Entered into partnership with Google Ventures-backed biotech corporate to find leading edge new medications
Entered into collaboration with Caltech, supported by means of the Gates Basis, to find reasonably priced HIV healing vaccinations
VANCOUVER, Wash. and NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Absci Company (Nasdaq: ABSI), a generative AI drug advent corporate, these days reported monetary and running effects for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.
“Absci has made persevered strides this 12 months in advancing and executing on our strategic portfolio, as illustrated maximum not too long ago by means of our new partnership with a Google Ventures-backed biotech corporate, a collaboration on a Gates Basis-funded vaccine undertaking, and the a success of completion of our enzyme processing techniques with Merck,” mentioned Sean McClain, Founder and CEO. “Simply three hundred and sixty five days since publishing our first manuscript for AI drug discovery, we have now demonstrated our skill to effectively practice those groundbreaking applied sciences to partnered techniques, with a powerful pipeline of attainable further partnerships that may make the most of our AI platform. Given those effects and the speeded up tempo of innovation we’re construction upon, I’m much more excited to look the following leaps we’re ready to reach towards our project of constructing higher biologics for sufferers, quicker.”
Fresh Highlights
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Entered into partnership with a Google Ventures-backed biotech corporate to find leading edge new medications for sufferers, representing a brand new Lively Program. Below this partnership, Absci will use its tertiary lymphoid buildings (TLSs) opposite immunology platform to lend a hand additional validate antigen goals equipped by means of the spouse corporate. If the corporations’ mixed efforts discover any promising leads, the spouse corporate will find a way to leverage Absci’s AI lead optimization platform to additional give a boost to its profile.
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Entered right into a collaboration between Caltech and Absci, supported by means of the Invoice & Melinda Gates Basis, to find reasonably priced HIV healing vaccinations to doubtlessly each deal with and give protection to towards an infection from all lines of HIV-1.
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Initiated program paintings for partnership leveraging Absci’s generative AI drug advent platform features to optimize pharmacokinetic homes for a Section II candidate with an undisclosed spouse, as introduced in March 2023.
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Effectively deployed Absci’s Bionic™ protein non-standard amino acid era to supply enzymes adapted to Merck’s biomanufacturing packages, assembly or exceeding all technical milestones and effectively concluding enzyme processing techniques associated with ongoing Merck collaboration.
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Appointed Zach Jonasson, Ph.D., as Leader Monetary Officer (CFO) and Leader Trade Officer (CBO). On this twin function, Dr. Jonasson will sign up for Absci’s government staff and exchange CFO Greg Schiffman, who’s retiring after a a success tenure with the corporate and can stay with Absci in an advisory capability to make sure a unbroken transition.
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Appointed Frans van Houten, former CEO of Royal Philips and present member of Novartis’s board of administrators, to Absci’s board of administrators, bringing international company operational enjoy and deep trade wisdom in healthcare and era.
2nd Quarter 2023 Monetary Effects
Earnings was once $3.4 million for the 3 months ended June 30, 2023 in comparison to $1.0 million for the 3 months ended June 30, 2022. This build up was once pushed by means of partnered program combine and growth timing, together with the of completion of the Merck enzyme processing techniques all the way through the second one quarter.
Analysis and construction bills have been $12.1 million for the second one quarter of 2023 in comparison to $16.2 million for the corresponding prior 12 months duration. This lower was once essentially pushed by means of decrease laboratory operational prices, higher efficiencies, and a prioritized center of attention inside of Absci’s R&D efforts.
Promoting, common, and administrative bills have been $9.4 million for the second one quarter of 2023 in comparison to $10.5 million for the corresponding prior 12 months duration. This lower was once essentially because of discounts in staff and insurance coverage prices.
Internet loss was once $41.7 million for the second one quarter of 2023, as in comparison to $28.7 million for the corresponding prior 12 months duration. This build up was once resulting from the Corporate recording a non-cash goodwill impairment price of $21.3 million inside of running bills all the way through the second one quarter of 2023.
Money, coins equivalents, and temporary investments as of June 30, 2023 was once $124.6 million, in comparison to $144.3 million as of March 31, 2023.
2023 Outlook
Absci continues to wait for no less than ten new Lively Systems in 2023, in response to the corporate’s present partnership pipeline. Absci additionally expects to generate more money from execution on partnered techniques this 12 months and going ahead, as in comparison to prior years, given the shift from cellular line construction to discovery techniques.
Absci continues to be expecting a gross use of money, coins equivalents, and temporary investments, unique of partnered program and kit financing receipts, of roughly $90 million, beneath prior 12 months use of $105 million. Absci additionally continues to center of attention its investments and operations on strategic tasks and near-term inflection issues, offering coins and coins equivalents and temporary investments into overdue 2025, in keeping with earlier disclosures.
About Absci
Absci is a generative AI drug advent corporate that mixes AI with scalable rainy lab applied sciences to create higher biologics for sufferers, quicker. Our Built-in Drug Advent™ platform unlocks the prospective to boost up time to health facility and build up the likelihood of good fortune by means of concurrently optimizing more than one drug traits necessary to each construction and healing get advantages. With the information to be told, the AI to create, and the rainy lab to validate, we will be able to display screen billions of cells a week, permitting us to head from AI-designed antibodies to rainy lab-validated applicants in as low as six weeks. Our imaginative and prescient is to ship step forward therapeutics on the click on of a button, for everybody. Absci’s headquarters is in Vancouver, WA, with our AI Analysis Lab in New York Town and an Innovation Middle in Zug, Switzerland. Talk over with www.absci.com and practice us on LinkedIn (@absci), Twitter (@Abscibio), and YouTube.
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Absci Company
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
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For the 3 Months Ended June 30, |
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
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(In hundreds, except for for percentage and according to percentage information) |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Revenues |
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Era construction earnings |
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$ |
3,367 |
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$ |
636 |
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$ |
4,636 |
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$ |
1,090 |
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Collaboration earnings |
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— |
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366 |
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— |
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731 |
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Overall revenues |
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3,367 |
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1,002 |
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4,636 |
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1,821 |
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Running bills |
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Analysis and construction |
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12,112 |
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16,241 |
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24,769 |
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32,068 |
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Promoting, common and administrative |
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9,410 |
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10,507 |
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19,003 |
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21,396 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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3,498 |
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3,141 |
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7,002 |
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6,047 |
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Goodwill impairment |
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21,335 |
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— |
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21,335 |
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— |
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Overall running bills |
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46,355 |
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29,889 |
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72,109 |
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59,511 |
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Running loss |
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(42,988 |
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(28,887 |
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(67,473 |
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(57,690 |
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Different source of revenue (expense) |
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Hobby expense |
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(256 |
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(211 |
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(577 |
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(406 |
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Different source of revenue, web |
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1,583 |
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148 |
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3,041 |
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273 |
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Overall different source of revenue (expense), web |
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1,327 |
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(63 |
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2,464 |
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(133 |
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Loss earlier than source of revenue taxes |
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(41,661 |
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(28,950 |
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(65,009 |
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(57,823 |
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Source of revenue tax (expense) get advantages |
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(11 |
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270 |
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(18 |
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(351 |
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Internet loss |
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$ |
(41,672 |
) |
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$ |
(28,680 |
) |
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$ |
(65,027 |
) |
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$ |
(58,174 |
) |
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Internet loss according to percentage: |
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$ |
(0.45 |
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$ |
(0.32 |
) |
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$ |
(0.71 |
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$ |
(0.64 |
) |
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Weighted-average commonplace stocks exceptional: |
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91,827,780 |
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90,669,499 |
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91,654,578 |
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90,471,950 |
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Absci Company
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Stability Sheets
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June 30, |
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December 31, |
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(In hundreds, except for for percentage and according to percentage information) |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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ASSETS |
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Present belongings: |
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Money and coins equivalents |
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$ |
61,048 |
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$ |
59,955 |
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Limited coins |
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15,066 |
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15,023 |
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Quick-term investments |
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63,539 |
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104,476 |
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Receivables underneath construction preparations, web |
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3,157 |
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1,550 |
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Pay as you go bills and different present belongings |
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5,227 |
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5,859 |
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Overall present belongings |
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148,037 |
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186,863 |
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Running hire right-of-use belongings |
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4,886 |
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5,319 |
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Belongings and kit, web |
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47,850 |
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52,723 |
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Intangibles, web |
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49,938 |
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51,622 |
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Goodwill |
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— |
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21,335 |
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Limited coins, long-term |
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1,902 |
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1,864 |
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Different long-term belongings |
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1,540 |
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1,282 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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$ |
254,153 |
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$ |
321,008 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Present liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
1,851 |
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$ |
2,412 |
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Amassed bills |
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16,713 |
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20,481 |
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Lengthy-term debt |
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3,145 |
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2,946 |
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Running hire responsibilities |
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1,734 |
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1,690 |
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Financing hire responsibilities |
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1,541 |
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2,296 |
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Deferred earnings |
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500 |
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445 |
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Overall present liabilities |
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25,484 |
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30,270 |
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Lengthy-term debt – web of present portion |
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6,378 |
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7,984 |
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Running hire responsibilities – web of present portion |
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6,423 |
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7,317 |
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Finance hire responsibilities – web of present portion |
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246 |
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750 |
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Deferred tax, web |
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223 |
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238 |
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Different long-term liabilities |
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— |
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35 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
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38,754 |
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46,594 |
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Commitments |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Most well-liked inventory, $0.0001 par worth |
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— |
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— |
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Not unusual inventory, $0.0001 par worth |
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9 |
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9 |
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Further paid-in capital |
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576,492 |
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570,454 |
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Accrued deficit |
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(360,956 |
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(295,929 |
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Accrued different complete loss |
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(146 |
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(120 |
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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215,399 |
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274,414 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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$ |
254,153 |
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$ |
321,008 |
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