Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Note 1. Basis of Presentation Description of Business Danimer Scientific, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“Company”, “Danimer”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), is a performance polymer company specializing in bioplastic replacements for traditional petroleum-based plastics. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DNMR”. The Company (formerly Live Oak Acquisition Corp. (“Live Oak”)), was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 24, 2019 as a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Live Oak completed its initial public offering in May 2020. On December 29, 2020 (“Closing Date”), Live Oak consummated a business combination (“Business Combination”) with Meredian Holdings Group, Inc. (“MHG” or “Legacy Danimer”), with Legacy Danimer surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Live Oak. The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, meaning that Legacy Danimer was treated as the accounting acquirer and Live Oak was treated as the accounting acquiree. Effectively, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of Legacy Danimer issuing stock for the net assets of Live Oak, accompanied by a recapitalization. In connection with the Business Combination, Live Oak changed its name to Danimer Scientific, Inc. On August 11, 2021, we closed the acquisition of Novomer, Inc. (integrated into our business as “Danimer Catalytic Technologies”). Financial Statements The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (“financial statements”) have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. The financial statements consolidate all assets and liabilities of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. We have made certain reclassifications to previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. As a result, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (“2023 Form 10-K”). We do not have any material items of other comprehensive income (loss); accordingly, there is no difference between net loss and comprehensive loss and we have not presented a separate Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) that would otherwise be required. There were no significant changes to our critical accounting estimates or our significant accounting policies as disclosed in our 2023 Form 10-K. Strategic Reorganization and Other Charges During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we announced the pending retirement of our Chief Executive Officer. This has resulted in approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million in expense related to the associated transition and retirement agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Additionally, we launched a reduction in force and curtailed certain non-core product development activities and recorded $0.3 million and $0.7 million in strategic reorganization and other related charges, primarily related to severance costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. In July 2024, we temporarily suspended our Danimer Catalytic Technologies business, including additional reduction in force, to further capital conservation. There were no asset impairments associated with this suspension, but we do expect to record additional strategic reorganization and other related charges in the quarter ending December 31, 2024 that will reduce the immediate cost savings realized. Risk, Uncertainties and Going Concern We have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, which assumes that we will continue our operations for the foreseeable future and be able to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. However, we believe that, with our history of negative cash flows and our current lack of financial resources, substantial doubt exists regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that would be necessary if we became unable to continue as a going concern. Historically, we have funded working capital, capital expenditures, and our day-to-day operations through issuance of equity (see Note 10) and debt financings (see Note 9). We do not have a history of generating cash flow from operations. Our ability to generate revenues is highly dependent on the successful commercialization of our biopolymer products, which is subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Even if the market for our products expands, we anticipate that it will take time for our PHA sales and production to reach an economic scale sufficient to fund our operations. In the meantime, we incur costs and expenses for the continued development and expansion of our business, including the costs of enhancing manufacturing capacity and ongoing product research and development, as well as significant costs to make interest payments on our debt. As a result, we have experienced significant losses and negative cash flows from operations in recent years and this may continue in the near term. We are in discussions with, and in certain instances have begun production for, large restaurant chains and consumer goods companies and their converters to expand the use of our PHA-based resins in cutlery, straws, single-use food packaging and films. We believe these customers will order in sufficient volumes in the next year to allow our per-unit cost of production to decrease significantly, resulting in increased cash flow generation. However, these volumes may not materialize or we may not be able to produce sufficient inventory profitably. In order to preserve cash until these expected sales reach their full potential, we have taken actions to reduce our operating costs across all areas of the business and to more closely monitor our liquidity position. For example, we have reduced discretionary spending, reduced labor costs through employee headcount rationalization, increased senior management focus on collections of accounts receivable, postponed certain capital expenditures, and launched an initiative to reduce on-hand inventory levels. We have also temporarily suspended operations at our Danimer Catalytic Technologies business to further capital conservation. We also expect to take further actions, which could include securing alternative funding sources or restructuring existing debt facilities, to preserve our liquidity as we work towards achieving a sustainable capital structure for our operations, but there can be no assurance that these actions will be successful. In addition, if substantial doubt continues to exist as of December 31, 2024 and our filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K contains a Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm that includes disclosure regarding going concern, that would constitute an event of default under our Senior Secured Term Loan, which would cause cross-default of substantially all of our debt. (See Note 9).

Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

Danimer Scientific, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“Company”, “Danimer”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), is a performance polymer company specializing in bioplastic replacements for traditional petroleum-based plastics. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DNMR”.

The Company (formerly Live Oak Acquisition Corp. (“Live Oak”)), was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 24, 2019 as a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Live Oak completed its initial public offering in May 2020. On December 29, 2020 (“Closing Date”), Live Oak consummated a business combination (“Business Combination”) with Meredian Holdings Group, Inc. (“MHG” or “Legacy Danimer”), with Legacy Danimer surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Live Oak. The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, meaning that Legacy Danimer was treated as the accounting acquirer and Live Oak was treated as the accounting acquiree. Effectively, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of Legacy Danimer issuing stock for the net assets of Live Oak, accompanied by a recapitalization. In connection with the Business Combination, Live Oak changed its name to Danimer Scientific, Inc. On August 11, 2021, we closed the acquisition of Novomer, Inc. (integrated into our business as “Danimer Catalytic Technologies”).

Financial Statements

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (“financial statements”) have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. The financial statements consolidate all assets and liabilities of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. We have made certain reclassifications to previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. As a result, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (“2023 Form 10-K”).

We do not have any material items of other comprehensive income (loss); accordingly, there is no difference between net loss and comprehensive loss and we have not presented a separate Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) that would otherwise be required.

There were no significant changes to our critical accounting estimates or our significant accounting policies as disclosed in our 2023 Form 10-K.

Strategic Reorganization and Other Charges

During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we announced the pending retirement of our Chief Executive Officer. This has resulted in approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million in expense related to the associated transition and retirement agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Additionally, we launched a reduction in force and curtailed certain non-core product development activities and recorded $0.3 million and $0.7 million in strategic reorganization and other related charges, primarily related to severance costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.

In July 2024, we temporarily suspended our Danimer Catalytic Technologies business, including additional reduction in force, to further capital conservation. There were no asset impairments associated with this suspension, but we do expect to record additional strategic reorganization and other related charges in the quarter ending December 31, 2024 that will reduce the immediate cost savings realized.

Risk, Uncertainties and Going Concern

We have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, which assumes that we will continue our operations for the foreseeable future and be able to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. However, we believe that, with our history of negative cash flows and our current lack of financial resources, substantial doubt exists regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that would be necessary if we became unable to continue as a going concern.

Historically, we have funded working capital, capital expenditures, and our day-to-day operations through issuance of equity (see Note 10) and debt financings (see Note 9). We do not have a history of generating cash flow from operations.

Our ability to generate revenues is highly dependent on the successful commercialization of our biopolymer products, which is subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Even if the market for our products expands, we anticipate that it will take time for our PHA sales and production to reach an economic scale sufficient to fund our operations. In the meantime, we incur costs and expenses for the continued development and expansion of our business, including the costs of enhancing manufacturing capacity and ongoing product research and development, as well as significant costs to make interest payments on our debt. As a result, we have experienced significant losses and negative cash flows from operations in recent years and this may continue in the near term.

We are in discussions with, and in certain instances have begun production for, large restaurant chains and consumer goods companies and their converters to expand the use of our PHA-based resins in cutlery, straws, single-use food packaging and films. We believe these customers will order in sufficient volumes in the next year to allow our per-unit cost of production to decrease significantly, resulting in increased cash flow generation.

However, these volumes may not materialize or we may not be able to produce sufficient inventory profitably. In order to preserve cash until these expected sales reach their full potential, we have taken actions to reduce our operating costs across all areas of the business and to more closely monitor our liquidity position. For example, we have reduced discretionary spending, reduced labor costs through employee headcount rationalization, increased senior management focus on collections of accounts receivable, postponed certain capital expenditures, and launched an initiative to reduce on-hand inventory levels. We have also temporarily suspended operations at our Danimer Catalytic Technologies business to further capital conservation. We also expect to take further actions, which could include securing alternative funding sources or restructuring existing debt facilities, to preserve our liquidity as we work towards achieving a sustainable capital structure for our operations, but there can be no assurance that these actions will be successful.

In addition, if substantial doubt continues to exist as of December 31, 2024 and our filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K contains a Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm that includes disclosure regarding going concern, that would constitute an event of default under our Senior Secured Term Loan, which would cause cross-default of substantially all of our debt. (See Note 9).