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PureCycle Technologies Inc · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. reported its first quarterly revenues, showing progress in commercial operations and financial adjustments.

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. reported its first quarterly revenues of $1.58 million for Q1 2025, a significant increase from no revenue in the prior year. The company achieved a net income of $8.832 million, a substantial improvement from a net loss of $85.607 million in Q1 2024, primarily driven by a decrease in the fair value of warrants and a gain from the Series A Preferred Stock put option. Operating loss improved to $(37.721) million from $(38.982) million year-over-year. The company continues to focus on improving commercial operating capabilities at its Ironton facility and pursuing project financing for the Augusta Facility.

  • First quarterly revenues reported: PureCycle Technologies, Inc. generated $1.58 million in revenues for the first quarter of 2025, marking its initial period of meaningful operations and sales.
  • Significant improvement in net income: The company achieved a net income of $8.832 million in Q1 2025, a substantial turnaround from a net loss of $85.607 million in Q1 2024.
  • Warrant fair value decrease: A significant decrease of $56.669 million in the fair value of liability-classified warrants positively impacted net income.
  • Strategic financing activities: The company secured $33.0 million in gross proceeds from a private placement of common stock and sold $18.6 million in Series A bonds, enhancing liquidity.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.58M

Previous: $0.00
EPS (adj)

$0.05

Previous: -$0.52+109.6%
Gen-2 Capacity

107.0M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$15M

Previous: -$14.3M-4.6%
Net Income

$8.83M

Previous: -$85.6M+110.3%
Operating Income

-$37.7M

Previous: -$39M+3.2%

Revenue & EPS history

PureCycle · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.58M

Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 1 of 9 quarters(11%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. anticipates continued revenue growth from ongoing customer application trials and expects operating costs to increase as operations scale and headcount grows. The company plans to seek additional debt or equity financing for future growth and investments, including the Augusta Facility, and is evaluating various structures for project financing.

Tailwinds

  • Anticipated revenue growth from ongoing customer application trials.
  • Continued efforts to improve commercial operating capabilities at the Ironton Facility.
  • Pursuit of additional debt or equity financing to support future growth and investments.
  • Evaluation of various structures for project financing for the Augusta Facility.
  • Ongoing research and development to improve feedstock purity and expand processable feedstock range.

Headwinds

  • Uncertainty regarding the success or timing of future orders from customer trials.
  • Potential inability to raise additional debt or equity on favorable terms.
  • Risk of adverse effects on business, financial condition, and results of operations if additional funding is not secured.
  • Increased expenses due to scaling operations and growing headcount.
  • Uncertainty regarding the timing or likelihood of success of the currently anticipated project financing for the Augusta Facility.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2025

Historical avgQ1 2025

+2.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+11.4%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

13 / 24 earnings

Positive

+44.1%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-22.3%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.4%+29.2%+63.7%
Q4 2025-22.3%-23.6%-35.0%
Q3 2025+9.9%-0.1%-3.3%
Q2 2025+0.2%+9.9%+8.4%
Q1 2025+15.1%+20.9%+50.6%
Q4 2024-2.6%-3.7%-25.9%
Q3 2024-10.5%-5.2%-1.3%
Q1 2024-7.7%-6.4%+5.2%
Q4 2023-17.1%-15.1%-6.0%
Q3 2023-9.9%-18.4%+12.8%
Q2 2023-5.0%+3.5%-21.8%
Q1 2023+4.6%-5.1%+8.9%
Q4 2022+44.1%+21.8%+32.2%
Q3 2022-11.2%-14.0%-20.0%
Q2 2022+14.7%+15.4%+9.7%
Q1 2022+30.3%+36.9%+41.2%
Q4 2021+11.6%+8.4%-5.2%
Q3 2021-19.9%-11.1%-9.2%
Q3 2020-19.9%-11.1%-9.2%
Q2 2021+1.1%-11.6%-12.2%
Q2 2020+1.1%-11.6%-12.2%
Q1 2021+18.4%+22.6%+67.3%
Q4 2020+18.4%+22.6%+67.3%
Q1 2020+18.4%+22.6%+67.3%
Q4 2019

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