Mined 117.1 Bitcoins in the Third Quarter of 2023 at an Average Market Revenue Value of Approximately $28,000 per Bitcoin
Implementing 'Infrastructure Light' Approach to Bitcoin Mining Business; Focuses Capital Investment on Bitcoin and Bitcoin Mining Machines That Track the Value of Bitcoin
Reports Working Capital of Approximately $4.5 Million and LM Funding Stockholders’ Equity of $35.9 Million ($2.45 per share) as of September 30, 2023
Conference Call to Be Held Today at 11:00 am ET
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMFA) (“LM Funding” or the “Company”), a cryptocurrency mining and technology-based specialty finance company, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
Operational Highlights
- Approximately 5,549 Bitcoin mining machines in operation at hosting sites as of September 30, 2023.
- Mined 117.1 Bitcoin in Q3 2023, valued at approximately $3.3 million based on the $28,000 average price of Bitcoin during the quarter.
- Sequential quarterly revenue increased by 7.0% from the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Bruce Rodgers, Chairman and CEO of LM Funding, commented, “This quarter marks yet another significant step forward in our transition into Bitcoin mining. In the third quarter of 2023, we mined 117.1 Bitcoin, a 10% sequential increase over the second quarter of 2023. LM Funding is actively implementing an 'Infrastructure Light' approach in our Bitcoin mining business that seeks to mitigate risk and volatility in the market by focusing our capital investments on Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining machines that track the value of Bitcoin. Overall, we are quite encouraged by the overall market and outlook for Bitcoin pricing, including the upcoming 2024 halving event.”
Richard Russell, Chief Financial Officer of LM Funding, further noted, "Beyond our year-over-year quarterly revenue growth, we experienced sequential quarterly revenue growth of 7% compared with Q2 2023. As of September 30, 2023, our cash plus BTC was approximately $2.7 million. Our working capital stood at $4.5 million as of September 30, 2023, and the equity of LM Funding shareholders was $35.9 million, or $2.45 per share. Given our financial position, we remain highly encouraged by the financial outlook for the business.”
Financial Highlights
- Total revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, was approximately $3.4 million, an increase of $3.2 million, or more than 1,720%, from $0.2 million for the 2022 third quarter. The increase was primarily due to digital mining revenue of $3.3 million compared with $42 thousand of digital mining revenue in the same period last year as the Company commenced our Bitcoin mining operations in September 2022. The average BTC price for the quarter recognized as revenue was approximately $28,000.
- Net loss attributable to LM Funding shareholders for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, was approximately $4.4 million, which included a $0.8 million non-cash, unrealized loss on investment and equity securities and a $0.8 million impairment on our Symbiont assets compared with net income of approximately $6.7 million for the third quarter of 2022, which included a $0.2 million unrealized loss on investment and equity securities.
- Core EBITDA loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, totaled approximately $0.6 million, compared with Core EBITDA loss of $1.5 million in the 2022 comparable quarter, primarily due to the existence of material Bitcoin mining operations in the current year quarter that didn’t exist in the prior year. Core EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, and a reconciliation of Core EBITDA to net loss is set forth below in this press release.
- Cash of approximately $0.5 million, digital assets of $2.2 million, and working capital of $4.5 million as of September 30, 2023 based on 90.1 BTC at a price of approximately $25,000 as of September 30, 2023. The current BTC market price has averaged between $35,000 to $37,000 in recent weeks. In October 2023, the Company also received approximately $800 thousand from SeaStar Medical Holdings as a partial repayment of their outstanding note receivable.
- Total LM Funding stockholders’ equity of approximately $35.9 million, or $2.45 per share, as of September 30, 2023 (with the per-share amount calculated as LMFA stockholders’ equity divided by approximately 14,652,000 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2023).
Investor Conference Call
LM Funding will host a conference call today, November 15 , 2023, at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, as well as the Company’s corporate progress and other developments.
The conference call will be available via telephone by dialing toll-free +1 888-506-0062 for U.S. callers or +1 973-528-0011 for international callers and entering access code 406670. A webcast of the call may be accessed at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2917/49429 or on the investor relations section of the Company’s website, https://ir.lmfunding.com/.
A webcast replay will be available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at https://www.lmfunding.com/investors/news-events/ir-calendar through November 15, 2024. A telephone replay of the call will be available approximately one hour following the call, through November 29, 2023, and can be accessed by dialing 877-481-4010 for U.S. callers or +1 919-882-2331 for international callers and entering access code 49429.
About LM Funding America
LM Funding America, Inc., (Nasdaq: LMFA) together with its subsidiaries, is a cryptocurrency mining business that commenced Bitcoin mining operations in September 2022. The Company also operates a technology-based specialty finance company that provides funding to nonprofit community associations (Associations) primarily located in the state of Florida, as well as in the states of Washington, Colorado, and Illinois, by funding a certain portion of the Associations' rights to delinquent accounts that are selected by the Associations arising from unpaid Association assessments.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” and “project” and other similar words and expressions are intended to signify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guaranties of future results and conditions but rather are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Some of these risks and uncertainties are identified in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, uncertainty created by the the risks of entering into and operating in the cryptocurrency mining business, uncertainty in the cryptocurrency mining business in general, problems with hosting vendors in the mining business, the capacity of our Bitcoin mining machines and our related ability to purchase power at reasonable prices, the ability to finance our planned cryptocurrency mining operations, our ability to acquire new accounts in our specialty finance business at appropriate prices, the potential need for additional capital in the future, changes in governmental regulations that affect our ability to collected sufficient amounts on defaulted consumer receivables, changes in the credit or capital markets, changes in interest rates, negative press regarding the debt collection industry, and the risk of pandemics such as the COVID-10 pandemic. The occurrence of any of these risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Contact:
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| LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) | |||||||
| September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Cash | $ | 469,007 | $ | 4,238,006 | |||
| Digital Assets | 2,256,500 | 888,026 | |||||
| Finance receivables | 21,558 | 26,802 | |||||
| Marketable securities | 198,094 | 4,290 | |||||
| Notes receivable from Seastar Medical Holding Corporation | 2,277,012 | 3,807,749 | |||||
| Less: Allowance for credit loss reserve on notes receivable from Seastar Medical Holding Corporation | (22,344 | ) | - | ||||
| Notes receivable from Seastar Medical Holding Corporation, net | 2,254,668 | 3,807,749 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 1,463,094 | 1,233,322 | |||||
| Income tax receivable | 293,466 | 293,466 | |||||
| Current assets | 6,956,387 | 10,491,661 | |||||
| Fixed assets, net | 25,917,390 | 27,192,317 | |||||
| Deposits on mining equipment | 282,233 | 525,219 | |||||
| Hosting services deposits | 2,218,452 | 2,200,452 | |||||
| Real estate assets owned | 80,057 | 80,057 | |||||
| Long-term investments - debt security | - | 2,402,542 | |||||
| Less: Allowance for losses on debt security | - | (1,052,542 | ) | ||||
| Long-term investments - debt security, net | - | 1,350,000 | |||||
| Long-term investments - equity securities | 72,815 | 464,778 | |||||
| Investment in Seastar Medical Holding Corporation | 683,100 | 10,608,750 | |||||
| Symbiont intangible assets, net | 2,000,000 | - | |||||
| Operating lease - right of use assets | 214,574 | 265,658 | |||||
| Other assets | 10,726 | 10,726 | |||||
| Long-term assets | 31,479,347 | 42,697,957 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 38,435,734 | $ | 53,189,618 | |||
| Liabilities and stockholders' equity | |||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 2,253,311 | 1,570,906 | |||||
| Note payable - short-term | 63,208 | 475,775 | |||||
| Due to related parties | 44,398 | 75,488 | |||||
| Current portion of lease liability | 106,689 | 90,823 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 2,467,606 | 2,212,992 | |||||
| Lease liability - net of current portion | 114,855 | 179,397 | |||||
| Long-term liabilities | 114,855 | 179,397 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 2,582,461 | 2,392,389 | |||||
| Stockholders' equity | |||||||
| Preferred stock, par value $.001; 150,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | - | - | |||||
| Common stock, par value $.001; 350,000,000 shares authorized; 14,651,883 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and 13,091,883 as of December 31, 2022 | 14,652 | 13,092 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 94,722,633 | 92,195,341 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (57,369,694 | ) | (43,017,207 | ) | |||
| Total LM Funding America stockholders' equity | 37,367,591 | 49,191,226 | |||||
| Non-controlling interest | (1,514,318 | ) | 1,606,003 | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 35,853,273 | 50,797,229 | |||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 38,435,734 | $ | 53,189,618 | |||
| LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||
| Digital mining revenues | $ | 3,283,473 | $ | 42,157 | $ | 8,342,646 | $ | 42,157 | |||||||
| Specialty finance revenue | 101,535 | 104,835 | 474,544 | 450,920 | |||||||||||
| Rental revenue | 34,500 | 40,788 | 111,486 | 120,240 | |||||||||||
| Total revenues | 3,419,508 | 187,780 | 8,928,676 | 613,317 | |||||||||||
| Operating costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Digital mining cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below) | 2,708,672 | 38,960 | 6,738,170 | 38,960 | |||||||||||
| Staff costs & payroll | 1,340,665 | 4,297,540 | 4,736,940 | 12,886,432 | |||||||||||
| Professional fees | 419,173 | 714,730 | 1,228,503 | 2,520,981 | |||||||||||
| Settlement costs with associations | - | - | 10,000 | 160 | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 201,151 | 209,328 | 683,174 | 446,519 | |||||||||||
| Real estate management and disposal | 26,453 | 22,558 | 127,611 | 76,453 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,516,873 | 38,617 | 3,487,866 | 43,718 | |||||||||||
| Collection costs | 8,098 | 5,037 | 17,533 | (6,689 | ) | ||||||||||
| Impairment loss on mined digital assets | 383,497 | 870 | 822,650 | 870 | |||||||||||
| Realized gain on sale of mined digital assets | (261,191 | ) | - | (1,331,982 | ) | - | |||||||||
| Other operating costs | 246,536 | 124,405 | 704,390 | 274,298 | |||||||||||
| Total operating costs and expenses | 6,589,927 | 5,452,045 | 17,224,855 | 16,281,702 | |||||||||||
| Operating loss | (3,170,419 | ) | (5,264,265 | ) | (8,296,179 | ) | (15,668,385 | ) | |||||||
| Realized gain (loss) on securities | 1,788 | - | 1,788 | (349,920 | ) | ||||||||||
| Realized gain on convertible debt securities | - | - | - | 287,778 | |||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | 2,058 | (13,000 | ) | 6,436 | (36,900 | ) | |||||||||
| Impairment loss on hosting deposits | - | - | (36,691 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Impairment loss on Symbiont assets | (750,678 | ) | - | (750,678 | ) | - | |||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on investment and equity securities | (778,078 | ) | (194,174 | ) | (10,317,613 | ) | 11,034,828 | ||||||||
| Impairment loss on digital assets | - | (25,764 | ) | - | (403,471 | ) | |||||||||
| Realized gain on sale of purchased digital assets | - | - | 1,917 | - | |||||||||||
| Digital assets other income | - | - | - | 5,658 | |||||||||||
| Other income - coupon sales | 10,160 | - | 639,472 | - | |||||||||||
| Credit loss on Seastar Medical Holding Corporation notes receivable | (22,344 | ) | - | (22,344 | ) | - | |||||||||
| Gain on adjustment of note receivable allowance | - | - | 1,052,543 | - | |||||||||||
| Other income - finance revenue | - | - | 37,660 | - | |||||||||||
| Dividend income | - | 1,125 | - | 3,875 | |||||||||||
| Interest income | 39,657 | 85,602 | 210,881 | 264,947 | |||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (4,667,856 | ) | (5,410,476 | ) | (17,472,808 | ) | (4,861,590 | ) | |||||||
| Income tax expense | - | (1,311,678 | ) | - | (1,311,678 | ) | |||||||||
| Net Loss | $ | (4,667,856 | ) | $ | (6,722,154 | ) | $ | (17,472,808 | ) | $ | (6,173,268 | ) | |||
| Less: loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest | 250,880 | 59,298 | 3,120,321 | (3,373,299 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to LM Funding America Inc. | $ | (4,416,976 | ) | $ | (6,662,856 | ) | $ | (14,352,487 | ) | $ | (9,546,567 | ) | |||
| Basic loss per common share | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.51 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (0.73 | ) | |||
| Diluted loss per common share | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.51 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (0.73 | ) | |||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | 13,480,470 | 13,091,883 | 13,237,121 | 13,081,591 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | 13,480,470 | 13,091,883 | 13,237,121 | 13,081,591 | |||||||||||
| LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) | |||||||
| Nine Months ended September 30, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||
| Net loss | $ | (17,472,808 | ) | $ | (6,173,268 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,487,866 | 43,718 | |||||
| Noncash lease expense | 70,545 | 71,288 | |||||
| Stock compensation | 917,057 | 988,498 | |||||
| Stock option expense | 1,611,795 | 9,956,219 | |||||
| Accrued investment income | (130,990 | ) | (259,867 | ) | |||
| Impairment loss on digital assets | 822,650 | 404,341 | |||||
| Impairment loss on hosting deposits | 36,691 | - | |||||
| Impairment loss on Symbiont assets | 750,678 | - | |||||
| Unrealized loss (gain) on marketable securities | (6,436 | ) | 36,900 | ||||
| Unrealized loss (gain) on investment and equity securities | 10,317,613 | (11,034,828 | ) | ||||
| Realized loss (gain) on securities | (1,788 | ) | 349,920 | ||||
| Realized gain on convertible note receivable | - | (287,778 | ) | ||||
| Realized gain on sale of digital assets | (1,333,899 | ) | - | ||||
| Proceeds from securities | 554,036 | 2,565,893 | |||||
| Convertible debt and interest converted into marketable securities | - | 844,882 | |||||
| Investments in marketable securities | (739,616 | ) | (844,882 | ) | |||
| Credit loss on Seastar Medical Holding Corporation notes receivable | 22,344 | - | |||||
| Reversal of allowance loss on debt security | (1,052,543 | ) | - | ||||
| Change in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | (123,221 | ) | 807,352 | ||||
| Hosting deposits | (54,691 | ) | - | ||||
| Repayments to related party | (31,090 | ) | (45,605 | ) | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 682,405 | 172,723 | |||||
| Mining of digital assets | (8,352,805 | ) | (42,157 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from sale of digital assets | 7,487,058 | - | |||||
| Lease liability payments | (70,563 | ) | (75,574 | ) | |||
| Deferred taxes and taxes payable | - | 841,678 | |||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (2,609,712 | ) | (1,680,547 | ) | |||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||
| Net collections of finance receivables - original product | (8,765 | ) | 19,049 | ||||
| Net collections of finance receivables - special product | 14,009 | (11,565 | ) | ||||
| Capital expenditures | (1,913,303 | ) | (15,380 | ) | |||
| Investment in note receivable | (100,000 | ) | (350,000 | ) | |||
| Investment in note receivable - related party | - | (2,785,000 | ) | ||||
| Collection of note receivable | 1,761,727 | - | |||||
| Investment in digital assets | (35,157 | ) | (978,441 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from sale of purchased digital assets | 43,678 | - | |||||
| Symbiont asset acquisition | (402,359 | ) | - | ||||
| Deposits for mining equipment | - | (16,467,402 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (640,170 | ) | (20,588,739 | ) | |||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||
| Insurance financing repayments | (499,453 | ) | (114,688 | ) | |||
| Insurance financing | 86,886 | - | |||||
| Issue costs from the issuance of common stock | (106,550 | ) | - | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (519,117 | ) | (114,688 | ) | |||
| NET DECREASE IN CASH | (3,768,999 | ) | (22,383,974 | ) | |||
| CASH - BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 4,238,006 | 32,559,185 | |||||
| CASH - END OF PERIOD | $ | 469,007 | $ | 10,175,211 | |||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
| ROU assets and operating lease obligation recognized | $ | 21,887 | $ | 300,787 | |||
| Reclassification of mining equipment deposit to fixed assets, net | $ | 1,177,226 | $ | 21,986,382 | |||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASHFLOW INFORMATION | |||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | - | $ | - | |||
| Cash paid for taxes | $ | - | $ | 470,000 | |||
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited)
Our reported results are presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). We also disclose Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") and Core Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization ("Core EBITDA") which adjusts for unrealized loss on investment and equity securities, unrealized gain on convertible debt securities, impairment loss on mined digital assets, impairment of intangible long-lived assets, gain on adjustment of note receivable allowance and stock compensation expense and option expense, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they are widely accepted industry measures used by analysts and investors to compare the operating performance of Bitcoin miners.
The following tables reconcile net loss, which we believe is the most comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA and Core EBITDA:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (4,667,856 | ) | $ | (6,722,154 | ) | $ | (17,472,808 | ) | $ | (6,173,268 | ) | |||
| Income tax expense | - | 1,311,678 | - | 1,311,678 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,516,873 | 38,617 | 3,487,866 | 43,718 | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) before interest, taxes & depreciation | $ | (3,150,983 | ) | $ | (5,371,859 | ) | $ | (13,984,942 | ) | $ | (4,817,872 | ) | |||
| Unrealized loss (gain) on investment and equity securities | 778,078 | 194,174 | 10,317,613 | (11,034,828 | ) | ||||||||||
| Realized gain on convertible debt securities | - | - | - | (287,778 | ) | ||||||||||
| Impairment loss on mined digital assets | 383,497 | 870 | 822,650 | 870 | |||||||||||
| Impairment loss on Symbiont assets | 750,678 | - | 750,678 | - | |||||||||||
| Gain on adjustment of note receivable allowance | - | - | (1,052,543 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Stock compensation and option expense | 621,827 | 3,648,239 | 2,528,852 | 10,944,717 | |||||||||||
| Core income (loss) before interest, taxes & depreciation | $ | (616,903 | ) | $ | (1,528,576 | ) | $ | (617,692 | ) | $ | (5,194,891 | ) | |||
