Evogene Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

REHOVOT, Israel: Conference call and webcast: today, November 21, 2024, 9:00 am ET Financial Highlights: In the first nine months of 2024, total revenues reached approximately $6.9 million, compared to approximately $5.1 million in the first nine months of 2023.In Q3 2024, total revenues reached approximately $1.8 million, compared to approximately $3.8 million in Q3 2023. The revenues in Q3 2024 are mainly based on Casterra’s seed sales. The revenues in Q3 2023 included a license fee payment of $2.5 million received by Lavie Bio.For the full year 2024, Evogene anticipates continued revenue growth, compared to the previous year, mainly due to Casterra’s supply of existing seed orders.G&A expenses in Q3 2024 included expenses of approximately $1.4 million resulting from Evogene’s fundraising and an allowance for doubtful debt from one of Casterra’s seed suppliers. The remaining G&A expenses in Q3 2024 amounted to approximately $1.5 million, unchanged compared to Q3 2023.In the first nine months of 2024, operating loss was approximately $17.6 million, which included the G&A expenses of approximately $1.5 million due to Evogene’s fundraising and an allowance for doubtful debt mentioned above, and other expenses of approximately $0.5 million, compared to approximately $18.9 million in the first nine months of 2023.In the first nine months of 2024, financing expenses net, were approximately $0.38 million compared to financing income net of approximately $0.23 million in the first nine months of 2023. The financing expenses net in the first nine months of 2024, included approximately $0.88 million of expenses related to accounting treatment of warrants issued as part of Evogene’s August 2024 fundraising.Projected cash usage for 2024, without Biomica and Lavie Bio, is approximately $8-$10 million compared to $12.5 million in 2023.In August 2024, Evogene completed a fundraising totaling $5.5 million in gross proceeds, including ordinary shares and two sets of warrants.The Company has taken measures to strengthen its cash position by reducing its expenses, including a reduction of 16% in its head count, and is exploring additional business opportunities to inject funds into the Company and its subsidiaries.

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