FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

NOTE 3 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company follows the accounting guidance in ASC Topic 820 for its fair value measurements of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The three-tiered fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes when inputs should be used in measuring fair value, is comprised of: (Level I) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level II) inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly and (Level III) unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data. The fair value hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available in determining fair value.

The Company has short-term investments which are primarily commercial paper that are classified as Level II. The valuation inputs for the short-term investments are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant inputs are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets.

The Company has issued the following warrants: (i) warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of Class A common stock with an exercise price of $11.50 per share, (ii) warrants (the “Private Warrants”) to purchase Class A common stock with an exercise price of $11.50 per share, (iii) warrants (the “BGL Warrants”) to purchase Class A common stock with an exercise price of $10.00 per share, and (iv) the Foxconn Warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock with an exercise price of $10.50.  The BGL Warrants are classified as equity as they qualify as share-based compensation under ASC Topic 718.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, approximately 6.7 million Public Warrants and 0.6 million of the Private Warrants were exercised which resulted in cash proceeds of $82.0 million. As of December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2022, there were 2.3 million Private Warrants, 1.6 million BGL Warrants and no Public Warrants outstanding. Additionally, as of September 30, 2022, there were also 1.7 million Foxconn Warrants outstanding.  The fair value of the Foxconn Warrants was $0.3 million at issuance. The Public Warrants, the Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants are classified as a liability with any changes in the fair value recognized immediately in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes the net (loss) gain on changes in fair value (in thousands) related to the Public Warrants, the Private Warrants, and the Foxconn Warrants:

	Three months ended		Three months ended		Nine months ended		Nine months ended
	September 30, 2022		September 30, 2021		September 30, 2022		September 30, 2021
Public Warrants	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(27,180)
Private Warrants		(523)		3,344		(246)		12,263
Foxconn Warrants		(238)		—		(238)		—
Net (loss) gain on changes in fair value	$	(761)	$	3,344	$	(484)	$	(14,918)

Observed prices for the Public Warrants are used as Level 1 inputs as they were actively traded until being redeemed in January 2021. The Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants are measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs. These instruments are not actively traded and are valued using a Monte Carlo option pricing model and Black Scholes option pricing model, respectively, that use observable and unobservable market data as inputs.

A Monte Carlo model was used to simulate a multitude of price paths to measure fair value of the Private Warrants. The Monte Carlo model simulates risk-neutral stock price paths utilizing two parameters – a drift term (based on the risk-free rate and assumed volatility) and an error term (determined using a random number and assumed volatility). This analysis simulates possible paths for the stock price over the term of the Private Warrants. For each simulated price path, we evaluate the conditions under which the Company could redeem each Private Warrant for a fraction of whole shares of the underlying as detailed within the applicable warrant agreement. If the conditions are met, we assume redemptions would occur, although the Private Warrant holders would have the option to immediately exercise if it were more advantageous to do so. For each simulated price path, if a redemption does not occur the holders are assumed to exercise the Private Warrants if the stock price exceeds the exercise price at the end of the term. Proceeds from either the redemption or the exercise of the Private Warrants are reduced to a present value amount at each measurement date using the risk-free rate for each simulated price path. Present value indications from iterated priced paths were averaged to derive an indication of value for the Private Warrants.

The Foxconn Warrants do not have any redemption features and their fair value was measured using the Black-Scholes closed-form option pricing model. Inputs to the model include remaining term, prevailing stock price, strike price, risk-free rate, and volatility.

The stock price volatility rates utilized were 90% and 50% for the valuations as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. This assumption considers observed historical stock price volatility of other companies operating in the same or similar industry as the Company over a period similar to the remaining term of the Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants, as well as the volatility implied by the traded options of the Company. The risk-free rates utilized were 4.173% and 1.123% for the valuations as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, for the Private Warrants.  The risk-free rate utilized for the valuation of the Foxconn Warrants as of September 30, 2022 was 4.173%.

The following tables summarize the valuation of our financial instruments (in thousands):

	Total		Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1)		Prices with observable inputs (Level 2)		Prices with unobservable inputs (Level 3)
September 30, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	154,232	$	154,232	$	—	$	—
Short-term investments		49,304		—		49,304		—
Private Warrants		731		—		—		731
Foxconn Warrants		561		—		—		561

	Total		Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1)		Prices with observable inputs (Level 2)		Prices with unobservable inputs (Level 3)
December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	244,016	$	244,016	$	—	$	—
Short-term investments		—		—		—		—
Private Warrants		485		—		—		485

The following table summarizes the changes in our Level 3 financial instruments (in thousands):

	Balance at December 31, 2021		Additions		Settlements		Loss on fair value adjustments included in earnings		Balance at September 30, 2022
Private Warrants	$	485		—		—		246	$	731
Foxconn Warrants		—		323		—		238		561