Description of Business | Description of Business AppHarvest, Inc. (the “Company”, or “AppHarvest”) was founded on January 19, 2018. Together with its subsidiaries, AppHarvest is an applied agricultural technology company in Appalachia developing and operating some of the world’s largest high-tech indoor farms, which are designed to grow non-GMO produce, use primarily rainwater, and produce significantly higher yields than those achieved by traditional agriculture on the same amount of land. AppHarvest combines conventional agricultural techniques with cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence and robotics, to improve access to nutritious food, farming more sustainably, building a domestic food supply, and increasing investment in Appalachia. Prior to October 2020, AppHarvest’s operations were limited to the start-up concerns of organizing and staffing, business planning, raising capital, and acquiring and developing properties for Controlled Environment Agriculture (“CEA”). In October 2020, AppHarvest partially opened its first CEA facility in Morehead, Kentucky (the “Morehead CEA facility”). AppHarvest harvested its first crop of beefsteak tomatoes and tomatoes on the vine in January 2021 and March 2021, respectively. In May 2021, AppHarvest opened production of the full 60 acres at the Morehead CEA facility and, in August 2021, concluded the first harvest. The Company completed planting of its second crop at the Morehead CEA facility in September 2021, and began harvest of the crop in the fourth quarter of 2021. AppHarvest has started construction on four more CEA facilities. Two of the facilities under construction are located in Berea, Kentucky (the “Berea salad greens facility”) and Richmond, Kentucky (the “Richmond tomato facility”). Groundbreakings for two more CEA facilities occurred in June 2021 in Somerset, Kentucky (the “Somerset facility”) and Morehead, Kentucky (the “Morehead salad greens facility”). The Somerset facility is intended to grow berries and the Morehead salad greens facility, which is adjacent to the Morehead CEA facility, is intended to grow salad greens. During 2021, the Company temporarily paused the development of the 10-acre Morehead salad greens facility, with resumption of construction contingent upon financing. AppHarvest is organized as a single operating segment. Substantially all of the assets and operations of AppHarvest are located in the United States (“U.S.”). Nature of Operations The high-tech greenhouse agriculture business is extremely capital-intensive and the Company expects to expend significant resources to complete the build-out of facilities under construction, continue harvesting existing crops and plant and harvest new crops in the existing and future CEA facilities. These expenditures are expected to include working capital, costs of acquiring and building out new facilities, costs associated with planting and harvesting, such as the purchase of seeds and growing supplies, and the cost of attracting, developing and retaining a skilled labor force, including local labor. In addition, other unanticipated costs may arise due to the unique nature of these CEA facilities and increased production in the Company’s single operating facility at full capacity. The Company also expects to expend significant resources as it invests in CEA technologies and pursues other strategic investments in the CEA industry. The Company has incurred losses from operations and generated negative cash flows from operating activities since inception. The Company expects that its existing cash and cash equivalents and credit available under its loan agreements will be sufficient to fund its current payroll and working capital requirements for at least 12 months from the date of this Quarterly Report, as well as our debt service requirements and currently planned capital expenditure requirements as we continue to build out the Berea salad greens facility, Richmond tomato facility and Somerset facility this year. However, the Company’s operating plan may change because of factors currently unknown, and the Company may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned, through public or private equity or debt financings or other sources, such as strategic collaborations. There can be no assurance that financing will be available to the Company on favorable terms, or at all. The inability to obtain financing when needed may make it more difficult for the Company to operate the business or implement its growth plans. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial reporting and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2022. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement should be used in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. All dollar and share amounts are in thousands, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted. |