NEW YORK & OSLO, Norway & NEWNAN, Ga. / May 08, 2024 / Business Wire / FREYR Battery, Inc. (NYSE: FREY) (“FREYR” or the “Company”), a developer of sustainable, next-generation battery cell production capacity, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2024.
Highlights of the First Quarter 2024 and Subsequent Events:
“Our teams continued to make meaningful progress to advance our strategic objectives during the first quarter,” commented Birger Steen, FREYR’s Chief Executive Officer. “Thanks to the tireless efforts of Mike Brose, SVP of Asset Mo, his team, and our partners, we are approaching a major milestone on the SemiSolidTM platform at the CQP with our first unit cell production trial using the full automation of the Casting and Unit Cell Assembly. The pace of commercial and strategic discussions has also accelerated in recent months as we evaluate and pursue several promising opportunities under the FREYR 2.0 growth initiative. In the coming weeks, our teams will remain focused on our important work at the CQP and finalizing these transformational agreements to generate sustainable long-term value for our shareholders.”
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Presentation of First Quarter 2024 Results
A presentation will be held today, May 8, 2024, at 8:30 am Eastern Daylight Time (2:30 pm Central European Time) to discuss financial results for the first quarter 2024. The results and presentation material will be available for download at https://ir.freyrbattery.com.
To access the conference call, listeners should contact the conference call operator at the appropriate number listed below approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.
Participant conference call dial-in numbers:
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A replay of the webcast will be available at https://ir.freyrbattery.com/events-and-presentations/Events-Calendar/default.aspx.
About FREYR Battery
FREYR Battery is a developer of sustainable, next-generation battery cell production capacity. The Company’s mission is to accelerate the decarbonization of global energy and transportation systems by producing sustainable, cost-competitive batteries. FREYR seeks to serve the primary markets of energy storage systems (“ESS”) and commercial mobility, and the Company maintains an ambition to serve the passenger electric vehicles market (“EV”). FREYR is operating its Customer Qualification Plant (“CQP”) for technology development in Mo i Rana, Norway, and the Company is continuing development of the Giga America battery manufacturing project in Coweta County, Georgia, in the U.S. To learn more about FREYR, please visit www.freyrbattery.com.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this press release, including, without limitation, FREYR Battery, Inc.’s (“FREYR”) ability to conduct initial unit cell production trials, commencing initial volume production in Q2 2024; FREYR’s cost and capital efficiency; FREYR’s plan to expand on the battery value chain into high value adjacencies and cultivate partnerships across the cell production technology spectrum; FREYR’s efforts to accelerate the path to commercialization; the pursuit of four major project opportunities in accordance with the FREYR 2.0 growth strategy; potential inorganic growth opportunities and the ability to generate revenue in the near-term through possible acquisitions; approaching milestones at FREYR’s CQP; the Company’s application with the U.S. Department of Energy through the Title 17 application under the Loan Programs Office; the development, financing, construction, timeline, capacity, and other usefulness of FREYR’s CQP, Giga Arctic, Giga America, and other planned or future production facilities or Gigafactories; any potential project equity raise for the development of Giga America; any potential benefits of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act; establishing and/or announcing a conventional technology agreement; FREYR’s ability to reduce spending; any potential benefits of redomiciling to the U.S.; the giga-scalability of the 24M platform; and the implementation and effectiveness of FREYR’s overall business, technology, capital-raising, and liquidity strategies are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside FREYR’s control and are difficult to predict. Additional information about factors that could materially affect FREYR is set forth under the “Risk Factors” section in (i) FREYR’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 1, 2022 and subsequent post-effective amendment thereto filed on January 5, 2024, (ii) FREYR Battery, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on September 8, 2023 and subsequent amendments thereto filed on October 13, 2023, October 19, 2023, and October 31, 2023, and (iii) FREYR’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024 and available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, FREYR disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation. Should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and projections could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.
FREYR intends to use its website as a channel of distribution to disclose information which may be of interest or material to investors and to communicate with investors and the public. Such disclosures will be included on FREYR’s website in the ‘Investor Relations’ sections. FREYR also intends to use certain social media channels, including, but not limited to, Twitter and LinkedIn, as means of communicating with the public and investors about FREYR, its progress, products, and other matters. While not all the information that FREYR posts to its digital platforms may be deemed to be of a material nature, some information may be. As a result, FREYR encourages investors and others interested to review the information that it posts and to monitor such portions of FREYR’s website and social media channels on a regular basis, in addition to following FREYR’s press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts. The contents of FREYR’s website and other social media channels shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
FREYR BATTERY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
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| March 31, 2024 |
| December 31, 2023 | ||||
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ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
| $ | 249,855 |
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| $ | 253,339 |
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Restricted cash |
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| 2,911 |
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| 22,403 |
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Prepaid assets |
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| 1,770 |
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| 2,168 |
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Other current assets |
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| 13,636 |
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| 34,044 |
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Total current assets |
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| 268,172 |
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| 311,954 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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| 354,479 |
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| 366,357 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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| 2,775 |
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| 2,813 |
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Long-term investments |
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| 22,147 |
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| 22,303 |
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Right-of-use asset under operating leases |
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| 22,684 |
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| 24,476 |
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Other long-term assets |
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| 9 |
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| 4,282 |
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Total assets |
| $ | 670,266 |
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| $ | 732,185 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
| $ | 8,460 |
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| $ | 18,113 |
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Accrued liabilities and other |
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| 31,419 |
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| 30,790 |
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Share-based compensation liability |
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| 162 |
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| 281 |
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Total current liabilities |
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| 40,041 |
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| 49,184 |
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Warrant liability |
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| 1,869 |
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| 2,025 |
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Operating lease liability |
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| 17,252 |
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| 18,816 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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| 27,442 |
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| 27,444 |
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Total liabilities |
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| 86,604 |
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| 97,469 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 |
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| — |
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| — |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value, 355,000 shares authorized, and 139,705 issued and outstanding as of both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 |
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| 1,397 |
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| 1,397 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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| 929,303 |
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| 925,623 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
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| (44,870 | ) |
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| (18,826 | ) |
Accumulated deficit |
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| (303,542 | ) |
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| (274,999 | ) |
Total stockholders' equity |
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| 582,288 |
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| 633,195 |
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Non-controlling interests |
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| 1,374 |
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| 1,521 |
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Total equity |
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| 583,662 |
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| 634,716 |
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Total liabilities and equity |
| $ | 670,266 |
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| $ | 732,185 |
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FREYR BATTERY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
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| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
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| 2024 |
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| 2023 |
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Operating expenses: |
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General and administrative |
| $ | 22,901 |
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| $ | 30,002 |
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Research and development |
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| 11,745 |
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| 4,844 |
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Share of net loss of equity method investee |
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| 156 |
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| 25 |
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Total operating expenses |
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| 34,802 |
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| 34,871 |
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Loss from operations |
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| (34,802 | ) |
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| (34,871 | ) |
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Other income (expense): |
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Warrant liability fair value adjustment |
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| 146 |
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| 1,405 |
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Interest income, net |
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| 1,405 |
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| 3,003 |
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Foreign currency transaction gain |
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| 1,477 |
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| 16,048 |
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Other income, net |
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| 3,084 |
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| 1,715 |
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Total other income |
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| 6,112 |
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| 22,171 |
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Loss before income taxes |
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| (28,690 | ) |
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| (12,700 | ) |
Income tax expense |
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| — |
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| (203 | ) |
Net loss |
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| (28,690 | ) |
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| (12,903 | ) |
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests |
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| 147 |
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| 177 |
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Net loss attributable to stockholders |
| $ | (28,543 | ) |
| $ | (12,726 | ) |
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Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted |
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| 139,705 |
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| 139,705 |
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Net loss per share attributable to stockholders - basic and diluted |
| $ | (0.20 | ) |
| $ | (0.09 | ) |
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Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Net loss |
| $ | (28,690 | ) |
| $ | (12,903 | ) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
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| (26,044 | ) |
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| (33,718 | ) |
Total comprehensive loss |
| $ | (54,734 | ) |
| $ | (46,621 | ) |
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests |
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| 147 |
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| 177 |
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Comprehensive loss attributable to stockholders |
| $ | (54,587 | ) |
| $ | (46,444 | ) |
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FREYR BATTERY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
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| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
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| 2024 |
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| 2023 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
| $ | (28,690 | ) |
| $ | (12,903 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: |
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Share-based compensation expense |
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| 3,551 |
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| 1,477 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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| 2,211 |
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| 208 |
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Reduction in the carrying amount of right-of-use assets |
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| 277 |
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| 399 |
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Warrant liability fair value adjustment |
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| (146 | ) |
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| (1,405 | ) |
Convertible note fair value adjustment |
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| — |
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| (1,074 | ) |
Share of net loss of equity method investee |
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| 156 |
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| 25 |
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Foreign currency transaction net unrealized gain |
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| (1,359 | ) |
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| (15,488 | ) |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaid assets and other current assets |
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| 2,852 |
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| (3,403 | ) |
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other |
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| 5,879 |
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| 21,477 |
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Operating lease liability |
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| (949 | ) |
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| (1,862 | ) |
Net cash used in operating activities |
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| (16,218 | ) |
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| (12,549 | ) |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Proceeds from the return of property and equipment deposits |
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| 19,021 |
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| — |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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| (21,455 | ) |
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| (64,067 | ) |
Investments in equity method investee |
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| — |
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| (1,655 | ) |
Purchases of other long-term assets |
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| — |
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| (1,000 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
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| (2,434 | ) |
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| (66,722 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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| — |
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| — |
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Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |
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| (4,324 | ) |
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| (8,998 | ) |
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |
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| (22,976 | ) |
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| (88,269 | ) |
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period |
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| 275,742 |
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| 563,045 |
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Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period |
| $ | 252,766 |
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| $ | 474,776 |
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Supplementary disclosure for non-cash activities: |
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Accrued purchases of property and equipment |
| $ | 9,981 |
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| $ | 24,402 |
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Reconciliation to condensed consolidated balance sheets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
| $ | 249,855 |
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| $ | 392,536 |
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Restricted cash |
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| 2,911 |
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| 82,240 |
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Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |
| $ | 252,766 |
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| $ | 474,776 |
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