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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
The significant accounting policies described below, together with Note 1 and other notes that follow, are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Principles of Consolidation
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
The significant accounting policies described below, together with Note 1 and other notes that follow, are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024, which has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements as filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 20, 2025, and the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting. Any reference in these notes to applicable accounting guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative U.S. GAAP included in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements. In management’s opinion, all adjustments made were normal or recurring in nature and necessary for the fair statement of our financial position, results of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows as of and for the periods presented. The financial data and other financial information disclosed in the notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements are also unaudited. The results of operations for the interim periods presented, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year or any other period.
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although we believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.
Emerging Growth Company
Emerging Growth Company
We are an emerging growth company as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. Furthermore, the JOBS Act exempts an emerging growth company from being required to comply with new or revised accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with such standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected to not opt out of such extended transition period. This means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt such new or revised standard unless we are no longer deemed an emerging growth company. As a result, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are based on current facts, historical experience and various other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances; the results of which form the basis for making judgements that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could materially differ from management estimates using different assumptions or under different conditions.
Our significant accounting estimates include useful lives of property, plant and equipment; valuation of deferred taxes; lower of cost or net realizable adjustment of inventory; incremental borrowing rate used in calculating lease obligations and right-of-use assets; and certain inputs used to measure the fair value of stock option grants using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
Restricted Cash Equivalents
Restricted Cash Equivalents
Restricted cash equivalents, which are included within prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, consist of cash deposits required to satisfy the insurance bond requirement for our importation of goods and the letter of credit requirements under our lease agreements.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration of Risk
Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentration of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash equivalents and accounts receivable.
We maintain our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents with major financial institutions that may at times exceed federally insured limits. We have not experienced losses on our financial assets held in these financial institutions. Management believes that these financial institutions are financially sound with minimal credit risk.
Segment Reporting and Geographic Data
Segment Reporting and Geographic Data
We have a single operating and reportable segment; that is, the battery business. Our battery business derives revenue from the sale of finished battery products and from providing customization services of our batteries. Our Chief Executive Officer is our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”).
Our CODM assesses performance of our battery business and decides how to allocate resources based on the battery business’ profit, if any, or loss. Our measure of segment profit or loss is the consolidated net income or net loss, which is also reported as such in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Our CODM measures segment profit or loss by comparing the actual consolidated net income or net loss to expectations. Since we only have a single operating and reportable segment, our CODM is provided segment expense information that is based on the expense categories shown in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Depreciation and amortization expenses, which are disclosed in Note 5 below, are included within cost of revenue, research and development expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Other segment items within the segment profit or loss consist primarily of interest income, which is shown within other income, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Our CODM does not measure segment assets for the purposes of allocating resources to, and assessing the performance of, our battery business.
Foreign Currency
Foreign Currency
We determine the functional and reporting currency of our foreign subsidiary based on the primary currency in which it operates. In cases where the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, the financial statements of our foreign subsidiary are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate in effect as of the balance sheet date for assets and liabilities, and the weighted-average exchange rate during the period for revenue, cost and expenses. The translation gain (loss) is recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within the stockholders’ equity.
Foreign currency gains or losses, which were de minimis during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, resulting from the effect of exchange rate changes on transactions and remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recorded as other income (expense), net within the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement–Reporting Comprehensive Income–Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). This ASU requires entities to disclose, in the notes to the financial statements, (i) amounts of (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation and (c) depreciation; (ii) include certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current U.S. GAAP in the same disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements; (iii) a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively; and (iv) the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, a definition of selling expenses. In March 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-02 to amend the effective date of ASU No. 2024-03 to clarify that all public entities are required to adopt the guidance in annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating this ASU. We believe that the impact of the additional required disclosures will enhance our current financial statement disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU requires entities to disclose, among others, (i) specific categories in the rate reconciliation table, (ii) additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold and (iii) the amount of income taxes paid on a disaggregated level. This ASU is required to be adopted on a prospective basis. As an emerging growth company, this ASU is effective starting on our annual reporting for the year ending December 31, 2026. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating this ASU. We believe that the impact of the additional required disclosures will enhance our current financial statement disclosure.