FREYR Battery Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

NEW YORK & OSLO, Norway & NEWNAN, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FREYR Battery, Inc. (NYSE: FREY) ("FREYR" or the "Company"), a developer of sustainable clean energy capacity and solutions, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2024.

Results Overview, Financing, and Liquidity

• FREYR reported a net loss attributable to stockholders for the third quarter of 2024 of $(27.5) million, or $(0.20) per diluted share compared to a net loss for the third quarter of 2023 of $(9.8) million or $(0.07) per diluted share. The increase in net loss in the third quarter of 2024 was primarily due to a $1.1 million warrant liability fair value adjustment for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $24.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, and a restructuring charge of $4.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to none for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
• As of September 30, 2024, FREYR had cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of $184.1 million, and no debt.

FREYR BATTERY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
		September 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	181,851			$	253,339
Restricted cash			2,202				22,403
Prepaid assets			2,838				2,168
Other current assets			12,583				34,044
Total current assets			199,474				311,954
Property and equipment, net			368,342				366,357
Intangible assets, net			2,700				2,813
Long-term investments			21,819				22,303
Right-of-use asset under operating leases			22,640				24,476
Other long-term assets			10				4,282
Total assets		$	614,985			$	732,185
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	10,080			$	18,113
Accrued liabilities and other			21,254				30,790
Share-based compensation liability			19				281
Total current liabilities			31,353				49,184
Warrant liability			721				2,025
Operating lease liability			16,775				18,816
Other long-term liabilities			27,446				27,444
Total liabilities			76,295				97,469
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023			-				-
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 355,000 shares authorized as of both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 140,490 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024; and 139,705 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023			1,405				1,397
Additional paid-in capital			929,324				925,623
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(34,035	)			(18,826	)
Accumulated deficit			(358,004	)			(274,999	)
Total stockholders' equity			538,690				633,195
Non-controlling interests			-				1,521
Total equity			538,690				634,716
Total liabilities and equity		$	614,985			$	732,185

FREYR BATTERY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
		Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
			2024				2023				2024				2023
Operating expenses:
General and administrative		$	18,515			$	27,772			$	61,386			$	85,405
Research and development			8,616				7,086				30,854				18,295
Restructuring charge			4,507				-				4,644				-
Share of net loss of equity method investee			150				153				484				208
Total operating expenses			31,788				35,011				97,368				103,908
Loss from operations			(31,788	)			(35,011	)			(97,368	)			(103,908	)
Other income (expense):
Warrant liability fair value adjustment			1,096				24,399				1,294				23,248
Interest income, net			1,074				1,284				3,627				6,042
Foreign currency transaction (loss) gain			(110	)			(3,213	)			1,245				20,546
Other income, net			2,172				2,537				7,806				6,103
Total other income			4,232				25,007				13,972				55,939
Loss before income taxes			(27,556	)			(10,004	)			(83,396	)			(47,969	)
Income tax expense			-				-				(11	)			(341	)
Net loss			(27,556	)			(10,004	)			(83,407	)			(48,310	)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests			81				219				402				517
Net loss attributable to stockholders		$	(27,475	)		$	(9,785	)		$	(83,005	)		$	(47,793	)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted			140,490				139,705				140,102				139,705
Net loss per share attributable to stockholders - basic and diluted		$	(0.20	)		$	(0.07	)		$	(0.59	)		$	(0.34	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Net loss		$	(27,556	)		$	(10,004	)		$	(83,407	)		$	(48,310	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments			5,973				6,134				(15,209	)			(48,009	)
Total comprehensive loss		$	(21,583	)		$	(3,870	)		$	(98,616	)		$	(96,319	)
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests			81				219				402				517
Comprehensive loss attributable to stockholders		$	(21,502	)		$	(3,651	)		$	(98,214	)		$	(95,802	)

FREYR BATTERY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) (Unaudited)
		Nine months ended September 30,
			2024				2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(83,407	)		$	(48,310	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:
Share-based compensation expense			6,449				7,859
Depreciation and amortization			7,028				1,922
Reduction in the carrying amount of right-of-use assets			1,282				1,005
Warrant liability fair value adjustment			(1,294	)			(23,248	)
Share of net loss of equity method investee			484				208
Foreign currency transaction net unrealized gain			(1,075	)			(19,346	)
Other			-				(929	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Prepaid assets and other current assets			13				1,672
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other			(429	)			28,401
Operating lease liability			(1,626	)			(3,212	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(72,575	)			(53,978	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from the return of property and equipment deposits			22,735				-
Proceeds from property related grants			-				3,500
Purchases of property and equipment			(34,683	)			(168,811	)
Investments in equity method investee			-				(1,655	)
Purchases of other long-term assets			-				(1,000	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(11,948	)			(167,966	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment for non-controlling interest			(4,130	)			-
Net cash used in financing activities			(4,130	)			-
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			(3,036	)			(13,240	)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			(91,689	)			(235,184	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period			275,742				563,045
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period		$	184,053			$	327,861
Supplementary disclosure for non-cash activities:
Accrued purchases of property and equipment		$	6,133			$	11,187
Reconciliation to condensed consolidated balance sheets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	181,851			$	299,419
Restricted cash			2,202				28,442
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		$	184,053			$	327,861

Contacts

Investor contact:
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