Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying 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 consolidated financial statements.

Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying 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 consolidated financial statements.

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 consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of the 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 value adjustments 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.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

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 the customized batteries. Since the technology that we apply to the customized batteries is the same as the technology that we apply to our other product offerings, such customized batteries could be repurposed as part of our product offerings.

We recognize revenue when all of the core principles of revenue recognition are met pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Generally, we enter into a contract with our customers whereby we identify our performance obligations, determine the considerations that we expect to receive from our customers, and allocate such considerations to the identified performance obligations. We recognize revenue at a point in time when we transfer control of the finished battery products and the deliverables from the customization design services to our customers, which is generally upon shipment and completion of the services, respectively.

From time to time, we have “bill-and-hold” arrangements with certain customers whereby they request us to ship the finished battery products to our own locations and hold them temporarily until they are picked up. Pursuant to the terms of the “bill-and-hold” arrangements, we recognize revenue when the finished battery products are shipped to our own locations, which is the point in time when we transfer the control of the finished battery products to the customers.

Grant Revenue

Grant Revenue

Contracts with government agencies are treated as government grants if they do not meet the criteria for recognizing them as research and development contracts with a federal government pursuant to Topic 912-730, Contractors–Federal Government–Research and Development or as contracts with customers pursuant to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

In the absence of explicit US GAAP, we recognize and measure government grants by following, as an analogy, the recognition and measurement guidance of International Accounting Standard 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance (“IAS 20”). Under IAS 20, 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 and show them as a component of revenue in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Cost of Revenues

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 silicon anode batteries from Berzelius (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. (“Berzelius”), a former subsidiary of Amprius Holdings, and our global contract manufacturing partners, costs of raw materials, labor costs and the allocation of overhead costs incurred in producing batteries or 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.

Research and Development (“R&D”) Costs

Research and Development (“R&D”) Costs

R&D costs are expensed as incurred. These costs consist mainly of personnel-related costs 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 alternative future use, and allocation of overhead costs, which include utilities, rent, depreciation expense and other facilities-related costs. R&D activities relate to the conceptual formulation and design of preproduction experimental prototypes and models.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

We measure stock-based compensation for stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) at fair value on the date of grant. The fair value of stock option grants is measured using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model while the fair value of RSU grants is measured based on the market closing price of our common stock. We recognize stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the grants. Most of our stock-based compensation grants generally vest over a period of four years, subject to the continued employment or services of the grantee. We have elected to account for forfeitures as they occur.

The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the following inputs that are based on subjective assumptions:

•Expected term – This is the period that the stock options are expected to be outstanding. We estimate the expected term using the simplified method for stock option grants that qualify as plain-vanilla options because we have no sufficient historical experience for determining the expected term.

•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 – We determine the risk-free interest rate based on the implied yield available on the U.S. Treasury zero coupon issues with a remaining term equivalent to the expected term of the stock options.

•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.

The Black-Scholes option-pricing model also requires input on the fair value of the underlying common stock. For stock option grants made by Amprius Holdings to our employees and a board member during the year ended December 31, 2024, the fair value of its common stock, which had no public market, was determined by its board of directors at the time of grant by considering a number of objective and subjective factors, including a valuation performed by an independent third party. The third-party valuation was performed in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately-Held-Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, which identifies various available methods for allocating the enterprise value across classes of capital stock in determining the fair value of the underlying common stock at the valuation date.

Advertising Costs

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs, which were de minimis during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, are expensed as incurred.

Foreign Currency

Foreign Currency

Foreign currency gains or losses were de minimis during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 and resulted from the effect of exchange rate changes on transactions and remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. Such gains or losses are recognized as other income (expense), net within the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. Deferred tax balances are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets are also recognized for temporary differences that arise from net operating losses and credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax balances of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense.

Net Loss Per Share

Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share of common stock is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share of common stock is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the sum of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding and potentially dilutive securities during the period. Potentially dilutive securities include shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, vesting of RSUs and exercise of common stock warrants; however, these have been excluded from the diluted net loss per share calculation because the effect was anti-dilutive due to our net loss. Therefore, the basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock for all periods presented were the same.

Fair Value Measurement

Fair Value Measurement

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the financial statements are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels, which are directly related to the amount of subjectivity, associated with the inputs to the valuation of these assets or liabilities are as follows:

Level 1 – Inputs that are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) that are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities, and which reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

In determining fair value, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible as well as considering counterparty credit risk in our assessment of fair value.

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.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Equivalents

Cash consists of bank and demand deposits. Cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents consist of money market funds with original maturity of less than 90 days from the date of purchase. Restricted cash equivalents pertain to the amount of cash deposits required by our lessors to satisfy letter of credit requirements under our lease agreements.

Restricted cash equivalents, which are included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets,

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount, less any estimated allowance for credit losses. An allowance for credit losses is recognized based on our evaluation of relevant information, such as the age of the receivable, collection experience and certain credit risk factors affecting our customers. A receivable deemed to be uncollectible is written off against a previously established allowance and recoveries are recognized when the cash is received. We do not accrue interest on past due balances and require no collateral.

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories, which consist of raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. Net realizable value is determined based upon the estimated selling price of the inventory in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion or disposal and transportation. The cost of raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods manufactured at our Fremont, California facility generally exceeds their respective realizable value. When an inventory is adjusted to its net realizable value, a new cost basis is established and such cost is not adjusted for any potential recovery or increase in cost. Obsolete inventories are written off to cost of goods sold.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as shown below.

Production equipment	4 to 7 years
Lab equipment	4 years
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment	3 to 5 years
Leasehold improvements	Lesser of their useful lives or the term of the lease

Assets that are being built or constructed are recorded as construction in progress. Depreciation for those assets begins when the assets are ready for their intended use.

Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Upon disposition or retirement, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain (loss) is included within operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

We review the valuation of long-lived assets, which consisted mainly of property, plant and equipment, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. The recoverability of long-lived assets or asset groups is calculated based on the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. An impairment loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. Fair value is determined using the estimated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved.

Deferred Costs

Deferred Costs

Certain costs, which consist primarily of payroll-related costs, are initially deferred when (i) the costs relate directly to a customer contract, (ii) the costs generate or enhance our resources that will be used in satisfying future performance obligations, and (iii) the costs are expected to be recovered. If these criteria are not met, the costs are expensed as incurred. Deferred costs are recognized as cost of revenues in the period when the related revenue is recognized, except when the costs incurred exceed the amount expected to be recovered, in which case they are expensed as incurred. The recoverable

amount is estimated to equal the amount of consideration that we have received but not yet recognized as revenue, plus the amount that we expect to receive in the future.

Leases

Leases

We determine if an arrangement is a lease, or contains a lease, by evaluating whether there is an identified asset and whether we control the use of the identified asset throughout the period of use. We determine the classification of the lease, whether operating or finance lease, at the lease commencement date, which is the date we obtain control of the leased asset.

We recognize the right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on the lease commencement date based upon the present value of the fixed lease payments over the non-cancelable lease term, unless it is reasonably certain that any renewal or termination option will be exercised. Variable costs, such as common area maintenance fees, property insurance and property taxes, are not included in the measurement of the ROU assets and lease liabilities, but are expensed as incurred. As the implicit rate of the leases is not determinable, we use an incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of the lease payments. We do not recognize ROU assets on lease arrangements with a term of 12 months or less. Lease expense for such arrangements is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. We account for the lease components and non-lease components as a single lease component. Modifications are assessed to determine whether incremental differences result in new contract terms and should be accounted for as a new lease or whether the additional right of use should be included in the original lease and continue to be accounted for with the remaining ROU asset.

Lease liabilities are increased by interest and reduced by payments each period, and the right of use asset is amortized over the lease term. For operating leases, interest on the lease liability and the amortization of the right-of-use asset result in straight-line rent expense over the lease term. For finance leases, interest on the lease liability and the amortization of the right-of-use asset results in front-loaded expense over the lease term.

Product Warranty Liability

Product Warranty Liability

We provide a guarantee that our sale of battery products to customers will meet published or agreed upon specifications. We replace battery products that do not meet the specification requirements at no additional cost to our customers during our standard or agreed-upon performance warranty period. Based on our historical experience and

Loss Contingencies

Loss Contingencies

In the normal course of business, we may be involved in claims and legal proceedings. We record a liability for such matters when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. When only a range of possible loss can be established, the most probable amount in the range is accrued. If no amount within this range is a better estimate than any other amount within the range, the minimum amount in the range is accrued. Legal costs associated with these loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.

Common Stock Warrants

Common Stock Warrants

We have classified our freestanding common stock warrants as equity in accordance with the applicable guidance in ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity. Accordingly, a freestanding instrument, such as a stock warrant, is classified as equity when (i) the instrument is considered indexed to an entity’s own stock and (ii) when certain criteria for equity classification are met.

When assessing whether our stock warrants are indexed to our own stock, we evaluated the stock warrants’ exercise contingencies and adjustment features. The stock warrants’ exercise contingencies, which are not based on observable market or index, include a restriction to exercise a portion of the stock warrants if the holder exceeds specified beneficial ownership limitations and the holder being required to exercise the stock warrants in the event of a reorganization or a warrant redemption. Since the exercise contingencies are not based on observable market or index, the stock warrants were not precluded from being considered indexed to our own stock. In addition, the stock warrants’ adjustment features, such as a change in exercise price in the event of a stock split or stock dividend and a downward adjustment on the exercise price at our discretion, did not preclude the stock warrants from being considered indexed to our own stock.

We also evaluated other provisions in the warrant agreement, such as the share-settlement provision and the replacement of the instrument in the event of a reorganization, and determined that those provisions do not preclude the stock warrants from being classified as equity.

Segment Reporting and Geographic Data

Segment Reporting and Geographic Data

We have a single operating and reportable segment; that is, the battery segment. Our battery segment derives revenue from the sale of finished battery products and customization services of our batteries. Our Chief Executive Officer is our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”).

Our CODM assesses performance of our battery segment and decides how to allocate resources based on the battery segment’s 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 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 consolidated statements of operations. Depreciation and amortization expenses, which are disclosed in Note 4 below, are included within cost of revenue, research and development expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Other segment items within the segment profit or loss include primarily of interest income as shown within other income, net in the accompanying 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 segment.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“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. This ASU, which is effective starting with our annual reporting for the year ending December 31, 2027 and interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2028, is required to be adopted either: (i) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or (ii) retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. 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.

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 with 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.