$LICY
Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. Stock $licy

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2024 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000162828024011518 Filed on March 15, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023
Revenue	$4.200M	$18.30M
YoY Change	16.67%	36.57%
Cost Of Revenue	$16.80M	$81.80M
YoY Change	115.38%	424.36%
Gross Profit	-$12.60M	-$63.50M
YoY Change	200.0%	2786.36%
Gross Profit Margin	-300.0%	-346.99%
Selling, General & Admin	$31.70M	$88.50M
YoY Change	17.41%	-2.21%
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development	-$100.0K	$5.700M
YoY Change	-120.0%	235.29%
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$4.200M	$8.900M
YoY Change	13.51%	-11.88%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$31.70M	$96.30M
YoY Change	-9.17%	-10.83%
Operating Profit	-$44.20M	-$159.8M
YoY Change	13.04%	45.01%
Interest Expense	$11.50M	$24.70M
YoY Change	-5850.0%	-57.04%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$92.50M	$24.70M
YoY Change	92400.0%	-2570.0%
Pretax Income	-$136.7M	-$137.9M
YoY Change	247.84%	156.8%
Income Tax	$0.00	$100.0K
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$136.7M	-$138.0M
YoY Change	246.95%	157.46%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-3254.76%	-754.1%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.76	-$0.78
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.76	-$0.78
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	179.0M shares	177.5M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	178.8M shares	177.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$109.1M		$70.60M
YoY Change	-73.34%		-87.79%
Cash & Equivalents	$109.1M	$70.60M	$70.60M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$64.90M		$65.90M
YoY Change	-17.01%		-23.19%
Inventory	$8.500M	$9.600M	$9.600M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$2.900M	$1.000M	$1.000M
Other Receivables	$1.600M	$1.900M	$1.900M
Total Short-Term Assets	$187.0M	$149.0M	$149.0M
YoY Change	-62.74%	-78.12%	-78.12%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$665.0M	$668.8M	$727.4M
YoY Change	92.98%	238.12%	267.75%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles	$1.700M	$1.800M
YoY Change		500.0%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$7.600M	$9.600M	$7.800M
YoY Change	85.37%	166.67%	116.67%
Total Long-Term Assets	$745.3M	$737.0M	$737.0M
YoY Change	113.74%	265.94%	265.94%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$187.0M	$149.0M	$149.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$745.3M	$737.0M	$737.0M
Total Assets	$932.3M	$886.0M	$886.0M
YoY Change	9.6%	0.42%	0.42%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$118.6M	$76.40M	$76.40M
YoY Change	344.19%	60.84%	60.84%
Accrued Expenses	$31.80M	$75.70M	$80.10M
YoY Change	18.66%	142.63%	156.73%
Deferred Revenue	$2.400M	$200.0K
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00		$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$161.3M	$156.7M	$156.7M
YoY Change	173.39%	197.34%	197.34%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$449.9M		$290.4M
YoY Change	36.66%		-13.34%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$78.10M		$62.50M
YoY Change	19425.0%		15525.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$528.0M	$352.9M	$352.9M
YoY Change	60.19%	5.19%	5.19%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$161.3M	$156.7M	$156.7M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$528.0M	$352.9M	$352.9M
Total Liabilities	$689.3M	$509.6M	$509.6M
YoY Change	77.29%	31.2%	31.2%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$408.3M	-$271.6M
YoY Change		100.89%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$243.0M		$376.4M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$932.3M	$886.0M	$886.0M
YoY Change	9.6%	0.42%	0.42%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$136.7M	-$138.0M
YoY Change	246.95%	157.46%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$4.200M	$8.900M
YoY Change	13.51%	-11.88%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$29.10M	-$99.80M
YoY Change	40.58%	37.47%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$334.7M	$334.9M
YoY Change	-413.98%	-398.22%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities
YoY Change
Cash From Investing Activities	-$6.200M	-$334.9M
YoY Change	-92.82%	76.17%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$73.70M	-2.900M
YoY Change	-4435.29%	-101.19%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$29.10M	-99.80M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$6.200M	-334.9M
Cash From Financing Activities	$73.70M	-2.900M
Net Change In Cash	$38.40M	-437.6M
YoY Change	-135.33%	2252.69%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$29.10M	-$99.80M
Capital Expenditures	-$334.7M	$334.9M
Free Cash Flow	$305.6M	-$434.7M
YoY Change	-340.06%	-1194.96%

Facts In Submission

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CY2023	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:59.4pt;text-indent:-27pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Reclassification</span></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:49.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company reclassified certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period's presentation.</span></div>
CY2023	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:59.4pt;text-indent:-27pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Use of estimates</span></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:49.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, which are evaluated on an ongoing basis, that affect the amounts reported in the Company's consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable at the time under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and disclosure, if any, of contingent assets and liabilities and reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates and judgments.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:10pt;padding-left:49.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected. </span></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:49.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Significant accounting estimates include:</span></div><div style="padding-left:67.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">i.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.25pt">the determination of net realizable value of inventory; </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.06pt;margin-top:0.01pt;padding-left:67.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">ii.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:10.75pt">the determination of the useful life of property, plant and equipment;</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.06pt;margin-top:0.01pt;padding-left:67.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">iii.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:8.25pt">the determination of the useful life of intangible assets;</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.06pt;margin-top:0.01pt;padding-left:67.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">iv.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:8.75pt">the valuation and measurement of the convertible debt and the related conversion and redemption features;</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.06pt;margin-top:0.01pt;padding-left:67.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">v.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:11.25pt">the valuation and measurement of warrant liabilities;</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.06pt;margin-top:0.01pt;padding-left:67.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">vi.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:8.75pt">the determination of the undiscounted future cash flows and recoverability of the long-lived assets including cost to complete assets under construction and timing of the completion;</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.06pt;margin-top:0.01pt;padding-left:67.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">vii.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:7.02pt">the determination of the incremental borrowing rate and lease term for operating lease and finance lease right-of-use assets (“</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">ROU assets</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">”) and operating lease and finance lease liabilities; and</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.06pt;margin-top:0.01pt;padding-left:67.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">viii.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:3.75pt">the determination of the transaction price used for revenue recognition.</span></div>
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