8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported): August 5, 2021

 

Calyxt, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-38161

 

27-1967997

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2800 Mount Ridge Road

Roseville, MN 55113-1127

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

 

(651) 683-2807 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

CLXT

 

The NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act


Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On August 5, 2021, Calyxt, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. 

 

The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing, unless the Company expressly sets forth in such filing that such information is to be considered “filed” or incorporated by reference therein.

 

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

d. Exhibits

 

 

 

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release of Calyxt, Inc. dated August 5, 2021

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Calyxt, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: August 5, 2021

 

 

CALYXT, INC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Yves Ribeill

 

 

Name:

Yves Ribeill

 

 

Title:

Executive Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Calyxt Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

 

Appointed Michael A. Carr as President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Expanded Commercial Potential of Proprietary Hemp Breeding Platform with Multiple Innovations, including “Pollen-Proof” (Seedless) Hemp and Genome Transformation

 

Sold More than 75% of 2020 Grain Crop to Date to Archers Daniels Midland (ADM) Generating $27 Million in Total Cash Since Sales Commenced in Q3 2020

 

Net Cash Used by Operating Activities Improved by $11.6 Million Year-Over-Year

 

Management to Host Conference Call Today at 4:30 p.m. ET

 

 

Roseville, MN – August 5, 2021 – Calyxt, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLXT), a plant-based technology company, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

“We made significant progress in the second quarter, notably appointing Michael A. Carr as President and Chief Executive Officer where he will lead us in our efforts to advance the evolution of our plant-based technology platform,” said Yves Ribeill, Ph.D., Executive Chair. “Our scientific and technical teams have made important advances across our hemp breeding technologies. In addition to successfully transforming the hemp genome, we also added triploid breeding technology, allowing for the development of “pollen-proof”, seedless hemp. This is a significant innovation and marks the second step in our comprehensive approach to improving the hemp species and expanding its commercial potential.”

“I’m excited to be joining the Calyxt team as we advance our mission to utilize plants to generate innovative, sustainable, and high-value products for customers and partners,” said Mr. Carr. “The highly skilled team has built an impressive and unique plant-based technology platform. Calyxt has significant value to unlock through the commercialization of our product portfolio, proprietary technologies, and know-how. I look forward to working closely with the team to advance our exciting platform and realize this potential.”

Key accomplishments in the second quarter of 2021 and through the date of this release include: 

Appointed Michael A. Carr as its President, Chief Executive Officer, and member of its Board of Directors effective July 27, 2021. Mr. Carr brings more than 20 years of business, financial and operational leadership experience to Calyxt and will focus on advancing and monetizing Calyxt’s technologies. Most recently, he served as Vice President of M&A, Strategy, and Innovation at Darling Ingredients, Inc.

 

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With the expansion of its hemp breeding platform, Calyxt is demonstrating industry leadership in modernizing the species. Calyxt has successfully transformed the genome and produced “pollen-proof” (seedless) hemp with its triploid breeding technology. Combined, Calyxt’s hemp advancements offer significant advantages in innovation, crop management, and harvest potential. More broadly, Calyxt can now deliver hemp products tailored for the benefit of both growers and consumers, who are increasingly looking for plant-based and sustainable foods, materials, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, and more.
Completed the sale of more than 75% percent of the 2020 grain crop to date to ADM, with the remaining grain projected to be sold throughout 2021. This series of transactions, which began in the third quarter of 2020, has generated $27 million in total cash since sales commenced.
Net cash used by operating activities improved by $11.6 million from the same period a year ago driven primarily by an improvement in Calyxt's working capital investment associated with the change to the go-to-market strategy for its soybean product line and a lower net loss in the period driven by a reduction in operating expenses following that change in go-to-market strategy.
Promoted Sarah Reiter to the newly created role of Chief Business Officer, effective May 1, 2021. In this role Ms. Reiter is responsible for all of Calyxt’s commercial activities, including securing strategic partners for the development and commercialization of products. She is also responsible for corporate communications and product marketing.

Go-To-Market Strategies and Current Development Pipeline

Calyxt’s baseline go-to-market strategies include product development agreements, product license arrangements, and technology licensing agreements. Calyxt intends to move its current soybean product to a product license go-to-market strategy in 2022 and is currently in discussions with potential licensors.

 

 

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Calyxt has seven publicly disclosed products in development that have a target commercial planting year, and for which it is actively seeking partners in all cases but alfalfa, where it has executed a commercialization agreement with S&W Seed Company (Nasdaq: SANW). A summary as of June 30, 2021, is as follows:     

 

CROP

PRODUCT1

TARGET COMMERCIAL PLANTING YEAR

Alfalfa

Improved Digestibility

2022

Wheat

High Fiber

2023

Soybean

High Oleic, Low Linolenic (HOLL)

2023

Hemp

“Pollen-Proof” (Seedless) 

2023

Hemp

Stability for Food, Oil & Fiber 

2024

Oat

Winter

2026

Soybean

High Saturated Fat (Palm Alternative)

2026

1 The agronomic and functional quality of product candidates and the timing of development are subject to a variety of factors and risks, which are described in Calyxt’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Calyxt will selectively continue to develop the products in the table above to enable development and commercial agreements to be reached, and its baseline go-to-market strategies support modest capital requirements for these products. When commercialized by the licensors, the products are expected to deliver high margin royalty revenue streams.

Calyxt is also pursuing strategic product development opportunities. In these cases, Calyxt’s core strengths of research and product development are aligned with the commercialization and downstream execution capabilities of a potential partner. Calyxt anticipates that these partnerships will reduce its capital requirements for research and development, result in near-term cash inflow, and provide opportunities for additional revenue streams over time, including high margin milestone and royalty or license payments.

“As our R&D team continues to innovate our development pipeline based on Calyxt’s proprietary systems and advanced analytics platforms, the management team remains focused on the identification and development of high value customer- and partner-driven targets to expand the company’s potential commercial footprint,” said Dr. Ribeill.

Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

Revenue was $11.9 million in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of $9.6 million, or 415 percent, from the second quarter of 2020. The increase was driven by the volume and mix of product sold in the quarter, as Calyxt sold seed and 25 percent of the 2020 grain crop in the second quarter of 2021 as compared to the second quarter of 2020, when it was

 

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selling soybean oil and meal.  As of June 30, 2021, Calyxt had sold over 75 percent of the 2020 grain crop.
Cost of goods sold was $11.5 million in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of $6.2 million, or 117 percent, from the second quarter of 2020. The increase was driven by higher volumes of product sold and higher average prices paid for grain due to increases in commodity market prices for soybeans. These increases were partially offset by the benefits resulting from the move to sell grain compared to selling oil and meal, as well as a $2.9 million year-over-year decrease in net realizable value adjustments to inventory, as the year ago period included costs to write down excess seed inventory and also reflected the margin profile of selling soybean oil and meal compared to selling grain, and $0.5 million of unrealized commodity derivative gains from hedging contracts sold to convert fixed price grain inventory and fixed price forward purchase contracts to floating prices to link them to market, consistent with how it expects to sell the grain.
Gross margin was $0.4 million, or 3 percent, in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of $3.4 million or 112% percent from the second quarter of 2020. The improvement was primarily driven by the benefits resulting from the move to sell grain compared to selling oil and meal, as well as a $2.9 million year-over-year decrease in net realizable value adjustments to inventory as the year ago period included costs to write down excess seed inventory and also reflected the margin profile of selling soybean oil and meal compared to selling grain, and $0.5 million of unrealized commodity derivative gains from hedging contracts sold to convert fixed price grain inventory and fixed price forward purchase contracts to floating prices to link them to market, consistent with how it expects to sell the grain.

Adjusted gross margin, a non-GAAP measure, was negative $1.2 million, or negative 10 percent, in the second quarter of 2021, compared to negative $0.8 million, or negative 34 percent, in the second quarter of 2020. The improvement on a percentage basis was driven by benefits resulting from the move to sell grain compared to selling oil and meal.

See below under the heading “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” for a discussion of adjusted gross margin and a reconciliation of gross margin, the most comparable GAAP measure, to adjusted gross margin.

Total operating expenses were $6.3 million in the second quarter of 2021, a decrease of $1.7 million, or 21 percent, from $8.0 million in the second quarter of 2020. The decrease was driven by lower personnel expenses as a result of cost reductions following the move to sell grain compared to selling oil and meal, as well as other reductions in operating expenses from the second quarter of 2020.
Net loss was $4.8 million in the second quarter of 2021, an improvement of $6.1 million, or 56 percent, from the second quarter of 2020. The improvement in net loss was driven by improved gross margins, reduced operating expenses, and the gain upon the extinguishment of Calyxt’s Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan. Net loss per share was

 

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$0.13 in the second quarter of 2021, an improvement of $0.20 per share, or 61 percent, from the second quarter of 2020. The improvement in net loss per share was driven by the change in net loss and the year-over-year increase in the weighted average share count.

Adjusted net loss was $7.8 million in the second quarter of 2021, an improvement of $0.8 million, or 9 percent, from the second quarter of 2020. The improvement in adjusted net loss was driven by the benefits resulting from the move to sell grain compared to selling oil and meal and reductions in operating expenses. Adjusted net loss per share was $0.21 in the second quarter of 2021, an improvement of $0.05 per share, or 19 percent, from the second quarter of 2020. The improvement in adjusted net loss per share was driven by the change in adjusted net loss and the year-over-year increase in the weighted average share count.

See below under the heading “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” for a discussion of adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share, and reconciliations of net loss and net loss per share, the most comparable GAAP measures, to adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share. 

Adjusted EBITDA loss was $5.8 million in the second quarter of 2021, an improvement of $0.7 million, or 11 percent, from the second quarter of 2020. The improvement was driven by the benefits resulting from the move to sell grain compared to selling oil and meal and reductions in operating expenses.

See below under the heading “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” for a discussion of adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of net loss, the most comparable GAAP measure, to adjusted EBITDA.

Net cash used by operating activities was $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2021, an improvement of $11.6 million from the second quarter of 2020. The improvement was driven primarily by an improvement in working capital investment associated with the change in go-to-market strategy for the soybean product line and a lower net loss in the period driven by a reduction in operating expenses following that change in go-to-market strategy.
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash totaled $18.5 million as of June 30, 2021.

CFO Summary

"In the second quarter, we realized an $11.6 million year over year improvement in cash flow from operations as a result of increased product sales, improved gross margins and cash performance in the period, including expense management. We believe our cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of $18.5 million will fund our operations into the second half of 2022,” said Bill Koschak, Calyxt’s Chief Financial Officer. 

 

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Second Quarter 2021 Results Conference Call

Executive Chair Yves Ribeill, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer Michael A. Carr, and Chief Financial Officer Bill Koschak will host a conference call discussing Calyxt’s results for the second quarter of 2021, followed by a question-and-answer session. The conference call will be accompanied by a presentation, which can be viewed during the webcast or accessed via the investor relations section of Calyxt’s website here.

 

To access the call, please use the following information:

 

Date:

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Time:

4:30 p.m. EST, 1:30 p.m. PST

Toll Free dial-in number:

+1 (877) 407-9747

Toll/International dial-in number:

+1 (412) 902-0044

Conference ID:

13721585

 

Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. The conference call will also be broadcast live and available for replay via the investor relations section of the company's website here. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the event.

A replay of the call will be available for one month following the conference.

 

Toll Free Replay Number:

+1 (877) 660-6853

International Replay Number:

+1 (201) 612-7415

Replay ID:

13721585

About Calyxt:

Calyxt (NASDAQ: CLXT) is a plant-based biotechnology platform company focused on delivering innovations that revolutionize how the world uses plants. Calyxt uses its advanced plant-based biotechnology platform to generate innovative, high-value, and sustainable materials and products for world-class and industry leading customers and partners. For more information, go to www.calyxt.com.

Calyxt Media Contact:

Patrick Milan, Chief Insights Officer

TUNHEIM

+1 (612) 695-1369

media@calyxt.com

 

 

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Calyxt Investor Relations Contact:
Heather Savelle, Managing Director

Sherri Spear, Managing Director

Argot Partners

+1 (212) 600-1902

investors@calyxt.com

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

To supplement Calyxt’s audited financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, it has prepared certain non-GAAP measures that include or exclude special items. These non-GAAP measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and should be viewed as supplemental and in addition to financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. In addition, other companies may report similarly titled measures, but calculate them differently, which reduces their usefulness as a comparative measure. Management utilizes these non-GAAP metrics as performance measures in evaluating and making operational decisions regarding Calyxt’s business.

 

Calyxt presents adjusted gross margin, a non-GAAP measure that reflects adjustments necessary to present the underlying gross margin of our soybean product line, including (i) unrealized gains and losses associated with commodity derivatives entered into to hedge the change in value of fixed price grain inventories and fixed price forward purchase contracts that should be recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, (ii) gains and losses from commodity derivatives realized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period, (iii) net realizable value adjustments to inventories occurring in the period, which otherwise would have been recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, and (iv) net realizable value adjustments recognized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period.

 

Calyxt provides in the table below a reconciliation of gross margin, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to adjusted gross margin. It provides adjusted gross margin because it believes that this non-GAAP financial metric provides investors with useful supplemental information at this stage of commercialization as the amounts being adjusted affect the period-to-period comparability of gross margins and financial performance.

 

 

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The table below presents a reconciliation of gross margin to adjusted gross margin:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 In Thousands

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Gross margin (GAAP measure)

$

353

 

 

$

(3,014

)

 

$

(1,990

)

 

$

(4,521

)

Gross margin percentage

 

3

%

 

 

(131

)%

 

 

(12

)%

 

 

(97

)%

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivative impact, net

 

(658

)

 

 

 

 

 

(447

)

 

 

 

Net realizable value adjustments to inventories

 

(859

)

 

 

2,221

 

 

 

(72

)

 

 

2,555

 

Adjusted gross margin

$

(1,164

)

 

$

(793

)

 

$

(2,509

)

 

$

(1,966

)

Adjusted gross margin percentage

 

(10

)%

 

 

(34

)%

 

 

(15

)%

 

 

(42

)%

 

Calyxt presents adjusted net loss, a non-GAAP measure, and define it as net loss including adjustments necessary to present the underlying gross margin of our soybean product line, including (i) unrealized gains and losses associated with commodity derivatives entered into to hedge the change in value of fixed price grain inventories and fixed price forward purchase contracts that should be recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, (ii) gains and losses from commodity derivatives realized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period, (iii) net realizable value adjustments to inventories occurring in the period, which otherwise would have been recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, and (iv) net realizable value adjustments recognized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period; and excluding Section 16 officer transition expenses, the recapture of non-cash stock compensation primarily associated with the departure of Section 16 officers, the gain upon the extinguishment of Calyxt’s PPP loan, and non-operating expenses, which are primarily gains and losses on foreign exchange transactions and losses on the disposals of land, buildings, and equipment.

 

Calyxt provides in the table below a reconciliation of net loss, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to adjusted net loss. It provides adjusted net loss because it believes that this non-GAAP financial metric provides investors with useful supplemental information at this stage of commercialization as the amounts being adjusted affect the period-to-period comparability of net losses and financial performance.

 

 

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The table below presents a reconciliation of net loss to adjusted net loss:

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

In Thousands

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net loss (GAAP measure)

$

(4,807

)

 

$

(10,902

)

 

$

(14,835

)

 

$

(21,965

)

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivative impact, net

 

(658

)

 

 

 

 

 

(447

)

 

 

 

Net realizable value adjustments to inventories

 

(859

)

 

 

2,221

 

 

 

(72

)

 

 

2,555

 

Section 16 officer transition expenses

 

13

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

2,734

 

 

 

437

 

Recapture of non-cash stock compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,540

)

 

 

(471

)

Gain upon extinguishment of Payroll Protection Program loan

 

(1,528

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,528

)

 

 

 

Non-operating expenses

 

(6

)

 

 

8

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

19

 

Adjusted net loss

$

(7,845

)

 

$

(8,596

)

 

$

(16,693

)

 

$

(19,425

)

Calyxt presents adjusted net loss per share, a non-GAAP measure, and define it as net loss per share including adjustments necessary to present the underlying gross margin of our soybean product line, including (i) unrealized gains and losses associated with commodity derivatives entered into to hedge the change in value of fixed price grain inventories and fixed price forward purchase contracts that should be recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, (ii) gains and losses from commodity derivatives realized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period, (iii) net realizable value adjustments to inventories occurring in the period, which otherwise would have been recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, and (iv) net realizable value adjustments recognized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period; and excluding Section 16 officer transition expenses, the recapture of  non-cash stock compensation primarily associated with the departure of Section 16 officers, the gain upon the extinguishment of Calyxt’s PPP loan, and non-operating expenses, which are primarily gains and losses on foreign exchange transactions and losses on the disposals of land, buildings, and equipment.

 

Calyxt provides in the table below a reconciliation of net loss per share, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to adjusted net loss per share. It provides adjusted net loss per share because it believes that this non-GAAP financial metric provides investors with useful supplemental information at this stage of commercialization as the amounts being adjusted affect the period-to-period comparability of net losses per share and financial performance.

 

 

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The table below presents a reconciliation of net loss per share to adjusted net loss per share:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net loss per share (GAAP measure)

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(0.33

)

 

$

(0.40

)

 

$

(0.67

)

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivative impact, net

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

Net realizable value adjustments to inventories

 

(0.02

)

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.08

 

Section 16 officer transition expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

0.01

 

Recapture of non-cash stock compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

(0.01

)

Gain upon extinguishment of Payroll Protection Program loan

 

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

 

Non-operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net loss per share

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.26

)

 

$

(0.45

)

 

$

(0.59

)

Calyxt presents adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, and define it as net loss excluding interest, net, depreciation and amortization expenses, non-cash stock-based compensation expenses including the recapture of non-cash stock compensation primarily associated with the departure of Section 16 officers, Section 16 officer transition expenses, the gain upon the extinguishment of Calyxt’s PPP loan, and non-operating expenses, which are primarily gains and losses on foreign exchange transactions and losses on the disposals of land, buildings, and equipment, and including adjustments necessary to present the underlying gross margin of our soybean product line, including (i) unrealized gains and losses associated with commodity derivatives entered into to hedge the change in value of fixed price grain inventories and fixed price forward purchase contracts that should be recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, (ii) gains and losses from commodity derivatives realized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period, (iii) net realizable value adjustments to inventories occurring in the period, which otherwise would have been recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, and (iv) net realizable value adjustments recognized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period. .

 

Calyxt provides in the table below a reconciliation of net loss, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to adjusted EBITDA. Because adjusted EBITDA excludes non-cash items and discrete or infrequently occurring items, it believes that adjusted EBITDA provides investors with useful supplemental information about the operational performance of Calyxt’s business and facilitates the period-to-period comparability of financial results where certain items may vary significantly independent of business performance.

 

 

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The table below presents a reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA:

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

In Thousands

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net loss (GAAP measure)

$

(4,807

)

 

$

(10,902

)

 

$

(14,835

)

 

$

(21,965

)

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net

 

357

 

 

 

(154

)

 

 

703

 

 

 

244

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

595

 

 

 

452

 

 

 

1,180

 

 

 

904

 

Stock-based compensation expenses

 

1,079

 

 

 

1,797

 

 

 

(371

)

 

 

3,068

 

Commodity derivative impact, net

 

(658

)

 

 

 

 

 

(447

)

 

 

 

Net realizable value adjustments to inventories

 

(859

)

 

 

2,221

 

 

 

(72

)

 

 

2,555

 

Section 16 officer transition expenses

 

13

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

2,734

 

 

 

437

 

Gain upon extinguishment of Payroll Protection Program loan

 

(1,528

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,528

)

 

 

 

Non-operating expenses

 

(6

)

 

 

8

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

19

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(5,814

)

 

$

(6,501

)

 

$

(12,641

)

 

$

(14,738

)

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “continue,” “estimates,” “expects,” “targets,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” or the negative of these terms and other similar terminology. Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements about the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and operating results; our future financial performance; product pipeline and development; our business model and principal strategy for commercialization and sales of commercial products; regulatory progression; potential collaborations, partnerships and licensing arrangements and their contribution to our financial results, cash usage, and growth strategies; and anticipated trends in our business. These and other forward-looking statements are predictions and projections about future events and trends based on our current expectations, objectives and intentions and premised on current assumptions. Our 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: the severity and duration of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting impact on macro-economic conditions; the impact of increased competition; disruptions at our key facilities; changes in customer preferences and market acceptance of our products; competition for collaboration partners and licensees and the successful execution of collaborations and licensing agreements; the impact of adverse events during development, including unsuccessful field trials or development trials or disruptions in seed production; the impact of improper handling of our product candidates by unaffiliated third parties during development, such as the improper aerial spraying of our high fiber wheat product candidate; failures by third-party contractors; inaccurate demand forecasting or milestone and royalty payment projections; the effectiveness of commercialization efforts by commercial

 

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partners or licensees; our ability to make grain sales on terms acceptable to us; the timing of our grain sales; our ability to collect accounts receivable; disruptions to supply chains, including transportation and storage functions; commodity price conditions; the impact of changes or increases in oversight and regulation; disputes or challenges regarding intellectual property; proliferation and continuous evolution of new technologies; management changes; dislocations in the capital markets; and other important factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings on Form 10-Q or Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements made by us are based only on information currently available to us when, and speak only as of the date, such statement is made. Except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws we do not assume any obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change.

 

 

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CALYXT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except Par Value and Share Amounts)

 

 

June 30, 2021
(unaudited)

 

 

December 31,
2020

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

17,489

 

 

$

17,299

 

Short-term investments

 

 

 

 

11,698

 

Restricted cash

 

393

 

 

 

393

 

Accounts receivable

 

3,994

 

 

 

4,887

 

Inventory

 

2,468

 

 

 

1,383

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

629

 

 

 

3,930

 

Total current assets

 

24,973

 

 

 

39,590

 

Non-current restricted cash

 

598

 

 

 

597

 

Land, buildings, and equipment

 

21,998

 

 

 

22,860

 

Other non-current assets

 

207

 

 

 

280

 

Total assets

$

47,776

 

 

$

63,327

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

2,183

 

 

$

929

 

Accrued expenses

 

2,326

 

 

 

2,891

 

Accrued compensation

 

2,093

 

 

 

1,950

 

Due to related parties

 

128

 

 

 

766

 

Current portion of financing lease obligations

 

380

 

 

 

364

 

Other current liabilities

 

46

 

 

 

45

 

Total current liabilities

 

7,156

 

 

 

6,945

 

Financing lease obligations

 

17,682

 

 

 

17,876

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

1,518

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

1,042

 

 

 

113

 

Total liabilities

 

25,880

 

 

 

26,452

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 275,000,000 shares authorized; 37,305,625 shares issued and 37,205,473 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2021, and 37,165,196 shares issued and 37,065,044 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2020

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

204,663

 

 

 

204,807

 

Common stock in treasury, at cost; 100,152 shares as of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020

 

(1,043

)

 

 

(1,043

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(181,728

)

 

 

(166,893

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

21,896

 

 

 

36,875

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

47,776

 

 

$

63,327

 

 

 

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CALYXT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited and in Thousands Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenue

$

11,880

 

 

$

2,307

 

 

$

16,282

 

 

$

4,684

 

Cost of goods sold

 

11,527

 

 

 

5,321

 

 

 

18,272

 

 

 

9,205

 

Gross margin

 

353

 

 

 

(3,014

)

 

 

(1,990

)

 

 

(4,521

)

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

2,844

 

 

 

2,825

 

 

 

5,894

 

 

 

5,612

 

Selling, general, and administrative

 

3,478

 

 

 

5,167

 

 

 

7,736

 

 

 

11,465

 

Management fees

 

15

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

104

 

Total operating expenses

 

6,337

 

 

 

8,034

 

 

 

13,675

 

 

 

17,181

 

Loss from operations

 

(5,984

)

 

 

(11,048

)

 

 

(15,665

)

 

 

(21,702

)

Gain upon extinguishment of Payroll Protection Program loan

 

1,528

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,528

 

 

 

 

Interest, net

 

(357

)

 

 

154

 

 

 

(703

)

 

 

(244

)

Non-operating expenses

 

6

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

5

 

 

 

(19

)

Loss before income taxes

 

(4,807

)

 

 

(10,902

)

 

 

(14,835

)

 

 

(21,965

)

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(4,807

)

 

$

(10,902

)

 

$

(14,835

)

 

$

(21,965

)

Basic and diluted net loss per share

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(0.33

)

 

$

(0.40

)

 

$

(0.67

)

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted

 

37,199,349

 

 

 

33,039,338

 

 

 

37,168,018

 

 

 

33,013,739

 

 

 

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CALYXT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited and in Thousands)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(14,835

)

 

$

(21,965

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Gain upon extinguishment of Payroll Protection Program loan

 

(1,528

)

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,180

 

 

 

904

 

Stock-based compensation

 

(371

)

 

 

3,068

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

893

 

 

 

(1,289

)

Due to/from related parties

 

(638

)

 

 

(598

)

Inventory

 

(1,085

)

 

 

(2,688

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

3,301

 

 

 

(1,118

)

Accounts payable

 

1,254

 

 

 

(505

)

Accrued expenses

 

(555

)

 

 

(546

)

Accrued compensation

 

143

 

 

 

(888

)

Other

 

992

 

 

 

(26

)

Net cash used by operating activities

 

(11,249

)

 

 

(25,651

)

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and (purchases) of short-term investments, net

 

11,698

 

 

 

(29,942

)

Purchases of land, buildings, and equipment

 

(307

)

 

 

(525

)

Net cash provided by (used by) investing activities

 

11,391

 

 

 

(30,467

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from Payroll Protection Program loan

 

 

 

 

1,518

 

Repayments of financing lease obligations

 

(178

)

 

 

(130

)

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

 

227

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

49

 

 

 

1,388

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

191

 

 

 

(54,730

)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of period

 

18,289

 

 

 

60,038

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash – end of period

$

18,480

 

 

$

5,308

 

 

 

 

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