UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1 to
FORM 10-Q/A
x
Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022
☐
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________.
Commission file number 1-12711
AULT
ALLIANCE, INC.
( Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter )
Delaware
94-1721931
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
11411 Southern Highlands Pkwy # 240
Las Vegas , NV 89141
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip
code)
(949) 444-5464
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Class A
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
AULT
NYSE American
13.00% Series
D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share
AULT
PRD
NYSE American
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding year (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No
¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Date File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes x No
¨
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company
or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” “smaller
reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated
filer x
Smaller reporting company
x
Emerging
growth company ¨
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No
x
At August 18, 2022 the registrant had
outstanding 330,961,668 shares of common stock.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A (the “Amendment”)
amends the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ault Alliance, Inc., which was then known as BitNile Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (the “Original Filing”), that was originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 22, 2022. This Report only amends and restates Item 1, Item 2 and Item 4 of Part I of the Original Report to reflect
the restatement. The foregoing items have not been updated to reflect other events occurring after the date of the Original Report (other
than the Name Change, as defined below), or to modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. Subsequent to the date
of filing of the Original Filing, the Company merged its wholly owned subsidiary, Ault Alliance, Inc., with and into the Company, and
in connection therewith, changed its name from BitNile Holdings, Inc. to Ault Alliance, Inc. (the “Name Change”). As
such, other than on the cover page of this Amendment, the signature page to this Amendment, and the revised disclosures contained in Item
1 and Item 2, which reflects the Name Change, all other references in this Amendment to Ault Alliance, Inc. refers to the former wholly
owned subsidiary of the same name, and not to the Company. In addition, the exhibit list in Item 6 of Part II has been updated only
to include currently dated certifications from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as required by
Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, are filed with this Amendment as Exhibit 31.1, 31.2 and 32.1.
The Amendment is
being filed to correct an error in classification with respect to changes in fair value of financial instruments issued by a related
party. The changes in fair value were erroneously recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and have been reclassified to correct
for the error within the statement of operations.
Further, this Amendment also includes certain
limited modifications to reflect the correct classification in disclosures in the Company’s Note 20 Net (Loss) Income per Share
footnote in the Company’s Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
AULT ALLIANCE, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
F-1
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
F-1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
F-3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
F-4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
F-8
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
F-10
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
1
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
13
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
13
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
15
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
17
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
18
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
18
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
18
Item 5.
Other Information
18
Item 6.
Exhibits
19
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains
forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,”
“intends,” “goals,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,”
“continues,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” and variations
of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer
to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, uncertain events or assumptions,
and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s
expectations as of the date of this filing and involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those described throughout this
report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2021, particularly the “Risk Factors” sections
of such reports. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this Form 10-Q and in other documents we file from
time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission that disclose risks and uncertainties that may affect our business. The forward-looking
statements in this Form 10-Q do not reflect the potential impact of any divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, or other business combinations
that had not been completed as of the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition, the forward-looking statements
in this Form 10-Q are made as of the date of this filing, and we do not undertake, and expressly disclaim any duty to update such statements,
whether as a result of new information, new developments or otherwise, except to the extent that disclosure may be required by law.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
June 30,
December 31,
2022
2021
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 24,133,000
$ 15,912,000
Restricted cash
4,672,000
5,321,000
Marketable equity securities
17,467,000
40,380,000
Digital currencies
2,745,000
2,165,000
Accounts receivable
18,076,000
6,455,000
Accrued revenue
2,177,000
2,283,000
Inventories
20,833,000
5,482,000
Investment in promissory notes and other, related parties
2,770,000
2,842,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
13,734,000
15,436,000
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
106,607,000
96,276,000
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
116,895,000
116,725,000
Intangible assets, net
8,084,000
4,035,000
Goodwill
55,322,000
10,090,000
Property and equipment, net
245,987,000
174,025,000
Right-of-use assets
7,735,000
5,243,000
Investments in common stock, related parties
8,845,000
13,230,000
Investments in other equity securities
38,495,000
30,482,000
Investment in unconsolidated entity
-
22,130,000
Loans receivable
4,352,000
14,337,000
Other assets
3,949,000
3,713,000
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 596,271,000
$ 490,286,000
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 43,525,000
$ 22,755,000
Investment margin accounts payable
-
18,488,000
Operating lease liability, current
2,484,000
1,123,000
Notes payable, net
7,340,000
39,554,000
Convertible notes payable, current
1,884,000
-
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
55,233,000
81,920,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 1
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
(Unaudited)
June 30,
December 31,
2022
2021
LONG TERM LIABILITIES
Operating lease liability, non-current
5,538,000
4,213,000
Notes payable
55,547,000
55,055,000
Convertible notes payable
14,209,000
468,000
Deferred underwriting commissions of Ault Disruptive subsidiary
3,450,000
3,450,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES
133,977,000
145,106,000
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries
116,895,000
116,725,000
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $ 25 stated value per share,
-
-
$ 0.001 par value – 1,000,000 shares authorized; 7,040 shares
issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
(redemption amount and liquidation preference of $ 176,000 as of
June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021)
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $ 10 stated value per share,
-
-
share, $ 0.001 par value – 500,000 shares authorized; 125,000 shares issued
and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (liquidation
preference of $ 1,250,000 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021)
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $ 25 stated
value per share, $ 0.001 par value – 2,000,000 shares authorized;
shares authorized, 146,618 shares and 0 shares issued and outstanding at
June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively (liquidation preference of
$ 3,665,450 and $ 0 as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)
Class A Common Stock, $ 0.001 par value – 500,000,000 shares authorized;
324,000
84,000
324,440,579 and 84,344,607 shares issued and outstanding at June 30,
2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
Class B Common Stock, $ 0.001 par value – 25,000,000 shares authorized;
-
-
0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
Additional paid-in capital
549,713,000
385,644,000
Accumulated deficit
( 200,184,000 )
( 145,600,000 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 1,863,000 )
( 106,000 )
Treasury stock, at cost
( 20,639,000 )
( 13,180,000 )
TOTAL AULT ALLIANCE STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
327,351,000
226,842,000
Non-controlling interest
18,048,000
1,613,000
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
345,399,000
228,455,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 596,271,000
$ 490,286,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 2
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2021
2021
2022
Restated
2022
Restated
Revenue
$ 7,849,000
$ 8,564,000
$ 16,508,000
$ 16,469,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
3,976,000
291,000
7,524,000
421,000
Revenue, hotel operations
4,598,000
-
7,296,000
-
Revenue, lending and trading activities
943,000
53,274,000
18,864,000
58,485,000
Total revenue
17,366,000
62,129,000
50,192,000
75,375,000
Cost of revenue
12,369,000
6,278,000
22,863,000
11,386,000
Gross profit
4,997,000
55,851,000
27,329,000
63,989,000
Operating expenses
Research and development
729,000
531,000
1,424,000
1,133,000
Selling and marketing
6,979,000
1,505,000
13,460,000
2,747,000
General and administrative
19,032,000
7,992,000
32,719,000
13,084,000
Impairment of mined cryptocurrency
1,976,000
-
2,415,000
-
Total operating expenses
28,716,000
10,028,000
50,018,000
16,964,000
(Loss) income from operations
( 23,719,000 )
45,823,000
( 22,689,000 )
47,025,000
Other income (expenses)
Interest and other income
81,000
14,000
530,000
51,000
Change in fair value of equity securities, related party
-
( 5,893,000
)
-
( 2,924,000
)
Interest expense
( 2,031,000 )
( 22,000 )
( 31,855,000 )
( 337,000 )
Change in fair value of marketable equity securities
241,000
( 1,915,000 )
241,000
45,000
Realized gain (loss) on marketable securities
( 43,000 )
-
66,000
397,000
Loss from investment in unconsolidated entity
( 391,000 )
-
( 924,000 )
-
Gain on extinguishment of debt
-
447,000
-
929,000
Change in fair value of warrant liability
( 6,000 )
290,000
( 24,000 )
( 388,000 )
Total other expenses, net
( 2,149,000 )
( 7,079,000 )
( 31,966,000 )
( 2,227,000 )
(Loss) income before income taxes
( 25,868,000 )
38,744,000
( 54,655,000 )
44,798,000
Income tax (provision) benefit
( 217,000 )
( 3,504,000 )
( 217,000 )
( 3,510,000 )
Net (loss) income
( 26,085,000 )
35,240,000
( 54,872,000 )
41,288,000
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
321,000
1,083,000
336,000
3,000
Net (loss) income attributable to Ault Alliance, Inc.
( 25,764,000 )
36,323,000
( 54,536,000 )
41,291,000
Preferred dividends
( 44,000 )
( 4,000 )
( 49,000 )
( 9,000 )
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
$ ( 25,808,000 )
$ 36,319,000
$ ( 54,585,000 )
$ 41,282,000
Basic net (loss) income per common share
$ ( 0.09 )
$ 0.72
$ ( 0.29 )
$ 0.92
Diluted net (loss) income per common share
$ ( 0.09 )
$ 0.69
$ ( 0.29 )
$ 0.86
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
289,672,000
50,783,000
190,870,000
45,052,000
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
289,672,000
52,780,000
190,870,000
47,574,000
Comprehensive (loss) income
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
$ ( 25,808,000 )
$ 36,319,000
$ ( 54,585,000 )
$ 41,282,000
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
( 1,471,000 )
134,000
( 1,758,000 )
41,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income
( 1,471,000 )
134,000
( 1,758,000 )
41,000
Total comprehensive (loss) income
$ ( 27,279,000 )
$ 36,453,000
$ ( 56,343,000 )
$ 41,323,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 3
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES
IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Accumulated
Series A, B & D
Additional
Other
Non-
Total
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Paid-In
Accumulated
Comprehensive
Controlling
Treasury
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Loss
Interest
Stock
Equity
BALANCES, April 1, 2022
132,040
$ -
225,015,203
$ 225,000
$ 495,536,000
$ ( 174,378,000 )
$ ( 393,000 )
$ 1,640,000
$ ( 14,172,000 )
$ 308,458,000
Issuance of common stock for restricted stock awards
-
-
429,379
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Preferred stock issued
146,618
-
-
-
3,666,000
-
-
-
-
3,666,000
Preferred stock offering costs
-
-
-
-
( 537,000 )
-
-
-
-
( 537,000 )
Stock-based compensation
983,000
36,000
1,019,000
Sale of common stock
-
-
98,995,997
99,000
53,180,000
-
-
-
-
53,279,000
Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock
-
-
-
-
( 1,266,000 )
-
-
-
-
( 1,266,000 )
Acquisition of non-controlling interests
-
-
-
-
( 1,848,000 )
-
-
( 382,000 )
-
( 2,230,000 )
Non-controlling interest from AVLP acquisition
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,738,000
-
6,738,000
Non-controlling interest from SMC acquisition
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,336,000
-
10,336,000
Purchase of treasury stock - Ault Alpha
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 6,467,000 )
( 6,467,000 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 25,764,000 )
-
-
-
( 25,764,000 )
Preferred dividends
-
-
-
-
( 44,000 )
-
-
-
( 44,000 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,471,000 )
-
-
( 1,471,000 )
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 321,000 )
-
( 321,000 )
Other
-
-
-
-
( 1,000 )
2,000
1,000
1,000
-
3,000
BALANCES, June 30, 2022
278,658
$ -
324,440,579
$ 324,000
$ 549,713,000
$ ( 200,184,000 )
$ ( 1,863,000 )
$ 18,048,000
$ ( 20,639,000 )
$ 345,399,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 4
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES
IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (RESTATED)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Accumulated
Series A & B
Additional
Other
Total
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Paid-In
Accumulated
Comprehensive
Non-Controlling
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Income (Loss)
Interest
Equity
BALANCES, April 1, 2021
132,040
$ -
49,498,676
$ 49,000
$ 292,763,000
$ ( 117,366,000 )
$ ( 878,000 )
$ 1,902,000
$ 176,470,000
Stock-based compensation
20,000
545,000
565,000
Sale of common stock
-
-
6,385,425
7,000
19,054,000
-
-
-
19,061,000
Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock
-
-
-
-
( 477,000 )
-
-
-
( 477,000 )
Issuance of common stock for conversion
of convertible notes payable, related party
-
-
275,862
-
400,000
-
-
-
400,000
Comprehensive loss:
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
36,323,000
-
-
36,323,000
Preferred dividends
-
-
-
-
-
( 4,000 )
-
-
( 4,000 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
-
-
-
-
-
-
134,000
-
134,000
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,083,000 )
( 1,083,000 )
BALANCES, June 30, 2021
132,040
$ -
56,159,963
$ 56,000
$ 311,760,000
$ ( 81,047,000 )
$ ( 744,000 )
$ 1,364,000
$ 231,389,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 5
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES
IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Accumulated
Series A, B & D
Additional
Other
Non-
Total
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Paid-In
Accumulated
Comprehensive
Controlling
Treasury
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Loss
Interest
Stock
Equity
BALANCES, January 1, 2022
132,040
$ -
84,344,607
$ 84,000
$ 385,644,000
$ ( 145,600,000 )
$ ( 106,000 )
$ 1,613,000
$ ( 13,180,000 )
$ 228,455,000
Issuance of common stock for restricted stock awards
-
-
441,879
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Preferred stock issued
146,618
-
-
-
3,666,000
-
-
-
-
3,666,000
Preferred stock offering costs
-
-
-
-
( 537,000 )
-
-
-
-
( 537,000 )
Stock-based compensation
3,627,000
77,000
3,704,000
Sale of common stock
-
-
239,654,093
240,000
163,186,000
-
-
-
-
163,426,000
Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock
-
-
-
-
( 4,024,000 )
-
-
-
-
( 4,024,000 )
Acquisition of non-controlling interests
-
-
-
-
( 1,848,000 )
-
-
( 382,000 )
-
( 2,230,000 )
Non-controlling interest from AVLP acquisition
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,738,000
-
6,738,000
Non-controlling interest from SMC acquisition
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,336,000
-
10,336,000
Purchase of treasury stock - Ault Alpha
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 7,459,000 )
( 7,459,000 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 54,536,000 )
-
-
-
( 54,536,000 )
Preferred dividends
-
-
-
-
( 49,000 )
-
-
-
( 49,000 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,758,000 )
-
-
( 1,758,000 )
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 336,000 )
-
( 336,000 )
Other
-
-
-
-
( 1,000 )
1,000
1,000
2,000
-
3,000
BALANCES, June 30, 2022
278,658
$ -
324,440,579
$ 324,000
$ 549,713,000
$ ( 200,184,000 )
$ ( 1,863,000 )
$ 18,048,000
$ ( 20,639,000 )
$ 345,399,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 6
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES
IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (RESTATED)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Series A & B
Additional
Other
Non-
Total
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Paid-In
Accumulated
Comprehensive
Controlling
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Income (Loss)
Interest
Equity
BALANCES, January 1, 2021
132,040
$ —
27,753,562
$ 28,000
$ 171,396,000
$ ( 122,329,000 )
$ ( 785,000 )
$ 822,000
$ 49,132,000
Stock-based compensation
39,000
545,000
584,000
Sale of common stock
—
—
27,947,325
28,000
144,016,000
—
—
—
144,044,000
Financing cost in connection with sales of
common stock
—
—
—
—
( 4,541,000
)
—
—
—
( 4,541,000
)
Issuance of common stock for conversion
of convertible notes payable
—
—
183,214
—
450,000
—
—
—
450,000
Issuance of common stock for conversion
of convertible notes payable, related party
—
—
275,862
—
400,000
—
—
—
400,000
Comprehensive loss:
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
41,291,000
—
—
41,291,000
Preferred dividends
—
—
—
—
( 9,000 )
—
—
( 9,000 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
—
—
—
—
—
—
41,000
—
41,000
Net income attributable to non—controlling interest
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 3,000 )
( 3,000 )
BALANCES, June 30, 2021
132,040
$ —
56,159,963
$ 56,000
$ 311,760,000
$ ( 81,047,000 )
$ ( 744,000 )
$ 1,364,000
$ 231,389,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 7
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
2021
2022
Restated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income
$ ( 54,872,000 )
$ 41,288,000
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
7,129,000
1,093,000
Interest expense – debt discount
26,493,000
40,000
Gain on extinguishment of debt
-
( 929,000 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability
24,000
( 290,000 )
Accretion of original issue discount on notes receivable – related party
-
( 4,000 )
Accretion of original issue discount on notes receivable
( 612,000 )
( 955,000 )
Increase in accrued interest on notes receivable – related party
( 100,000 )
( 1,000 )
Stock-based compensation
3,704,000
584,000
Impairment of cryptocurrencies
2,415,000
-
Realized gains on sale of marketable securities
( 18,585,000 )
( 12,283,000 )
Unrealized losses (gains) on marketable securities
9,669,000
( 3,483,000 )
Unrealized losses (gains) on investments in equity securities, related parties
9,048,000
( 36,928,000 )
Unrealized gains on equity securities
( 17,021,000 )
( 1,224,000 )
Loss from investment in unconsolidated entity
924,000
-
Loss on remeasurement of investment in unconsolidated entity
2,700,000
-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Marketable equity securities
50,734,000
( 9,616,000 )
Accounts receivable
( 2,311,000 )
( 887,000 )
Accrued revenue
( 7,000 )
78,000
Inventories
( 2,646,000 )
485,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
2,406,000
( 2,537,000 )
Digital currencies
( 7,785,000 )
-
Other assets
( 384,000 )
( 246,000 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
4,706,000
83,000
Other current liabilities
-
4,472,000
Lease liabilities
( 626,000 )
( 439,000 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
15,003,000
( 21,699,000 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment
( 72,779,000 )
( 5,590,000 )
Investment in promissory notes and other, related parties
( 2,200,000 )
( 4,040,000 )
Investments in common stock and warrants, related parties
( 4,663,000 )
( 16,483,000 )
Investment in real property, related party
-
( 2,670,000 )
Proceeds from sale of investment in real property, related party
-
2,670,000
Purchase of SMC, net of cash received
( 8,239,000 )
-
Cash received upon acquisition of AVLP
1,245,000
-
Acquisition of non-controlling interests
( 2,230,000 )
-
Purchase of marketable equity securities
( 1,981,000 )
-
Sales of marketable equity securities
11,733,000
430,000
Investments in loans receivable
( 2,728,000 )
-
Principal payments on loans receivable
10,525,000
-
Sale of digital currencies
4,377,000
-
Investments in equity securities
( 15,820,000 )
( 4,054,000 )
Net cash used in investing activities
( 82,760,000 )
( 29,737,000 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 8
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(continued)
(Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
2021
2022
Restated
Cash flows from financing activities:
Gross proceeds from sales of common stock
$ 163,426,000
$ 144,044,000
Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock
( 4,024,000 )
( 4,541,000 )
Proceeds from sales of preferred stock
3,666,000
-
Financing cost in connection with sales of preferred stock
( 537,000 )
-
Proceeds from notes payable
4,945,000
500,000
Repayment of margin accounts
( 18,488,000 )
-
Payments on notes payable
( 65,999,000 )
( 1,917,000 )
Payments of preferred dividends
( 49,000 )
( 9,000 )
Purchase of treasury stock
( 7,459,000 )
-
Payments on revolving credit facilities, net
-
( 23,000 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
75,481,000
138,054,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
( 152,000 )
93,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
7,572,000
86,711,000
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
21,233,000
18,680,000
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$ 28,805,000
$ 105,391,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest
$ 4,104,000
$ 658,000
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Conversion of convertible notes payable into shares of common stock
$ -
$ 450,000
Settlement of accounts payable with digital currency
$ 413,000
$ 119,000
Conversion of investment in unconsolidated entity for acquisition of AVLP
$ 23,406,000
$ -
Conversion of convertible notes payable, related party into shares of common stock
$ 400,000
$ 400,000
Conversion of debt and equity securities to marketable securities
$ 24,828,000
$ 2,656,000
Conversion of loans receivable to marketable securities
$ 3,600,000
$ -
Conversion of interest receivable to marketable securities
$ 231,000
$ -
Conversion of loans receivable to debt and equity securities
$ -
$ 150,000
Recognition of new operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities
$ 2,188,000
$ -
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 9
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Ault Alliance, Inc., a Delaware
corporation which was then known as BitNile Holdings, Inc. (“BitNile” or the “Company”) was incorporated in September
2017. BitNile is a diversified holding company pursuing growth by acquiring undervalued businesses and disruptive technologies with a
global impact. Through its wholly- and majority-owned subsidiaries and strategic investments, the Company owns and operates a data center
at which it mines Bitcoin, and provides mission-critical products that support a diverse range of industries, including defense/aerospace,
industrial, automotive, medical/biopharma, karaoke audio equipment, hotel operations and textiles. In addition, the Company extends credit
to select entrepreneurial businesses through a licensed lending subsidiary. BitNile was founded by Milton “Todd” Ault, III,
its Executive Chairman and is led by Mr. Ault, William B. Horne, its Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman and Henry Nisser, its President
and General Counsel. Together, they constitute the Executive Committee, which manages the day-to-day operations of the Company. All major
investment and capital allocation decisions are made for the Company by Mr. Ault and the other members of the Executive Committee. The
Company has eight reportable segments:
· BitNile, Inc. (“BNI”) – cryptocurrency mining operations;
· Ault Alliance, Inc. (“Ault Alliance”) – commercial lending, activist investing, media,
and digital learning;
· Gresham Worldwide, Inc. (“GWW”) – defense solutions;
· TurnOnGreen, Inc. (“TurnOnGreen”) – commercial electronics solutions;
· The Singing Machine Company, Inc. (“SMC”) – karaoke audio equipment;
· Avalanche International Corp. (“Avalanche” or “AVLP”) – advanced textiles processing technology;
· Ault Global Real Estate Equities, Inc. (“AGREE”) – hotel operations and other commercial
real estate holdings; and
· Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation (“Ault Disruptive”) – a special purpose acquisition
company (“SPAC”).
1 A. RESTATEMENT OF
PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
This Amendment amends the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2022, that was originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
on August 22, 2022. This Amendment only corrects an error in classification with respect to changes in fair value of financial instruments
issued by a related party. The changes in fair value were erroneously recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and have been reclassified
to correct for the error within the statement of operations. The Company has restated its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
and Comprehensive Loss, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows to correct this misclassification. Further, this Amendment also includes certain limited modifications to reflect the correct
classification in disclosures in the Company’s Note 20 Net (Loss) Income per Share footnote in the Company’s Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements. Finally, the Company has modified its disclosures in Item 4
of Part I to reflect the identification of an additional material weakness.
F- 10
As
a result, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss amounts
of “ Change in fair value of equity securities, related party ” and “ Net
unrealized gain on derivative securities of related party ” were adjusted pursuant to the schedules
below:
Schedule of condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss
For the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021
As Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
Revenue
$ 8,564,000
$ -
$ 8,564,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining, net
291,000
291,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
53,274,000
53,274,000
Total revenue
62,129,000
-
62,129,000
Cost of revenue
6,278,000
6,278,000
Gross profit
55,851,000
-
55,851,000
Operating expenses
Research and development
531,000
531,000
Selling and marketing
1,505,000
1,505,000
General and administrative
7,992,000
7,992,000
Total operating expenses
10,028,000
-
10,028,000
Income from operations
45,823,000
45,823,000
Other income (expenses)
Interest and other income
14,000
14,000
Change in fair value of equity securities, related party
-
( 5,893,000 )
( 5,893,000 )
Interest expense
( 22,000 )
( 22,000 )
Change in fair value of marketable equity securities
( 1,915,000 )
( 1,915,000 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt
447,000
447,000
Change in fair value of warrant liability
290,000
290,000
Total other expenses, net
( 1,186,000 )
( 5,893,000 )
( 7,079,000 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
44,637,000
( 5,893,000 )
38,744,000
Income tax provision
( 3,504,000 )
( 3,504,000 )
Net income (loss)
41,133,000
( 5,893,000 )
35,240,000
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
1,083,000
1,083,000
Net income (loss) attributable to Ault Alliance, Inc.
42,216,000
( 5,893,000 )
36,323,000
Preferred dividends
( 4,000 )
( 4,000 )
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
$ 42,212,000
$ ( 5,893,000 )
$ 36,319,000
Basic net income (loss) per common share
$ 0.83
$ 0.72
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
$ 0.81
$ 0.69
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
50,783,000
50,783,000
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
52,780,000
52,780,000
Comprehensive income
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
$ 42,212,000
$ ( 5,893,000 )
$ 36,319,000
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
134,000
134,000
Net unrealized gain on derivative securities of related party
( 5,893,000 )
5,893,000
-
Other comprehensive (loss) income
( 5,759,000 )
5,893,000
134,000
Total comprehensive income
$ 36,453,000
$ -
$ 36,453,000
F- 11
For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
As Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
Revenue
$ 16,469,000
$ -
$ 16,469,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining, net
421,000
421,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
58,485,000
58,485,000
Total revenue
75,375,000
-
75,375,000
Cost of revenue
11,386,000
11,386,000
Gross profit
63,989,000
-
63,989,000
Operating expenses
Research and development
1,133,000
1,133,000
Selling and marketing
2,747,000
2,747,000
General and administrative
13,084,000
13,084,000
Total operating expenses
16,964,000
-
16,964,000
Income from operations
47,025,000
47,025,000
Other income (expenses)
Interest and other income
51,000
51,000
Change in fair value of equity securities, related party
-
( 2,924,000 )
( 2,924,000 )
Interest expense
( 337,000 )
( 337,000 )
Change in fair value of marketable equity securities
45,000
45,000
Realized gain on marketable securities
397,000
397,000
Gain on extinguishment of debt
929,000
929,000
Change in fair value of warrant liability
( 388,000 )
( 388,000 )
Total other (expenses) income, net
697,000
( 2,924,000 )
( 2,227,000 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
47,722,000
( 2,924,000 )
44,798,000
Income tax provision
( 3,510,000 )
( 3,510,000 )
Net income (loss)
44,212,000
( 2,924,000 )
41,288,000
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
3,000
3,000
Net income (loss) attributable to Ault Alliance, Inc.
44,215,000
( 2,924,000 )
41,291,000
Preferred dividends
( 9,000 )
( 9,000 )
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
$ 44,206,000
$ ( 2,924,000 )
$ 41,282,000
Basic net income (loss) per common share
$ 0.98
$ 0.92
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
$ 0.92
$ 0.86
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
45,052,000
45,052,000
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
47,574,000
47,574,000
Comprehensive income
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
$ 44,206,000
$ ( 2,924,000 )
$ 41,282,000
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
41,000
41,000
Net unrealized gain on derivative securities of related party
( 2,924,000 )
2,924,000
-
Other comprehensive (loss) income
( 2,883,000 )
2,924,000
41,000
Total comprehensive income
$ 41,323,000
$ -
$ 41,323,000
F- 12
The
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity amounts of “ Accumulated
deficit ” and “ Accumulated other comprehensive loss ”
were adjusted pursuant to the schedules below:
Schedule of condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity
January 1, 2021
As Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock
$ 28,000
$ -
$ 28,000
Additional paid-in capital
171,396,000
171,396,000
Accumulated deficit
( 121,396,000 )
( 933,000 )
( 122,329,000 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 1,718,000 )
933,000
( 785,000 )
TOTAL AULT ALLIANCE STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
48,310,000
-
48,310,000
Non-controlling interest
822,000
822,000
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 49,132,000
$ -
$ 49,132,000
April 1, 2021
As Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock
$ 49,000
$ -
$ 49,000
Additional paid-in capital
292,763,000
292,763,000
Accumulated deficit
( 119,402,000 )
2,036,000
( 117,366,000 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
1,158,000
( 2,036,000 )
( 878,000 )
TOTAL AULT ALLIANCE STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
174,568,000
-
174,568,000
Non-controlling interest
1,902,000
1,902,000
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 176,470,000
$ -
$ 176,470,000
June 30, 2021
As Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock
$ 56,000
$ -
$ 56,000
Additional paid-in capital
311,760,000
311,760,000
Accumulated deficit
( 77,190,000 )
( 3,857,000 )
( 81,047,000 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 4,601,000 )
3,857,000
( 744,000 )
TOTAL AULT ALLIANCE STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
230,025,000
-
230,025,000
Non-controlling interest
1,364,000
1,364,000
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 231,389,000
$ -
$ 231,389,000
F- 13
Further,
the reclassification also resulted in a corresponding decrease in net income and a decrease in unrealized gains on equity securities,
related party within net cash used in operating activities, as reflected in the Company’s
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, as follows:
Schedule of condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
As Reported
Adjustment
As Restated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$ 44,212,000
$ ( 2,924,000 )
$ 41,288,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
1,093,000
1,093,000
Interest expense – debt discount
40,000
40,000
Gain on extinguishment of debt
( 929,000 )
( 929,000 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability
( 290,000 )
( 290,000 )
Accretion of original issue discount on notes receivable – related party
( 4,000 )
( 4,000 )
Accretion of original issue discount on notes receivable
( 955,000 )
( 955,000 )
Increase in accrued interest on notes receivable – related party
( 1,000 )
( 1,000 )
Stock-based compensation
584,000
584,000
Realized gains on sale of marketable securities
( 12,283,000 )
( 12,283,000 )
Unrealized losses (gains) on marketable securities
( 3,483,000 )
( 3,483,000 )
Unrealized losses (gains) on equity securities, related parties
( 39,852,000 )
2,924,000
( 36,928,000 )
Unrealized gains on equity securities
( 1,224,000 )
( 1,224,000 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Marketable equity securities
( 9,616,000 )
( 9,616,000 )
Accounts receivable
( 887,000 )
( 887,000 )
Accrued revenue
78,000
78,000
Inventories
485,000
485,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
( 2,537,000 )
( 2,537,000 )
Other assets
( 246,000 )
( 246,000 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
83,000
83,000
Other current liabilities
4,472,000
4,472,000
Lease liabilities
( 439,000 )
( 439,000 )
Net cash used in operating activities
$ ( 21,699,000 )
$ -
$ ( 21,699,000 )
2. LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL
CONDITION
As
of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $ 24.1 million and working capital of $ 51.4 million. The Company has financed its operations principally through issuances of convertible debt, promissory notes and equity securities. The Company believes
its current cash on hand is sufficient to meet its operating and capital requirements for at least the next twelve months from the date
these financial statements are issued.
3. BASIS
OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q
and Regulation S-X and do not include all the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company has made estimates and judgments affecting the amounts reported in the Company’s
condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially
from the Company’s estimates. The condensed consolidated financial information is unaudited but reflects all normal adjustments
that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. These condensed
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on
April 15, 2022. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 was derived from the Company’s audited 2021 financial
statements contained in the above referenced Form 10-K. Results of the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, are not necessarily indicative
of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2022.
F- 14
Significant Accounting
Policies
Other than as noted
below, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies previously disclosed in
the 2021 Annual Report.
Business Combination
The
Company allocates the purchase price of an acquired business to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based
upon their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. Any excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired
is recorded as goodwill. Acquired customer relations, technology, tradenames and know how are recognized at fair value. The purchase price
allocation process requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially at the acquisition date with respect
to intangible assets. Direct transaction costs associated with the business combination are expensed as incurred. The allocation of the
consideration transferred in certain cases may be subject to revision based on the final determination of fair values during the measurement
period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date. The Company includes the results of operations of the business that it
has acquired in its consolidated results prospectively from the date of acquisition.
If
the business combination is achieved in stages, the acquisition date carrying value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest
in the acquirer is re-measured to fair value at the acquisition date; any gains or losses arising from such re-measurement are recognized
in profit or loss.
Reclassifications
Certain
prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparative purposes to conform to the current-period financial statement presentation.
These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations.
Recent
Accounting Standards
In May 2021, the Financial
Accountings Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2021-04, “Earnings Per Share
(Topic 260), Debt-Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and
Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815- 40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of
Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options.” The guidance became effective for the Company on January 1, 2022. The Company
adopted the guidance on January 1, 2022, and has concluded the adoption did not have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued
ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses,” (“ASU No. 2016-13”) to improve information on credit
losses for financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. ASU 2016-13 replaces
the current incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses. This guidance is effective for
the Company beginning on January 1, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this standard
will have a significant impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In August 2020, the FASB
issued ASU 2020-06, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in
Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)-Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own
Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”). The ASU simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation
models required under current GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability
instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. ASU 2020-06 removes certain settlement conditions that are
required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for
it. ASU 2020-06 also simplifies the diluted net income per share calculation in certain areas. The amendments in ASU 2020-06 are
effective for smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including
interim periods within those fiscal years. Effective January 1, 2022, the Company early adopted ASU 2020-06 using the modified
retrospective approach, which resulted in no impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 15
In October 2021, the FASB
issued ASU 2021-08, “Business Combinations (Topic 805), Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with
Customers,” which requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured
by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers.” The guidance will result in the acquirer recognizing contract assets and contract liabilities at the
same amounts recorded by the acquiree. The guidance should be applied prospectively to acquisitions occurring on or after the effective
date. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
Early adoption is permitted, including in interim periods, for any financial statements that have not yet been issued. The Company is
currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact it may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2021, the FASB
issued ASU 2021-10, “Government Assistance (Topic 832),” which requires annual disclosures that increase the transparency
of transactions involving government grants, including (1) the types of transactions, (2) the accounting for those transactions, and (3)
the effect of those transactions on an issuer’s financial statements. The amendments in this update are effective for financial
statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company expects that this guidance will not have a significant
impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
4. REVENUE DISAGGREGATION
The following tables summarize
disaggregated customer contract revenues and the source of the revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Revenues
from lending and trading activities included in consolidated revenues were primarily interest, dividend and other investment income, which
are not considered to be revenues from contracts with customers under GAAP.
The Company’s disaggregated
revenues consisted of the following for the three months ended June 30, 2022:
Schedule of disaggregated revenues
Three months ended June 30, 2022
GWW
TurnOnGreen
Ault
Alliance
BNI
AGREE
Total
Primary Geographical Markets
North America
$ 1,111,000
$ 822,000
$ 12,000
$ 4,248,000
$ 4,598,000
$ 10,791,000
Europe
2,540,000
28,000
-
-
-
2,568,000
Middle East and other
2,852,000
212,000
-
-
-
3,064,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
6,503,000
1,062,000
12,000
4,248,000
4,598,000
16,423,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities (North America)
-
-
943,000
-
-
943,000
Total revenue
$ 6,503,000
$ 1,062,000
$ 955,000
$ 4,248,000
$ 4,598,000
$ 17,366,000
Major Goods or Services
RF/microwave filters
559,000
-
-
-
-
559,000
Detector logarithmic video amplifiers
692,000
-
-
-
-
692,000
Power supply units
1,698,000
1,016,000
-
-
-
2,714,000
Power supply systems
609,000
-
-
-
-
609,000
Healthcare diagnostic systems
1,992,000
-
-
-
-
1,992,000
Electric vehicle chargers
-
46,000
-
-
-
46,000
Defense systems
953,000
-
-
-
-
953,000
Digital currency mining
-
-
-
3,976,000
-
3,976,000
Hotel operations
-
-
-
-
4,598,000
4,598,000
Other
-
-
12,000
272,000
-
284,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
6,503,000
1,062,000
12,000
4,248,000
4,598,000
16,423,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
943,000
-
-
943,000
Total revenue
$ 6,503,000
$ 1,062,000
$ 955,000
$ 4,248,000
$ 4,598,000
$ 17,366,000
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Goods transferred at a point in time
$ 3,601,000
$ 1,062,000
$ 12,000
$ 4,248,000
$ 4,598,000
$ 13,521,000
Services transferred over time
2,902,000
-
-
-
-
2,902,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
$ 6,503,000
$ 1,062,000
$ 12,000
$ 4,248,000
$ 4,598,000
$ 16,423,000
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The Company’s disaggregated
revenues consisted of the following for the six months ended June 30, 2022:
Six months ended June 30, 2022
GWW
TurnOnGreen
Ault
Alliance
BNI
AGREE
Total
Primary Geographical Markets
North America
$ 2,622,000
$ 1,834,000
$ 19,000
$ 8,074,000
$ 7,296,000
$ 19,845,000
Europe
4,719,000
47,000
-
-
-
4,766,000
Middle East and other
6,407,000
310,000
-
-
-
6,717,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
13,748,000
2,191,000
19,000
8,074,000
7,296,000
31,328,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities (North America)
-
-
18,864,000
-
-
18,864,000
Total revenue
$ 13,748,000
$ 2,191,000
$ 18,883,000
$ 8,074,000
$ 7,296,000
$ 50,192,000
Major Goods or Services
RF/microwave filters
2,070,000
-
-
-
-
2,070,000
Detector logarithmic video amplifiers
692,000
-
-
-
-
692,000
Power supply units
4,129,000
2,112,000
-
-
-
6,241,000
Power supply systems
657,000
-
-
-
-
657,000
Healthcare diagnostic systems
1,992,000
-
-
-
-
1,992,000
Electric vehicle chargers
-
79,000
-
-
-
79,000
Defense systems
4,208,000
-
-
-
-
4,208,000
Digital currency mining
-
-
-
7,524,000
-
7,524,000
Hotel operations
-
-
-
-
7,296,000
7,296,000
Other
-
-
19,000
550,000
-
569,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
13,748,000
2,191,000
19,000
8,074,000
7,296,000
31,328,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
18,864,000
-
-
18,864,000
Total revenue
$ 13,748,000
$ 2,191,000
$ 18,883,000
$ 8,074,000
$ 7,296,000
$ 50,192,000
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Goods transferred at a point in time
$ 7,113,000
$ 2,191,000
$ 19,000
$ 8,074,000
$ 7,296,000
$ 24,693,000
Services transferred over time
6,635,000
-
-
-
-
6,635,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
$ 13,748,000
$ 2,191,000
$ 19,000
$ 8,074,000
$ 7,296,000
$ 31,328,000
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The Company’s disaggregated
revenues consisted of the following for the three months ended June 30, 2021:
Three months ended June 30, 2021
GWW
TurnOnGreen
Ault Alliance
Total
Primary Geographical Markets
North America
$ 2,140,000
$ 1,289,000
$ 550,000
$ 3,979,000
Europe
1,842,000
453,000
-
2,295,000
Middle East and other
2,493,000
88,000
-
2,581,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
6,475,000
1,830,000
550,000
8,855,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities (North America)
-
-
53,274,000
53,274,000
Total revenue
$ 6,475,000
$ 1,830,000
$ 53,824,000
$ 62,129,000
Major Goods
RF/microwave filters
$ 1,076,000
$ -
$ -
$ 1,076,000
Detector logarithmic video amplifiers
73,000
-
-
73,000
Power supply units
240,000
1,830,000
-
2,070,000
Power supply systems
2,475,000
-
-
2,475,000
Healthcare diagnostic systems
228,000
-
-
228,000
Defense systems
2,383,000
-
-
2,383,000
Digital currency mining
-
-
291,000
291,000
Other
-
-
259,000
259,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
6,475,000
1,830,000
550,000
8,855,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
53,274,000
53,274,000
Total revenue
$ 6,475,000
$ 1,830,000
$ 53,824,000
$ 62,129,000
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Goods transferred at a point in time
$ 3,863,000
$ 1,830,000
$ 550,000
$ 6,243,000
Services transferred over time
2,612,000
-
-
2,612,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
$ 6,475,000
$ 1,830,000
$ 550,000
$ 8,855,000
The Company’s disaggregated
revenues consisted of the following for the six months ended June 30, 2021:
Six months ended June 30, 2021
GWW
TurnOnGreen
Ault Alliance
Total
Primary Geographical Markets
North America
$ 4,029,000
$ 2,497,000
$ 852,000
$ 7,378,000
Europe
3,752,000
562,000
-
4,314,000
Middle East and other
5,044,000
154,000
-
5,198,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
12,825,000
3,213,000
852,000
16,890,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities (North America)
-
-
58,485,000
58,485,000
Total revenue
$ 12,825,000
$ 3,213,000
$ 59,337,000
$ 75,375,000
Major Goods
RF/microwave filters
$ 2,291,000
$ -
$ -
$ 2,291,000
Detector logarithmic video amplifiers
144,000
-
-
144,000
Power supply units
478,000
3,213,000
-
3,691,000
Power supply systems
4,708,000
-
-
4,708,000
Healthcare diagnostic systems
413,000
-
-
413,000
Defense systems
4,791,000
-
-
4,791,000
Digital currency mining
-
-
421,000
421,000
Other
-
-
431,000
431,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
2,825,000
3,213,000
852,000
16,890,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
58,485,000
58,485,000
Total revenue
$ 12,825,000
$ 3,213,000
$ 59,337,000
$ 75,375,000
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Goods transferred at a point in time
$ 7,621,000
$ 3,213,000
$ 852,000
$ 11,686,000
Services transferred over time
5,204,000
-
-
5,204,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
$ 12,825,000
$ 3,213,000
$ 852,000
$ 16,890,000
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5. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
The
following table sets forth the Company’s financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within
the fair value hierarchy:
Schedule of financial instrument measured at fair value
Fair Value Measurement at June 30, 2022
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Investment in term promissory note of Ault & Company, Inc. (“Ault & Company”) and other – a related party
$ 2,770,000
$ -
$ -
$ 2,770,000
Investment in common stock of Alzamend Neuro, Inc. (“Alzamend”) – a related party
8,845,000
8,845,000
-
-
Investments in marketable equity securities
17,467,000
17,467,000
-
-
Cash and marketable securities held in trust account
116,895,000
116,895,000
-
-
Investments in other equity securities
804,000
-
-
804,000
Total assets measured at fair value
$ 146,781,000
$ 143,207,000
$ -
$ 3,574,000
Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2021
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Investment in term promissory note of Ault & Company and other – a related party
$ 2,842,000
$ -
$ -
$ 2,842,000
Investment in common stock of Alzamend – a related party
13,230,000
13,230,000
-
-
Investments in marketable equity securities
40,380,000
40,380,000
-
-
Cash and marketable securities held in trust account
116,725,000
116,725,000
-
-
Investments in other equity securities
9,215,000
-
-
9,215,000
Total assets measured at fair value
$ 182,392,000
$ 170,335,000
$ -
$ 12,057,000
The Company assesses the inputs
used to measure fair value using the three-tier hierarchy based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable
in the market. For investments where little or no public market exists, management’s determination of fair value is based on the
best available information which may incorporate management’s own assumptions and involves a significant degree of judgment, taking
into consideration various factors including earnings history, financial condition, recent sales prices of the issuer’s securities
and liquidity risks.
The
following table summarizes the changes in investments in other equity securities measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis
with the use of significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended June 30, 2022:
Schedule of other equity securities measured and carried at fair value
Investments in
other equity
securities
Balance at January 1, 2022
$ 9,215,000
Investment in preferred stock
2,550,000
Change in fair value of warrants
13,867,000
Conversion to marketable securities
( 24,828,000 )
Balance at June 30, 2022
$ 804,000
See
Note 11 for the changes in investments in Ault & Company measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis with the use of significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Other
equity securities also include investments in entities that do not have a readily determinable fair value and do not report net asset
value per share. These investments are accounted for using a measurement alternative under which they are measured at cost and adjusted
for observable price changes and impairments. Observable price changes result from, among other things, equity transactions for the same
issuer executed during the reporting period, including subsequent equity offerings or other reported equity transactions related to the
same issuer. For these transactions to be considered observable price changes of the same issuer, the Company evaluates whether these
transactions have similar rights and obligations, including voting rights, distribution preferences, conversion rights, and other factors,
to the investments the Company holds. Any investments adjusted to their fair value by applying the measurement alternative are disclosed
as nonrecurring fair value measurements, including the level in the fair value hierarchy that was used. As of June 30, 2022 and December
31, 2021, investments in other equity securities valued using a measurement alternative of $ 37.7 million and $ 21.3 million, respectively,
are included in other equity securities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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The
following table presents information on the assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy
as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. These investments were not measured due to an observable price change or impairment during the six months ended June
30, 2022.
Schedule of investments not measured
Fair Value Measurement Using
Total
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical assets
(Level 1)
Other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
As of June 30, 2022
Investments in other equity securities that do not report net asset value
$ 37,691,000
$ -
$ -
$ 37,691,000
Fair
Value Measurement Using
Total
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical assets
(Level 1)
Other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
As of December 31, 2021
Investments in other equity securities that do not report net asset value
$ 21,241,000
$ -
$ -
$ 21,241,000
6. MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES
Marketable equity securities
with readily determinable market prices consisted of the following as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
Schedule of marketable equity securities
Marketable equity securities at June 30, 2022
Gross unrealized
Gross unrealized
Cost
gains
losses
Fair value
Common shares
$ 26,063,000
$ 481,000
$ ( 9,077,000 )
$ 17,467,000
Marketable equity securities at December 31, 2021
Gross unrealized
Gross unrealized
Cost
gains
losses
Fair value
Common shares
$ 53,475,000
$ 32,000
$ ( 13,127,000 )
$ 40,380,000
The Company’s investment
in marketable equity securities are revalued on each balance sheet date.
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7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
At June 30, 2022 and December
31, 2021, property and equipment consisted of:
Schedule of property and equipment
June 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Cryptocurrency machines and related equipment
$ 76,963,000
$ 10,763,000
Computer, software and related equipment
18,697,000
8,884,000
Office furniture and equipment
2,585,000
702,000
Land
25,696,000
25,696,000
Building and improvements
70,926,000
68,959,000
194,867,000
115,004,000
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
( 10,403,000 )
( 5,096,000 )
Property and equipment placed in service, net
184,464,000
109,908,000
Deposits on cryptocurrency machines
61,523,000
64,117,000
Property and equipment, net
$ 245,987,000
$ 174,025,000
For the six months ended June
30, 2022 and 2021, depreciation expense amounted to $ 6.3 million and $ 0.4 million, respectively.
8. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Overview of AVLP Acquisition
On June 1, 2022, the
Company converted the principal amount under the convertible promissory notes issued to it by AVLP and accrued but unpaid interest
into common stock of AVLP. The Company converted $ 20.0
million in principal and $ 5.9
million of accrued interest receivable at a conversion price of $0.50 per share and received 51,889,168 shares of common stock
increasing its common stock ownership of AVLP from less than 20 %
to approximately 92 %.
Prior to the conversion of
the convertible promissory notes, the Company accounted for its investment in AVLP as an investment in an unconsolidated entity under
the equity method of accounting. In connection with the conversion of the convertible promissory notes, the Company’s consolidated
financial statements now include all of the accounts of AVLP, and any significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated
in consolidation.
The
consideration transferred for the Company’s approximate 92% ownership interest in connection with this acquisition aggregated
$20.7 million, which represented the fair value of the Company’s holdings in AVLP immediately prior to conversion. The
carrying amount of the Company’s holdings in AVLP immediately prior to conversion was $23.4 million, resulting in a $2.7
million loss for the related remeasurement, which was recognized in interest and other income. The allocation of the total consideration
transferred to the assets acquired, including intangible assets and goodwill, and the liabilities assumed is preliminary and could
be revised as a result of additional information obtained due to the finalization of a third-party valuation report, leases and
related commitments, tax related matters and contingencies and certain assets and liabilities, including receivables and payables.
Amounts will be finalized within the measurement period, which will not exceed one year from the acquisition date. The goodwill
resulting from this acquisition is not tax deductible.
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The
following table presents the preliminary allocation of the consideration transferred to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed
based on their fair values.
Schedule of preliminary allocation
Preliminary
allocation
Total purchase consideration
$ 20,706,000
Fair value of non-controlling interest
6,706,000
Total consideration
$ 27,412,000
Identifiable net liabilities assumed:
Cash
$ 1,245,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
55,000
Property and equipment
5,057,000
Note receivable
800,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
( 6,935,000 )
Convertible notes payable, principal
( 9,734,000 )
Fair value of embedded derivative
( 1,226,000 )
Fair value of bifurcated conversion option
( 4,425,000
)
Fair value of bifurcated put option
( 200,000
)
Net liabilities assumed
( 15,363,000 )
Goodwill
$ 42,775,000
The Company consolidates the
results of AVLP on a one-month lag, therefore the statements of operations do not include results for AVLP for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2022.
Overview of SMC Acquisition
Beginning in June 2022, the Company, through its subsidiary Digital Power Lending, LLC (“DP Lending”), began
making open market purchases of SMC common stock. These purchases granted the Company a greater than 20% effective ownership on June
9, 2022, and subsequently, on June 15, 2022, the
Company owned more than 50% of the issued and outstanding common stock of SMC. The Company’s ownership of SMC stands at 51.6%
as of June 30, 2022.
As of June 15,
2022 (“Acquisition Date”), the purchase price of the common stock acquired totaled $ 7.4 million and on June 15,
2022 a $ 3.1 million gain was recognized in interest and other income for the remeasurement of the Company’s previously held
ownership interest to $ 10.5 million, based on the trading price of SMC common stock. The Company also recognized non-controlling
interest at fair value as of the Acquisition Date in the amount of $ 10.3 million.
The allocation of the total
consideration transferred to the assets acquired, including intangible assets and goodwill, and the liabilities assumed, is preliminary
and could be revised as a result of additional information obtained due to the finalization of a third-party valuation report, leases
and related commitments, tax related matters and contingencies and certain assets and liabilities, including receivables and payables.
Amounts will be finalized within the measurement period, which will not exceed one year from the Acquisition Date. The goodwill resulting
from this acquisition is not tax deductible.
The Company consolidates the
results of SMC on a one-quarter lag as it enables the Company to report its quarterly results independent from the timing of when SMC
reports its results, therefore the statements of operations do not include results for SMC for the three and six months ended June 30,
2022.
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The following table presents
the preliminary allocation of the consideration transferred to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values.
Schedule of assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Preliminary
Allocation
Total purchase consideration
$ 10,517,000
Fair value of non-controlling interest
10,336,000
Total consideration
$ 20,853,000
Identifiable net assets acquired:
Cash
$ 2,278,000
Accounts receivable
9,891,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
673,000
Inventories
12,840,000
Property and equipment, net
529,000
Right-of-use assets
1,073,000
Other assets
83,000
Intangible assets:
Trade names-estimated useful life of 19 years
2,470,000
Customer relationships-estimated useful life of 16 years
1,380,000
Proprietary technology-estimated useful life of 3 years
600,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
( 10,052,000 )
Notes payable
( 2,972,000 )
Lease liabilities
( 1,124,000 )
Net assets acquired
17,669,000
Goodwill
$ 3,184,000
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
The following unaudited pro
forma consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 have been prepared as if the SMC acquisition
had occurred on January 1, 2022.
Schedule of pro forma consolidated results of operations
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2022
Total revenues
$ 29,058,000
$ 64,717,000
Net loss attributable to BitNile Holdings, Inc.
$ ( 26,206,000 )
$ ( 56,531,000 )
The unaudited pro forma information
is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved
had the acquisition been consummated as of that time, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results.
9. GOODWILL
The Company’s goodwill
increased due to the acquisition of controlling interests in AVLP on June 1, 2022 and SMC on June 15, 2022. The following table summarizes
the changes in the Company’s goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2022:
Schedule of goodwill
Goodwill
Balance as of January 1, 2022
$ 10,090,000
Acquisition of AVLP
42,775,000
Acquisition of SMC
3,184,000
Effect of exchange rate changes
( 727,000 )
Balance as of June 30, 2022
$ 55,322,000
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10. INCREASE IN OWNERSHIP INTEREST OF SUBSIDIARIES
On May 12, 2022, BNI closed
a $ 1.8 million membership interest purchase agreement whereby BNI acquired the 30 % minority interest of Alliance Cloud Services, LLC (“ACS”)
which BNI did not previously own, resulting in ACS becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNI. ACS owns and operates the Company’s
Michigan data center, where BNI conducts the Company’s Bitcoin mining operations.
Between June 15, 2022 and
June 30, 2022, DP Lending increased the Company’s ownership interest in SMC through the open market purchase of approximately 55,000
shares for $ 430,000 .
11. INVESTMENTS – RELATED PARTIES
Investments in Alzamend and
Ault & Company at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, were comprised of the following:
Investment in Promissory Notes, Related
Parties
Schedule of investment
Interest
Due
June 30,
December 31,
rate
date
2022
2021
Investment in promissory note of Ault & Company
8%
December 31, 2022
$ 2,500,000
$ 2,500,000
Accrued interest receivable, Ault & Company
270,000
170,000
Other
-
172,000
Total investment in promissory note, related party
$ 2,770,000
$ 2,842,000
Investment in Common Stock and Options,
Related Parties
June 30,
December 31,
2022
2021
Investment in common stock and options of Alzamend
$ 8,845,000
$ 13,230,000
The following table summarizes
the changes in the Company’s investments in Alzamend and Ault & Company during the six months ended June 30, 2022:
Schedule of investments in Alzamend and Ault
Investment in
warrants and
common stock of
Alzamend
Investment in
promissory notes of
Ault & Company
Balance at January 1, 2022
$ 13,230,000
$ 2,842,000
Investment in common stock and options of Alzamend
4,663,000
-
Unrealized loss in common stock of Alzamend
( 9,048,000 )
-
Amortization of related party investment
-
( 173,000 )
Accrued interest
-
101,000
Balance at June 30, 2022
$ 8,845,000
$ 2,770,000
Investments in
Alzamend Common Stock
The
following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s investments in Alzamend common stock during the six months ended June 30,
2022:
Schedule of investments in Alzamend common stock
Shares of
Per Share
Investment in
Common Stock
Price
Common Stock
Balance at January 1, 2022
6,947,000
$ 1.90
$ 13,230,000
March 9, 2021 securities purchase agreement *
2,667,000
$ 1.50
4,000,000
Open market purchases after initial public offering
618,000
$ 1.07
663,000
Unrealized loss in common stock of Alzamend
( 9,048,000 )
Balance at June 30, 2022
10,232,000
$ 0.86
$ 8,845,000
* Pursuant to the March 9, 2021 securities purchase
agreement, in aggregate, Alzamend agreed to sell up to 6,666,667 shares of its common stock to DP Lending for $10.0 million, or $1.50
per share, and issue to DP Lending warrants to acquire 3,333,334 shares of Alzamend common stock with an exercise price of $3.00 per
share. As of December 31, 2021, DP Lending funded $6.0 million, including the conversion of notes and advances of $0.8 million, and the
remaining $4.0 million was funded upon Alzamend achieving certain milestones during the three months ended June 30, 2022.
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12. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITY – AVLP
Equity Investments in Unconsolidated Entity
– AVLP
The
Company converted its AVLP convertible promissory note on June 1, 2022 as part of the acquisition of AVLP (see Note 8). Equity
investments in the then unconsolidated entity, AVLP, at December 31, 2021, were comprised of the following:
Investment in Promissory Notes
Schedule of convertible promissory note
Interest rate
Due date
December 31, 2021
Investment in convertible promissory note
12 %
2022-2026
$ 17,799,000
Investment in promissory note – Alpha Fund
8 %
June 30, 2022
3,600,000
Accrued interest receivable
2,092,000
Other
600,000
Total investment in promissory notes, gross
24,091,000
Less: provision for loan losses
( 2,000,000 )
Total investment in promissory note
$ 22,091,000
The
following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s equity investments in the then unconsolidated entity, AVLP, during the
six months ended June 30, 2022:
Schedule ofchanges in the equity investments
Investment in
Investment in
warrants and
promissory notes
Total
common stock
and advances
investment
Balance at January 1, 2022
$ 39,000
$ 22,091,000
$ 22,130,000
Investment in convertible promissory notes
-
2,200,000
2,200,000
Loss from equity investment
( 39,000 )
( 885,000 )
( 924,000 )
Accrued interest
-
143,000
143,000
Loss on remeasurement upon conversion
-
( 2,700,000 )
( 2,700,000 )
Conversion of AVLP convertible promissory notes
-
( 17,040,000 )
( 17,040,000 )
Elimination of intercompany debt after conversion
-
( 3,809,000 )
( 3,809,000 )
Balance at June 30, 2022
$ -
$ -
$ -
13. CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY -
ALPHA FUND
Alpha Fund – Consolidated Variable
Interest Entity
As of June 30, 2022 and December
31, 2021, the Company held an investment in Ault Alpha LP (“Alpha Fund”). Alpha Fund operates as a private investment fund.
The general partner of Alpha Fund, Ault Alpha GP LLC (“Alpha GP”) is owned by Ault Capital Management LLC (the “Investment
Manager”), which also acts as the investment manager to Alpha Fund. The Investment Manager is owned by Ault & Company. Messrs.
Ault, Horne, Nisser and Cragun, who serve as executive officers and/or directors of the Company, are executive officers of the Investment
Manager, and Messrs. Ault, Horne and Nisser are executive officers and directors of Ault & Company.
As of June 30, 2022, DP Lending
subscribed for $ 25 million or 100 % of the limited partnership interests in Alpha Fund, the full amount of which was funded, an increase
of $ 8 million from the $ 17 million subscribed and funded as of December 31, 2021. These investments are subject to a rolling five-year
lock-up period, provided that after three years, Alpha GP will waive 24 months of the lock-up period upon receipt of written notice from
an executive officer of the Company that a withdrawal of capital is required to prevent a going concern opinion from the Company’s
auditors, under the terms of Alpha Fund’s partnership agreement and side letter entered into between the Company and Alpha Fund.
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The Company consolidates Alpha
Fund as a variable interest entity (a “VIE”) due to its significant level of influence and control of Alpha Fund, the size
of its investment, and its ability to participate in policy making decisions, the Company is considered the primary beneficiary of the
VIE.
Investments by Alpha Fund – Treasury
Stock
As of June 30, 2022, Alpha
Fund owned 22,225,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and 53,033 shares of the Company’s 13.00 % Series D Cumulative Redeemable
Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”), accounted for as treasury stock as of June 30, 2022.
14. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Other current liabilities at June 30,
2022 and December 31, 2021 consisted of:
Schedule of other current liabilities
June 30,
December 31,
2022
2021
Accounts payable
$ 18,348,000
$ 6,902,000
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes
6,540,000
5,027,000
Financial instrument liabilities
934,000
4,249,000
Accrued legal
1,787,000
2,637,000
Interest payable
3,680,000
187,000
Other accrued expenses
12,236,000
3,753,000
Total
$ 43,525,000
$ 22,755,000
Financial Instruments
Under authoritative guidance
used by the FASB on determining whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock, instruments that
do not have fixed settlement provisions are deemed to be derivative instruments. In prior years, the Company granted certain warrants
that resulted in these warrants accounted for as a financial instrument and being re-measured every reporting period with the change in
value reported in the statement of operations.
The financial
instruments were valued using a variety of pricing models with the following valuation assumptions:
Schedule of Financial Instrument
June 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Contractually stipulated stock price
$ 2.50
$ 2.50
Exercise price
$ 2.50
$ 2.50
Contractually defined remaining term
5.0
5.0
Contractually defined volatility
135 %
135 %
Dividend yield
0 %
0 %
Risk-free interest rate
3.0 %
1.3 %
Per the terms of
the warrant agreements underlying the financial instruments, the value to the warrant holders is defined within the agreement based on
a stock price, contractual term, volatility factor and dividend rate as defined in the warrant agreement, and not indexed to the company’s
stock, resulting in the financial instrument accounting. The risk-free interest rate was based on rates established by the Federal Reserve
Bank.
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The following table sets forth
a summary of the changes in the estimated fair value of the financial instruments during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
Schedule of fair value of the financial instruments
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2021
Beginning balance
$ 4,249,000
$ 4,192,000
Change in fair value
24,000
388,000
Extinguishment
( 3,339,000 )
-
Ending balance
$ 934,000
$ 4,580,000
15. NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable at June 30,
2022 and December 31, 2021, were comprised of the following.
Schedule of notes payable
Interest
rate
Due date
June 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
Short-term notes payable
12.0 %
Aug. – Nov. 2022
$ 92,000
$ 118,000
10% original issue discount senior secured notes
-
65,972,000
AGREE Madison secured construction loans
7.0 %
January 1, 2025
55,055,000
55,055,000
SMC line of credit
15.5 %
June 11, 2023
2,500,000
-
SMC installment notes
7.6 %
June 18, 2024
195,000
-
SMC notes payable
6.0 %
Sep. 2024 – Feb. 2025
353,000
-
XBTO Trading note payable
12.5 %
December 30, 2023
4,000,000
-
Short-term bank line of credit
3.9 %
Renews monthly
1,736,000
960,000
Total notes payable
$ 63,931,000
$ 122,105,000
Less:
Unamortized debt discounts
( 1,044,000 )
( 27,496,000 )
Total notes payable, net
$ 62,887,000
$ 94,609,000
Less: current portion
( 7,340,000 )
( 39,554,000 )
Notes payable – long-term portion
$ 55,547,000
$ 55,055,000
SMC Debt Security Interest
The SMC debt is secured by
a perfected security interest in all SMC assets including a first-priority security interest in SMC accounts receivable and inventory.
Amortization of Debt Discount of Secured
Promissory Notes
On December 30, 2021, the
Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors providing for the issuance of:
· secured promissory notes (the “Secured Promissory Notes”) that bear interest at 8 % per annum
with an aggregate principal face amount of approximately $ 66 million including a 10 % original issue discount;
· five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 14,095,350 shares of the Company’s common stock at
an exercise price of $ 2.50 , subject to adjustment; and
· five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,942,508 shares of common stock (the “Class B Warrant
Shares”) at an exercise price of $ 2.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Class B Warrant Shares are deemed to be a derivative
instrument.
As of December 31, 2021, unamortized
debt discount on the Secured Promissory Notes related to the original issue discount and estimated fair value of the warrants totaled
$ 26.3 million.
During the three months ended
March 31, 2022, the Secured Promissory Notes were repaid and the Company fully amortized the related debt discount of $ 26.3 million, which
is included within interest expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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16. CONVERTIBLE NOTES
Convertible notes payable at June 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, were comprised of the following:
Schedule of convertible notes payable
Conversion price
per share
Interest
rate
Due
date
June 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
Convertible promissory note
$ 4.00
4 %
May 10, 2024
$ 660,000
$ 660,000
AVLP convertible promissory notes
$ 0.35 (AVLP stock)
15 %
August 22, 2025
9,911,000
-
Fair value of embedded derivative
1,226,000
-
Fair value of bifurcated conversion option
4,425,000
-
Fair value of bifurcated put option
200,000
-
Less: unamortized debt discounts
( 329,000 )
( 192,000 )
Total convertible notes payable, net of financing cost
$ 16,093,000
$ 468,000
Less: current portion
( 1,884,000
)
-
Total convertible notes payable, net of financing cost, long term
$ 14,209,000
$ 468,000
AVLP convertible promissory notes
The AVLP convertible notes
payable are due and payable on August 22, 2025, with interest at 7% per annum. At the election of the holders, outstanding principal
and accrued but unpaid interest under the notes are convertible into shares of AVLP’s common stock at a conversion price equal
to either (i) if the aggregate market capital of AVLP on the date of conversion (the “Market Cap”) is $35 million or less,
at a 25% discount to the market price, or (ii) if the Market Cap is greater than $35 million, at a 25% discount to the market price,
provided that such discount shall be increased by dividing it by the quotient that shall be obtained by dividing $35 million by the Market
Cap at the time of conversion, provided, however, any increase in the discount to the market price shall not result in a discount that
is greater than a 75% discount (the “Conversion Price”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Conversion
Price be less than $0.35.
17. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Blockchain Mining Supply and Services, Ltd.
On November 28, 2018, Blockchain
Mining Supply and Services, Ltd. (“Blockchain Mining”) a vendor who sold computers to one of the Company’s subsidiaries,
filed a Complaint (the “Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the
Company and the Company’s subsidiary, Digital Farms, Inc. (f/k/a Super Crypto Mining, Inc.), in an action captioned Blockchain
Mining Supply and Services, Ltd. v. Super Crypto Mining, Inc. and DPW Holdings, Inc. , Case No. 18-cv-11099.
The Complaint asserts claims
for breach of contract and promissory estoppel against the Company and its subsidiary arising from the subsidiary’s alleged failure
to honor its obligations under the purchase agreement. The Complaint seeks monetary damages in excess of $ 1,388,495 , plus attorneys’
fees and costs.
The Company intends to vigorously
defend against the claims asserted against it in this action.
On April 13, 2020, the Company
and its subsidiary, jointly filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint in its entirety as against the Company, and the promissory estoppel
claim as against its subsidiary. On the same day, the Company’s subsidiary also filed a partial Answer to the Complaint in connection
with the breach of contract claim.
On April 29, 2020, Blockchain
Mining filed an amended complaint (the “Amended Complaint”). The Amended Complaint asserts the same causes of action and seeks
the same damages as the initial Complaint.
On May 13, 2020, the Company
and its subsidiary, jointly filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint in its entirety as against the Company, and the promissory
estoppel claim as against of its subsidiary. On the same day, the Company’s subsidiary also filed a partial Answer to the Amended
Complaint in connection with the breach of contract claim.
In its partial Answer, the
Company’s subsidiary admitted to the validity of the contract at issue and also asserted numerous affirmative defenses concerning
the proper calculation of damages.
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On December 4, 2020, the Court
issued an Order directing the parties to engage in limited discovery to be completed by March 4,
2021. In connection therewith, the Court also denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss without prejudice.
On June 2, 2021, the Company
and its subsidiary filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint in its entirety as against the
Company, and the promissory estoppel claim as against the subsidiary.
On August 8, 2022, the Court
issued an Order denying the motion to dismiss, in its entirety.
The deadline for the Company
and its subsidiaries to file an Answer to the Amended Complaint is September 2, 2022.
Based on the Company’s
assessment of the facts underlying the claims, the uncertainty of litigation, and the preliminary stage of the case, the Company cannot
reasonably estimate the potential loss or range of loss that may result from this action. Notwithstanding, the Company has established
a reserve in the amount of the unpaid portion of the purchase agreement, which is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses. An
unfavorable outcome may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
Ding Gu (a/k/a Frank Gu) and Xiaodan Wang
Litigation
On January 17, 2020, Ding
Gu (a/k/a Frank Gu) (“Gu”) and Xiaodan Wang (“Wang” and with “Gu” collectively, “Plaintiffs”),
filed a Complaint (the “Complaint”) in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York against the Company
and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Milton C. Ault, III, in an action captioned Ding Gu (a/k/a Frank Gu) and Xiaodan Wang
v. DPW Holdings, Inc. and Milton C. Ault III (a/k/a Milton Todd Ault III a/k/a Todd Ault) , Index No. 650438/2020.
The Complaint asserts causes
of action for declaratory judgment, specific performance, breach of contract, conversion, attorneys’ fees, permanent injunction,
enforcement of Guaranty, unjust enrichment, money had and received, and fraud arising from: (i) a series of transactions entered into
between Gu and the Company, as well as Gu and Ault, in or about May 2019; and (ii) a term sheet entered into between Plaintiffs and the
Company, in or about July 2019. The Complaint seeks, among other things, monetary damages in excess of $ 1.1 million, plus a decree of
specific performance directing the Company to deliver unrestricted shares of common stock to Gu, plus attorneys’ fees and costs.
The Company intends to vigorously
defend against the claims asserted against it in this action.
On May 4, 2020, the Company
and Ault jointly filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint in its entirety, with prejudice.
On July 28, 2021, the Court
conducted oral argument in connection with the motion to dismiss. During the oral argument, the Court informed the parties that the Court
was dismissing the fraud claim, in its entirety, and provided Plaintiffs an opportunity to amend their fraud claim within sixty days of
the date of the oral argument. The Court reserved decision on the other causes of action.
On December 14, 2021, the
Court entered a decision and order in connection with the motion to dismiss whereby the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s causes of action
for specific performance, conversion, permanent injunction, and reiterated its prior determination that the fraud claim was also dismissed.
The Court denied the motion to dismiss in connection with the other causes of action asserted in the complaint.
On January 26, 2022, the Company
and Mr. Ault filed an answer to the complaint and asserted numerous affirmative defenses.
Based on the Company’s
assessment of the facts underlying the above claims, the uncertainty of litigation, and the preliminary stage of the case, the Company
cannot reasonably estimate the potential loss or range of loss that may result from this action. An unfavorable outcome may have a material
adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
Subpoena
The Company and certain affiliates
and related parties have received several subpoenas from the SEC for the production of documents and testimony. The Company is fully cooperating
with this non-public, fact-finding inquiry and management believes that the Company has operated its business in compliance with all applicable
laws. The subpoenas expressly provide that the inquiry is not to be construed as an indication by the SEC or its staff that any violations
of the federal securities laws have occurred, nor should they be considered a reflection upon any person, entity or security. However,
there can be no assurance as to the outcome of this matter.
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Other Litigation Matters
The Company is involved in
litigation arising from other matters in the ordinary course of business. The Company is regularly subject to claims, suits, regulatory
and government investigations, and other proceedings involving labor and employment, commercial disputes, and other matters. Such claims,
suits, regulatory and government investigations, and other proceedings could result in fines, civil penalties, or other adverse consequences.
Certain of these outstanding
matters include speculative, substantial or indeterminate monetary amounts. The Company records a liability when it believes that it is
probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If the Company determines that a loss is reasonably
possible and the loss or range of loss can be estimated, the Company discloses the reasonably possible loss. The Company evaluates developments
in its legal matters that could affect the amount of liability that has been previously accrued, and the matters and related reasonably
possible losses disclosed, and makes adjustments as appropriate. Significant judgment is required to determine both likelihood of there
being and the estimated amount of a loss related to such matters.
With respect to the Company’s
other outstanding matters, based on the Company’s current knowledge, the Company believes that the amount or range of reasonably
possible loss will not, either individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, consolidated
financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, the outcome of such matters is inherently unpredictable and subject
to significant uncertainties.
18. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
2022 Issuances
2022 ATM Offering – Common Stock
On February 25, 2022, the
Company entered into an At-The-Market issuance sales agreement with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC (“Ascendiant Capital”)
to sell shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $ 200 million from time to time, through an “at the market
offering” program (the “2022 Common ATM Offering”). As of June 30, 2022, the Company had sold an aggregate of 239.7
million shares of common stock pursuant to the 2022 Common ATM Offering for gross proceeds of $ 163.4 million.
Public Offering of Series D Preferred Stock
The Company has designated
2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company as the Series D Preferred Stock.
On June 3, 2022, the Company
announced the closing of its public offering of 144,000 shares of its Series D Preferred Stock at a price to the public of $25.00 per
share. Gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $3.6 million, before deducting offering expenses. Net proceeds to the Company,
after payment of commissions, non-accountable fees and offering expenses were $3.1 million.
2022 ATM Offering – Preferred Stock
On June 14, 2022, the Company
entered into an At-The-Market equity offering program with Ascendiant Capital under which it may sell, from time to time, shares of its
Series D Preferred Stock for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $ 46,400,000 (the “2022 Preferred ATM Offering”). As of June
30, 2022, the Company had sold an aggregate of 2,618 shares of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to the 2022 Preferred ATM Offering for
gross proceeds of $ 57,000 .
19. INCOME TAXES
The
Company calculates its interim income tax provision in accordance with ASC Topic 270, Interim Reporting, and ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes.
The Company’s effective tax rate (“ETR”) from continuing operations was 0.4 % and ( 7.4 %) for the six months ended
June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company an income tax provision of $ 0.2 million and $ 3.5 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The difference between the ETR and federal statutory rate of 21 % is primarily attributable
to items recorded for GAAP but permanently disallowed for U.S. federal income tax purposes and changes in valuation allowance.
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20. NET
(LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE
For the three and six months
ended June 30, 2022, net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss to common stockholders by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding. The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is the same for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2022, as the effect of the potential common stock equivalents is anti-dilutive due to the Company’s net loss position for
the period. Anti-dilutive securities, which are convertible into or exercisable for the Company’s common stock, consisted of the
following at June 30, 2022:
Net Loss Per Share
June 30, 2022
Stock options
6,396,000
Restricted stock grants
2,085,000
Warrants
18,493,000
Convertible notes
165,000
Convertible preferred stock
2,000
Total
27,141,000
Basic and diluted net income
per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are calculated as follows:
Schedule of basic and diluted net income per common share
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Income
Shares
Per-Share
(Numerator)
(Denominator)
Amount
Net income attributable to BitNile Holdings
$ 36,323,000
Less: Preferred stock dividends
( 4,000 )
Basic earnings per share
Net income available to common stockholders
36,319,000
50,783,000
$ 0.72
Effect of dilutive securities
Stock options
—
292,000
Warrants
290,000
1,540,000
4% convertible notes
7,000
165,000
Diluted earnings per share
Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions
$ 36,616,000
52,780,000
$ 0.69
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Income
Shares
Per-Share
(Numerator)
(Denominator)
Amount
Net income attributable to BitNile Holdings
$ 41,291,000
Less: Preferred stock dividends
( 9,000 )
Basic earnings per share
Net income available to common stockholders
41,282,000
45,052,000
$ 0.92
Effect of dilutive securities
Stock options
—
422,000
Warrants
( 388,000 )
1,935,000
4% convertible notes
13,000
165,000
Diluted earnings per share
Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions
$ 40,907,000
47,574,000
$ 0.86
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21. SEGMENT AND CUSTOMERS INFORMATION
The Company had six reportable
segments as of June 30, 2022 and three as of June 30, 2021; see Note 1 for a brief description of the Company’s business.
The following data presents
the revenues, expenditures and other operating data of the Company’s operating segments for the three and six months ended June
30, 2022:
Schedule of operating segments
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
GWW
TurnOnGreen
Ault Alliance
BNI
AGREE
Ault
Disruptive
Holding
Company
Total
Revenue
$ 6,503,000
$ 1,062,000
$ 12,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 7,577,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
-
-
-
3,976,000
-
-
-
3,976,000
Revenue, commercial real estate leases
-
-
-
272,000
-
-
-
272,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
943,000
-
-
-
-
943,000
Revenue, hotel operations
-
-
-
-
4,598,000
-
-
4,598,000
Total revenues
$ 6,503,000
$ 1,062,000
$ 955,000
$ 4,248,000
$ 4,598,000
$ -
$ -
$ 17,366,000
Depreciation and amortization expense
$ 298,000
$ 4,000
$ 34,000
$ 2,613,000
$ 827,000
$ -
$ 711,000
$ 4,487,000
Loss from operations
$ ( 1,076,000 )
$ ( 445,000 )
$ ( 11,486,000 )
$ ( 3,454,000 )
$ ( 166,000 )
$ ( 489,000 )
$ ( 6,603,000 )
$ ( 23,719,000 )
Capital expenditures for the three months ended June 30, 2022
$ 156,000
$ 50,000
$ 761,000
$ 36,397,000
$ ( 15,000 )
$ -
$ 71,000
$ 37,420,000
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
GWW
TurnOnGreen
Ault
Alliance
BNI
AGREE
Ault
Disruptive
Holding
Company
Total
Revenue
$ 13,749,000
$ 2,191,000
$ 19,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 15,959,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
-
-
-
7,524,000
-
-
-
7,524,000
Revenue, commercial real estate leases
-
-
-
549,000
-
-
-
549,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
18,864,000
-
-
-
-
18,864,000
Revenue, hotel operations
-
-
-
-
7,296,000
-
-
7,296,000
Total revenues
$ 13,749,000
$ 2,191,000
$ 18,883,000
$ 8,073,000
$ 7,296,000
$ -
$ -
$ 50,192,000
Depreciation and amortization expense
$ 519,000
$ 10,000
$ 68,000
$ 4,140,000
$ 1,655,000
$ -
$ 53,000
$ 6,445,000
Income (loss) from operations
$ ( 1,220,000 )
$ ( 1,620,000 )
$ 426,000
$ ( 3,817,000 )
$ ( 1,548,000 )
$ ( 786,000 )
$ ( 14,124,000 )
$ ( 22,689,000 )
Capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2022
$ 285,000
$ 125,000
$ 849,000
$ 71,384,000
$ 19,000
$ -
$ 117,000
$ 72,779,000
AVLP and SMC Segment Information
The AVLP and SMC acquisitions
were completed in June 2022. The results of operations were not material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. As of June 30, 2022, identifiable assets for AVLP and SMC were $ 49.9 million and $ 35.0
million, respectively.
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Segment information for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2021:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
GWW
TurnOnGreen
Ault
Alliance
BNI
AGREE
Ault
Disruptive
Holding
Company
Total
Revenue
$ 6,475,000
$ 1,831,000
$ 50,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 8,356,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
-
-
-
291,000
-
-
-
291,000
Revenue, commercial real estate leases
-
-
-
208,000
-
-
-
208,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
53,274,000
-
-
-
-
53,274,000
Revenue, hotel operations
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total revenues
$ 6,475,000
$ 1,831,000
$ 53,324,000
$ 499,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 62,129,000
Depreciation and amortization expense
$ 213,000
$ 6,000
$ 27,000
$ 111,000
$ -
$ -
$ 13,000
$ 370,000
Income (loss) from operations
$ ( 1,000,000 )
$ 117,000
$ 49,375,000
$ ( 197,000 )
$ -
$ ( 118,000 )
$ ( 2,354,000 )
$ 45,823,000
Capital expenditures for the three months ended June 30, 2021
$ 474,000
$ -
$ 12,000
$ 650,000
$ -
$ -
$ 105,000
$ 1,241,000
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
GWW
TurnOnGreen
Ault
Alliance
BNI
AGREE
Ault
Disruptive
Holding
Company
Total
Revenue
$ 12,826,000
$ 3,213,000
$ 126,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 16,165,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
-
-
-
421,000
-
-
-
421,000
Revenue, commercial real estate leases
-
-
-
304,000
-
-
-
304,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
58,485,000
-
-
-
58,485,000
Revenue, hotel operations
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total revenues
$ 12,826,000
$ 3,213,000
$ 58,611,000
$ 725,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 75,375,000
Depreciation and amortization expense
$ 428,000
$ 13,000
$ 28,000
$ 152,000
$ -
$ -
$ 16,000
$ 637,000
Income (loss) from operations
$ ( 788,000 )
$ ( 83,000 )
$ 53,781,000
$ ( 500,000 )
$ -
$ ( 188,000 )
$ ( 5,197,000 )
$ 47,025,000
Capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2021
$ 566,000
$ -
$ 285,000
$ 4,634,000
$ -
$ -
$ 105,000
$ 5,590,000
22. CONCENTRATIONS
OF CREDIT AND REVENUE RISK
Accounts receivable are concentrated with certain
large customers. At June 30, 2022, approximately 38 %
of accounts receivable were due from two customers in North America, each of which individually accounted for over 10%
of consolidated accounts receivable.
For
the three months ended June 30, 2022, one customer represented 13 % of consolidated revenues.
23. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
2022 Common ATM Offering
During the period between
July 1, 2022 through August 18, 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 6.5 million shares of common stock pursuant to the 2022 Common
ATM Offering for gross proceeds of $ 2.1 million.
2022 Preferred
ATM Offering
During
the period between July 1, 2022 through August 18, 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 6,866 shares of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant
to the 2022 Preferred ATM Offering for gross proceeds of $ 126,000 .
Investments in Alpha Fund
During the period between
July 1, 2022 through August 18, 2022, DP Lending purchased an additional $6.5 million of limited partnership interests in Alpha Fund.
As of August 18, 2022, DP Lending had subscribed for $31.5 million of limited partnership interests.
Formation of Ault Energy
On July 11, 2022, the Company
announced the formation of Ault Energy, LLC (“Ault Energy”), as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company through
Ault Alliance. Ault Energy will partner with White River Holdings Corp. (“White River”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ecoark
Holdings, Inc. (“Ecoark”), on drilling projects across 30,000 acres in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Ault Energy, as DP
Lending’s designee, has the right to purchase up to 25 %, or such higher percentages at the discretion of White River, in various
drilling projects of White River. In August 2022, Ault Energy committed to purchasing 40% of the first drilling project offered, at a
cost to Ault Energy of approximately $1 million.
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Note Purchase Agreement
On August 10, 2022, the Company,
through its BNI and DP Lending subsidiaries, entered into a note purchase agreement providing for the issuance of secured promissory notes
with an aggregate principal face amount of $11,000,000 and an interest rate of 10%. The purchase price (proceeds to the Company) for the
secured promissory notes was $10.0 million. The secured promissory notes have a security interest in marketable securities, investments
and certain Bitcoin mining equipment. The secured promissory notes are further secured by a guaranty provided by the Company, as well
as by Milton C. Ault, the Executive Chairman of the Company.
The maturity date of the secured
promissory notes is August 10, 2023. The Company is required to make monthly payment (principal and interest) of $1,000,000 on the tenth
calendar day of each month, starting in September 2022. After six months, the Company may elect to pay a forbearance fee of $250,000 in
lieu of a monthly payment, which would extend the maturity date of the related secured promissory notes.
Hosting Agreement
On
August 15, 2022, the Company, through its BNI subsidiary, entered into a hosting agreement with Compute North LLC (“Compute North”)
to host 6,500 S19j Pro Antminers owned by BNI for a period of five years. The Company granted Compute North a continuing first-position
security interest in the hosted miners, as collateral for the Company’s obligations under the hosting agreement.
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
In
this quarterly report, the “Company,” “BitNile,” “we,”
“us” and “our” refer to Ault Alliance, Inc., a Delaware corporation
which was then known as BitNile Holdings, Inc. BitNile is a diversified holding company pursuing
growth by acquiring undervalued businesses and disruptive technologies with a global impact.
Through its wholly and majority owned subsidiaries and strategic investments, we own and
operate a data center at which we mine Bitcoin, and provide mission-critical products that
support a diverse range of industries, including defense/aerospace, industrial, automotive,
medical/biopharma, karaoke audio equipment, hotel operations and textiles. In addition, we
own and operate hotels and extends credit to select entrepreneurial businesses through a
licensed lending subsidiary.
Recent Events and Developments
On February 4, 2022, we and
our wholly owned subsidiary Ault Alliance, Inc. (“Ault Alliance”) entered into a securities purchase agreement providing for
our purchase of BitNile, Inc. (“BNI”) from Ault Alliance. As a result of this transaction, both BNI and Ault Alliance are
each stand-alone wholly owned subsidiaries of ours.
On February 10, 2022, consistent
with our objective to have BNI operate the entirety of our business that relates to cryptocurrencies, Ault Alliance assigned the entirety
of its interest in Alliance Cloud Services, LLC (“ACS”) to BNI.
On February 25, 2022, we entered
into an At-The-Market issuance sales agreement with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC (“Ascendiant Capital”) to sell shares
of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $200 million from time to time, through an “at the market offering”
program (the “2022 Common ATM Offering”). As of June 30, 2022, we had sold an aggregate of 239.7 million shares of common
stock pursuant to the 2022 Common ATM Offering for gross proceeds of $163.4 million.
On March 20, 2022, we and
our majority owned subsidiary Imperalis Holding Corp. (“IMHC”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Agreement”)
with TurnOnGreen, Inc. (“TurnOnGreen”), a wholly owned subsidiary of ours. According to the Agreement, we will (i) deliver
to IMHC all of the outstanding shares of common stock of TurnOnGreen that we own, and (ii) forgive and eliminate the intracompany accounts
between us and TurnOnGreen evidencing historical equity investments made by us in TurnOnGreen, in the approximate amount of $25 million,
in consideration for the issuance by IMHC to us (the “Transaction”) of an aggregate of 25,000 newly designated shares of Series
A Preferred Stock (the “IMHC Preferred Stock”), with each such share having a stated value of $1,000. The closing of the Transaction
is subject to our delivery to IMHC of audited financial statements of TurnOnGreen and other customary closing conditions. Immediately
following the completion of the Transaction, TurnOnGreen will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMHC. The parties to the Agreement have
agreed that, upon completion of the Transaction, IMHC will change its name to TurnOnGreen, Inc., and, through an upstream merger whereby
the current TurnOnGreen shall cease to exist, IMHC shall own TurnOnGreen’s two operating subsidiaries, TOG Technologies Inc. and
Digital Power Corporation. Following the closing of the Transaction, IMHC will dissolve its dormant subsidiary.
On March 30, 2022, we fully
paid our $66 million senior secured notes (the “Senior Notes”) and accrued interest. The 10% original issuance discount promissory
notes were sold in December 2021 and were due and payable on March 31, 2022.
On
April 22, 2022, Ault Alliance entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with EYP Group Holdings,
Inc. and each of its subsidiaries and affiliates listed on the signature page to the Asset Purchase Agreement (collectively, “EYP”),
pursuant to which Ault Alliance agreed to purchase substantially all of the assets of EYP (such assets, the “Assets,” and
such transaction, the “Asset Purchase”). On April 24, 2022, EYP filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
(the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Bankruptcy Court has permitted joint administration of the Chapter 11 cases under the caption
“In re EYP Group Holdings, Inc., et al.”, Case No. 22-10367 (MFW) (the “Chapter 11 Cases”).
Under the Asset Purchase Agreement,
Ault Alliance or its designee(s), upon the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby, were to purchase the Assets and assume certain
of EYP’s obligations associated with the purchased Assets through a supervised sale under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. Ault
Alliance’s stalking horse bid is based on an enterprise value of approximately $67.7 million, which includes the purchase price
for the Assets under the Asset Purchase Agreement of $62.5 million, as adjusted by a closing working capital adjustment (the “Purchase
Price”), plus Ault Alliance’s assumption of certain liabilities. The Purchase Price would be paid in cash, less the outstanding
amount of the DIP Loans and the senior secured loans previously issued by Ault Alliance to EYP, in an approximate aggregate amount of
$11.8 million, and less the amount of certain liabilities assumed by Ault Alliance. The Asset Purchase Agreement required the Asset Purchase
to close by June 30, 2022. Consummation of the Asset Purchase was subject to Bankruptcy Court approved bidding procedures, higher and
better offers made in the auction by other potential bidders, approval of the highest bidder by the Bankruptcy Court and customary closing
conditions. On July 7, 2022, we announced that Ault Alliance did not acquire the assets of EYP as a result of a higher bidder. Ault Alliance
lent $8.0 million to EYP and earned $4.7 million in interest, penalties and break-up fees from October 2021 through June 2022. The principal
amount of the loans, interest, penalties and break-up fees, were fully repaid on June 30, 2022.
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On April 26, 2022, Digital
Power Lending, LLC (“DP Lending”) made an additional $4 million investment in Alzamend Neuro, Inc. (“Alzamend”),
a related party and early clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel products for the treatment of neurodegenerative
diseases and psychiatric disorders. During 2021, DP Lending entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “SPA”) with
Alzamend to invest $10 million in Alzamend common stock and warrants, subject to the achievement of certain milestones. DP Lending had
previously funded $6 million pursuant to the terms of the SPA and the achievement of certain milestones related to the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration approval of Alzamend’s Investigational New Drug application and Phase 1a human clinical trials for AL001. On April
26, 2022, DP Lending funded the remaining amount due to achievement of the final milestone, the receipt of the full data set from Alzamend’s
Phase 1 clinical trial for AL001. DP Lending retains the option to acquire an additional 6,666,667 shares of Alzamend common stock and
warrants to purchase another 3,333,334 such shares for an aggregate of $10 million.
On May 12, 2022, BNI closed
a $1.8 million membership interest purchase agreement whereby BNI acquired the 30% minority interest of ACS which BNI did not previously
own, resulting in ACS becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNI. ACS owns and operates our Michigan data center, where BNI conducts our
Bitcoin mining operations.
On
May 26, 2022, we entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Alexander Capital, L.P., as representative
of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to a firm commitment public offering
of 123,423 newly issued shares of our 13.00% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”)
at a public offering price of $25.00 per share.
On
June 1, 2022, we and the Underwriters mutually agreed to increase the size of the offering of our Series D Preferred Stock from 123,423
shares to 144,000 shares. Thus, we and the Underwriters agreed to terminate the Underwriting Agreement and entered into a side letter
to terminate such Underwriting Agreement (the “Side Letter”). Following the execution of the Side Letter, on June 1, 2022,
we entered into a new underwriting agreement (the “New Underwriting Agreement”) with the Underwriters, relating to a firm
commitment public offering of 144,000 newly issued shares of our Series D Preferred Stock at a public offering price of $25.00 per share.
On June 3, 2022, we closed the offering of the sale of the 144,000 shares of our Series D Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of approximately
$3.6 million, before deducting offering expenses. Net proceeds to us, after payment of commissions, non-accountable fees and offering
expenses, were approximately $3.1 million.
On June 14, 2022, we entered
into an At-The-Market issuance sales agreement with Ascendiant Capital to sell shares of Series D Preferred Stock having an aggregate
offering price of up to $46.4 million from time to time, through an “at the market offering” program (the “2022 Preferred
ATM Offering”). As of June 30, 2022, we had sold an aggregate of 2,618 shares of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to the 2022 Preferred
ATM Offering for gross proceeds of $57,000.
On June 1, 2022, we converted
our convertible promissory notes of Avalanche International Corp. (“AVLP”) and accrued interest into common stock of AVLP.
We converted $20.0 million principal and $5.9 million of accrued interest receivable at a conversion price of $0.50 per share and received
51,889,168 shares of common stock increasing our common stock ownership of AVLP from less than 20% to approximately 92%.
Beginning in June 2022, we,
through DP Lending, began making open market purchases of The Singing Machine Company, Inc. (“SMC”) common stock and on June
15, 2022, we owned more than 50% of the issued and outstanding common stock of SMC. As of June 15, 2022, the purchase price of the common
stock acquired totaled $7.4 million and on June 15, 2022 a $3.1 million gain was recognized in interest and other income for the remeasurement
of our previously held ownership interest to $10.5 million, based on the trading price of SMC common stock.
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On August 10, 2022, BNI and
DP Lending entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “NPA”) with two accredited investors (the “Investors”)
providing for the issuance of Secured Promissory Notes (individually, a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”)
with an aggregate principal face amount of $11,000,000. The Notes have a principal face amount of $11,000,000 and bear interest at 10%
per annum, payable monthly in arrears, pursuant to the terms of the Notes. The maturity date of the Notes is August 10, 2023. BNI is required
to make an aggregate monthly payment (a “Monthly Payment”) of $1,000,000 on the tenth calendar day of each month, starting
in September 2022. The Monthly Payment includes principal and interest pursuant to the amortization table set forth in the Notes. After
BNI makes the first six Monthly Payments, BNI may elect to pay a forbearance fee of $125,000 to an Investor, or an aggregate of $250,000
to the two Investors (each, a “Monthly Forbearance”) in lieu of a Monthly Payment, which Monthly Forbearance would extend
the maturity date of such Notes by one month, provided that BNI may not elect to make a Monthly Forbearance in consecutive months. BNI
may prepay the full outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest at any time, provided that if BNI prepays the Notes, BNI is
required to pay the Investors the amount of interest that would have accrued from the date of prepayment until the first anniversary of
the issuance date of the Notes. The purchase price for the Notes was $10 million.
Pursuant to the NPA, BNI,
DP Lending and Helios Funds LLC, as the collateral agent on behalf of the Investors (the “Agent”) entered into a security
agreement (the “Security Agreement”), pursuant to which (i) DP Lending granted to the Investors a security interest in marketable
securities, investments and other property having a value of $10 million in a DP Lending brokerage account and (ii) BNI granted to the
Investors a security interest in 4,000 S19 Pro Antminers (the “Miners”), provided that the number of Miners would be reduced
to 2,000 after BNI makes the third Monthly Payment (as defined below), as set forth in the Security Agreement. In addition, pursuant to
a subsidiary guaranty, DP Lending jointly and severally agreed to guarantee and act as surety for BNI’s obligation to repay the
Notes. The Notes are further secured by a guaranty we provided.
On
August 15, 2022, BNI entered into a Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) and Order Form (the “Order Form”
and together with the Master Agreement, the “Hosting Documents”) with Compute North LLC (“Compute North”) providing
for the hosting by Compute North of Bitcoin miners owned by BNI. Pursuant to the Hosting Documents, Compute North will host 6,500 S19j
Pro Antminers (the “Hosted Miners”) owned by BNI for a period of five (5) years (the “Term”). BNI agreed to pay
a fee for the Hosted Miners (the “Monthly Service Fee”), together with a monthly package fee per Hosted Miner. The Monthly
Service Fee is payable based on the actual hashrate performance of the Hosted Miners, of which 70% of the anticipated Monthly Service
Fee is payable in advance, and the remaining Monthly Service Fee, if any, will be invoiced in arrears.
Under the Master Agreement,
BNI granted Compute North a continuing first-position security interest in the Hosted Miners, as collateral for BNI’s obligations
under the Hosting Documents. Upon an event of default (as defined in the Master Agreement) by BNI, Compute North has the right to terminate
the Hosting Documents and BNI is obligated to pay to Compute North all amounts then due under the Hosting Documents, together with a
fee as liquidated damages, equal to the amount of fees that BNI would have been required to pay through the end of the Term.
General
As a holding company, our
business objective is designed to increase stockholder value. Under the strategy we have adopted, we are focused on managing and financially
supporting our existing subsidiaries and partner companies, with the goal of pursuing monetization opportunities and maximizing the value
returned to stockholders. We have, are and will consider initiatives including, among others: public offerings, the sale of individual
partner companies, the sale of certain or all partner company interests in secondary market transactions, or a combination thereof, as
well as other opportunities to maximize stockholder value. We anticipate returning value to stockholders after satisfying our debt obligations
and working capital needs.
From time to time, we engage
in discussions with other companies interested in our subsidiaries or partner companies, either in response to inquiries or as part of
a process we initiate. To the extent we believe that a subsidiary or partner company’s further growth and development can best be
supported by a different ownership structure or if we otherwise believe it is in our stockholders’ best interests, we will seek
to sell some or all of our position in the subsidiary or partner company. These sales may take the form of privately negotiated sales
of stock or assets, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings of the subsidiary or partner company’s securities and, in the case
of publicly traded partner companies, sales of their securities in the open market. Our plans may include taking subsidiaries or partner
companies public through rights offerings and directed share subscription programs. We will continue to consider these (or similar) programs
and the sale of certain subsidiary or partner company interests in secondary market transactions to maximize value for our stockholders.
In recent years, we have provided
capital and relevant expertise to fuel the growth of businesses in defense/aerospace, industrial, automotive, medical/biopharma, karaoke
audio equipment, hotel operations and textiles. We have provided capital to subsidiaries as well as partner companies in which we have
an equity interest or may be actively involved, influencing development through board representation and management support.
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We are a Delaware corporation
with our corporate office located at 11411 Southern Highlands Pkwy, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141. Our phone number is 949-444-5464 and
our website address is www.bitnile.com.
Results of Operations
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
and 2021
The following table summarizes
the results of our operations for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
2022
2021
Revenue
$ 7,849,000
$ 8,564,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
3,976,000
291,000
Revenue, hotel operations
4,598,000
-
Revenue, lending and trading activities
943,000
53,274,000
Total revenue
17,366,000
62,129,000
Cost of revenue
12,369,000
6,278,000
Gross profit
4,997,000
55,851,000
Total operating expenses
28,716,000
10,028,000
(Loss) income from operations
(23,719,000 )
45,823,000
Interest and other income
81,000
14,000
Change in fair value of equity
securities, related party
-
(5,893,000
)
Interest expense
(2,031,000 )
(22,000 )
Change in fair value of marketable equity securities
241,000
(1,915,000 )
Realized loss on marketable securities
(43,000 )
-
Loss from investment in unconsolidated entity
(391,000 )
-
Gain on extinguishment of debt
-
447,000
Change in fair value of warrant liability
(6,000 )
290,000
(Loss) income before income taxes
(25,868,000 )
38,744,000
Income tax (provision) benefit
(217,000 )
(3,504,000 )
Net (loss) income
(26,085,000 )
35,240,000
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
321,000
1,083,000
Net (loss) income attributable to Ault Alliance, Inc.
(25,764,000 )
36,323,000
Preferred dividends
(44,000 )
(4,000 )
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
$ (25,808,000 )
$ 36,319,000
Comprehensive (loss) income
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
$ (25,808,000 )
$ 36,319,000
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(1,471,000 )
134,000
Other comprehensive loss
(1,471,000 )
134,000
Total comprehensive (loss) income
$ (27,279,000 )
$ 36,453,000
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Revenues
Revenues by segment for the
three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
Increase
2022
2021
(Decrease)
%
GWW
$ 6,503,000
$ 6,475,000
$ 28,000
0 %
TurnOnGreen
1,062,000
1,831,000
(769,000 )
-42 %
BNI
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
3,976,000
291,000
3,685,000
1266 %
Revenue, commercial real estate leases
272,000
185,000
87,000
47 %
Ault Global Real Estate Equities, Inc. (“AGREE”)
4,598,000
-
4,598,000
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Ault Alliance:
Revenue, lending and trading activities
943,000
53,274,000
(52,331,000 )
-98 %
Other
12,000
73,000
(61,000 )
-84 %
Total revenue
$ 17,366,000
$ 62,129,000
$ (44,763,000 )
-72 %
Our revenues decreased by
$44.8 million, or 72%, to $17.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $62.1 million for the three months ended June
30, 2021.
GWW
GWW revenues were flat at
$6.5 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.
TurnOnGreen
TurnOnGreen revenues for the
three months ended June 30, 2022 of $1.1 million declined $0.8 million, or 42%, from $1.8 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2021, due to supply chain challenges.
The current supply chain crisis
in the global economy has led to delivery delays and shortages of certain electronic components and associated raw materials that TurnOnGreen
uses in its products. Should this supply chain crisis continue throughout 2022, it will likely extend TurnOnGreen’s production time
periods and delay the timing of revenue recognition. TurnOnGreen cannot predict if or when circumstances may change, nor can it predict
the amount by which bookings or shipments may change.
BNI
Revenues from BNI’s
cryptocurrency mining operations were $4.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.3 million for three months
ended June 30, 2021. During 2021, we purchased Bitcoin mining equipment and increased our cryptocurrency mining activities. Our decision
to increase our cryptocurrency mining operations was based on several factors, which positively affected the number of active miners we
operated, including the market prices of digital currencies, and favorable power costs available at our Michigan data center.
AGREE
AGREE revenues were $4.6 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. On
December 22, 2021, AGREE acquired four hotel properties for $71.3 million, consisting of a 136-room Courtyard by Marriott, a 133-room
Hilton Garden Inn and a 122-room Residence Inn by Marriott in Middleton, WI, as well as a 135-room Hilton Garden Inn in Rockford, IL.
Ault Alliance
Revenues from our lending
and trading activities decreased to $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $53.3 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2021, which is attributable to significant unrealized gains in the prior year period and unrealized losses in the current year
period from our investment portfolio. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, DP Lending generated significant income from appreciation
of investments in marketable securities as well as shares of common stock underlying convertible notes and warrants issued to DP Lending
in certain financing transactions. Revenue from lending and trading activities during the three months ended June 30, 2021 included an
approximate $40 million unrealized gain from our investment in Alzamend. Under its business model, DP Lending also generates revenue through
origination fees charged to borrowers and interest generated from each loan.
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Revenues
from our trading activities during the three months ended June 30, 2022 included net gains on equity securities, including unrealized
gains and losses from market price changes. These gains and losses have caused, and will continue to cause, significant volatility in
our periodic earnings.
Gross Margins
Gross margins decreased to
28.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 89.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Our gross margins have typically
ranged between 30% and 35%, with slight variations depending on the overall composition of our revenue.
Our gross margins of 28.8%
recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2022 were impacted by the favorable margins from our lending and trading activities
and modest margins on cryptocurrency mining operations due to the decline in the price of Bitcoin. Excluding the effects of margin from
our lending and trading activities and cryptocurrency mining operations, our adjusted gross margins for the three months ended June 30,
2022 and 2021, would have been 33.1% and 30.0%, respectively, consistent with our historical range.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses
increased by $0.2 million to $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $0.5 million for the three months ended June
30, 2021. The increase in research and development expenses is due to product development efforts at TurnOnGreen.
Selling and Marketing
Selling and marketing expenses
were $7.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase
of $5.5 million, or 364%. The increase was the result of $3.7 million higher marketing costs at Ault Alliance, including $2.4 million
related to an advertising sponsorship agreement as well as increases in sales and marketing personnel and consultants.
General and Administrative
General and administrative
expenses were $19.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $8.0 million for the three months ended June 30,
2021, an increase of $11.0 million, or 138%. General and administrative expenses increased from the comparative prior period, mainly due
to:
· increased costs of $2.6 million related to the Michigan data center, operated by ACS;
· $2.5 million increase in the accrual of a performance bonus related to realized gains on trading activities
during the period;
· general and administrative costs of $1.9 million from our hotel operations, which were acquired in December
2021;
· higher salaries of $1.3 million and audit fees of $1.0 million;
· non-cash stock compensation costs of $1.0 million; and
· increased legal fees of $0.9 million, in part related to the efforts to acquire EYP.
Loss From Operations
We
recorded a loss from operations of $23.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a gain of $45.8 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in operating income is attributable primarily to the decrease in unrealized gains
from trading activities from the prior year period, combined with an increase in operating expenses.
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Interest and Other Income
Interest and other income was
$81,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $14,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Other income for the three
months ended June 30, 2022 included a $2.8 million gain related to remeasurement of our previously held ownership interest of SMC prior
to the June 15, 2022 acquisition, based on the trading price of SMC common stock. In addition, other income for the three months ended
June 30, 2022 included a $2.7 million loss related to remeasurement of our previously held ownership interest of AVLP prior to the June
1, 2022 acquisition.
Change in fair value of equity securities,
related party
Change in fair value of
equity securities, related party resulting from the warrant securities that we received as a result of our investment in AVLP was nil
for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a loss of $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $2.0 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $22,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in interest expense
is due primarily to interest on the $55.1 million construction loans related to the December 2021 acquisition of hotel properties.
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability
Change in fair value of warrant
liability was a loss of $6,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a gain of $0.3 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2021. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the fair value of the warrants that were issued during 2021 in a series of
debt financings decreased by $0.3 million. The fair value of warrant liabilities is re-measured at each financial reporting period and
immediately before exercise, with any changes in fair value recorded as change in fair value of warrant liability in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
Change in Fair Value of Marketable Equity Securities
Change in fair value of marketable
equity securities was a gain of $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a loss of $1.9 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2021. The loss generated in the prior year period related to an investment in marketable securities held by Microphase
Corporation (“Microphase”), a majority owned subsidiary of GWW, that was fully sold in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Realized Loss on Marketable Securities
Realized loss on marketable
securities was $43,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Realized loss
for the three months ended June 30, 2022 included losses from Alpha Fund, which began operations in October 2021.
Loss From Investment in Unconsolidated Entity
Loss from investment in unconsolidated
entity was $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2021, representing
our share of losses from our equity method investment in AVLP prior to the June 1, 2022 acquisition.
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt
Gain on extinguishment of
debt was $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a gain of $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. On
May 20, 2021, Microphase received forgiveness of its Paycheck Protection Program loan in the principal amount of $0.4 million.
Net (Loss) Income
For
the foregoing reasons, our net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $25.8 million,
compared to net income of $36.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
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Other Comprehensive Loss
Other
comprehensive loss was $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to
other comprehensive income of $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Other
comprehensive loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was attributable to
foreign currency translation adjustments between our functional currency, the U.S. Dollar,
and the British Pound and Israeli Shekel.
Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
and 2021
The following table summarizes
the results of our operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
2022
2021
Revenue
$ 16,508,000
$ 16,469,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
7,524,000
421,000
Revenue, hotel operations
7,296,000
-
Revenue, lending and trading activities
18,864,000
58,485,000
Total revenue
50,192,000
75,375,000
Cost of revenue
22,863,000
11,386,000
Gross profit
27,329,000
63,989,000
Total operating expenses
50,018,000
16,964,000
(Loss) income from operations
(22,689,000 )
47,025,000
Interest and other income
530,000
51,000
Change in fair value of equity securities, related party
-
(2,924,000
)
Interest expense
(31,855,000 )
(337,000 )
Change in fair value of marketable equity securities
241,000
45,000
Realized gain on marketable securities
66,000
397,000
Loss from investment in unconsolidated entity
(924,000 )
-
Gain on extinguishment of debt
-
929,000
Change in fair value of warrant liability
(24,000 )
(388,000 )
(Loss) income before income taxes
(54,655,000 )
44,798,000
Income tax (provision) benefit
(217,000 )
(3,510,000 )
Net (loss) income
(54,872,000 )
41,288,000
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
336,000
3,000
Net (loss) income attributable to Ault Alliance, Inc.
(54,536,000 )
41,291,000
Preferred dividends
(49,000 )
(9,000 )
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
$ (54,585,000 )
$ 41,282,000
Comprehensive (loss) income
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
$ (54,585,000 )
$ 41,282,000
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(1,758,000 )
41,000
Other comprehensive loss
(1,758,000 )
(2,883,000 )
Total comprehensive (loss) income
$ (56,343,000 )
$ 41,323,000
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Revenues
Revenues by segment for the
six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Increase
2022
2021
(Decrease)
%
GWW
$ 13,748,000
$ 12,825,000
$ 923,000
7 %
TurnOnGreen
2,191,000
3,213,000
(1,022,000 )
-32 %
BNI
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
7,524,000
421,000
7,103,000
1687 %
Revenue, commercial real estate leases
550,000
281,000
269,000
96 %
AGREE
7,296,000
-
7,296,000
—
Ault Alliance:
Revenue, lending and trading activities
18,864,000
58,485,000
(39,621,000 )
-68 %
Other
19,000
150,000
(131,000 )
-87 %
Total revenue
$ 50,192,000
$ 75,375,000
$ (25,183,000 )
-33 %
Our revenues decreased by
$25.2 million, or 33%, to $50.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, from $75.4 million for the six months ended June
30, 2021.
GWW
GWW revenues increased by
$0.9 million, or 7%, to $13.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, from $12.8 million for the six months ended June 30,
2021. The increase in revenue from our GWW segment for customized solutions for the military markets reflects higher revenues from Enertec
Systems 2001 Ltd., a GWW subsidiary, which primarily consisted of revenue recognized over time, grew to $6.2 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $1.3 million, or 27%, from $4.9 million in the prior-year period.
TurnOnGreen
TurnOnGreen revenues for the
six months ended June 30, 2022 of $2.2 million declined $1.0 million, or 32%, from $3.2 million for the six months ended June
30, 2021, due to supply chain challenges.
BNI
Revenues from BNI’s
cryptocurrency mining operations were $7.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.4 million for six months ended
June 30, 2021. During 2021, we purchased Bitcoin mining equipment and increased our cryptocurrency mining activities. Our decision to
increase our cryptocurrency mining operations in 2022 was based on several factors, which positively affected the number of active miners
we operated, including the market prices of digital currencies, and favorable power costs available at our Michigan data center.
AGREE
AGREE revenues were $7.3 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. On
December 22, 2021, AGREE acquired four hotel properties for $71.3 million, consisting of a 136-room Courtyard by Marriott, a 133-room
Hilton Garden Inn and a 122-room Residence Inn by Marriott in Middleton, WI, as well as a 135-room Hilton Garden Inn in Rockford, IL.
Ault Alliance
Revenues from our lending
and trading activities decreased to $18.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, from $58.5 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2021, which is attributable to significant unrealized gains in the prior year period and unrealized losses in the current year
period from our investment portfolio. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, DP Lending generated significant income from appreciation
of investments in marketable securities as well as shares of common stock underlying convertible notes and warrants issued to DP Lending
in certain financing transactions. Revenue from lending and trading activities during the six months ended June 30, 2021 included an approximate
$40 million unrealized gain from our investment in Alzamend. Under its business model, DP Lending also generates revenue through origination
fees charged to borrowers and interest generated from each loan.
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Revenues
from our trading activities during the six months ended June 30, 2022 included significant net gains on equity securities, including unrealized
gains and losses from market price changes. These gains and losses have caused, and will continue to cause, significant volatility in
our periodic earnings.
Gross Margins
Gross margins decreased to
54.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 84.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Our gross margins have typically
ranged between 30% and 35%, with slight variations depending on the overall composition of our revenue.
Our gross margins of 54.4%
recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2022 were impacted by the favorable margins from our lending and trading activities and
modest margins on cryptocurrency mining operations due to the decline in the price of Bitcoin. Excluding the effects of margin from our
lending and trading activities and cryptocurrency mining operations, our adjusted gross margins for the six months ended June 30, 2022
and 2021 would have been 31.4% and 33.2%, respectively, consistent with our historical range.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses
increased by $0.3 million to $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, from $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30,
2021. The increase in research and development expenses was due to product development efforts at TurnOnGreen and GWW.
Selling and Marketing
Selling and marketing expenses
were $13.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase
of $10.7 million, or 390%. The increase was the result of $8.2 million higher advertising and promotion costs at Ault Alliance, including
$6.4 million related to an advertising sponsorship agreement as well as a $1.4 million increase in sales and marketing personnel and a
$0.4 million increase in consulting expense. The increase is also attributable to a $0.4 million increase in costs incurred at TurnOnGreen
to grow our selling and marketing infrastructure related to our electric vehicle charger products.
General and Administrative
General and administrative
expenses were $32.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $13.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021,
an increase of $19.6 million, or 150%. General and administrative expenses increased from the comparative prior period, mainly due to:
· general and administrative costs of $3.7 million from our hotel operations, which were acquired in December
2021;
· non-cash stock compensation costs of $3.6 million;
· $2.5 million increase in the accrual of a performance bonus related to realized gains on trading activities
during the period;
· higher salaries of $1.8 million and audit fees of $1.3 million;
· increased costs of $1.5 million related to the Michigan data center, operated by ACS; and
· increased legal fees of $1.5 million, in part related to the efforts to acquire EYP.
(Loss) Income From Operations
We recorded a loss from operations
of $22.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a gain of $47.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
The decrease in operating income is attributable primarily to the decrease in unrealized gains from trading activities from the prior
year period, combined with an increase in operating expenses.
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Interest and Other Income
Interest and other income was
$0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $51,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Other income for the six
months ended June 30, 2022 included a $2.8 million gain related to remeasurement of our previously held ownership interest of SMC prior
to the June 15, 2022 acquisition, based on the trading price of SMC common stock. In addition, other income for the six months ended June
30, 2022 included a $2.7 million loss related to remeasurement of our previously held ownership interest of AVLP prior to the June 1,
2022 acquisition.
Change in fair value of equity securities,
related party
Change in fair value of
equity securities, related party resulting from the warrant securities that we received as a result of our investment in AVLP was nil
for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a loss of $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $31.9
million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in interest
expense relates primarily to the $66.0 million of Senior Notes issued in December 2021, which were fully paid in March 2022. Interest
expense from these Senior Notes included the amortization of debt discount of $26.3 million from the issuance of warrants, a non-cash
charge, and original issue discount, in connection with these Senior Notes. In addition, the increase in interest expense is due, in part,
to interest on the $55.1 million construction loans related to the December 2021 acquisition of hotel properties.
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability
Change in fair value of warrant
liability was a loss of $24,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a loss of $0.4 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2021. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the fair value of the warrants that were issued during 2021 in a series of debt
financings increased by $0.4 million. The fair value of warrant liabilities is re-measured at each financial reporting period and immediately
before exercise, with any changes in fair value recorded as change in fair value of warrant liability in the condensed consolidated statements
of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
Change in Fair Value of Marketable Equity Securities
Change in fair value of marketable
equity securities was a gain of $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a gain of $45,000 for the six months
ended June 30, 2021. The loss generated in the prior year period relates to an investment in marketable securities held by Microphase
that was fully sold in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Realized Gain on Marketable Securities
Realized gain on marketable
securities was $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Realized
gains in the prior year period relates to realized gains from an investment in marketable securities held by Microphase, a portion of
which was sold during the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Loss From Investment in Unconsolidated Entity
Loss from investment in unconsolidated
entity was $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $3,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021, representing
our share of losses from our equity method investment in AVLP prior to the June 1, 2022 acquisition.
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt
Gain
on extinguishment of debt was $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a gain of $0.9 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2021. The prior year gain on extinguishment of debt represents forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loans.
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Net (Loss) Income
For
the foregoing reasons, our net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $54.6 million,
compared to net income of $41.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Other
comprehensive loss was $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to other
comprehensive income of $41,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Other comprehensive
loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was attributable to foreign currency
translation adjustments between our functional currency, the U.S. Dollar, and the British
Pound and Israeli Shekel.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On June 30, 2022, we had cash
and cash equivalents of $24.1 million (excluding restricted cash of $4.7 million). This compares to cash and cash equivalents of $15.9 million
(excluding restricted cash of $5.3 million) at December 31, 2021. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to cash
provided by financing activities related to the sale of common and preferred stock, as well as proceeds from notes payable and cash provided
by operating activities, partially offset by the payment of debt and purchases of property and equipment.
Net cash provided by operating
activities totaled $15.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $21.7 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 included $50.7 million
net cash provided by marketable securities from trading activities related to the operations of DP Lending, partially offset by operating
losses and changes in working capital.
Net cash used in investing
activities was $82.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $29.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 included $72.8 million of capital expenditures primarily
related to Bitcoin mining equipment, $15.8 million for investments in equity securities and $8.2 million for the purchase of SMC, net
of cash received, partially offset by $11.7 million proceeds from the sale of marketable equity securities, $10.5 million principal payments
received on loans receivable and $4.4 million proceeds from the sale of digital currencies.
Net cash provided by financing
activities was $75.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $138.1 million for the six months ended June 30,
2021, and reflects the following transactions:
· 2022 Common ATM Offering – On February 25, 2022, we entered into an At-The-Market issuance
sales agreement with Ascendiant Capital to sell shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $200 million from time
to time, through the 2022 Common ATM Offering. As of June 30, 2022, we had sold an aggregate of 239.7 million shares of common stock pursuant
to the 2022 Common ATM Offering for gross proceeds of $163.4 million. Net proceeds to us, after payment of commissions, were $159.4 million.
· Public Offering of Series D Preferred Stock – On June 3, 2022, we announced the closing of
our public offering of 144,000 shares of our Series D Preferred Stock at a price to the public of $25.00 per share. Gross proceeds from
the offering were approximately $3.6 million, before deducting offering expenses. Net proceeds to us, after payment of commissions, non-accountable
fees and offering expenses were $3.1 million.
· December 2021 Secured Promissory Notes – On December 30, 2021, we entered into a securities
purchase agreement with certain accredited investors providing for the issuance of Senior Notes that bore interest at 8% per annum
with an aggregate principal face amount of $66.0 million. The Senior Notes were repaid in March 2022.
· Margin Accounts Payable – During the year ended December 31, 2021, we entered into leverage
agreements on certain brokerage accounts, whereby we borrowed $18.5 million. The margin accounts payable were repaid during the three
months ended March 31, 2022.
· Purchase of Treasury Stock – During the six months ended June 30, 2022, Alpha Fund purchased
16.1 million shares of our common stock for $6.2 million and 53,033 shares of our Series D Preferred Stock for $1.3 million, accounted
for as treasury stock as of June 30, 2022.
We believe our current cash
on hand combined with the proceeds from the 2022 ATM Offering are sufficient to meet our operating and capital requirements for at least
the next twelve months from the date the financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2022 are issued.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Business Combination
We
allocate the purchase price of an acquired business to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon
their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. Any excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired is
recorded as goodwill. Acquired customer relations, technology, tradenames and know how are recognized at fair value. The purchase price
allocation process requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially at the acquisition date with respect
to intangible assets. Direct transaction costs associated with the business combination are expensed as incurred. The allocation of the
consideration transferred in certain cases may be subject to revision based on the final determination of fair values during the measurement
period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date. We include the results of operations of the business that we have acquired
in our consolidated results prospectively from the date of acquisition.
If
the business combination is achieved in stages, the acquisition date carrying value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest
in the acquire is re-measured to fair value at the acquisition date; any gains or losses arising from such re-measurement are recognized
in profit or loss.
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not
applicable for a smaller reporting company.
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have established disclosure
controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated
to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Our principal executive officer
and principal financial officer, with the assistance of other members of the Company’s management, have evaluated the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under
the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based upon our evaluation, each of our principal executive
officer and principal financial officer has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective
as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q because the Company has not yet completed its remediation of
the material weakness previously identified and disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2021, the end of its most recent fiscal year.
Specifically, management
has determined that we do not have sufficient resources in our accounting function, which restricts our ability to gather, analyze and
properly review information related to financial reporting, including applying complex accounting principles relating to consolidation
accounting, fair value estimates and analysis of financial instruments for proper classification in the consolidated financial statements,
in a timely manner. Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically
feasible. However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should
be performed by separate individuals. Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have segregation of duties during our assessment
of our disclosure controls and procedures and concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness. Our
primary user access controls (i.e. provisioning, de-provisioning, privileged access and user access reviews) to ensure appropriate authorization
and segregation of duties that would adequately restrict user and privileged access to the financially relevant systems and data to appropriate
personnel were not designed and/or implemented effectively. We did not design and/or implement sufficient controls for program change
management to certain financially relevant systems affecting our processes.
A material weakness is a control
deficiency or combination of control deficiencies that result in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual
or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.
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Planned Remediation
Management
continues to work to improve its controls related to our material weaknesses, specifically relating to user access and change management
surrounding our IT systems and applications. Management will continue to implement measures to remediate material weaknesses, such that
these controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively. The remediation actions include: (i) enhancing design and documentation
related to both user access and change management processes and control activities; and (ii) developing and communicating additional policies
and procedures to govern the area of IT change management. In order to achieve the timely implementation of the above, management has
commenced the following actions and will continue to assess additional opportunities for remediation on an ongoing basis.
· Engaging a third-party specialist to assist management with improving
the Company’s overall control environment, focusing on change management and access controls;
· Implementing new applications and systems that are aligned with management’s focus on creating strong internal controls; and
· Continuing to increase headcount across the Company, with a particular focus on hiring individuals with strong Sarbanes Oxley and
internal control backgrounds.
We
are currently working to improve and simplify our internal processes and implement enhanced controls, as discussed above, to address the
material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and to remedy the ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures. These material weaknesses will not be considered to be remediated until the applicable remediated controls are operating for
a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Despite the existence of these
material weaknesses, we believe that the consolidated financial statements included in the period covered by this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented
in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting.
Except as detailed above,
during the most recent fiscal quarter of 2022, there were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as
such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially
affect our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Blockchain Mining Supply and Services, Ltd.
On November 28, 2018, Blockchain
Mining Supply and Services, Ltd. (“Blockchain Mining”) a vendor who sold computers to our subsidiary, filed a Complaint (the
“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against us and our subsidiary, Digital
Farms, Inc. (f/k/a Super Crypto Mining, Inc.), in an action captioned Blockchain Mining Supply and Services, Ltd. v. Super Crypto Mining,
Inc. and DPW Holdings, Inc. , Case No. 18-cv-11099.
The Complaint asserts claims
for breach of contract and promissory estoppel against us and our subsidiary arising from the subsidiary’s alleged failure to honor
its obligations under the purchase agreement. The Complaint seeks monetary damages in excess of $1.4 million, plus attorneys’ fees
and costs.
We believe that these claims
are without merit and intend to vigorously defend them.
On April 13, 2020, we and
our subsidiary, jointly filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint in its entirety as against us, and the promissory estoppel claim as against
our subsidiary. On the same day, our subsidiary also filed a partial Answer to the Complaint in connection with the breach of contract
claim.
On April 29, 2020, Blockchain
Mining filed an amended complaint (the “Amended Complaint”). The Amended Complaint asserts the same causes of action and seeks
the same damages as the initial Complaint.
On May 13, 2020, we and our
subsidiary, jointly filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint in its entirety as against us, and the promissory estoppel claim as
against of our subsidiary. On the same day, our subsidiary also filed a partial Answer to the Amended Complaint in connection with the
breach of contract claim.
In its partial Answer, the
Company’s subsidiary admitted to the validity of the contract at issue and also asserted numerous affirmative defenses concerning
the proper calculation of damages.
On December 4, 2020, the Court
issued an Order directing the Parties to engage in limited discovery which was completed on March 4, 2021. In connection therewith, the
Court also denied the previously filed motion to dismiss without prejudice.
On June 2, 2021, we and our
subsidiary filed a motion to dismiss (the “Motion to Dismiss”) the Amended Complaint in its entirety as against us, and the
promissory estoppel claim as against the subsidiary.
On August 8, 2022, the Court
issued an Order denying the Motion to Dismiss, in its entirety.
The deadline for us and our
subsidiaries to file an Answer to the Amended Complaint is September 2, 2022.
Based on our assessment of
the facts underlying the claims, the uncertainty of litigation, and the preliminary stage of the case, we cannot reasonably estimate the
potential loss or range of loss that may result from this action. Notwithstanding, we have established a reserve in the amount of the
unpaid portion of the purchase agreement. An unfavorable outcome may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Ding Gu (a/k/a Frank Gu) and Xiaodan Wang Litigation
On January 17, 2020, Ding
Gu (a/k/a Frank Gu) (“Gu”) and Xiaodan Wang (“Wang” and with “Gu” collectively, “Plaintiffs”),
filed a Complaint (the “Complaint”) in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York against us and our Chief
Executive Officer, Milton C. Ault, III, in an action captioned Ding Gu (a/k/a Frank Gu) and Xiaodan Wang v. DPW Holdings, Inc. and
Milton C. Ault III (a/k/a Milton Todd Ault III a/k/a Todd Ault) , Index No. 650438/2020.
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The Complaint asserts causes
of action for declaratory judgment, specific performance, breach of contract, conversion, attorneys’ fees, permanent injunction,
enforcement of Guaranty, unjust enrichment, money had and received, and fraud arising from: (i) a series of transactions entered into
between Gu and us, as well as Gu and Ault, in or about May 2019; and (ii) a term sheet entered into between Plaintiffs and DPW, in or
about July 2019. The Complaint seeks, among other things, monetary damages in excess of $1.1 million, plus a decree of specific performance
directing DPW to deliver unrestricted shares of DPW’s common stock to Gu, plus attorneys’ fees and costs.
We believe that these claims
are without merit and intend to vigorously defend them.
On May 4, 2020, we and Ault
jointly filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint in its entirety, with prejudice (the “Motion to Dismiss”).
On July 28, 2021, the Court
conducted oral argument (the “Oral Argument”), via Microsoft Teams, in connection with the Motion to Dismiss. During
the Oral Argument, the Court informed the parties that the Court would be dismissing the fraud claim, in its entirety, and provided Plaintiffs
an opportunity to amend their fraud claim within sixty days of the date of the Oral Argument. The Court reserved decision on the
other causes of action.
On December 14, 2021, the
Court entered a Decision and Order in connection with the Motion to Dismiss (the “Order”) whereby the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s
causes of action for specific performance, conversion, permanent injunction, and reiterated its prior determination that the fraud claim
was also dismissed. The Court denied the Motion to Dismiss in connection with the other causes of action asserted in the Complaint.
On January 26, 2022, we and
Ault filed an Answer to the Complaint and asserted numerous affirmative defenses.
Based on our assessment of
the facts underlying the above claims, the uncertainty of litigation, and the preliminary stage of the case, we cannot reasonably estimate
the potential loss or range of loss that may result from this action. An unfavorable outcome may have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Subpoena
The Company and certain affiliates
and related parties have received several subpoenas from the SEC for the production of documents and testimony. The Company is fully cooperating
with this non-public, fact-finding inquiry and management believes that the Company has operated its business in compliance with all applicable
laws. The subpoenas expressly provide that the inquiry is not to be construed as an indication by the Commission or its staff that any
violations of the federal securities laws have occurred, nor should they be considered a reflection upon any person, entity or security.
However, there can be no assurance as to the outcome of this matter.
Other Litigation Matters
The Company is involved in
litigation arising from other matters in the ordinary course of business. We are regularly subject to claims, suits, regulatory and government
investigations, and other proceedings involving labor and employment, commercial disputes, and other matters. Such claims, suits, regulatory
and government investigations, and other proceedings could result in fines, civil penalties, or other adverse consequences.
Certain of these outstanding
matters include speculative, substantial or indeterminate monetary amounts. We record a liability when we believe that it is probable
that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If we determine that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss
or range of loss can be estimated, we disclose the reasonably possible loss. We evaluate developments in our legal matters that could
affect the amount of liability that has been previously accrued, and the matters and related reasonably possible losses disclosed, and
make adjustments as appropriate. Significant judgment is required to determine both likelihood of there being and the estimated amount
of a loss related to such matters.
With respect to our other
outstanding matters, based on our current knowledge, we believe that the amount or range of reasonably possible loss will not, either
individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial position, results of operations,
or cash flows. However, the outcome of such matters is inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties.
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ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
The risks described
in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, could materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations, and the trading price of our common stock could decline. These risk factors do
not identify all risks that we face - our operations could also be affected by factors that are not presently known to us or that we currently
consider to be immaterial to our operations. Due to risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, our past financial results may not be
a reliable indicator of future performance and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods.
The Risk Factors section of our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K remains current in all material respects, with the exception
that the following section of Risk Factors section of our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety:
“ Risks Related to Related Party Transactions
Avalanche
We have lent a substantial
amount of funds to Avalanche, a related party, whose ability to repay us is subject to significant doubt; in addition, we currently beneficially
own a significant percentage of Avalanche’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, for which there is presently no market.
On September 6, 2017, we entered
into a Loan and Security Agreement with Avalanche (as amended, the “AVLP Loan Agreement”) with an effective date of August
21, 2017 pursuant to which we provided Avalanche a non-revolving credit facility. The AVLP Loan Agreement was increased to up to $20.0
million in June of 2021 and extended to December 31, 2023. Until recently, we held a convertible note issued to us by AVLP in the amount
of $20.0 million (the “Prior AVLP Note”).
While Avalanche received funds
from a third party in the amount of $2.75 million in early April of 2019 in consideration for its issuance of a convertible promissory
note to such third party (the “Third Party Note”), $2.7 million was used to pay an outstanding receivable due us and no amount
was used to repay the debt Avalanche owes us pursuant to the AVLP Loan Agreement. On October 12, 2021, Ault Alpha, an affiliate of ours,
repaid the Third Party Note in full and also acquired a warrant to purchase 1.6 million shares of AVLP common stock. In consideration
therefor, AVLP issued Ault Alpha a term note in the principal amount of $3.6 million, which term note had a maturity date of June 30,
2022.
On June 27, 2022, AVLP exchanged
the term note it had issued to Ault Alpha for a 10% senior secured convertible note in the principal face amount of $3,797,260 due June
15, 2024 (the “Ault Alpha Note”). The Ault Alpha Note is convertible, subject to adjustment, at $0.50 per share. AVLP also
issued Ault Alpha a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 1,617,647 shares of Avalanche common stock at an exercise price of $0.50. Pursuant
to a security agreement entered into by Avalanche and Ault Alpha, as amended by an intercreditor agreement entered into by and among the
foregoing parties, our company and certain other persons, Ault Alpha has a second priority interest in AVLP’s assets securing the
repayment of the Ault Alpha Note.
On July 11, 2022, AVLP issued
us a 10% senior secured convertible note in the principal face amount of $3,000,000 due July 10, 2024 (the “AVLP Note”). The
AVLP Note is convertible, subject to adjustment, at $0.50 per share. AVLP also issued us warrants to purchase an aggregate of 40,998,272
shares of Avalanche common stock at an exercise price of $0.50. Pursuant to a security agreement entered into by Avalanche and Ault Alpha,
as amended by an intercreditor agreement entered into by and among the foregoing parties, our company and certain other persons, we have
a first priority interest in AVLP’s assets securing the repayment of the AVLP Note.
On June 1, 2022, we converted
the entire principal and accrued interest on the Prior AVLP Note into an aggregate of 51,889,168 shares of common stock of Avalanche,
representing approximately 90.2% of Avalanche’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. There is currently no liquid market
for the Avalanche common stock. Consequently, even if we were inclined to sell such shares of common stock on the open market, our ability
to do so would be severely limited. Avalanche is not current in its filings with the Commission and is not required to register the shares
of its common stock underlying the Prior AVLP Note or any other loan arrangement we have made with Avalanche described above.
There is some doubt as to
whether Avalanche will ever have the ability to repay its debt to us, as well as our ability to sell the shares we beneficially own since
at present there is no market for these shares. If we are unable to recoup our investment in Avalanche in the foreseeable future or at
all, such failure would have a materially adverse effect on our financial condition and future prospects.
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Milton C. Ault, III and William Horne, our
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, respectively, and two of our directors are directors of Avalanche. In addition, Philou
is the controlling stockholder of Avalanche.
Milton C. Ault, III and William
Horne, our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, respectively, and two of our directors, are also directors of Avalanche. In
addition, Philou is the controlling stockholder of Avalanche. Certain conflicts of interest between us, on the one hand, and Avalanche,
on the other hand, may arise relating to commercial or strategic opportunities or initiatives, in addition to the conflicts related to
the debt that Avalanche owes us. For example, Messrs. Ault and Horne may find it difficult to determine how to meet their fiduciary duties
to us as well as Avalanche, which could result in a less favorable result for us than would be the case if they were solely directors
of our company. Further, even if Messrs. Ault and Horne were able to successfully meet their fiduciary obligations to us and Avalanche,
the fact that they are members of the board of directors of both companies could attenuate their ability to focus on our business and
best interests, possibly to the detriment of both companies. Mr. Ault’s control of Philou through Ault & Company only enhances
the risk inherent in having Messrs. Ault and Horne serve as directors of both our company and Avalanche.”
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
From
April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, Ault Alpha LP purchased 15,125,000 shares of common stock and 10,456 shares of Series D Preferred
Stock. Ault Alpha LP may be deemed to be an “affiliated purchaser” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. The purchases were made through open market transactions.
Common Stock Purchased
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
Maximum
Number of Shares
That May Yet Be
Purchased Under
Plans or Programs
April 1, 2022 – April 30, 2022
-
-
May 1, 2022 – May 31, 2022
10,429,605
$ 0.34
June 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022
4,695,395
$ 0.35
Total
15,125,000
$ 0.34
-
-
Series D Preferred Stock Purchased
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per
Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
Maximum
Number of Shares
That May Yet Be
Purchased Under
Plans or Programs
April 1, 2022 – April 30, 2022
-
-
May 1, 2022 – May 31, 2022
-
-
June 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022
10,456
$ 18.99
Total
10,456
$ 18.99
-
-
ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Form of Certificate of Determination of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, dated March 3, 2017. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2017 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.2
Certificate of Incorporation, dated September 22, 2017. Incorporated herein by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2017 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.3
Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of 10% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, dated September 13, 2018. Incorporated herein by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 14, 2018 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.4
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, dated January 2, 2019. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 3, 2019 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.5
Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, dated February 27, 2019. Incorporated herein by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.6
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (1-for-20 Reverse Stock Split of Common Stock), dated March 14, 2019. Incorporated herein by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2019 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.7
Form of Amended & Restated Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2020 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.8
Bylaws effective as of August 13, 2020. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 14, 2020 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.9
Certificate of Ownership and Merger. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2021 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.10
Amended and Restated Bylaws of BitNile Holdings, Inc., effective as of November 2, 2021. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2021 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.11
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 1, 2021. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2021 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.12
Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights relating to the 13.00% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, dated May 25, 2022. Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on May 26, 2022 as Exhibit 3.6 thereto.
3.13
Certificate of Increase of the Designated Number of Shares of 13.00% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, dated June 10, 2022. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2022 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.14
Certificate of Correction to the Certificate of Designation, Rights and Preferences of 13.00% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, dated June 16, 2022. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 17, 2022 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
10.1
Form of Asset Purchase Agreement. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 25, 2022 as Exhibit 10.1 thereto.
10.2
Form of Senior Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Financing Term Sheet. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 25, 2022 as Exhibit 10.2 thereto.
10.3
At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated June 14, 2022, with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2022 as Exhibit 10.1 thereto.
31.1*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
31.2*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
32.1**
Certification of Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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101.SCH*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
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* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April
14, 2023
AULT ALLIANCE, INC.
By:
/s/ William B. Horne
William B. Horne
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:
/s/ Kenneth S. Cragun
Kenneth S. Cragun
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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