$RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Stock $rklb

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000095017023006499 Filed on March 07, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$54.90M	$51.76M	$211.0M
YoY Change	34.87%	88.38%	239.02%
Cost Of Revenue	$48.54M	$49.93M	$192.0M
YoY Change	31.3%	140.14%	199.4%
Gross Profit	$6.357M	$1.830M	$18.99M
YoY Change	70.2%	-72.63%	-1103.17%
Gross Profit Margin	11.58%	3.54%	9.0%
Selling, General & Admin	$28.47M	$21.98M	$89.03M
YoY Change	23.36%	17.31%	52.45%
% of Gross Profit	447.84%	1201.15%	468.8%
Research & Development	$23.91M	$14.38M	$65.17M
YoY Change	77.38%	35.85%	56.03%
% of Gross Profit	376.04%	785.68%	343.17%
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.558M	$8.357M	$16.16M
YoY Change	15.03%	142.87%	114.58%
% of Gross Profit	55.97%	456.67%	85.09%
Operating Expenses	$52.37M	$39.05M	$154.2M
YoY Change	43.27%	25.91%	53.95%
Operating Profit	-$46.02M	-$37.22M	-$135.2M
YoY Change	40.21%	52.99%	32.48%
Interest Expense	-$685.0K	-$1.380M	-$7.799M
YoY Change	-77.08%	-52.88%	27.27%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	$926.0K	$385.0K	$2.258M
YoY Change	-91.18%	-98.39%	-109.91%
Pretax Income	-$45.09M	-$38.22M	-$132.9M
YoY Change	102.01%	1042.54%	6.49%
Income Tax	$526.0K	-$1.010M	$2.998M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$45.62M	-$37.21M	-$135.9M
YoY Change	70.79%	-1264.21%	15.87%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-83.1%	-71.88%	-64.43%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.10		-$0.29
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.10	-$0.08	-$0.29
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	477.6M	473.3M	466.2M
Diluted Shares Outstanding	476.2M		466.2M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$446.6M	$481.0M	$471.8M
YoY Change	-25.95%	-30.39%	-31.72%
Cash & Equivalents	$208.4M	$242.5M	$242.5M
Short-Term Investments	$238.3M	$238.5M	$229.3M
Other Short-Term Assets	$6.157M	$7.632M	$50.76M
YoY Change	29.19%	262.74%	200.5%
Inventory	$98.45M	$92.28M	$92.28M
Prepaid Expenses	$46.30M	$43.13M
Receivables	$50.69M	$36.57M	$46.02M
Other Receivables	$10.75M	$1.443M	$1.443M
Total Short-Term Assets	$635.3M	$662.3M	$662.3M
YoY Change	-14.87%	-14.52%	-14.52%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$95.98M	$101.5M	$152.4M
YoY Change	-3.59%	55.37%	62.5%
Goodwill	$71.02M	$71.02M
YoY Change	20.85%	63.99%
Intangibles	$76.50M	$79.69M
YoY Change	-12.69%	38.63%
Long-Term Investments	$47.92M	$9.193M	$9.193M
YoY Change
Other Assets	$7.102M	$7.303M	$14.56M
YoY Change	77.99%	60.51%	26.31%
Total Long-Term Assets	$355.7M	$326.8M	$326.8M
YoY Change	14.25%	58.59%	58.59%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$635.3M	$662.3M	$662.3M
Total Long-Term Assets	$355.7M	$326.8M	$326.8M
Total Assets	$990.9M	$989.1M	$989.1M
YoY Change	-6.3%	0.84%	0.84%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$22.85M	$12.08M	$12.08M
YoY Change	51.28%	246.35%	246.35%
Accrued Expenses	$8.678M	$8.723M	$12.11M
YoY Change	-49.11%	-20.53%	-9.35%
Deferred Revenue	$125.6M	$108.3M
YoY Change	29.37%	81.33%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.934M	$2.906M	$3.242M
YoY Change	3.09%	2.79%	14.68%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$197.3M	$162.9M	$162.9M
YoY Change	13.79%	69.19%	69.19%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$100.7M	$100.0M	$115.6M
YoY Change	2.81%	2.82%	18.82%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$3.353M	$3.005M	$37.27M
YoY Change	-31.59%	66.94%	-57.8%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$104.1M	$103.0M	$152.9M
YoY Change	1.18%	3.99%	-17.64%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$197.3M	$162.9M	$162.9M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$104.1M	$103.0M	$152.9M
Total Liabilities	$350.9M	$315.9M	$315.9M
YoY Change	8.0%	11.87%	11.87%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$486.6M	-$441.0M
YoY Change	46.68%	44.57%
Common Stock	$48.00K	$48.00K
YoY Change	4.35%	6.67%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$640.0M	$673.2M	$673.2M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$990.9M	$989.1M	$989.1M
YoY Change	-6.3%	0.84%	0.84%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$45.62M	-$37.21M	-$135.9M
YoY Change	70.79%	-1264.21%	15.87%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.558M	$8.357M	$16.16M
YoY Change	15.03%	142.87%	114.58%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$25.39M	-$18.95M	-$106.5M
YoY Change	-3.62%	-13.54%	48.4%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$12.67M	$14.99M	$42.41M
YoY Change	103.04%	-205.2%	65.03%
Acquisitions	$0.00		$65.82M
YoY Change	-100.0%		-0.92%
Other Investing Activities	$1.705M	-$58.23M	-$303.7M
YoY Change	-102.6%	-12.35%	357.09%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$10.97M	-$73.22M	-$346.1M
YoY Change	-84.73%	-9.25%	275.63%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	2.058M	472.0K	2.041M
YoY Change	-85.75%	-125.65%	-99.74%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-25.39M	-18.95M	-106.5M
Cash From Investing Activities	-10.97M	-73.22M	-346.1M
Cash From Financing Activities	2.058M	472.0K	2.041M
Net Change In Cash	-34.17M	-91.70M	-446.2M
YoY Change	-59.47%	-12.2%	-169.92%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$25.39M	-$18.95M	-$106.5M
Capital Expenditures	$12.67M	$14.99M	$42.41M
Free Cash Flow	-$38.06M	-$33.94M	-$149.0M
YoY Change	16.81%	342.95%	52.78%

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CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-124840000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-54538000
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CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-7520000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	0
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CY2021	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-117067000
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CY2021	us-gaap	Accretion Amortization Of Discounts And Premiums Investments AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Accretion Amortization Of Discounts And Premiums Investments AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments	0
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CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Income Taxes And Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits	-9979000
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	7789000
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	522000
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Asset IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerAsset	-1816000
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Asset IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerAsset	-5019000
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	12072000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	0
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Trade IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade	-4517000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	25121000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	12208000
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Marketable Securities PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities	259567000
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Marketable Securities PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities	0
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CY2020	rklb	Proceeds From Sale Of Employees Restricted Stock Units To Cover Taxes ProceedsFromSaleOfEmployeesRestrictedStockUnitsToCoverTaxes	0
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	0.54
CY2021	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P6Y10D
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	195111000
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	3887435
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	1.02
CY2022	rklb	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercised In Period Weighted Average Exercised Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisedInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisedDateFairValue	0.51
CY2022	rklb	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercise In Period Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExerciseInPeriodWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P1Y11M4D
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	10687000
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	200173
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	1.22
CY2022	rklb	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeited In Period Weighted Average Forfeited Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeitedInPeriodWeightedAverageForfeitedDateFairValue	0.71
CY2022	rklb	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeited In Period Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeitedInPeriodIntrinsicValue	510000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	13257720
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	1.03
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	0.53
CY2022	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P5Y2M4D
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	36306000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber	13185026
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	1.03
CY2022Q4	rklb	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Exercisable Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExercisableWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	0.53
CY2022	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P5Y2M4D
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue	36134000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber	15112440
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	1.01
CY2021Q4	rklb	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Exercisable Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExercisableWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	0.52
CY2021	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P5Y10M24D
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue	170320000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber	14739214
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0.97
CY2020Q4	rklb	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Exercisable Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExercisableWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	0.49
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P6Y9M29D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue	57660000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Price SharePrice	0
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Price SharePrice	0
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Price SharePrice	1.41
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.600
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.006
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P6Y3M
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerms	P4Y
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CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	359000
CY2022	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	1520000
CY2021	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	441000
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	277000
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	2383000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	336000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	0
CY2022Q4	rklb	Total Lease Liabilities Current TotalLeaseLiabilitiesCurrent	3724000
CY2021Q4	rklb	Total Lease Liabilities Current TotalLeaseLiabilitiesCurrent	2383000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	34266000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	28302000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	15568000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	0
CY2022Q4	rklb	Total Lease Liabilities Non Current TotalLeaseLiabilitiesNonCurrent	49834000
CY2021Q4	rklb	Total Lease Liabilities Non Current TotalLeaseLiabilitiesNonCurrent	28302000
CY2022Q4	rklb	Lease Liability LeaseLiability	53558000
CY2021Q4	rklb	Lease Liability LeaseLiability	30685000
CY2022	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	5107000
CY2021	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	3356000
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	2552000
CY2022	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	562000
CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	583000
CY2022	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	900000
CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	95000
CY2022	rklb	Finance Lease Cost FinanceLeaseCost	1462000
CY2020	rklb	Finance Lease Cost FinanceLeaseCost	678000
CY2022	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	4558000
CY2021	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	3051000
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	2080000
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CY2020	rklb	Operating Cash Flows From Finance Leases OperatingCashFlowsFromFinanceLeases	95000
CY2022	rklb	Finance Cash Flows From Finance Leases FinanceCashFlowsFromFinanceLeases	271000
CY2022	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	9140000
CY2021	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	3916000
CY2020	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	2410000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P10Y
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P10Y7M6D
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.054
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.048
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P19Y1M6D
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.062
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	5328000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due In Next Rolling Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInNextRollingTwelveMonths	1303000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	5396000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearTwo	1278000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	4896000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearThree	1201000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	4904000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearFour	1231000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	4490000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingYearFive	1262000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	26411000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due In Rolling After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueInRollingAfterYearFive	22117000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	51425000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	28392000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	13771000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount FinanceLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	12488000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	37654000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	15904000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Provision For Loss On Contracts ProvisionForLossOnContracts	15808000
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-186121000
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-132585000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-56439000
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	53175000
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	7745000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	1901000
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-132946000
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-124840000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-54538000
CY2021	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	0
CY2022	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	-39000
CY2021	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	2000
CY2020	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	0
CY2022	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	3802000
CY2021	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	2377000
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	1410000
CY2022	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	3763000
CY2021	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2379000
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1410000
CY2022	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-2073000
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-5957000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0
CY2022	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-173000
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	339000
CY2022	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1481000
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	3603000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	943000
CY2022	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-765000
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	9899000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	943000
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2998000
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-7520000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	467000
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2022	rklb	State Taxes Net Of Federal Benefit Percentage StateTaxesNetOfFederalBenefitPercentage	0.083
CY2021	rklb	State Taxes Net Of Federal Benefit Percentage StateTaxesNetOfFederalBenefitPercentage	0.012
CY2020	rklb	State Taxes Net Of Federal Benefit Percentage StateTaxesNetOfFederalBenefitPercentage	0.001
CY2022	rklb	Transaction Costs Percentage TransactionCostsPercentage	0.014
CY2021	rklb	Transaction Costs Percentage TransactionCostsPercentage	-0.002
CY2020	rklb	Transaction Costs Percentage TransactionCostsPercentage	-0.004
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Other EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther	-0.003
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Other EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther	-0.006
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Other EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther	-0.008
CY2022	rklb	Uncertain Tax Positions Percentage UncertainTaxPositionsPercentage	-0.021
CY2022	rklb	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Warrants Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseWarrantsPercent	0.021
CY2021	rklb	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Warrants Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseWarrantsPercent	-0.019
CY2020	rklb	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Warrants Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseWarrantsPercent	-0.004
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	0.065
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	0.019
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	0.004
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-0.392
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-0.154
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-0.208
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	-0.023
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.060
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	-0.009
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	2031000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	2105000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	1461000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	409000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Deferred Income DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome	15361000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Deferred Income DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome	14160000
CY2022Q4	rklb	Deferred Tax Assets Lease Liability DeferredTaxAssetsLeaseLiability	14064000
CY2021Q4	rklb	Deferred Tax Assets Lease Liability DeferredTaxAssetsLeaseLiability	7244000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Bonuses DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBonuses	5341000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Bonuses DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBonuses	7950000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Asset Interest Carryforward DeferredTaxAssetInterestCarryforward	4039000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Asset Interest Carryforward DeferredTaxAssetInterestCarryforward	1075000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	75765000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	41688000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	870000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	898000
CY2022Q4	rklb	Reserves Reserves	4285000
CY2022Q4	rklb	Capitalized Research CapitalizedResearch	26953000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	885000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	151055000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	75529000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	125033000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	58235000
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	26022000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	17294000
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