earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
AquaBounty Q1 net loss $11.2M, impairment charges, cash drops to $3.6M, secures bridge loan
AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES INC
2024-Q1 EPS
reported -$2.90
vs consensus -$1.54
▼ miss
(-88.5%)
- Net loss $11.2M vs $6.5M a year ago; includes $4.3M impairment on Indiana farm assets and $1.0M inventory write-down.
- Cash and restricted cash $3.6M at Mar 31, down from $9.2M at Dec 31, 2023.
- Executed bridge loan up to $10M secured by farm assets; $5M drawn to date.
- Decided to sell Indiana farm; harvested >320mt of fish (majority below market weight) in preparation.
- PEI farm generated $82k revenue from conventional salmon eggs; secured large order from major salmon producer.