Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements
Riot Platforms, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited; and in thousands, except for share amounts)
September 30,
December 31,
2023
2022
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
290,107
$
230,328
Accounts receivable, net
12,683
26,932
Contract assets, including retainage of $ 3,997 and $ 3,012 , respectively
22,513
19,743
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
35,989
32,661
Bitcoin
151,825
109,420
Future power credits, current portion
271
24,297
Total current assets
513,388
443,381
Property and equipment, net
667,808
692,555
Deposits
120,936
42,433
Finite-lived intangible assets, net
17,159
21,477
Derivative asset
108,771
97,497
Operating lease right-of-use assets
21,064
21,673
Future power credits, less current portion
638
638
Other long-term assets
5,620
310
Total assets
$
1,455,384
$
1,319,964
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$
8,898
$
18,445
Contract liabilities
5,787
8,446
Accrued expenses
25,200
65,464
Deferred gain on acquisition post-close dispute settlement
26,007
—
Deferred revenue, current portion
2,564
2,882
Contingent consideration liability - future power credits, current portion
271
24,297
Operating lease liability, current portion
2,388
2,009
Total current liabilities
71,115
121,543
Deferred revenue, less current portion
16,331
17,869
Operating lease liability, less current portion
19,516
20,242
Contingent consideration liability - future power credits, less current portion
638
638
Other long-term liabilities
7,083
8,230
Total liabilities
114,683
168,522
Commitments and contingencies - Note 16
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:
2 % Series A Convertible Preferred stock, 2,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
—
—
0 % Series B Convertible Preferred stock, 1,750,001 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
—
—
Common stock, no par value; 340,000,000 shares authorized; 196,300,944 and 167,751,112 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
2,225,743
1,907,784
Accumulated deficit
( 885,042 )
( 756,342 )
Total stockholders’ equity
1,340,701
1,151,442
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,455,384
$
1,319,964
See the accompanying Notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Riot Platforms, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited; and in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Revenue:
Bitcoin Mining
$
31,222
$
22,070
$
128,987
$
126,166
Data Center Hosting
5,108
8,371
21,811
27,899
Engineering
15,536
15,824
50,995
44,886
Other revenue
25
25
73
73
Total revenue
51,891
46,290
201,866
199,024
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue:
Bitcoin Mining
24,449
14,677
69,995
51,766
Data Center Hosting
26,135
14,223
73,929
44,392
Engineering
13,194
13,780
46,939
40,504
Acquisition-related costs
—
—
—
78
Selling, general, and administrative
29,067
16,004
61,578
37,549
Depreciation and amortization
64,569
26,559
190,071
61,366
Change in fair value of derivative asset
( 3,943 )
17,749
( 11,274 )
( 86,865 )
Power curtailment credits
( 49,601 )
( 13,070 )
( 66,146 )
( 21,328 )
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
—
—
—
176
Realized gain on sale of Bitcoin
( 13,495 )
( 3,109 )
( 47,098 )
( 28,034 )
Loss (gain) on sale/exchange of equipment
5,306
( 7,667 )
5,336
( 16,281 )
Casualty-related charges
—
—
1,526
—
Impairment of Bitcoin
4,041
3,021
14,151
130,310
Impairment of goodwill
—
—
—
335,648
Total costs and expenses
99,722
82,167
339,007
549,281
Operating income (loss)
( 47,831 )
( 35,877 )
( 137,141 )
( 350,257 )
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense)
2,318
348
3,331
( 9 )
Realized loss on sale of marketable equity securities
—
—
—
( 1,624 )
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable equity securities
—
142
—
( 6,306 )
Other income (expense)
31
—
96
( 59 )
Total other income (expense)
2,349
490
3,427
( 7,998 )
Net income (loss) before taxes
( 45,482 )
( 35,387 )
( 133,714 )
( 358,255 )
Current income tax benefit (expense)
157
( 89 )
( 31 )
( 828 )
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)
—
3,041
5,045
9,667
Total income tax benefit (expense)
157
2,952
5,014
8,839
Net income (loss)
$
( 45,325 )
$
( 32,435 )
$
( 128,700 )
$
( 349,416 )
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share
$
( 0.25 )
$
( 0.21 )
$
( 0.76 )
$
( 2.61 )
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding
180,952,689
153,895,123
168,758,240
133,894,338
See the accompanying Notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Riot Platforms, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited; and in thousands, except for share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Total
Common Stock
Accumulated
stockholders’
Shares
Amount
deficit
equity
Balance as of July 1, 2023
182,250,554
$
2,080,627
$
( 839,717 )
$
1,240,910
Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures and delivery of common stock underlying stock awards, net of tax withholding
2,435,045
( 974 )
—
( 974 )
Issuance of common stock/At-the-market offering, net of offering costs
11,615,345
132,571
—
132,571
Stock-based compensation
—
13,519
—
13,519
Net income (loss)
—
—
( 45,325 )
( 45,325 )
Balance as of September 30, 2023
196,300,944
$
2,225,743
$
( 885,042 )
$
1,340,701
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
Total
Common Stock
Accumulated
stockholders’
Shares
Amount
deficit
equity
Balance as of July 1, 2022
147,986,173
$
1,857,108
$
( 563,770 )
$
1,293,338
Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures and delivery of common stock underlying stock awards, net of tax withholding
12,817,944
( 1,058 )
—
( 1,058 )
Issuance of common stock/At-the-market offering, net of offering costs
6,492,795
31,372
—
31,372
Stock-based compensation
—
3,561
—
3,561
Net income (loss)
—
—
( 32,435 )
( 32,435 )
Balance as of September 30, 2022
167,296,912
$
1,890,983
$
( 596,205 )
$
1,294,778
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Total
Common Stock
Accumulated
stockholders’
Shares
Amount
deficit
equity
Balance as of January 1, 2023
167,751,112
$
1,907,784
$
( 756,342 )
$
1,151,442
Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures and delivery of common stock underlying stock awards, net of tax withholding
987,322
( 13,925 )
—
( 13,925 )
Issuance of common stock/At-the-market offering, net of offering costs
27,492,345
317,232
—
317,232
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition of ESS Metron, LLC
70,165
—
—
—
Stock-based compensation
—
14,652
—
14,652
Net income (loss)
—
—
( 128,700 )
( 128,700 )
Balance as of September 30, 2023
196,300,944
$
2,225,743
$
( 885,042 )
$
1,340,701
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Total
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Accumulated
stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
deficit
equity
Balance as of January 1, 2022
2,199
$
11
116,748,472
$
1,595,147
$
( 246,789 )
$
1,348,369
Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures and delivery of common stock underlying stock awards, net of tax withholding
—
—
13,493,629
( 9,873 )
—
( 9,873 )
Issuance of common stock/At-the-market offering, net of offering costs
—
—
37,052,612
298,394
—
298,394
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock
( 2,199 )
( 11 )
2,199
11
—
—
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
7,304
—
7,304
Net income (loss)
—
—
—
—
( 349,416 )
( 349,416 )
Balance as of September 30, 2022
—
$
—
167,296,912
$
1,890,983
$
( 596,205 )
$
1,294,778
See the accompanying Notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Riot Platforms, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited; and in thousands)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023
2022
Operating activities
Net income (loss)
$
( 128,700 )
$
( 349,416 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Stock-based compensation
14,652
7,304
Depreciation and amortization
190,071
61,366
Amortization of license fee revenue
( 73 )
( 73 )
Noncash lease expense
1,858
2,891
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
( 5,045 )
( 9,667 )
Impairment of Bitcoin
14,151
130,310
Impairment of goodwill
—
335,648
Change in fair value of derivative asset
( 11,274 )
( 86,865 )
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
—
176
Realized loss on sale of marketable equity securities
—
1,624
Realized gain on sale of Bitcoin
( 47,098 )
( 28,034 )
Unrealized loss on marketable equity securities
—
6,306
Gain (loss) on sale/exchange of equipment
5,336
( 16,281 )
Casualty-related charges
1,526
—
Bitcoin Mining revenue
( 128,987 )
( 126,166 )
Proceeds from sale of Bitcoin
118,833
52,491
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase)/decrease in operating assets
5,603
21,729
Increase/(decrease) in operating liabilities
( 42,803 )
( 4,307 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
( 11,950 )
( 964 )
Investing activities
Proceeds from the sale of marketable equity securities
—
704
Deposits on equipment
( 90,512 )
( 194,923 )
Security deposits
—
( 5,479 )
Purchases of property and equipment, including construction in progress
( 148,209 )
( 129,672 )
Proceeds from the sale of equipment
6,369
—
Patent costs incurred
( 34 )
( 27 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
( 232,386 )
( 329,397 )
Financing activities
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock / At-the-market offering
324,600
304,849
Offering costs for the issuance of common stock / At-the-market offering
( 7,368 )
( 6,455 )
Payments on contingent consideration liability - future power credits
—
( 15,725 )
Proceeds from Credit and Security Facility
4,420
—
Repayments of Credit and Security Facility
( 3,530 )
—
Debt issuance costs
( 82 )
—
Repurchase of common shares to pay employee withholding taxes
( 13,925 )
( 9,873 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
304,115
272,796
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
59,779
( 57,565 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
230,328
312,315
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
290,107
$
254,750
Supplemental information:
Cash paid for interest
$
35
$
—
Cash paid for taxes
$
680
$
—
Non-cash transactions
Reclassification of deposits to property and equipment
$
33,273
$
288,064
Construction in progress included in accrued expenses
$
9,342
$
9,979
Bitcoin exchanged for employee compensation
$
696
$
1,434
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock
$
—
$
11
Right of use assets exchanged for new operating lease liabilities
$
1,249
$
10,377
Property and equipment obtained in exchange transaction
$
—
$
10,409
See the accompanying Notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Riot Platforms, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization and Operation of The Company’s Business
Nature of Operations
Riot is a vertically integrated Bitcoin mining company principally engaged in enhancing the Company’s capabilities to mine Bitcoin in support of the Bitcoin blockchain. The Company also provides comprehensive and critical infrastructure for Bitcoin Mining and Data Center Hosting for its institutional-scale clients at its first large-scale Bitcoin mining facility in Rockdale, Texas (the “Rockdale Facility”), which currently has 700 megawatts (“MW”) in total developed capacity. The Company is also developing a second large-scale Bitcoin Mining and Data Center Hosting facility located outside of Corsicana, Texas (the “Corsicana Facility”), which, upon completion, is expected to have approximately one gigawatt of capacity available for Riot’s Bitcoin Mining activities and Data Center Hosting services. Lastly, the Company provides Engineering services, which includes engineering, design, and manufacturing of electrical equipment products for third-party customers and customized electrical infrastructure essential to the Company’s Bitcoin Mining activities and Data Center Hosting services.
As described in Note 19. Segment Information , the Company operates in three reportable business segments: Bitcoin Mining, Data Center Hosting, and Engineering.
Note 2. Liquidity and Financial Condition
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had approximate balances of cash and cash equivalents of $ 290.1 million, working capital of $ 442.3 million, total stockholders’ equity of $ 1.3 billion, and an accumulated deficit of $ 885.0 million. To date, the Company has, in large part, relied on equity financing to fund its operations and growth. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company sold 4,615 Bitcoin for proceeds of approximately $ 118.8 million. The Company sold substantially all of the Bitcoin it produced during the period, but never more than the total number of Bitcoin it produced on a monthly basis, per Company policy. Bitcoin is classified on the balance sheet as a current asset due to its ability to be sold in a highly liquid marketplace.
Through its at-the-market equity offerings (“ATM Offerings”), during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company issued 27,492,345 shares of common stock, at a weighted average price of $ 11.81 per share, for net proceeds of approximately $ 317.2 million. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, and through November 6, 2023, the Company issued 10,196,000 shares of common stock, at a weighted average price of $ 10.12 per share, for net proceeds of approximately $ 101.1 million. See Note 13. Stockholders’ Equity .
Inflation
The Company experiences the impact of domestic and global inflationary pressures and the impact of central banks’ responses to such pressures. These inflationary pressures impact the Company’s cost structure by increasing the cost of materials, parts, and labor, making both its operations and development more expensive, despite a continued focus on controlling the Company’s costs where possible. The development of the Corsicana Facility has been impacted by increased materials prices, labor costs, and higher rates for services, all of which may adversely affect the Company’s ability to complete the planned expansion on time and within its anticipated budget. Management is unable to accurately predict when, or if, these inflationary pressures will subside, or whether and to what extent a broad-based economic recession will arise in connection with these pressures. As a result, management is unable to predict the impact these inflationary pressures and possible follow-on conditions may have on the business and results of operations, as well as access to financing. See the 2022 Annual Report for additional discussion regarding the potential impacts that sustained, elevated inflationary pressure may have on its operations and plans for expansion.
Note 3. Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (“Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”) and these notes (these “Notes”) have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). In the opinion of management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of such interim results. Unless otherwise
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Riot Platforms, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
indicated, amounts are stated in thousands of U.S. Dollars except for share, per share, and miner amounts, and Bitcoin quantities, prices, and hash rate.
The results in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, including the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and these Notes include required estimates and assumptions of management, and are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, or for any future interim period. Further, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and these Notes do not include all the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. As such, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and these Notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and notes thereto, included in the 2022 Annual Report.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements include: estimates associated with valuing contingent consideration for a business combination and periodic reassessment of its fair value; allocating the fair value of purchase consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business acquisitions; revenue recognition; valuing the derivative asset classified under Level 3 fair value hierarchy; determining the useful lives and recoverability of long-lived assets; impairment analysis of goodwill, fixed assets, and finite-lived intangibles; stock-based compensation; and the valuation allowance associated with the Company’s deferred tax assets.
For more information on the factors, risks, and uncertainties that could affect these estimates, please see the discussion under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report and in Part I, Item 1A of the 2022 Annual Report.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and these Notes. The reclassifications did not have a material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures. The impact on any prior period disclosures was immaterial.
Significant Accounting Policies
For a detailed discussion about the Company’s significant accounting policies, see the Company’s 2022 Annual Report.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has evaluated all recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe any such pronouncements currently have, and does not expect such pronouncements to have, a material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements on a prospective basis.
Note 4. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Disaggregated revenue
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment is presented in Note 19. Segment Information .
Contract balances
Contract assets relate to uncompleted Engineering contracts. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, contract assets were $ 22.5 million and $ 19.7 million, respectively.
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Riot Platforms, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Contract liabilities primarily relate to upfront payments and consideration received for Data Center Hosting services and uncompleted Engineering contracts. The following table presents changes in contract liabilities and deferred revenue:
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023
Beginning balance
$
29,197
Revenue recognized
( 10,220 )
Additions and other changes in contract liabilities
5,705
Ending balance
$
24,682
Remaining performance obligation
The following table presents the estimated future recognition of the Company’s remaining performance obligations, which represent the transaction price of current contracts for work to be performed.
Remainder of
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter
Total
Data Center Hosting
$
697
$
2,362
$
2,362
$
2,362
$
2,362
$
8,241
$
18,386
Engineering
910
4,877
—
—
—
—
5,787
Other
24
97
97
97
97
97
509
Total contract liabilities
$
1,631
$
7,336
$
2,459
$
2,459
$
2,459
$
8,338
$
24,682
Note 5. Bitcoin
The following table presents information about the Company’s Bitcoin holdings:
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023
Beginning balance
$
109,420
Revenue recognized from Bitcoin mined
128,987
Proceeds from sale of Bitcoin
( 118,833 )
Exchange of Bitcoin for employee compensation
( 696 )
Realized gain on sale of Bitcoin
47,098
Impairment of Bitcoin
( 14,151 )
Ending balance
$
151,825
During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded impairment charges on its Bitcoin holdings of $ 4.0 million and $ 3.0 million, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded impairment charges on its Bitcoin holdings of $ 14.2 million and $ 130.3 million, respectively.
Applying the market price of one Bitcoin on September 30, 2023 of approximately $ 26,968 to the Company’s 7,327 Bitcoin held at that date resulted in an estimated fair value of the Company’s Bitcoin of $ 197.6 million. Applying the market price of one Bitcoin on December 31, 2022 of approximately $ 16,548 to the Company’s 6,974 Bitcoin held at that date resulted in an estimated fair value of the Company’s Bitcoin of $ 115.4 million. The valuation of Bitcoin held is classified under Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as it is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 6. Property and Equipment
The following table presents the Company’s property and equipment:
September 30,
December 31,
2023
2022
Buildings and building improvements
$
330,775
$
229,685
Land rights and land improvements
10,320
10,164
Miners and mining equipment
477,311
441,324
Machinery and facility equipment
38,673
35,125
Office and computer equipment
1,878
1,206
Construction in progress
107,850
97,231
Total cost of property and equipment
966,807
814,735
Less accumulated depreciation
( 298,999 )
( 122,180 )
Property and equipment, net
$
667,808
$
692,555
The Company did no t incur any impairment charges for its property and equipment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.
During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, depreciation expense related to property and equipment totaled $ 63.1 million and $ 26.2 million, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, totaled $ 185.7 million and $ 60.3 million, respectively.
Miners and mining equipment
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had a total of 98,694 miners deployed in its Bitcoin mining operation at the Rockdale Facility, which excludes 14,250 miners currently offline as a result of damage sustained to the facility’s infrastructure during severe winter storms affecting Texas in December 2022.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with MicroBT Electronics Technology Co., LTD, through its manufacturing affiliate, SuperAcme Technology (Hong Kong) Limited (collectively, “MicroBT”) to acquire 8,320 M56S+ model miners and 24,960 M56S++ model miners, primarily for use at the Corsicana Facility, for a total purchase price of approximately $ 162.9 million. Delivery of the miners is expected to begin in December 2023, with all miners expected to be received and deployed by mid-2024. The purchase agreement also provides the Company an option to purchase up to an additional 66,560 additional M56S++ miners, on the same terms as the initial order, through December 31, 2024.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with Midas Green Technologies, LLC (d/b/a “Midas Immersion Cooling”) (“Midas”) for the purchase of 200 MW of immersion cooling systems for its Corsicana Facility. Delivery of the immersion cooling systems is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2023 and to be completed by the end of 2023. The purchase agreement also provides the Company an option to purchase up to an additional 400 MW of immersion cooling systems from Midas, on the same terms as the initial order, through December 31, 2025.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding executed purchase agreements for the purchase of miners from Bitmain Technologies Limited (“Bitmain”) for a total of 5,130 S19 series miners, which were received in January 2023. As of September 30, 2023, the Company did not have any outstanding purchase agreements for the purchase of miners from Bitmain.
Casualty-related charges (recoveries), net
In December 2022, the Rockdale Facility was damaged during severe winter storms in Texas, impacting approximately 2.5 exahash per second (“EH/s”) of hash rate capacity.
As of September 30, 2023, the Company has estimated that total damages of $ 11.2 million were incurred and no insurance recoveries have yet been received. Recoveries will be recognized when they are probable of being received.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Construction in progress
As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s expansion of the Rockdale Facility had been completed.
In 2022, the Company initiated development of the Corsicana Facility to expand its Bitcoin Mining and Data Center Hosting capabilities, on a 265 -acre site in Navarro County, Texas, located next to the Navarro Switch. Once complete, the Company expects the Corsicana Facility to have one gigawatt of developed capacity for its Bitcoin Mining and Data Center Hosting operations.
The initial phase of the development of the Corsicana Facility involves the construction of 400 MW of immersion-cooled Bitcoin Mining and Data Center Hosting infrastructure, as well as a high-voltage power substation and transmission facilities to supply power and water to the facility. Construction of the substation and the data centers is ongoing and operations are expected to commence during the first quarter of 2024, following commissioning of the substation.
Through September 30, 2023, the Company had incurred costs of approximately $ 155.2 million related to the development of the Corsicana Facility, including $ 10.1 million paid to acquire the land on which the facility is being developed, $ 140.4 million of initial developments costs and equipment, and a $ 4.7 million deposit for future power usage.
Commitments
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company paid a deposit of $ 48.9 million and made advanced payments of an additional $ 19.3 million to MicroBT for the purchase of miners described herein, leaving an additional commitment of approximately $ 94.7 million due in installments through approximately February 2024 based on the estimated delivery schedule.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company paid a deposit of $ 20.8 million to Midas for the purchase of immersion cooling systems described herein, leaving an additional commitment of approximately $ 31.2 million due in installments through approximately December 2023 based on the estimated delivery schedule.
Related party land transaction
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company began an initiative to provide certain on-site temporary housing for stakeholders, including partners, analysts, stockholders, employees, vendors, and other visitors to the Rockdale Facility, which is located in a relatively remote area of central Texas with limited accommodations for visitors. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Riot completed its acquisition of property and land for the development of temporary housing from Lyle Theriot (indirectly, through a limited liability company controlled by Mr. Theriot) for approximately $ 1.1 million, consisting of $ 0.2 million for land and $ 0.9 million for buildings and improvements. Mr. Theriot is part of the management team at Riot and is considered a related party of Riot. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition.
Note 7. Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
The following table presents the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets as of September 30, 2023:
Weighted-
Gross
Accumulated
Net book
average life
book value
amortization
value
(years)
Customer contracts
$
6,300
$
( 1,137 )
$
5,163
10
Trademark
5,000
( 917 )
4,083
10
UL Listings
2,700
( 413 )
2,287
12
Patents
10,060
( 4,434 )
5,626
Various
Finite-lived intangible assets
$
24,060
$
( 6,901 )
$
17,159
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The following table presents the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2022:
Weighted-
Gross
Accumulated
Net book
average life
book value
amortization
value
(years)
Customer contracts
$
6,300
$
( 671 )
$
5,629
10
Trademark
5,000
( 542 )
4,458
10
UL Listings
2,700
( 244 )
2,456
12
Patents
10,060
( 1,126 )
8,934
Various
Finite-lived intangible assets
$
24,060
$
( 2,583 )
$
21,477
During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was $ 1.5 million and $ 0.4 million, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, was $ 4.4 million and $ 1.1 million, respectively.
The following table presents the estimated future amortization of the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets as of September 30, 2023:
Remainder of 2023
$
1,522
2024
5,815
2025
1,355
2026
1,355
2027
1,355
Thereafter
5,757
Total
$
17,159
The Company did not identify any impairment of its finite-lived intangible assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.
Note 8. Power Purchase Agreement
Power Supply Contract and Demand Response Services Programs
In May 2020, the Company, through its subsidiary, Whinstone US, Inc. (“Whinstone”), entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (the “PPA”) to provide for the delivery of power to its Rockdale Facility, via the nearby Sandow Switch. Pursuant to the PPA, the Company has agreed to acquire a total of 345 MW of long-term, fixed-price power, in multiple blocks, as follows: 130 MW contracted in May 2020, at fixed prices through April 30, 2030; 65 MW contracted in March 2022, at fixed prices through April 30, 2030; and 150 MW contracted in November 2022, at fixed prices through October 31, 2027. Additionally under the PPA, the Company has the option to purchase additional power at market prices, as needed.
If electricity used exceeds the amount contracted, the cost of the excess electricity is incurred at the then-current spot rate. Concurrently with the PPA, the Company entered into an interconnection agreement for the extension of delivery system transmission/substation facilities to facilitate delivery of the electricity to the Rockdale Facility (the “Facilities Agreement”). Power costs incurred under the Facilities Agreement are determined every 15 minutes using settlement information provided by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”) and are recorded in Cost of revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
In collaboration with market participants such as the Company, ERCOT has implemented Demand Response Services Programs for customers that have the ability to reduce or modify electricity use in response to ERCOT instructions or signals. These Demand Response Services Programs provide the ERCOT market with valuable reliability and economic services by helping to preserve system reliability, enhancing competition, mitigating price spikes, and stabilizing the grid by encouraging the demand side of the market to give more visibility and control of their power consumption to grid operators. Market participants with electrical loads like the Company may participate in these Demand Response Service Programs directly by offering their electrical loads into the ERCOT markets, or indirectly by voluntarily reducing their energy usage in response to increasing power demand in the ERCOT marketplace.
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Under these Demand Response Services Programs, the Company can participate in a variety of programs known as “ancillary services” by electing to designate a portion of its available electrical load for participation in such programs on an hourly basis. For each respective Demand Response Services Program, the Company receives a cash payment based on hourly rates for power, and the amount of electrical load into which it bids. Through ancillary services, the Company competitively bids amongst other market participants to sell ERCOT the ability to control Riot’s electrical load on demand, and to power down when directed to by ERCOT, as part of ERCOT’s efforts to stabilize the grid. The Company receives compensation for its participation in ancillary services whether or not the Company is actually called to power down.
Riot also participates in ERCOT’s Four Coincident Peak (“4CP”) program, which refers to the highest-load settlement intervals in each of the four summer months (June, July, August, and September), during which time, demand for power is at its highest. 4CP participants may voluntarily power down operations during these times and in doing so, reduce the electrical load demand on the ERCOT grid. Participants that reduce their load in these peak periods receive credits to transmission costs on future power bills during the subsequent year, reducing overall power costs. As a result of Riot’s participation in 4CP in 2022, the Company’s transmission charges in its ongoing 2023 monthly power bills are substantially reduced.
Under the PPA, the Company may also elect not to utilize its long-term, fixed-price power for its operations, and instead elect to sell that power in exchange for credits against future power costs when there is a benefit to the Company, depending on the spot market price of electricity. The Company’s power strategy combines participation in Demand Response Services Programs and sales of power during times of peak demand, to attempt to manage operating costs most efficiently.
During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company earned credits against future power costs in exchange for power resold of approximately $ 49.6 million and $ 13.1 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company earned credits against future power costs in exchange for power resold of approximately $ 66.1 million and $ 21.3 million, respectively. These amounts are recorded in Power curtailment credits on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company determined the PPA meets the definition of a derivative because it allows for net settlement. However, because the Company has the ability to offer the power back for sale, rather than taking physical delivery, the Company determined that physical delivery is not probable through the entirety of the contract and therefore, the Company does not believe the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception applies to the PPA. Accordingly, the PPA (a non-hedging derivative contract) is accounted for as a derivative and recorded at its estimated fair value each reporting period in Derivative asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets with the change in the fair value recorded in Change in fair value of derivative asset on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The PPA is not designated as a hedging instrument.
The estimated fair value of the Company’s derivate asset is classified under Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to the significant unobservable inputs utilized in the valuation. Specifically, the Company’s discounted cash flow estimation models contain quoted commodity exchange spot and forward prices and are adjusted for basis spreads for load zone-to-hub differentials through the term of the PPA, which is scheduled to end as of April 30, 2030. The significant assumptions used to estimate fair value of the derivative contract include a discount rate of 23.6 %, which reflected the nature of the contract as it relates to the risk and uncertainty of the estimated future mark-to-market adjustments, forward price curves of the power supply, broker/dealer quotes and other similar data obtained from quoted market prices or independent pricing vendors. The discount rate includes observable market inputs, but also includes unobservable inputs based on qualitative judgment related to company-specific risk factors.
The terms of the PPA require margin-based collateral, calculated as exposure resulting from fluctuations in the market cost rate of electricity versus the fixed price stated in the contract. As of September 30, 2023, the margin-based collateral requirement of the Company was zero.
While the Company manages operating costs at the Rockdale Facility in part by periodically selling back unused or uneconomical power, the Company does not consider such actions to be trading activities.
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(Unaudited)
The following table presents changes in the estimated fair value of the Derivative asset :
Balance as of December 31, 2022
$
97,497
Change in fair value of derivative asset
11,274
Balance as of September 30, 2023
$
108,771
Note 9. Deposits
The following table presents the activity of the Company’s deposits paid:
Deposits on equipment:
Balance as of December 31, 2022
$
33,273
Additions
90,512
Reclassifications to property and equipment
( 33,273 )
Balance as of September 30, 2023
90,512
Security deposits
30,424
Total long-term deposits
$
120,936
Deposits on Equipment
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding executed purchase agreements for the purchase of miners from Bitmain for a total of 5,130 S19 series miners, which were received in January 2023. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company reclassified the outstanding deposit of $ 33.3 million to property and equipment in connection with the receipt of the miners at the Rockdale Facility. See Note 6. Property and Equipment.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company paid a deposit of $ 48.9 million and made advanced payments of an additional $ 19.3 million to MicroBT for the purchase of miners and paid a deposit of $ 20.8 million to Midas for the purchase of immersion cooling systems. See Note 6. Property and Equipment.
Security Deposits
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company paid $ 23.0 million as a security deposit in connection with its 215 MW increase to the long-term, fixed-price power secured under the PPA, resulting in a total of 345 MW under contract at fixed prices. See Note 8. Power Purchase Agreement .
As of September 30, 2023, there were approximately $ 4.7 million in security deposits paid by the Company for the development of the Corsicana Facility, all of which was paid during the year ended December 31, 2022.
As of September 30, 2023, all $ 3.1 million paid in 2021 in connection with the Facilities Agreement for the construction of the electricity delivery system facilities to serve the expansion of the Rockdale Facility, had been returned to the Company.
The Company has other security deposits totaling approximately $ 2.7 million, including $ 1.8 million associated with its ground lease.
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(Unaudited)
Note 10. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
September 30,
December 31,
2023
2022
Construction in progress
$
9,342
$
16,621
Power related costs and remittances
158
32,632
Compensation
8,836
8,582
Insurance
2,684
3,660
Other
4,180
3,969
Total accrued expenses
$
25,200
$
65,464
Note 11. Debt
Credit and Security Facility
The Company’s subsidiary, ESS Metron, LLC, has a $ 10.0 million Credit and Security Facility, which consists of a $ 6.0 million Revolving Line of Credit and a $ 4.0 million Equipment Guidance Line.
The $ 6.0 million Revolving Line of Credit has a term of one year with interest due monthly and principal due at maturity. All amounts borrowed under the Revolving Line of Credit carry a variable interest rate of not less than 4.0 % and are secured by the assets of ESS Metron. As of September 30, 2023, the interest rate was 8.5 %. Total borrowings under the Revolving Line of Credit during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, were $ 3.5 million and payments were $ 3.5 million. As of September 30, 2023, the outstanding balance on the Revolving Line of Credit was $ 0 .
The $ 4.0 million Equipment Guidance Line has a term of one year and permits the Company to finance up to 80.0 % of certain equipment purchases. All amounts borrowed under the Equipment Guidance Line carry a variable interest rate of not less than 4.0 % and are secured by the assets of ESS Metron. As of September 30, 2023, the interest rate was 8.5 %. Total borrowings under the Equipment Guidance Line during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, were approximately $ 0.9 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, approximately $ 0.4 million outstanding under the Equipment Guidance Line converted to a fixed rate term loan (see below). As of September 30, 2023, the outstanding balance on the Equipment Guidance Line was approximately $ 0.5 million.
All borrowings and accrued interest under the Equipment Guidance Line convert to fixed rate term loans every six months, which have either five-year terms for borrowings used to acquire vehicles and manufacturing equipment (“Manufacturing Term Loans”) or three-year terms for borrowings of equipment other than vehicles and manufacturing equipment (“Equipment Term Loans”). The Manufacturing Term Loans carry interest at a fixed rate equal to the five-year treasury rate plus 2.5 % as of conversion and the Equipment Term Loans carry interest at a fixed rate equal to the three-year treasury rate plus 2.5 % as of conversion. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, approximately $ 0.4 million outstanding under the Equipment Guidance Line was converted into a three-year Equipment Term Loan with a fixed interest rate of 6.6 %. As of September 30, 2023, the outstanding balance on the Equipment Term Loan was approximately $ 0.4 million.
As of September 30, 2023, the outstanding balance on the Equipment Guidance Line and Equipment Term Loans was recognized net of approximately $ 0.1 million of deferred financing costs. The net current outstanding debt balance of $ 0.1 million was recognized within Accrued Expenses and the net long-term outstanding debt balance of $ 0.7 million was recognized within Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As of September 30, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit and Security Facility.
Note 12. Leases
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, operating lease right of use assets were $ 21.1 million and $ 21.7 million, respectively, and operating lease liabilities were $ 21.9 million and $ 22.3 million, respectively.
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(Unaudited)
The following table presents the components of the Company’s lease expense:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Operating lease cost
$
1,014
$
844
$
2,973
$
2,268
Variable lease cost
55
45
162
121
Operating lease expense
1,069
889
$
3,135
$
2,389
The following table presents supplemental lease information:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Operating cash outflows for operating leases
$
806
$
249
$
2,600
$
2,471
Right of use assets exchanged for new operating lease liabilities
$
567
$
1,088
$
1,249
$
10,377
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases
7.7
8.9
7.7
8.9
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases
6.7
%
6.6
%
6.7
%
6.6
%
The following table represents the Company’s future minimum operating lease payments as of September 30, 2023:
Ground lease
Office and other leases
Total
Remainder of 2023
$
484
$
437
$
921
2024
1,998
1,798
3,796
2025
2,058
1,495
3,553
2026
2,119
1,425
3,544
2027
2,183
1,305
3,488
Thereafter
9,618
3,444
13,062
Total undiscounted lease payments
18,460
9,904
28,364
Less present value discount
( 4,937 )
( 1,523 )
( 6,460 )
Present value of lease liabilities
$
13,523
$
8,381
$
21,904
Note 13. Stockholders’ Equity
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, approximately 5.0 million shares of common stock were issued to the Company’s board of directors, officers, employees, and advisors in settlement of an equal number of fully vested restricted stock awards awarded to such individuals by the Company under the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2019 Equity Incentive Plan”). The Company withheld approximately 1.3 million of these shares, with a fair value of approximately $ 13.9 million, to cover the withholding taxes related to the settlement of these vested restricted stock awards, as permitted by the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.
At-the-Market (“ATM”) Equity Offerings
2023 ATM Offering
In August 2023, the Company entered into the 2023 ATM Offering, under which it could offer and sell up to $ 750.0 million in shares of the Company’s common stock.
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During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $ 126.0 million ($ 129.4 million of gross proceeds, net of $ 3.4 million in commissions and expenses) from the sale of 11,044,700 shares of its common stock at a weighted average fair value of $ 11.72 per share under its 2023 ATM Offering.
Subsequent to September 30, 2023, and through November 6, 2023, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $ 101.1 million from the sale of 10,196,000 shares of its common stock at a weighted average fair value of $ 10.12 per share under its 2023 ATM Offering.
2022 ATM Offering
In March 2022, the Company entered into the 2022 ATM Offering, under which it could offer and sell up to $ 500.0 million in shares of the Company’s common stock.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $ 191.2 million ($ 195.2 million of gross proceeds, net of $ 3.9 million in commissions and expenses) from the sale of 16,447,645 shares of its common stock at a weighted average fair value of $ 11.86 per share under its 2022 ATM Offering. With the sale and issuance of these shares, all $ 500.0 million in shares of the Company’s common stock available for sale under its 2022 ATM Offering had been issued.
ESS Metron Holdback Shares
On December 1, 2021, the Company acquired 100 % of the equity interests in ESS Metron for consideration that included 715,413 shares of the Company’s common stock, 70,165 shares of which were withheld as security for the sellers’ indemnification obligations for 18 months . During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the indemnification period ended and all 70,165 of the withheld shares were issued to the ESS Metron sellers.
Note 14. Stock-Based Compensation
The 2019 Equity Incentive Plan authorizes the granting of stock-based compensation awards to directors, officers, employees, and advisors of the Company in the form of restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”), or stock options, all of which settle in shares of the Company’s common stock upon vesting.
As of July 13, 2023, the Company adopted a new long-term incentive program under its 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, under which employees are eligible to receive performance-based RSAs or RSUs and service-based RSAs or RSUs. The performance-based awards are eligible to vest based on the relative performance of the Company’s common stock (the Company “Total Stockholder Return” or “TSR”), compared to the performance of the Russell 3000 Index (the “Index TSR”), during the three-year performance period commencing as of the grant date of the TSR award (collectively, the “TSR Awards”). The TSR Awards have a vesting range of 0 % to 200 % of the recipient’s target award, which is calculated based on the difference between the Company’s TSR and the Index TSR over the three-year performance period, subject to the recipient’s continuous employment with the Company through the third anniversary of the award’s grant date. The service-based awards are eligible to vest in one-third annual installments over a three-year service period commencing on the award’s grant date, subject to the recipient’s continuous employment with the Company through the applicable vesting dates.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, under its new long-term incentive program, the Company issued 1.9 million shares as TSR Awards, including 1.7 million shares as performance-based RSAs and 0.2 million shares as performance-based RSUs, with an aggregate grant date fair value of approximately $ 38.0 million, as well as 0.8 million service-based RSAs and 0.1 million service-based RSUs, with an aggregate grant date fair value of $ 19.7 million.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The following table presents the Company’s stock-based compensation expense by category:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Performance-based stock awards and units
$
3,926
$
1,643
$
( 12,424 )
$
1,448
Service-based stock awards and units
9,593
1,918
27,076
5,856
Total stock-based compensation
$
13,519
$
3,561
$
14,652
$
7,304
Stock-based compensation expense is recognized in Selling, general and administrative on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Performance-Based Awards and Units
Performance-based awards and units are eligible to vest either: (i) over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2023, based upon financial performance targets met during the performance period, and the completion of specified performance milestones related to development and monetization of added infrastructure capacity; or (ii) based on the Company’s TSR as compared to the Index TSR through December 31, 2025.
The following table presents a summary of the activity of the Company’s performance-based RSAs:
Weighted Average
Grant-Date
Per Share
Number of Shares
Fair Value
Balance as of January 1, 2023
3,918,935
$
25.92
Granted
2,076,340
$
17.48
Vested
( 567,281 )
$
24.96
Forfeited
( 271,548 )
$
32.16
Balance as of September 30, 2023
5,156,446
$
22.30
As of September 30, 2023, there was approximately $ 30.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to the performance-based RSAs, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of approximately 1.2 years.
The following table presents a summary of the activity of the Company’s performance-based RSUs:
Weighted Average
Grant-Date
Per Share
Number of Shares
Fair Value
Balance as of January 1, 2023
—
$
—
Granted
246,426
$
19.59
Vested
—
$
—
Forfeited
—
$
—
Balance as of September 30, 2023
246,426
$
19.59
As of September 30, 2023, there was approximately $ 4.5 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to the performance-based RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of approximately 2.8 years.
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(Unaudited)
Service-Based Awards and Units
Service-based awards vest over one , two , and three-year service periods.
The following table presents a summary of the activity of the Company’s service-based RSAs:
Weighted Average
Grant-Date
Per Share
Number of Shares
Fair Value
Balance as of January 1, 2023
8,855,744
$
6.84
Granted
1,226,762
$
15.53
Vested
( 4,386,376 )
$
6.87
Forfeited
( 780,672 )
$
6.83
Balance as of September 30, 2023
4,915,458
$
9.04
As of September 30, 2023, there was approximately $ 37.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to the service-based RSAs, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of approximately 1.1 years.
The following table presents a summary of the activity of the Company’s service-based RSUs:
Weighted Average
Grant-Date
Per Share
Number of Shares
Fair Value
Balance as of January 1, 2023
—
$
—
Granted
123,213
$
20.29
Vested
—
$
—
Forfeited
—
$
—
Balance as of September 30, 2023
123,213
$
20.29
As of September 30, 2023, there was approximately $ 2.3 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to the service-based RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of approximately 2.8 years.
Note 15. Fair Value Measurements
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis:
The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022:
Fair value measured as of September 30, 2023
Significant
Quoted prices in
Significant other
unobservable
Total carrying
active markets
observable inputs
inputs
Value
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Derivative asset (a)
$
108,771
$
—
$
—
$
108,771
Contingent consideration liability (b)
$
909
$
—
$
—
$
909
Fair value measured as of December 31, 2022
Significant
Quoted prices in
Significant other
unobservable
Total carrying
active markets
observable inputs
inputs
Value
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Derivative asset (a)
$
97,497
$
—
$
—
$
97,497
Contingent consideration liability (b)
$
24,935
$
—
$
—
$
24,935
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(Unaudited)
(a) See Note 8. Power Purchase Agreement .
(b) See Note 16. Commitments and Contingencies .
Assets and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis:
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, contract assets, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, contract liabilities, and accrued expenses approximated their carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
Note 16. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
Operating Leases
The Company leases its primary office locations and has a ground lease for its Rockdale Facility under noncancelable lease agreements that expire on varying dates through 2032. See Note 12. Leases, for additional information.
Water Reservation Agreement
The Company has a water reservation agreement, as amended, with the lessor of its ground lease to secure a certain quantity of non-potable water from a nearby lake to be used by the Company at its Rockdale Facility. The water reservation agreement runs through January 2032 and requires annual payments of approximately $ 2.1 million.
The Company concluded that the water reservation agreement was not a lease or a derivative instrument. Because the Company obtained an additional right of use for the reserved water amount, and the charges were increased by a standalone price commensurate with the additional water use rights and at market rates, the water reservation agreement was determined to be a lease modification accounted for as a separate contract. As such, the fees of the water reservation agreement were excluded from the lease payments of the ground lease and the water reservation agreement was accounted for as a separate executory contract.
Contingent Consideration Liability
Upon the acquisition of Whinstone in May 2021, the Company was obligated to pay up to $ 86.0 million, net of income taxes, (undiscounted) of consideration to the seller if certain power credits were received or realized by the Company arising from a severe weather event in Texas in February 2021. Through September 30, 2023, portions of the power credits were received, and a portion of the obligation was settled.
The following table presents the changes in the estimated fair value of the Company’s contingent consideration liability:
Balance as of December 31, 2022
$
24,935
Change in contingent consideration
( 24,026 )
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
—
Balance as of September 30, 2023
$
909
The estimated fair value measurement is based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represents a Level 3 measurement.
Upon the acquisition of Whinstone, the Company estimated the fair value of the contingent consideration using a discounted cash flow analysis, which included estimates of both the timing and amounts of potential future power credits. These estimates were determined using the Company’s historical consumption quantities and patterns combined with management’s expectations of its future consumption requirements, which required significant judgment and depend on various factors outside the Company’s control, such as construction delays. The discount rate of approximately 2.5 % included observable market inputs, but also included unobservable inputs such as interest rate spreads, which were estimated based on qualitative judgment related to company-specific
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(Unaudited)
risk factors. Specifically, the Company used S&P Global’s B credit rating in the yield curve to estimate a reasonable interest rate spread to determine the cost of debt input because the power credits are subordinated obligations for the Company’s counterparty. Although these estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events, the estimates could change significantly from period to period.
Approximately $ 1.2 million of remaining future power credits to be received are estimated to be received over a period of 12 years . The Company determined the value of the contingent consideration as of September 30, 2023, using a discount rate of approximately 8.0 %, which was based on the factors above, including the recent increase in interest rates.
Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
The Company, and its subsidiaries, are subject at times to various claims, lawsuits and governmental proceedings relating to the Company’s business and transactions arising in the ordinary course of business, as described in the 2022 Annual Report, as supplemented by the following:
Northern Data Working Capital Disputes
On September 7, 2022, the Company filed a complaint against Northern Data AG (“Northern Data”) in the Delaware Court of Chancery (Case No. C.A. No. 2022-0792-LWW) disputing the purchase price of Whinstone and seeking declaratory relief and specific performance of the stock purchase agreement. On March 31, 2023, the parties filed a stipulation agreeing to dismiss all claims without prejudice and to submit the dispute for final determination to an independent accountant. The Company placed $ 29.5 million in escrow pending the final determination of the independent accountant, and, on June 9, 2023, the independent accountant rendered a written final determination finding in favor of the Company on disputed issues totaling approximately $ 27.1 million. Accordingly, $ 27.1 million of the escrowed amount was released from escrow and distributed to the Company on June 13, 2023, with the remaining $ 2.4 million held in escrow allocated to Northern Data. As a result, the Company recognized a Deferred gain on acquisition post-close dispute settlement of $ 26.0 million on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Following the final determination, Northern Data filed a complaint against the Company in the Delaware Court of Chancery on July 23, 2023 (Case No. C.A. No. 2023-0650-LWW) challenging the independent accountant’s written final determination and seeking to re-litigate the purchase price adjustment process. The Company contests Northern Data’s right to bring this new complaint and entirely disagrees with the allegations and arguments it raises, and the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on July 17, 2023, which is set to be heard on February 13, 2024.While the Company considers Northern Data’s new complaint to be without merit and intends to vigorously oppose such complaint, as appropriate, the Company cannot accurately predict the outcome of such ongoing litigation, or estimate the magnitude of such outcome, due to its early stage.
Legacy Hosting Customer Disputes
Rhodium
On May 2, 2023, Whinstone filed a petition in the District Court for the 20th Judicial District of Milam County, Texas (Case No. CV41873), which it later amended, against Rhodium 30MW, LLC, Rhodium JV, LLC, Air HPC LLC, and Jordan HPC, LLC (collectively, “Rhodium”) asserting breach of contract claims for Rhodium’s failure to pay amounts due under Rhodium’s colocation agreements with Whinstone. The amended petition also seeks a declaration that certain superseded agreements with Rhodium are terminated and that no power credits are owed to Rhodium under any agreement. Whinstone seeks recovery of more than $ 26 million, plus reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, expenses, and pre- and post-judgment interest. On June 12, 2023, Rhodium answered and, along with non-parties Rhodium Encore LLC, Rhodium 2.0 LLC, and Rhodium 10mw LLC (collectively, the “Non-Parties”), moved to compel arbitration and filed counterclaims for breach of contract seeking recovery of at least $ 7 -$ 10 million in power credits allegedly owed to Rhodium under the superseded agreements, as well as lost profits. On August 2, 2023, Rhodium disclosed the amount of damages it seeks to recover for these claims, which includes at least $ 42 million in alleged energy credits, at least $ 1 million in alleged lost profits for power diversion, and at least $ 0.7 million in alleged direct damages for breach of contract, plus lost profits and reasonable and necessary attorneys’ fees. On August 28, 2023, the district court granted Rhodium’s motion to compel arbitration and stay litigation. On October 24, 2023, Whinstone filed a petition for writ of mandamus with the Court of Appeal for the Third District of Texas, Austin Division (Case No. 03-23-00717-CV), requesting that the appellate court vacate the
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district court’s order compelling arbitration or, alternatively, the portion of its order staying litigation as to all claims arising under agreements without mandatory arbitration provisions. Whinstone believes Rhodium’s claims are without merit and intends to vigorously contest them, as appropriate. Because this litigation is still at this early stage, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the magnitude of such an outcome, if any.
SBI Crypto Co.
On April 5, 2023, SBI Crypto Co., Ltd. (“SBI”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Case No. 6:23-cv-252), which it later amended, against Whinstone alleging breach of contract, fraud, and negligent bailment claims. On July 21, 2023, Whinstone filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint, which was denied on October 25, 2023. SBI seeks recovery of at least $ 15 million in lost profits, at least $ 16 million for equipment damage, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, expenses, costs, and pre- and post-judgment interest. Whinstone believes many of the claims are barred or waived and substantively lack merit, and Whinstone plans to vigorously contest the same, as appropriate. While a preliminary investigation of the merits of SBI’s claims has commenced, because this litigation is still at this early stage, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the magnitude of such an outcome, if any.
GMO
On June 13, 2022, GMO Gamecenter USA, Inc. and its parent, GMO Internet, Inc., (collectively “GMO”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Case No. 1:22-cv-05974-JPC) against Whinstone alleging breach of contract under the colocation services agreement between GMO and Whinstone, seeking damages in excess of $ 150 million. Whinstone has responded to GMO’s claims and raised counterclaims of its own, alleging GMO itself breached the colocation services agreement, seeking a declaratory judgment and damages in excess of $ 25 million. On October 19, 2023, GMO filed its fourth amended complaint claiming an additional $ 496 million in damages, for loss of profit and profit sharing, based on Whinstone’s alleged wrongful termination of the colocation services agreement as of June 29, 2023. At this preliminary stage, the Company believes that GMO’s claims lack merit; however, because this litigation is still at this early stage, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the magnitude of such an outcome, if any.
Class Actions and Related Shareholder Derivative Actions
On February 17, 2018, Creighton Takata filed an action asserting putative class action claims on behalf of the Company’s stockholders in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Takata v. Riot Blockchain Inc., et al. (Case No. 3: 18-cv-02293). On August 25, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed the Takata action, with prejudice, dismissing all of Takata’s claims.
Following the commencement of the Takata action, several shareholder derivative complaints were filed against the Company, all of which have been dismissed without prejudice. On April 5, 2018, Michael Jackson filed a shareholder derivative complaint on behalf of the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau, against certain of the Company’s officers and directors, as well as against an investor ( Jackson v. Riot Blockchain, Inc., et al. (Case No. 604520/18)). Following dismissal of the Takata action, on October 23, 2023, the parties filed a joint stipulation of discontinuance dismissing all Jackson’s claims without prejudice. On May 22, 2018, two additional shareholder derivative complaints were filed on behalf of the Company in the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for the County of Clark ( In re Riot Blockchain, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation (Case No. A-18-774890-B)). On January 18, 2023, the court entered an order voluntarily dismissing the two shareholder derivative complaints without prejudice. On October 22, 2018, another shareholder derivative complaint was filed on behalf of the Company in the United District Court for the Southern District of New York ( Finitz v. O’Rourke, et al. (Case No. 1:18-cv-09640)). Following dismissal of the Takata action, on October 6, 2023, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice dismissing all Finitz’s claims. Finally, on December 13, 2018, a shareholder derivative complaint was filed on behalf of the Company in the United District Court for the Northern District of New York ( Monts v. O’Rourke, et al. (Case No. 1:18-cv-01443)). Following dismissal of the Takata action, on September 26, 2023, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice dismissing all Monts’ claims.
Note 17. Income Taxes
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During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company realized deferred income tax benefits of $ 0 and $ 3.0 million, respectively, and $ 5.0 million and $ 9.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, related primarily to the contingent consideration liability and future power credits.
Note 18. Earnings Per Share
The following table presents potentially dilutive securities that were not included in the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
Warrants to purchase common stock
63,000
63,000
Unvested restricted stock awards (a)
7,689,628
12,478,290
Unvested restricted stock units
369,639
2,286,701
Total
8,122,267
14,827,991
(a) Unvested restricted stock awards are included in total common shares outstanding but are excluded from the calculation of basic earnings per share.
Note 19. Segment Information
The Company has three reportable segments: Bitcoin Mining, Data Center Hosting, and Engineering. The reportable segments are identified based on the types of service performed. The chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) analyzes the performance of the segments based on reportable segment revenue and reportable segment cost of revenue. No operating segments have been aggregated to form the reportable segments.
The Company does not allocate all assets to the reporting segments as they are managed on an entity-wide basis. Therefore, the Company does not separately disclose the total assets of its reportable operating segments.
The Bitcoin Mining segment generates revenue from the Bitcoin the Company earns through its Bitcoin mining activities. The Data Center Hosting segment generates revenue from long-term customer contracts for the provision of data center hosting/colocation services, including from the consumption of electricity, construction of infrastructure, operation of data centers, and maintenance/management of computing capacity from the Company’s high performance data center facility in Rockdale, Texas. The Engineering segment generates revenue through customer contracts for custom engineered electrical products.
The Data Center Hosting segment purchases custom engineered electrical products from the Engineering segment in the ordinary course of business. All revenue and cost of revenue from intersegment transactions have been eliminated in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. All Other revenue is from external customers.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, aside from the Bitcoin Mining revenue generated as a result of the Company’s participation in a mining pool, the Company earned revenue of $ 6.4 million, or 12.3 % of consolidated revenue, and $ 20.9 million, or 10.4 % of consolidated revenue, respectively, from one customer in its Engineering segment.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, aside from the Bitcoin Mining revenue generated as a result of the Company’s participation in mining pools, no single customer or related group of customers contributed 10 % or more of the Company’s total condensed consolidated revenue.
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The following table presents revenue and cost of revenue for the Company’s reportable segments, reconciled to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Reportable segment revenue:
Bitcoin Mining
$
31,222
$
22,070
$
128,987
$
126,166
Data Center Hosting
34,786
23,624
111,169
68,240
Engineering
16,585
20,300
58,124
55,050
Other revenue
25
25
73
73
Eliminations
( 30,727 )
( 19,729 )
( 96,487 )
( 50,505 )
Total segment and consolidated revenue
$
51,891
$
46,290
$
201,866
$
199,024
Reportable segment cost of revenue:
Bitcoin Mining
31,667
15,949
93,840
60,793
Data Center Hosting
48,595
28,201
139,442
75,705
Engineering
13,973
16,767
51,791
47,302
Eliminations
( 30,457 )
( 18,237 )
( 94,210 )
( 47,138 )
Total segment and consolidated cost of revenue
$
63,778
$
42,680
$
190,863
$
136,662
Reconciling Items:
Acquisition-related costs
—
—
—
( 78 )
Selling, general, and administrative
( 29,067 )
( 16,004 )
( 61,578 )
( 37,549 )
Depreciation and amortization
( 64,569 )
( 26,559 )
( 190,071 )
( 61,366 )
Change in fair value of derivative asset
3,943
( 17,749 )
11,274
86,865
Power curtailment credits
49,601
13,070
66,146
21,328
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
—
—
—
( 176 )
Realized gain on sale of Bitcoin
13,495
3,109
47,098
28,034
(Loss) gain on sale/exchange of equipment
( 5,306 )
7,667
( 5,336 )
16,281
Casualty-related charges
—
—
( 1,526 )
—
Impairment of Bitcoin
( 4,041 )
( 3,021 )
( 14,151 )
( 130,310 )
Impairment of goodwill
—
—
—
( 335,648 )
Interest income (expense)
2,318
348
3,331
( 9 )
Realized loss on sale of marketable equity securities
—
—
—
( 1,624 )
Unrealized loss on marketable equity securities
—
142
—
( 6,306 )
Other income (expense)
31
—
96
( 59 )
Current income tax benefit (expense)
157
( 89 )
( 31 )
( 828 )
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)
—
3,041
5,045
9,667
Net income (loss)
$
( 45,325 )
$
( 32,435 )
$
( 128,700 )
$
( 349,416 )
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