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Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc

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Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc AI Insights

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As of 2025-12-18

Snapshot

  • Burning 187M FCF TTM with only 111M cash remaining - under 7 months runway without capital raise[Free Cash Flow TTM]
  • R&D of 270M TTM is 150% of revenue (181M) - investing heavily but no path to profitability visible[Research and Development TTM]
  • 5Y revenue CAGR of 23.9% vs industry median 9% shows platform traction despite losses[Total Revenue 5Y Growth]

Watch Triggers

  • Cash and Equivalents: Falls below 75MWould signal imminent capital raise at likely distressed terms
  • Total Revenue TTM: Exceeds 250M with stable gross marginWould indicate platform scaling toward operating leverage inflection
  • Operating Expense TTM: Declines below 350MCost discipline would extend runway and signal path to profitability

Bull Case

73% gross margin TTM (vs 51% industry median) proves platform model works - R&D leverage could flip to profitability if revenue doubles without proportional cost increase

Gross Margin TTMR&D TTMTotal Revenue 5Y Growth

391M working capital buffer and 545M PPE provide asset base for potential restructuring or strategic sale if standalone path fails

Working CapitalPPETangible Book Value

Bear Case

Operating margin of -185% TTM with 333M annual loss requires continuous dilution - equity holders face perpetual value destruction until profitability

Operating Margin TTMOperating Income TTMFree Cash Flow TTM

Revenue of 181M after years of investment is subscale - 423M debt at 0.76 D/E constrains options while burning 166M operating cash TTM

Total Revenue TTMTotal DebtCash Flow TTM

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Forward Thesis

Dilutive capital raise likely within 12 months given cash burn trajectory

3-12mhigh
  • 111M cash vs 187M annual FCF burn
  • 10M equity issuance TTM insufficient
  • 423M debt limits borrowing capacity
Cash 111M, FCF -187M TTMDebt/equity 0.76Operating loss -333M TTM

Gross margin of 73% TTM suggests platform economics work if scale achieved

3-5ylow
  • Cost of revenue only 49M on 181M revenue
  • Operating leverage potential from fixed R&D
  • Industry median gross margin 51%
Gross margin 72.7% TTMOpEx 465M mostly R&DRevenue growing 24% 5Y CAGR

Valuation Context

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