Description of Business and Basis of Presentation (Policies) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2023 |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Nature of Business | Nature of Business Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (the Company) is an aerogel technology company that designs, develops and manufactures innovative, high-performance aerogel insulation used primarily in the energy industrial and sustainable insulation materials markets. In addition, the Company has introduced a line of aerogel thermal barriers for use in battery packs in the electric vehicle market. The Company is also developing applications for its aerogel technology in the battery materials and a number of other high-potential markets. The Company maintains its corporate offices in Northborough, Massachusetts. The Company has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Aspen Aerogels Rhode Island, LLC, Aspen Aerogels Germany, GmbH and Aspen Aerogels Georgia, LLC. |
Liquidity | Liquidity During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company incurred a net loss of $ 16.8 million, used $ 24.7 million of cash in operations and used $ 49.4 million of cash for capital expenditures. The Company had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $ 207.5 million as of March 31, 2023. The Company is increasing investment in the research and development of next-generation aerogel products and manufacturing process technologies. In addition, the Company has developed a number of promising aerogel products and technologies for the electric vehicle market. The Company believes that the commercial potential for the Company’s products and technology in the electric vehicle market is significant. Accordingly, the Company is hiring additional personnel, incurring additional operating expenses, and incurring significant capital expenditures to expand silica aerogel manufacturing capacity, build an automated thermal barrier fabrication operation, enhance research and development laboratory facilities and equipment, and construct a battery materials facility, among other efforts. The Company expects its existing cash balance will be sufficient to support current operating requirements, current research and development activities and the capital expenditures required to support the evolving commercial opportunity in the electric vehicle market and other strategic business initiatives. However, the Company plans to supplement its cash balance with equity financings, debt financings, customer prepayments, or government grant and loan programs to provide the additional capital necessary to purchase the capital equipment, construct the new facilities, establish the operations and complete the aerogel capacity expansions required to support these evolving commercial opportunities and strategic business initiatives. |
Unaudited Interim Financial Information | Unaudited Interim Financial Information The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. As such, the information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the Annual Report), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2023. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments that are of a normal recurring nature and necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2023 and the results of its operations and stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 and the cash flows for the three-month periods then ended. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date of this filing. The Company’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or any other period. |
Principles of Consolidation | Principles of Consolidation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of all its subsidiaries which are majority-owned, controlled by the Company or a variable interest entity (“VIE”) where the Company is the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. A VIE is an entity that lacks one or more of the characteristics of a voting interest entity. A VIE is defined as an entity in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. The Company consolidates a VIE in accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation ("ASC 810") when it is the primary beneficiary of such VIE. As primary beneficiary, the Company has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and a right to receive benefits or absorb losses of the entity that could be potentially significant to the VIE. The Company is required to reconsider its evaluation of whether to consolidate a VIE each reporting period, based upon changes in the facts and circumstances pertaining to the VIE. The Company evaluates the initial consolidation of each Consolidated VIE, which includes a determination of whether the VIE constitutes the definition of a business in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations ("ASC 805"), by considering if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets within the VIE are concentrated in either a single identifiable asset or group of single identifiable assets. Upon consolidation, the Company recognizes the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any third-party ownership of membership interests as non-controlling interest as of the consolidation or acquisition date, measured at their relative fair values. In April 2022, the Company engaged Prodensa Servicios de Consultora to establish OPE Manufacturer Mexico S de RL de CV, a maquiladora located in Mexico with the express purposes of manufacturing thermal barrier PyroThin products and ultimately constructing an automated fabrication facility for PyroThin. OPE is currently owned by Prodensa, which charges a management fee though there is an option for OPE to be purchased by the Company after a period of 18 months . During the period between inception and the purchase option, OPE operations are consolidated within the Company financial statements as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 . |
Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make a number of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include allowances for doubtful accounts, sales returns and allowances, product warranty costs, inventory valuation, the carrying amount of property and equipment, right-of-use assets, lease liabilities, stock-based compensation, and deferred income taxes. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an on-going basis using historical experience and other factors, including current economic conditions, which are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Management adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances warrant. Illiquid credit markets, volatile equity markets and declines in business investment can increase the uncertainty inherent in such estimates and assumptions. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in these estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the financial statements in future periods. |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents include short-term, highly liquid instruments, which consist of money market accounts and high-quality debt securities issued by the U.S. government via cash sweep accounts. All cash and cash equivalents are maintained with major financial institutions in North America. Deposits with these financial institutions may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits; however, these deposits typically may be redeemed upon demand and, therefore, bear minimal risk. In light of the recent failure of Silicon Valley Bank and other regional banks, the Company continues to establish commercial banking relationships with additional large financial institutions. |
Restricted Cash | Restricted Cash As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $ 0.6 million of restricted cash to support its outstanding letters of credit to secure obligations under certain commercial contracts and other obligations. |
Concentration of Credit Risk | Concentration of Credit Risk Financial instruments, which potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of accounts receivable. The Company’s customers are primarily insulation distributors, insulation contractors, insulation fabricators and select energy and automotive end-users located throughout the world. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally requires no collateral to secure accounts receivable. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based on its assessment of the collectability of accounts receivable. The Company reviews the allowance for doubtful accounts quarterly. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded an increase for estimated customer uncollectible accounts receivable of less than $ 0.1 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 , the Company recorded a reduction for estimated customer uncollectible accounts receivable of less than $ 0.1 million. |
Revenue Recognition | Revenue Recognition The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606). See note 3 for further details. |
Stock-based Compensation | Stock-based Compensation The Company grants share-based awards to its employees and non-employee directors. All share-based awards granted, including grants of stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units (RSUs), are recognized in the statement of operations based on their fair value as of the date of grant. Expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for all awards with service conditions. For performance-based awards, the grant date fair value is recognized as expense when the condition is probable of being achieved, and then on a graded basis over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of service-based option awards. The Black-Scholes model requires the use of a number of complex and subjective assumptions including fair value of the underlying security, the expected volatility of the underlying security, a risk-free interest rate and the expected term of the option. The fair value of restricted stock and RSUs is determined using the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. All shares of restricted stock are not transferable until vested. Restricted stock is typically issued to non-employee directors and typically vests over a one-year period from the date of issuance. RSUs are issued to employees and typically vest over a three-year period from the date of issuance. The fair value of restricted stock and RSUs upon which vesting is solely service-based is expensed ratably over the vesting period. If the service condition for shares of restricted stock is not met for any reason, the shares of unvested restricted stock will be forfeited and returned to the Company. For stock options that contain a market condition, the Company uses the Monte-Carlo simulation option-pricing model to determine the fair value of the awards. In addition to the input assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model, the Monte-Carlo simulation option-pricing model factors the probability that the specific market condition may or may not be satisfied into the valuation. Stock-based compensation expense for awards with a market condition is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each such award. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company granted 326,642 restricted common stock units (RSUs) with an aggregate grant date fair value of $ 3.2 million and non-qualified stock options (NSOs) to purchase 501,472 shares of common stock with an aggregate grant date fair value of $ 3.2 million to employees under the 2014 Employee, Director, and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the 2014 Equity Plan). The RSUs and NSOs granted to employees will vest over a three-year period. Stock-based compensation is included in cost of revenue or operating expenses, as applicable, and consists of the following: Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 (In thousands) Cost of product revenue $ 134 $ 156 Research and development expenses 30 224 Sales and marketing expenses 314 324 General and administrative expenses 1,789 1,124 Total stock-based compensation $ 2,267 $ 1,828 Pursuant to the “evergreen” provisions of the 2014 Equity Plan, the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the plan automatically increased by 926,219 shares to 10,121,994 shares effective January 1, 2023. As of March 31, 2023, 4,789,058 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise or vesting of outstanding stock-based awards granted under the 2014 Equity Plan and 2001 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the 2001 Equity Plan). Any cancellations or forfeitures of the options outstanding under the 2001 Equity Plan will result in the shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of such options becoming available for grant under the 2014 Equity Plan. As of March 31, 2023, the Company has either reserved in connection with statutory tax withholdings or issued a total of 4,797,111 shares under the 2014 Equity Plan. As of March 31, 2023, there were 535,825 shares of common stock available for future grant under the 2014 Equity Plan. |
Net Loss per Share | Net Loss per Share The Company calculates net loss per share of common stock based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. Potential common stock equivalents are determined using the treasury stock method. The weighted-average number of shares of common stock included in the computation of diluted net loss gives effect to all potentially dilutive common equivalent shares, including outstanding stock options and RSUs. Common equivalent shares are excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share if their effect is antidilutive. |
Warranty | Warranty The Company provides warranties for its products and records the estimated cost within cost of revenue in the period that the related revenue is recorded. The Company’s standard warranty period for energy industrial products extends to one year from the date of shipment. This standard warranty provides that the Company’s products will be free from defects in material and workmanship, and will, under normal use, conform to the specifications for the product. The Company’s thermal barrier products provide quality and warranty provisions customary in the automotive industry. The Company recorded warranty expense related to its thermal barrier products of less than $ 0.1 million during each of three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. |
Recently Issued Accounting Standards | Recently Issued Accounting Standards From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies. Recently issued standards typically do not require adoption until a future effective date. Prior to their effective date, the Company evaluates the pronouncements to determine the potential effects of adoption to its consolidated financial statements. Standards Implemented Since December 31, 2022 The Company has not implemented any accounting standards that had a material impact on its consolidated financial statements during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Standards to be Implemented The Company believes that the impact of recently issued accounting standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. |