•R&D expenses were $21.4 million, a decrease of $12.1 million, or 36.1 percent. The decrease was driven by reduced personnel-related costs and other technology costs in connection with implementing the expanded Liquidity Improvement Plan. We continue to invest in critical technology costs, facilities expenses (primarily related to the Crop Accelerator facility) and workforce-related expenses to drive innovation in feed, food, and fuel with its CropOS® technology platform.
•銷售、總務和管理費用 expenses were $37.3 million, an increase of $3.8 million, or 11.4 percent. Excluding a non-recurring $7.8 million reversal to stock-based compensation expense in 2023,
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these expenses decreased by 4.0百萬美元,受 由於人員成本減少-相關費用和專業費用。
Certain statements in this press release may be considered 「forward-looking statements」 within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or the Company’s future financial or operating performance and may be identified by words such as 「may,」 「should,」 「expect,」 「intend,」 「will,」 「estimate,」 「anticipate,」 「believe,」 「predict,」 or similar words. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions made by the Company as of the date hereof and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
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forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding: the Company’s progress toward an asset-light business model, and the anticipated pace of such transition; the Company’s financial and operating performance during its business transition; the Company’s cost-cutting measures under its expanded Liquidity Improvement Plan and other cost-saving measures, actions to implement such plan, and the anticipated benefits of and timeline to implement such plans; the Company’s current expectations and assumptions regarding the industries and markets in which it operates; potential strategic partnership and licensing opportunities; the Company’s anticipated liquidity, path to profitability, and runway for growth; expectations regarding the sources of expected revenues, costs, profit and earnings; projections of market opportunity; the anticipated advantages, potential and capabilities of the Company’s seed portfolio and innovation pipeline and the expected timeline for the commercialization of the Company’s current and anticipated innovations; anticipated demand for quality soy traits and the Company’s seed innovations; the expected timeline for the expansion of the Company’s seed portfolio; the expected timing and results of planned academic studies and commercial feeding trails; current projections and assumptions regarding the Company’s business and the industries and markets in which the Company currently operates or plans to operate; expectations regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern; execution of the Company’s business plan and the strategic review of the Company’s business; any financial or other information based upon or otherwise incorporating judgments or estimates relating to future performance, events or expectations; the Company’s strategies, positioning, resources, capabilities, and expectations for future performance; estimates and forecasts of financial and other performance metrics; the Company’s outlook, and financial and other guidance; and management’s strategy and plans for growth. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: risks associated with the Company’s ability to generally execute on its business strategy, including its transition to an asset-light business model in a timely manner with sufficient liquidity; risks relating to acreage acquisition; risks associated with developing and maintaining partnering and licensing relationships in an asset-light business model, and maintaining relationships with customers and suppliers; risks associated with realizing the anticipated advantages of the Company’s seed innovations and products; the risk that the Company will not realize the anticipated benefits of the divestiture of its soy processing facilities; risks associated with the loss of revenues from the Company’s divestiture of its soy processing 與增長和管理資本資源相關的風險;與行業條件和消費者偏好變化相關的風險;與公司在其擴大的流動性改善計劃和其他節約成本措施下的削減成本措施相關的風險,即使這些計劃成功,也可能對公司的業務和前景產生不利影響;公司採取的與其擴大的流動性改善計劃和其他節約成本措施相關的削減成本措施可能不足以實現這些計劃目標的風險;公司作爲持續經營主體的能力相關的流動性和其他風險;公司增長和可盈利增長的能力相關的風險,包括繼續獲得必要的資本資源以實現增長的風險;未能籌集額外資金以滿足公司現金需求相關的風險;保持關鍵員工、客戶、合作伙伴和供應商關係的風險;公司探索戰略替代方案相關的風險;未能實現公司UHP-LO大豆預期商業或營養效益的風險;最近試驗驗證的效益可能無法在未來重複或改善的風險;與飼料試驗的準確性和重複性一般相關的風險;與全球和區域經濟、農業、金融和大宗商品市場、政治、社會和健康狀況效果相關的風險;公司風險管理策略的有效性;以及在我們提交給SEC的文件中《風險因素》和《關於前瞻性聲明的警示說明》一節提出的其他風險和不確定性,請查閱SEC網站。e 電話www.sec.gov公司無法保證其能夠籌集到額外資金,改善其流動性狀況,或繼續持續經營。本新聞稿中的任何內容都不應被視爲任何人對此處列出的前瞻性聲明將會實現或任何此類前瞻性聲明的考慮結果將會實現的陳述。公司目前可能不知情或目前認爲不重要的其他風險可能也會導致實際結果與前瞻性聲明中所含內容有所不同。讀者不應過度依賴前瞻性聲明,這些聲明僅在其發佈日期有效。該公司明確放棄更新這些前瞻性聲明的責任,除非法律另有要求。