and Global Regulatory Developments
Priority Pipeline Traits and Programs
- Weed Management (HT1 and HT3) in Rice
- Cibus continues to make significant progress with its Rice herbicide tolerance traits, which represent the Company's priority pipeline program. Trait editing and introgression, field trials, and registration of traits remain on track for targeted initial commercial launches in Latin America in 2027-2028, followed by targeted expansion into the U.S. in 2028 and India/Asia (excluding China) in 2030.
- To date, Cibus has signed seven Rice customer agreements. Together, the Company estimates that these seven customers represent approximately 5-7 million addressable acres (i.e., acres that would be potentially accessible to Cibus’ HT1 and HT3 traits in Rice) and, if fully developed, over
$200 million in potential annual royalty opportunity. - In October, Cibus entered an agreement engaging AgVayā to develop a comprehensive strategy to support Cibus’ entry into India (the world’s second-largest producer and the largest exporter of rice, with approximately 125 million acres under cultivation). The engagement focuses on enabling joint development and commercialization relationships for advanced herbicide resistant and sustainability traits, creating opportunities for Indian Rice seed companies and public agencies to integrate cutting-edge gene editing solutions.
- In August, signed a material transfer agreement with CIAT, which works with the Latin American Fund for Irrigated Rice (FLAR) and participates in the Hybrid Rice Consortium for Latin America (HIAAL). Through this agreement, Cibus will provide its HT3 clethodim herbicide tolerance trait to be introduced into HIAAL's elite Rice germplasm, representing significant market access in Latin America.
- In July, signed a material transfer agreement with Colombian Rice producer Semillano.
- Completed delivery of Rice lines with the HT3 trait to an existing US customer.
- Following 2024 field trial results for stacked gene edited herbicide tolerance traits in Rice, in March 2025 the Company expanded its efforts to include additional trait stacking to broaden weed management for crop protection with additional field testing underway.
- Partner-Funded and/or Supported Sustainable Ingredients Program
- Successfully completed pre-commercial pilot runs with its fermentation contractor during Q3 2025.
- Received initial payment (partially offsetting related R&D expenses) in Q4 2025, marking the Company's first payment from this program and representing an important milestone.
- Targeting commercial expansion planned in 2026.
Global Regulatory Development
- Global regulatory environment for gene editing technologies remains positive
- As a global bellwether for genetic technologies regulation, the EU regulatory process for New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) continues to advance, with key language regarding the ability to patent NGT plants, plant parts, or material agreed upon and final text being refined across the draft regulations.
- On May 6, 2025, the UK government made progress toward implementing its regulatory framework for Precision Bred Organisms (PBOs), scheduled to go live on November 13, 2025. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have published guidelines for industry and Cibus has participated as a test case for the UK’s new review process, as the Company has been active in field testing for the past two years.
- During the California Rice Commission's Rice Certification Committee Meeting on February 26, 2025, the Commission approved Cibus' field research proposal, marking the first time gene edited Rice has been authorized for planting in California.
- In April 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Ecuador determined that Cibus’ HT1 and HT3 Rice traits are equivalent to those developed through conventional breeding and subject to the same regulations as conventional seed in accordance with the provisions of the Organic Law of Agrobiodiversity, Seeds and Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture and its Regulations. Ecuador strictly prohibits the commercial planting of transgenic (GMO) crops.
- In June 2025, USDA-APHIS determined Cibus’ HT2 herbicide-tolerance trait in canola is "not regulated" under USDA biotechnology regulations (7 CFR Part 340), marking the 17th Cibus trait to be so designated by the agency, and thereby addressing a key commercialization hurdle in the United States.
Progress within Opportunity Programs and Other Business Updates
In addition to the Cibus' self-funded Rice herbicide tolerance trait program and its actively advancing a partner-funded and/or -supported sustainable ingredients programs, the Company's deep trait pipeline provides several additional opportunities for partner-funded programs.
Opportunity Pipeline Traits and Programs
- Traits in Canola (Available for Partnership)
- Completed 2025 UK field trials for Pod Shatter Reduction in Winter Oilseed Rape (WOSR – winter canola), demonstrating encouraging performance, positioning these traits for potential future partner development.
- In October 2025, announced positive field trial results for second-generation herbicide tolerance (HT2) edited Canola in North America. Following successful greenhouse evaluations, Cibus conducted HT2 Canola field trials in small plots during the 2025 growing season at two U.S. locations, confirming both acceptable herbicide resistance of this improved version of the HT2 trait and similar yield to the unedited parent. The HT2 trait can be stacked with other herbicide resistance traits, giving growers additional options and greater flexibility in weed management.
- In March 2025, Cibus announced that controlled environment testing of its third mode of action for Sclerotinia resistance in Canola demonstrated enhanced resistance.
- Cibus and Biographica are collaborating to use Biographica’s AI platform and have identified several new gene editing targets for improving Sclerotinia resistance traits in canola and oilseed rape.
- Nutrient-use Efficiency (Root Microbe Symbiosis) (Available for Partnership)
- In June, Cibus confirmed its ongoing collaboration agreement with the John Innes Centre on a breakthrough nutrient use efficiency trait, which has the potential, with future external funding, to create significant commercial opportunities across Cibus' crop portfolio, by addressing the global fertilizer efficiency challenge where only one-third of applied fertilizer is typically absorbed by plants.
- Soybean Platform (Available for Partnership)
- In January 2025, the Company successfully edited a Soybean cell for its HT2 trait, achieving sufficiently high editing rates that enabled expanded development of its Soybean platform, for which the company continues to maintain development as part of its Sustainable Ingredients program.
- Wheat Platform (Available for Partnership)
- The Company has successfully regenerated plants from single cells in a wheat cultivar, opening up the potential to accelerate trait partner funded development in one of the world’s most cultivated crops.
- The Company has successfully regenerated plants from single cells in a wheat cultivar, opening up the potential to accelerate trait partner funded development in one of the world’s most cultivated crops.
Corporate and Industry Progress Year-to-Date
- Streamlined Focus and Operational Efficiency
- Completed closing of Oberlin facility and consolidation of Oberlin operations into San Diego headquarters facility during Q3 2025.
- On target to deliver annual cash usage of approximately
$30 million for 2026.
- Standardized RTDS gene editing process for industrialized breeding
- In January 2025, established production standards for its proprietary RTDS gene editing process. Cibus believes that it can edit a customer's elite germplasm or seed and return it to its customer with a specific edit within 12-15 months.
- Board Appointments
- In September 2025, Cibus appointed Kimberly A. Box to its Board of Directors, strengthening the Company’s governance and commercialization strategy leadership capabilities. Ms. Box brings extensive leadership experience in technology operations, strategic transformation, and scaling innovation into global markets, including three decades at Hewlett Packard in multiple executive roles. Her appointment reinforces Cibus’ readiness for upcoming product launches and supports the Board’s focus on long-term value creation and commercial execution.
- In November 2025, Cibus appointed Craig Wichner to its Board of Directors, strengthening the Company's agricultural sector expertise and strategic advisory capabilities. His extensive experience in sustainable agriculture, farmland investment management, and data-driven business models brings valuable perspective as Cibus advances its productivity and sustainability trait programs toward commercialization. Mr. Wichner is the Founder and Managing Partner of Farmland LP, a leading U.S. farmland investment management firm with more than
$350 million in assets and over 19,000 acres under management. Mr. Wichner also serves on the Board's Strategy Committee and the special committee evaluating strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.
Expected Milestones for Priority Pipeline Traits and Programs
Cibus intends to report ordinary course development progress and achievements in connection with its quarterly reporting process. Cibus presents below the most significant development and commercial milestone targets for its priority programs for 2025:
- Weed Management (HT1 and HT3) in Rice:
- Continued expansion of existing, and developing new customer relationships with Rice seed companies across North and South America during the course of 2025.
- Expect first trait validation trials in Latin America in late 2025.
- Expect to deliver initial traits for testing to a Latin American customer by end of 2025.
- Sustainable Ingredients:
- Expect to receive in 2025 additional nominal payments associated with the ongoing commercialization efforts for the Company's Sustainable Ingredient biofragrance products.
- Expect to receive in 2025 additional nominal payments associated with the ongoing commercialization efforts for the Company's Sustainable Ingredient biofragrance products.
Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results
- Cash position: Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2025, was
$23.9 million . Taking into account the impact of implemented cost saving initiatives, and without giving effect to potential financing transactions that Cibus is pursuing, Cibus expects that existing cash and cash equivalents is sufficient to fund planned operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into early in the second quarter of 2026. Cibus' Board of Directors, together with its financial advisor, continues to evaluate a full range of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.
- Research and development (R&D) Expense: R&D expense was
$10.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to$13.0 million in the year-ago period. The decrease of$2.2 million is primarily due to cost reduction initiatives.
- Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expense: SG&A expense was
$5.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to$7.7 million in the year-ago period. The decrease of$2.4 million is primarily due to cost reduction initiatives.
- Goodwill impairment: There was no goodwill impairment for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to a
$181.4 million impairment in the year-ago period. The decrease of$181.4 million non-cash expense is due to the impairment of goodwill resulting from a fair value assessment, based on the decline of the Company’s stock price, performed in the third quarter of 2024 versus no impairment in the third quarter of 2025.
- Royalty liability interest expense – related parties: Royalty liability interest expense – related parties was
$9.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to$8.9 million in the year-ago period. The increase of$0.1 million is due to the recognition of interest expense on the Royalty Liability.
- Non-operating income, net: Non-operating income, net was nominal for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to income of
$7.7 million in the year-ago period. The decrease in income of$7.7 million is driven by the fair value adjustment of the Company's liability classified common warrants.
- Net loss: Net loss was
$24.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to$201.5 million in the year-ago period.
- Net loss per share of Class A common stock: Net loss per share of Class A common stock was
$0.44 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to net loss per share of Class A common stock of$7.63 in the year-ago period. The decrease of$7.19 in net loss per share of Class A common stock is primarily driven by the non-cash goodwill impairment in the year-ago period which accounted for approximately$7.53 in net loss per share of Class A common stock and by the decreases in net loss described above and a year-over-year increase in weighted average shares outstanding.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Cibus will host a live webcast, Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its third quarter 2025 financial results and provide a year-to-date business update for 2025. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing (800) 274-8461 or for international callers by dialing (203) 518-9814. The conference ID is CIBUS (24287). A replay of the call will be available through November 27, 2025, by dialing (844) 512-2921 or for international callers by dialing (412) 317-6671; the passcode is 11160229.
A live audio webcast of the call will be available under "Events & Presentations" in the Investor section of the Company's website, investor.cibus.com. An archived webcast will be available on the Company's website for 90 days after the event.
About Cibus
Cibus is a leader in developing traits (characteristics) that address critical productivity, yield and sustainability challenges. Cibus’ proprietary high-throughput gene-editing technologies drive its long-term focus on productivity traits for farmers for the major global row crops. Cibus is not a seed company. It is a technology company that uses its gene editing technologies to develop plant traits at a fraction of the time and cost of conventional breeding and to license them to customers in exchange for royalties.
About the Cibus Trait Machine™ process and Rapid Trait Development System™
A key element of Cibus' technology breakthrough is its high-throughput breeding process (referred to as the Trait Machine™ process). The Trait Machine process is a crop specific application of Cibus' patented Rapid Trait Development System™ (RTDS®). The proprietary technologies in RTDS integrate crop specific cell biology platforms with a series of gene editing technologies to enable a system of end-to-end crop specific precision breeding. It is the core technology platform for Cibus' Trait Machine process: the first standardized end-to-end semi-automated crop specific gene editing system that directly edits a seed company's elite germplasm. Each Trait Machine process requires a crop specific cell biology platform that enables Cibus to edit a single cell from a customer's elite germplasm and grow that edited cell into a plant with the Cibus edits.
Cibus believes that RTDS and the Trait Machine process represent the technological breakthrough in plant breeding that is the ultimate promise of plant gene editing: high-throughput gene editing systems operating as an extension of seed company breeding programs. In 2024, the Trait Machine process was cited by Fast Company Magazine as one of the most innovative products in 2024.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included herein, including statements regarding Cibus' operational and financial performance, Cibus' liquidity and capital resources, the implementation and execution of cost savings initiatives, Cibus' strategy, future operations, prospects, and plans, including the anticipated receipt of commercial revenues and additional funding, are forward-looking statements. Cibus' assessment of the period of time through which its financial resources will be adequate to support its operations is a forward-looking statement. Because this involves such risks and uncertainties, the Company could use its available capital resources sooner than it currently expects. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "expect," "plan," "scheduled," "could," "would" and "will," or the negative of these and similar expressions.
These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations and assumptions of Cibus' management about future events, which are based on currently available information. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and beyond the control of Cibus. Cibus' actual results, level of activity, performance, or achievements could be materially different than those expressed, implied, or anticipated by forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: Cibus' need for additional near-term funding to finance its activities and challenges in obtaining additional capital on acceptable terms, or at all; changes in expected or existing competition; challenges to Cibus' intellectual property protection and unexpected costs associated with defending intellectual property rights; increased or unanticipated time and resources required for Cibus' platform or trait product development efforts; Cibus' reliance on third parties in connection with its development activities, including reliance on partner-funding and/or support for the advancement of its Sustainable Ingredients program; challenges associated with Cibus' ability to effectively license its productivity traits and sustainable ingredient products; the risk that farmers do not recognize the value in germplasm containing Cibus' traits or that farmers and processors fail to work effectively with crops containing Cibus' traits; delays or disruptions in the Company's platform or trait product development efforts, particularly insofar as they affect the Company's strategic priority programs; challenges that arise in respect of Cibus' production of high-quality plants and seeds cost effectively on a large scale; Cibus' dependence on distributions from Cibus Global, LLC to pay taxes and cover its corporate and overhead expenses; regulatory developments that disfavor or impose significant burdens on gene-editing processes or products; delays and uncertainties regarding regulatory developments in the European Union; Cibus' ability to achieve commercial success; commodity prices and other market risks facing the agricultural sector; technological developments that could render Cibus' technologies obsolete; changes in macroeconomic and market conditions, including inflation, supply chain constraints, and rising interest rates; dislocations in the capital markets and challenges in accessing liquidity and the impact of such liquidity challenges on Cibus' ability to execute on its business plan; the Company's assessment of the period of time through which its financial resources will be adequate to support operations; and other important factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Cibus' Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 20, 2025, as may be updated from time-to-time in Cibus’ subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.
In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Cibus' views as of the date hereof. Cibus specifically disclaims any obligation to update such forward-looking statements in the future, except as required under applicable law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Cibus' views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof.
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| CIBUS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited and in Thousands, Except Par Value and Share Amounts) | ||||||||
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 23,886 | $ | 14,433 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 604 | 1,041 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,752 | 1,472 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 26,242 | 16,946 | ||||||
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 8,545 | 11,439 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 29,783 | 33,254 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 32,134 | 33,578 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 232,516 | 253,466 | ||||||
| Other non-current assets | 1,006 | 1,386 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 330,226 | $ | 350,069 | ||||
| Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 5,982 | $ | 5,964 | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 7,338 | 2,281 | ||||||
| Accrued compensation | 2,655 | 3,309 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 932 | 932 | ||||||
| Current portion of notes payable | 662 | 436 | ||||||
| Current portion of financing lease obligations | — | 113 | ||||||
| Current portion of operating lease obligations | 2,703 | 4,287 | ||||||
| Class A common stock warrants | 59 | 2,268 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 228 | 288 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 20,559 | 19,878 | ||||||
| Notes payable, net of current portion | 116 | 226 | ||||||
| Operating lease obligations, net of current portion | 30,468 | 31,224 | ||||||
| Royalty liability – related parties | 225,517 | 199,442 | ||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 1,537 | 1,468 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 278,197 | 252,238 | ||||||
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest | — | 5,674 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Class A common stock, | 11 | 9 | ||||||
| Class B common stock, | — | — | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 879,380 | 825,298 | ||||||
| Class A common stock in treasury, at cost; 81,133 shares as of September 30, 2025, and 45,177 shares as of December 31, 2024 | (2,070 | ) | (1,999 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (826,965 | ) | (731,166 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 45 | 15 | ||||||
| Total Cibus, Inc. stockholders' equity | 50,401 | 92,157 | ||||||
| Noncontrolling interest | 1,628 | — | ||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 52,029 | 92,157 | ||||||
| Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and stockholders’ equity | $ | 330,226 | $ | 350,069 | ||||
| CIBUS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited and in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 615 | $ | 1,667 | $ | 2,582 | $ | 3,050 | ||||||||
| Total revenue | 615 | 1,667 | 2,582 | 3,050 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 10,784 | 12,990 | 34,811 | 37,996 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative | 5,269 | 7,682 | 21,776 | 23,994 | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | — | 181,432 | 20,950 | 181,432 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 16,053 | 202,104 | 77,537 | 243,422 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (15,438 | ) | (200,437 | ) | (74,955 | ) | (240,372 | ) | ||||||||
| Royalty liability interest expense – related parties | (9,030 | ) | (8,875 | ) | (26,075 | ) | (25,953 | ) | ||||||||
| Other interest income, net | 158 | 160 | 383 | 522 | ||||||||||||
| Non-operating income, net | 1 | 7,706 | 417 | 8,917 | ||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (24,309 | ) | (201,446 | ) | (100,230 | ) | (256,886 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) | 6 | (13 | ) | (23 | ) | (23 | ) | |||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (24,303 | ) | $ | (201,459 | ) | $ | (100,253 | ) | $ | (256,909 | ) | ||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest | (762 | ) | (21,491 | ) | (4,454 | ) | (28,623 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss attributable to Cibus, Inc. stockholders | $ | (23,541 | ) | $ | (179,968 | ) | $ | (95,799 | ) | $ | (228,286 | ) | ||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share of Class A common stock | $ | (0.44 | ) | $ | (7.63 | ) | $ | (2.21 | ) | $ | (10.33 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding – basic and diluted | 52,925,776 | 23,586,746 | 43,264,590 | 22,105,979 | ||||||||||||
| CIBUS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited and in Thousands) | ||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (100,253 | ) | $ | (256,909 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Royalty liability interest expense – related parties | 26,075 | 25,953 | ||||||
| Goodwill impairment | 20,950 | 181,432 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,629 | 5,211 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 6,363 | 8,030 | ||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets | 84 | — | ||||||
| Change in fair value of liability classified Class A common stock warrants | (467 | ) | (8,908 | ) | ||||
| Other | 45 | (16 | ) | |||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 437 | (660 | ) | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 659 | 412 | ||||||
| Accounts payable | 210 | 838 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 3,511 | 1,304 | ||||||
| Accrued compensation | (674 | ) | (628 | ) | ||||
| Deferred revenue | (5 | ) | (133 | ) | ||||
| Right-of-use assets and lease obligations, net | 1,130 | 302 | ||||||
| Other assets and liabilities, net | 135 | (276 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (37,171 | ) | (44,048 | ) | ||||
| Investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | (492 | ) | (752 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (492 | ) | (752 | ) | ||||
| Financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuances of securities | 50,100 | 43,902 | ||||||
| Costs incurred related to issuances of securities | (2,202 | ) | (1,869 | ) | ||||
| Payment of taxes related to restricted stock units withheld from employees | (71 | ) | (214 | ) | ||||
| Repayments of financing lease obligations | (113 | ) | (174 | ) | ||||
| Repayments of notes payable | (608 | ) | (741 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 47,106 | 40,904 | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 9,453 | (3,894 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period | 14,433 | 32,699 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents – end of period | $ | 23,886 | $ | 28,805 | ||||