Lime Delivers Record Q2 Revenue of $304M and Swings to Profit on $289M Tax Benefit; Material Weakness Disclosed

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Lime's Q2 2026 10-Q shows record revenue of $304M and a swing to profitability driven by a $289M tax benefit. The company eliminated its going concern warning after converting debt to equity and closing its IPO, but disclosed a material weakness in financial reporting controls.

check_boxKey Events · Earnings and Guidance · LIME

• Record Q2 Revenue

  Revenue reached $304.2 million, up 24% year-over-year, driven by a 22% increase in average operational fleet and a 22% increase in monthly active users.

• Profitability Driven by Tax Benefit

  Net income of $295.4 million includes a $289.1 million non-cash discrete tax benefit from releasing the valuation allowance on U.S. deferred tax assets. Excluding this, pre-tax loss was $3.1 million.

• Balance Sheet Transformation

  All convertible notes ($871.1 million in principal and accrued interest) were converted to equity upon IPO effectiveness. The going concern qualification was removed, and the company ended Q2 with $278.1 million in cash.

• Material Weakness in Internal Controls

  Management concluded that disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to a material weakness stemming from insufficient accounting and finance personnel. Remediation efforts are underway.

auto_awesomeAnalysis · LIME · Technology

In its first quarterly report as a public company, Lime reveals strong operational momentum—revenue grew 24% to $304 million and Adjusted EBITDA reached $84 million—but the reported $295 million net income is almost entirely a non-cash tax benefit from releasing a valuation allowance. The real story is the balance sheet transformation: convertible notes were converted to equity, the going concern warning was removed, and the IPO closed with $142 million in net proceeds. However, the disclosure of a material weakness in internal controls is a governance red flag that tempers the otherwise positive narrative.