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Twist Bioscience Corp
TWSTCIK 0001581280NasdaqLarge AcceleratedBiological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)DelawareFY ends Sep 30
Period
FY 2025
Revenue
—
Net Income
$-77.70M
Total Assets
$641.86M
Equity
$472.96M
Shares Out
61.31M
Op. Cash Flow
$-47.63M
Business
Twist Bioscience Corp develops and commercializes a proprietary silicon-based DNA synthesis platform that industrializes the engineering of biology. It offers synthetic biology products (synthetic genes, gene fragments, oligonucleotide pools, IgG proteins), next-generation sequencing (NGS) tools (library preparation kits, exome kits, panels, reagents) and biopharma services for antibody discovery and development. Its business is organized across synthetic biology product lines, NGS tools, and biopharma services/partnerships. Twist sells globally through a multi-channel commercial organization including direct sales, distributors and an e-commerce platform.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-17
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 377 | 313 | 245 | 204 | 132 | |
| Cost of revenues | 186 | 180 | 155 | 119 | 81 | |
| Research and development expenses | 80 | 91 | 107 | 120 | 69 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 247 | 218 | 190 | 213 | 136 | |
| Restructuring and other costs | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Change in fair value of contingent considerations and holdbacks | 0 | 0 | −6 | −14 | −534,000 | |
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 0 | 45 | 7 | 0 | — | |
| Total costs and expenses | 513 | 534 | 462 | 438 | 285 | |
| Loss from operations | −136 | −221 | −217 | −235 | −153 | |
| Gain on sale of business | 49 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Interest income | 11 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 435,000 | |
| Other income (expense), net | −903,000 | −3 | −672,000 | −1 | −1 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −77 | −208 | −203 | −228 | −154 | |
| Income tax expense | −700,000 | −600,000 | −1 | 10 | 2 | |
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | −78 | −209 | −205 | −218 | −152 | |
| Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments | −50,000 | 203,000 | 2 | −2 | −14,000 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | −55,000 | 31,000 | −423,000 | −795,000 | 473,000 | |
| Comprehensive loss | −78 | −208 | −204 | −220 | −152 | |
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholdersbasic (in dollars per share) | −1.3 | −3.6 | −3.6 | −4.04 | −3.15 | |
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholdersdiluted (in dollars per share) | −1.3 | −3.6 | −3.6 | −4.04 | −3.15 | |
| Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholdersbasic (in shares) | 60 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 48 | |
| Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholdersdiluted (in shares) | 60 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 48 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 183 | 226 | 286 | 379 | 466 | |
| Short-term investments | 49 | 50 | 50 | 126 | 12 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 57 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 29 | |
| Inventories | 28 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 32 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
| Total current assets | 333 | 347 | 424 | 596 | 546 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 102 | 103 | 132 | 139 | 44 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 49 | 59 | 72 | 75 | 62 | |
| Investment in equity securities | 54 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Goodwill | 82 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 22 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 13 | 14 | 54 | 60 | 18 | |
| Restricted cash, non-current | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other non-current assets | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | |
| Total assets | 642 | 614 | 776 | 961 | 702 | |
| Accounts payable | 11 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 15 | |
| Accrued expenses | 23 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | |
| Accrued compensation | 31 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 22 | |
| Current portion of operating lease liability | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | |
| Other current liabilities | 12 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 10 | |
| Total current liabilities | 91 | 71 | 73 | 91 | 63 | |
| Operating lease liability, net of current portion | 62 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 53 | |
| Liability related to the sale of future revenue | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 747,000 | 407,000 | 475,000 | 60,000 | 5 | |
| Total liabilities | 169 | 142 | 153 | 172 | 121 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.00001 par value 200,000 and 100,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively; 60,631 and 58,877 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,793 | 1,715 | 1,657 | 1,620 | 1,191 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −627,000 | −522,000 | −756,000 | −2 | 546,000 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −1,320 | −1,242 | −1,033 | −828 | −611 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 473 | 473 | 623 | 789 | 581 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 642 | 614 | 776 | 961 | 702 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 25 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 10 | |
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 0 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Non-cash lease expense, net of tenant improvement allowance | −20,000 | 940,000 | 3 | 20 | 2 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 64 | 51 | 30 | 80 | 37 | |
| Change in fair value of contingent considerations and holdbacks | 0 | 0 | −6 | — | — | |
| Other non-cash adjustments | 2 | 994,000 | 120,000 | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable, net | −22 | 8 | −4 | −10 | −2 | |
| Inventories | −4 | 8 | 7 | −8 | −19 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −4 | 382,000 | −4 | −3 | −2 | |
| Other non-current assets | −2 | 431,000 | 1 | 7 | −5 | |
| Accounts payable | 9 | −12 | −3 | 7 | 9 | |
| Accrued expenses | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Accrued compensation | −2 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 7 | |
| Other liabilities | 7 | −2 | −108,000 | −7 | −28,000 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | −48 | −64 | −142 | −124 | −112 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −28 | −5 | −28 | −102 | −27 | |
| Purchases of investments | −49 | −52 | −76 | −218 | −59 | |
| Proceeds from maturity of investments | 50 | 54 | 155 | 100 | 242 | |
| Proceeds from sale of business | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −25 | −3 | 51 | −233 | 156 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 15 | |
| Proceeds from the issuance of liability related to sale of future revenue | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from issuance under employee stock purchase plan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Repurchases of common stock for income tax withholding | −16,000 | −4 | −4 | −8 | −11 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 29 | 7 | 911,000 | 271 | 329 | |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 143,000 | 126,000 | −27,000 | −319,000 | 20,000 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | −44 | −60 | −91 | −87 | 373 | |
| Income taxes paid, net of refunds | 683,000 | 344,000 | 420,000 | 246,000 | 101,000 | |
| Property and equipment additions included in accrued expenses and accounts payable | 2 | 92,000 | 772,000 | 6 | — | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 34 | |
| Issuance of common stock in connection with the business acquisition | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 27 | |
| Tenant improvement allowance capitalized in property and equipment | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Equity securities received as consideration for sale of business | 54 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Promissory note receivable received as consideration for sale of business | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Conversion of convertible notes | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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