Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our audited financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Form 10-K, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this Form 10-K, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.
Overview
We develop, manufacture and market lithium-ion batteries for mobility applications, including the aviation, electric vehicle (“EV”) and light electric vehicle (“LEV”) industries. We have been in commercial battery production since 2018 and our disruptive silicon anode technology is intended to enable batteries with higher energy density, higher power density and fast charging capabilities over a wide range of operating temperatures. This results in our batteries providing superior performance compared to conventional graphite lithium-ion batteries. Our silicon anodes are a direct drop-in replacement of the graphite anode in traditional lithium-ion batteries, and our manufacturing processes leverage the manufacturing processes for conventional lithium-ion batteries and the related supply chain.
Currently, our batteries are primarily used for existing and emerging aviation applications, including UAS, such as drones and HAPS. We believe our proprietary technology has the potential for broad application in electric transportation. Our batteries and their performance specifications have been tested and validated for application by various customers, including our longtime partners such as AALTO Airbus, AeroVironment, BAE Systems, Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, Teledyne FLIR and the U.S. Army. Our total customer engagements since inception grew to over 260 with shipments to 235 customers during the year ended December 31, 2024. In addition, from our inception through December 31, 2024, we
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have shipped over 800,000 units of batteries, which have enabled mission critical applications. Our proprietary silicon anode structures, battery cell designs and manufacturing processes are protected by our portfolio of patents, trade secrets and know-how developed over 15 years of research and development.
We currently offer high performance silicon anode batteries under the following product platforms: (i) SiCore and (ii) SiMaxx.
Our SiCore batteries were developed in collaboration with Berzelius. We began limited shipment of SiCore batteries in 2023, which generated a strong demand from our customers. In order to support such demand, we entered into the Exclusive Supply Agreement with Berzelius in November 2023, which gives us exclusive rights to purchase its proprietary silicon anode materials in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In January 2024, we announced the full commercial launch of our SiCore batteries and accelerated engagement with our addressable markets. We entered into manufacturing supply agreements with three global contract manufacturing companies, which provided us an opportunity to rapidly scale production and ship a large volume of SiCore batteries to our customers. As of December 31, 2024, we had access, through our manufacturing supply agreements with our global contract manufacturers, to annual production of up to 800 MWh of SiCore batteries in pouch form and up to 1 GWh of SiCore batteries in cylindrical form.
Our SiMaxx batteries are currently manufactured at our facility in Fremont, California. We believe that the demand for our SiMaxx batteries exceeds our existing kWh-scale manufacturing capacity and, in order to support such demand, we are expanding this facility into a MWh-scale manufacturing facility. The completion of the expansion has been delayed through the first quarter of 2025 due to a delay in our customers’ order commitments. We believe that this facility will be able to manufacture batteries up to 2 MWh capacity annually when our expansion is completed, which is approximately 10 times our existing production capacity.
In April 2023, we entered into a lease agreement to lease approximately 774,000 square feet of premises in Brighton, Colorado and announced a plan to build a GWh-scale manufacturing facility in those premises. As of December 31, 2024, we completed our pre-construction planning for this facility. However, the scope and schedule of the construction of this facility will be determined based on, among other factors, the availability and timing of funding. In addition, we are currently monitoring the larger industry dynamics. Changes in demand, supply, battery cost structure, government incentives, trade tariffs, and other considerations may also influence our decision, including whether to proceed with the construction at all.
Sales Agreement
On October 2, 2023, we entered into the Sales Agreement with the Sales Agents, pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time, through or to any Sales Agent, shares of our common stock with an aggregate offering price of not more than $100.0 million, as described in the prospectus supplement, dated October 10, 2023, filed with the SEC.
During the year ended December 31, 2024 and from the date of the Sales Agreement through December 31, 2024, we sold shares of our common stock under the Sales Agreement resulting in aggregate net proceeds of approximately $33.4 million and $33.8 million, respectively.
Known Trends, Demands, Commitments, Events, or Uncertainties Impacting Our Business
We believe that our performance and future success depends on several factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below and in the section titled “Risk Factors.”
Establishing Global Network of Contract Manufacturing Partnerships
As of December 31, 2024, we produce SiCore batteries by leveraging Berzelius’ existing production line and through our manufacturing supply agreements with three global contract manufacturers. In order to meet the increased demand for our SiCore batteries, we plan to expand our global network of contract manufacturing partnerships in the future. Some of the challenges that we may encounter when we enter into a manufacturing supply arrangement include, among others, risk of losing control over the manufacturing process of our SiCore batteries, which could lead to quality control issues, delay in production, increase in production costs, and non-compliance with our established standards. In addition, we may encounter a risk of losing control of some of our intellectual property. While we plan to set up business processes, including adding oversight and quality control procedures, in order to manage our contract manufacturing supply arrangements, there can be no assurance that such processes will be effective. In 2024, we entered into manufacturing supply agreements with three global contract manufacturing companies. As of December 31, 2024, we had access, through our manufacturing supply agreements with our global contract manufacturers, to annual production of up to 800 MWh of
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SiCore batteries in pouch form and up to 1 GWh of SiCore batteries in cylindrical form. In addition, if we partner with other contract manufacturers in the future, we plan to select large, experienced and reputable contract manufacturing companies.
Establishing Manufacturing Capacity
Although, as of December 31, 2024, we had access to annual production of up to 800 MWh of SiCore batteries in pouch form and up to 1 GWh of SiCore batteries in cylindrical form through our existing manufacturing supply agreements with our global contract manufacturers, we believe that expanding our existing manufacturing facility would help us meet the growing demand of our customers. In order to meet the increased demand for our batteries, we are expanding our existing manufacturing capacity in Fremont, California. The completion of the expansion has been delayed through the first quarter of 2025 due to a delay in our customers’ order commitments. We believe that this facility will be able to manufacture batteries up to 2 MWh capacity annually when our expansion is completed, which is approximately 10 times our existing production capacity. We have also announced a plan to build a GWh-scale manufacturing facility in our leased premises in Brighton, Colorado. As of December 31, 2024, we completed our pre-construction planning for this facility. However, the scope and schedule of the construction of this facility will be determined based on, among other factors, the availability and timing of funding. In addition, we are currently monitoring the larger industry dynamics. Changes in demand, supply, battery cost structure, government incentives, trade tariffs, and other considerations may also influence our decision, including whether to proceed with the construction at all.
Achieving capacity at commercial scale of our high energy density lithium-ion batteries may require us to make significant and increasing capital expenditures to scale our manufacturing capacity and improve our supply chain processes. Our ability in the future to generate revenue sufficient to achieve profitability will depend largely on our ability to scale production to meet the expected market demand for our products. Accordingly, the drivers of our future financial results, as well as the components of such results, may not be comparable to our historical results of operations.
Highly Competitive Market
Our competition includes both established manufacturers and new entrants that are developing new battery technologies and chemistries to address the growing market for electrified transportation solutions. We believe the manufacturers of these batteries will continue to invest funds, time and effort to improve the capabilities of their batteries with the recent developments of silicon anode batteries as a potential alternative to conventional graphite batteries. Currently, we believe that we are the only known manufacturer using a 100% silicon anode that is free of any inactive additives. In addition, we believe that we are the leading company in the market that has a high-performance battery that can meet the requirements of aviation and LEV applications. We are not currently producing batteries for EVs. The EV battery industry has a limited number of commercially available batteries that meet the minimum performance specifications. This creates a fast-growing and highly competitive industry for many battery manufacturers to claim market share for commercially acceptable batteries. We believe that there is significant room for improvement in the EV industry in driving range and fast charging capabilities that our silicon technology may address. To compete in the EV industry, we expect that we will need to significantly reduce our manufacturing costs, increase form factors and increase production quantity. One or more of our competitors and potential future entrants may be better capitalized to expand production capacities, have greater resources to commercialize and have greater access to customers in either or both the aviation and EV markets. As such, we may be at a competitive disadvantage and be unable to retain or grow our market share.
We expect to continue investing in the development of battery technology with the goal of enabling commercial production. We continue to develop customized battery solutions and deliver standardized samples (i.e., prototypes) of batteries to industry leading manufacturers as well as to certain federal government agencies. We plan to focus our research and development on the following key areas:
• Improving battery life. To continue to meet the specific needs of our customers and drive adoption of our batteries in new areas of electrified transportation, including the EV space. We are working with chemical compounds as potential additives to the silane gas we use to produce our silicon anodes, which have demonstrated the potential to improve cycle life without negatively impacting other performance characteristics such as energy density.
• Further improvements to energy density. We are engaged in ongoing development activities to explore different cathode materials, including a conversion cathode, to further improve the energy density of our batteries.
• Larger cell form factors. The batteries we have developed and are developing for our customers are typically approximately up to 15Ah for small-sized aircraft. As we expand our customer base, we expect to develop larger form factor batteries for broader electrified transportation applications.
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As a result of these efforts, our goal is to fully realize the benefits of our silicon anode technology and develop the highest performing products in the market.
Regulatory Landscape
We operate in an industry that is subject to many established environmental regulations, which have generally become more stringent over time. As we process, store, dispose of, transport, and use hazardous materials, we are subject to laws and regulations surrounding battery safety and transportation, as well as health and production safety laws and regulations governing hazardous materials. If we fail to comply with existing and future laws and regulations, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected, such as the imposition of fines, litigation, criminal charges, sanctions by regulators, or other liabilities. As future regulatory changes are uncertain, we are unable to measure the impact of such changes on our business and our results of operations.
Global Risks
Abrupt political change, terrorist activity, and armed conflict has had an adverse impact on the global economy and financial markets. Although our business has not been directly impacted by such events, as we have no assets or operations, and we have not purchased materials from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine or the Middle East, it is impossible to predict the extent to which our operations, or those of our customers, suppliers and manufacturers, will be impacted in the short and long term, or the ways in which the conflict may impact our business.
In addition, we face risks related to significant changes in the United States’ trade policy, such as the imposition or plan to impose significant tariffs on certain product categories imported from China and other countries. These countries have taken or plan to take retaliatory actions, including imposing additional tariffs on their importation of a wide range of products from the United States, which could potentially lead to adverse impacts on global trade.
The extent and future outcome of these global risks are highly unpredictable and uncertain and may adversely affect our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Components of Our Results of Operations
Revenue
We generate revenue from the (i) sale of finished battery products and (ii) arrangements for customization design services. The customization design services generally include designing and developing custom batteries by applying our existing technology into a customer’s required specifications and delivery of prototype batteries. We recognize revenue at the point in time when control is transferred to the customers, which is generally (i) upon shipment, in the case of sale of finished battery products, and (ii) upon completion and/or delivery of prototype batteries, in the case of customization design services. We also receive government grants from time to time, which we present as a component of revenue. We recognize and measure government grants at fair value when there is a reasonable assurance that we will comply with the conditions of the grants and we will receive the grants. We recognize government grants on a systematic basis over the periods in which we recognize as expenses the related costs for which the grants are intended to compensate.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue, which includes the cost of finished goods sold and the cost of customization design services, are comprised primarily of purchase costs of SiCore batteries from Berzelius and our global contract manufacturing partners, costs of raw materials, labor costs, and allocation of overhead costs incurred in producing SiMaxx batteries or in performing the customization design services. Labor costs consist of personnel-related expenses such as salaries, employee benefits and stock-based compensation expense. Overhead and other costs consist primarily of outside services, utilities, rent, depreciation expense and other facilities-related costs. Costs related to batteries and design services are recognized in the same period as the associated revenue is recognized. In addition, we include under cost of revenue certain non-capitalizable expenses incurred during the preliminary stage of our plan to construct a GWh-scale manufacturing facility in Brighton, Colorado, such as re-zoning costs and engineering studies. We expect that our cost of revenue will increase for the foreseeable future as we increase the volume of orders for SiCore batteries and scale our business.
Research and Development (“R&D”) Expenses
R&D expenses consist mainly of personnel-related expenses such as salaries, employee benefits and stock-based compensation expense of our R&D personnel, outside contractors, materials, R&D equipment for which there is no
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alternative future use, and allocation of overhead costs, which include utilities, rent, depreciation expense and other facilities-related costs. Our R&D activities include the conceptual formulation and design of preproduction experimental prototypes and models. R&D expenses are expensed as incurred. We expect that our R&D expenses will increase for the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in activities to develop and enhance product capabilities, as well as build and test battery prototypes to meet the expected market demand.
Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) Expenses
SG&A expenses consist mainly of personnel-related expenses such as salaries, employee benefits and stock-based compensation expense of our executive and administrative employees, as well as fees for professional and advisory services such as legal, accounting and audit. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include corporate insurance expense, including directors’ and officers’ insurance costs, and allocation of overhead costs, which include utilities, rent, depreciation expense and other facilities-related costs. We expect that our selling, general and administrative expenses will increase for the foreseeable future primarily due to costs for compliance-related requirements resulting from being a public company and investment in additional SG&A personnel to support the growth of our business.
Loss on Retirement of Property, Plant and Equipment
Loss on retirement of property, plant during the year ended December 31, 2024 pertained to the retirement of certain equipment that management decided not to use for our operations. In addition, such equipment had no alternative use.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net consists mainly of interest income. Other expense during the year ended December 31, 2023 pertained mainly to a non-recurring loss on write-off of deferred stock issuance costs.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our provision for income tax consists of an estimate for U.S. federal and state income taxes based on enacted rates, as adjusted for allowable credits, deductions, uncertain tax positions, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in tax law. We maintain a valuation allowance against the full value of our U.S. federal and state net deferred tax assets because it is not more likely that our deferred tax assets will be recoverable.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2024 to the Year Ended December 31, 2023
The following table summarizes our results of operations during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (amounts in thousands):
Year ended December 31, Change
2024 2023 $ %
Revenue $ 24,167 $ 9,053 $ 15,114 167 %
Cost of revenue 42,497 23,729 18,768 79 %
Gross loss (18,330) (14,676) (3,654) 25 %
Gross margin (76) % (162) %
Operating expenses:
Research and development 7,344 3,677 3,667 100 %
Selling, general and administrative 18,726 20,356 (1,630) (8) %
Loss on retirement of property, plant and equipment 1,862 — 1,862 — %
Total operating expenses 27,932 24,033 3,899 16 %
Loss from operations (46,262) (38,709) (7,553) 20 %
Other income, net:
Interest income and other 1,591 2,514 (923) (37) %
Loss on write-off of deferred stock issuance costs — (581) 581 (100) %
Total other income, net 1,591 1,933 (342) (18) %
Net loss $ (44,671) $ (36,776) $ (7,895) 21 %
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Cost of revenue and operating expenses reported above include stock-based compensation as follows (amounts in thousands):
Year ended December 31, Change
2024 2023 $ %
Cost of revenue $ 871 $ 865 $ 6 1 %
Research and development expense 936 186 750 403 %
Selling, general and administrative expense 5,536 2,829 2,707 96 %
Total stock-based compensation $ 7,343 $ 3,880 $ 3,463 89 %
Revenue
Revenue increased by $15.1 million, or 167%, to $24.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 from $9.1 million in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to a $17.2 million increase in sales of batteries, including a $14.9 million increase in sales of our SiCore batteries, resulting from an increase in new customers and the overall increase in volume of orders from new and existing customers; and a $0.3 million increase in government grants. The increase in revenue was offset by a $2.4 million decrease in customization design service revenue, which is non-recurring revenue.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue increased by $18.8 million, or 79%, to $42.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 from $23.7 million in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the volume of purchases for resale of finished SiCore batteries, as well as the increase in costs to produce SiMaxx batteries including increases in personnel-related costs, the cost of materials, and overhead-related costs, primarily shared-facility costs, equipment and utilities.
Research and Development (“R&D”) Expense
R&D expense increased by $3.6 million, or 100%, to $7.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 from $3.7 million in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to the increase in R&D headcount, which resulted in the increase in personnel-related costs, including stock-based compensation expense, and increase in overhead-related costs, primarily shared-facility costs, equipment and utility costs.
Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) Expense
SG&A expense decreased by $1.7 million, or 8%, to $18.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 from $20.4 million in the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to a $5.3 million decrease in non-recurring professional fees and corporate insurance costs, including a decrease in directors’ and officers’ insurance costs, offset by a $3.6 million increase in personnel-related and other administrative costs, including an increase in stock-based compensation expense, due to the hiring of additional SG&A personnel.
Loss on Retirement of Property, Plant and Equipment
The $1.9 million loss on retirement of property, plant and equipment during the year ended December 31, 2024 pertained to the retirement of certain equipment that management decided not to use for our operations. In addition, such equipment had no alternative use.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net decreased by $0.3 million, or 18%, to $1.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 from $1.9 million in the prior year. The net decrease was primarily due to a decrease in interest income, offset by a $0.6 million non-recurring loss on write-off of deferred stock issuance costs in the prior year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Liquidity
Liquidity describes the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the cash requirements of its business operations, including working capital needs, debt service, acquisitions, contractual obligations and other commitments. We assess liquidity in terms of our cash flows from operations and their sufficiency to fund our operating and investing activities. To meet our obligations, we must continually have sufficient liquid assets.
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During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we have financed our operations primarily though revenue generated from operations and proceeds from the issuance of shares of our common stock. We expect to rely on our cash and cash equivalents, which was $55.2 million as of December 31, 2024, and revenue that we expect to generate from operations to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least twelve months from the date our financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are issued.
As described below, we may receive additional cash if we sell shares of our common stock under the At Market Financing and if our stock warrants are exercised for cash.
Under the At Market Financing, we may receive additional cash from the offering and sale of our shares of our common stock with an aggregate offering price of not more than $100.0 million. From the date of the Sales Agreement through December 31, 2024, the cumulative proceeds from the sales of shares of our common stock under the Sales Agreement totaled $33.8 million. As of December 31, 2024, the remaining cash that we could potentially raise under the At Market Financing was approximately $66.2 million. However, future sales, if any, of shares of common stock under the At Market Financing will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by us from time to time, including, among other things, market conditions, the trading price of our common stock and determinations by us as to appropriate sources of funding for our business and operations. We cannot guarantee the extent to which we may be able to raise funds through the At Market Financing.
We may also receive additional cash from our outstanding stock warrants if those stock warrants are exercised for cash. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we offered the holders of the public and private warrants the opportunity to exercise, for cash, their warrants at a temporarily reduced exercise price of $1.10 per warrant, and we also made a separate tender offer to the holders of private warrants to exchange their warrants, on a cashless basis, for shares of our common stock. The net proceeds from our cash tender offer, which expired on June 11, 2024, totaled $13.6 million. As of December 31, 2024, we had a total of 16,692,572 public warrants, 300,000 private warrants and 2,052,500 PIPE warrants outstanding. The exercise price of our public warrants and private warrants is $11.50 per warrant, and the exercise price of the PIPE warrants is $12.50 per warrant, although we have, and, in certain cases, together with the warrant agent have, the ability to amend the applicable warrant agreement to reduce the exercise price, including to a price that is below the trading price of our common stock at that time. We believe that the likelihood that warrant holders will exercise the warrants and any cash proceeds that we would receive is dependent upon market conditions.
Our ability to become profitable is dependent upon future events, including obtaining adequate financing to fund our business plan, optimizing our manufacturing capacity, obtaining adequate supplier relationships, building our customer base, successfully executing our business and marketing strategy and hiring appropriate personnel.
We have incurred net losses to date. We expect our working capital requirements may increase materially in the near future as we scale our business, which could result in additional net losses. During the year ended December 31, 2024, our net loss was $44.7 million. We expect that the additional net losses in the future could be attributed to an increase in our operating expenses as we increase our headcount and incur costs to continue developing new products and other R&D initiatives.
We also expect that our capital expenditure requirements may increase materially as we continue to expand our kWh-scale manufacturing facility in Fremont, California into a MWh-scale manufacturing facility and as we plan to build a GWh-scale manufacturing facility in Brighton, Colorado. The completion of the expansion of our Fremont, California facility had been delayed through the first quarter of 2025 due to the delay in our customers’ order commitments. As of December 31, 2024, we completed our pre-construction planning to build a GWh-scale manufacturing facility on our leased premises in Brighton, Colorado. However, the scope and schedule of the construction of this facility will be determined based on, among other factors, the availability and timing of funding. In addition, we are currently monitoring the larger industry dynamics. Changes in demand, supply, battery cost structure, government incentives, trade tariffs, and other considerations may also influence our decision, including whether to proceed with the construction at all.
As of December 31, 2024, our contractual obligations consisted primarily of our noncancellable operating lease agreements for our corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California and in Brighton, Colorado. As of December 31, 2024, the total future minimum lease payable, net of tenant improvement allowance, over the remaining weighted-average lease term of 13.5 years was approximately $70.0 million. Approximately $3.5 million of which is payable over the next twelve months. Please refer to Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information about our leases.
To the extent that our resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may need to seek additional equity or debt financing. If financing is not available, or if the terms of financing are less desirable than we expect, we may
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be forced to take actions to reduce our capital or operating expenditures, including by reducing or delaying our production capacity expansion, which may adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented (in thousands):
Year ended December 31, Change
2024 2023 $
Net cash used in operating activities $ (33,352) $ (25,553) $ (7,799)
Net cash used in investing activities $ (3,207) $ (17,550) $ 14,343
Net cash provided by financing activities $ 47,153 $ 19,168 $ 27,985
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
Our primary source of cash provided by operations is revenue from the sale of batteries and from non-recurring customization design services. Our uses of cash in our operating activities primarily include payments for personnel-related costs, procurement of SiCore batteries, procurement of materials used to produce SiMaxx batteries and to conduct research, as well as professional fees, and other general corporate expenses.
Net cash used in operating activities increased to $33.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 from $25.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily due to the increase in the volume of purchases for resale of finished SiCore batteries and personnel-related costs as we hired additional employees.
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Our primary use of cash in investing activities is for purchases of property, plant and equipment.
Net cash used in investing activities decreased to $3.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 from $17.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily due the timing of the construction of leasehold improvements in our manufacturing facilities and the timing of purchases of other production equipment in connection with our planned expansion as well as a $4.2 million refund that we received during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 pertaining to a cash deposit that we made to a vendor in 2023 related to plans to expand our manufacturing capacity.
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Our primary source of cash provided by financing activities consists of proceeds from issuance of common stock. Our primary cash usage for financing activities consists of payments related to the issuance of common stock.
Net cash provided by financing activities increased to $47.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 from $19.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2023. Our primary source of cash from financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2024 consisted primarily of the net proceeds from the issuance of common stock under the Sales Agreement and exercise of our public and private warrants. Our primary source of cash from financing activities in the prior year consisted primarily of the net proceeds from the issuance of common stock in connection with the Common Stock Purchase Agreement with B. Riley Principal Capital II, LLC, which was terminated in October 2023.
Related Party and Other Transactions
Related Party Transactions
On October 23, 2024, our former parent company, Amprius Holdings, voluntarily liquidated and dissolved. As a result of such liquidation and dissolution, Amprius Holdings distributed, on a pro rata basis, an aggregate of approximately 57.2 million shares of our common stock to its stockholders, which include some of our executive officers and directors. In addition, we assumed all of Amprius Holdings’ outstanding options to purchase shares of Amprius Holdings’ Class A common stock, which include outstanding options held by some of our executive officers and directors, in exchange for, among other things, Amprius Holdings contributing to us a total of 5.5 million shares of our common stock that it owned. Those shares that were contributed to us were immediately cancelled and returned to our authorized but unissued share capital. Please refer to Notes 1 and 7 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on
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Form 10-K for additional information about the liquidation and dissolution of Amprius Holdings and the assumption of its outstanding options.
Other Transactions
Our CEO serves as a member of the board of directors of Berzelius and its holding company. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, our CEO and our company had no direct or indirect controlling interest in Berzelius and its affiliates and, similarly, Berzelius and its affiliates had no direct or indirect controlling interest in our company. We developed our SiCore batteries through our collaboration with Berzelius. In November 2023, we entered into the Exclusive Supply Agreement with Berzelius, which gives us exclusive rights to purchase its proprietary silicon anode materials in the United States, Canada and Mexico. We purchased, and may continue to purchase, SiCore batteries and raw materials for our SiMaxx battery production and R&D activities from Berzelius. As of December 31, 2024, we had no purchase commitments with Berzelius.
Our CEO also served as a member of the board of directors of Amprius Wuxi Co., Ltd (“Wuxi”), a former subsidiary of Amprius Holdings, until November 2023. We also purchased, and may continue to purchase, raw materials for our SiMaxx battery production and R&D activities from Wuxi.
Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company Status
We are an emerging growth company as defined in the JOBS Act and may take advantage of reduced reporting requirements that are otherwise applicable to public companies. Section 107 of the JOBS Act exempts an emerging growth company from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with those standards. This means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public and nonpublic companies, we have the option to adopt the new or revised standard at the time nonpublic companies adopt the new or revised standard and can do so until such time that we either (i) irrevocably elect to “opt out” of such extended transition period or (ii) no longer qualify as an emerging growth company. We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards unless we otherwise early adopt select standards.
We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (i) the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $250.0 million as of the prior June 30 or (ii) our annual revenue exceeds $100.0 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million as of the prior June 30.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions. Our critical accounting estimates include estimates that require significant assumptions or that involve a significant level of uncertainty at the time the estimate was made, and changes in them may likely have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and any such differences may be material.
Our summary of significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Leases
Our lease liabilities and right-of-use (“ROU”) assets are recognized based upon estimates. Our lease liabilities are initially recognized based upon the present value of the fixed lease payments while our ROU assets are initially recognized based upon the amount of the initial lease liabilities and adjustments for certain lease-related transactions. When we estimate the present value of our fixed lease payments, we generally use an incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”) since the implicit rates of our leases are not determinable. The IBR is determined based on an estimation process that includes subjective inputs, such as using a hypothetical credit analysis about the company, leveraging the corporate default and recovery rates published by a credit rating agency, and using risk-free and undiscounted rates of comparable companies. A
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change in the IBR, or the assumptions used to estimate the IBR, could have a significant effect on the amounts of the lease liabilities and ROU assets that we initially recorded and the amounts that are currently shown on our consolidated balances sheets included elsewhere in this Annual Form 10-K.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock option grants are measured at fair value on the date of grant and recognized as stock-based compensation expense over the vesting period. The grant date fair value of our stock option grants is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires inputs that are based on subjective assumptions, such as the following:
• Expected term . Since we do not have a sufficient historical experience for determining the expected term, we derive the expected term based on the simplified method for awards that qualify as plain-vanilla options.
• Expected volatility . Since there is no sufficient trading history on the underlying common stock, we estimate volatility by evaluating the average historical volatility of a peer group of companies for the period immediately preceding the option grant for a term that is approximately equal to the option’s expected term.
• Risk-free interest rate. This is estimated based on a term equivalent to the estimated expected term of the option.
• Expected dividend . We use an expected dividend yield of zero because there had been no dividend payments in the past and there is no plan to pay dividends in the future associated with the underlying common stock.
• Fair value of the underlying common stock . For stock option grants made by Amprius Holdings to our employees or board members, the fair value of its common stock, which had no public market, is determined by its board of directors by considering a number of factors, including a valuation performed by an independent third party, which requires various assumptions.
Since the inputs used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model described above are based on estimates, a change in any of those inputs could have a significant effect on the amount of stock-based compensation expense that we have already recognized and the remaining amount that we still have to recognize.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information about recent accounting pronouncements, the timing of their adoption, and our assessment, to the extent we have made one, of their potential impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a “smaller reporting company,” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide information under Item 7A.
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