UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x
Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023
¨
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
¨
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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
¨
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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 May 19, 2023, the registrant had outstanding 1,385,822 shares of
common stock.
AULT ALLIANCE, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
F-1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
F-3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
F-4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
F-6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
F-8
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
1
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
9
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
9
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
11
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
11
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
11
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
12
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
12
Item 5.
Other Information
12
Item 6.
Exhibits
12
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 for the year ended December 31, 2022, 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)
March 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 9,170,000
$ 10,492,000
Restricted cash
1,901,000
3,563,000
Cash and marketable securities held in trust account
119,254,000
118,193,000
Marketable equity securities
1,367,000
6,590,000
Accounts receivable
14,478,000
19,586,000
Inventories
20,199,000
22,080,000
Investment in promissory notes and other, related party
2,918,000
2,868,000
Loans receivable, current
1,165,000
7,593,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
16,177,000
14,744,000
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
186,629,000
205,709,000
Intangible assets, net
34,536,000
34,786,000
Goodwill
27,813,000
27,902,000
Property and equipment, net
235,138,000
229,914,000
Right-of-use assets
7,902,000
8,419,000
Investments in common stock, related parties
4,856,000
6,449,000
Investments in other equity securities
23,702,000
42,494,000
Other assets
6,331,000
5,841,000
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 526,907,000
$ 561,514,000
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 64,070,000
$ 63,411,000
Operating lease liability, current
2,994,000
2,975,000
Notes payable, net
26,459,000
39,621,000
Convertible notes payable, current
3,869,000
1,325,000
Series E Convertible Preferred Liability: $ 100 stated value per share, $ 0.001 par value – 83,000 shares authorized; 83,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
7,055,000
-
Series F Convertible Preferred Liability: $ 100 stated value per share, $ 0.001 par value – 1,000 shares authorized; 1,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
85,000
-
Series G Convertible Preferred Liability: $ 100 stated value per share, $ 0.001 par value – 16,000 shares authorized; 16,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
1,360,000
-
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries
118,672,000
117,993,000
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
224,564,000
225,325,000
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)
March 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
LONG TERM LIABILITIES
Operating lease liability, non-current
5,263,000
5,836,000
Notes payable
91,873,000
91,464,000
Convertible notes payable
11,414,000
11,451,000
Deferred underwriting commissions of Ault Disruptive subsidiary
3,450,000
3,450,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES
336,564,000
337,526,000
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (liquidation
preference of $ 176,000 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022)
-
-
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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (liquidation
preference of $ 1,190,000 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022)
-
-
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $ 25 stated
value per share, $ 0.001 par value – 2,000,000 shares authorized; shares authorized, 263,022 shares and 172,838 shares issued and
outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively (liquidation preference of $ 6,576,000 and $ 4,321,000 as of March 31,
2023 and December 31, 2022)
-
-
Class A Common Stock, $ 0.001 par value – 500,000,000 shares authorized;
1,385,822 and 1,274,157 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
1,000
1,000
Class B Common Stock, $ 0.001 par value – 25,000,000 shares authorized;
0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
-
-
Additional paid-in capital
575,073,000
565,904,000
Accumulated deficit
( 378,633,000 )
( 329,078,000 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 931,000 )
( 1,100,000 )
Treasury stock, at cost
( 29,432,000 )
( 29,235,000 )
TOTAL AULT ALLIANCE STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
166,078,000
206,492,000
Non-controlling interest
24,265,000
17,496,000
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
190,343,000
223,988,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 526,907,000
$ 561,514,000
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
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023
2022
Revenue, products
$ 13,889,000
$ 8,659,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
7,347,000
3,548,000
Revenue, hotel operations
2,243,000
2,698,000
Revenue, crane operations
12,646,000
-
Revenue, lending and trading activities
( 4,939,000 )
17,921,000
Total revenue
31,186,000
32,826,000
Cost of revenue, products
9,787,000
5,748,000
Cost of revenue, cryptocurrency mining
8,103,000
2,497,000
Cost of revenue, hotel operations
2,688,000
2,249,000
Cost of revenue, crane operations
7,388,000
-
Cost of revenue, lending and trading activities
1,180,000
-
Total cost of revenue
29,146,000
10,494,000
Gross profit
2,040,000
22,332,000
Operating expenses
Research and development
1,842,000
695,000
Selling and marketing
8,796,000
6,481,000
General and administrative
22,681,000
13,687,000
Impairment of mined cryptocurrency
139,000
439,000
Total operating expenses
33,458,000
21,302,000
(Loss) income from operations
( 31,418,000 )
1,030,000
Other income (expense):
Interest and other income
1,197,000
449,000
Interest expense
( 13,730,000 )
( 29,824,000 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt
( 63,000 )
-
Realized (loss) gain on marketable securities
( 38,000 )
109,000
Loss from investment in unconsolidated entity
-
( 533,000 )
Impairment of equity securities
( 9,555,000 )
-
Gain on the sale of fixed assets
4,515,000
-
Change in fair value of warrant liability
-
( 18,000 )
Total other expense, net
( 17,674,000 )
( 29,817,000 )
Loss before income taxes
( 49,092,000 )
( 28,787,000 )
Income tax benefit
( 263,000 )
-
Net loss
( 48,829,000 )
( 28,787,000 )
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
183,000
15,000
Net loss attributable to Ault Alliance, Inc.
( 48,646,000 )
( 28,772,000 )
Preferred dividends
( 229,000 )
( 5,000 )
Net loss available to common stockholders
$ ( 48,875,000 )
$ ( 28,777,000 )
Basic net loss per common share
$ ( 41.24 )
$ ( 94.97 )
Diluted net loss per common share
$ ( 41.24 )
$ ( 94.97 )
Weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding
1,185,000
303,000
Comprehensive loss
Net loss available to common stockholders
$ ( 48,875,000 )
$ ( 28,777,000 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
170,000
( 287,000 )
Total comprehensive loss
$ ( 48,705,000 )
$ ( 29,064,000 )
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 March 31, 2023
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, 2023
304,878
$ -
1,274,157
$ 1,000
$ 565,904,000
$ ( 329,078,000 )
$ ( 1,100,000 )
$ 17,496,000
$ ( 29,235,000 )
$ 223,988,000
Issuance of common stock for restricted stock awards
-
-
4,974
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Preferred stock issued for cash
90,184
-
-
-
2,255,000
-
-
-
-
2,255,000
Preferred stock offering costs
-
-
-
-
( 1,079,000 )
-
-
-
-
( 1,079,000 )
Stock-based compensation
3,931,000
-
-
617,000
-
4,548,000
Issuance of common stock for cash
-
-
106,691
-
4,158,000
-
-
-
-
4,157,000
Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock
-
-
-
-
( 105,000 )
-
-
-
-
( 105,000 )
Remeasurement of Ault Disruptive subsidiary temporary equity
-
-
-
-
-
( 679,000 )
-
-
-
( 679,000 )
Increase in ownership interest of subsidiary
-
-
-
-
11,000
-
-
( 22,000 )
-
( 11,000 )
Non-controlling position at BMI subsidiary acquired
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,357,000
-
6,357,000
Purchase of treasury stock - Ault Alpha
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 197,000 )
( 197,000 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 48,645,000 )
-
-
-
( 48,645,000 )
Preferred dividends
-
-
-
-
( 229,000 )
-
-
-
( 229,000 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
-
-
-
-
-
-
170,000
-
-
170,000
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 183,000 )
-
( 183,000 )
Other
-
-
-
-
( 2,000 )
( 2,000 )
( 1,000 )
-
( 4,000 )
BALANCES, March 31, 2023
395,062
$ -
1,385,822
$ 1,000
$ 575,073,000
$ ( 378,633,000 )
$ ( 931,000 )
$ 24,265,000
$ ( 29,432,000 )
$ 190,343,000
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
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Accumulated
Series A & B
Additional
Other
Total
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Paid-In
Accumulated
Comprehensive
Non-Controlling
Treasury
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Loss
Interest
Stock
Equity
BALANCES, January 1, 2022
132,040
$ -
281,149
$ -
$ 385,728,000
$ ( 145,600,000 )
$ ( 106,000 )
$ 1,613,000
$ ( 13,180,000 )
$ 228,455,000
Issuance of common stock for restricted stock awards
-
-
42
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
2,644,000
-
-
41,000
-
2,685,000
Issuance of common stock for cash
-
-
468,860
-
110,147,000
-
-
-
-
110,147,000
Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock
-
-
-
-
( 2,758,000 )
-
-
-
-
( 2,758,000 )
Purchase of treasury stock – Ault Alpha
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 992,000 )
( 992,000 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 28,772,000 )
-
-
-
( 28,772,000 )
Preferred dividends
-
-
-
-
( 5,000 )
-
-
-
( 5,000 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 287,000 )
-
-
( 287,000 )
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 15,000 )
-
( 15,000 )
Other
-
-
-
1,000
( 1,000 )
( 1,000 )
-
1,000
-
-
BALANCES, March 31, 2022
132,040
$ -
750,051
$ 1,000
$ 495,760,000
$ ( 174,378,000 )
$ ( 393,000 )
$ 1,640,000
$ ( 14,172,000 )
$ 308,458,000
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 CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2023
2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$ ( 48,829,000 )
$ ( 28,787,000 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
6,163,000
2,815,000
Amortization of debt discount
10,400,000
26,461,000
Amortization of right-of-use assets
877,000
339,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt
63,000
-
Stock-based compensation
4,548,000
2,685,000
Gain on the sale of fixed assets
( 4,515,000
)
-
Impairment of equity securities
11,555,000
-
Impairment of cryptocurrencies
139,000
439,000
Realized gain on the sale of cryptocurrencies
( 250,000 )
( 261,000 )
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
( 7,347,000 )
( 3,548,000 )
Realized losses on sale of marketable securities
3,627,000
5,707,000
Unrealized gains on marketable securities
( 1,908,000 )
( 13,515,000 )
Unrealized losses on investments in common stock, related parties
1,598,000
4,694,000
Unrealized gains on equity securities
-
( 13,461,000 )
Loss from investment in unconsolidated entity
-
533,000
Provision for loan losses
1,180,000
-
Other
( 83,000 )
( 312,000 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Proceeds from the sale of cryptocurrencies
7,780,000
4,377,000
Marketable equity securities
21,986,000
32,649,000
Accounts receivable
5,144,000
( 621,000 )
Inventories
1,924,000
( 1,723,000 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
( 719,000 )
6,947,000
Other assets
( 490,000 )
( 704,000 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
( 4,230,000 )
4,961,000
Lease liabilities
( 910,000 )
( 270,000 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
7,703,000
29,405,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment
( 7,021,000 )
( 35,359,000 )
Investment in promissory notes and other, related parties
-
( 700,000 )
Sales of marketable equity securities
-
10,210,000
Investments in loans receivable
( 181,000 )
( 246,000 )
Principal payments on loans receivable
-
1,500,000
Investments in equity securities
( 102,000 )
( 3,820,000 )
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets
4,515,000
-
Other
22,000
( 352,000 )
Net cash used in investing activities
( 2,767,000 )
( 28,767,000 )
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 CASH FLOWS
(continued)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2023
2022
Cash flows from financing activities:
Gross proceeds from sales of common stock
$ 4,158,000
$ 110,147,000
Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock
( 105,000 )
( 2,758,000 )
Proceeds from sales of preferred stock
2,255,000
-
Financing cost in connection with sales of preferred stock
( 1,079,000 )
-
Proceeds from notes payable
4,998,000
295,000
Repayment of margin accounts
( 767,000 )
( 18,488,000 )
Payments on notes payable
( 19,651,000 )
( 65,986,000 )
Payments of preferred dividends
( 229,000 )
( 5,000 )
Purchase of treasury stock
( 197,000 )
( 992,000 )
Proceeds from convertible notes
2,680,000
-
Payments on convertible notes
( 160,000 )
-
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
( 8,097,000 )
22,213,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
177,000
57,000
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
( 2,984,000 )
22,908,000
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
14,055,000
21,233,000
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$ 11,071,000
$ 44,141,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest
$ 4,658,000
$ 2,572,000
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Settlement of accounts payable with digital currency
$ -
$ 413,000
Conversion of convertible notes payable, related party into shares of common stock
$ 400,000
$ 400,000
Conversion of investments in other equity securities to marketable
securities
$ 13,340,000
$ -
Conversion of loans receivable to marketable securities
$ 5,430,000
$ -
Recognition of new operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities
$ -
$ 2,188,000
Remeasurement of Ault Disruptive temporary equity
$ 679,000
$ -
Notes payable exchanged for series E, F and G convertible preferred stock liabilities
$ 8,500,000
$ -
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 7
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Ault Alliance, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Ault Alliance” or the “Company”) 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 metaverse platform, oil exploration, crane services, defense/aerospace, industrial, automotive, medical/biopharma,
consumer electronics, hotel operations and textiles. In addition, the Company extends credit to select entrepreneurial businesses through
a licensed lending subsidiary.
Ault Alliance was founded
by Milton “Todd” Ault, III, its Executive Chairman and is led by Milton “Todd” Ault, III, 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 the Executive Committee. The Company has the following nine reportable segments:
· Energy and Infrastructure (“Energy”) – crane operations, advanced textiles processing
and oil exploration;
· Technology and Finance (“Fintech”) –commercial lending, activist investing, media, and
digital learning;
· The Singing Machine Company, Inc. (“SMC”) – consumer electronics;
· BitNile, Inc. (“BNI”) – cryptocurrency mining operations;
· Giga-tronics Incorporated (“GIGA”) – defense industry;
· Imperalis Holding Corp., d/b/a TurnOnGreen, Inc. (“TurnOnGreen”) – commercial electronics
solutions;
· BitNile Metaverse, Inc. (“BMI”) – immersive metaverse platform;
· 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”).
On
January 3, 2023, the Company (then known as BitNile Holdings, Inc.) merged its wholly owned subsidiary, Ault Alliance, Inc. with and into
itself. In connection with this upstream merger, Ault Alliance, Inc. was merged out of existence and the business of the Company continued
as it was being conducted. Further, on January 3, 2023, the effective date of the merger, the Company changed its name to Ault Alliance,
Inc. and its ticker was changed to “AULT.” The name change did not affect the rights of security holders of the Company.
Reverse Stock Split
On
May 15, 2023, pursuant to the authorization provided by the Company’s stockholders at a special meeting of stockholders, the Company’s
board of directors approved an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to effectuate a reverse stock split of the of the Company’s
issued and outstanding common stock by a ratio of one-for-three hundred (the “Reverse Split”). The Reverse Split did not affect
the number of authorized shares of common stock or preferred stock or their par value per share. As a result of the Reverse Split, each
three hundred shares of common stock issued and outstanding prior to the Reverse Split were converted into one share of common stock.
The Reverse Split became effective in the State of Delaware on May 17, 2023. All share amounts in these financial statements have been
updated to reflect the Reverse Split.
2. LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL
CONDITION
As
of March 31, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $ 9.2 million and negative working capital of $ 37.9 million. The Company
has financed its operations principally through issuances of convertible debt, promissory notes and equity securities. These factors
create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year after the date that these
condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.
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The condensed consolidated
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Accordingly,
the condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern
and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.
In making this assessment
management performed a comprehensive analysis of the Company’s current circumstances including: its financial position, cash flow
and cash usage forecasts, and obligations and debts. Although management has a long history of successful capital raises, the analysis
used to determine the Company’s ability as a going concern does not include cash sources outside the Company’s direct control
that management expects to be available within the next 12 months.
Management expects that the
Company’s existing cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and marketable securities as of March 31, 2023, will not be sufficient
to enable the Company to fund its anticipated level of operations through one year from the date these financial statements are issued.
Management anticipates raising additional capital through the private and public sales of the Company’s equity or debt securities
and selling its marketable securities and digital currencies, or a combination thereof. Although management believes that such capital
sources will be available, there can be no assurances that financing will be available to the Company when needed in order to allow the
Company to continue its operations, or if available, on terms acceptable to the Company. If the Company does not raise sufficient capital
in a timely manner, among other things, the Company may be forced to scale back its operations or cease operations altogether.
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, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Report”), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) on April 17, 2023. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 was derived from
the Company’s audited 2022 financial statements contained in the above referenced 2022 Annual Report. Results of the three months
ended March 31, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2023.
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 2022 Annual Report.
Preferred Stock
Liabilities
The Company follows ASC 480-10,
“Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” in its evaluation of the accounting for the Preferred Shares. ASC 480-10-25-14 requires
liability accounting for certain financial instruments, including shares that embody an unconditional obligation to transfer a variable
number of shares, provided that the monetary value of the obligation is based solely or predominantly on one of the following three characteristics:
· A fixed monetary amount known at inception;
· Variations in something other than the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares; or
· Variations in the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares, but the monetary value to the counterparty
moves in the opposite direction as the value of the issuer’s shares.
The number of shares delivered
is determined on the basis of (1) the fixed monetary amount determined as the stated value and (2) the current stock price at settlement,
so that the aggregate fair value of the shares delivered equals the monetary value of the obligation, which is fixed or predominantly
fixed. Accordingly, the holder is not significantly exposed to gains and losses attributable to changes in the fair value of the Company’s
equity shares. Instead, the Company is using its own equity shares as currency to settle a monetary obligation.
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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.
Recently
Adopted Accounting Standards
In June 2016, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“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 was effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2023. The
adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
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 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. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact
on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
4. REVENUE DISAGGREGATION
The following tables summarize
disaggregated customer contract revenues and the source of the revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. 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 March 31, 2023 (excludes segments with no revenue):
Schedule of disaggregated revenues
GIGA
TurnOn
Green
Fintech
BNI
AGREE
SMC
Energy
Total
Primary Geographical Markets
North America
$ 2,334,000
$ 785,000
$ -
$ 7,805,000
$ 2,243,000
$ 3,383,000
$ 13,085,000
$ 29,635,000
Europe
2,441,000
4,000
-
-
-
-
25,000
2,470,000
Middle East and other
3,933,000
87,000
-
-
-
-
-
4,020,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
8,708,000
876,000
-
7,805,000
2,243,000
3,383,000
13,110,000
36,125,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities (North America)
-
-
( 4,939,000 )
-
-
-
-
( 4,939,000 )
Total revenue
$ 8,708,000
$ 876,000
$ ( 4,939,000 )
$ 7,805,000
$ 2,243,000
$ 3,383,000
$ 13,110,000
$ 31,186,000
Major Goods or Services
RF/microwave filters
$ 1,247,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 1,247,000
Detector logarithmic video amplifiers
545,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
545,000
Power supply units & systems
3,114,000
825,000
-
-
-
-
-
3,939,000
Healthcare diagnostic systems
1,137,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,137,000
Electric vehicle chargers
-
51,000
-
-
-
-
-
51,000
Defense systems
2,665,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,665,000
Digital currency mining
-
-
-
7,347,000
-
-
-
7,347,000
Hotel operations
-
-
-
-
2,243,000
-
-
2,243,000
Karaoke machines and related
-
-
-
-
-
3,383,000
-
3,383,000
Crane rental
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,646,000
12,646,000
Other
-
-
-
458,000
-
-
464,000
922,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
8,708,000
876,000
-
7,805,000
2,243,000
3,383,000
13,110,000
36,125,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
( 4,939,000 )
-
-
-
-
( 4,939,000 )
Total revenue
$ 8,708,000
$ 876,000
$ ( 4,939,000 )
$ 7,805,000
$ 2,243,000
$ 3,383,000
$ 13,110,000
$ 31,186,000
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Goods transferred at a point in time
$ 5,406,000
$ 873,000
$ -
$ 7,805,000
$ 2,243,000
$ 3,383,000
$ 464,000
$ 20,174,000
Services transferred over time
3,302,000
3,000
-
-
-
-
12,646,000
15,951,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
$ 8,708,000
$ 876,000
$ -
$ 7,805,000
$ 2,243,000
$ 3,383,000
$ 13,110,000
$ 36,125,000
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The Company’s disaggregated
revenues consisted of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2022:
GIGA
TurnOn
Green
Fintech
BNI
AGREE
Total
Primary Geographical Markets
North America
$ 1,511,000
$ 1,012,000
$ -
$ 3,833,000
$ 2,698,000
$ 9,054,000
Europe
2,179,000
19,000
-
-
-
2,198,000
Middle East and other
3,555,000
98,000
-
-
-
3,653,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
7,245,000
1,129,000
-
3,833,000
2,698,000
14,905,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities (North America)
-
-
17,921,000
-
-
17,921,000
Total revenue
$ 7,245,000
$ 1,129,000
$ 17,921,000
$ 3,833,000
$ 2,698,000
$ 32,826,000
Major Goods or Services
RF/microwave filters
$ 1,511,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 1,511,000
Detector logarithmic video amplifiers
-
1,096,000
-
-
-
1,096,000
Power supply units & systems
2,479,000
-
-
-
-
2,479,000
Electric vehicle chargers
-
33,000
-
-
-
33,000
Defense systems
3,255,000
-
-
-
-
3,255,000
Digital currency mining
-
-
-
3,548,000
-
3,548,000
Hotel operations
-
-
-
-
2,698,000
2,698,000
Other
-
-
-
285,000
-
285,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
7,245,000
1,129,000
-
3,833,000
2,698,000
14,905,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
17,921,000
-
-
17,921,000
Total revenue
$ 7,245,000
$ 1,129,000
$ 17,921,000
$ 3,833,000
$ 2,698,000
$ 32,826,000
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Goods transferred at a point in time
$ 3,512,000
$ 1,129,000
$ -
$ 3,833,000
$ 2,698,000
$ 11,172,000
Services transferred over time
3,733,000
-
-
-
-
3,733,000
Revenue from contracts with customers
$ 7,245,000
$ 1,129,000
$ -
$ 3,833,000
$ 2,698,000
$ 14,905,000
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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:
Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis
Fair Value Measurement at March 31, 2023
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets:
Investment in common stock of Alzamend Neuro, Inc. (“Alzamend”) – a related party
$ 4,856,000
$ 4,856,000
$ -
$ -
Investments in marketable equity securities
1,367,000
1,367,000
-
-
Cash and marketable securities held in trust account
119,254,000
119,254,000
-
-
Total assets measured at fair value
$ 125,477,000
$ 125,477,000
$ -
$ -
Liabilities:
Series E, F and G preferred stock liabilities
$ 8,500,000
$ -
$ -
$ 8,500,000
Convertible promissory notes
15,283,000
-
-
15,283,000
Total liabilities measured at fair value
$ 23,783,000
$ -
$ -
$ 23,783,000
Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2022
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets:
Investment in common stock of Alzamend – a related party
$ 6,449,000
$ 6,449,000
$ -
$ -
Investments in marketable equity securities
6,590,000
6,590,000
-
-
Cash and marketable securities held in trust account
118,193,000
118,193,000
-
-
Investments in other equity securities
13,340,000
-
-
13,340,000
Total assets measured at fair value
$ 144,572,000
$ 131,232,000
$ -
$ 13,340,000
Liabilities:
Convertible promissory notes
$ 12,776,000
$ -
$ -
$ 12,776,000
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 three months ended March 31, 2023:
Schedule of investments
Investments in
other equity
securities
Balance at January 1, 2023
$
13,340,000
Conversion to Level 1 marketable securities
( 13,340,000 )
Balance at March 31, 2023
$
-
Equity Investments
for Which Measurement Alternative Has Been Selected
As
of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company held equity investments in other securities, consisting of investments in preferred
stock, valued at $ 23.7 million and $ 29.2 million, respectively, that were valued using a measurement alternative. These investments
are included in other equity securities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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6. Marketable EQUITY Securities
Marketable equity securities
with readily determinable market prices consisted of the following as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
Schedule of marketable securities
Marketable equity securities at March 31, 2023
Gross unrealized
Gross unrealized
Cost
gains
losses
Fair value
Common shares
$ 7,086,000
$ 55,000
$ ( 5,773,000 )
$ 1,368,000
Marketable equity securities at December 31, 2022
Gross unrealized
Gross unrealized
Cost
gains
losses
Fair value
Common shares
$ 10,271,000
$ 383,000
$ ( 4,064,000 )
$ 6,590,000
The Company’s investment
in marketable equity securities is revalued on each balance sheet date.
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7. DIGITAL CURRENCIES
The following table presents
the activities of the digital currencies (included in prepaid expenses and other current assets) for the three months ended March 31,
2023 and 2022:
Schedule of activities of the digital currencies
Digital
Currencies
Balance at January 1, 2023
$ 554,000
Additions of mined digital currencies
7,347,000
Impairment of mined cryptocurrency
( 139,000 )
Sale of digital currencies
( 7,780,000 )
Realized gain on sale of digital currencies
250,000
Balance at March 31, 2023
$ 232,000
Digital
Currencies
Balance at January 1, 2022
$ 2,165,000
Additions of mined digital currencies
3,548,000
Payments to vendors
( 412,000 )
Impairment of mined cryptocurrency
( 439,000 )
Sale of digital currencies
( 4,377,000 )
Realized gain on sale of digital currencies
260,000
Balance at March 31, 2022
$ 745,000
8. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
At March 31, 2023 and December
31, 2022, property and equipment consisted of:
Schedule of property and equipment
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
Building and improvements
$ 84,647,000
$ 81,102,000
Bitcoin mining equipment
42,550,000
42,438,000
Crane rental equipment
32,644,000
32,453,000
Land
25,646,000
25,646,000
Computer, software and related equipment
27,528,000
23,168,000
Aircraft
15,983,000
15,983,000
Vehicles
3,393,000
3,314,000
Office furniture and equipment
2,954,000
2,854,000
Oil and natural gas properties, unproved properties
3,564,000
972,000
238,909,000
227,930,000
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
( 15,099,000 )
( 9,344,000 )
Property and equipment placed in service, net
223,810,000
218,586,000
Deposits on cryptocurrency machines
11,328,000
11,328,000
Property and equipment, net
$ 235,138,000
$ 229,914,000
Summary of depreciation expense:
Schedule of depreciation
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023
2022
Depreciation expense
$ 5,910,000
$ 2,562,000
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9. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022,
intangible assets consisted of:
Schedule of intangible asset
Useful Life
March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
Trade name and trademark
Indefinite life
$ 1,503,000
$ 1,493,000
Trade names
5 - 10 years
4,316,000
4,316,000
Customer list
8 - 10 years
5,843,000
5,865,000
Developed technology
3 - 8 years
24,584,000
24,584,000
Domain name and other intangible assets
5 years
614,000
630,000
36,860,000
36,888,000
Accumulated amortization
( 2,324,000 )
( 2,102,000 )
Intangible assets, net
$ 34,536,000
$ 34,786,000
The Company’s trade
names and trademarks were determined to have an indefinite life. The remaining definite lived intangible assets are primarily being amortized
on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Amortization expense was $ 0.3 million and $ 0.1 million, respectively, for
the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
The customer
relationships, developed technology and certain trade names are subject to amortization over their estimated useful lives, which
range between 5 and 10 years with an average remaining useful life of 8.2 years. The following table presents estimated amortization expense
for each of the succeeding five calendar years and thereafter.
Schedule of estimated amortization expense
2023
$ 4,188,000
2024
4,442,000
2025
4,342,000
2026
4,242,000
2027
4,242,000
Thereafter
11,577,000
$ 33,033,000
10. GOODWILL
The following table summarizes
the changes in the Company’s goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2023:
Schedule of goodwill
Goodwill
Balance as of January 1, 2023
$ 27,902,000
Acquisition of BMI
17,000
Effect of exchange rate changes
( 106,000 )
Balance as of March 31, 2023
$ 27,813,000
11. BUSINESS COMBINATION
BMI Acquisition
On March 6, 2023, the Company
closed into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BMI and sold to BMI all of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Company’s subsidiary, BitNile.com, Inc. (“BitNile.com”) as well as the securities of Earnity, Inc. (“Earnity”)
beneficially owned by BitNile.com as of the date of the Agreement (the “Transaction”). As consideration for the acquisition,
BMI issued shares of preferred stock convertible into common stock of BMI representing approximately 73.2% of BMI’s outstanding
common stock. Pending approval of the transaction by BMI’s shareholders, the preferred stock combined are subject to a 19.9% beneficial
ownership limitation. The Transaction benefits the Company as BMI is a publicly traded company and provides BitNile.com access to capital
markets as the primary focus for BMI to fund the expected growth of the BMI metaverse platform. In addition, there are certain synergies
between the Company’s Bitcoin mining operations and BMI’s Agora Digital mining business.
The holders of preferred
stock will be entitled to receive dividends at a rate of 5% of the stated value of the preferred stock.
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The Company is entitled to
appoint three members to the board of directors of BMI and, following shareholder approval, a majority of the board.
The Company consolidates
BMI as a variable interest entity (a “VIE”) due to its significant level of influence and control of BMI, the size of its
investment, and its ability to participate in policy making decisions. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of the VIE.
Schedule of variable interest entities
Ault Alliance investment in BMI
Amount
Common stock
$ 287,000
The total purchase price
to acquire BMI has been allocated to the assets acquired and assumed liabilities based upon preliminary estimated fair values, with any
excess purchase price allocated to goodwill. The goodwill resulting from this acquisition is not tax deductible. The fair value of the
acquired assets and assumed liabilities as of the date of acquisition are based on preliminary estimates provided, in part, by a third-party
valuation expert. The estimates are subject to change upon the finalization of appraisals and other valuation analyses, which are expected
to be completed no later than one year from the date of acquisition. Although the completion of the valuation activities may result in
asset and liability fair values that are different from the preliminary estimates included herein, it is not expected that those differences
would alter the understanding of the impact of this transaction on the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the
Company.
The preliminary purchase
price allocation is as follows:
Schedule of recognized identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Preliminary
Allocation
Fair value of Company interest
$ 287,000
Fair value of non-controlling interest
6,357,000
Total consideration
$ 6,644,000
Identifiable net assets acquired:
Cash
$ 39,000
Investment in equity securities
6,000,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,032,000
Property and equipment, net
4,113,000
Right-of-use assets
350,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
( 4,551,000 )
Lease liabilities
( 356,000 )
Net assets acquired
6,627,000
Goodwill
$ 17,000
12. INVESTMENTS – RELATED PARTIES
Investments in Alzamend and
Ault & Company, Inc. (“Ault & Company”) at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, were comprised of the following:
Investment in Promissory Notes, Related
Parties
Schedule of investment
Interest
March 31,
December 31,
rate
Due Date
2023
2022
Investment in promissory note of Ault & Company
8 %
December 31, 2023
$ 2,500,000
$ 2,500,000
Accrued interest receivable, Ault & Company
418,000
368,000
Total investment in promissory note, related party
$ 2,918,000
$ 2,868,000
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Summary of interest income,
related party, recorded within interest and other income on the condensed consolidated statement of operations:
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023
2022
Interest income, related party
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
Investment in Common Stock and Options,
Related Parties
March 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
Investment in common stock of Alzamend
$ 4,856,000
$ 6,449,000
The following table summarizes
the changes in the Company’s investments in Alzamend during the three months ended March 31, 2023:
Schedule of investment in warrants and common stock
Investment in
common stock of
Alzamend
Balance at January 1, 2023
$ 6,449,000
Investment in common stock of Alzamend
5,000
Unrealized loss in common stock of Alzamend
( 1,598,000 )
Balance at March 31, 2023
$ 4,856,000
Unrealized loss in common
stock of Alzamend is recorded within revenue from lending and trading activities on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Investments in
Alzamend Common Stock
The
following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s investments in Alzamend common stock during the three months ended March
31, 2023:
Schedule of investment of common stock
Shares of
Per Share
Investment in
Common Stock
Price
Common Stock
Balance at January 1, 2023
11,415,000
$ 0.56
$ 6,449,000
Open market purchases after initial public offering
10,000
$ 0.50
5,000
Unrealized loss in common stock of Alzamend
-
$ -
( 1,598,000 )
Balance at March 31, 2023
11,425,000
$ 0.43
$ 4,856,000
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13. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Other current liabilities at March 31,
2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of:
Schedule of other current liabilities
March 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
Accounts payable
$ 25,411,000
$ 21,347,000
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes
11,265,000
9,939,000
Interest payable
4,079,000
3,207,000
Accrued legal
3,075,000
3,168,000
Accrued lender profit participation rights
-
6,000,000
Financial instrument liabilities
1,226,000
651,000
Related party advances
289,000
352,000
Other accrued expenses
15,725,000
17,980,000
$ 64,070,000
$ 62,644,000
Accrued Lender Profit Participation Rights
During the quarter ended March
31, 2023, the $ 6.0 million accrued lender profit participation rights obligation was paid in full.
14. PREFERRED STOCK LIABILITY
March 28, 2023 Security Purchase Agreement
On March 28, 2023, the Company
entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investors (the “Investors”),
pursuant to which the Company sold in a private placement (the “Offering”), an aggregate of 100,000 shares of its preferred
stock, with each such share having a stated value of $ 100.00 and consisting of (i) 83,000 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
(the “Series E Preferred Stock”), (ii) 1,000 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series F Preferred
Stock”) and (iii) 16,000 shares of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series G Preferred Stock” and collectively,
the “Preferred Shares”). The Preferred Shares are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the option
of the holders and, in certain circumstances, by the Company.
Preferred stock liability
at March 31, 2023 was comprised of the following:
Schedule of preferred stock liability
Preferred Type
Shares
Conversion
Price
Stated
Value
Fair Value
Series E Convertible Preferred Liability
83,000
See below*
$ 8,300,000
$ 7,055,000
Series F Convertible Preferred Liability
1,000
See below*
100,000
82,000
Series G Convertible Preferred Liability
16,000
See below*
1,600,000
1,360,000
Total
100,000
$ 10,000,000
$ 8,500,000
* Each Preferred
Share is convertible into such number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the stated value per share divided by the
conversion price, which is equal to 85% of the closing sale price of the common stock on the trading day prior to the date of conversion,
subject to a floor price of $0.10, which floor price is not affected by the recently consummated reverse split.
The purchase price of the
Series E Preferred Stock and the Series F Preferred Stock was paid for by the Investors’ canceling outstanding secured promissory
notes in the principal amount of $8.4 million, whereas the purchase price of the shares of Series G Preferred Stock consisted of accrued
but unpaid interest on these notes, as well as other good and valuable consideration. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of
debt of $ 0.1 million related to the transaction. The Preferred Shares have been classified as a liability as they embody an unconditional
obligation to transfer a variable number of shares, based on a fixed monetary amount known at inception. The Company elected the fair
value option to record the Preferred Shares with changes in fair value recorded through earnings.
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15. REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN
EQUITY OF SUBSIDIARY LIABILITY
The Company records redeemable
noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries to reflect the economic interests of the common stockholders in Ault Disruptive. As
of March 31, 2023, the carrying amount of the redeemable noncontrolling interest in equity of subsidiaries was recorded at its redemption
value of $ 118.7 million. These redeemable noncontrolling interests are classified as current liabilities in the condensed consolidated
balance sheets. This classification is due to the expiry of time that was allotted for Ault Disruptive to consummate its initial business
combination, which occurred on December 20, 2022. Ault Disruptive announced two, three-month extension periods, however, the deposits
associated with these extensions have yet to be made.
16. NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable at March 31,
2023 and December 31, 2022, were comprised of the following:
Schedule of notes payable
Interest
rate
Due date
March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
Short-term notes payable – in default
5.0 %
January 3, 2023
$ 375,000
$ 700,000
AGREE Madison secured construction loans
7.0 %
January 1, 2025
64,893,000
62,395,000
SMC line of credit *
8.0 %
October 14, 2025
-
1,761,000
SMC installment notes
7.6 %
June 18, 2024
139,000
158,000
Circle 8 revolving credit facility
8.4 %
December 16, 2025
13,903,000
14,724,000
Circle 8 equipment financing notes
7.2 %
November 16, 2026
9,400,000
10,677,000
XBTO note payable
12.5 %
December 30, 2023
2,093,000
2,749,000
16% senior secured promissory note
16.0 %
May 31, 2023
10,456,000
17,456,000
3% secured promissory notes
3.0 %
May 18, 2023
-
5,672,000
8.5% secured promissory notes
8.5 %
May 7, 2024
17,191,000
17,389,000
10% secured promissory notes
10.0 %
August 10, 2023
-
8,789,000
Short-term bank credit facilities
6.3 %
Renews monthly
3,340,000
1,702,000
Total notes payable
$ 121,790,000
$ 144,172,000
Less: Unamortized debt discounts
( 3,458,000 )
( 13,087,000 )
Total notes payable, net
$ 118,332,000
$ 131,085,000
Less: current portion
( 26,459,000 )
( 39,621,000 )
Notes payable – long-term portion
$ 91,873,000
$ 91,464,000
* As of March 31, 2023, SMC was in violation of a financial covenant on this line of credit. However, SMC subsequently obtained a waiver
for this covenant violation in May 2023.
Notes Payable Maturities
The contractual maturities
of the Company’s notes payable, assuming the exercise of all extensions that are exercisable solely at the Company’s option,
as of March 31, 2023 were:
Schedule Of maturities
Year
2023
$ 25,508,000
2024
15,307,000
2025
66,630,000
2026
14,345,000
$ 121,790,000
Interest Expense
Schedule of interest expense
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023
2022
Contractual interest expense
$ 2,727,000
$ 921,000
Forbearance fees
603,000
1,203,000
Amortization of debt discount
10,400,000
27,700,000
Total interest expense
$ 13,730,000
$ 29,824,000
10% Secured Promissory Notes
The 10% secured promissory
notes were retired in March 2023 and converted into the Preferred Shares, as described in Note 14 – Preferred Stock Liability.
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Amendments to 16% Secured Promissory Notes
On April 6, 2023, the Company
entered into an amendment agreement, effective as of March 16, 2023, with the initial investor related to the December 2022 16% secured
promissory note extending the due date on the note to May 31, 2023, which will automatically extend to June 30, 2023 if the Company repays
the balance outstanding on the note as of the extension date, which was $8.3 million, by May 31, 2023. The Company agreed to increase
the principal amount of the note by approximately $2.0 million, reflecting a $1.7 million extension fee and $0.4 million of liquidated
damages for failure to obtain an effective registration statement.
On May 4, 2023, the Company
entered into an amendment agreement, effective as of March 16, 2023, with the subsequent investor related to the December 2022 16% secured
promissory note extending the due date on the note to June 30, 2023. The Company agreed to increase the principal amount of the note by
approximately $0.8 million, reflecting a $0.6 million extension fee and $0.2 million amendment fee.
17. CONVERTIBLE NOTES
Convertible notes payable at March 31, 2023 and
December 31, 2022, were comprised of the following:
Schedule of convertible notes payable
Conversion price per
share
Interest
rate
Due date
March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
Convertible promissory note
$ 4.00
4 %
May 10, 2024
$ 500,000
$ 660,000
AVLP convertible promissory notes, principal
$ 0.35 (AVLP stock)
7 %
August 22, 2025
9,911,000
9,911,000
GIGA senior secured convertible notes – in default
$ 0.25 (GIGA stock)
18 %
October 11, 2023
3,333,000
-
Fair value of embedded options and derivatives
2,283,000
2,316,000
Less: unamortized debt discounts
( 744,000 )
( 111,000 )
Total convertible notes payable, net of financing cost, long term
$ 15,283,000
$ 12,776,000
Less: current portion
( 3,869,000 )
( 1,325,000 )
Convertible notes payable, net of financing cost – long-term portion
$ 11,414,000
$ 11,451,000
Significant
inputs associated with the embedded option include:
Schedule of weighted average assumptions
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
Exercise price
Variable
Variable
Contractual term in years
2.7
2.7
Volatility
75 % – 97 %
75 % – 93 %
Dividend yield
0 %
0 %
Risk-free interest rate
4.6 %
4.0 %
GIGA Senior Secured Convertible Notes
On January 11, 2023,
GIGA entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“GIGA SPA”) with two accredited investors (the “Lenders”)
pursuant to which GIGA sold to the Lenders $ 3.3
million 10 %
original issue discount Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “Notes”) and five-year warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase
shares of common stock, no par value for total gross proceeds of $3.0 million. The net proceeds shall be used primarily for working
capital.
The Notes are secured by the
assets of GIGA pursuant to a Security Agreement entered into for such purpose, and are senior to the indebtedness payable to Ault and
Ault Lending, pursuant to a Subordination Agreement entered into in connection with the GIGA SPA.
The Notes mature on the earlier
of (i) nine months from the issuance date, or October 11, 2023, or (ii) completion of the uplist transaction pursuant to which GIGA’s
common stock becomes listed for trading on a national securities exchange operated by The Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange
(an “Uplist Transaction”). The Notes accrue interest at a rate of 6 % per annum payable monthly, which increases to 18% upon
an event of default. In addition, under the Notes upon an event of default GIGA is required to pay 20% of its consolidated revenues monthly
on each interest payment date in reduction of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
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The Notes provide for certain
events of default which include failure of the Uplist Transaction to occur by the maturity date, failure to maintain effectiveness of
the registration statement under the Registration Rights Agreement (as described below), suspension of trading of GIGA’s common
stock for five consecutive trading days, failure to timely deliver shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants,
failure to timely make payments under the Notes, default under other indebtedness, and certain other customary events of default, subject
to certain exceptions and limitations.
Upon an event of default,
the holders will have the right to require GIGA to prepay the Notes at a 125% premium. Further, upon a bankruptcy event of default or
a change of control event, GIGA will be required to prepay the Notes at a premium. If the conversion price falls below $0.25, GIGA may
also elect to prepay the notes at a 125% premium.
The Notes are convertible
upon the earlier of the Uplist Transaction and an event of default at a conversion price equal to the greater of (a) 90% of the lowest
volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the 10 trading days prior to the conversion date and (b) $0.25 per share, subject
to adjustment including downward adjustment upon any dilutive issuance of securities.
GIGA repaid its existing
line of credit with Western Alliance Bank which had an existing balance of approximately $ 59,000 .
Under the Notes, GIGA may enter into a factoring agreement of $2 million using GIGA’s accounts receivable as collateral.
The Warrants entitle the holders
to purchase a total of 1.7 million shares of common stock for a five-year period from issuance, at an exercise price determined as follows:
(i) beginning on the issuance date and for a period of 90 days thereafter, $0.78, (ii) if the Uplist Transaction has occurred as of the
date of exercise, the lower of (A) $0.78 and (B) 110% of the per share offering price to the public in the Uplist Transaction, and (iii)
if neither of (i) and (ii) apply, the lower of (A) $0.78 and (B) 90% of the lowest VWAP for the 10 trading days prior to the date of the
exercise, subject to adjustment including downward adjustment upon any dilutive issuance of securities. If the Uplist Transaction is not
completed prior to the maturity date of the Notes, the number of shares of common stock that may be purchased upon exercise of the Warrants
will be doubled, without an adjustment to the exercise price.
The GIGA SPA, Warrants and
Notes require a reserve of authorized but unissued shares of common stock initially equal to approximately 15.0 million shares of common
stock, subject to reduction as the Notes and Warrants are converted and exercised, respectively.
Spartan Capital Securities,
LLC (the “Placement Agent”) served as placement agent in the offering and received a cash commission in the amount of 8% of
the gross proceeds, or $0.2 million. In addition, GIGA agreed to pay the Placement Agent an expense allowance of $30,000. Furthermore,
GIGA agreed to issue the Placement Agent five-year warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase a number of shares
of common stock equal to 8% of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the Notes and Warrants sold in the offering, or 1.2
million shares. The Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price of 110% of the Warrant exercise price.
Under the GIGA SPA, GIGA
reimbursed the Lenders a total of $ 60,000
out of the proceeds from the offering for fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.
In connection with the GIGA
SPA, GIGA entered into a Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to which it agreed to register the resale by the Lenders of the common
stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and Warrants. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the initial registration statement
on Form S-1 must be filed 30 days after the Notes become convertible, and to cause the registration statement to be declared effective
within 90 days thereafter, subject to certain limitations and exceptions. GIGA did not complete the registration statement in a timely
manner, which is an event of default. The Lenders required GIGA to terminate the Financing Agreement as a condition of lending it the
$3 million and GIGA’s issuance of the Notes.
18. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Contingencies
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.
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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.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company
had accrued $ 3.1 million as a loss contingency related to litigation matters.
SEC Investigation
The Company and certain affiliates
and related parties received several subpoenas from the SEC for the production of documents and testimony in the non-public fact-finding
investigation referred to as In re DPW Holdings, Inc. The Company and those parties have engaged in discussions with the SEC regarding
the matters at issue in the investigation, and those discussions have progressed. No final resolution regarding the matters at issue in
the investigation has been reached however, and there can be no assurance as to the outcome of this matter. The Company recorded a $1.0
million loss contingency related to this matter.
19. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
2023 Issuances
2022 Common ATM Offering
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”). During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company sold an
aggregate of 0.1 million shares of common stock pursuant to the 2022 Common ATM Offering for gross proceeds of $ 4.2 million. Effective
March 17, 2023, the 2022 Common ATM Offering was terminated.
2022 Preferred ATM Offering
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 $ 46.4
million (the “2022 Preferred ATM Offering”). During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company sold an aggregate
of 90,184
shares of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to the 2022 Preferred ATM Offering for net proceeds of $ 1.2
million.
20. 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 ( 0.5 %) and 0 %
for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $ 0.3 million
and $ 0 for the three months ended
March 31, 2023 and 2022, 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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21. NET LOSS PER SHARE
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 all periods presented as the effect of the potential common stock equivalents is anti-dilutive
due to the Company’s net loss position for all periods presented. Anti-dilutive securities, which are convertible into or exercisable
for the Company’s common stock, consisted of the following at March 31, 2023 and 2022:
Schedule of net loss per share
March 31,
2023
2022
Stock options
19,000
21,000
Restricted stock grants
-
7,000
Warrants
52,000
67,000
Convertible notes
1,000
1,000
Total
72,000
96,000
22. SEGMENT AND CUSTOMERS INFORMATION
The Company had nine reportable
segments as of March 31, 2023 and seven as of March 31, 2022; 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 months ended March 31, 2023:
Schedule of operating segments
GWW
TurnOnGreen
Fintech
BNI
AGREE
Ault
Disruptive
SMC
Energy
BMI
Holding
Company
Total
Revenue
$ 8,708,000
$ 876,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 3,383,000
$ 25,000
$ -
$ -
$ 12,992,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
-
-
-
7,347,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,347,000
Revenue, commercial real estate leases
-
-
-
458,000
-
-
-
439,000
-
-
897,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
( 4,939,000 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 4,939,000 )
Revenue, crane operations
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,646,000
-
-
12,646,000
Revenue, hotel operations
-
-
-
-
2,243,000
-
-
-
-
-
2,243,000
Total revenues
$ 8,708,000
$ 876,000
$ ( 4,939,000 )
$ 7,805,000
$ 2,243,000
$ -
$ 3,383,000
$ 13,110,000
$ -
$ -
$ 31,186,000
Depreciation and amortization expense
$ 590,000
$ 143,000
$ -
$ 3,335,000
$ 838,000
$ -
$ 371,000
$ 1,070,000
$ 83,000
$ 610,000
$ 7,040,000
Income (loss) from operations
$ ( 2,672,000 )
$ ( 980,000 )
$ ( 6,985,000 )
$ ( 475,000 )
$ ( 1,555,000 )
$ ( 383,000 )
$ ( 2,251,000 )
$ 1,970,000
$ ( 8,056,000 )
$ ( 10,031,000 )
$ ( 31,418,000 )
Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2023
$ 46,000
$ 10,000
$ -
$ 1,052,000
$ 2,699,000
$ -
$ 142,000
$ 331,000
$ 407,000
$ 2,334,000
$ 7,021,000
Identifiable assets as of March 31, 2023
$ 37,952,000
$ 6,293,000
$ 27,109,000
$ 73,589,000
$ 97,519,000
$ 119,649,000
$ 21,013,000
$ 95,942,000
$ 12,929,000
$ 34,913,000
$ 526,907,000
Segment information for the
three months ended March 31, 2022:
GWW
TurnOnGreen
Ault
Alliance
BNI
AGREE
Ault
Disruptive
Holding
Company
Total
Revenue
$ 7,245,000
$ 1,129,000
$ 7,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 8,381,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
-
-
-
3,548,000
-
-
-
3,548,000
Revenue, commercial real estate leases
-
-
-
278,000
-
-
-
278,000
Revenue, lending and trading activities
-
-
17,921,000
-
-
-
-
17,921,000
Revenue, hotel operations
-
-
-
-
2,698,000
-
-
2,698,000
Total revenues
$ 7,245,000
$ 1,129,000
$ 17,928,000
$ 3,826,000
$ 2,698,000
$ -
$ -
$ 32,826,000
Depreciation and amortization expense
$ 294,000
$ 298,000
$ 34,000
$ 1,527,000
$ 828,000
$ -
$ 173,000
$ 3,154,000
Income (loss) from operations
$ ( 144,000 )
$ ( 1,175,000 )
$ 11,912,000
$ ( 363,000 )
$ ( 1,382,000 )
$ ( 297,000 )
$ ( 7,521,000 )
$ 1,030,000
Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2022
$ 129,000
$ 75,000
$ 88,000
$ 34,987,000
$ 34,000
$ -
$ 46,000
$ 35,359,000
Identifiable assets as of March 31, 2022
$ 34,479,000
$ 6,342,000
$ 71,852,000
$ 131,833,000
$ 92,473,000
$ 118,650,000
$ 63,295,000
$ 518,924,000
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23. CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT AND REVENUE RISK
The following table summarizes
accounts receivable that are concentrated with certain large customers as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
Schedule of concentrations of credit risk
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2023
Customer A
15.9 %
12.8 %
Customer B
6.9 %
13.5 %
For
the year three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, no customer represented 10% or
more of consolidated revenues.
24. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
2022 Preferred
ATM Offering
During
the period between April 1, 2023 through May 19, 2023, the Company sold an aggregate of 105,475
shares of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to the 2022 Preferred ATM Offering for net proceeds of $ 1.2 million .
Investments in Alpha Fund
During the period between
April 1, 2023 through May 19, 2023, Ault Lending purchased an additional $0.3 million of limited
partnership interests in Alpha Fund.
12% Term Note
On April 5, 2023, the Company
issued a term note with a principal amount of $ 1.1 million, bearing an interest rate of 12 % . The term note was issued at a discount, with
net proceeds to the Company amounting to $ 1.0 million. The note is scheduled to mature on June 5, 2023 . The Company has the option to
extend the maturity date by one month, upon payment of a $30,000 extension fee. Ault & Company, a related party, guaranteed the term
note.
Series C Preferred Purchase Agreement
On
May 1, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Ault & Company, pursuant
to which the Company agreed to sell to Ault & Company up to 40,000 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock and warrants to
purchase up to 1.3 million shares of common stock for a total purchase price of up to $ 40 million. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement are subject to various customary closing conditions and the receipt of certain third party consents. In
addition to customary closing conditions, the closing of the transaction is also conditioned upon the receipt by Ault & Company of
financing in an amount sufficient to consummate the transaction. The Agreement contains customary termination provisions for Ault &
Company under certain circumstances, and the Agreement shall automatically terminate if the closing has not occurred prior to May 31,
2023, although such date may be extended by Ault & Company as set forth in the Agreement.
Amendment to 16% Secured Promissory Note
On May 2, 2023, the Company
entered into a second amendment agreement, effective as of April 18, 2023, with the Initial Investor related to the December 2022 16%
secured promissory note extending the due date on the date for which the Company was required to make a payment of $1.0 million. The Company
agreed to increase the principal amount of the note by $0.2 million as an extension fee and to grant the Investors an additional 2,000
miners as collateral for repayment of the notes.
Original Issuance Discount Term Notes
On May 15, 2023, the Company
issued a term note with a principal amount of $ 1.3 million, which does not bear interest unless there is an event of default. The term
note was issued at a discount, with net proceeds to the Company amounting to $ 1.0 million. The Company is obligated to repay $1.0 million
of the note on June 15, 2023 and the remaining $0.3 million on June 30, 2023. Upon an event of default, the Company will pledge its ownership
of the membership interests in 456 Lux Hotel NYC, LLC, which is a limited partner in NYREIC 456 LP. Milton “Todd” Ault, III,
the Company’s Executive Chairman, and his wife, guaranteed repayment of the term note.
On May 16, 2023, the Company
issued a term note with a principal amount of $ 120,000 ,
which does not bear interest. The term note was issued at a discount, with net proceeds to the Company amounting to $ 100,000 .
The note is scheduled to mature on June
16, 2023 . The
Company has the option to extend the maturity date by 15 days, upon payment of an extension fee equal to 1% of the amount then outstanding.
On May 17, 2023, the Company
issued a term note with a principal amount of $ 1.3 million, which does not bear interest unless there is an event of default. The term
note was issued at a discount, with net proceeds to the Company amounting to $ 1.0 million. The note is scheduled to mature on July 17,
2023 . Milton “Todd” Ault, III, the Company’s Executive Chairman, and Ault & Company guaranteed repayment of the
term note.
BMI Securities Purchase Agreement
On April 27, 2023, BMI entered
into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors providing for the issuance of senior secured convertible notes
with an aggregate principal face amount of $ 6.9 million convertible into shares of BMI common stock and five-year warrants to purchase
an aggregate of 63.0 million shares of BMI common stock at an exercise price of $ 0.1091 per share, subject to adjustment. The Notes are
secured by a guaranty provided by the Company, as well as by Milton “Todd” Ault, III, the Company’s Executive Chairman,
and Ault & Company guaranteed repayment of the term note.
BMI and the investors entered
into a registration rights agreement whereby BMI agreed to file a registration statement to register the conversion shares and warrant
shares.
The senior secured convertible notes bear no interest as they were issued with an original issuance discount.
The maturity date of the Notes is April 27, 2024 . The senior secured convertible notes are convertible at a price per share equal to
the lower of (i) $0.1091 or (ii) the greater of (A) $0.0168 and (B) 85% of the lowest volume weighted average price of BMI common stock
during the 10 trading days prior to the date of conversion, subject to adjustment.
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
In this quarterly report,
the “Company,” “AAI,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Ault Alliance, Inc., a
Delaware corporation. AAI is a diversified holding company pursuing growth by acquiring undervalued businesses and disruptive technologies
with a global impact. Through our 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 metaverse platform,
oil exploration, crane services, defense/aerospace, industrial, automotive, medical/biopharma, consumer electronics, hotel operations
and textiles. In addition, we own and operate hotels and extend credit to select entrepreneurial businesses through a licensed lending
subsidiary.
Recent Events and Developments
On January 23, 2023, we filed
a Certificate of Elimination with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with respect to our Series C convertible redeemable
preferred stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) which, effective upon filing, eliminated the Series C Preferred Stock.
On February 8, 2023, we entered
into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BMI and the other signatories thereto. The Agreement provides that,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, BMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of our then subsidiary,
BitNile.com, Inc. (“BitNile.com”), of which we owned approximately 86%, and the remaining 14% was owned by minority shareholders
(the “Minority Shareholders”), as well as Ault Iconic, (formerly Ault Media Group) and the securities of Earnity beneficially
owned by BitNile.com (which represented approximately 19.9% of the outstanding equity securities of Earnity as of the date of the Agreement),
in exchange for the following: (i) 8,637.5 shares of newly designated Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of BMI to be issued to our
company (the “Series B Preferred”), and (ii) 1,362.5 shares of newly designated Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of BMI
to be issued to the to the Minority Shareholders (the “Series C Preferred,” and together with the Series B Preferred, the
“Preferred Stock”). The Series B Preferred and the Series C Preferred each have a stated value of $10,000 per share (the “Stated
Value”), for a combined stated value of the Preferred Stock to be issued by BMI of $100 million, and subject to adjustment, are
convertible into an aggregate of 400 million shares of common stock of BMI (the “BMI Common Stock”), which represent and pursuant
to the Agreement will represent approximately 92.4% of BMI’s outstanding BMI Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis as of the date
of the Agreement. However, pending approval of the transaction by BMI’s shareholders, the Preferred Stock is subject to a 19.9%
beneficial ownership limitation, including the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that we acquired from BMI in June of 2022. The Agreement
provides that BMI will seek shareholder approval (the “Shareholder Approval”) following the closing.
Pursuant to the Certificates
of Designations of the Rights, Preferences and Limitations of the Series B Preferred and the Series C Preferred (collectively, the “Preferred
Stock Certificates”), each share of Preferred Stock will be convertible into a number of shares of BMI Common Stock determined by
dividing the Stated Value by $0.25 (the “Conversion Price”), or 40,000 shares of BMI Common Stock. The Conversion Price will
be subject to certain adjustments, including potential downward adjustment if BMI closes a qualified financing resulting in at least $25
million in gross proceeds at a price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price then in effect. The holders of Preferred Stock
will be entitled to receive dividends at a rate of 5% of the Stated Value per annum from issuance until February 7, 2033 (the “Dividend
Term”). During the first two years of the Dividend Term, dividends will be payable in additional shares of Preferred Stock rather
than cash, and thereafter dividends will be payable in either additional shares of Preferred Stock or cash as each holder may elect. If
BMI fails to make a dividend payment as required by the Preferred Stock Certificates, the dividend rate will be increased to 12% for as
long as such default remains ongoing and uncured. Each share of Preferred Stock will also have an $11,000 liquidation preference in the
event of a liquidation, change of control event, dissolution or winding up of BMI, and will rank senior to all other capital stock of
BMI with respect thereto, except that the Series B Preferred and Series C Preferred shall rank pari passu. Each share of Series B Preferred
was originally entitled to vote with the BMI Common Stock at a rate of 10 votes per share of Common Stock into which the Series B Preferred
is convertible, but that provision was subsequently eliminated. Other than certain rights granted to the Company relating to amendments
or waiver of various negative covenants, the terms, rights, preferences and limitations of the Preferred Stock Certificates are essentially
identical. The Agreement closed on March 6, 2023.
On March 28, 2023, we entered
into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investors (the “Investors”),
pursuant to which we sold, in a private placement, an aggregate of 100,000 shares of our preferred stock, with each such share having
a stated value of $100.00 and consisting of (i) 83,000 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”),
(ii) 1,000 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series F Preferred Stock”) and (iii) 16,000 shares of Series
G Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series G Preferred Stock” and collectively, the “Preferred Shares”). The Preferred
Shares are convertible into shares of our common stock at the option of the holders and, in certain circumstances, by us.
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Each share of Series E Preferred
Stock and Series F Preferred Stock had a purchase price of $100.00, equal to each such share’s stated value. The purchase price
of the Series E Preferred Stock and the Series F Preferred Stock was paid for by the Investors’ canceling outstanding secured promissory
notes in the principal amount of $8.4 million, whereas the purchase price of the shares of Series G Preferred Stock consisted of accrued
but unpaid interest on these notes, as well as for other good and valuable consideration. Each Preferred Share is convertible into shares
of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 85% of the closing sale price of our common stock on the trading day prior to the date
of conversion, subject to a floor price of $0.10. The Preferred Shares became convertible at the option of the holder following our receipt
of stockholder approval of the Reverse Split (as defined below). The private placement closed on March 30, 2023.
We called a special meeting
of stockholders, which was held on May 15, 2023, to consider an amendment (the “Amendment”) to our Certificate of Incorporation
to authorize a reverse split of our common stock (the “Reverse Split”). The Investors agreed in the Purchase Agreement to
not transfer, offer, sell, contract to sell, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Preferred Shares until after the Reverse
Split. Pursuant to the certificate of designation of the Series E Preferred Stock, the shares of Series E Preferred Stock had the right
to vote on such Amendment on an as converted to common stock basis. In addition, pursuant to the certificate of designation of the Series
F Preferred Stock, the shares of Series F Preferred Stock had the right to vote on such Amendment. Each Investor agreed to vote the shares
of the Series E Preferred Stock in favor of the Amendment and that the shares of the Series F Preferred Stock shall automatically be voted
in a manner that “mirrors” the proportions on which the shares of our common stock and Series E Preferred Stock are voted
on the Amendment. The Amendment required the approval of the majority of the votes associated with our outstanding capital stock entitled
to vote on the proposal.
On May 15, 2023, we held the
special meeting of stockholders, at which meeting the Reverse Split was approved by the stockholders. On May 15, 2023, we approved a ratio
with respect to the Reverse Split of one-for-three hundred. The Reverse Split did not affect the number of authorized shares of common
stock or preferred stock or their par value per share. As a result of the Reverse Split, each three hundred shares of common stock issued
and outstanding prior to the Reverse Split were converted into one share of common stock. The Reverse Split became effective in the State
of Delaware on May 17, 2023. All share amounts in this Quarterly Report have been updated to reflect the Reverse Split.
On May 1, 2023, we entered
into a securities purchase agreement (the “Series C Agreement”) with Ault & Company, Inc. (“Ault & Company”),
a related party, pursuant to which we agreed to sell to Ault & Company up to 40,000 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock
and warrants to purchase up to 1.3 million shares of common stock for a total purchase price of up to $40 million. The consummation of
the transactions contemplated by the Series C Agreement are subject to various customary closing conditions and the receipt of certain
third party consents. In addition to customary closing conditions, the closing of the transaction is also conditioned upon the receipt
by Ault & Company of financing in an amount sufficient to consummate the transaction. The Series C Agreement contains customary termination
provisions for Ault & Company under certain circumstances, and the Series C Agreement shall automatically terminate if the closing
has not occurred prior to May 31, 2023, although such date may be extended by Ault & Company as set forth in the Series C Agreement.
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.
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In recent years, we have provided
capital and relevant expertise to fuel the growth of businesses in metaverse platform, oil exploration, crane services, defense/aerospace,
industrial, automotive, medical/biopharma, consumer electronics, 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.
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.ault.com.
Results of Operations
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
and 2022
The following table summarizes
the results of our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2023
2022
Revenue
$ 13,889,000
$ 8,659,000
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
7,347,000
3,548,000
Revenue, hotel operations
2,243,000
2,698,000
Revenue, crane operations
12,646,000
-
Revenue, lending and trading activities
( 4,939,000 )
17,921,000
Total revenue
31,186,000
32,826,000
Cost of revenue, products
9,787,000
5,748,000
Cost of revenue, cryptocurrency mining
8,103,000
2,497,000
Cost of revenue, hotel operations
2,688,000
2,249,000
Cost of revenue, hotel operations
7,388,000
-
Cost of revenue, lending and trading activities
1,180,000
-
Total cost of revenue
29,146,000
10,494,000
Gross profit
2,040,000
22,332,000
Total operating expenses
33, 458,000
21,302,000
Loss from operations
( 31,418,000 )
1,030,000
Other income (expense):
Interest and other income
1,197,000
449,000
Interest expense
(13,730,000 )
(29,824,000 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(63,000 )
-
Realized gain on marketable securities
(38,000 )
109,000
Loss from investment in unconsolidated entity
-
(533,000 )
Impairment of equity securities
(9,555,000 )
-
Gain on the sale of fixed assets
4,515,000
-
Change in fair value of warrant liability
-
(18,000 )
Loss before income taxes
( 49,092,000 )
(28,787,000 )
Income tax benefit
(263,000 )
-
Net loss
( 48,829,000 )
(28,787,000 )
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
183,000
15,000
Net loss attributable to Ault Alliance, Inc.
( 48,646,000 )
(28,772,000 )
Preferred dividends
(229,000 )
(5,000 )
Net loss available to common stockholders
$ ( 48,875,000 )
$ (28,777,000 )
Comprehensive loss
Net loss available to common stockholders
$ ( 48,875,000 )
$ (28,777,000 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
170,000
(287,000 )
Total comprehensive loss
$ ( 48,705,000 )
$ (29,064,000 )
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Revenues
Revenues by segment for the
three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
Increase
2023
2022
(Decrease)
%
GIGA
$ 8,708,000
$ 7,245,000
$ 1,463,000
20 %
TurnOnGreen
876,000
1,129,000
(253,000 )
-22 %
SMC
3,383,000
-
3,383,000
—
BNI
Revenue, cryptocurrency mining
7,347,000
3,548,000
3,799,000
107 %
Revenue, commercial real estate leases
458,000
278,000
180,000
65 %
AGREE
2,243,000
2,698,000
(455,000 )
-17 %
Fintech:
Revenue, lending and trading activities
(4,939,000 )
17,921,000
(22,860,000 )
-128 %
Other
-
7,000
(7,000 )
-100 %
Energy
13,110,000
-
13,110,000
—
Total revenue
$ 31,186,000
$ 32,826,000
$ (1,640,000 )
-5 %
Our revenues decreased by
$1.6 million, or 5%, to $31.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $32.8 million for the three months ended March
31, 2022.
GIGA
The $1.5 million increase
in our GIGA segment revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 included $0.4 million attributable to our recent acquisition of
Giga-tronics Incorporated on September 8, 2022. The improved economic environment following COVID-19 disruptions, along with increased
military spending, drove growth in our GIGA segment, which provides customized solutions for military markets. Additionally, revenue from
Enertec Systems 2001 Ltd., a subsidiary of Giga-tronics Incorporated, which is primarily recognized over time, increased by 7%, to $3.5 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2023, up $0.2 million from $3.3 million in the prior-year period.
TurnOnGreen
TurnOnGreen revenues were
down $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.
SMC
SMC revenues increased by
$3.4 million due to the acquisition of SMC in June 2022.
BNI
Revenues from BNI’s
cryptocurrency mining operations increased $3.8 million as we increased our cryptocurrency mining activities from the prior period, partially
offset by lower Bitcoin prices and an increase in Bitcoin mining difficulty level in the current year period.
AGREE
AGREE’s revenues decreased
by $0.5 million due to interruptions in business operations as the properties were being renovated
during the three months ended March 31, 2023. The renovations were completed in April 2023 .
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Fintech
Revenues from our lending
and trading activities were negative $4.9 million due to significant unrealized losses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 from
our investment portfolio. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, Ault 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 Ault Lending
in certain financing transactions. Revenue from lending and trading activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 included an approximate
$1.5 million unrealized loss from our investment in Alzamend. Under its business model, Ault Lending also generates revenue through origination
fees charged to borrowers and interest generated from each loan.
Revenues
from our trading activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 included net losses 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.
Energy
Energy revenues increased
by $13.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to the acquisition of the Circle 8 crane operations in December
2022.
Gross Margins
Gross margins decreased to
7% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to 68% for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Our gross margins have typically
ranged between 33% and 37%, with slight variations depending on the overall composition of our revenue.
Our gross margins of 7% recognized
during the three months ended March 31, 2023 were impacted by negative margins from our lending and trading activities and negative margins
from our BNI cryptocurrency mining segment due to the decline in the price of Bitcoin coupled with an increase in Bitcoin mining difficulty
level. Excluding the effects of margin from our lending and trading activities and cryptocurrency mining operations, our adjusted gross
margins for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 would have been 31% and 30%, respectively, with gross margins slightly lower
than our historical averages due to gross margins from SMC, which were 23%.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses
increased by $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 due to expenditures related to development work on the BMI metaverse
platform.
Selling and Marketing
Selling and marketing expenses
were $8.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, an increase
of $2.3 million, or 36%. The increase was the result of $1.3 million higher advertising and promotion costs related to BMI’s metaverse
platform, including an increase of $0.6 million related to an advertising sponsorship agreement. The increase is also attributable to
$0.8 million increases in sales and marketing costs from SMC, which was acquired in June 2022 and $0.3 million from GIGA, which was acquired
in September 2022
General and Administrative
General and administrative
expenses were $22.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $13.7 million for the three months ended March
31, 2022, an increase of $9.0 million, or 66%. General and administrative expenses increased from the comparative prior period, mainly
due to:
· general and administrative costs of $3.0 million from Circle 8, which was acquired in December 2022;
· general and administrative costs of $2.2 million from SMC, which was acquired in June 2022;
· general and administrative costs of $1.3 million from GIGA, which was acquired in September 2022;
· higher stock-based compensation of $1.3 million;
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· $1.0 million higher travel costs;
· $0.8 million increase in the accrual of a performance bonus related to realized gains on trading activities
during the period;
· general and administrative costs of $0.6 million from AVLP, which was acquired in June 2022; and
· partially offset by a decrease in corporate legal fees of $1.0 million.
Impairment of Mined Cryptocurrency
Impairment of mined cryptocurrency
for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, attributable to the volatility of
the Bitcoin market as market price of Bitcoin drops below the Company’s carrying value within the respective periods.
Interest and Other Income
Interest and other income was
$1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase
in interest and other income is primarily due to higher interest rates resulting in higher income from ADRT’s cash and marketable
securities held in the trust account.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $13.7
million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $29.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The $29.8 million
interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 related primarily to amortization of debt discount of $26.3 million from the
issuance of warrants, a non-cash charge, and original issue discount, in connection with the $66.0 million of senior notes issued in December
2021, which were fully paid in March 2022. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes $9.0 amortization of debt
discount primarily related to new debt agreements compared to the prior year period.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
Loss on extinguishment of
debt was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The current
period loss on extinguishment of debt relates to the issuance of $8.5 million fair value of convertible preferred stock liabilities to
satisfy $8.4 million of principal amount of secured promissory notes.
Loss From Investment in Unconsolidated Entity
Loss from investment in unconsolidated
entity was $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, representing
our share of losses from our equity method investment in AVLP prior to the June 1, 2022 acquisition.
Impairment of Equity Securities
Cumulative downward adjustments
for impairments for our equity securities without readily determinable fair values held at March 31, 2023 were $9.6 million.
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Other comprehensive gain was
$0.2 million compared to other comprehensive loss of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The
balance of other comprehensive income for both years was caused by foreign currency translation adjustments between our functional currency,
the U.S. Dollar, and the British Pound and Israeli Shekel.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On March 31, 2023, we had
cash and cash equivalents of $9.2 million (excluding restricted cash of $1.9 million), compared to cash and cash equivalents of $10.5
million (excluding restricted cash of $3.6 million) at December 31, 2022. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due
the payment of debt and purchases of property and equipment partially offset by 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.
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Net cash provided by operating
activities totaled $12.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $29.4 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2022. Cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 included $22.0 million net cash provided
by marketable securities from trading activities related to the operations of Ault Lending, partially offset by operating losses and changes
in working capital.
Net cash used in investing
activities was $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $28.8 million for the three months ended March 31,
2022. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily related to capital expenditures, partially
offset by proceeds from the sale of fixed assets of $4.5 million.
Net cash used in financing
activities was $8.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $22.2 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and reflects the following transactions:
· 2022 Common ATM Offering – During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we sold an aggregate
of 0.1 million shares of common stock pursuant to the 2022 Common ATM Offering for gross proceeds of $4.2 million. Effective March 17,
2023, we terminated the 2022 Common ATM Offering;
· 2022 Preferred ATM Offering – During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we sold an aggregate
of 90,184 shares of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to the 2022 Preferred ATM Offering for net proceeds of $1.2 million;
· $19.7 million payments on notes payable, partially offset by $5.0 million proceeds from notes payable;
and
· $2.7 million proceeds from convertible notes payable, partially offset by $0.2 million payments on convertible
notes payable.
Financing Transactions Subsequent to March
31, 2023
Financing transactions subsequent
to March 31, 2023 included the following:
2022 Preferred ATM
Offering
During
the period between April 1, 2023 through May 18, 2023, we sold an aggregate of 105,475 shares of
Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to the 2022 Preferred ATM Offering for net proceeds of $ 1.1 million.
12% Term Note
On April 5, 2023, we issued
a term note with a principal amount of $1.1 million, bearing an interest rate of 12%. The term note was issued at a discount, with net
proceeds to us amounting to $1.0 million. The note is scheduled to mature on June 5, 2023. We have the option to extend the maturity date
by one month, upon payment of a $30,000 extension fee. Ault & Company, a related party, guaranteed the term note.
Original Issuance Discount Term Notes
On May 15, 2023, we issued
a term note with a principal amount of $1.3 million, which does not bear interest unless there is an event of default. The term note was
issued at a discount, with net proceeds to us amounting to $1.0 million. We are obligated to repay $1.0 million of the note on June 15,
2023 and the remaining $0.3 million on June 30, 2023. Upon an event of default, we will pledge our ownership of the membership interests
in 456 Lux Hotel NYC, LLC, which is a limited partner in NYREIC 456 LP. Milton “Todd” Ault, III, our Executive Chairman, and
his wife, guaranteed repayment of the term note.
On May 16, 2023, we issued
a term note with a principal amount of $120,000, which does not bear interest. The term note was issued at a discount, with net proceeds
to us amounting to $100,000. The note is scheduled to mature on June 16, 2023. We have the option to extend the maturity date by 15 days,
upon payment of an extension fee equal to 1% of the amount then outstanding.
On May 17, 2023, we issued
a term note with a principal amount of $1.3 million, which does not bear interest unless there is an event of default. The term note was
issued at a discount, with net proceeds to us amounting to $1.0 million. The note is scheduled to mature on July 17, 2023. Milton “Todd”
Ault, III, our Executive Chairman, and Ault & Company guaranteed repayment of the term note.
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BMI Securities Purchase Agreement
On April 27, 2023, BMI entered
into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors providing for the issuance of senior secured convertible notes
with an aggregate principal face amount of $6.9 million convertible into shares of BMI common stock and five-year warrants to purchase
an aggregate of 63.0 million shares of BMI common stock at an exercise price of $0.1091 per share, subject to adjustment. The Notes are
secured by a guaranty provided by us, as well as by Milton “Todd” Ault, III, our Executive Chairman, and Ault & Company
guaranteed repayment of the term note.
BMI and the investors entered
into a registration rights agreement whereby BMI agreed to file a registration statement to register the conversion shares and warrant
shares.
The senior secured convertible
notes bear no interest as they were issued with an original issuance discount. The maturity date of the Notes is April 27, 2024. The
senior secured convertible notes are convertible at a price per share equal to the lower of (i) $0.1091 or (ii) the greater of (A) $0.0168
and (B) 85% of the lowest volume weighted average price of BMI common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the date of conversion,
subject to adjustment.
Critical Accounting Policies
Variable Interest Entities
The accounting guidance requires
an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling
financial interest in a variable interest entity; to require ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary
of a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”); to eliminate the solely quantitative approach previously required for determining the
primary beneficiary of a VIE; to add an additional reconsideration event for determining whether an entity is a VIE when any changes in
facts and circumstances occur such that holders of the equity investment at risk, as a group, lose the power from voting rights or similar
rights of those investments to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance;
and to require enhanced disclosures that will provide readers of financial statements with more transparent information about an enterprise’s
involvement in a VIE.
For VIEs, the Company assesses
whether it is the primary beneficiary as prescribed by the accounting guidance on the consolidation of a VIE.
The Company evaluates its
business relationships with related parties to identify potential VIEs under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810,
Consolidation. The Company consolidates VIEs in which it is considered to be the primary beneficiary. Entities are considered to be the
primary beneficiary if they have both of the following characteristics: (i) the power to direct the activities that, when taken together,
most significantly impact the VIE’s performance; and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses and right to receive the returns from
the VIE that would be significant to the VIE. The Company’s judgment with respect to its level of influence or control of an entity
involves the consideration of various factors including the form of its ownership interest, its representation in the entity’s governance,
the size of its investment, estimates of future cash flows, its ability to participate in policy making decisions and the rights of the
other investors to participate in the decision making process and to replace the Company as manager and/or liquidate the joint venture,
if applicable.
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, trade names 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.
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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, 2022, the end of its most recent fiscal year.
Management has identified
the following material weaknesses:
1. We do not have sufficient resources in our accounting department, 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;
2. 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;
3. 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; and
4. The Company did not design and/or implement user access controls to ensure appropriate segregation of
duties or program change management controls for certain financially relevant systems impacting the Company’s processes around revenue
recognition and digital assets to ensure that IT program and data changes affecting the Company’s (i) financial IT applications,
(ii) digital currency mining equipment, and (iii) underlying accounting records, are identified, tested, authorized and implemented appropriately
to validate that data produced by its relevant IT system(s) were complete and accurate. Automated process-level controls and manual controls
that are dependent upon the information derived from such financially relevant systems were also determined to be ineffective as a result
of such deficiency. In addition, the Company has not effectively designed a manual key control to detect material misstatements in revenue.
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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 condensed 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 fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023, 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
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.
SEC Investigation
The Company and certain affiliates
and related parties received several subpoenas from the SEC for the production of documents and testimony in the non-public fact-finding
investigation referred to as In re DPW Holdings, Inc. The Company and those parties have engaged in discussions with the SEC regarding
the matters at issue in the investigation, and those discussions have progressed. No final resolution regarding the matters at issue in
the investigation has been reached however, and there can be no assurance as to the outcome of this matter. The Company recorded a $1.0
million loss contingency related to this matter.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There
are no updates or changes to the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
From
January 1, 2023 through March 31, 2023, Ault Alpha LP purchased 6,379 shares of common 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.
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
January 1, 2023 – January 31, 2023
6,379
$ 30.00
February 1, 2023 – February 28, 2023
-
$ -
March 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023
-
$ -
Total
6,379
$ 30.00
-
-
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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 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.
3.6
Certificate of Elimination of the Series C convertible redeemable preferred stock of Ault Alliance, Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 27, 2023 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.7
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.
3.8
Amended and Restated Bylaws, 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.
3.9
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.
3.10
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.
3.11
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.
3.12
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.
3.13
Certificate of Designation of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2023 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
3.14
Certificate of Designation of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2023 as Exhibit 3.2 thereto.
3.15
Certificate of Designation of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2023 as Exhibit 3.3 thereto.
3.16
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (1-for-300 Reverse Stock Split of Common Stock), dated May 15, 2023. Incorporated herein by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2023 as Exhibit 3.1 thereto.
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10.1
Form of Share Exchange Agreement, entered into February 8, 2023. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2023 as Exhibit 10.1 thereto.
10.2
Form of Series B Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2023 as Exhibit 10.2 thereto.
10.3
Form of Series C Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2023 as Exhibit 10.3 thereto.
10.4
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement among the registrant and the Investors, dated March 28, 2023. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2023 as Exhibit 10.1 thereto.
10.5
Form of Side Letter among the registrant and the Investors, dated March 28, 2023. Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2023 as Exhibit 10.2 thereto.
10.6*
Form of amendment #1 to senior secured promissory note.
10.7*
Form of amendment #1 to senior secured promissory note.
10.8*
Form of amendment #2 to senior secured promissory note.
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.
101.INS*
Inline XBRL Instance Document. The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
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.
101.PRE*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
* 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: May 22, 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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