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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations applicable to interim financial reporting. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of its financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included within the Form 10-K/A. The information as of December 31, 2023, included on the condensed consolidated balance sheets was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2024. Liquidity Risks and Uncertainties The Company has a history of operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net loss was $54,576, cash provided by operations was $749 and the Company received net proceeds of $9,825 from the Private Placement, and $28,056 from the Offering. The Company held cash and cash equivalents of $29,061, excluding restricted cash of $509, and investment in short-term marketable securities of $7,574 as of September 30, 2024. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months from the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements is dependent upon its ability to obtain sufficient cash to meet its obligations, including the repayment of all amounts owed pursuant to the Blue Torch Financing Agreement. The Company has failed to meet its leverage ratio and minimum liquidity financial covenants and SEC periodic filing requirement non-financial covenant under the Blue Torch Financing Agreement, and therefore Blue Torch Finance LLC (“Blue Torch”) has the right to accelerate and declare all or any portion of the loans outstanding under the Blue Torch Financing Agreement to be due and payable. Further, upon the filing of the Form 10-K/A, the Company failed to comply with the non-financial covenant requiring the Company to have a report or opinion of its auditor without an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Based on the Company’s current cash and cash equivalents and investment in marketable securities balances and expected future financial results, if the Transactions do not close, the Company will not have sufficient liquidity to continue operations for at least the next twelve months from the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, the Company will not have sufficient cash to repay the balance of the loans outstanding under the Blue Torch Financing Agreement in the event Blue Torch declares all or any portion of the loans to be due and payable. The Company entered the Purchase Agreement with Buyer, pursuant to which the Company agreed to complete the Transactions. The maritime business to be sold pursuant to the Transactions does not include any part of the Company’s satellite network or operations. The purchase price to be paid by Buyer to the Company at the closing of the Transactions is a cash payment based upon an enterprise value of $233,500, subject to certain adjustments. The Transactions also include a twelve-month transition service and data provision agreement for $7,500. The Purchase Agreement provides that the closing of the Transactions is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement. On February 10, 2025, the Company filed a complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery against Buyer seeking a grant of specific performance ordering Buyer to satisfy its obligations under the Purchase Agreement and consummate the closing in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. In the complaint, the Company also requested a declaratory judgment declaring that Buyer has breached its obligations under the Purchase Agreement and is not excused from performing its obligations under the Purchase Agreement, including proceeding with the closing. Kpler removed the matter to the District of Delaware, pursuant to a contract term in the Purchase Agreement promising not to contest removal to that court. The District of Delaware initially selected a March 4 trial date, but on February 26, 2025, the court set a trial date of May 28-30, 2025. There is no assurance as to what action the District of Delaware will take with respect to the proceeding initiated by the Company and there is no assurance as to whether or not the Transactions will be consummated on the terms contemplated or at all. The amount of any damages which may be sought or obtained from Buyer cannot be determined at this time. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the closing of the Transactions to repay all amounts owed under the Blue Torch Financing Agreement. However, as described above, there is currently no assurance that the Transactions will close or when the Transactions may close. Given the expected delay in the closing of the Transactions, the Company intends to seek additional equity or debt financing (including securities convertible or exchangeable for equity) and may seek waivers of or amendments to contractual obligations, delay, limit, reduce, or terminate certain commercial efforts, or pursue merger, disposition or other strategies, any of which could adversely affect its business, results of operations, and financial condition. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in achieving any of the foregoing. Due to the Company’s projected cash needs, including amounts owed pursuant to the Blue Torch Financing Agreement and the Company’s breach of its covenants under the Blue Torch Financing Agreement, there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Over the past two years, the Company has been impacted by the macroeconomic environment, such as fluctuations in foreign currencies, increasing interest rates and geopolitical conflicts like the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Israel's war with Hamas and the increased tensions between China and the United States. The U.S. Dollar exhibited a decrease in strength against the local functional currencies of our foreign subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The U.S. Dollar's decrease had a positive impact on the Company's revenue, as approximately one-third of the Company's sales are conducted in foreign currencies. Conversely, the decrease in the value of the U.S. Dollar had an unfavorable impact on the Company's expenses, given that a majority of the Company's workforce resides in countries other than the United States. The macroeconomic environment has caused existing or potential customers to re-evaluate their decision to purchase the Company's offerings, at times resulting in additional customer discounts, extended payment terms, and longer sales cycles. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the continued conflict created additional global sanctions, which caused scheduling shifts or launch cancellations by third-party satellite launch providers and negatively impacted the availability of launch windows for the Company's constellation replenishment efforts. If any of these factors continue or worsen, and/or if new macroeconomic or geopolitical issues arise, the Company's results and financial condition could be further negatively impacted. The Company cannot predict the timing, strength, or duration of any economic slowdown, downturn, instability, or recovery, generally or within any particular industry or geography. Any downturn of the general economy or industries in which the Company operates would adversely affect its business, financial condition, and results of operations. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management’s significant estimates include assumptions for revenue recognition, which requires estimates of total costs used in measuring the progress of completion for the cost-based input method, allowance for current expected credit losses, valuation of certain assets and liabilities acquired from the acquisition of exactEarth in November 2021 (the “Acquisition”), realizability of deferred income tax assets, and fair value of equity awards, contingent earnout liabilities, and warrant liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Based on an evaluation of the lifespans of its in-service satellites and on current capabilities to extend the useful life of in-service satellites via software updates, the Company changed the estimated useful life of its capitalized satellites and related launch costs from three to four years for depreciation purposes. The Company determined it was appropriate to make this change beginning June 2023. In November 2023, the Company updated the estimated useful lives for 43 capitalized satellites and related launch costs based on updated de-orbit dates. This change represents a change in accounting estimate and the impact of the change was a decrease in loss from continuing operations before income taxes of approximately $225, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, and an increase in loss from continuing operations before income taxes of approximately $4,367 or $0.18 per basic and diluted share, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, and Restricted Cash The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Restricted cash included in other long-term assets, including restricted cash on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, represents amounts pledged as guarantees or collateral for financing arrangements and lease agreements, as contractually required. The Company invests in highly rated securities with the primary objective of minimizing the potential risk of principal loss. The Company’s investment policy generally requires securities to be investment-grade and limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer. The Company’s investments in marketable debt securities have been classified and accounted for as available-for-sale. The Company classifies its marketable debt securities as either short-term or long-term based on each instrument’s underlying contractual maturity date. Unrealized gains and losses on marketable debt securities classified as available-for-sale are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Interest on securities classified as available-for-sale is included in interest income on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The following table shows components of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as of the dates indicated:
Concentrations of Credit Risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, marketable securities, and accounts receivable. The Company typically has cash accounts in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance coverage limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on such accounts and management believes that the Company’s risk of loss is remote. The Company has $4,500 note receivable and $709 accrued interest receivables relating to one customer. The Company has established a $3,907 allowance for current expected credit loss for the note receivable and accrued interest receivable as of September 30, 2024. The Company has a concentration of contractual revenue arrangements with various government agencies. Entities under common control are reported as a single customer. As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Company did not have any customers that accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total accounts receivable. The following customers represented 10% or more of the Company’s total revenue for each of the following periods:
* Revenue from this customer was less than 10% of total revenue during the period. (1) Consists of multiple U.S. government agencies, of which one government agency represented greater than 10% of total revenue for each of the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and another government agency represented greater than 10% of the total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Related Parties In conjunction with the Company's acquisition of exactEarth in November 2021, Myriota Pty Ltd (“Myriota”), an existing Spire customer, became a related party as a result of exactEarth's approximately 13% ownership of Myriota at the time of acquisition. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had 11.5% ownership of Myriota. The investment in Myriota of $1,233 and $2,216 was included in other long-term assets, including restricted cash on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company accounts for this investment using the equity method of accounting. The Company's share of earnings or losses on the investment is recorded on a one month lag, due to the timing of receiving financial statements from Myriota, as a component of other expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company generated $115 and $558 in revenue from Myriota for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and had no accounts receivable, and $180 of contract liabilities, noncurrent from Myriota, as of September 30, 2024. The Company generated $216 and $679 in revenue from Myriota for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and had no accounts receivable from Myriota as of December 31, 2023. Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted In March 2023,the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-01, Leases – Common Control Arrangements (Topic 842), to improve the accounting for amortizing leasehold improvements associated with arrangements between entities under common control. The amendment requires that leasehold improvements be amortized by the lessee over the useful life of the leasehold improvements to the common control group (regardless of the lease term) as long as the lessee controls the use of the underlying asset through a lease. Additionally, leasehold improvements should be accounted for as a transfer between entities under common control through an adjustment to equity when the lessee no longer controls the use of the underlying asset. The amendments in this update are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2023-01 as of January 1, 2024, did not impact the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-05, Business Combinations – Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement. The amendments in this ASU are intended to facilitate consistency in the application of accounting guidance upon the formation of entities qualifying as joint ventures (“JVs”). This ASU generally requires the use of business combinations accounting at the JV formation date, which would result in the contributed assets/liabilities being revalued to fair value and potentially result in the recognition of goodwill and other intangibles on the JV’s financial statements. However, this ASU does not alter the ongoing accounting for the JV’s operations. This guidance is effective for JVs with formation dates on or after January 1, 2025. The adoption of ASU 2023-05 as of January 1, 2024, did not impact the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (Topic 280), to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities within a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted and will be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740), to further enhance income tax disclosures to enable investors to better assess how an entity’s operations, related tax risks, tax planning, and operational opportunities affect its tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. The improvements primarily relate to the disaggregation of rate reconciliation categories and income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The other amendments improve the effectiveness and comparability of disclosures by adding disclosures of pretax income (or loss) and income tax expense (or benefit) to be consistent with SEC regulations. The ASU is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted and should be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures. In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules under SEC Release No. 33-11275, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, which will require registrants to provide certain climate-related information in their annual reports and registration statements. The rules will require disclosure of material climate-related risks, how the board of directors and management oversee and manage such risks, and the actual and potential impact of such risks on the registrant. It will also require disclosure about material climate-related targets and goals, and the financial impact of severe weather events and other natural conditions in the notes to audited financial statements. In April 2024, the SEC voluntarily stayed the final rule as a result of pending legal challenges. The disclosure requirements will apply at the earliest to reports for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (or potentially later depending on the Company's filer status at the time), pending resolution of the stay. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's disclosures. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). Additionally, in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01 to clarify the effective date of ASU 2024-03. The standard provides guidance to expand disclosures related to the disaggregation of income statement expenses. The standard requires, in the notes to the financial statements, disclosure of specified information about certain costs and expenses, which includes purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and intangible asset amortization included in each relevant expense caption. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, on a retrospective or prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is assessing the guidance, noting the adoption impacts disclosure only. |