UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025
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| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from ______________ to ______________
Commission File Number: 001-40209
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (626 ) 720-4530
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x
As of April 30, 2025, the registrant had 6,129,942 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share outstanding.
Table of Contents
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this Quarterly Report regarding our future financial performance, as well as our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues, losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, hopes, beliefs, intentions and strategies regarding future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. Although we believe such expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. In addition, management’s assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. All readers are cautioned that the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report are not guarantees of future performance and we cannot assure any reader that such statements will be realized or that the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur.
As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:
•our ability to fund our future cash obligations and continue as a going concern;
•our ability to access sources of capital to finance our operations and future capital requirements;
•our ability to explore and execute on strategic transactions;
•our financial and business performance, including risk of uncertainty in our financial projections and business metrics and any underlying assumptions thereunder;
•our ability to implement changes to our business strategy and future operations;
•changes in our financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans;
•our ability to execute our business model, including market acceptance of our planned products and services;
•changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political, legal conditions and applicable laws and regulations;
•our ability to grow market share in our existing markets or any new markets we may enter;
•our ability to achieve and maintain profitability in the future;
•our ability to maintain and enhance our products and brand, and to attract and retain customers;
•our ability to find new partners for product and service offerings;
•the success of our strategic relationships with third parties;
•our ability to scale in a cost-effective manner;
•developments and projections relating to our competitors and industry;
•our ability to protect and commercialize our intellectual property;
•the actions of our stockholders and the related impact on the price of our common stock;
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•expectations regarding the time during which we will be an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended;
•our ability to find and retain critical employee talent and key personnel;
•our ability to successfully manage changes in our executive team;
•the possibility that we may be adversely impacted by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors;
•future exchange and interest rates;
•the outcome of any known and unknown litigation and regulatory proceedings; and
•other risks and uncertainties, including those disclosed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” contained in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 27, 2025 and the risk factors and other cautionary statements contained in other filings that have been made or will be made with the SEC by the Company.
Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this Quarterly Report, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Our SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You should read this Quarterly Report with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity and performance as well as other events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
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Part I - Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Heliogen, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
($ in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Short-term restricted cash | |||||||||||
Receivables, net | |||||||||||
Prepaid and other current assets | |||||||||||
Total current assets | |||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | |||||||||||
Long-term restricted cash | |||||||||||
Other long-term assets | |||||||||||
Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
Trade payables | $ | $ | |||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | |||||||||||
Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities, non-current | |||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | |||||||||||
Total liabilities | |||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | |||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, $ | |||||||||||
Common stock, $ | |||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Heliogen, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
($ in thousands, except per share and share data)
(Unaudited)
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| Services revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Gross profit | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
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| Impairment and other charges | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||
| Operating loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||
| Loss on warrant remeasurement | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other income, net | |||||||||||
| Net loss before taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Loss per share: | |||||||||||
Loss per share – Basic and Diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding – Basic and Diluted | |||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Heliogen, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
($ in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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| March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes: | |||||||||||
| Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities | |||||||||||
| Cumulative translation adjustment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Heliogen, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
($ in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Accumulated Deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock units | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Accumulated Deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock units | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of warrants issued in connection with customer agreements | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Heliogen, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
($ in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Impairment charges | |||||||||||
Share-based compensation | |||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrants | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
| Non-cash operating lease expense | |||||||||||
Other non-cash operating activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
Receivables, net | ( | ||||||||||
Inventories, net | |||||||||||
Prepaid and other current assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Trade payables and accrued liabilities | ( | ||||||||||
Contract liabilities | |||||||||||
| Change in contract loss provisions, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Other non-current assets and liabilities | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||
Maturities of available-for-sale securities | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | |||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||
| Payment related to taxes for net-share settlement of share-based compensation | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ( | |||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period | |||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Heliogen, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
($ in thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Short-term restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Long-term restricted cash | |||||||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | $ | |||||||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
Fair value of Project Warrants recognized in equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Note 1—Organization and Basis of Presentation
Background
Heliogen, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Heliogen” or the “Company”), is a renewable energy technology company focused on delivering round-the-clock, low-carbon energy production, using concentrated sunlight and thermal energy storage to deliver cost-effective, load-following, high-capacity factor thermal and electric energy. Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, references in our unaudited consolidated financial statements to “we,” “us,” or “our” and similar expressions refer to Heliogen.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, these unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all information or notes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for fair statement.
The results reported in these unaudited consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (our “Annual Report”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2025.
Certain immaterial prior period amounts, such as severance costs, have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. These changes did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
Liquidity and Going Concern
These financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. This basis of accounting contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had liquidity of $30.1 million, consisting of cash and cash equivalents and no debt. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company incurred a net loss of $6.4 million and used cash in operations of $8.4 million. The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses and have significant cash outflows from operating activities for at least the next few years. Based on these factors, the Company anticipates that it may not have sufficient resources to fund its cash obligations for the next 12 months after the issuance date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements, which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has evaluated the conditions discussed above and is taking various steps in an effort, to alleviate them, including the following actions.
In the second quarter of 2024, the Company made the strategic decision to implement a targeted plan, which included a workforce reduction, the closing of the Company’s manufacturing facility in Long Beach, California, (the “Manufacturing Facility”) and a reduction in third-party costs. In February 2025, we terminated the lease for the Manufacturing Facility. These actions were intended to further reduce structural costs and operating expenses and better align the Company’s operating structure for commercialization with a technology-centric business model, as the Company continued to explore and evaluate strategic alternatives with its third-party financial advisor.
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In the fourth quarter of 2024, in an effort to conserve cash and in light of the shifting landscape following the United States (“U.S.”) presidential election, the Company made the decision to halt construction of the steam plant in Plains, Texas (the “Texas Steam Plant”) and close its research and development (“R&D”) facility in Lancaster, California. Furthermore, in December 2024, after completing value engineering for the next phase of the commercial-scale concentrated solar energy facility to be built in Mojave, California (the “Capella Project”), Heliogen and Woodside Energy USA Inc. (“Woodside”) decided not to pursue construction of the facility due to escalated costs.
The Company is continuing to explore additional cost saving opportunities, while also engaging with a financial advisor to explore and evaluate strategic transactions, which could include, among other things, acquisitions, divestitures, a merger or sale and partnerships. No assurance can be given that any future strategic transactions will be completed on terms that are satisfactory to the Company.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Despite our intention to establish accurate estimates and reasonable assumptions, actual results could differ materially from such estimates and assumptions.
Note 2—Revenue
Disaggregated Revenue
The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue:
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| Project revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Engineering services revenue | |||||||||||
| Total services revenue | |||||||||||
| Grant revenue | |||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company did not recognize any revenue or cost of revenue, as it did not have any active revenue generating projects at the time. The Company continues to undergo a significant transition as it prioritizes commercial deployment of its energy solutions with a technology-centric business model.
Services Revenue
Project revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was associated with a commercial-scale demonstration agreement (“CSDA”) the Company entered into with Woodside in March 2022 for the Capella Project. In the fourth quarter of 2024, after completing value engineering for the next phase of the Capella Project, Heliogen and Woodside decided not to pursue construction of the facility due to escalated costs. Effective December 2024, the CSDA was terminated and the Capella Project was canceled. At that time the Company had no remaining performance obligations under the CSDA.
Engineering services revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was associated with engineering studies and projects in the U.S. and Europe.
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Grant Revenue
Grant revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was for costs incurred during the period to support the Capella Project that were reimbursable under an award received from the U.S. Department of Energy (the “DOE Award”). Effective December 2024, the Capella Project was canceled and as a result, the Company began the process to close out the DOE Award, which is still underway as of March 31, 2025.
Contract Estimates
Performance Obligations
Revenue recognized under contracts with customers, which excludes amounts to be received from government grants, relates solely to the performance obligations satisfied during the three months ended March 31, 2024 with no revenue recognized from performance obligations satisfied in prior periods. As of March 31, 2025, we had no outstanding performance obligations.
Receivables
Receivables consisted of the following:
| $ in thousands | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Trade receivables | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Grant receivables: | |||||||||||
| Billed | |||||||||||
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| Total grant receivables | |||||||||||
| Other receivables | |||||||||||
Total receivables | |||||||||||
Allowance for credit losses | ( | ( | |||||||||
Total receivables, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Customer Concentrations
The following table shows the customers, including governmental entities, who accounted for greater than 10% of our total revenue:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
Customer A | % | % | |||||||||
Customer B | % | % | |||||||||
The following table shows the customers, including governmental entities, who accounted for greater than 10% of our total receivables:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Customer B | % | % | |||||||||
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Note 3—Warrants
Public Warrants and Private Warrants
The Company’s warrant liabilities as of March 31, 2025 include public warrants (the “Public Warrants”) and private placement warrants (the “Private Warrants,” and together with the Public Warrants, the “Public and Private Warrants”). The Public Warrants and Private Warrants permit warrant holders to purchase in the aggregate 238,095 shares and 6,667 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $402.50 per share. The Public and Private Warrants became exercisable on March 18, 2022 and expire on December 30, 2026, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. The Public and Private Warrants are recorded as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and measured at fair value at each reporting date, with the change in fair value included in gain (loss) on warrant remeasurement on the consolidated statements of operations.
The Company’s Public and Private Warrants are measured at fair value on a recurring basis summarized in the following table by fair value measurement level:
| $ in thousands | Level | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Public Warrants (1) | 1 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Private Warrants (1) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
(1)Included in other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
Private Warrants. The fair value of the Private Warrants approximates the fair value of the Public Warrants due to the existence of similar redemption provisions. As a result, the Company has determined that the fair value of the Private Warrants at a specific date would be similar to that of the Public Warrants, and thus the fair value is determined by using the closing price of the Public Warrants, which was $0.004 as of March 31, 2025.
Project Warrants
In connection with the execution of the CSDA with Woodside in March 2022, the Company issued warrants permitting Woodside to purchase 26,068 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share (the “Project Warrants”). The Project Warrants expire upon the earlier of a change of control of the Company or March 28, 2027 and vest pro rata with certain payments required to be made by Woodside under the CSDA. The fair value of the Project Warrants upon issuance was $173.60 per warrant based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on March 28, 2022, less the exercise price. The Project Warrants are recorded as equity on the consolidated balance sheets.
The Company recognizes additional paid-in capital related to the Project Warrants to reflect the attribution of the Project Warrants’ fair value in a manner similar to revenue recognized under the CSDA. In December 2024, the CSDA was terminated and as a result, vesting of the Project Warrants ceased. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, $0.1 million was recognized as additional paid-in capital related to the vesting of Project Warrants. As of March 31, 2025, vested Project Warrants were exercisable for 15,168 shares of the Company’s common stock.
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Collaboration Warrants
In connection with the execution of a collaboration agreement (the “Collaboration Agreement”) with Woodside in March 2022, the Company issued warrants permitting Woodside to purchase 104,275 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share (the “Collaboration Warrants”). Under the Collaboration Agreement, Woodside will assist us in defining product offerings that use our modular technology for potential customers. The Collaboration Warrants expire upon the earlier of a change of control of the Company or March 28, 2027. Of these warrants, (i) half of the warrants vested immediately upon execution of the Collaboration Agreement, to purchase 52,138 shares of the Company’s common stock and (ii) the remaining warrants will vest based on certain specified performance goals under the Collaboration Agreement. The fair value of the Collaboration Warrants upon issuance was $173.60 per warrant based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on March 28, 2022, less the exercise price. The Collaboration Warrants are recorded as equity on the consolidated balance sheets.
Note 4—Property, Plant and Equipment
Major classes of property, plant and equipment, consisted of the following:
| $ in thousands | Estimated Useful Lives in Years | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Leasehold improvements | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Computer equipment | |||||||||||||||||
Machinery, vehicles and other equipment | |||||||||||||||||
Furniture and fixtures | |||||||||||||||||
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Accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
Total property, plant and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was $24 thousand and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and is recorded in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense with a portion allocated to cost of services revenue.
Asset Sales
During the second quarter of 2024, we began to sell assets, which were primarily located at our Manufacturing Facility as a result of the decision to close the facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we received $54 thousand in proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and recognized a loss of $0.1 million from disposal of assets, which is recorded in SG&A expense.
Note 5—Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
| $ in thousands | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
Payroll and other employee benefits | $ | $ | |||||||||
Professional fees | |||||||||||
Research, development and project costs | |||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities, current portion | |||||||||||
Other accrued expenses | |||||||||||
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Note 6—Leases
The Company has operating leases, primarily for real estate. There are no material residual value guarantees associated with any of the Company’s operating leases.
Pasadena, California. On May 23, 2021, we executed a seven-year lease for office space in Pasadena, California (the “Pasadena Office Lease”). The Pasadena Office Lease includes an early termination option at no cost, which we intend to exercise on May 31, 2026. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we performed an impairment assessment of our Pasadena Office Lease due to continued workforce reductions and a decline in the market for subleases as the lease termination nears. We determined that the carrying value of the Pasadena Office Lease exceeded the fair value of the respective remaining lease term and recorded a right-of-use asset impairment of $0.9 million, which is included in impairment and other charges on our consolidated statements of operations.
Long Beach, California. Effective July 27, 2021, we executed a lease for manufacturing space in Long Beach, California (the “Long Beach Lease”) for five years . As security for the Company’s faithful performance of its obligations under the Long Beach Lease, a commercial bank issued an unconditional and irrevocable $1.5 million standby letter of credit payable to the lessor. Effective February 18, 2025, we executed a lease termination agreement for the Long Beach Lease, which resulted in a one-time termination fee of $0.8 million. In connection with the lease termination, the Company removed the remaining $1.5 million right-of-use asset and $2.8 million operating lease liabilities for the Long Beach Lease, and recognized a gain on termination of lease of $0.5 million. Further, pursuant to the terms of the lease termination, the cash collateralized $1.5 million standby letter of credit was released to the Company in March 2025.
The following table provides information on the amounts of our right-of-use assets and liabilities included on our consolidated balances sheets:
| $ in thousands | Financial Statement Line | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities, non-current | Operating lease liabilities, non-current | ||||||||||||||||
The weighted-average remaining lease terms and discount rates for the Company’s operating leases were as follows:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) | |||||||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate | % | % | |||||||||
The following table summarizes the supplemental cash flow information related to leases:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||
$ in thousands | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
Right-of-use assets removed upon lease termination | |||||||||||
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As of March 31, 2025, the maturities of our future undiscounted cash flows associated with our operating lease liabilities were as follows:
| $ in thousands | |||||
| 2025 (remaining months) | $ | ||||
| 2026 | |||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2030 | |||||
| 2031 | |||||
Thereafter | |||||
| Total future lease payments | $ | ||||
Less: Imputed interest | ( | ||||
| Present value of future lease payments | $ | ||||
Note 7—Equity
Stockholders Rights Plan
On April 16, 2025, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Rights Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2023, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as rights agent (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 16, 2024, and by that certain Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 17, 2024, the “Rights Agreement”) to extend the expiration date of the Rights Agreement until April 17, 2026, unless the Rights (as defined below) are earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company. Under the Rights Agreement, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (“Right”) for each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 28, 2023, and adopted a limited duration stockholder rights plan. The Rights will be exercisable only if a person or group (an “acquiring person”) acquires or launches a tender or exchange offer to acquire beneficial ownership (which includes certain synthetic equity interests) of 12.5 % or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock (20 % for certain passive institutional investors as described in the Rights Agreement) without the approval of the Board. Once the Rights become exercisable, each Right will entitle its holder (other than the acquiring person, whose rights will become void) to purchase for $26.40 , subject to adjustment, additional shares of our common stock having a market value of twice such exercise price. In addition, the Rights Agreement has customary flip-over and exchange features.
Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement, amended the definition of “acquiring person” to reflect the terms and conditions of the limited waiver previously granted by us to Nant Capital, LLC and certain of its affiliates, as previously disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 15, 2024.
The Rights Agreement will reduce the likelihood that any entity, person or group gains control of Heliogen through open market accumulation without paying all stockholders an appropriate control premium or without providing our Board sufficient time to make informed judgments and take actions that are in the best interests of all stockholders.
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Note 8—Earnings (Loss) per Share
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) were as follows:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||
| $ in thousands, except share and per share data | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
Numerator: | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
Denominator: | |||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding | |||||||||||
Weighted-average impact of warrants (1) | |||||||||||
Denominator for basic EPS – weighted-average shares | |||||||||||
Effect of dilutive securities | |||||||||||
Denominator for diluted EPS – weighted-average shares | |||||||||||
EPS – Basic and Diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
(1)Warrants that have a $0.35
The following securities were excluded from the calculation of EPS as their impact would be anti-dilutive:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Stock options | |||||||||||
| Shares issuable under the employee stock purchase plan | |||||||||||
| Unvested restricted stock units | |||||||||||
| Unvested warrants | |||||||||||
| Vested warrants | |||||||||||
Note 9—Share-based Compensation
The Heliogen, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan aims to incentivize employees, directors and consultants who render services to the Company through the granting of stock awards, including stock options, stock appreciation right awards, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards, performance awards, and other stock-based awards.
The following table summarizes our share-based compensation expense by the affected line on our consolidated statements of operations:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||
| $ in thousands | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Cost of services revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||
Research and development | ( | ||||||||||
Total share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | |||||||||
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The following table summarizes our share-based compensation expense by grant type:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||
| $ in thousands | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Stock options | $ | $ | |||||||||
Restricted stock units | |||||||||||
| Employee stock purchase plan | |||||||||||
Total share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | |||||||||
Stock Options
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity:
| $ in thousands, except share and per share data | Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price ($) | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($) | |||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expired | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding balance as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercisable as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Stock Units
The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU award activity:
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ($) | ||||||||||
Unvested as of December 31, 2024 | $ | ||||||||||
| Vested | ( | ||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||
Unvested as of March 31, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
As of March 31, 2025, the unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSU awards was $1.9 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.
Note 10—Impairment and Other Charges
Impairment and other charges consisted of the following:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||
| $ in thousands | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use asset | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Manufacturing Facility closing costs | |||||||||||
| Severance costs | |||||||||||
Total impairment and other charges | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Right-of-Use Asset Impairment
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded a right-of-use asset impairment of $0.9 million associated with the Pasadena Office Lease. Refer to Note 6—Leases—Pasadena, California for additional information.
Manufacturing Facility Closure
In May 2024, the Company made the strategic decision to implement a targeted plan, which included a workforce reduction, the closing of its Manufacturing Facility and a reduction in third-party costs. These actions were intended to further reduce structural costs and operating expenses and better align the Company’s operating structure for commercialization with a technology-centric business model. Costs and charges related to the implementation of the Company’s targeted plan, were accrued when probable and reasonably estimable or at the time of program announcement.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company incurred $0.1 million of costs associated with the lease termination in connection to the targeted plan, bringing the total impairment and other charges incurred since May 2024 to $5.2 million. Refer to Part II, Item 8, Note 13—Impairments and Other Charges—Manufacturing Facility Closure in our Annual Report for additional information about the impairment and other charges recorded during the year ended December 31, 2024.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a liability of $0.3 million associated with closing the Manufacturing Facility, which was included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets and was fully paid on the effective date of the Long Beach Lease termination in February 2025.
Reorganization Costs
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded severance costs of $0.2 million and $32 thousand, respectively, related to employee severance and related benefits. As of March 31, 2025, we had $0.3 million accrued for employee severance and related benefits, which is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.
Note 11—Income Taxes
We calculate our quarterly tax provision pursuant to the guidelines in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 requires companies to estimate the annual effective tax rate for current year ordinary income. The estimated annual effective tax rate represents the Company’s estimate of the tax provision in relation to the best estimate of pre-tax ordinary income or loss. The estimated annual effective tax rate is then applied to year-to-date ordinary income or loss to calculate the year-to-date interim tax provision. The relationship between our income tax provision or benefit and our pre-tax book income or loss can vary significantly from period to period considering, among other factors, the overall level of pre-tax book income or loss and changes in the blend of jurisdictional income or loss that is taxed at different rates and changes in valuation allowances. The income tax provision was $2 thousand and $2 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Any income tax benefit associated with the pre-tax loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, resulting primarily from the U.S. jurisdiction, is offset by a full valuation allowance.
The Company is under audit by the Internal Revenue Services for the year ended December 31, 2022. We believe that we have made adequate provision for all income tax uncertainties.
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Note 12—Commitments and Contingencies
Note 13—Segment Reporting
We manage our business on a consolidated basis and operate as one operating segment, which includes all activities related to our concentrated solar energy technology and thermal energy storage. Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is our chief executive officer. The CODM reviews consolidated operating expenses, as presented on our consolidated statements of operations, to measure segment profit or loss, alongside with cash and cash equivalents, as presented on our consolidated balance sheets. In addition to the significant expense categories presented on our consolidated statements of operations, the CODM reviews the SG&A and R&D expenses on a more disaggregated level.
The CODM uses these financial metrics to allocate resources on a consolidated basis, which enables the CODM to assess both the overall level of resources available and optimize distribution of resources across functions and R&D programs in line with our long-term strategic goals. The CODM does not evaluate our operating segment using total assets information.
The following table provides information about disaggregated SG&A expenses:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||
| $ in thousands | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Employee compensation, excluding share-based compensation | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | |||||||||||
Other selling, general and administrative (1) | |||||||||||
| Total selling, general and administrative | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1)Other SG&A expense primarily consists of professional and consulting fees, facilities and other related costs and other administrative expenses.
The following table provides information about disaggregated R&D expenses:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||
| $ in thousands | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Employee compensation, excluding share-based compensation | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | ( | ||||||||||
Other research and development (1) | |||||||||||
| Total research and development | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1)Other R&D expense primarily consists of direct R&D costs, prototyping and testing expenses.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The following discussion includes forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included in the fore-part in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (our “Quarterly Report”) and included in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (our “Annual Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2025.
The following MD&A should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Part I Item 1 in this Quarterly Report and our audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024, included in our Annual Report.
Overview
Heliogen, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Heliogen,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a renewable energy technology company focused on delivering round-the-clock, low-carbon energy production, using concentrated sunlight and thermal energy storage to deliver cost-effective, load-following, high-capacity factor thermal and electric energy.
We are undergoing a significant transition to align our operating structure with a technology-centric business model, as we prioritize the commercial deployment of our energy solutions by focusing on the development and implementation of our enhanced concentrated solar energy technology and thermal energy storage. We also offer engineering, research and development (“R&D”), maintenance and project development support to third parties seeking reliable, low-carbon energy and storage solutions.
Results of Operations
We have historically incurred operating losses as we are in the early stages of commercializing our technology and investing in the R&D and infrastructure necessary to achieve our goals. However, we remain focused on achieving sufficient scale and efficiency improvements through technological progress and additional learning to ultimately achieve profitability.
Certain Factors Affecting our Financial Results
Capella Project. In March 2022, we entered into a commercial-scale demonstration agreement (“CSDA”) to engineer and construct a 5 MW commercial-scale concentrated solar energy facility (the “Capella Project”) with Woodside Energy USA Inc. (“Woodside”) in Mojave, California and received an award from the United States Department of Energy (the “DOE Award”) to support the Capella Project.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, we adjusted the Capella Project estimate after completing the front-end engineering and design phase and in January 2024, we executed a change order to the CSDA with Woodside that extended the expected completion date for the Capella Project in order to provide us more time for value engineering to explore additional cost saving and funding opportunities.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, after completing value engineering for the next phase of the Capella Project, Heliogen and Woodside decided not to pursue construction of the facility due to escalated costs. Effective December 2024, we received notice of termination of the CSDA from Woodside and the Capella Project was canceled. As a result of the cancellation of the Capella Project, we began the process to close out the DOE Award, which is still underway as of March 31, 2025. As a result, our financial statements reflect no revenue or costs of revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024.
Manufacturing Facility Closure. In May 2024, we implemented a targeted plan, which included a workforce reduction, the closing of our manufacturing facility in Long Beach, California, (the “Manufacturing Facility”) and a reduction in third-party costs. In February 2025, we terminated the lease for the Manufacturing Facility. As a result, our financial statements reflect reductions in facility costs and operating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company incurred $0.1 million of costs associated with the lease termination in connection to the targeted plan, bringing the total impairment and other charges incurred since May 2024 to $5.2 million, which consisted of $1.2 million of costs associated with closing our Manufacturing Facility, including a right-of-use asset impairment and other related costs, $3.4 million of other asset impairment charges and $0.6 million of employee transition, severance payments and related benefits.
R&D Facility. In the fourth quarter of 2024, we closed our R&D facility in Lancaster, California. As a result, our financial statements reflect a reduction in R&D expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024.
Texas Steam Plant. In October 2023, we executed a land lease in Plains, Texas and initiated construction on a Heliogen steam plant in the Permian Basin (the “Texas Steam Plant”). During the year ended December 31, 2024, we made progress toward mechanical completion, however, in the fourth quarter, we made the decision to halt construction of the Texas Steam Plant. As a result, our financial statements reflect a reduction in R&D expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024.
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ in thousands | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services revenue | $ | — | $ | 954 | $ | (954) | (100) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Grant revenue | — | 574 | (574) | (100) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | — | 1,528 | (1,528) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of services revenue (including depreciation) | — | 903 | (903) | (100) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of grant revenue | — | 574 | (574) | (100) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | — | 51 | (51) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 4,638 | 12,355 | (7,717) | (62) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 1,088 | 3,791 | (2,703) | (71) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment and other charges | 1,155 | 32 | 1,123 | 3,509 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (6,881) | (16,127) | 9,246 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 300 | 683 | (383) | (56) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on warrant remeasurement | (3) | (24) | 21 | (88) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 227 | 245 | (18) | (7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss before taxes | (6,357) | (15,223) | 8,866 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (2) | (2) | — | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (6,359) | $ | (15,225) | $ | 8,866 | |||||||||||||||||
Revenue and Gross Profit
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we did not recognize any revenue or cost of revenue, as we did not have any active revenue generating projects at the time. We are continuing to undergo a significant transition as we prioritize commercial deployment of our energy solutions with a technology-centric business model.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recognized services revenue of $1.0 million, which consisted of $0.5 million of project revenue associated with the Capella Project and $0.4 million of revenue for engineering services performed during the period. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recognized grant revenue of $0.6 million for costs incurred during the period to support the Capella Project that were reimbursable under the DOE Award.
Selling, General and Administrative
The following table summarizes selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| $ in thousands | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | ||||||||||||||
| Employee compensation, excluding share-based compensation | $ | 2,247 | $ | 4,211 | $ | (1,964) | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 459 | 878 | (419) | ||||||||||||||
| Other selling, general and administrative | 1,932 | 7,266 | (5,334) | ||||||||||||||
| Total selling, general and administrative | $ | 4,638 | $ | 12,355 | $ | (7,717) | |||||||||||
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recognized SG&A expense of $4.6 million, a decrease of $7.7 million compared to SG&A expense of $12.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by a decrease of $5.3 million in other SG&A expense primarily driven by a decrease in professional and consulting fees, facility costs and other discretionary spending as we focused on reducing third-party costs. Additionally, there was a decrease of $2.0 million in employee compensation primarily due to workforce reductions and a decrease of $0.4 million in share-based compensation expense due to forfeitures.
Research and Development
The following table summarizes R&D expenses:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| $ in thousands | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | ||||||||||||||
| Employee compensation, excluding share-based compensation | $ | 797 | $ | 2,493 | $ | (1,696) | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | (53) | 361 | (414) | ||||||||||||||
| Other research and development | 344 | 937 | (593) | ||||||||||||||
| Total research and development | $ | 1,088 | $ | 3,791 | $ | (2,703) | |||||||||||
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recognized R&D expense of $1.1 million, a decrease of $2.7 million compared to R&D expense of $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by a decrease of $1.7 million in employee compensation primarily due to workforce reductions, a decrease of $0.6 million in other R&D expense as we focused spending on strategic R&D projects and a decrease of $0.4 million in share-based compensation expense due to forfeitures.
Impairment and Other Charges
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recognized impairment and other charges of $1.2 million, consisting of a right-of-use asset impairment of $0.9 million associated with the office lease in Pasadena, California, $0.2 million of employee severance and related benefits and $0.1 million of costs associated with closing our Manufacturing Facility.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recognized impairment and other charges of $32 thousand for employee severance and related benefits.
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Interest Income
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recognized interest income of $0.3 million, a decrease of $0.4 million compared to interest income of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in our cash equivalent balances held in high interest yield accounts.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, which are short-term in duration and highly liquid, and cash receipts from customers and government grants. Our principal uses of cash are expenditures related to project development and completion, as well as R&D and SG&A expenditures in support of our technology development and operational support. As of March 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025, the Company had liquidity of $30.1 million and $28.4 million, respectively, consisting of cash and cash equivalents and no debt.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. As of March 31, 2025, our liquidity was $30.1 million and we had an accumulated deficit of $412.0 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we incurred a net loss of $6.4 million and used cash in operations of $8.4 million. We expect to continue to generate operating losses and have significant cash outflows from operating activities for at least the next few years. Based on our liquidity position as of March 31, 2025 and our current forecast of operating results and cash flows, we anticipate that we may not have sufficient resources to fund our cash obligations for the next 12 months after the issuance date of this Quarterly Report. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We have evaluated the conditions discussed above and we are taking various steps in an effort, to alleviate them, including the following actions.
In the second quarter of 2024, we made the strategic decision to implement a targeted plan, which included a workforce reduction, the closing of our Manufacturing Facility, and a reduction in third-party costs. In February 2025, we terminated the lease for the Manufacturing Facility. These actions were intended to further reduce structural costs and operating expenses and better align our operating structure for commercialization with a technology-centric business model.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, in an effort to conserve cash and in light of the shifting landscape following the United States presidential election, we made the decision to halt construction of our Texas Steam Plant and close our R&D facility. Furthermore, in December 2024, after completing value engineering for the next phase of the Capella Project, Heliogen and Woodside decided not to pursue construction of the facility due to escalated costs.
We plan to continue to explore cost saving opportunities, while also engaging with a financial advisor to explore and evaluate strategic transactions, which could include, among other things, acquisitions, divestitures, a merger or sale and partnerships.
No assurance can be given that any future strategic transactions will be completed on terms that are satisfactory to us, if at all. If we are unable to effectively implement any of our plans, we may be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate more of our commercialization efforts, product expansion or R&D programs and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Assuming no additional funding and based on our current operating and development plans, we expect that existing liquidity as of the date of this filing will be sufficient to fund currently anticipated operating expenses into the second quarter of 2026.
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Summary of Cash Flows
The following table provides a summary of our cash flows:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| $ in thousands | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (8,430) | $ | (14,313) | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 54 | 9,850 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (9) | (17) | ||||||||||||
Net Cash from Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities was $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $14.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The $5.9 million decrease in the net cash used in operating activities was primarily driven by reductions in headcount and discretionary spending as we focused on cost saving opportunities.
Net Cash from Investing Activities. Net cash provided by investing activities was $54 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $9.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we received proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment of $54 thousand. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we received proceeds from the maturities of available-for-sale securities of $10.0 million, partially offset by capital expenditures of $0.2 million.
Net Cash from Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $9 thousand and $17 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to taxes for net-share settlement of share-based compensation.
Cash Requirements
Our material cash requirements from known contractual and other obligations consist of our long-term operating leases, which are primarily for real estate. Refer to Note 6—Leases for additional information regarding maturity analysis of our operating leases.
Critical Accounting Estimates
There have been no material changes to our discussion of critical accounting estimates from those set forth in our Annual Report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, and as a result of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described in our Annual Report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Other than executing upon the implementation of the remediation measures described in our Annual Report and the associated changes to our internal control over financial reporting, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Information relating to various commitments and contingencies is described in Note 12—Commitments and Contingencies to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There are no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, none of the Company’s directors or officers adopted terminated
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Item 6. Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | Incorporated by Reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Form | File No. | Exhibit | Filing Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.1 | 8-K | 001-40209 | 3.1 | January 6, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.2 | 8-K | 001-40209 | 3.1 | August 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.3 | 10-Q | 001-40209 | 3.2 | November 8, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.4 | 8-K | 001-40209 | 3.1 | April 17, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.1 | 8-K | 001-40209 | 4.1 | April 17, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.2 | 8-K | 001-40209 | 4.1 | April 16, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.3 | 8-K | 001-40209 | 4.1 | December 17, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.4 | 8-K | 001-40209 | 4.1 | April 15, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.1* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.2* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32.1** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32.2** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101 | The following information from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, formatted in iXBRL (inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on May 7, 2025.
| Heliogen, Inc. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Christiana Obiaya | |||||||
| Christiana Obiaya | ||||||||
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Phelps Morris | |||||||
Phelps Morris | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||
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