American Battery Technology Company

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in “Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”. References in this report to “American Battery,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” are references to American Battery Technology Company and its subsidiaries.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

We make forward-looking statements in this report and may make such statements in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. We may also make forward-looking statements in our press releases or other public or shareholder communications. Our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and include information about our current expectations and possible or assumed future results of our operations. When we use words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “could,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “forecast,” “project,” “intend,” “is focused on” or similar expressions, or make statements regarding our intent, belief, or current expectations, we are making forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements also include, without limitation, statements about our liquidity and capital resources; our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to successfully execute on our business strategy; our ability to raise additional capital and statements regarding our anticipated future financial condition, operating results, cash flows and business plans.

 

While we believe our forward-looking statements are reasonable, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date of this report or, if made elsewhere, as of the date made. Because these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change, actual results could be materially different. Factors that might cause such a difference include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties discussed in this report, “Item 1A — Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, and from time to time in our other reports filed with the SEC.

 

Other factors not currently anticipated may also materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows, and financial position. There can be no assurance future results will meet expectations. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report and we expressly disclaim any intent to update or alter any statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.

 

Overview

 

American Battery Technology Company (the “Company”) is a growth-stage company in the lithium–ion battery industry that is working to increase the domestic U.S. production of battery materials, such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese through its: (i) exploration of new, United States based primary resources of battery materials, (ii) development and commercialization of new technologies for the extraction of these battery materials from primary resources, and (iii) commercialization of an internally developed integrated process for the recycling of lithium–ion batteries. Through this three–pronged approach the Company is working to both increase the domestic production of these battery materials, and to ensure spent batteries have their elemental battery metals returned to the domestic manufacturing supply chain in an economical, environmentally-conscious, closed–loop fashion.

 

To implement this business strategy, the Company has constructed and is operating its first integrated lithium–ion battery recycling facility, which takes in waste and end–of–life battery materials from the electric vehicle, battery energy storage system (“BESS”), and consumer electronics industries. The ramp-up and operation of this facility remain top priorities, and the Company has significantly expanded resources to support its development. These efforts include hiring additional technical staff, expanding laboratory facilities, and purchasing equipment. As a result, the Company generated its first revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 and has achieved continued growth in production volumes and revenue through March 31, 2026.

 

The Company was awarded and has completed a competitively bid grant from the U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium to support a $2 million project to accelerate the development and demonstration of the technologies within this integrated lithium–ion battery recycling facility.

 

The Company has also been awarded an additional grant from the DOE to support a $20 million project under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to validate, test, and deploy three next-generation disruptive advanced separation and processing recycling technologies.

 

On March 28, 2024, the Company was selected for an approximately $19.5 million tax credit through the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credits program (the “48C program”). This tax credit was granted by the U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service following a competitive technical and economic review process performed by the DOE, which evaluated the feasibility of applicant facilities to advance America’s buildout of globally competitive critical material recycling, processing, and refining infrastructure. This $19.5 million tax credit can be utilized both for the reimbursement of capital expenditures spent to date, and also for equipment and infrastructure for additional value-add operations at the Company’s battery recycling facility in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (“TRIC”) near Reno, Nevada. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has incurred qualifying expenditures for this tax credit but will not recognize any amounts until it has reasonable assurance of compliance with the relevant standards.

 

 

Also on March 28, 2024, the Company was selected for an additional $40.5 million tax credit through the 48C program to support the design and construction of a new, next-generation, commercial battery recycling facility to be located in the United States. This award was granted by the U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service following a competitive technical and economic review process performed by the DOE, which evaluated the feasibility of applicant facilities to advance America’s buildout of globally competitive critical material recycling, processing, and refining infrastructure. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has not incurred any qualifying expenditures towards this tax credit.

 

Additionally, the Company is accelerating the demonstration and commercialization of its internally developed low–cost and low–environmental impact processing train for the manufacturing of battery grade lithium hydroxide from Nevada–based sedimentary claystone resources. The Company was awarded and has completed a grant cooperative agreement from the DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Technologies Office through the Critical Materials Innovation program to support a $4.5 million project for the construction and operation of a multi–ton per day integrated continuous demonstration system to support the scale–up and commercialization of these technologies. The Company has completed the construction and commissioning of this demonstration system, which enables the Company to demonstrate its technologies for accessing the lithium housed in its unconventional resource, TFLP, and to generate large amounts of battery grade lithium hydroxide for delivery to customers for qualifications and evaluation.

 

The TFLP is one of the largest identified lithium resources in the United States, and the Company recently published a Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) that details inferred, indicated, and measured resources and proven and probable reserves at this property, as well as the technical and financial roadmap for bringing the associated lithium mine and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (“LHM”) refinery to commercialization. This PFS has estimated that the TFLP contains approximately 21.3 million tonnes LHM resource, with 2.7 million tonnes of LHM further classified as proven and probable reserves. The total processing costs for manufacturing this battery grade LHM is projected to be $4,307 per tonne LHM. Inferred, indicated, and measured resources have lower levels of geological confidence than proven and probable reserves, and in certain cases may not be considered when assessing the economic viability of a mining project.

 

In June 2025, the TFLP was selected by the National Energy Dominance Council and the FAST-41 Permitting Council as a Transparency Priority Project. This designation highlights the project’s role in advancing domestic critical mineral lithium production and supporting U.S. energy independence. In August 2025, the TFLP was further approved by the FAST-41 Permitting Council as a Covered Priority Project, which provided additional resources to streamlining the permitting efforts for this project.

 

Company Financial Highlights:

 

●	The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $38.5 million as of March 31, 2026, of which $37.7 million was unrestricted. This was a $30.2 million increase in unrestricted cash from June 30, 2025.
●	The Company held zero debt as of March 31, 2026, compared to $7.7 million as of March 31, 2025.

 

Fiscal Third Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights (Three Months):

 

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Revenue was $7.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

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Total cost of goods sold was $7.1 million for three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2026 included non-cash items, including depreciation of $1.0 million and stock-based compensation of $0.3 million. Excluding these non-cash items, cash cost of goods sold (a non-GAAP measure) for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $5.8 million.

 

 

A reconciliation of cost of goods sold to cash cost of goods sold and adjusted gross margin

(both are a non-GAAP measure) for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was as follows:

 

Description	Amount ($M)
Revenue		7.8
Cost of Goods Sold (GAAP)		7.1
Gross Margin		0.7

 

Description	Amount ($M)
Revenue		7.8
Cost of Goods Sold (GAAP)		7.1
Less: Depreciation Expense		(1.0	)
Less: Stock-Based Compensation		(0.3	)
Cash Cost of Goods Sold (Non-GAAP)		5.8
Adjusted Gross Margin		2.0

 

●	The Company has achieved a critical milestone this quarter, with the achievement of its first positive gross profit on revenue of $0.7 million.
●	Excluding non-cash items, such as stock-based compensation and depreciation, the Company achieved an adjusted gross profit (a non-GAAP measure) of $2.0 million.

 

Management uses certain non-GAAP metrics to evaluate our operating and financial results. We believe the presentation of non-GAAP results is useful to investors for analysing business trends as well as to view the results from management’s perspective. Non-GAAP cost of goods sold excludes certain non-cash charges including depreciation expense and stock-based compensation. Non-GAAP results have limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for our results reported under GAAP.

 

Fiscal Year to Date 2026 Financial Highlights (Nine Months):

 

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Revenue was $13.5 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $1.5 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2025.

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Total cost of goods sold was $17.9 million for nine months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $9.5 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2025. Cost of goods sold for the nine months ended March 31, 2026 included non-cash items, including depreciation of $3.0 million and stock-based compensation of $0.9 million. Excluding these non-cash items, cash cost of goods sold (a non-GAAP measure) for the nine months ended March 31, 2026 was $14.0 million.

 

A reconciliation of cost of goods sold to cash cost of goods sold and adjusted gross margin

(both are a non-GAAP measure) for the nine months ended March 31, 2026 was as follows: 

 

Description	Amount ($M)
Revenue		13.5
Cost of Goods Sold (GAAP)		17.9
Gross Margin		(4.4	)

 

Description	Amount ($M)
Revenue		13.5
Cost of Goods Sold (GAAP)		17.9
Less: Depreciation Expense		(3.0	)
Less: Stock-Based Compensation		(0.9	)
Cash Cost of Goods Sold (Non-GAAP)		14.0
Adjusted Gross Margin		(0.5	)

 

Management uses certain non-GAAP metrics to evaluate our operating and financial results. We believe the presentation of non-GAAP results is useful to investors for analysing business trends as well as to view the results from management’s perspective. Non-GAAP cost of goods sold excludes certain non-cash charges including depreciation expense and stock-based compensation. Non-GAAP results have limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for our results reported under GAAP.

 

 

Components of Statements of Operations

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s operating results for the periods indicated:

 

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2026			Three Months Ended March 31, 2025			$ Change			% Change			Nine Months Ended March 31, 2026			Nine Months Ended March 31, 2025			$ Change			% Change
Revenue	$	7,811,229		$	979,977		$	6,831,252			697	%	$	13,508,649		$	1,514,377		$	11,994,272			792	%
Cost of goods sold		7,073,480			3,669,937			3,403,543			93			17,886,919			9,518,321			8,368,598			88
Gross profit (loss)		737,749			(2,689,960	)		3,427,709			(127	)		(4,378,270	)		(8,003,944	)		3,625,674			(45	)
Operating expense
General and administrative		29,841,644			3,665,608			26,176,036			714			37,379,145			16,348,471			21,030,674			129
Research and development		4,644,759			3,252,929			1,391,830			43			11,160,033			8,204,929			2,955,104			36
Exploration		657,021			1,036,584			(379,563	)		(37	)		1,496,072			1,691,659			(195,587	)		(12	)
Total operating expenses		35,143,424			7,955,121			27,188,303			342			50,035,250			26,245,059			23,790,191			91
Other income (expense)		569,478			(850,866	)		1,420,344			(167	)		996,785			(2,342,019	)		3,338,804			(143	)
Net loss		(33,836,197	)		(11,495,947	)		(22,340,250	)		194			(53,416,735	)		(36,591,022	)		(16,825,713	)		46

 

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

Revenue

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, our revenue was $7.8 million and $1.0 million, respectively, which related to the sale of our products and byproducts resulting from recycling operations. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by an increase in processed feedstock, which enabled higher production throughput, as well as higher market prices for black mass and mixed metals byproducts during the current-year period.

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

Cost of goods sold during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were $7.1 million and $3.7 million, respectively. The increase in the current year was primarily driven by an increase of $0.5 million in higher headcount, as we hired to support expanded production capacity, an increase in facility absorption costs of $2.0 million as production volume increased, and an increase in feedstock costs of $0.9 million.

 

Operating Expenses

 

The Company incurred negative cash flows from operating activities of $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and $10.3 million for three months ended March 31, 2025.

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company incurred $35.1 million of operating expenses compared to $8.0 million of operating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase is primarily due to the items described below:

 

General and administrative expenses consist of stock-based compensation, office expenses, legal, accounting, recruiting, business development, public relations, and general facility expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, general and administrative expenses were $29.8 million, an increase of $26.2 million from the same period in the prior year. A majority of the increase is related to approximately $24.5 million of stock compensation expense associated with the fiscal year 2026 executive performance-based awards recognized in the current quarter upon finalization and approval of the performance milestones by the Board of Directors in January 2026. The expense recognized in the period was further impacted by the vesting of awards effective as of July 1, 2024, as well as a higher grant-date stock price for fiscal year 2026 awards compared to the prior year.

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel, laboratory leases, and supplies. Research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, were $4.6 million and $3.3 million, respectively. The increase is primarily related to an increase in stock compensation expense and payroll for $1.4 million as the Company hired additional engineers and technical program managers to support the operations of the Plant and the progression of the TFLP through the feasibility studies and National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) review processes.

 

Exploration costs consist primarily of drilling, assay, claim fees, personnel, stock-based compensation, office and warehouse, travel, and other costs related to exploration of claims in central Nevada. Exploration expenses totaled $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 respectively.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

Other income was $0.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026, versus other expense of $0.9 million during the same period in the prior year. The change for the three months ended March 31, 2026 primarily resulted from a $0.9 million decrease in the amortization and accretion of financing costs, an increase in interest income of $0.3 million due to investment of cash in money market funds, and an increase in other income of $0.2 million.

 

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

Revenue

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, our revenue was $13.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively, which related to the sale of our products and byproducts resulting from recycling operations. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by an increase in processed feedstock, which enabled higher production throughput, as well as higher market prices for black mass and mixed metals byproducts during the current-year period.

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

Cost of goods sold during the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were $17.9 million and $9.5 million, respectively. The increase in cost of sales was primarily driven by an increase of $3.7 million in higher headcount, as we hired to support expanded production capacity, an increase in facility absorption costs of $2.6 million as production volume increased, and an increase in feedstock costs of $2.2 million.

 

Management uses certain non-GAAP metrics to evaluate our operating and financial results. We believe the presentation of non-GAAP results is useful to investors for analysing business trends as well as to view the results from management’s perspective. Non-GAAP cost of goods sold excludes certain non-cash charges including depreciation expense and stock-based compensation. Non-GAAP results have limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for our results reported under GAAP.

 

Operating Expenses

 

The Company incurred negative cash flows from operating activities of $19.6 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and $23.1 million for nine months ended March 31, 2025.

 

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2026, the Company incurred $50.0 million of total operating expenses compared to $26.2 million of total operating expenses during the nine months ended March 31, 2025. The increase is primarily due to the items described below:

 

General and administrative expenses consist of stock-based compensation, office expenses, legal, accounting, recruiting, business development, public relations, and general facility expenses. For the nine months ended March 31, 2026, general and administrative expenses were $37.4 million, an increase of $21.0 million compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily driven by stock-based compensation expense of $24.5 million associated with the fiscal year 2026 executive performance-based awards recognized in the current quarter upon finalization and approval of the performance milestones by the Board of Directors in January 2026. The expense recognized in the period was further impacted by the vesting of awards effective as of July 1, 2024, as well as a higher grant-date stock price for fiscal year 2026 awards compared to the prior year

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel, laboratory leases, and supplies. Research and development expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, were $11.2 million and $8.2 million, respectively. The increase was primarily driven by higher payroll costs of $0.8 million related to expansion of engineering and technical teams to support production ramp-up, increased stock-based compensation of $1.7 million from new hires and fiscal year 2026 performance awards, and increased depreciation expense of $0.5 million.

 

Exploration costs consist primarily of drilling, assay, claim fees, personnel, stock-based compensation, office and warehouse, travel, and other costs related to exploration of claims in central Nevada. Exploration expenses remained somewhat consistent year-over-year totaling $1.5 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $1.7 million during the same period in the prior year.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

Other income was $1.0 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026, versus other expense of $2.3 million during the same period in the prior year. The change for the nine months ended March 31, 2026 primarily resulted from a change in fair value of the derivative liability of $0.7 million (see Note 13 of the condensed consolidated financial statements for further detail), $0.7 loss on debt extinguishment, $0.6 million loss on private placement, $0.9 million for change in fair value of liability classified instruments, an increase in interest income due to investment of cash in money market funds of $0.7 million, an increase in other income of $0.5 million, and a decrease in the amortization and accretion of financing costs of $2.5 million.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At March 31, 2026, the Company had available cash of $37.7 million and total assets of $119.4 million compared to available cash of $7.5 million and total assets of $84.5 million at June 30, 2025. The increase of cash is due to the raising of capital through the exercising of warrant agreements, utilization of the ATM sales agreement with Virtu Americas, LLC, and revenue from sales of its products.

 

The Company had total current liabilities of $6.6 million at March 31, 2026, compared to $13.7 million at June 30, 2025. The decrease related to conversion of the debt as discussed in Note 11 and timing of payments for accounts payable and accrued expenses.

 

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had working capital of $46.0 million compared to $10.9 million at June 30, 2025.

 

 

Cash Flows

 

For the nine months ended March 31:

 

	March 31, 2026			March 31, 2025
Cash Flows used in Operating Activities	$	(19,616,904	)	$	(23,099,351	)
Cash Flows used in Investing Activities		(9,726,151	)		(2,000,713	)
Cash Flows provided by Financing Activities		55,353,778			25,947,535
Net Increase in Cash and Restricted Cash During the Period		26,010,723			847,471

 

Cash from Operating Activities

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2026, the Company used $19.6 million of cash for operating activities, compared to $23.1 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2025. In both periods, the cash used supported an increased scale of operations including increased employee headcount and personnel costs, increased production, and increased administrative costs.

 

Cash from Investing Activities

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2026, the Company used cash in investing activities of $9.7 million. The Company used $8.4 million for acquisition of property and equipment for its recycling facilities while $1.3 million was used for capitalization of costs related to proven and probable reserves. This is in comparison to cash used in investing activities of $2.0 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 for acquisition of property and equipment.

 

Cash from Financing Activities

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2026, the Company had cash provided by financing activities of $55.4 million, compared to $25.9 million provided during the nine months ended March 31, 2025. The Company has relied on equity and debt financing to support its increased operating activities, the ramp up of the recycling plant, development of the lithium claystone pilot plant, and upgrades to the geological classification of its Tonopah Flats claims through additional studies and assessments.

 

The Company received proceeds of $55.4 million from equity financings and warrant conversions during the nine months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $33.4 million in the prior year period. In the nine months ended March 31, 2025, equity financing proceeds were offset by the repayment of $7.5 million of notes payable. In the current period, the carrying value of notes payable totaling $8.0 million was fully extinguished through conversion to equity, and no amounts remain outstanding.

 

Working Capital

 

	March 31, 2026			June 30, 2025
Current Assets	$	53,415,858		$	29,532,110
Restricted Cash		(800,000	)		(5,000,000	)
Current Liabilities		6,580,188			13,668,605
Working Capital		46,035,670			10,863,505

 

Future Financing

 

The Company will continue to rely on sales of our common shares, debt, or other financing to fund our business operations as needed beyond any revenue generated from internal operations and the government tax credits and grants we have been awarded. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to existing stockholders. There is no assurance that we will achieve any additional sales of the securities or arrange for debt or other financing to fund planned operating activities, acquisitions, and exploration activities.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors and adjust those estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates and assumptions.

 

 

While some of our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 3, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, all our critical accounting policies and significant estimates are detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of March 31, 2026, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.