NCR Atleos Appoints Traci Hornfeck as Chief Accounting Officer

NCR Atleos Appoints Traci Hornfeck as Chief Accounting Officer

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
NCR Atleos Corporation (NYSE: NATL) (“Atleos” or the “Company”), a leader in expanding self-service financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, today announced that Traci Hornfeck has been appointed as Chief Accounting Officer, effective March 31, 2025.

Ms. Hornfeck joins the Company from Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL), where she has served as Chief Accounting Officer since 2021. Ms. Hornfeck is a dynamic and results-driven executive with nearly 25 years of experience in leading and managing the accounting functions for large public organizations. Prior to Rollins, she served in external reporting and controllership leadership roles at Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX), including as the U.S. controller. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, where she worked with leading multinational and U.S.-based accounting clients.

“Traci’s experience delivering financial reporting, driving accounting transformation, overseeing technology upgrades and maintaining regulatory compliance make her a strong choice as Atleos’ Chief Accounting Officer,” said Andy Wamser, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Atleos. “I look forward to collaborating with Traci to build on the strong foundation Atleos has established during our first full year as an independent public company.”

About Atleos

Atleos (NYSE: NATL) is a leader in expanding self-service financial access, with industry-leading ATM expertise and experience, unrivalled operational scale including the largest independently-owned ATM network, always-on global services and constant innovation. Atleos improves operational efficiency for financial institutions, drives footfall for retailers and enables digital-first financial self-service experiences for consumers. Atleos is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with approximately 20,000 employees globally.

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Aterian Announces Share Repurchase Program

SUMMIT, N.J., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aterian, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATER) (“Aterian” or the “Company”), a technology-enabled consumer products company, announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program of up to $3.0 million of the Company’s common stock for a period of two years ending March 18, 2027.

“The Board’s decision reflects our collective confidence in the Company’s future, the strength and flexibility of our financial profile, and our commitment to shareholders. We firmly believe that Aterian’s stock is significantly undervalued, and this repurchase program underscores our conviction in the long-term value we are creating,” said Arturo Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer. “Over the last 18 months, we have made substantial progress in positioning Aterian for sustainable growth beginning in 2025. While our capital allocation strategy will continue to support these growth initiatives, our improved outlook and strong balance sheet give us the confidence to return capital directly to our shareholders via this share repurchase plan.”    

Purchases under the plan may be made from time to time, through various means as the Company deems appropriate, including open market transactions, block purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Purchases will be based on a variety of factors such as price, capital position, liquidity, financial performance, alternative uses of capital, and overall market conditions. There can be no assurance as to the number of shares the Company will purchase, if any. The share repurchase program may be increased or otherwise modified, renewed, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, without prior notice.

About Aterian, Inc.

Aterian, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATER) is a technology-enabled consumer products company that builds and acquires leading e-commerce brands with top selling consumer products, in multiple categories, including home and kitchen appliances, health and wellness and air quality devices. The Company sells across the world’s largest online marketplaces with a focus on Amazon, Walmart and Target in the U.S. and on its own direct to consumer websites. Our primary brands include Squatty Potty, hOmeLabs, Mueller Living, PurSteam, Healing Solutions and Photo Paper Direct. To learn more about Aterian and its brands, visit aterian.io

Forward Looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements including, in particular, statements relating to the Company’s share repurchase program, including timing of and actual number of the shares to be repurchased, the method of share repurchase, the funding source of the share repurchases and the Company’s ability to repurchase shares while maintaining sufficient cash resources to advance its growth strategies, our expectations for growth in 2025, and our capital allocation strategies.

These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control and could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, those related to our ability to continue as a going concern, our ability to meet financial covenants with our lenders, our ability to maintain and to grow market share in existing and new product categories; our ability to continue to profitably sell the SKUs we operate; our ability to create operating leverage and efficiency when integrating companies that we acquire, including through the use of our team’s expertise, the economies of scale of our supply chain and automation driven by our platform; those related to our ability to grow internationally and through the launch of products under our brands and the acquisition of additional brands; those related to consumer demand, our cash flows, financial condition, forecasting and revenue growth rate; our supply chain including sourcing, manufacturing, warehousing and fulfillment; our ability to manage expenses, working capital and capital expenditures efficiently; our business model and our technology platform; our ability to disrupt the consumer products industry; our ability to generate profitability and stockholder value; international tariffs and trade measures; inventory management, product liability claims, recalls or other safety and regulatory concerns; reliance on third party online marketplaces; seasonal and quarterly variations in our revenue; acquisitions of other companies and technologies and our ability to integrate such companies and technologies with our business; our ability to continue to access debt and equity capital (including on terms advantageous to the Company) and the extent of our leverage; and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our most recent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), all of which you may obtain for free on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether our expectations will prove correct. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, even if subsequently made available by us on our website or otherwise. We do not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.


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ISC West 2025: Alarm.com Showcases Market-Expanding Solutions for Crime Prevention and Total Property Protection

ISC West 2025: Alarm.com Showcases Market-Expanding Solutions for Crime Prevention and Total Property Protection

AI-Powered Deterrence and Remote Video Monitoring, plus an expansion into the commercial fire category, and new lines of revenue through a single, trusted platform experience

TYSONS, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
At ISC West, Alarm.com (Nasdaq: ALRM) will showcase AI-powered crime prevention solutions and upcoming integrated fire safety capabilities in a single booth (#14039) alongside three Alarm.com companies: OpenEye, Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), and recently acquired CHeKT. These services help Alarm.com partners deliver industry-leading security solutions, access new markets, and develop new recurring revenue streams.

“Previously, pursuing a market like remote video monitoring would have required an expensive multi-app, multi-vendor set up,” says Dan Kerzner, President, Platforms Business at Alarm.com. “Alarm.com’s ever-growing suite of integrated crime prevention and property protection solutions enable service providers to offer differentiated new services to customers on the platform they’re already installing at scale. This also results in more convenience and control for home and business owners who can manage their systems on one app.”

Total Property Protection

Unveiled at CES 2025, Alarm.com’s AI Deterrence (AID) is designed to automatically deter and prevent crimes before they can happen. AID uses artificial intelligence to deliver auto-generated adaptive verbal warnings when people are detected by Alarm.com cameras. At ISC West, Alarm.com will present upgrades to AID, such as alternative Response Modes that include voice tone and gender options plus the ability to customize the wording of the verbal messages.

Alarm.com also recently combined Remote Video Monitoring (RVM) with another award-winning solution, Smart Signal. With a single tap in the Alarm.com app, property owners can now quickly communicate critical information directly to their monitoring station to verify a true emergency or cancel a false alarm. Additionally, customers can see the status of their cameras (e.g., armed or disarmed) at a glance from a new RVM card in the app.

Expansion of Remote Video Monitoring with CHeKT

In February, Alarm.com announced the majority-stake acquisition of CHeKT – a natural extension of Alarm.com’s dedicated focus on RVM. The leading cloud platform for RVM, CHeKT provides subscription-based RVM capabilities that enable central stations and service providers to deliver high-value, proactive, crime-stopping services to commercial and residential subscribers. Monitoring station operators use CHeKT’s intuitive control room operator portal to quickly assess and respond to video alarm events.

CHeKT has cultivated deep relationships with monitoring stations across the globe and is compatible with many video camera brands as well as other security products. The acquisition of CHeKT will expand Alarm.com’s and OpenEye’s offerings and enable their partners to capture the growing market opportunity in the proactive video monitoring space.

Integrated Fire Safety Solutions

Alarm.com is expanding its commercial solutions portfolio with the launch of the EPX500 Fire Communicator, bringing seamless fire alarm connectivity to its trusted platform. Designed for broad compatibility with a wide range of fire panels, the EPX500 features Dual SIM LTE, ensuring reliable connectivity and eliminating the need for partners to stock multiple models. “Our partners have consistently requested an integrated fire solution that they can install and monitor as part of Alarm.com’s unified commercial platform,” says Brian Lohse, General Manager, Alarm.com for Business. “We’re excited to add this capability into our lineup, allowing partners to leverage the same powerful remote service toolkit and installation workflows they rely on for other Alarm.com solutions.”

Each of the above products and capabilities will be on display during the ISC West show in Las Vegas, together with OpenEye’s enterprise commercial video solutions and SDS’ active shooter detection technology. Attendees are invited to visit Alarm.com, OpenEye, SDS, and CHeKT at their combined booth #14039 for live demonstrations.

Alarm.com-powered systems are professionally installed and monitored across the US and Canada as well as select international markets. For more information on the broader Alarm.com ecosystem of products and services, visit https://alarm.com.

About Alarm.com

Alarm.com is the leading platform for the intelligently connected property. Millions of consumers and businesses depend on Alarm.com’s technology to manage and control their property from anywhere. Our platform integrates with a growing variety of Internet of Things (IoT) devices through our apps and interfaces. Our security, video, access control, intelligent automation, energy management, and wellness solutions are available through our network of thousands of professional service providers in North America and around the globe. Alarm.com’s common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM. For more information, please visit alarm.com.

Rachel Smith

Alarm.com Public Relations

[email protected]

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CARGO Therapeutics Provides Corporate Update

– Development of CRG-023 and allogeneic platform suspended; further reduction in force (RIF) of approximately 90% to preserve cash and maximize shareholder value –

– CARGO had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $368.1 million as of December 31, 2024 –

– Anup Radhakrishnan appointed as interim CEO to pursue reverse merger or other business combination –

SAN CARLOS, Calif., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CARGO Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRGX) today provided an update regarding its ongoing evaluation of strategic options following the discontinuation of FIRCE-1, a Phase 2 study of firicabtagene autoleucel (firi-cel).

The Company’s Board of Directors has made the decision to suspend development efforts of both CRG-023 and CARGO’s allogeneic platform and has appointed Anup Radhakrishnan as interim CEO to lead the Company through a reverse merger or other business combination.

Accordingly, CARGO has engaged TD Cowen as the Company’s exclusive strategic financial advisor. In connection with today’s announcement, the Company is also further reducing its workforce by approximately 90%.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $368.1 million.

“In connection with the Company’s review of strategic options, the Board has concluded that it is in the best interests of shareholders to cease development operations,” said John Orwin, Chairman of the Board. “We are grateful for the contributions of those who will be leaving CARGO as a result of the decision to discontinue development of our remaining pipeline assets. Our priority moving forward is to maximize value for shareholders while aiming to find a permanent home for our remaining assets for the benefit of patients, and to do both in an expeditious manner.”

Orwin continued: “The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank Gina Chapman and the other departing members of our executive team and wish them the very best for the future.”

About CARGO Therapeutics

CARGO Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the development of next-generation, best-in-class, and potentially curative cell therapies for cancer patients. CARGO’s programs, platform technologies, and manufacturing strategy are designed to directly address the limitations of approved cell therapies, including limited durability of effect, safety concerns and availability. CARGO has a focused pipeline that includes its CRG-023 product candidate, a CD19/CD20/CD22 tri-specific CAR T developed using a tri-cistronic construct and designed to address several known causes of relapse, resulting in a potential best-in-class CAR T-cell therapy across a broad range of B-cell malignancies with the goal of providing more patients with a durable complete response. CARGO’s latest program advancement, a novel allogeneic platform, is a universal vector solution designed to limit immune-based rejection and enable durable response of CAR T-cell therapy. The universal allogeneic-enabling vector is intended to be paired with any CAR vector to create an allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy, with the potential to maintain the efficacy, durability, and safety of autologous cell therapy while broadening availability to more people with cancer. For more information, please visit the CARGO Therapeutics website at https://cargo-tx.com/.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains 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. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “design,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “positioned,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about: the Company’s ability to suspend development efforts and wind down operations expeditiously and without incurring additional liabilities, the Company’s ability license or sell its pipeline assets; the Company’s ability to identify a reverse merger or business combination partner, or otherwise close such a transaction if a partner is identified; and the Company’s expectations and estimates regarding the planned reduction in force and discontinuation of its pipeline assets. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those anticipated. For a detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to CARGO’s business in general, please refer to the risk factors identified in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Any forward-looking statements that the Company makes in this press release are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, and speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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AMERISAFE Announces Date of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Record Date

AMERISAFE Announces Date of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Record Date

DERIDDER, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSF), a specialty provider of workers’ compensation insurance focused on high hazard industries, today announced that the Company has set the date of the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders for Friday, June 6, 2025. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. central time at AMERISAFE’s corporate headquarters, which are located at 2301 Highway 190 West in DeRidder, Louisiana 70634. The record date for those eligible to receive notice of and to vote at the annual meeting of shareholders is April 17, 2025.

About AMERISAFE

AMERISAFE, Inc. is a specialty provider of workers’ compensation insurance focused on small to mid-sized employers engaged in hazardous industries, principally construction, trucking, logging and lumber, agriculture, and manufacturing. AMERISAFE actively markets workers’ compensation insurance in 27 states.

Andy Omiridis, EVP & CFO

AMERISAFE

337.463.9052

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The Honest Company Announces Inducement Grant Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

LOS ANGELES, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST), a personal care company dedicated to creating cleanly-formulated and sustainably-designed products, today announced that it made an inducement grant to Mr. Etienne von Kunssberg in connection with his employment as The Honest Company’s new SVP, Supply Chain, effective February 24, 2025. Such grant was made under The Honest Company, Inc. 2023 Inducement Plan, which was approved and adopted on March 14, 2023, by the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee granted Mr. von Kunssberg an aggregate of 115,122 restricted stock units under the 2023 Inducement Plan.

The grant was approved by the Compensation Committee on March 16, 2025, pursuant to a delegation by the Board of Directors and was issued as an equity grant pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), as an inducement material to Mr. von Kunssberg entering into employment with The Honest Company. The restricted stock units granted are subject to a vesting schedule commencing on March 16, 2025, with 25% of the restricted stock units vesting on March 4, 2026 and an additional 6.25% of the restricted stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date thereafter, subject to Mr. von Kunssberg’s continued employment.

About The Honest Company

The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST) is a personal care company dedicated to creating cleanly-formulated and sustainably-designed products spanning categories across diapers, wipes, baby personal care, beauty, apparel, household care and wellness. Launched in 2012, the Company is on a mission to challenge ingredients, ideal, and industries through the power of the Honest brand, the Honest team, and the Honest Standard. For more information about the Honest Standard and the Company, please visit www.honest.com.

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Magnite Successfully Completes Second Term Loan Repricing

Reduces Interest Rate by an Additional 75 Basis Points

Over $2.7 M
illion in Yearly Interest Payment Savings

NEW YORK, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI), the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising company, today announced the second successful repricing of its $363 million senior secured term loan facility (Term Loan) due February 2031.

The repricing reduces the interest rate by 75 basis points to Term SOFR + 3.00% from the previous rate of Term SOFR + 3.75% and will result in yearly interest savings of over $2.7 million. The interest rate improvement represents a cumulative reduction of 200 basis points compared to the rate prior to the refinancing of the Term Loan in February of 2024. There are no changes to the maturity of the Term Loan following this repricing, and all other terms are substantially unchanged.

About Magnite

We’re Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI), the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising company. Publishers use our technology to monetize their content across all screens and formats including CTV, online video, display, and audio. The world’s leading agencies and brands trust our platform to access brand-safe, high-quality ad inventory and execute billions of advertising transactions each month. Anchored in bustling New York City, sunny Los Angeles, mile high Denver, historic London, colorful Singapore, and down under in Sydney, Magnite has offices across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.

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Nick Kormeluk
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Surf Air Mobility Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

Surf Air Mobility Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

Fourth Quarter Revenue of $28.05 Million Rose 5% Compared with Revenue of $26.8 Million in the Prior Year, Exceeding Expectations of $25 – $28 Million

Fourth Quarter Adjusted EBITDA Loss of $6.9 Million Improved by $11.5 Million, or 63%, Versus the Prior Year, Within the Guidance Range of $5 – $8 Million

Full Year Revenue of $119.4 Million Rose 6% Compared with Pro Forma Revenue of $112.9 Million in the Prior Year

Full Year Adjusted EBITDA Loss of $44.1 Million Improved by $6.8 Million, or 13%, Versus the Prior Year on a Pro-Forma Basis

Company Launched SurfOS with Six Beta Users

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE: SRFM) (the “Company”), a leading regional air mobility platform, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

“During 2024, we designed and implemented a four phase Transformation Plan, a strategic plan to achieve profitable growth. We will measure our success based on our execution of our Transformation Plan. The first phase, Transformation, has been completed. The entire organization is now laser focused on the Optimization phase with the goal of reaching profitability in our airline operations in 2025,” said Deanna White, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Surf Air Mobility.

She continued, “The financial results for the fourth quarter and full year reflect strong and deliberate execution against our plan. During 2024, we successfully captured synergies from our merger with Southern Airways, drove efficiencies across our organization, began exiting unprofitable routes, and reduced our general and administrative costs. During the fourth quarter, we secured a $50 million Term Loan to address near term liquidity constraints, lower our cost of capital, minimize potential dilution and reposition the company for profitable growth.”

Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights:

Revenue

  • Revenue of $28.05 million for the fourth quarter of 2024 rose 5% compared to $26.8 million for the same period of the prior year, exceeding the Company’s expectation of $25.0 million – $28.0 million.

    • Scheduled service revenue decreased by 4% primarily driven by the elimination of unprofitable routes
    • On Demand service revenue increased by 39% over the comparable period, which was driven by a mix of higher sales and flight completions

Net Income/Loss

  • Net income improved by $112.3 million to $1.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to a net loss of $111.0 million in the prior year period. Both net income for the fourth quarter of 2024 and net loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 included investment in R&D for electrification and software technology, stock-based compensation, transaction costs and other non-recurring items. The fourth quarter of 2023 included a goodwill impairment charge of $60 million. The fourth quarter of 2024 included a $38.9 million reversal of unearned compensation under the Company’s incentive plans. Additionally, actions taken in 2024 to exit unprofitable routes and realize M&A synergies drove improvement in profitability.
  • Adjusted EBITDA loss improved by $11.5 million, or 63%, to $6.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to a loss of $18.4 million for the same period of the prior year, within the guidance range of a loss of $5 million to $8 million. The results were driven by improvements from exiting unprofitable routes, realized M&A synergies, and lower compensation costs. Adjusted EBITDA includes investment in R&D for electrification and software technology.
  • See the Adjusted EBITDA table for the reconciliation from Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA.

Full Year Financial Highlights1:

Revenue

  • Revenue of $119.4 million for the full year 2024 rose 6% compared to $112.9 million for the prior year on a pro-forma basis.

    • Scheduled service revenue was flat with the prior year. Eliminated unprofitable routes were offset by the additions of subsidized route revenue for Williamsport, Purdue and Lanai.
    • On Demand service revenue increased by 28% over the comparable period, which was primarily the result of improved charter sales and increases in completed departures.

Net Loss

  • GAAP Net Loss improved by $175.8 million, or 70%, to $74.9 million for the full year 2024 compared with $250.7 million in the prior year period. Both GAAP net loss for the full year 2024 and GAAP net loss for the full year 2023 included investment in R&D for electrification and software technology, stock-based compensation, transaction costs and other non-recurring items. A goodwill impairment charge of $60 million was recorded for the full year 2023. For the full year 2024, a reversal of $43 million in unearned compensation under the Company’s incentive plans was recorded. Additionally, actions taken in 2024 to exit unprofitable routes and realize M&A synergies drove improvement in profitability.
  • Net loss improved by $110.1 million, or 60%, to $74.9 million for the full year 2024, compared to pro-forma Net Loss of $185.0 million in the prior year. Both net loss for the full year 2024 and net loss for the full year 2023 included investment in R&D for electrification and software technology, stock-based compensation, transaction costs and other non-recurring items. A goodwill impairment charge of $60 million was recorded in 2023. In 2024, a reversal of $43 million in unearned compensation under the Company’s incentive plans was recorded. Additionally, actions taken in 2024 to exit unprofitable routes and realize M&A synergies drove improvement in profitability.

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1 Results for the full year of 2023 are pro-forma, which assumes the Company’s acquisition of Southern Airways closed as of the beginning of fiscal 2023.

Adjusted EBITDA

  • Adjusted EBITDA loss improved by $6.8 million, or 13%, to $44.1 million for the full year 2024, compared to $50.9 million for the same period of the prior year on a pro-forma basis.
  • The results were driven by improvements from exiting unprofitable routes, realized M&A synergies, and lower compensation costs. Adjusted EBITDA includes investment in R&D for electrification and software technology.
  • See the Adjusted EBITDA table for the reconciliation from Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA.

Key Developments and Progress Against the Transformation Plan

During 2024, the Company made significant progress against its Transformation Plan.

Phase 1 – Transformation (2024)

The first phase of the Transformation Plan was completed. The Company:

  • Secured a new $50M term loan from Comvest Partners
  • Extended the maturity of the Company’s secured debt to December 2028
  • Reduced liabilities by over $42 million, exceeding targeted reduction of over 50% of $70 million of past liabilities
  • Announced our intent to reduce the potential dilution from share subscription facility by 90%
  • Appointed Deanna White as CEO and COO and Oliver Reeves as CFO, and Louis Saint-Cyr as COO and President of Hawaii Operations
  • Captured M&A synergies totaling $6.5 million

Phase 2 – Optimization (2025-2026)

The Company laid the foundation for, and began executing against, the second phase of its plan, Optimization. The Company:

Optimization of Airline Operations

  • Exited unprofitable routes, saving $4.6 million per year
  • Optimized flight schedules to align with fleet strategy and improve reliability metrics
  • Leveraged the increased subsidy cap per passenger available under the FAA Reauthorization Act to improve the economics of routes
  • Executed components of our re-fleeting plan, including the removal of inefficient and costly aircraft types, and accepted delivery of four new Cessna Caravan aircraft

Recalibrating On Demand Business

  • Completed the incorporation of the SurfOS broker module laying the foundation to optimally recalibrate the business, reduced the On Demand sales team by 50%
  • Rationalized products with a focus on profitability

Driving Efficiencies from SurfOS

  • Announced the intention to form Surf Air Technologies to create a category-defining operating system for the regional air mobility industry powered by Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR)
  • Released a new consumer iOS application to improve Surf On Demand’s charter booking and flight management experience
  • Launched direct integrations with charter supply partners including Fly Easy and Avinode which allow for improved real-time pricing and aircraft availability
  • Overhauled Surf On Demand’s sales and sourcing toolkit, including quote generation, pricing, and automated payment options
  • Implemented front-end UX improvements for the Company’s On Demand and scheduled service booking funnels
  • Launched direct integrations with CAMP and Veryon software to streamline airline maintenance processes
  • Created financial and operational business intelligence dashboards

Phase 4 – Acceleration (2027+)

The Company’s electrification project spans multiple years. During 2024, the Company continued executing against the fourth phase of its plan, Acceleration. The Company:

  • Engaged with the FAA on certification planning to complete the Cessna Caravan Supplemental Type Certificate (“STC”) in 2027, which remains on track
  • Established a Cessna electrification Customer Advisory Board comprised of representatives from Textron Aviation and key electrification customers from four continents
  • Signed MOUs with seven customers to upgrade approximately 100 Cessna Caravan aircraft once the STC is approved
  • Entered into a bilateral agreement with Electra Aero to bring eSTOL to the market, incorporate Surf Air technology into joint systems and create a leasing partnership

Current Developments

In 2025, the Company continued its efforts to execute against its Transformation Plan.

Phase 2 – Optimization (2025-2026)

In 2025, the Company’s focus shifted to executing against the second phase of its plan, Optimization. Progress to date includes:

Optimization of Airline Operations

  • Relocating the Company’s System Operations Center (SOC) to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, one of the most prominent aviation hubs in the United States
  • Executing on our re-fleeting strategy by returning five older aircraft to their lessors
  • Recruiting seasoned aviation executives to manage Part 135 flight operations

Recalibrating On Demand Business

  • Exited several charter products to focus on profitability rather than near-term market penetration

Driving Efficiencies from SurfOS, an AI-enabled software platform for the regional air mobility industry, developed with Palantir

  • Entered into agreements with six beta users of SurfOS
  • Designed white label apps and frontend websites for certain beta customers to improve direct to consumer distribution
  • Launched self-service flight changes and cancellations via chat, reducing the Company’s call center traffic by approximately 20%
  • Introduced a mobile crew app that streamlines pilot workflows and time management for the Company’s airline operations, in compliance with FAA regulations
  • Launched a weight and balance tool for the Company’s airline operations, in compliance with FAA regulations

Financial Outlook

First Quarter 2025

  • First quarter revenue in the range of $21 million to $24 million. These expectations reflect the exiting of unprofitable scheduled routes and a focus on profitability of the On Demand business.
  • Adjusted EBITDA loss in the range of $12 million to $15 million, which excludes the expected impact of stock-based compensation, changes in fair value of financial instruments, and other non-recurring items. The Adjusted EBITDA loss range for the first quarter reflects the deployment of capital raised in November towards clearing the aircraft maintenance backlog and addressing certain interior and corrosion items which impacted aircraft availability in the quarter.

Full Year 2025

The Company is implementing the Optimization phase of the Transformation Plan, which includes the optimization of its airline operations, the recalibration of its on-demand business, and efforts to drive efficiencies through the implementation of the SurfOS operating system. As previously disclosed, the Company has begun exiting unprofitable scheduled routes and is prioritizing profitability over revenue growth.

As a result, the Company reaffirms its expectations that 2025 revenues will exceed $100 million and that Airline operations will achieve profitability, defined as positive adjusted EBITDA, in 2025.

Finally, as previously announced, the company is actively pursuing the creation of one or more joint ventures or partnerships with key vendors to separately capitalize the company’s electrification efforts and its software venture, Surf Air Technologies, that will capitalize on our exclusive agreement with Palantir to power SurfOS, the operating system for regional air mobility.

Conference Call

Surf Air Mobility will host a conference call today at 5:00 pm ET. Interested parties can register in advance to listen to the webcast here or can find a link on the ‘Events & Presentations’ section of our investor relations website.

Alternatively, listeners may dial into the call as follows:

North America – Toll-Free (800) 715-9871

International (Toll) – (646) 307-1963

Conference ID: 4775356

About Surf Air Mobility

Surf Air Mobility is a Los Angeles-based regional air mobility platform and one of the largest commuter airlines in the U.S. by scheduled departures. It is also the largest U.S. passenger operator of Cessna Caravans. In addition to its airline operations, Surf Air Mobility is developing an AI-powered software platform for the Regional Air Mobility industry. The company is also working to commercialize electrified aircraft and creating proprietary powertrain technology for the Cessna Caravan. Surf Air Mobility plans to offer its software and electrification solutions to the Regional Air Mobility industry, with the aim to improve safety, efficiency, and profitability.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the credit facility; Surf Air Mobility’s implementation of its transformation strategy; travel trends; developments on key strategic initiatives; Surf Air Mobility’s profitability and future financial results; and Surf Air Mobility’s balance sheet and liquidity. Readers of this release should be aware of the speculative nature of forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the beliefs of Surf Air Mobility’s management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to Surf Air Mobility and reflect Surf Air Mobility’s current views concerning future events. As such, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among many others: Surf Air Mobility’s future ability to pay contractual obligations and liquidity will depend on operating performance, cash flow and ability to secure adequate financing; Surf Air Mobility’s limited operating history and that Surf Air Mobility has not yet commercialized software platforms for third-party sales or manufactured any hybrid-electric or fully-electric aircraft; Surf Air Mobility’s failure to realize the expected return on its significant investment in SurfOS due to development delays, technical challenges, or lack of market acceptance; the powertrain technology Surf Air Mobility plans to develop does not yet exist; any accidents or incidents involving hybrid-electric or fully-electric aircraft; the inability to accurately forecast demand for products and manage product inventory in an effective and efficient manner; the dependence on third-party partners and suppliers for the components and collaboration in Surf Air Mobility’s development of hybrid-electric and fully-electric powertrains and its advanced air mobility software platform, and any interruptions, disagreements or delays with those partners and suppliers; the inability to execute business objectives and growth strategies successfully or sustain Surf Air Mobility’s growth; the inability of Surf Air Mobility’s customers to pay for Surf Air Mobility’s services; the inability of Surf Air Mobility to obtain additional financing or access the capital markets to fund its ongoing operations on acceptable terms and conditions; the outcome of any legal proceedings that might be instituted against Surf Air, Southern or Surf Air Mobility, the risks associated with Surf Air Mobility’s obligations to comply with applicable laws, government regulations and rules and standards of the New York Stock Exchange; and general economic conditions. These and other risks are discussed in detail in the periodic reports that Surf Air Mobility files with the SEC, and investors are urged to review those periodic reports and Surf Air Mobility’s other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, before making an investment decision. Surf Air Mobility assumes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements except as required by law.

Use of Trademarks

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Footnotes

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures: Surf Air Mobility uses Adjusted EBITDA to identify and target operational results which is beneficial to management and investors in evaluating operational effectiveness. Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental measure of Surf Air Mobility’s performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, U.S. GAAP. Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of Surf Air Mobility’s financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or any other performance measure derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Surf Air Mobility’s calculation of this non-GAAP financial measure may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP measures, if any, reported by other companies. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in their usefulness to investors because they have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. In addition, non-GAAP financial measures may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be directly comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Surf Air Mobility presents Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA because it considers this measure to be an important supplemental measure of its performance and believes it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in its industry. Management believes that investors’ understanding of Surf Air Mobility’s performance is enhanced by including this non-GAAP financial measure as a reasonable basis for comparing its ongoing results of operations. Unaudited pro forma financial information for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023, assumes the acquisition of Southern Airways closed as of the beginning of 2023.

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash

$

21,107

 

$

1,720

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

4,257

 

 

4,965

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

8,511

 

 

11,051

 

Total current assets

 

33,875

 

 

17,736

 

Restricted cash

 

568

 

 

711

 

Property and equipment, net

 

42,213

 

 

45,991

 

Intangible assets, net

 

23,118

 

 

26,663

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

17,046

 

 

12,818

 

Finance lease right-of-use assets

 

1,115

 

 

1,343

 

Other assets

 

6,123

 

 

5,727

 

Total assets

$

124,058

 

$

110,989

 

Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares and Shareholders’ Deficit:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

17,976

 

$

18,854

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

45,496

 

 

59,582

 

Deferred revenue

 

17,393

 

 

19,011

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

2,543

 

 

5,177

 

Operating lease liabilities, current

 

4,120

 

 

4,104

 

Finance lease liabilities, current

 

265

 

 

215

 

SAFE notes at fair value, current

 

13

 

 

25

 

Convertible notes at fair value, current

 

 

 

7,715

 

Due to related parties, current

 

1,804

 

 

25,431

 

Total current liabilities

$

89,610

 

$

140,114

 

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

$

59,883

 

$

20,617

 

Convertible notes at fair value, long term

 

7,347

 

 

 

Operating lease liabilities, long term

 

11,540

 

 

5,507

 

Finance lease liabilities, long term

 

948

 

 

1,137

 

SAFE notes at fair value, long term

 

 

 

 

Due to related parties, long term

 

50,457

 

 

1,673

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

24,270

 

 

19,426

 

Total liabilities

$

244,055

 

$

188,474

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14):
Shareholders’ equity (deficit):
Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized as of both December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 16,933,692 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 10,878,633 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023

 

2

 

 

1

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

557,444

 

 

525,049

 

Accumulated deficit

$

(677,443

)

$

(602,535

)

Total shareholders’ deficit

$

(119,997

)

$

(77,485

)

Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred shares and shareholders’ deficit

$

124,058

 

$

110,989

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023: (in thousands, except share and per share data):

Year Ended
December 31,

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Revenue

$

119,425

 

$

60,505

 

Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization

 

109,934

 

 

61,918

 

Technology and development

 

24,041

 

 

20,850

 

Sales and marketing

 

7,514

 

 

10,028

 

General and administrative

 

29,851

 

 

100,669

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

8,341

 

 

3,762

 

Impairment of goodwill

 

 

 

60,045

 

Total operating expenses

 

179,681

 

 

257,272

 

Operating loss

$

(60,256

)

$

(196,767

)

Other income (expense):
Changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net

$

(11,732

)

$

(50,230

)

Interest expense

 

(8,617

)

 

(2,969

)

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt

 

5,398

 

 

(326

)

Other income (expense)

 

12

 

 

(3,708

)

Total other income (expense), net

$

(14,939

)

$

(57,233

)

Loss before income taxes

 

(75,195

)

 

(254,000

)

Income tax benefit

 

287

 

 

3,304

 

Net loss

$

(74,908

)

$

(250,696

)

Net loss per share applicable to common shareholders, basic and diluted

$

(5.80

)

$

(44.46

)

Weighted-average number of common shares used in net loss per share applicable to common shareholders, basic and diluted

 

12,910,341

 

 

5,638,128

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Measures; Revenue, Net Loss, and the Reconciliation of Pro forma Net Loss to Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2024 and the Year Ended December 31, 2023 (in thousands):

Quarter Ended December 31,

 

2024

 

2023

 

Revenue

$

28,049

$

26,836

 

Net loss

$

1,265

$

(110,994

)

Years Ended December 31,

 

2024

 

2023 (Proforma)

Revenue

$

119,425

 

$

112,869

 

Net loss

 

(74,908

)

 

(184,987

)

Quarter Ended December 31,

2024

 

2023

 

Net Loss

1,265

 

(110,994

)

Addback:
Depreciation and amortization

2,180

 

1,887

 

Impairment of goodwill

 

60,045

 

Interest expense

2,948

 

1,337

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

(192

)

(267

)

Stock-based compensation expense

(20,619

)

16,243

 

Changes in fair value of financial instruments

9,814

 

804

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

(5,398

)

 

Data license fees

3,125

 

12,500

 

Adjusted EBITDA

(6,877

)

(18,445

)

Year Ended December 31,

2024

 

2023 (Proforma)

Net Loss

(74,908

)

(184,987

)

Addback:
Depreciation and amortization

8,341

 

8,393

 

Impairment of goodwill

 

60,045

 

Interest expense

8,617

 

5,083

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

(287

)

(225

)

Stock-based compensation expense

(5,976

)

48,252

 

Changes in fair value of financial instruments

11,732

 

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

(5,398

)

 

Transaction costs

1,246

 

 

Data license fees

12,500

 

12,500

 

Adjusted EBITDA- Pro Forma

(44,133

)

(50,939

)

 

 

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Yum! Brands to Accelerate AI Innovation in an Industry-First Collaboration With NVIDIA

Yum! Brands to Accelerate AI Innovation in an Industry-First Collaboration With NVIDIA

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill, announced today that it is partnering with NVIDIA to accelerate the development of innovative AI technologies for Yum! restaurants around the globe. Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company with over 61,000 locations, is NVIDIA’s first AI restaurant partner. This collaboration brings the two powerhouses together to integrate AI into the restaurant and retail industry at an unprecedented scale.

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Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill, announced today that it is partnering with NVIDIA to accelerate the development of innovative AI technologies for Yum! restaurants around the globe.

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill, announced today that it is partnering with NVIDIA to accelerate the development of innovative AI technologies for Yum! restaurants around the globe.

“At Yum, we have a bold vision to deliver leading-edge, AI-powered technology capabilities to our customers and team members globally,” said Joe Park, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Yum! Brands, Inc. and President, Byte by Yum! “We are thrilled to partner with a pioneering company like NVIDIA to help us accelerate this ambition. This partnership will enable us to harness the rich consumer and operational data sets on our Byte by Yum! integrated platform to build smarter AI engines that will create easier experiences for our customers and team members.”

Yum! and NVIDIA are planning to transform the future of dining by unlocking scalable AI applications quickly, reliably and affordably. The technology will power and scale Yum!’s existing proprietary Byte by Yum!™ platform. Through a direct collaboration at the developer level, Yum! was able to deploy NVIDIA AI-powered voice AI agents within three months. This partnership will harness easy-to-use NVIDIA NIM microservices, part of NVIDIA AI Enterprise and available on Amazon Web Services (AWS), to optimize and create efficiencies in restaurant operations, enhancing team member and customer experiences. The AI solutions will be instrumental in three key areas across Yum! Brands:

  • Voice Automated Order-Taking AI Agents: Advancing drive-thru and call center operations with conversational AI, powered by NVIDIA Riva and NVIDIA NIM microservices, that adapts to human speech patterns, understands complex menus and customer preferences, and enables a more natural, seamless ordering experience.
  • Computer Vision Enhanced Operations: Deploying NVIDIA-powered computer vision to optimize drive-thru efficiency and back-of-house labor management through real-time analytics and alerts.
  • Accelerated Restaurant Intelligence: Utilizing AI-driven analytics and agents to assess restaurant performance, generating personalized action plans for restaurant managers based on best practices from top-performing locations.

Yum! Brands has already begun piloting multiple AI solutions in select Taco Bell and Pizza Hut locations in the United States using NVIDIA technology. Following a successful pilot, a broader rollout of this technology targeting 500 restaurants across Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC and Habit Burger is planned for the second quarter of this year. The partnership highlights the importance of NVIDIA technology to optimize inference costs at scale (the ability to run machine learning models on large volumes of data rapidly and efficiently) and enable AI to tackle increasingly complex tasks, enhancing operational efficiency and customer engagement. The goal of Yum!’s digital and technology strategy is to better serve its franchisees, providing them with better, faster, cheaper and safer technology while delighting consumers and maximizing shareholder returns.

“NVIDIA’s software makes it affordable for even the largest restaurant company to improve operations and customer experiences, proving AI can pay off at every location,” said Andrew Sun, Global Director of Retail, CPG and QSR Business Development, NVIDIA. “Working with Yum! Brands’ best-in-class Digital & Technology team and proprietary Byte by Yum! platform to integrate NVIDIA AI software breaks barriers to AI innovation in the restaurant industry – delivering real-time, context-aware intelligence, powered by a scalable inference platform.”

Looking ahead, Yum! is expanding AI to help team members manage complex tasks, including AI agents that plan, reason and act to assist across restaurants. The intelligence built with the latest NVIDIA software will be proprietary to Yum!, giving the company full ownership to customize and evolve its technology stack. This will enable Yum! to integrate more advanced AI models, such as large language models, into its operations, and pave the way for innovative applications, including sentiment analysis and personalized customer interactions.

The technology will be integrated into Byte by Yum!™, a proprietary AI-driven SaaS platform that consolidates essential restaurant systems ranging from ordering and delivery optimization to inventory and labor management. The NVIDIA partnership strengthens Yum! Brands’ leadership in restaurant technology, as a company with proprietary platforms and talent to address industry challenges at scale. Leveraging NVIDIA’s advanced AI and accelerated computing, Yum! Brands aims to become the leader in integrating technology into every touch point, across every restaurant, around the world.

The terms of the strategic partnership are subject to mutually agreeable definitive agreements.

About Yum! Brands

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 61,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill. The Company’s KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-inspired food, and pizza categories, respectively. Habit Burger & Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2024, Yum! was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America, Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies, USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders and 3BL’s list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens. In 2025, the Company was recognized among TIME magazine’s list of Best Companies for Future Leaders. In addition, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut led Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises 2024 list and were ranked in the first 25 of Entrepreneur’s 2025 Franchise 500, with Taco Bell securing the No. 1 spot in North America for the fifth consecutive year.

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OmniAb Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results and Business Highlights

OmniAb Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results and Business Highlights

Conference Call with Slides Begins at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time Today

EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OmniAb, Inc. (NASDAQ: OABI) today reported financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2024, and provided operating and partner program updates.

“2024 was a remarkable year featuring double-digit percentage growth in the number of both active partners and programs. Clinical-stage programs advanced well, and we launched new technologies and enhancements that strengthened our platform and expanded our reach,” said Matt Foehr, Chief Executive Officer of OmniAb. “We exceeded our internal goals for key metrics and continued to build momentum while optimizing the scalability of our business. We believe our commitment to innovation is a significant competitive advantage and creates exciting opportunities for future growth. We remain steadfast in our strategic direction and are excited about the prospects that lie ahead.”

Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $10.8 million, compared with $4.8 million for the same period in 2023, with the increase primarily due to higher license and milestone revenue partially offset by lower service and royalty revenue.

Research and development expense was $13.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with $14.8 million for the same period in 2023, with the decrease primarily due to lower stock-based compensation expense and outside expenses associated with third-party services. General and administrative expense was $7.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with $7.9 million for the same period in 2023, with the decrease primarily due to lower stock-based compensation expense and lower external marketing and legal expenses.

Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $13.1 million, or $0.12 per share, compared with a net loss of $14.1 million, or $0.14 per share, for the same period in 2023.

Full Year 2024 Financial Results

Revenue for 2024 was $26.4 million, compared with $34.2 million for 2023, with the decrease primarily due to the recognition of a $10.0 million TECVAYLI® milestone in 2023. Royalty revenue decreased primarily due to lower net product sales by partners.

Research and development expense for 2024 was $55.1 million, compared with $56.5 million for 2023, with the decrease primarily due to lower personnel costs and external expenses. General and administrative expense for 2024 was $30.7 million, compared with $33.3 million for 2023, with the decrease primarily due to non-recurring consulting and other outside service expenses incurred in 2023 related to our spin-out as a public company and lower legal and stock-based compensation expense.

Net loss for 2024 was $62.0 million, or $0.61 per share, compared with a net loss of $50.6 million, or $0.51 per share, for 2023.

As of December 31, 2024, OmniAb had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $59.4 million.

2025 Financial Guidance

OmniAb today introduced 2025 financial guidance. OmniAb expects 2025 revenue to be in the range of $20 million to $25 million and operating expense to be in the range of $90 million to $95 million. In addition, OmniAb expects 2025 cash use to be lower than its cash use in 2024. Cash use in 2024 was $38.9 million, excluding the 2024 ATM issuance. The 2025 full year effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 0%.

Fourth Quarter 2024 and Recent Business Highlights

As of December 31, 2024, OmniAb had 91 active partners and 363 active programs, including 32 OmniAb-derived programs in clinical development or being commercialized. The Company signed 10 new license agreements in 2024, including two in the fourth quarter with Incyte Corporation and Photinia Biosciences. In addition, five new OmniAb-derived antibodies entered the clinic in 2024.

In December 2024, OmniAb launched OmniHub, a unified interface designed to provide partners with secure access to datasets to visualize their discovery campaign data with a variety of custom tools. This bioinformatics portal is designed to enable scalable and secure data transfer, advanced visualization and computational tool access.

Fourth quarter 2024 and recent partner highlights include the following:

IMVT-1402

  • Immunovant announced that its lead asset, IMVT-1402, is rapidly progressing with six Investigational New Drug (IND) applications now cleared and pivotal Phase 2b studies in Graves’ disease (GD) and difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis now enrolling.
  • Immunovant is on track to initiate potentially registrational programs for three additional indications for IMVT-1402 by March 31, 2025. In addition, Immunovant anticipates initiating clinical trials evaluating IMVT-1402 in a total of 10 indications by March 31, 2026.

Batoclimab

  • Immunovant reported that the top-line results of the batoclimab trial in myasthenia gravis and the initial results from period 1 of the batoclimab trial in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy are expected by March 31, 2025.
  • Immunovant also plans to announce additional data from the batoclimab proof-of-concept study in GD, including six-month, treatment-free remission data in the summer 2025.
  • Additionally, Immunovant reported that top-line results from the pivotal program of batoclimab for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED), also known as Graves’ ophthalmopathy, are expected in the second half of 2025.
  • HanAll Biopharma announced that batoclimab has received Orphan Drug Designation from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare for active TED.

Acasunlimab

  • Genmab announced that a Phase 3 trial with acasunlimab as a second-line therapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is now enrolling patients and that they expect to provide an additional Phase 2 data update in NSCLC in 2025.

Zimberelimab

  • Arcus Biosciences expects to present overall survival (OS) data from the Phase 2 EDGE-Gastric study, which is evaluating domvanalimab plus zimberelimab and chemotherapy in upper gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas, in the fall of 2025.
  • Arcus Biosciences also expects to initiate three new expansion cohorts within the Phase 1/1b ARC-20 study in the first quarter of 2025, including one cohort for casdatifan plus zimberelimab in all-comer first-line clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Sugemalimab

  • CStone announced the publication of the Phase 3 GEMSTONE-303 study results for sugemalimab in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic G/GEJ adenocarcinoma in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Results showed that in patients with PD-L1 combined positive score ≥5, sugemalimab significantly improved both OS and progression-free survival (PFS) compared with the control group. Median OS was 15.6 months versus 12.6 months, and median PFS was 7.6 months versus 6.1 months.
  • CStone announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership with Pharmalink Store for commercialization of sugemalimab in the Middle East, North Africa and South Africa. Additionally, CStone has partnered with SteinCares to market sugemalimab in Latin America.

Mipletamig

  • Aptevo Therapeutics announced that 100% of patients in Cohort 1 of the mipletamig RAINIER Phase 1b/2 dose-optimization trial for frontline acute myeloid leukemia achieved remission within 30 days of treatment. Trial enrollment is ongoing. Aptevo also anticipates providing multiple data readouts in 2025 and presenting results at the American Society of Hematology meeting in the fourth quarter of 2025.

RNDO-564

  • Rondo Therapeutics presented data from preclinical studies of RNDO-564, a novel CD28 x Nectin-4 costimulatory bispecific antibody for advanced bladder cancer, at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. RNDO-564 demonstrated robust anti-tumor activity in vivo and in vitro, including in an antibody-drug-conjugate-resistant bladder cancer model. Based on promising preclinical findings, Rondo is advancing RNDO-564 through IND-enabling studies and expects to initiate a Phase 1/b trial in relapsed/refractory, locally advanced/metastatic bladder cancer by year-end 2025.

Conference Call and Webcast

OmniAb management will host a conference call with accompanying slides today beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss this announcement and answer questions. To participate via telephone, please dial (800) 549-8228 using the conference ID 84579. Slides, as well as the live and replay webcast of the call, are available at https://investors.omniab.com/investors/events-and-presentations/default.aspx.

About OmniAb®

OmniAb licenses cutting edge discovery research technology to pharmaceutical and biotech companies and academic institutions to enable the discovery of next-generation therapeutics. Our technology platform creates and screens diverse antibody repertoires and is designed to quickly identify optimal antibodies and other target-binding proteins for our partners’ drug development efforts. At the heart of the OmniAb platform is something we call Biological Intelligence™, which powers the immune systems of our proprietary, engineered transgenic animals to create optimized antibody candidates for human therapeutics. We believe the OmniAb animals comprise the most diverse host systems available in the industry. Our suite of technologies and methods, including computational antigen design and immunization methods, paired with high-throughput single B cell phenotypic screening and mining of next-generation sequencing datasets with custom algorithms, is used to identify fully-human antibodies with exceptional performance and developability characteristics. We provide our partners both integrated end-to-end capabilities and highly customizable offerings, which address critical industry challenges and provide optimized discovery solutions. Our business model aligns scientific and economic interests of our partners through structured agreements that generally include upfront/access fees, service revenue, milestones and royalties on commercial sales.

For more information, please visit www.omniab.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

OmniAb cautions you that statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or continue” and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations and include, but are not limited to: statements regarding our competitive advantage and the growth prospects of our business; the scalability of our business; the expected performance of our technologies and the opportunities they may create; the ability to add new partners and programs; scientific presentations and clinical and regulatory events of our partners and the timing thereof; and our 2025 financial guidance. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this press release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in our business, including, without limitation: our future success is dependent on acceptance of our technology platform and technologies by new and existing partners, as well as on the eventual development, approval and commercialization of products developed by our partners for which we have no control over the development plan, regulatory strategy or commercialization efforts; biopharmaceutical development is inherently uncertain; risks arising from changes in technology; the competitive environment in the life sciences and biotechnology platform market; our failure to maintain, protect and defend our intellectual property rights; difficulties with performance of third parties we will rely on for our business; regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; unstable market and economic conditions may have serious adverse consequences on our business, financial condition and stock price; we may use our capital resources sooner than we expect; and other risks described in our prior press releases and filings with the SEC, including under the heading “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, which is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Partner Information

The information in this press release regarding partnered products and programs comes from information publicly released by our partners.

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OMNIAB, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

December 31,

 

2024

 

2023

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

27,598

 

 

$

16,358

 

Short-term investments

 

31,836

 

 

 

70,625

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

5,272

 

 

 

3,844

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

3,432

 

 

 

4,074

 

Total current assets

 

68,138

 

 

 

94,901

 

Intangible assets, net

 

138,060

 

 

 

155,467

 

Goodwill

 

83,979

 

 

 

83,979

 

Property and equipment, net

 

15,492

 

 

 

18,249

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

17,789

 

 

 

19,884

 

Restricted cash

 

560

 

 

 

560

 

Other long-term assets

 

1,540

 

 

 

2,185

 

Total assets

$

325,558

 

 

$

375,225

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

2,297

 

 

$

4,411

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

6,141

 

 

 

7,068

 

Current contingent liabilities

 

531

 

 

 

1,303

 

Current deferred revenue

 

2,337

 

 

 

6,848

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

3,782

 

 

 

3,486

 

Total current liabilities

 

15,088

 

 

 

23,116

 

Long-term contingent liabilities

 

953

 

 

 

3,203

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

2,314

 

 

 

11,354

 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

19,382

 

 

 

22,075

 

Long-term deferred revenue

 

117

 

 

 

862

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

86

 

 

 

30

 

Total liabilities

 

37,940

 

 

 

60,640

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 121,599,488 and 116,859,468 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

12

 

 

 

12

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

388,979

 

 

 

353,890

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

27

 

 

 

50

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(101,400

)

 

 

(39,367

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

287,618

 

 

 

314,585

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

325,558

 

 

$

375,225

 

OMNIAB, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License and milestone revenue

$

8,650

 

 

$

1,713

 

 

$

13,866

 

 

$

20,699

 

Service revenue

 

2,533

 

 

 

2,755

 

 

 

11,949

 

 

 

12,180

 

Royalty revenue

 

(379

)

 

 

354

 

 

 

576

 

 

 

1,285

 

Total revenue

 

10,804

 

 

 

4,822

 

 

 

26,391

 

 

 

34,164

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

13,306

 

 

 

14,766

 

 

 

55,110

 

 

 

56,525

 

General and administrative

 

7,360

 

 

 

7,869

 

 

 

30,741

 

 

 

33,313

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

6,059

 

 

 

3,407

 

 

 

17,407

 

 

 

13,554

 

Other operating (income) expense, net

 

(41

)

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(2,365

)

 

 

191

 

Total operating expenses

 

26,684

 

 

 

26,028

 

 

 

100,893

 

 

 

103,583

 

Loss from operations

 

(15,880

)

 

 

(21,206

)

 

 

(74,502

)

 

 

(69,419

)

Other income (expense), net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

655

 

 

 

1,181

 

 

 

3,106

 

 

 

5,055

 

Other income (expense), net

 

2

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

1

 

Total other income (expense), net

 

657

 

 

 

1,178

 

 

 

3,091

 

 

 

5,056

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(15,223

)

 

 

(20,028

)

 

 

(71,411

)

 

 

(64,363

)

Income tax benefit

 

2,155

 

 

 

5,975

 

 

 

9,378

 

 

 

13,744

 

Net loss

$

(13,068

)

 

$

(14,053

)

 

$

(62,033

)

 

$

(50,619

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.14

)

 

$

(0.61

)

 

$

(0.51

)

Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

104,795

 

 

 

100,162

 

 

 

102,365

 

 

 

99,683

 

 

OmniAb, Inc.

Neha Singh, Ph.D.

[email protected]

X @OmniAbTech

(510) 768-7760

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