PureCycle Technologies, Inc.
Business
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. commercializes a patented dissolution recycling process that physically separates and purifies polypropylene waste into near-virgin quality resin. The company produces PureFive™ resin grades, including ultra-pure and compounded resins tailored for customer specifications, and provides feed preprocessing, purification, and optional compounding services. Key operations include Feed PreP facilities, a commercial purification plant (Ironton), a research and development lab, and planned multi-line purification facilities (Augusta) and international plants, along with equipment and licensing management. PureCycle serves resin distributors, converters, compounders and manufacturers across consumer goods, food & beverage, automotive, textiles and other global markets via direct sales, offtake agreements and distribution channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-27
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Cost of operations | 109 | 86 | 52 | 24 | 8 | |
| Research and development | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 59 | 53 | 55 | 53 | 58 | |
| Write-down of long-lead equipment | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 190 | 145 | 114 | 81 | 70 | |
| Operating loss | −181 | −145 | −114 | — | — | |
| Interest expense | 64 | 57 | 31 | 2 | — | |
| Interest income | −6 | −5 | −11 | −5 | −821,000 | |
| Change in fair value of warrants | −62 | 72 | −34 | 6 | 1 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other (income)/expense, net | −1 | −647,000 | 483,000 | 227,000 | −206,000 | |
| Total other expense/(income) | 159,000 | 144 | −13 | 3 | 8 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −182 | −289 | −101 | −85 | −78 | |
| Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | 970,000 | −79,000 | 650,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net loss | −183 | −289 | −102 | −85 | −78 | |
| Basic (in usd per share) | −1.08 | −1.75 | −0.62 | −0.54 | −0.75 | |
| Diluted (in usd per share) | −1.21 | −1.75 | −0.63 | −0.55 | −0.79 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 179 | 165 | 164 | 156 | 103 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 180 | 165 | 164 | 156 | 103 | |
| Cumulative translation adjustment | −387,000 | 92,000 | −14,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unrealized gain on debt securities available for sale | 4,000 | 18,000 | 623,000 | −404,000 | −237,000 | |
| Total comprehensive loss | −183 | −289 | −101 | −85 | −78 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 157 | 16 | 73 | — | — | |
| Debt securities available for sale | 14 | 0 | 48 | 99 | 167 | |
| Restricted cash - current | 2 | 17 | 26 | 69 | 142 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Inventory | 9 | 8 | 5 | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total current assets | 198 | 54 | 163 | 236 | 345 | |
| Restricted cash - noncurrent | 9 | 9 | 203 | 95 | 89 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 54 | 57 | 30 | 19 | 12 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 658 | 674 | 639 | 506 | 225 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other noncurrent assets | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 923 | 798 | 1,039 | 861 | 665 | |
| Accounts payable | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 43 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 36 | |
| Accrued interest | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| Current portion of warrant liability | 14 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 88 | 91 | 56 | 38 | 38 | |
| Deferred revenue | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
| Warrant liability, less current portion | 45 | 120 | 22 | 56 | 6 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use liabilities | 52 | 55 | 27 | 17 | — | |
| Series A Preferred Stock liability | 30 | 18 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 572 | 618 | 619 | 350 | 283 | |
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 13) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock - $0.001 par value, 300 and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 305 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Common Stock - $0.001 par value, 450,000 shares authorized; 180,281 and 173,566 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 180,000 | 174,000 | 164,000 | 164,000 | 128,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 862 | 814 | 764 | 754 | 539 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income | −305,000 | 78,000 | −32,000 | −641,000 | −237,000 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −816 | −633 | −344 | −243 | −158 | |
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 46 | 180 | 420 | 511 | 382 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY, AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 923 | 798 | 1,039 | 861 | 665 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity-based compensation | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | |
| Depreciation expense | 29 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 2 | |
| Loss on disposal of equipment | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Operating lease amortization expense | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts | 24 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Change in fair value of derivative | −3 | −2 | 0 | — | — | |
| Deferred taxes | 970,000 | −79,000 | 650,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 794,000 | 427,000 | 2 | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable | −2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Inventory | −1 | −3 | −4 | −265,000 | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −232,000 | −3 | −4 | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other noncurrent assets | −273,000 | 220,000 | 711,000 | 52,000 | −3 | |
| Accounts payable | 3 | 5 | 418,000 | 85,000 | −293,000 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 8 | −4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Accrued interest | 4 | −1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use liabilities | −4 | −3 | −2 | −2 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | −143 | −145 | −95 | −65 | −55 | |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | −41 | −56 | −154 | −287 | −137 | |
| Purchase of debt securities, available for sale | −14 | −31 | −58 | −192 | −229 | |
| Sale and maturity of debt securities, available for sale | 0 | 79 | 109 | 261 | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −54 | −7 | −102 | −218 | −306 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 33 | 38 | 0 | 206 | 1 | |
| Payments on related party revenue bonds | −10 | −980,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment to purchase revenue bonds | 0 | −253 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from issuance and exercise of warrants | 7 | 30 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from equipment lease financing | 0 | 13 | 22 | — | — | |
| Payments on equipment lease financing | −29 | −6 | −592,000 | — | −13,000 | |
| Debt and preferred stock issuance costs | −9 | −1 | −11 | — | — | |
| Payments to repurchase shares | −5 | −2 | −1 | −2 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from convertible note offering | 0 | 0 | 225 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other net payments for financing activities | −525,000 | 2 | −91,000 | −56,000 | 147,000 | |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | 324 | −109 | 272 | 248 | 293 | |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 127 | −261 | 75 | −36 | −67 | |
| Interest paid during the period, net of capitalized interest | 36 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| Carrying value of warrant liability issued to satisfy shareholder loan prepayment penalty | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Initial fair value of warrant liability issued to satisfy shareholder loan prepayment penalty | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — |