ASP Isotopes Inc. (ASPI)
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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1921865. Latest filing source: 0001193125-26-151294.
Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 23,849,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-04-10 |
| Net income | -159,843,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-04-10 |
| Assets | 498,020,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-04-10 |
Financials
Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-04-10. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001921865.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.
| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 433,026 | 4,144,000 | 23,849,000 | ||
| Net income | -4,945,139 | -16,294,126 | -32,423,000 | -159,843,000 | |
| Operating income | -5,099,048 | -16,041,999 | -26,354,000 | -59,908,000 | |
| Gross profit | 0.00 | 138,970 | 1,599,000 | 3,405,000 | |
| Diluted EPS | -0.49 | -0.63 | -2.11 | ||
| Operating cash flow | -2,939,893 | -5,412,392 | -16,696,000 | -37,780,000 | |
| Capital expenditures | 4,473,164 | 2,331,343 | 9,675,000 | 9,654,000 | |
| Dividends paid | 0.00 | 2,780,000 | 0.00 | ||
| Assets | 7,142,638 | 12,496,265 | 27,541,913 | 94,348,000 | 498,020,000 |
| Liabilities | 1,144,974 | 2,678,804 | 8,711,282 | 43,181,000 | 235,122,000 |
| Stockholders' equity | 5,997,664 | 9,817,461 | 16,295,954 | 47,899,000 | 204,151,000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 61,900,000 | 285,600,000 | |||
| Free cash flow | -7,413,057 | -7,743,735 | -26,371,000 | -47,434,000 |
Ratios
| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | -50.37% | -99.99% | -67.69% | -78.30% | |
| Return on assets | -39.57% | -59.16% | -34.37% | -32.10% | |
| Liabilities / equity | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.53 | 0.90 | 1.15 |
| Current ratio | 10.62 | 1.71 | 1.85 | 9.31 | 12.23 |
Financial Charts
Quarterly
Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-05-20. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001921865.json.
| Quarter | End Date | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-Q3 | 2022-09-30 | -0.06 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-03-31 | -3,615,078 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-06-30 | -4,286,346 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q4 | 2023-12-31 | -4,170,219 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | ||
| 2024-Q1 | 2024-03-31 | 840,354 | -6,964,844 | reported discrete quarter | |
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-03-31 | -6,964,844 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-06-30 | 1,022,299 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-06-30 | -8,881,442 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-09-30 | 1,087,695 | -0.12 | reported discrete quarter | |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-12-31 | 1,193,878 | -9,221,053 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2025-Q1 | 2025-03-31 | 1,101,605 | -8,461,432 | -0.12 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-03-31 | -8,461,432 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-06-30 | 1,198,345 | -1.03 | reported discrete quarter | |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-06-30 | -75,157,159 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-09-30 | 4,889,526 | -0.15 | reported discrete quarter | |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-12-31 | 16,659,524 | -63,330,807 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2026-Q1 | 2026-03-31 | 4,180,000 | -7,121,000 | -0.06 | reported discrete quarter |
Quarterly Charts
Macro Cross-References
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- DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS30 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity
- T10Y2Y - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity
- CPILFESL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy
- CPIUFDSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
- CPIENGSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy
- CUSR0000SAH1 - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter
- PCEPI - Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- PCEPILFE - Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index
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- T10YIE - 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate
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- EMRATIO - Employment-Population Ratio
- UNEMPLOY - Unemployed
- CE16OV - Employment Level
- ICSA - Initial Claims
- JTSJOL - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
- JTSQUR - Quits: Total Nonfarm
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- A191RL1Q225SBEA - Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period
- INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
- TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- HOUST - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
- PERMIT - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units
- RSAFS - Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade
- PCE - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- DSPIC96 - Real Disposable Personal Income
- PSAVERT - Personal Saving Rate
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- BOPGSTB - U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance
- MSPUS - Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States
- HSN1F - New One Family Houses Sold: United States
- RHORUSQ156N - Homeownership Rate in the United States
- TTLCONS - Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States
- RRVRUSQ156N - Rental Vacancy Rate in the United States
- TOTALSL - Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- REVOLSL - Revolving Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
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- GDP - Gross Domestic Product
- GPDI - Gross Private Domestic Investment
- GCE - Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
- PCEC - Personal Consumption Expenditures
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- GFDEBTN - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt
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- FYFSD - Federal Surplus or Deficit
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- MANEMP - All Employees, Manufacturing
- USCONS - All Employees, Construction
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- USFIRE - All Employees, Financial Activities
- USGOVT - All Employees, Government
- AWHAETP - Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
- DGORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods
- NEWORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft
- BUSINV - Total Business Inventories
- EXPGS - Exports of Goods and Services
- IMPGS - Imports of Goods and Services
- IR - Import Price Index (End Use): All Commodities
- PPIFIS - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Final Demand
Latest quarter (10-Q)
Latest 10-Q source: 0001193125-26-232658.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 10, 2026 and Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026 (as amended, the “Annual Report”), along with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Annual Report. The Annual Report is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.aspisotopes.com. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report and the section entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” above, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis. You should carefully read the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report and the section entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” above to gain an understanding of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. Overview We are an advanced materials company dedicated to the development of a differentiated isotope enrichment platform to strengthen global supply chain access to critical materials used in nuclear medicine, next-generation semiconductors, and nuclear energy. Our proprietary enrichment technologies, the Aerodynamic Separation Process (“ASP technology”) and QE technology, are designed to enable the production of isotopes for a range of industrial and advanced technology applications. Our initial focus is on the production and commercialization of enriched Carbon-14 (“C-14”), Silicon-28 (“Si-28”) and Ytterbium-176 (“Yb-176”). We commenced commercial production of enriched isotopes at both of its ASP enrichment facilities located in Pretoria, South Africa during the first half of 2025. However, we have not generated any revenue from the sale of our enriched isotopes as of March 31, 2026. Our first ASP enrichment facility is designed to enrich light isotopes, such as C-14 and C-12. The second ASP enrichment facility, which is substantially larger than the first, should have the potential to enrich kilogram quantities of relatively heavier isotopes, including but not limited to Si-28. Depending on the timing and the quality of the feedstock received from our customer, we are targeting initial commercial shipments of enriched C-14 in the third quarter of 2026. We are targeting initial commercial shipments of enriched Si-28 around mid-year 2026. We have also completed the commissioning phase of our third enrichment facility, a QE technology facility, which is our first laser-based enrichment plant. We are targeting initial commercial shipments of Yb-176 in the third quarter of 2026. In addition, we have started planning additional isotope enrichment plants both in South Africa and in other jurisdictions, including Iceland and the United States. We believe the C-14 we may produce using the ASP technology could be used in the development of new pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. We believe the Si-28 we may produce using the ASP technology may be used to create advanced semiconductors and in quantum computing. We believe the Yb-176 we may produce using the QE technology may be used to create radiotherapeutics that treat various forms of oncology. We are considering the future development of the ASP technology for the separation of Zinc-68 and Xenon-129/136 for potential use in the healthcare end market, Germanium 70/72/74 for potential use in the semiconductor end market, and Chlorine -37 for potential use in the nuclear energy end market. We are also considering the future development of QE technology for the separation of Nickel-64, Gadolinium-160, Ytterbium-171, Lithium-6 and Lithium-7. QLE, our subsidiary, is currently pursuing an initiative to apply our enrichment technologies to the enrichment of Uranium-235 (“U-235”) in South Africa. We believe that the U-235 QLE may produce has the potential to be commercialized as a nuclear fuel component for use in the new generation of high-assay low-enriched uranium (“HALEU”)-fueled small modular reactors that are now under development for commercial and government uses. In furtherance of our uranium enrichment initiative in South Africa, we have entered into certain definitive agreements with TerraPower, LLC (“TerraPower”), including a term loan subject to conditions to support construction of a new uranium enrichment facility at Pelindaba, South Africa and supply agreements for the future supply of HALEU to TerraPower, as a customer. In addition, QLE’s South African subsidiary has entered into a Pre-Implementation Services Contract Agreement (“Services Contract”) with The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (“Necsa”), a South African state-owned company responsible for undertaking and promoting research and development in the field of nuclear energy and radiation sciences, pursuant to which Necsa has agreed to provide to QLE’s South African subsidiary certain facilities, infrastructure, utilities and services related to the siting, design, construction, commission and operation of an enrichment facility on the Necsa site in Pelindaba. In the period since our inception to date, we have not applied our enrichment technologies to the enrichment of U-235, nor received permission or regulatory approval to conduct testing of our enrichment technologies on U-235, except for the activities contemplated by the Services Contract with Necsa. Our expectation that QLE’s initiative to apply our enrichment technologies to the enrichment of U-235 could be successful is based upon research conducted by certain of our scientists prior to joining the company, as well as the demonstrated effectiveness of QE technology on Yb-176. We acquired Renergen in January 2026 and issued 14,270,000 Consideration Shares in connection with this acquisition. Renergen is South Africa’s leading onshore natural gas explorer and the first integrated producer of both liquid helium and LNG, both of which are produced from the natural gas reserve base that underpins Renergen’s Virginia Gas Project. The Virginia Gas Project includes (i) the liquefaction of natural gas into LNG, (ii) the separation of helium from natural gas, and (iii) the further liquefaction of helium into 99.999% pure liquid helium. This liquefaction and separation takes place at Renergen’s Virginia Gas Plant. Renergen’s principal asset is its 94.5% equity ownership in Tetra4, which holds an onshore petroleum production right and is the entity developing the Virginia Gas Project. QLE entered into the Securities Exchange Agreement with a third party, effective as of March 29, 2026, which resulted in the deconsolidation of Skyline (Note 21). QLE retained approximately 8.6% percent of the outstanding Class A common and preferred shares of Skyline immediately following deconsolidation. Our Subsidiaries and Segments We operate principally through our subsidiaries. ASP Isotopes Guernsey Limited (the holding company for our subsidiaries in the Cayman Islands, South Africa, Iceland and the United Kingdom) is focused on the development and commercialization of high-value, low-volume isotopes for highly specialized end markets (such as C-14, Mo-100, and Si-28). ASP Isotopes UK Ltd is the owner of our technology. 36 QLE. In September 2023, we formed QLE, which also has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom (Quantum Leap Energy Limited) and South Africa (Quantum Leap Energy (Pty) Limited), to focus on the development and commercialization of advanced nuclear fuels, such as HALEU and Lithium-6. QLE’s direct wholly owned subsidiary QLE UK, has its operations in the United Kingdom. QLE UK’s direct wholly owned subsidiary, QLE South Africa, has its operations in South Africa. QLE also formed QLE SPE Borrower, as a wholly owned subsidiary to act as a special purpose borrower for a loan transaction with TerraPower, a US nuclear innovation company. The QLE SPE Borrower has formed a subsidiary in South Africa to act as the project company for a proposed new uranium enrichment facility at Pelindaba, South Africa. QLE’s mission is to address perceived gaps in the nuclear fuel cycle, promote safe nuclear power, and enhance the sustainability of the nuclear fuel cycle for advanced nuclear reactors and fusion systems, as well as the existing nuclear fleet. We believe that many advanced nuclear reactors, including SMRs, will rely on fuels with higher uranium enrichment levels, specifically HALEU, which we intend to produce. QLE also intends to produce high-isotopic purity fuel feedstock, such as Lithium-6, for fusion reactors, and by extension, Lithium-7 for Light Water Reactor control. These fuels may enable greater efficiency, compact reactor footprints, and lengthened operational cycles between refueling. Given the flexible nature of our enrichment technology and integrated value chain approach, QLE also intends to make available LEU+ to the existing fleet of nuclear reactors currently running on LEU, thus enabling existing reactors to lengthen the time between refueling, cut costs and boost power output. As previously announced, our board of directors intends to pursue the separation of our Nuclear Fuels business and Specialist Isotopes and Related Services business in two independent companies. The regulatory landscape and supply chain for nuclear fuel production differs significantly from that of medical isotopes, hence we and QLE have different business models and we believe that both companies would benefit if QLE is independently managed and financed. We plan to effect the separation through a listing of QLE in a transaction that results in QLE existing as a separate public company with shares listed on a U.S. national securities exchange and a portion of QLE’s common equity being distributed to our stockholders as of a to-be-determined future record date. Although no assurance can be given, our goal is to list QLE on such exchange, subject to market conditions, obtaining applicable approvals and consents, and complying with applicable rules and regulations and public market trading and listing requirements. In November 2025, we announced that QLE had confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the SEC relating to the proposed initial public offering of QLE’s Class A common stock. While we currently expect that a listing of QLE as a separate public company is the most likely separation transaction, our board of directors remains committed to maximizing shareholder value creation, and will continue to evaluate other options for separation to maximize shareholder value. We entered into a number of agreements with QLE, including a License Agreement, pursuant to which QLE has licensed from us the rights to technologies and methods used to separate U-235 and Lithium-6 (including but not limited to the QE and ASP technologies) in exchange for a perpetual royalty in the amount of 10% of all future QLE revenues, and an EPC Services Framework Agreement, pursuant to which we will provide services for the engineering, procur [Excerpt truncated for page length; source filing is linked above.]
Latest 10-K MD&A
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is provided to enhance the understanding of, and should be read in conjunction with Part I, Item 1, “Business” and Item 8, ‘Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” For information on risks and uncertainties related to our business that may make past performance not indicative of future results or cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and Part I, Item 1A, ‘Risk Factors.”
Overview
We are an advanced materials company dedicated to the development of a differentiated isotope enrichment platform to strengthen global supply chain access to critical materials used in nuclear medicine, next-generation semiconductors, and nuclear energy. Our proprietary enrichment technologies, the Aerodynamic Separation Process (“ASP technology”) and QE technology, are designed to enable the production of isotopes for a range of industrial and advanced technology applications. Our initial focus is on the production and commercialization of enriched Carbon-14 (“C-14”), Silicon-28 (“Si-28”) and Ytterbium-176 (“Yb-176”).
We commenced commercial production of enriched isotopes at both of our ASP enrichment facilities located in Pretoria, South Africa during the first half of 2025. Our first ASP enrichment facility is designed to enrich light isotopes, such as C-14 and C-12. The second ASP enrichment facility, which is substantially larger than the first, should have the potential to enrich kilogram quantities of relatively heavier isotopes, including but not limited to Si-28. We are targeting initial commercial shipments of enriched C-14 in mid-2026. We are targeting initial commercial shipments of enriched Si-28 during the second quarter of 2026. We have also completed the commissioning phase and are producing commercial samples of highly enriched Yb-176 at our third enrichment facility, a QE technology facility, which is our first laser-based enrichment plant. We are targeting initial commercial shipments of Yb-176 in mid-2026 or the third quarter of 2026.
In addition, we have started planning additional isotope enrichment plants both in South Africa and in other jurisdictions, including Iceland and the United States. We believe the C-14 we may produce using the ASP technology could be used in the development of new pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. We believe the Si-28 we may produce using the ASP technology may be used to create advanced semiconductors and in quantum computing. We believe the Yb-176 we may produce using the QE technology may be used to create radiotherapeutics that treat various forms of oncology. We are considering the future development of the ASP technology for the separation of Zinc-68 and Xenon-129/136 for potential use in the healthcare end market, Germanium 70/72/74 for potential use in the semiconductor end market, and Chlorine -37 for potential use in the nuclear energy end market. We are also considering the future development of QE technology for the separation of Nickel-64, Gadolinium-160, Ytterbium-171, Lithium-6 and Lithium-7.
QLE, our subsidiary, is currently pursuing an initiative to apply our enrichment technologies to the enrichment of Uranium-235 (“U-235”) in South Africa. We believe that the U-235 QLE may produce has the potential to be commercialized as a nuclear fuel component for use in the new generation of high-assay low-enriched uranium (“HALEU”)-fueled small modular reactors that are now under development for commercial and government uses. In furtherance of our uranium enrichment initiative in South Africa, we have entered into certain definitive agreements with TerraPower, LLC (“TerraPower”), including a term loan subject to conditions to support construction of a new uranium enrichment facility at Pelindaba, South Africa and supply agreements for the future supply of HALEU to TerraPower, as a customer. In addition, QLE’s South African subsidiary has entered into a Pre-Implementation Services Contract Agreement (“Services Contract”) with The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (“Necsa”), a South African state-owned company responsible for undertaking and promoting research and development in the field of nuclear energy and radiation sciences, pursuant to which Necsa has agreed to provide to QLE’s South African subsidiary certain facilities, infrastructure, utilities and services related to the siting, design, construction, commission and operation of an enrichment facility on the Necsa site in Pelindaba. In the period since our inception to date, we have not applied our enrichment technologies to the enrichment of U-235, nor received permission or regulatory approval to conduct testing of our enrichment technologies on U-235, except for the activities contemplated by the Services Contract with Necsa. Our expectation that QLE’s initiative to apply our enrichment technologies to the enrichment of U-235 could be successful is based upon research conducted by certain of our scientists prior to joining the company, as well as the demonstrated effectiveness of QE technology on Yb-176.
QLE acquired a controlling interest in Skyline in August 2025. Skyline is a holding company, and its operations are conducted through its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited. Operations primarily consist of construction activities which include public civil engineering works, such as road and drainage works, in Hong Kong. Skyline mostly undertakes civil engineering works in the role as a subcontractor but is fully qualified to undertake such works in the capacity of a main contractor. QLE intends to pursue opportunities to acquire assets in the critical materials supply chain.
We acquired Renergen in January 2026. Renergen is South Africa’s leading onshore natural gas explorer and the first integrated producer of both liquid helium and LNG, both of which are produced from the natural gas reserve base that underpins Renergen’s Virginia Gas Project. The Virginia Gas Project includes (i) the liquefaction of natural gas into LNG, (ii) the separation of helium from natural gas, and (iii) the further liquefaction of helium into 99.999% pure liquid helium. This liquefaction and
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separation takes place at Renergen’s Virginia Gas Plant. Renergen’s principal asset is its 94.5% equity ownership in Tetra4, which holds an onshore petroleum production right and is the entity developing the Virginia Gas Project.
Our Subsidiaries and Segments
We operate principally through our subsidiaries. ASP Isotopes Guernsey Limited (the holding company for our subsidiaries in the Cayman Islands, South Africa, Iceland and the United Kingdom) is focused on the development and commercialization of high-value, low-volume isotopes for highly specialized end markets (such as C-14, Mo-100, and Si-28). ASP Isotopes UK Ltd is the owner of our technology.
Beginning in 2024, primarily as a result of increased business activities of our subsidiary, QLE, we had two operating segments: (i) nuclear fuels, and (ii) specialist isotopes and related services. Beginning in August 2025, primarily as a result of the acquisition of Skyline, we have three operating segments: (i) nuclear fuels, (ii) specialist isotopes and related services, and (iii) construction services.
QLE. In September 2023, we formed QLE, which also has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom (Quantum Leap Energy Limited) and South Africa (Quantum Leap Energy (Pty) Limited), to focus on the development and commercialization of advanced nuclear fuels, such as HALEU and Lithium-6. QLE’s direct wholly owned subsidiary QLE UK, has its operations in the United Kingdom. QLE UK’s direct wholly owned subsidiary, QLE South Africa, has its operations in South Africa. QLE also formed QLE SPE Borrower, as a wholly owned subsidiary to act as a special purpose borrower for a loan transaction with TerraPower, a US nuclear innovation company. The QLE SPE Borrower has formed a subsidiary in South Africa to act as the project company for a proposed new uranium enrichment facility at Pelindaba, South Africa.
QLE’s mission is to address perceived gaps in the nuclear fuel cycle, promote safe nuclear power, and enhance the sustainability of the nuclear fuel cycle for advanced nuclear reactors and fusion systems, as well as the existing nuclear fleet. We believe that many advanced nuclear reactors, including SMRs, will rely on fuels with higher uranium enrichment levels, specifically HALEU, which we intend to produce. QLE also intends to produce high-isotopic purity fuel feedstock, such as Lithium-6, for fusion reactors, and by extension, Lithium-7 for Light Water Reactor control. These fuels may enable greater efficiency, compact reactor footprints, and lengthened operational cycles between refueling. Given the flexible nature of our enrichment technology and integrated value chain approach, QLE also intends to make available LEU+ to the existing fleet of nuclear reactors currently running on LEU, thus enabling existing reactors to lengthen the time between refueling, cut costs and boost power output.
As previously announced, our board of directors intends to pursue the separation of our Nuclear Fuels business and Specialist Isotopes and Related Services business in two independent companies. The regulatory landscape and supply chain for nuclear fuel production differs significantly from that of medical isotopes, hence we and QLE have different business models and we believe that both companies would benefit if QLE is independently managed and financed. We plan to effect the separation through a listing of QLE in a transaction that results in QLE existing as a separate public company with shares listed on a U.S. national securities exchange and a portion of QLE’s common equity being distributed to our stockholders as of a to-be-determined future record date. Although no assurance can be given, our goal is to list QLE on such exchange, subject to market conditions, obtaining applicable approvals and consents, and complying with applicable rules and regulations and public market trading and listing requirements. In November 2025, we announced that QLE had confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the SEC relating to the proposed initial public offering of QLE’s Class A common stock. While we currently expect that a listing of QLE as a separate public company is the most likely separation transaction, our board of directors remains committed to maximizing shareholder value creation, and will continue to evaluate other options for separation to maximize shareholder value.
We entered into a number of agreements with QLE, including a License Agreement, pursuant to which QLE has licensed from us the rights to technologies and methods used to separate U-235 and Lithium-6 (including but not limited to the QE and ASP technologies) in exchange for a perpetual royalty in the amount of 10% of all future QLE revenues, and an EPC Services Framework Agreement, pursuant to which we will provide services for the engineering, procurement and construction of one or more turnkey U-235 and Lithium-6 enrichment facilities in locations to be identified by QLE and owned or leased by QLE, and commissioning, start-up and test services for each such facility, subject to the receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals, permits, licenses, authorizations, registrations, certificates, consents, orders, variances and similar rights.
PET Labs. We have a 51% ownership stake in PET Labs, a South African radiopharmaceutical operations company focused on the production of fluorinated radioisotopes and active pharmaceutical ingredients, through which we entered the downstream medical isotope production and distribution market. Under the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement pursuant to which we acquired the shares in PET Labs, we agreed to pay a total of $2.0 million for the shares in two installments, which has been paid in full as of December 2025. In addition, we have an option to purchase the remaining 49% of the outstanding equity in PET Labs, exercisable until January 31, 2027, for $2.2 million.
East Coast Nuclear Pharmacy. In October 2025, we completed the acquisition of East Coast Nuclear Pharmacy ("ECNP"). The acquisition is intended to supplement the distribution of our pipeline. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests for total purchase consideration of $2.5 million of which $2.0 million
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was paid up front in cash and the remaining $0.5 million was deferred through the issuance of notes payable that are to be repaid by June 30, 2026.
Skyline Builders Group Holding Ltd. In August 2025, QLE completed the acquisition of a controlling interest in Skyline. QLE entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to purchase all 1,995,000 of Skyline's Class B Ordinary Shares for the aggregate purchase price of $1,000,000. Additionally, QLE entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to purchase (i) 454,794 Class A Ordinary Shares, (ii) a Prefunded Warrant to purchase 1,600,000 Class A Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share ("Prefunded Warrants"), (iii) a Class A Ordinary Share Purchase Warrant A to purchase up to 2,054,794 Class A Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $0.60 per share ("A Warrant"), and (iv) a Class A Ordinary Share Purchase Warrant B to purchase 2,054,794 Class A Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $0.65 per share ("B Warrant" and together with Prefunded Warrant and A Warrant, "Warrants"), for the aggregate purchase price of $1,500,000 ("Skyline Purchase Agreement").
Each Class A Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of Skyline, and each Class B Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of Skyline. Currently there is no mechanism in which Class A Ordinary Shares are convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares. Currently there is no mechanism in which Class B Ordinary Shares are convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares. On the acquisition date, QLE became the holder of 79.14% of the aggregate voting power represented by all of Skyline's outstanding Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares, and thereby gaining control over Skyline.
Skyline is a holding company, and its operations are conducted through its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Kin Chiu Engineering Limited and Kin Chiu Development Company Limited. Operations primarily consist of construction activities which include public civil engineering works, such as road and drainage works, in Hong Kong. Skyline mostly undertakes civil engineering works in the role as a subcontractor but is fully qualified to undertake such works in the capacity of a main contractor. QLE intends to pursue opportunities to acquire assets in the critical materials supply chain.
Effective September 18, 2025, Dr. Ryno Pretorius, Chief Executive Officer of QLE, was appointed as an independent director of Skyline. In addition, an employee of ASP Isotopes was appointed as an independent director of Skyline. Effective January 1, 2026, the Skyline board of directors appointed Paul Mann as Executive Chairman of Skyline. Effective March 30, 2026, the employee of ASP Isotopes that held one of the director positions at Skyline resigned and was replaced by a new independent director.
On January 23, 2026, Skyline entered into a warrant exchange agreement (the “Skyline Exchange Agreement”) with the holders of Skyline Class A Ordinary Share Purchase Warrant A’s and Skyline Class A Ordinary Share Purchase Warrant B’s (collectively, the “Skyline Holder Warrants”), to purchase an aggregate of 48,698,628 Skyline Class A Ordinary Shares, that were purchased in the Skyline Series A Private Placement, to exchange the Skyline Holder Warrants issued on August 29, 2025, for an aggregate of 47,326,025 newly issued Series A preferred shares of Skyline (“Skyline Series A Preferred Shares”) and allotted among the holders in accordance with the Skyline Exchange Agreement. Each Skyline Series A Preferred Share is convertible, at the option of a holder thereof, into Skyline Class A Ordinary Shares.
On February 11, 2026, Skyline entered into (i) a securities purchase agreement (the “Reg D Purchase Agreement”) for an offering of Skyline’s Series B Convertible Preferred Shares (the “Skyline Series B Preferred Shares”) in a private placement (the “Reg D Private Placement”) pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and (ii) a securities purchase agreement (the “Reg S Purchase Agreement”) for an offering of the Skyline Series B Preferred Shares in a private placement pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act (the “Reg S Private Placement” and together with the Reg D Private Placement, the “February 2026 Skyline Series B Private Placements”), in each case, for the purchase and sale of the Skyline Series B Preferred Shares.
The February 2026 Skyline Series B Private Placements closed on February 13, 2026 at which Skyline issued 6,322 of the Skyline Series B Preferred Shares. The purchase price for each Skyline Series B Preferred Share was $5,000. Each Skyline Series B Preferred Share is convertible into Skyline Class A ordinary shares with a conversion price of $2.40 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments that are subject to a floor of $1.50 per share and other customary adjustments for share splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations and similar transactions. The gross proceeds of the Skyline Series B Private Placement were approximately $31.6 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by Skyline.
In connection with the February 2026 Skyline Series B Private Placements, Skyline also entered into placement agency agreements dated February 10, 2026 that included the payment of a cash fee equal to 8.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the February 2026 Skyline Series B Private Placements and the issuance of non-callable warrants exercisable for a number of Skyline's Class A Ordinary Shares equal to 6% of the Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the Skyline Series B Preferred Shares. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.40 per share.
On March 20, 2026, Skyline entered into (i) a senior unsecured convertible note purchase agreement for an offering of approximately $16.6 million of Skyline's senior unsecured convertible notes (the “2026 Skyline Notes”) in a private placement and (ii) a securities purchase agreement dated March 20, 2026 for an offering of $0.6 million of Skyline’s Series B Preferred Shares (the “March 2026 Skyline Preferred Shares”) in a private placement (the "March 2026 Skyline Private Placement").
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The March 2026 Skyline Private Placement closed on March 25, 2026. The 2026 Skyline Notes are convertible into Skyline's class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00001 per share at a conversion price of $2.40 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments, that are subject to a floor of $1.50 per share. The conversion price of the 2026 Skyline Notes is also subject to other customary adjustments for share splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations and similar transactions The purchase price for each March 2026 Skyline Preferred Share was $5,000. Each March 2026 Skyline Preferred Share is convertible into Class A ordinary shares at a conversion price of $2.40 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments that are subject to a floor of $1.50 per share. The gross proceeds of the March 2026 Skyline Private Placement was approximately $17.2 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses that were paid by Skyline.
In connection with the March 2026 Skyline Private Placement, Skyline also entered into placement agency agreements dated March 20, 2026 that included the payment of a cash fee equal to 8.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the March 2026 Skyline Private Placement and the issuance of non-callable warrants exercisable for a number of Skyline's Class A Ordinary Shares equal to 8% and 6% of the Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the 2026 Skyline Notes and March 2026 Skyline Preferred Shares, respectively. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.40 per share.
On March 29, 2026, QLE entered into a securities exchange agreement with an investor (the "QLE Exchange Agreement"). Per the QLE Exchange Agreement, the investor assigned and transferred 1,995,000 Class A Ordinary Shares held by the investor to QLE in exchange for an equal number of Class B Ordinary Shares held by QLE.
On March 31, 2026, Skyline issued an additional $3.0 million of 2026 Skyline Notes in a private placement.
Renergen Acquisition. On January 6, 2026, ASP Isotopes acquired all of the issued and outstanding Renergen Ordinary Shares from Renergen shareholders in exchange for the Consideration Shares through the implementation of the Scheme in accordance with Sections 114 and 115 of the South African Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008, resulting in the issuance of an aggregate of 14,270,000 Consideration Shares. As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Scheme, the Renergen Ordinary Shares, which were publicly traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: REN) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:RLT), were delisted and Renergen became a wholly owned subsidiary of ASP Isotopes.
Renergen is South Africa’s leading onshore natural gas explorer and the first integrated producer of both liquid helium and LNG, both of which are produced from the large natural gas reserve base that underpins Renergen’s Virginia Gas Project. The Virginia Gas Project includes (i) the liquefaction of natural gas into LNG, (ii) the separation of helium from natural gas, and (iii) the further liquefaction of helium into 99.999% pure liquid helium. This liquefaction and separation takes place at Renergen’s Virginia Gas Plant in the Free State Province of South Africa. Based on the drilled and flow-tested wells, Renergen’s average helium concentration exceeds 3.0%, which is well above typical conventional natural gas reservoirs containing helium in small concentrations (less than 0.5%).
Renergen’s principal asset is its 94.5% equity ownership in Tetra4, which holds South Africa’s first and only onshore petroleum Production Right and is the entity developing the Virginia Gas Project. Phase 1 of the Virginia Gas Project has commenced commercial LNG and liquid helium operations. The Virginia Gas Project benefits from favorable supply and demand trends in both the LNG and liquid helium sectors. The LNG is and will continue to be sold domestically in South Africa into a market suffering energy and natural gas shortages, and we plan to sell helium directly to global customers at a time when the world is suffering helium supply shortages, which have been further exacerbated by the ongoing United States-Israel-Iran war. We believe that it was for these two reasons that the Virginia Gas Project was conditionally approved to be funded by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (“DFC”) as part of the U.S.’s initiative to ensure new helium supply comes online as aerospace and the semiconductor industry increase helium requirements in the face of diminished supply, while increasing South Africa’s domestic energy supply.
Helium is a vital and irreplaceable element in many modern industries because it is both chemically and electrically inert and, when in liquid form, is the coldest substance known to man at 3 degrees Kelvin (minus 454.3 degrees Fahrenheit). For these reasons, it can be used in the manufacture of semiconductors, to purge laboratory or manufacturing environments, act as a fuel propellant for other cryogenic fuels, and/or provide deep cryogenic cooling. It is commonly used in space exploration and rocketry, high-level physics experiments (e.g., particle accelerators, quantum mechanics), medical science within MRI devices, fiber optic cable production, commercial diving gas, specialized welding, coolant for nuclear power stations and lifting balloons.
We believe that Renergen’s LNG supply can play an important role in reducing South Africa's relatively high carbon emissions by being the first, and currently the only, LNG supplier in the country. According to Energy Institute (2024), coal has a 69% share of national primary energy consumption, with gas only around 3.5%. As such, according to the World Bank, South Africa ranks as the fifth-worst carbon emissions country per kilogram per purchasing power parity of gross domestic product (“GDP”). This ranking is largely due to South Africa’s high reliance on low-grade coal to provide electricity, supplemented by Sasol’s use of coal to liquids technology. Sasol Limited is one of the country’s largest energy suppliers and operator of the natural gas pipeline supplying gas from Mozambique into Johannesburg. LNG is a significantly lower carbon-emitting fuel than either of coal (by 50%) and diesel (25%), upon combustion. Therefore, the introduction of Renergen’s LNG into South Africa’s energy supply mix, including the possible direct substitution of Renergen’s LNG for first diesel, and then potentially coal, may help reduce South Africa’s overall carbon emissions intensity as the country moves towards its net zero carbon emissions targets by 2050.
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Investments in Early Stage Drug Development Companies
IsoBio. On July 28, 2025, we purchased 2,000,000 shares of IsoBio Series Seed-1 Preferred Stock at $2.50 per share for a total aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million. IsoBio is a U.S.-based radiotherapeutic development company focused on developing a broad pipeline of mAb-based radioisotope therapeutics targeting both derisked and novel tumor antigens for patients in need of new cancer therapies. As the owner of the Series Seed-1 Preferred Stock, we have the right to designate one board member. An officer and director of ours was designated to fill that board seat. In addition, another board member of ours is a board member and executive officer of IsoBio.
Opeongo. On January 26, 2026, we purchased 4,356,918 shares of Opeongo Series Seed-1 Preferred Stock at $2.2952 per share for a total aggregate purchase price of $10,000,000. Opeongo is a biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics using extracellular matrix modulation to target fibrosis, inflammation, and cancer. Opeongo was co-founded by David Baram, Ph.D. who serves as Opeongo’s Chief Executive Officer and director. As the owner of the Series Seed-1 Preferred Stock, we have the right to designate one board member. An officer and director of ours was designated to fill that board seat. In addition, another board member of ours is a board member and executive officer of Opeongo.
Skyline Investments
Skyline Reemag Investment. In November 2025, Skyline acquired a 13.09% ownership of Reemag LLC ("Reemag") for a cash purchase price of $3.0 million. Skyline will subscribe for additional membership interests of Reemag in tranches, resulting in ownership percentages of 13.09%, 20.06%, 33.42% and 50.10% at the initial, second, third and fourth closing respectively for an aggregate purchase price of $20.0 million. The second, third and fourth closings were scheduled on or before January 31, 2026, March 31, 2026 and by the earlier of a $200.0 million capital raise or July 31, 2026, respectively. However, in March 2026, Skyline entered into the first amendment to the subscription agreement with Reemag that amended the dates of the second, third and fourth closings to May 31, 2026, July 31, 2026 and September 30, 2026, respectively.
Skyline Critical Minerals Space Investment. On October 31, 2025, Skyline entered into a subscription and unit purchase agreement with a limited liability company engaged in the critical minerals space, pursuant to which Skyline subscribed for an approximate 20% membership interest in such company for a subscription price of $20.0 million.
Agreements with TerraPower LLC
On April 4, 2024, we entered into the TerraPower Agreement with TerraPower to develop a conceptual design, refined cost/schedule/financing, risk register, and term sheet for a HALEU facility. The TerraPower Agreement may be terminated for (a) breach or default, (b) our convenience or (c) TerraPower’s convenience. TerraPower is obligated to make all payments for milestones completed by us and these payments are nonrefundable.
On October 18, 2024, we signed the TerraPower Term Sheet that provides for the execution of two definitive agreements: (1) an agreement pursuant to which TerraPower will provide funding for our construction of a uranium enrichment facility capable of producing HALEU using our proprietary aerodynamic separation process technology to be located in the Republic of South Africa and (2) An agreement pursuant to which we will deliver to TerraPower the full capacity of the enrichment facility.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, $0.2 million has been recognized as collaboration revenue in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. No collaboration revenue was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2025.
In May 2025, we entered into the TerraPower Loan Agreement, which provides conditional commitments from TerraPower to us through one of our wholly-owned U.S.-based subsidiaries for a multiple advance term loan totaling $22.0 million for the purpose of partially funding the construction of a proposed new uranium enrichment facility in South Africa. The total loan amount is inclusive of a 10% original issue discount on each disbursement and carries a fixed interest rate of 10% per annum. Per the terms of the TerraPower Loan Agreement and subject to the satisfaction of various conditions precedent to disbursements (including receiving all required licenses and permits to perform uranium enrichment in South Africa), we will receive aggregate loan disbursements of $20.0 million. Such loan matures on May 16, 2032. Interest will begin accruing upon each milestone disbursement we receive and will be added to the principal balance until November 2027. Principal and interest payments will be made in 60 equal installments beginning in November 2027. We plan to request drawdowns on this loan beginning in the third quarter of 2026.
In addition to the TerraPower Loan Agreement, in May 2025, we and TerraPower have entered into two supply agreements for the HALEU expected to be produced at our uranium enrichment facility. The initial core supply agreement is intended to support the supply of the required first fuel cores for the initial loading of TerraPower’s Natrium project in Wyoming. The long-term supply agreement is a 10-year supply agreement of up to a total of 150 metric tons of HALEU, commencing in 2028 through end of 2037.
Financings
In March 2024, our wholly owned subsidiary QLE received gross proceeds of $20.6 million through the issuance of Convertible Promissory Notes. These convertible notes had a stated interest rate of 6% for the first year and 8% thereafter. The maturity date of these convertible promissory notes was March 7, 2029. These convertible promissory notes would have
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automatically converted into common shares upon Quantum Leap Energy’s closing of an IPO or other qualifying public transaction at 80% of the share price taking into consideration a valuation cap.
In June 2024, our wholly owned subsidiary QLE received gross proceeds of $5.4 million through this issuance of additional Convertible Promissory Notes with a stated interest rate of 6% for the first year and 8% thereafter. One of the notes totaling $0.1 million was issued to the placement agent in lieu of cash issuance costs. The maturity date of the Convertible Promissory Notes was March 7, 2029. The Convertible Promissory Notes would have automatically converted into common shares upon Quantum Leap Energy’s closing of an IPO or other qualifying public transaction at 80% of the share price taking into consideration a valuation cap.
In April 2024, we received approximately $5.5 million from the issuance of 3,164,557 shares of common stock upon the exercise of warrants.
In July 2024, we issued 13,800,000 in a public offering at a public offering price of $2.50 per share resulting in net proceeds of approximately $32.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.
In October 2024, a warrant to purchase 151,741 shares of common stock was exercised and we received gross proceeds of $0.3 million.
In November 2024, we issued 2,754,250 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $6.75 per share resulting in net proceeds of approximately $17.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.
In June 2025, we issued 7,518,797 shares of common stock at $6.65 per share in a registered direct offering resulting in net proceeds of approximately $46.8 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.
In July 2025, we issued 7,500,000 shares of common stock at $8.00 per share in a registered direct offering resulting in net proceeds of approximately $56.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.
In October 2025, we issued 17,167,380 shares of common stock in a registered offering at the offering price of $12.25 per share, for net proceeds of approximately $199.3 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
On November 19, 2025, QLE received gross proceeds of $72.2 million through the issuance of convertible promissory notes with a stated interest rate of 8% (the “2025 Notes”). The maturity date of the 2025 Notes is November 19, 2030. The 2025 Notes automatically convert into common shares upon QLE’s closing of an IPO or other qualifying public transaction at 80% of the share price taking into consideration a valuation cap. In connection with the issuance of the 2025 Notes, QLE’s outstanding convertible promissory notes originally issued in March 2024 and June 2024 automatically converted into 2025 Notes with a value of $147.7 million. QLE received $10.0 million in gross proceeds from American Ventures LLC, Series IX Quantum Leap, a related party, and $30.0 million in gross proceeds from ASP Isotopes, its parent.
On January 6, 2026, the Company issued 14,270,000 Consideration Shares in connection with the acquisition of Renergen.
Other Contractual Obligations
We enter into contracts in the normal course of business for testing, manufacturing and other services and products for operating purposes. These contracts do not contain any minimum purchase commitments and are cancelable by us upon prior notice. For additional details regarding our contractual obligations, see Note 11 "Commitments and Contingencies" and Note 12 “Leases” to our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
Effective with the acquisition of 51% of PET Labs and 100% of ECNP, we recognize revenue from the sale of nuclear medical doses for PET scanning. Effective with the acquisition of 79% of the voting interest of Skyline, we recognize revenue from performing construction services, including roads and drainage.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue associated with the sale of nuclear medical doses for PET scanning consist of labor, delivery and materials. Cost of revenue associated with performing construction services is primarily comprised of subcontracting costs, staff costs and materials costs, which are expensed as incurred.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses consist of (i) research and development expenses and (ii) selling, general and administrative expenses.
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Research and Development
Our research and development expenses consist primarily of direct and indirect costs incurred in connection with the development activities for our future isotopes.
Direct costs include:
•
external research and development expenses; and
•
costs related to designing the development processes of isotope production.
Indirect costs include:
•
personnel-related costs, which include salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, and other employee-related costs, including stock-based compensation, for personnel engaged in research and development functions; and
•
facilities and other various expenses.
Research and development expenses are recognized as incurred and payments made prior to the receipt of goods or services to be used in research and development are capitalized until the goods or services are received.
We expect that our research and development expenses will increase substantially for the foreseeable future as we continue the development of our future isotopes. We cannot determine with certainty the timing of initiation, the duration or the completion costs of development activities. Actual development timelines, the probability of success and development costs can differ materially from expectations.
We will need to raise substantial additional capital in the future. In addition, we cannot forecast which future isotopes may be subject to future collaborations, when such arrangements will be secured, if at all, and to what degree such arrangements would affect our development plans and capital requirements.
Our research and development expenses may vary significantly based on a variety of factors, such as:
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the scope, rate of progress, expense and results of our development activities;
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the phase of development of our future isotopes;
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the timing, receipt, and terms of any approvals from applicable regulatory authorities including the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities;
•
significant and changing government regulation and regulatory guidance;
•
the cost and timing of designing the development processes of isotope production;
•
the extent to which we establish additional strategic collaborations or other arrangements; and
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the impact of any business interruptions to our operations or to those of the third parties with whom we work.
A change in the outcome of any of these variables with respect to the development of any of our future isotopes could significantly change the costs and timing associated with the development of that future isotope.
Acquired In-Process Research and Development Expense
Acquired in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) expense resulted from the One 30 Seven acquisition by QLE in October 2025 which was accounted for as an asset acquisition. The acquisition cost allocated to acquire IPR&D with no alternative future use was recorded as an expense at the acquisition date and no additional IPR&D expense relating to the One 30 Seven acquisition is expected to be reported in future periods.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs, which include salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, and other employee-related costs, including stock-based compensation expense, for personnel in executive, sales, finance and other administrative functions. Other significant costs include legal fees relating to corporate matters, professional fees for accounting and consulting services and facility-related costs.
We expect that our ongoing selling, general and administrative expenses will increase substantially for the foreseeable future to support our increased research and development activities and increased costs of operating as a public company and in building our internal resources. These increased costs will include increased expenses related to audit, legal, regulatory and tax-related services associated with maintaining compliance with exchange listing and SEC requirements, director and officer insurance premiums and investor and public relations costs associated with operating as a public company.
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Segment Information
Beginning in 2024, primarily as a result of increased business activities of our subsidiary, QLE, we had two operating segments: (i) nuclear fuels, and (ii) specialist isotopes and related services. Beginning in August 2025, primarily as a result of the acquisition of Skyline, we have three operating segments: (i) nuclear fuels, (ii) specialist isotopes and related services, and (iii) construction services.
The nuclear fuels segment is focused on research and development of technologies and methods used to produce HALEU and Lithium-6 for the advanced nuclear fuels target end market.
The specialist isotopes and related services segment is focused on research and development of technologies and methods used to separate high-value, low-volume isotopes (such as C-14, Si-28 and Yb-176) for highly specialized target end markets other than advanced nuclear fuels, including pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, nuclear medical imaging and semiconductors, as well as services related to these isotopes, and this segment includes PET Labs and ECNP.
The construction services segment is focused on performing public civil engineering, including roads and drainage, to its customers in Hong Kong. This segment includes Skyline.
The financial information is regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources. Our CODM is our chief executive officer. Prior to the acquisition of Skyline, we managed assets on a total company basis, not by operating segment, as the assets were shared or commingled. After the acquisition of Skyline, the CODM regularly reviews any asset information by operating segment and, accordingly, asset information is reported on a segment basis.
The following table shows total assets by segment and a reconciliation to the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
December 31,
2025
2024
Segment assets:
Specialist isotopes and related services
$
323,690
$
71,771
Nuclear fuels
94,252
22,577
Construction services
80,078
—
Total assets
$
498,020
$
94,348
Select information from the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as of the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows (in thousands):
Revenues
Net Income (Loss) Before
Allocation to Noncontrolling Interest
Year Ended December 31,
Year Ended December 31,
Segment
2025
2024
2025
2024
Specialist isotopes and related services
$
5,674
$
3,944
$
(33,259
)
$
(21,542
)
Nuclear fuels
—
200
(144,125
)
(10,881
)
Construction services
18,175
—
17,541
—
$
23,849
$
4,144
$
(159,843
)
$
(32,423
)
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Results of Operations
Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Change
Revenue
$
23,849
$
4,144
$
19,705
Cost of revenue
20,444
2,545
17,899
Gross profit
3,405
1,599
1,806
Operating expenses:
Acquired in-process research and development
2,717
—
2,717
Research and development
12,358
3,139
9,219
Selling, general and administrative
48,238
24,814
23,424
Total operating expenses
63,313
27,953
35,360
Other (expense) income:
Foreign exchange transaction gain
(134
)
70
(204
)
Change in fair value of share liability
(121
)
(132
)
11
Change in fair value of convertible notes payable
(123,719
)
(6,875
)
(116,844
)
Change in fair value of investments
17,932
—
17,932
Interest income
6,790
1,238
5,552
Interest expense
(575
)
(259
)
(316
)
Other income
174
—
174
Total other expense
(99,653
)
(5,958
)
(93,695
)
Loss before income tax expense
$
(159,561
)
$
(32,312
)
$
(127,249
)
Revenue and Cost of Revenue
We have recognized revenue of PET Labs and ECNP, since its acquisition in October 2025, from the sale of nuclear medical doses for PET scanning. With the acquisition of Skyline in August 2025, we also recognized revenue from performing construction services, including roads and drainage In addition, we have recognized the related cost of revenue, operating expenses and other income and expenses of PET Labs, ECNP and Skyline for the periods presented.
Revenue was $23.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, which includes $18.2 million in construction service revenue from Skyline and $5.6 million from the sale of nuclear medical doses for PET scanning. Revenue was $4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, which includes $3.9 million from the sale of nuclear medical doses for PET scanning and $0.2 million in collaboration revenue from TerraPower.
Acquired In-Process Research and Development
In October 2025, QLE acquired substantially all of the assets, including an international patent application and its related rights, from One 30 Seven Inc., a Canadian company engaged in the business of researching and developing decontamination solutions for nuclear waste, particularly radioactive waste from radioactive materials from nuclear power plants, radiopharmaceuticals, and military sources. The One 30 Seven acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition and the cost attributable to the IPR&D totaling $2.7 million was expensed in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Research and Development Expenses
The following table summarizes our research and development expenses for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Change
Personnel-related costs
$
4,921
$
1,171
$
3,750
Manufacturing engineering
1,925
—
1,925
Consulting and professional
1,488
656
832
Facility and depreciation expenses
3,569
767
2,802
Other expenses
455
545
(90
)
Total research and development expenses
$
12,358
$
3,139
$
9,219
90
Research and development expenses were $12.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The overall increase of $9.2 million was primarily due to the following:
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an increase in personnel-related costs of $3.8 million primarily due to the increase in headcount, salaries and related costs;
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an increase in manufacturing engineering testing expenses of $1.9 million in order to optimize commercial production;
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an increase in facility and depreciation expenses of $2.8 million due to an increase in space dedicated to development, noncapitalized expenses and repairs and maintenance; and
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an increase in consulting and professional fees of $0.8 million due to increases in outsourced development activity.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $48.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $24.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The overall increase of $23.4 million was primarily due to the following:
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an increase in personnel-related costs of $12.4 million primarily due to the increase in headcount, salaries and related costs;
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an increase in professional fees of $7.0 million primarily due to corporate development activity and consulting costs related to new general ledger system;
•
an increase in facility and depreciation expenses of $0.4 million due to an increase in space dedicated to development, noncapitalized expenses and repairs and maintenance;
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an increase in employee travel and related expenses of $0.9 million ; and
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an increase in other selling, general and administrative expenses of $4.0 million.
This increase is partially offset by a decrease in commissions and fees of $1.1 million primarily due to the issuance of convertible notes in 2024.
Other Income (Expense)
Other expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $99.7 million, which includes an expense of $123.7 million due to the change in the fair value of convertible notes, a change in the fair value of the share liability related to the shares issuable to consultants of $0.1 million, interest expense of $0.6 million and a foreign exchange transaction loss of $0.1 million, partially offset by interest income of $6.8 million, a change in the fair value of our investments of $17.9 million and other income of $0.2 million.
Other expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $6.0 million, which includes an expense of $6.9 million due to the change in the fair value of convertible notes, a $0.1 million change in the fair value of the share liability related to the shares issuable to consultants and interest expense of $0.3 million, partially offset by interest income of $1.2 million.
Non-GAAP Financial Information
We use certain measures to assess the financial performance of our business, as well as to comply with the reporting requirements of the JSE. Certain of these measures are termed “non-GAAP measures” because they exclude amounts that are included in, or include amounts that are excluded from, the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, or are calculated using financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures include headline loss, and headline loss per common share.
An explanation of the relevance of the non-GAAP measure, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and a discussion of its limitations are set out below. We do not regard these non-GAAP measures as a substitute for, or superior to, the equivalent measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP or that calculated using financial measures that are calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Headline Loss per Share
In connection with our secondary listing on the JSE, we are required to calculate and publicly disclose headline loss per share and diluted headline loss per share. Headline loss per share is calculated using net loss which has been determined in accordance with GAAP. Headline loss for the period represents the loss for the period attributable to our common stockholders adjusted for the remeasurements that are more closely aligned to the operating or trading results as set forth below, and headline loss per share represents headline loss divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding.
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The table below presents a reconciliation between net loss attributable to common stockholders to headline loss (in thousands).
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Net loss attributable to ASP Isotopes Inc. shareholders
$
(175,092
)
$
(35,114
)
Adjusted for:
Deemed dividend on inducement warrant for common stock
—
2,780
Change in fair value of share liability
121
132
Change in fair value of convertible notes payable
123,719
6,875
Change in fair value of investments
(17,932
)
—
Headline loss
$
(69,184
)
$
(25,327
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding on which the net loss attributable to ASP Isotopes Inc. shareholders per share and headline loss per share has been calculated - basic and diluted
83,013,594
55,671,805
Net loss per share, attributable to ASP Isotopes Inc. shareholders, basic and diluted
$
(2.11
)
$
(0.63
)
Headline loss per share, attributable to ASP Isotopes Inc. shareholders, basic and diluted
$
(0.83
)
$
(0.45
)
The above disclosure was prepared for the purpose of complying with the reporting requirements of the JSE and includes certain non-GAAP measures, such as headline loss and headline loss per common share, and related reconciliations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
We have incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception, and we expect to continue to incur significant and increasing net losses for the foreseeable future. We have principally financed our operations to date through the issuance of our common stock, including our IPO, and the issuance of convertible notes payable. In June 2025, we issued 7,518,797 shares of common stock at $6.65 per share in a registered direct offering resulting in net proceeds of approximately $46.8 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. In July 2025, we issued 7,500,000 shares of common stock at $8.00 per share in a registered direct offering resulting in net proceeds of approximately $56.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. In October 2025, we issued 17,167,380 shares of common stock in a registered offering at the offering price of $12.25 per share, for net proceeds of approximately $199.3 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. In November 2025, QLE received gross proceeds of $72.2 million through the issuance of convertible promissory notes with a stated interest rate of 8% (the “2025 Notes”). The maturity date of the 2025 Notes is November 19, 2030. The 2025 Notes automatically convert into common shares upon QLE’s closing of an IPO or other qualifying public transaction at 80% of the share price taking into consideration a valuation cap. In connection with the issuance of the 2025 Notes, QLE’s outstanding convertible promissory notes originally issued in March 2024 and June 2024 automatically converted into 2025 Notes with a value of $147.7 million. QLE received $10.0 million in gross proceeds from American Ventures LLC, Series IX Quantum Leap, a related party, and $30.0 million in gross proceeds from ASP Isotopes, its parent.
As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $285.6 million and $47.7 in short-term investments. We have not generated any revenue from the sale of our enriched isotopes, and our ability to generate product revenue from the sale of enriched isotopes sufficient to achieve profitability on a consolidated basis will depend on the continued successful development and commercialization of our current or future enriched isotopes.
We recognize revenue from the sale of nuclear medical doses for PET and SPECT scanning in South Africa and the U.S. Our ability to generate product revenue from the sale of nuclear medical doses for PET and SPECT scanning sufficient to achieve profitability will depend on the successful expansion of production capabilities and commercialization of the results of that expansion. Effective with the acquisition of 79% of the voting interest of Skyline in August 2025, we also recognize revenue from performing construction services, including roads and drainage.
In addition, after completion of the Renergen acquisition, portions of our revenue will be recognized from the sale of helium and LNG. Our ability to generate revenue from the sale of helium and LNG sufficient to achieve profitability will depend on the successful expansion of production capabilities and commercialization of the results of that expansion. Renergen’s outstanding debt funding may also materially affect our liquidity.
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Future Funding Requirements
Based on our current operating plan, we estimate that our existing cash and cash equivalents, proceeds from short-term investments, cash flow from operations, the IDC Debt Funding, the SBSA Loan, the DFC Credit Facility and the conditionally approved senior secured debt facilities expected to be funded by the DFC and the Standard Bank of South Africa, will be sufficient to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through at least the next 12 months from the date the financial statements are issued and beyond. However, our forecast of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement that involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could deplete our capital resources sooner than we expect. Additionally, the process of developing isotopes is costly, and the timing of progress and expenses in these development activities is uncertain.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
•
the type, number, scope, progress, expansions, results, costs and timing of, our development activities for our future isotopes, helium and LNG;
•
the outcome, timing and costs of regulatory review of our future isotopes or for helium or LNG we produce during Phase 2 of the Virginia Gas Project;
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the costs and timing of manufacturing for our future isotopes and of exploring for, developing or producing natural gas and helium;
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our efforts to enhance operational systems and hire additional personnel to satisfy our obligations as a public company, including enhanced internal controls over financial reporting;
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the costs associated with hiring additional personnel and consultants as our preclinical and clinical activities increase;
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the costs and timing of establishing or securing sales and marketing and distribution capabilities, whether alone or with third parties, to commercialize future isotopes or with respect to LNG and helium we produce at the Virginia Gas Plant for which we may obtain regulatory approval, if any;
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the timing of construction of Phase 2, which based on our latest cost estimate is expected to be approximately $1.16 billion (including borrowing costs and general corporate costs during construction);
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the price at which we sell our LNG and liquid helium;
•
unforeseen plant disruptions, operational issues and the cost and availability of raw materials, including current supply chain issues, related to the Virginia Gas Project;
•
our ability to achieve sufficient market acceptance, coverage and adequate reimbursement from third-party payors and adequate market share and revenue for any approved products;
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the terms and timing of establishing and maintaining collaborations, licenses and other similar arrangements;
•
the costs of obtaining, expanding, maintaining and enforcing our patent and other intellectual property rights;
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the costs to list QLE as a separate public company; and
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costs associated with any products or technologies that we may in-license or acquire.
Developing and commercializing isotopes is a time-consuming, expensive and uncertain process that takes years to complete, and we may never achieve the necessary results required or obtain applicable regulatory approval for any isotopes or generate revenue from the sale of any future isotopes (assuming applicable regulatory approval is received). In addition, our future isotopes (assuming applicable regulatory approval is received) may not achieve commercial success. Our commercial revenues, if any, will be derived from sales of isotopes that we do not expect to be commercially available in substantial quantities until at least the middle of 2026. If we receive permits and licenses to enrich U-235 (which in itself is highly uncertain), we do not expect U-235 to be commercially available for at least several years, if ever. As a result, we may need substantial additional financing to support our continuing operations and further the development of and commercialization of our future isotopes.
Expansion of the production and distribution of nuclear medical doses for PET scanning is a time-consuming, expensive and uncertain process that may take years to complete. As a result, we may need substantial additional financing to support our continuing operations and further the development of and commercialization of future nuclear medical doses for PET scanning.
Large amounts of capital are required to support the growth in our business and operations in South Africa, including to maintain and progress toward full commercial operation of Phase 1 of the Virginia Gas Project, and for the construction and development of Phase 2 of our Virginia Gas Project, and long-term production and processing requires both significant capital expenditure and ongoing maintenance expenditure. Our revenues related to the sale of helium and LNG may vary significantly from period to period as a result of changes in volumes of production sold and commodity prices. Natural gas prices have historically
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been volatile. Lower commodity prices may not only decrease our revenues, but also potentially the amount of natural gas that we can produce economically. We plan to add reserves through drilling. Our ability to add reserves through drilling projects is dependent on many factors, including our ability to borrow or raise capital and procure materials, services and personnel. Phase 2 of the Virginia Gas Project requires a significant amount of capital and is currently estimated to cost approximately $1.16 billion (including borrowing costs and general corporate costs during construction) based on our latest cost estimate, which could change based on inaccurate assumptions and changing economic and operating conditions. We anticipate funding this amount through debt, such as the up to $500 million of senior secured debt provided by the DFC, which has been conditionally approved, pursuant to the delineated application review process of the DFC. Additionally, the Standard Bank of South Africa has conditionally approved an additional $250 million of senior secured debt funding for Phase 2, which is anticipated to be funded substantially concurrently with the aforementioned DFC funding. As a result, we may need substantial additional financing to support our continuing operations, ramp up production of Phase 1, and further the development of Phase 2 and commercialization of the Virginia Gas Project.
Until such time as we can generate significant revenue from sales of our future isotopes, nuclear medical doses for PET and SPECT scanning and sales of helium and LNG, if ever, we expect to finance our cash needs through public or private equity or debt financings or other capital sources, including potential collaborations, licenses and other similar arrangements. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such other arrangements when needed on favorable terms or at all. Our ability to raise additional funds may be adversely impacted by potential worsening global economic conditions and the recent disruptions to, and volatility in, the credit and financial markets in the United States and worldwide resulting severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, increased interest rates, inflationary pressures, declines in consumer confidence, declines in economic growth, increases in unemployment rates and uncertainty about economic stability. The financial markets and the global economy may also be adversely affected by the current or anticipated impact of military conflict. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be or could be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders. Debt financing and equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise funds through collaborations, or other similar arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our future isotopes, future helium and LNG production and sales, future revenue streams or research programs or may have to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us and/or may reduce the value of our common stock. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market our future isotopes and helium and LNG production even if we would otherwise prefer to develop and market such isotopes, helium and LNG ourselves.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash for each of the periods presented (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities
$
(37,780
)
$
(16,696
)
Investing activities
(110,794
)
(11,372
)
Financing activities
371,600
82,534
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
$
223,026
$
54,466
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $37.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and was primarily due to our net loss of $159.8 million, adjusted for stock-based compensation expense of $16.0 million, non cash IPR&D of $2.6 million, noncash interest on the note receivable of $2.0 million, amortization of right-of-use lease assets of $0.7 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $1.9 million, issuance of common stock to consultants with a fair value of $0.7 million, change in fair values for the convertible notes payable of $123.7 million, change in fair values of investments of $17.9 million and a change in fair value of share liability of $0.1 million, partially offset by a $3.6 million change in our operating assets and liabilities.
Net cash used in operating activities was $16.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and was primarily due to our net loss of $32.4 million, adjusted for stock-based compensation expense of $8.6 million, non-cash issuance costs for the convertible notes payable of $0.6 million, amortization of right-of-use asset of $0.5 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $0.5 million, issuance of common stock to consultants with a fair value of $1.3 million, change in fair values for the convertible notes payable of $6.9 million and a change in fair value of share liability of $0.1 million, partially offset by a $2.6 million change in our operating assets and liabilities.
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Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $110.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and was comprised of cash paid for a note receivable of $30.0 million, purchase of short-term investments of $47.7 million, purchase of the IsoBio investment of $5.0 million, purchase of ECNP of $2.0 million, purchase of Skyline investments of $23.0 million and the purchases of machinery and equipment, vehicles and construction in progress of $9.6 million, partially offset by cash provided by the acquisition of Skyline of $6.5 million.
Net cash used in investing activities was $11.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and was comprised of the purchase of machinery and equipment and construction in progress.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $371.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and was comprised primarily of net proceeds of $320.3 million from the sale and issuance of our common stock, gross proceeds of $42.2 million from the issuance of convertible notes payable, proceeds of $4.9 million from the issuance of common stock for a warrant exercise, proceeds from the issuance of debt of $15.5 million, contributions from noncontrolling interests of $20.8 million related to the Skyline October 2025 Private Placement and amounts due to related parties of $2.6 million, partially offset by costs to issue common stock of $18.0 million, deferred issuance costs of $0.2 million, principal payments on debt and finance leases of $15.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and distribution to noncontrolling interest in VIE of $0.4 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $82.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and was comprised primarily of net proceeds of $53.1 million from the sale and issuance of our common stock, gross proceeds of $25.9 million from the issuance of convertible notes payable, proceeds of $5.8 million from the issuance of common stock for a warrant exercise, contributions from noncontrolling interest in VIE of $0.9 million, proceeds from collection of receivable from noncontrolling interest in VIE of $0.7 million, partially offset by costs to issue common stock of $3.6 million, principal payments on debt and finance leases and bank loans of $0.6 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and distribution to noncontrolling interest in VIE of $0.1 million.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Leases
We lease our main facility in Pretoria, South Africa under a lease with a base monthly rent payment of approximately $9,000 with a term expiring on December 31, 2030. We also lease additional space on a short term basis in Pretoria, South Africa under a lease with a base monthly rent payment of approximately $18,000 with a term that expired on February 28, 2026 and we are continuing to occupy that space under the monthly extensions. We also lease additional space in Pretoria, South Africa under leases with a base monthly rent payment of approximately (i) $2,000 with a term expiring on October 30, 2026 and (ii) $3,000 with a term expiring on May 31, 2028.
PET Labs Pharmaceuticals operates in a facility in Pretoria, South Africa is under a lease with a base monthly rent payment of approximately $27,000 with a term expiring on January 31, 2056. PET Labs Pharmaceuticals also rents space at a local hospital in Pretoria, South Africa for which there was a lease with a base monthly rent payment of approximately $5,000 which expired on December 31, 2023 and is currently in automatic monthly extensions.
Promissory Note and Loans
In November 2024, we executed a promissory note payable with a finance company to fund our directors and officers’ insurance policy for $0.5 million. During 2025 and 2024, we entered into several loans to purchase motor vehicles and certain equipment totaling $0.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively. These loans are secured by the underlying assets included in property and equipment. Refer to Note 9 (Debt) to our consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 for information regarding interest rates and maturities, as well as information regarding Skyline’s debt obligations and QLE’s convertible notes.
Renergen Acquisition Agreements
On March 31, 2025, we entered into an Exclusivity Agreement with Renergen, an entity in South Africa that was previously listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”), the Australian Securities Exchange and the A2X. On May 18, 2025, the Exclusivity Agreement was amended. Per the terms of the amended Exclusivity Agreement, we received the rights to negotiate the terms of the acquisition of Renergen during an exclusive negotiation period that ended on May 31, 2025. In April 2025, we paid an exclusivity fee of $10.0 million to Renergen. On May 19, 2025 we entered into a Firm Intention Letter with Renergen. The Firm Intention Letter set the acquisition terms for us to purchase 100% of the outstanding shares of Renergen in exchange for our shares. The acquisition was consummated on January 6, 2026, and as a result, Renergen became a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of us, and the Renergen Ordinary Shares were delisted from the JSE, the Australian Securities Exchange and the A2X.
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In addition, we entered into a loan agreement with Renergen (the “Renerge Loan”) in which a total of $30.0 million was provided by us in periodic payments for the purpose of funding Renergen’s operations. In conjunction with the Renergen Loan, the full amount of the previously paid exclusivity fee of $10.0 million was applied to the loan. The remaining $20.0 million available under the loan was paid by us to Renergen prior to June 30, 2025. The Renergen Loan was amended to extend the repayment date to January 20, 2026 and amended again to establish the repayment date as sixty days after written demand by us. The Renergen acquisition closed in January 2026.
Renergen Contractual Obligations and Commitments
As previously discussed, we acquired Renergen (and its indirect 94.5% equity ownership in Tetra4) in January 2026, which entities are subject to certain contractual obligations and commitments discussed further below.
Normal Course Operating Agreements
In addition, we entered into contracts in the normal course of business with vendors for services and products for operating purposes. These contracts do not contain any minimum purchase commitments and generally provide for termination after a notice period and, therefore, are not considered long-term contractual obligations. Payments due upon cancellation consist only of payments for services provided and expenses incurred up to the date of cancellation.
DFC Credit Facility
On August 20, 2019, Tetra4 and the DFC, as successor and assign of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, entered into that certain Finance Agreement (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Finance Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2020, Amendment No. 2 to Finance Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2020, Amendment No. 3 to Finance Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2021, Amendment No. 4 to Finance Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2021 and Amendment No. 5 to Finance Agreement, dated December 16, 2021 (the “DFC Credit Facility Agreement”), pursuant to which DFC made available a credit facility of up to $40.0 million (the “DFC Credit Facility”). The first draw down of $20.0 million took place in September 2019, the second draw down of $12.5 million in June 2020 and the final drawdown of $7.5 million on September 28, 2021. The first draw down attracted an interest rate at 2.11% per annum, while the second and final draw down is 1.49% and 1.24% per annum, respectively. Tetra4 shall repay the loan in equal quarterly installments of $1.15 million (R19.1 million using the rate at December 31, 2025) on each payment date which began on August 1, 2022 and will end on August 15, 2031.
Pursuant to the DFC Credit Facility Agreement, Tetra4 is required to maintain at all times (a) (i) a ratio of all interest bearing Debt to EBITDA of not more than 3.0 to 1; (ii) a ratio of Current Assets to Current Liabilities of not less than 1 to 1; and (iii) a Reserve Tail Ratio of not less than 25%; and (b) (i) a ratio of Cash Flow for the most recently completed four (4) consecutive full fiscal quarters, taken as a single accounting period, to Debt Service for the most recently completed four (4) consecutive full fiscal quarters, taken as a single accounting period, of not less than 1.30 to 1; and (ii) a ratio of Cash Flow for the most recently completed four (4) consecutive full fiscal quarters, taken as a single accounting period, to Debt Service for the next succeeding four (4) consecutive full fiscal quarters of not less than 1.3 to 1. Additionally, at all times (c) Tetra4 is required to ensure that the Debt Service Reserve Account is funded in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the sum of all payments of principal, interest and fees made or required to be made by Tetra4 in respect of its indebtedness with respect to the Loan for the immediately succeeding six-month period. The covenants in (a)(i), (a)(2) and (b) will apply 18 months after the completion of the construction of the Virginia Gas Plant. The DFC Credit Facility Agreement contains negative covenants, which include that Tetra4 shall not make any Restricted Payment, which includes any dividend or distribution on account of any interest in Tetra4, any payment of principal or interest on any indebtedness of Tetra4 to or for the benefit of any Shareholder or other Affiliate of Tetra4, and any purchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement of any limited liability company interests of Tetra4 or any indebtedness of Tetra4 held by any Shareholder or any Affiliate of Tetra4, or any payment to or on behalf of any Shareholder or Affiliate of any Shareholder; provided that after Project Completion and Tetra4 has paid at least one Principal Installment, Tetra4 may make such payments on a Restricted Payment Date if, but only if, after giving effect to each such payment, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will occur as a result of such payment and (ii) Tetra4 shall be in compliance with the financial ratios set forth in the DFC Credit Facility Agreement, including those described above. We believe that we will be able to comply with all covenants throughout the tenure of the loan. The loan is secured by Tetra4's physical assets and the DSRA. As of December 31, 2025, the outstanding principal amount of the DFC Credit Facility totaled $24.9 million (R413.0 million). All capitalized terms used in this paragraph but not defined have the meaning ascribed to them in the DFC Credit Facility Agreement.
IDC Debt Funding
On December 20, 2021, Tetra4, as borrower, entered into a loan agreement (the “IDC Loan Agreement”) with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (“IDC”), as lender, for R160.7 million (the “IDC Debt Funding”) for the procurement of the virtual pipeline equipment and dispensing equipment to be constructed on Renergen customers’ premises. An amount of R158.8 million was drawn down on December 22, 2021 and is repayable in 102 equal monthly payments which commenced in June 2023 and the remainder thereafter on the first day of each succeeding month until the outstanding principal amount has been repaid in full. The following financial covenants apply to the IDC Debt Funding: Tetra4 is required to maintain (a) a ratio of all interest bearing Debt to EBITDA of not more than 3.0 to 1; (b) a ratio of Current Assets to Current Liabilities of not less than 1 to 1; (c) a ratio of Cash Flow for the most recently completed four (4) consecutive full fiscal quarters, taken as a
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single accounting period, to Debt Service for the most recently completed four (4) consecutive full fiscal quarters, taken as a single accounting period, of not less than 1.30 to 1; (d) a ratio of Cash Flow for the most recently completed four (4) fiscal quarters, taken as a single accounting period, to Debt Service for the next succeeding four (4) consecutive full fiscal quarters of not less than 1.3 to 1; and (e) at all times, a Reserve Tail Ratio of not less than 25%.These financial covenants will be measured by Tetra4 on each Calculation Date. Additionally, at all times (f) Tetra4 is required to ensure that the DSRA is funded in an amount equal to, on any given date, a Rand amount equal to the aggregate amount of the sum of all payments of principal, interest and fees made or required to be made by Tetra4 under the IDC Loan Agreement for the immediately succeeding six-month period, to be used as a payment buffer for Tetra4’s repayment obligations under and in terms of the IDC Loan Agreement. The IDC Loan Agreement contains negative covenants, which include that Tetra4 shall not make any shareholder dividend distribution, repay any shareholders’ loans and/or pay any interest on shareholders’ loans or make any payments whatsoever to its shareholders without the IDC’s prior written consent if (i) Tetra4 is in breach of any term of the IDC Loan Agreement; or (ii) the making of such payment would result in a breach of any one or more of the financial ratios described above. We believe that we will be able to comply with all covenants throughout the tenure of the loan. The loan accrues interest at the prime lending rate plus 3.5% and is secured by a pledge of Tetra4’s physical assets and the DSRA. As of December 31, 2025 the outstanding principal amount of the IDC Debt Funding totaled $8.9 million (R148.2 million). All capitalized terms used in this paragraph but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the IDC Loan Agreement.
SBSA Loan
Renergen obtained a $9.3 million (R155.0 million) secured loan from Standard Bank South Africa (“SBSA”) on August 30, 2024 (“SBSA Loan”). The first draw down of $6.2 million (R103.3 million) occurred on August 31, 2024 and the second draw down of $3.1 million (R51.7 million) occurred on October 17, 2024. Proceeds were used to fund the working capital and expansion of the Virginia Gas Project. Part of the proceeds of the SBSA Loan were also used to pay transaction costs attributable to the loan arrangement. The SBSA Loan accrues interest at a rate linked to 3-month Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate plus a variable margin, and interest is compounded and capitalized to the principal amount. The SBSA Loan was repayable on the earlier of the receipt of proceeds from the Renergen proposed Nasdaq IPO or August 31, 2025. SBSA and Renergen are in discussions to renegotiate the loan terms, which include revisions to both the interest rate and the maturity date.
The SBSA Loan is secured by a third ranking pledge of Tetra4’s assets and shares held by Renergen in Tetra4. In addition, NTIGT Investments Proprietary Limited ("NTIGT"), an associate of Mr. Nicholas Mitchell, and Mr. Stefano Marani, have entered into cession and pledge agreements ("Pledges") with SBSA, under the terms of which NTIGT have pledged and ceded as security, but remain in possession unless called, collectively 1,546,268 shares of our common stock, to and in favor of SBSA. The SBSA Loan outstanding on December 31, 2025 amounted to $12.2 million (R202.5 million).
Molopo Loan
Tetra4 entered into a $3.0 million (R50.0 million) loan agreement (the “Molopo Loan”) with Molopo Energy Limited (“Molopo”) on April 11, 2014. The loan term was for an initial period of ten financial years and six months, beginning on July 1, 2014. During this period, the loan was unsecured and interest free. As the loan was not repaid on 31 August 2024, it now accrues interest at the prime lending rate plus 2%. The loan can only be repaid when Tetra4 declares a dividend and utilizing a maximum of 36% of the distributable profits in order to pay the dividend. The declaration of the dividends is in the control of Tetra4. It is not expected that the loan will be repaid in the next 12 months given the unavailability of distributable profits based on Tetra4's most recent forecasts. As such, the loan is classified as long term. The amount of the Molopo Loan outstanding on December 31, 2025 amounted to $3.5 million (R58.8 million).
On November 14, 2024, Molopo initiated legal proceedings against Tetra4 in the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg, by issuing summons alleging a breach of contract when Renergen sold a 5.5% stake in Tetra4 to Mahlako Gas Energy Proprietary Limited ("MGE"). The claim pertains to a written loan agreement concluded between Molopo, as the lender, and Tetra4, as the borrower, on or about April 11, 2014. As a consequence, Molopo has purported to cancel the loan agreement, which cancellation is disputed by Tetra4 on the basis that the investment by MGE did not trigger a payment by Tetra4 to its parent in the sale. According to the Lead Times Bulletin for the High Court in Gauteng, the soonest hearing date is estimated to take place in December 2030, hence the loan continues to be classified as non-current, and interest continues to be accounted for at the prime lending rate plus 2% as per the Molopo Loan agreement.
Unsecured Convertible Debentures with AIRSOL
Renergen entered into a $7.0 million unsecured convertible debenture subscription agreement ("Subscription Agreement") with AIRSOL, an Italian wholly-owned subsidiary of SOL, on August 30, 2023. The Subscription Agreement provided for two tranches of funding: $3.0 million (“Tranche 1”), received on August 30, 2023, and $4.0 million (“Tranche 2”), received on March 18, 2024. The debentures include a contractual maturity date, initially set at February 28, 2025 and amended by agreement to August 31, 2025, subject to the terms of the Subscription Agreement (as amended) and the related Helium Sale and Purchase Agreement. The debentures accrue interest at 13% per annum, calculated and compounded semi-annually, with interest payable on February 28 and August 31 each year. The contractual maturity date has passed and the liability remains outstanding as a result of a dispute
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between the parties in respect of repayment. The carrying amount of the debentures outstanding at December 31, 2025 was $7.0 million.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. In preparing these financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Critical accounting estimates are those estimates that involve a significant level of estimation uncertainty and could have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. Refer to Note 2 (Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to our consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 for a summary of significant accounting policies