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Li-Cycle Q4 2024 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q4 2024 earnings summary31 Mar, 2025

Executive summary

  • Total revenue rose 53% year-over-year to $28.0 million for 2024, driven by higher recycling service revenue and new contracts.

  • Net loss was $137.7 million, nearly unchanged from 2023, as improved revenue and lower costs were offset by higher other expenses.

  • Adjusted EBITDA loss improved to $90.5 million from $156.4 million in 2023, reflecting cost reductions and revenue growth.

  • Cash and cash equivalents stood at $22.6 million as of December 31, 2024.

  • A special committee is evaluating financial and strategic alternatives, including a potential transaction with Glencore.

Financial highlights

  • Product revenue was $16.1 million and recycling service revenue $11.9 million, with service revenue more than doubling year-over-year.

  • Cost of sales decreased 6% to $76.6 million, mainly due to lower inventory adjustments and material costs.

  • SG&A expenses fell 19% to $75.3 million, driven by restructuring and cost-saving initiatives.

  • R&D costs dropped to $1.6 million from $5.7 million, reflecting project pauses.

  • Other expense was $12.2 million, compared to other income of $24.7 million in 2023, due to higher interest and debt extinguishment losses.

Outlook and guidance

  • Additional financing is required to meet obligations and continue as a going concern; failure to secure funding may result in significant operational changes or bankruptcy.

  • The company is focused on cash management and exploring strategic alternatives, including the Glencore proposal.

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Li-Cycle Holdings Inc. engages in the lithium-ion battery resource recovery and lithium-ion battery recycling business in North America. The company offers Pulse technology, a technology platform that is being applied to disintegrate and separate metals from used lithium-ion batteries by shredding; grinding; and breaking them down into their component parts. It is also developing various applications of its technology platform to process various types of feedstock inputs while maintaining the ability to recover metals, such as cobalt, nickel, manganese, iron, aluminum, copper, and graphite.

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