$PLUG
PLUG POWER INC Stock $plug

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2021 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000155837022002620 Filed on March 01, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q1	2021
Revenue	$161.9M	$71.96M	$502.3M
YoY Change	-47.62%	76.29%	-638.78%
Cost Of Revenue	$249.7M	$84.13M	$673.7M
YoY Change	56.45%	66.52%	79.08%
Gross Profit	-$87.80M	-$12.17M	-$171.3M
YoY Change	-79.63%	25.44%	-63.51%
Gross Profit Margin	-54.23%	-16.91%	-34.1%
Selling, General & Admin	$73.20M	$25.58M	$179.9M
YoY Change	125.93%	130.25%	126.66%
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development	$27.10M	$9.742M	$64.76M
YoY Change		104.06%	132.56%
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$6.370M	$5.514M	$20.90M
YoY Change	30.8%	84.35%	44.8%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$102.7M	$36.11M	$266.0M
YoY Change	120.1%	127.36%	131.75%
Operating Profit	-$190.5M	-$48.28M	-$437.3M
YoY Change	-60.13%	88.7%	-25.14%
Interest Expense	-$8.100M	$12.33M	$43.23M
YoY Change	-56.22%	4.62%	-28.57%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$300.0K	-$200.0K	-$600.0K
YoY Change	-127.27%	-98.31%	-99.01%
Pretax Income	-$209.1M	-$60.75M	-$476.2M
YoY Change	-59.58%	62.28%	-24.06%
Income Tax	-$16.20M	$0.00	-$16.20M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$192.9M	-$60.75M	-$460.0M
YoY Change	-62.22%	62.28%	-22.84%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-119.15%	-84.42%	-91.56%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$0.12	-$0.82
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$334.3K	-$0.12	-$0.82
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	576.4M	513.5M	558.2M
Diluted Shares Outstanding		513.5M	558.2M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q1	2021
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$3.722B	$4.754B	$3.722B
YoY Change	183.57%	6298.82%	183.56%
Cash & Equivalents	$2.481B	$4.349B	$2.481B
Short-Term Investments	$1.240B	$405.3M	$1.240B
Other Short-Term Assets	$326.5M	$111.5M	$326.5M
YoY Change	201.48%	30.72%	201.48%
Inventory	$269.2M	$187.7M	$269.2M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$131.3M	$42.60M	$131.3M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.449B	$5.096B	$4.449B
YoY Change	177.48%	1737.46%	177.48%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$255.6M	$292.8M	$573.6M
YoY Change	242.89%	8.69%	110.03%
Goodwill	$220.4M	$72.00M
YoY Change	204.47%	730.16%
Intangibles	$158.2M	$38.39M
YoY Change	303.07%	574.03%
Long-Term Investments	$12.90M		$12.90M
YoY Change
Other Assets	$536.3M	$286.9M	$536.3M
YoY Change	103.61%	52.53%	103.61%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.502B	$690.1M	$1.502B
YoY Change	131.69%	94.93%	131.69%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.449B	$5.096B	$4.449B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.502B	$690.1M	$1.502B
Total Assets	$5.950B	$5.786B	$5.950B
YoY Change	164.3%	816.47%	164.3%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$92.31M	$47.17M	$92.30M
YoY Change	83.89%	32.86%	83.86%
Accrued Expenses	$79.24M	$28.60M	$110.1M
YoY Change	71.94%	92.3%	82.28%
Deferred Revenue		$16.95M
YoY Change		46.65%
Short-Term Debt	$15.30M	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change	-39.76%
Long-Term Debt Due	$15.25M	$21.39M	$62.00M
YoY Change	-39.93%	-23.11%	5.08%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$420.6M	$191.8M	$420.6M
YoY Change	89.13%	43.61%	89.12%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$541.7M	$490.8M	$541.7M
YoY Change	39.25%	155.63%	39.25%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$139.8M	$40.43M	$382.1M
YoY Change	245.63%	1594.43%	120.87%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$139.8M	$40.43M	$923.8M
YoY Change	245.63%	1594.43%	64.38%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$420.6M	$191.8M	$420.6M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$139.8M	$40.43M	$923.8M
Total Liabilities	$1.344B	$867.2M	$1.344B
YoY Change	71.4%	64.78%	71.39%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$2.397B	$9.600M
YoY Change	23.14%	-100.69%
Common Stock	$5.947M	$5.823M
YoY Change	25.46%	80.73%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$72.53M	$40.43M
YoY Change	79.37%	29.5%
Treasury Stock Shares	$17.07M	$15.93M
Shareholders Equity	$4.606B	$4.919B	$4.606B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.950B	$5.786B	$5.950B
YoY Change	164.3%	816.47%	164.3%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q1	2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$192.9M	-$60.75M	-$460.0M
YoY Change	-62.22%	62.28%	-22.84%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$6.370M	$5.514M	$20.90M
YoY Change	30.8%	84.35%	44.8%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$9.680M	-$117.1M	-$358.2M
YoY Change	-1039.81%	93.87%	130.35%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$83.99M	$9.879M	$172.2M
YoY Change	255.59%	294.06%	664.3%
Acquisitions			$136.5M
YoY Change			202.63%
Other Investing Activities	-$642.6M	-$405.2M	-$1.548B
YoY Change			3330.79%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$726.6M	-$418.4M	-$1.741B
YoY Change	2977.51%	6483.46%	1726.1%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$3.588B	$3.588B
YoY Change			182.13%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	16.02M	3.594B	3.598B
YoY Change	-98.27%	80311.03%	137.39%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-9.680M	-117.1M	-358.2M
Cash From Investing Activities	-726.6M	-418.4M	-1.741B
Cash From Financing Activities	16.02M	3.594B	3.598B
Net Change In Cash	-720.3M	3.059B	1.498B
YoY Change	-179.78%	-5010.97%	18.43%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$9.680M	-$117.1M	-$358.2M
Capital Expenditures	-$83.99M	$9.879M	$172.2M
Free Cash Flow	$74.31M	-$127.0M	-$530.4M
YoY Change	201.46%	101.84%	197.91%

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CY2021	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">1. Nature of Operations</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Description of Business</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">Plug is facilitating the paradigm shift to an increasingly electrified world by innovating cutting-edge hydrogen and fuel cell solutions. In our core business, we provide and continue to develop commercially-viable hydrogen and fuel cell product solutions to replace lead-acid batteries in electric material handling vehicles and industrial trucks for some of the world’s largest retail-distribution and manufacturing businesses. We are focusing our efforts on industrial mobility applications, including electric forklifts and electric industrial vehicles, at multi-shift high volume manufacturing and high throughput distribution sites where we believe our products and services provide a unique combination of productivity, flexibility, and environmental benefits. Additionally, we manufacture and sell fuel cell products to replace batteries and diesel generators in stationary back-up power applications for telecommunications, transportation, and utility customers. Plug supports these markets with an ecosystem of vertically integrated products that make, transport, handle, dispense and use hydrogen. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">Our current products and services include: </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">GenDrive</b>: GenDrive is our hydrogen fueled PEM fuel cell system, providing power to material handling electric vehicles, including Class 1, 2, 3 and 6 electric forklifts, Automated Guided Vehicles (“AGVs”), and ground support equipment. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">GenFuel</b>: GenFuel is our liquid hydrogen fueling delivery, generation, storage, and dispensing system. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">GenCare</b>: GenCare is our ongoing “Internet of Things”-based maintenance and on-site service program for Gendrive fuel cell systems, GenSure fuel cell systems, GenFuel hydrogen storage and dispensing products and ProGen fuel cellengines. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">GenSure</b>: GenSure is our stationary fuel cell solution providing scalable, modular Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell power to support the backup and grid-support power requirements of the telecommunications, transportation, and utility sectors; GenSure high Power Fuel Cell Platform will support large scale stationary power and data center markets. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">GenKey</b>: GenKey is our vertically integrated “turn-key” solution combining either GenDrive or GenSure fuel cell power with GenFuel fuel and GenCare aftermarket service, offering complete simplicity to customers transitioning to fuel cellpower.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">ProGen</b>: ProGen is our fuel cell stack and engine technology currently used globally in mobility and stationary fuel cellsystems, and as engines in electric delivery vans. this includes the Plug Power MEA (membrane electrode assembly), a critical component of the fuel cell stack used in zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicle engines.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">GenFuel electrolyzers</b>: GenFuel electrolyzers are modular, scalable hydrogen generators optimized for clean hydrogen production. Electrolyzers generate hydrogen from water using electricity and a special membrane and “green” hydrogen generated by using renewable energy inputs, such as solar or wind power.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">We provide our products and solutions worldwide through our direct sales force, and by leveraging relationships with original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and their dealer networks. Plug is currently targeting Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East and North America for expansion in adoption. Europe has rolled out ambitious targets for the hydrogen economy and Plug is seeking to execute on its strategy to become one of the European leaders. This includes a targeted account strategy for material handling, securing strategic partnerships with European OEMs, energy companies, utility leaders and accelerating our electrolyzer business. Our global strategy includes leveraging a network of integrators or contract manufacturers. We manufacture our commercially viable products in Latham, New York, Rochester, New York, Houston, Texas and Spokane, Washington and support liquid hydrogen generation and logistics in Charleston, Tennessee.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Plug Power France, created a joint venture with Renault SAS (“Renault”) named HyVia, a French société par actions simplifiée (“HyVia”) in the second quarter 2021. HyVia plans to manufacture and sell fuel cell powered electric light commercial vehicles (“FCELCVs”) and to supply hydrogen fuel and fueling stations to support the FCE-LCV market, in each case primarily in Europe. HyVia is owned 50% by Plug France and 50% by Renault.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Plug Power Spain, created a joint venture with Acciona Generación Renovable, S.A., (“Acciona”), named AccionaPlug S.L., in the fourth quarter 2021. AccionaPlug S.L. will develop, operate, and maintain green hydrogen projects throughout Spain and Portugal. AccionaPlug S.L. is owned 50% by Plug Power Spain and 50% by Acciona. This joint venture was funded equally by Acciona and the Company as of December 31, 2021 but had not yet commenced any related activities. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">Plug Inc. created a joint venture with SK E&S Co., Ltd. (“SK E&S”), in the fourth quarter 2021. This joint venture with SK will accelerate the use of hydrogen as an alternative energy source in Asian markets. Through this initiative, the two companies will collaborate to provide hydrogen fuel cell systems, hydrogen fueling stations, electrolyzers and green hydrogen to the Korean and other Asian markets. This joint venture is owned 49% by Plug Power Inc. and 51% by SK E&S. As of December 31, 2021, this joint venture had not been funded by either party. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Liquidity </span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $2.5 billion of cash and cash equivalents, $650.9 million of restricted cash, $1.2 billion of available-for-sale securities and $148.0 million of equity securities. In January and February 2021, the Company issued and sold in another registered equity offering an aggregate of 32.2 million shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $65.00 per share for net proceeds of approximately $2.0 billion. Furthermore, in February 2021, the Company completed the previously announced sale of its common stock in connection with a strategic partnership with SK Holdings Co., Ltd. (“SK Holdings”) to accelerate the use of hydrogen as an alternative energy source in Asian markets. The Company sold 54,996,188 shares of its common stock to a subsidiary of SK Holdings at a purchase price of $29.29 per share, or an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.6 billion. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">The Company has continued to experience negative cash flows from operations and net losses. The Company incurred net losses attributable to common stockholders of $460.0 million, $596.2 million and $85.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. The Company’s cash used in operations totaled $358.2 million, $155.5 million, and $53.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, and has an accumulated deficit of $2.4 billion at December 31, 2020. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">The Company’s significant obligations consisted of the following as of December 31, 2021:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"/><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:18pt;padding:0pt;">●</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Operating and finance leases totaling $206.5 </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">million and $29.3 million, respectively, of which $30.8 million and $4.7 million, respectively, are due within the next 12 months. These leases are primarily related to sale/leaseback agreements entered into with various financial institutions to facilitate the Company’s commercial transactions with key customers.</span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.25;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"/><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:18pt;padding:0pt;">●</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Finance obligations totaling </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">$253.7</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;"> million of which approximately </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">$42.0</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;"> million is due within the next 12 months. Finance obligations consist primarily of debt associated with the sale of future revenues and failed sale/leaseback transactions.</span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"/><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:18pt;padding:0pt;">●</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Long-term debt, primarily related to the Company’s loan and security agreement (Loan Agreement) with Generate Lending, LLC (Generate Capital) totaling $128.0 </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">million of which $15.3 million is classified as short term on the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 14, “Long-Term Debt”, for more details.</span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;"></span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"/><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:18pt;padding:0pt;">●</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Convertible senior notes totaling $192.6 </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">million at December 31, 2021. See Note 15, “Convertible Senior Notes,” for more details.</span></td></tr></table><div style="margin-top:8pt;"/><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">The Company believes that its current working capital of $4.0 billion at December 31, 2021, which includes unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $2.5 billion, and available-for-sale securities of $1.2 billion, will provide sufficient liquidity to fund operations for a least one year after the date the financial statements are issued.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;"></span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">The Company plans to invest a portion of its available cash to expand its current production and manufacturing capacity and to fund strategic acquisitions and partnerships and capital projects. Future use of the Company’s funds is discretionary and the Company believes that its future working capital and cash position will be sufficient to fund operations for one year after the date of the consolidated balance sheet.</p>
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