EX-99.1 2 ea182765ex99-1_bitfarms.htm INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars - unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BITFARMS LTD.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Financial Statements Page
  Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 3
  Interim Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Profit or Loss 4
  Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 5
  Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 6
     
  Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements  
1. Nature of Operations 7
2. Liquidity 8
3. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies 8
4. Significant Accounting Judgments and Estimates 10
5. Other Assets 10
6. Digital Assets 11
7. Impairment 12
8. Property, Plant and Equipment 13
9. Long-term Deposits, Equipment Prepayments, Other and Commitments 15
10. Trade Payables and Accrued Liabilities 15
11. Long-term Debt 16
12. Leases 18
13. Income Taxes 19
14. Asset Retirement Provision 20
15. Share Capital 20
16. Financial Instruments 22
17. Transactions and Balances with Related Parties 23
18. Net Earnings (Loss) Per Share 24
19. Share-based Payment 24
20. Additional Details to the Statement of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Profit or Loss 26
21. Geographical Information 28
22. Additional Details to the Statements of Cash Flows 29
23. Subsequent Events 29

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars - unaudited)

 

 

       As of June 30,   As of December 31, 
   Notes   2023   2022 
Assets            
Current            
Cash        30,891    30,887 
Trade receivables        1,019    701 
Other assets   5    6,815    4,512 
Short-term prepaid deposits   7    2,849    12,921 
Taxes receivable        12,196    12,142 
Digital assets   6    14,597    4,635 
Digital assets - pledged as collateral   6, 11    2,137    2,070 
Assets held for sale        1,554    1,220 
         72,058    69,088 
Non-current               
Property, plant and equipment   8, 21    200,530    219,428 
Right-of-use assets   12    14,732    16,364 
Long-term deposits, equipment prepayments and other   9    38,296    38,185 
Intangible assets        21    33 
Total assets        325,637    343,098 
Liabilities               
Current               
Trade payables and accrued liabilities   10    18,875    20,541 
Current portion of long-term debt   11    15,556    43,054 
Current portion of lease liabilities   12    2,982    3,649 
         37,413    67,244 
Non-current               
Long-term debt   11    73    4,093 
Lease liabilities   12    13,122    14,215 
Asset retirement provision   14    2,284    1,979 
Total liabilities        52,892    87,531 
Shareholders’ equity               
Share capital        467,281    429,120 
Contributed surplus        70,098    65,512 
Revaluation surplus        1,144     
Accumulated deficit        (265,778)   (239,065)
Total equity        272,745    255,567 
Total liabilities and equity        325,637    343,098 

 

Should be read in conjunction with the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements                        

 

August 4, 2023   /s/ Nicolas Bonta   /s/ Geoffrey Morphy   /s/ Jeffrey Lucas
Date of approval of the financial statements    Chairman of the Board of Directors   President & Chief Executive Officer    Chief Financial Officer

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE PROFIT OR LOSS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)
 

 

       Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   Notes   2023   2022   2023   2022 
                     
Revenues   6, 21    35,479    41,815    65,529    82,144 
Cost of revenues   20    41,519    32,311    79,922    55,603 
Gross (loss) profit        (6,040)   9,504    (14,393)   26,541 
Operating expenses                         
General and administrative expenses   20    9,155    15,392    17,515    29,235 
Realized loss on disposition of digital assets   6        77,880        77,914 
(Reversal of) revaluation loss on digital assets   6        70,475    (2,695)   66,773 
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment        (7)   948    1,559    936 
Impairment on short-term prepaid deposits and property, plant and equipment   7    9,982        9,982     
Impairment on goodwill   7        17,900        17,900 
Operating loss        (25,170)   (173,091)   (40,754)   (166,217)
Net financial income   20    (182)   (11,857)   (12,370)   (15,940)
Net loss before income taxes        (24,988)   (161,234)   (28,384)   (150,277)
Income tax recovery   13    (94)   (19,316)   (424)   (12,878)
Net loss        (24,894)   (141,918)   (27,960)   (137,399)
                          
Other comprehensive income                         
Item that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:                         
Change in revaluation surplus - digital assets, net of tax   6    579        2,391     
Total comprehensive loss, net of tax        (24,315)   (141,918)   (25,569)   (137,399)
                          
Loss per share   18                     
Basic and diluted        (0.10)   (0.70)   (0.12)   (0.69)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding   18                     
Basic and diluted        246,129,000    203,503,000    239,372,000    200,515,000 

 

Should be read in conjunction with the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares - unaudited)
 

 

   Notes  Number of shares   Share capital   Contributed surplus   Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)   Revaluation surplus   Total equity 
Balance as of January 1, 2023      224,200,000    429,120    65,512    (239,065)       255,567 
Net loss                  (27,960)       (27,960)
Change in revaluation surplus - digital assets, net of tax                      2,391    2,391 
Total comprehensive loss, net of tax                  (27,960)   2,391    (25,569)
Transfer of revaluation surplus on disposal of digital assets to retained earnings, net of tax                  1,247    (1,247)    
Share-based payment  19           4,998            4,998 
Issuance of common shares  15   33,551,000    37,587                37,587 
Settlement of restricted share units  19   108,000    279    (279)            
Exercise of stock options  19   400,000    295    (133)           162 
Balance as of June 30, 2023      258,259,000    467,281    70,098    (265,778)   1,144    272,745 
                                  
Balance as of January 1, 2022      194,806,000    378,893    43,704    (15)       422,582 
Net loss                  (137,399)       (137,399)
Share-based payment  19           14,032            14,032 
Issuance of common shares and warrants  15   11,478,000    35,925    22            35,947 
Exercise of stock options  19   55,000    35    (12)           23 
Balance as of June 30, 2022      206,339,000    414,853    57,746    (137,414)       335,185 

 

Should be read in conjunction with the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares - unaudited)
 

                             

      Six months ended June 30, 
   Notes  2023   2022 
            
          (Revised - Note 3d) 
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities           
Net loss      (27,960)   (137,399)
Adjustments for:             
Depreciation  20   41,228    30,923 
Impairment on short-term prepaid deposits and property, plant and equipment  7   9,982     
Impairment on goodwill  7       17,900 
Net financial income  20   (12,370)   (15,940)
Digital assets mined  6   (63,451)   (80,773)
Proceeds from sale of digital assets mined  6   59,370    58,459 
Realized loss on disposition of digital assets  6       77,914 
(Reversal of) revaluation loss on digital assets  6   (2,695)   66,773 
Share-based payment  19   4,998    14,032 
Income tax recovery  13   (424)   (12,878)
Loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment      1,559    936 
Interest and financial expenses paid      (4,947)   (8,982)
Income taxes paid      (237)   (13,170)
Changes in non-cash working capital components  22   (2,581)   (9,540)
Net change in cash related to operating activities      2,472    (11,745)
Cash flows used in investing activities             
Purchase of property, plant and equipment      (19,025)   (71,253)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment      2,626    754 
Purchase of marketable securities  20   (21,368)   (36,425)
Proceeds from disposition of marketable securities  20   28,494    67,067 
Purchase of digital assets  6       (43,237)
Proceeds from sale of digital assets purchased  6       11,516 
Equipment and construction prepayments and other      (9,956)   (64,172)
Net change in cash related to investing activities      (19,229)   (135,750)
Cash flows from financing activities             
Issuance of common shares  15   37,587    35,912 
Repayment of long-term debt  11   (18,938)   (11,103)
Proceeds from long-term debt  11       67,168 
Repayment of lease liabilities  12   (2,118)   (2,244)
Exercise of stock options  15, 19   162    23 
Proceeds from credit facility          40,000 
Repayment of credit facility          (61,846)
Net change in cash related to financing activities      16,693    67,910 
Net increase (decrease) in cash      (64)   (79,585)
Cash, beginning of the period      30,887    125,595 
Exchange rate differences on currency translation      68    (28)
Cash, end of the period      30,891    45,982 

 

Should be read in conjunction with the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

  

NOTE 1:NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

Bitfarms Ltd. (the “Company” or “Bitfarms”) was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act on October 11, 2018 and continued under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) on August 27, 2021. The common shares of the Company are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange (NASDAQ/TSX: BITF). Its registered office is located on 18 King Street East, Suite 902, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5C 1C4.

 

The activities of the Company mainly consist of selling its computational power for the purpose of cryptocurrency mining in multiple jurisdictions as described in Note 21 “Geographical Information”. The Company’s operations are currently located in Canada, the United States, Argentina and Paraguay. 9159-9290 Quebec Inc. (“Volta”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, assists the Company in building and maintaining its server farms and provides electrician services to both commercial and residential customers in Quebec.

 

Bitfarms owns and operates server farms comprised of computers (referred to as “Miners”) designed for the purpose of validating transactions on the BTC Blockchain (referred to as “Mining”). Bitfarms generally operates Miners 24 hours a day producing computational power (measured by hashrate) which it sells to Mining Pools under a formula driven rate commonly known in the industry as Full Pay Per Share (“FPPS”). Under FPPS, pools compensate Mining companies for their hashrate based on what the pool would expect to generate in revenue for a given time period if there was no randomness involved. The fee paid by a Mining Pool to Bitfarms for its hashrate may be in cryptocurrency, U.S. dollars, or other currency. Bitfarms accumulates the cryptocurrency fees it receives or exchanges them for U.S. dollars, as determined to be needed, through reputable and established cryptocurrency trading platforms. Mining Pools generate revenue by Mining with purchased hashrate through the accumulation of Block Rewards and transaction fees issued by the BTC network. Mining pools purchase hashrate and accept the risk of rewards not being commensurate with compensation paid with the aim to mine more blocks than their proportionate share in a given time period.

 

Terms and definitions

 

In these financial statements, the terms below have the following definitions:

 

  Term Definition
1 Backbone Backbone Hosting Solutions Inc.
2 Volta 9159-9290 Quebec Inc.
3 Backbone Argentina Backbone Hosting Solutions SAU
4 Backbone Paraguay Backbone Hosting Solutions Paraguay SA
5 Backbone Mining Backbone Mining Solutions LLC
6 BTC Bitcoin
7 BVVE Blockchain Verification and Validation Equipment
8 CAD Canadian Dollars
9 USD U.S. Dollars
10 ARS Argentine Pesos

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 2:LIQUIDITY

 

Bitfarms is primarily engaged in cryptocurrency mining, a highly volatile industry with significant inherent risk. Declines in the market prices of cryptocurrencies, an increase in the difficulty of BTC mining, delays in the delivery of mining equipment, changes in the regulatory environment and adverse changes in other inherent risks can significantly and negatively impact the Company’s operations and cash flows and its ability to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet its financial obligations. Adverse changes to the factors mentioned above have impacted the recoverability of the Company’s digital assets and property, plant and equipment, resulting in impairment losses being recorded.

 

The Company’s current operating budget and future estimated cash flows indicate that the Company will generate positive cash flow in excess of required interest and principal payments on its long-term debt due within the twelve-month period. These analyses are based on BTC market factors including price, difficulty and network hashrate, for the twelve-month period following the date of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance.

 

At current BTC prices, the Company’s existing cash resources and the proceeds from any sale of its treasury and mined BTC may not be sufficient to fund capital investments to support its growth objectives. If the proceeds from the sale of BTC are not sufficient, the Company would be required to raise additional funds from external sources to meet these requirements. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to raise such additional funds on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

If the Company raises additional funds by issuing securities, existing shareholders may be diluted. If the Company was unable to obtain financing from external sources or issuing securities, or if funds from operations and proceeds from any sale of the Company’s BTC holdings were negatively impacted by the BTC price, the Company may have difficulty meeting its payment obligations.

 

NOTE 3:BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

a.Basis of preparation and measurement

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements (“Financial Statements”) of the Company comprise the accounts of Bitfarms Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. These Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board applicable to the preparation of interim financial statements, including International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34, Interim Financial Reporting. These Financial Statements were approved by the Board of Directors on August 4, 2023.

 

These Financial Statements do not include all the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited annual consolidated financial statements of the Company and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

These Financial Statements have been prepared under the same accounting policies used in the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, except for new accounting standards issued and adopted by the Company which are described below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently by the Company’s entities and to all periods presented in these Financial Statements, unless otherwise indicated.

 

The Financial Statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for the revaluation of certain financial instruments and digital assets recorded at fair value, and assets held for sale measured at the lower of its carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 3:BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

b.New accounting amendments issued and adopted by the Company

 

The following amendments to existing standards were adopted by the Company as of January 1, 2023:

 

Amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements (“IAS 1”)

Amendments to IAS 1 change the requirements in IAS 1 with regard to disclosure of accounting policies. Applying the amendments, an entity discloses its material accounting policies instead of its significant accounting policies. Further amendments to IAS 1 explain how an entity can identify a material accounting policy.

 

Amendments to IAS 8, Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors (“IAS 8”)

Amendments to IAS 8 replace the definition of a change in accounting estimates. Under the new definition, accounting estimates are “monetary amounts in financial statements that are subject to measurement uncertainty.”

 

The adoption of the amendments listed above did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Financial Statements.

 

c.New accounting amendments issued to be adopted at a later date

 

The following amendments to existing standards have been issued and are applicable to the Company for its annual period beginning on January 1, 2024 and thereafter, with an earlier application permitted:

 

Amendments to IFRS 16, Leases (“IFRS 16”)

Amendments to IFRS 16 require a seller-lessee to subsequently measure lease liabilities arising from a leaseback in a manner that does not recognize any amount of the gain or loss that relates to the right of use retained. The new requirements do not prevent a seller-lessee from recognizing in profit or loss any gain or loss relating to the partial or full termination of a lease.

 

Amendments to IAS 1

Amendments to IAS 1 clarify how to classify debt and other liabilities as current or non-current. The amendments help to determine whether, in the interim consolidated statements of financial position, debt and other liabilities with an uncertain settlement date should be classified as current (due or potentially due to be settled within one year) or non-current. The amendments also include clarifying the classification requirements for debt that an entity might settle by converting into equity.

 

Amendments to IAS 1 specify that covenants to be complied with after the reporting date do not affect the classification of debt as current or non-current at the reporting date. Instead, the amendments require information about these covenants be disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.

 

The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the amendments on the Company’s Financial Statements.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 3:BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

d.Comparative figures revised

 

Certain figures in the comparative period of the Financial Statements have been revised to conform to the current presentation. Specifically, within the interim consolidated statements of cash flow, cash flows related to the purchase and disposal of marketable securities were amended to be presented on a gross basis within investing activities, and as such, the financial statement line item Gain in disposition of marketable securitieswas removed in the comparative period, within operating activities, with the offsetting impact in “Purchase of property, plant and equipment”, within investing activities. The revision between operating and investing activities was $30,642.

 

NOTE 4:SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of the Financial Statements requires management to undertake judgments, estimates and assumptions about recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. These estimates and judgments are based on management’s best knowledge of the events or circumstances and actions the Company may take in the future. The actual results may differ from these assumptions and estimates.

 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to assumptions and estimates are recognized in the period in which the assumption or estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

 

The significant judgements made by management in applying the Company’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those described in the audited annual consolidated financial statements for year ended December 31, 2022.

 

NOTE 5:OTHER ASSETS

 

   As of June 30,   As of December 31, 
   2023   2022 
Sales taxes receivable*   5,861    3,816 
Electrical component inventory   663    588 
Other receivables   291    108 
    6,815    4,512 

 

*Refer to Note 20c for more details about the provision applied to the Argentine value-added tax (VAT) receivable included in sales taxes receivable.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 6:DIGITAL ASSETS

 

BTC transactions and the corresponding values for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

 

   Three months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022 
   Quantity   Value   Quantity   Value 
Balance of digital assets including digital assets pledged as collateral as of April 1,   435    12,379    5,244    238,792 
BTC mined*   1,223    34,243    1,257    41,048 
BTC exchanged for cash and services   (1,109)   (30,887)   (3,357)   (69,281)
Realized gain (loss) on disposition of digital assets**       1,110        (77,880)
Change in unrealized loss on revaluation of digital assets**       (111)       (70,475)
Balance of digital assets including digital assets pledged as collateral as of June 30,   549    16,734    3,144    62,204 
Less digital assets pledged as collateral as of June 30,***   (70)   (2,137)   (2,598)   (51,403)
Balance of digital assets excluding digital assets pledged as collateral as of June 30,   479    14,597    546    10,801 

 

   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022 
   Quantity   Value   Quantity   Value 
Balance of digital assets including digital assets pledged as collateral as of January 1,   405    6,705    3,301    152,856 
BTC mined*   2,520    63,451    2,218    80,773 
BTC purchased           1,000    43,237 
BTC exchanged for cash and services   (2,376)   (59,370)   (3,375)   (69,975)
Realized gain (loss) on disposition of digital assets**       1,697        (77,914)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on revaluation of digital assets**       

4,251

        (66,773)
Balance of digital assets including digital assets pledged as collateral as of June 30,   549    16,734    3,144    62,204 
Less digital assets pledged as collateral as of June 30,***   (70)   (2,137)   (2,598)   (51,403)
Balance of digital assets excluding digital assets pledged as collateral as of June 30,   479    14,597    546    10,801 

 

*Management estimates the fair value of BTC mined on a daily basis as the quantity of cryptocurrency received multiplied by the price quoted on Coinmarketcap on the day it was received. Management considers the prices quoted on Coinmarketcap to be a level 2 input under IFRS 13, Fair Value Measurement.

 

**A portion of the realized gain on disposition of digital assets and the change in unrealized gain on revaluation of digital assets is presented in other comprehensive income after reversing previously recorded revaluation loss on digital assets in the statement of profit or loss. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, a gain of $579, net of $420 of deferred income tax expense, and a gain of $2,391, net of $862 of deferred income tax expense, respectively, were presented in other comprehensive income (three and six months ended March June 30, 2022: nil and nil, respectively).

 

***Refer to Note 11 for details of the Company’s long-term debt and BTC pledged as collateral.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 7:IMPAIRMENT

 

The impairment loss on short-term prepaid deposits and property, plant and equipment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 was $9,982 (three and six months ended June 30, 2022: nil).

 

Impairment on short-term prepaid deposits during the second quarter of 2023

i.Background

In 2022, the Company entered into agreements with external brokers to be able to proceed with the importation of its miners into Argentina. Under the agreements, the Company was required to make advance deposits to the external brokers, which were classified as short-term prepaid deposits on the consolidated statements of financial position. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company decided to terminate the importation agreements with the external brokers as of June 30, 2023.

 

ii.Impairment loss

The Company assumed the cost of terminating the importation agreements with the brokers in order to execute its new importation strategy, resulting in the Company forgoing a balance of $6,982 of deposits. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2023, the Company impaired $6,982 of short-term prepaid deposits. This impairment is presented in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive profit or loss under Impairment on short-term prepaid deposits and property, plant and equipment.

 

Impairment on mineral assets during the second quarter of 2023

i.Background

The Suni mineral asset was acquired in connection with the reverse acquisition of Bitfarms Ltd (Israel) on April 12, 2018 and its value, at the time, was estimated at $9,000 based on an independent appraiser’s valuation report. Suni is an iron ore deposit located in Canada that was held by the acquiree. Since its acquisition, following the presence of impairment indicators, the Suni mineral asset was written down to a net book value of $3,000 as of December 31, 2022.

 

ii.Impairment loss

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, management planned to dispose of the Suni mineral asset, and as a result, tested the cash-generating unit for impairment, resulting in a further impairment charge of $3,000, bringing the carrying amount to nil. This impairment is presented in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive profit or loss under Impairment on short-term prepaid deposits and property, plant and equipment.

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2023, the Company entered into a sale agreement with a third party to dispose of the Suni mineral asset for a nominal amount.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 8:PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, property, plant and equipment (“PPE”) consisted of the following:

 

   Notes 

BVVE and

electrical

components

   Mineral assets  

Land and

buildings

  

Leasehold

improvements

   Vehicles   Total 
Cost                           
Balance as of January 1, 2023      308,205    9,000    4,392    45,278    1,082    367,957 
Additions      29,609        314    4,212    43    34,178 
Dispositions      (6,189)           (5)   (74)   (6,268)
Transfer to assets held for sale      (5,695)                   (5,695)
Balance as of June 30, 2023      325,930    9,000    4,706    49,485    1,051    390,172 
                                  
Accumulated Depreciation                                 
Balance as of January 1, 2023      120,097    6,000    270    21,636    526    148,529 
Depreciation      38,049        74    1,453    88    39,664 
Dispositions      (5,010)           (5)   (56)   (5,071)
Transfer to assets held for sale      (4,938)                   (4,938)
Impairment  7        3,000                3,000 
Impairment on deposits transferred to PPE      8,031            427        8,458 
Balance as of June 30, 2023      156,229    9,000    344    23,511    558    189,642 
                                  
Net book value as of June 30, 2023      169,701        4,362    25,974    493    200,530 
                                  
       

BVVE and

electrical

components

    Mineral assets    

Land and

buildings

    

Leasehold

improvements

    Vehicles    Total 
Cost                                 
Balance as of January 1, 2022      156,647    9,000    4,549    5,783    547    176,526 
Measurement period adjustment to business combination      (1,127)       (18)           (1,145)
Additions      164,437        3,239    39,495    552    207,723 
Dispositions      (3,609)       (3,378)       (17)   (7,004)
Transfer to assets held for sale      (8,143)                   (8,143)
Balance as of December 31, 2022      308,205    9,000    4,392    45,278    1,082    367,957 
                                  
Accumulated Depreciation                                 
Balance as of January 1, 2022      35,766    1,800    286    1,560    264    39,676 
Depreciation      66,319        193    1,703    124    68,339 
Dispositions      (2,562)       (366)       (13)   (2,941)
Transfer to assets held for sale      (6,040)                   (6,040)
Impairment      24,820    4,200    157    13,107    151    42,435 
Impairment on deposits transferred to PPE      1,794            5,266        7,060 
Balance as of December 31, 2022      120,097    6,000    270    21,636    526    148,529 
                                  
Net book value as of December 31, 2022      188,108    3,000    4,122    23,642    556    219,428 

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 8:PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Continued)

 

BVVE

Further details of the quantity and models of BTC BVVE held by the Company as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows :

 

  

MicroBT

Whatsminer*

  

Bitmain

S19j Pro

  

Innosilicon

T3 & T2T**

  

Bitmain

S19XP

   Total 
Quantity as of January 1, 2023   45,375    7,172    5,711        58,258 
Additions   5,808    2,880        409    9,097 
Dispositions   (540)       (2,591)   (409)   (3,540)
Quantity as of June 30, 2023   50,643    10,052    3,120        63,815 
Classified as assets held for sale   (1,972)       (3,120)       (5,092)
Presented as property, plant and equipment   48,671    10,052            58,723 

 

*Includes 1,972 M20S classified as assets held for sale, 36,018 M30S and 12,653 M31S Miners as of June 30, 2023.

 

**Includes 1,848 T3 and 1,272 T2T Miners classified as assets held for sale as of June 30, 2023.

 

  

MicroBT

Whatsminer*

  

Bitmain

S19j Pro

  

Innosilicon

T3 & T2T**

  

Canaan

Avalon A10

  

Bitmain

S19XP

  

Other

Bitmain

Antminers***

   Total 
Quantity as of January 1, 2022   18,675    7,172    6,446    1,024        8,073    41,390 
Additions   28,499                801        29,300 
Dispositions   (1,799)       (735)   (1,024)   (801)   (8,073)   (12,432)
Quantity as of December 31, 2022   45,375    7,172    5,711                58,258 
Classified as assets held for sale   (2,512)       (1,272)               (3,784)
Presented as ROU asset****   (3,000)                       (3,000)
Presented as property, plant and equipment   39,863    7,172    4,439                51,474 

 

*Includes 2,512 M20S classified as assets held for sale, 30,210 M30S and 12,653 M31S Miners.

 

**Includes 4,439 T3 and 1,272 T2T Miners classified as assets held for sale.

 

***Included Antminer T15 and Antminer S15 Miners classified as assets held for sale and written off.

 

**** Includes 3,000 Whatsminer M31S+ with a net book value of approximately $3,330.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 9:LONG-TERM DEPOSITS, EQUIPMENT PREPAYMENTS, OTHER AND COMMITMENTS

 

      As of June 30,   As of December 31, 
      2023   2022 
VAT receivable          2,083 
Security deposits for energy, insurance and rent      5,537    3,872 
Equipment and construction prepayments  a   32,759    32,230 
       38,296    38,185 

 

a.Equipment and construction prepayments

As of June 30, 2023, the Company has deposits on BVVE and electrical components in the amount of $26,084, which includes the $19,097 credit for future purchase agreements, as described below, with a book value of $13,127, net of previously recorded impairment. In addition, the Company has deposits for construction work and materials in the amount of $6,675, mainly for the Argentina expansion.

 

In December 2022, the Company renegotiated its previous purchase agreements for 48,000 Miners by extinguishing the outstanding commitments of $45,350 without penalty and establishing a $22,376 credit for deposits previously made which will be applied against future purchase agreements before October 1, 2023.

 

Commitments

As of June 30, 2023, the Company had no off-balance sheet commitments.

 

NOTE 10:TRADE PAYABLES AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

 

   As of  June 30,   As of  December 31, 
    2023    2022 
Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities   10,302    12,897 
Government remittances   8,573    7,644 
    18,875    20,541 

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 11:LONG-TERM DEBT

 

   As of June 30,   As of December 31, 
   2023   2022 
Equipment financing   15,523    47,020 
Volta note payable   106    127 
Total long-term debt   15,629    47,147 
Less current portion of long-term debt   (15,556)   (43,054)
Non-current portion of long-term debt   73    4,093 

 

Movement in long-term debt is as follows:

 

   As of June 30,   As of December 31 
   2023   2022 
   six-month period   twelve-month period 
Balance as of January 1,   47,147    11,167 
Issuance of long-term debt       67,201 
Payments   (20,862)   (38,532)
Gain on extinguishment of long-term debt   (12,580)    
Interest on long-term debt   1,924    7,311 
Balance as of period end   15,629    47,147 

 

a.Equipment financing activity

Repayment of Foundry Loans #2, #3 and #4

In April and May 2021, the Company entered into four loan agreements for the acquisition of 2,465 Whatsminer Miners referred to as “Foundry Loans #1, #2, #3 and #4.” During 2022, Foundry Loan #1 matured and was fully repaid. In January 2023, the principal amounts of the remaining Foundry Loans #2, #3 and #4 were fully repaid before their maturity date with forgiveness of prepayment penalties totaling $829.

 

Settlement of the loan with BlockFi Lending LLC (“BlockFi”)

In February 2022, Backbone Mining entered into an equipment financing agreement for gross proceeds of $32,000 collateralized by 6,100 Bitmain S19j Pro Miners referred to as the BlockFi Loan. The net proceeds received by the Company were $30,994 after capitalizing origination, closing and other transaction fees of $1,006.

 

In December 2022, the Backbone Mining ceased making installment payments, which constituted a default under the loan agreement, and the BlockFi Loan was classified as current.

 

On February 8, 2023, BlockFi and the Company negotiated a settlement of the loan in its entirety with a then outstanding debt balance of $20,330 for cash consideration of $7,750, discharging Backbone Mining of all further obligations and resulting in a gain on extinguishment of long-term debt of $12,580 recognized in net financial income in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive profit or loss during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Upon settlement, all of Backbone Mining’s assets, including the 6,100 Miners collateralizing the loan, were unencumbered.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 11:LONG-TERM DEBT (continued)

 

a.Equipment financing activity (continued)

NYDIG Loan

In June 2022, Backbone entered into an equipment financing agreement, referred to as the NYDIG Loan”, for gross proceeds of $36,860 collateralized by 10,395 Whatsminer M30S Miners. The net proceeds received by the Company were $36,123 net of origination and closing fees of $737. As part of the agreement, the Company must maintain in an identified wallet an approximate quantity of BTC whose value equates to one month of interest and principal payments on the outstanding loan. The Company pledged 70 BTC as collateral with a fair market value of $2,137 as of June 30, 2023. The pledged BTC is held in a segregated Coinbase Custody account, which BTC is owned by the Company unless there is an event of default under the NYDIG Loan.

 

b.Summary of equipment financing

As of June 30, 2023, the Company’s equipment financing consisted only of the NYDIG Loan. The NYDIG Loan balance and the net book value (NBV”) of its related collateral, as of June 30, 2023, are as follows:

 

   Maturity date  Stated rate   Effective rate*   Monthly repayment ($)   Long-term debt balance ($)   NBV of Collateral ($)   Collateral** 
NYDIG Loan  February 2024   12.0%   14.4%   2,043    15,523    27,935    10,395 

 

*Represents the implied interest rate after capitalizing financing and origination fees.

 

**Represents the quantity of Whatsminers received in connection with the equipment financing and pledged as collateral for the related loan.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 12:LEASES

 

Set out below are the carrying amounts of the Company’s right-of-use (ROU”) assets and lease liabilities and their activity during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

   Leased premises   Vehicles   Other equipment   Total ROU assets   Lease liabilities 
As of January 1, 2023   15,694    265    405    16,364    17,864 
Additions and extensions to ROU assets       318        318    318 
Reclass to property, plant and equipment           (364)   (364)    
Depreciation   (1,444)   (98)   (17)   (1,559)    
Lease termination       (27)       (27)   (12)
Payments                   (2,837)
Gain on extinguishment of lease liabilities                   (255)
Interest                   719 
Foreign exchange                   307 
As of June 30, 2023   14,250    458    24    14,732    16,104 
Less current portion of lease liabilities                       (2,982)
Non-current portion of lease liabilities                       13,122 

 

   Leased premises   Vehicles   Other equipment   Total ROU assets   Lease liabilities 
As of January 1, 2022   9,038    283    76    9,397    13,573 
Additions and extensions to ROU assets   9,526    118    1,693    11,337    11,354 
Depreciation   (1,975)   (129)   (121)   (2,225)    
Lease termination   (104)   (7)       (111)   (112)
Impairment   (791)       (1,243)   (2,034)    
Payments                   (7,528)
Interest                   1,451 
Foreign exchange                   (874)
As of December 31, 2022   15,694    265    405    16,364    17,864 
Less current portion of lease liabilities                       (3,649)
Non-current portion of lease liabilities                       14,215 

 

Reliz Lease

In February 2023, the Company negotiated a modification to its lease agreement with Reliz Ltd. (where BlockFi was the lender to Reliz Ltd.) in order to settle its outstanding lease liability of $373 for a payment of $118. Refer to Note 20 for more details.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 13:INCOME TAXES

 

Deferred taxes

Deferred taxes are computed at a tax rate of 26.5% based on tax rates expected to apply at the time of realization. Deferred taxes relate primarily to the timing differences on recognition of expenses relating to the depreciation of fixed assets, loss carryforwards and professional fees relating to the Company’s equity activity that are recorded as a reduction of equity.

 

As at June 30, 2023, the Company has analyzed the recoverability of its deferred tax assets and has concluded that it is not more likely than not that sufficient taxable profit is expected to utilize these deferred tax assets. The Company will evaluate the likelihood of recoverability at each reporting date and will recognize net deferred tax asset when and if appropriate.

 

Current and deferred income tax expense (recovery)

 

   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Current tax expense (recovery):                
Current year   144    (12,466)   256    (8,401)
Prior year   182    214    182    68 
    326    (12,252)   438    (8,333)
                     
Deferred tax expense (recovery):                    
Current year   (420)   (6,970)   (862)   (4,451)
Prior year       (94)       (94)
    (420)   (7,064)   (862)   (4,545)
    (94)   (19,316)   (424)   (12,878)

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 14:ASSET RETIREMENT PROVISION

 

   As of June 30,   As of December 31, 
   2023   2022 
   six-month period   twelve-month period 
Balance as of January 1,   1,979    239 
Additions during the period   192    1,701 
Accretion expense   101    93 
Effect of change in the foreign exchange rate   12    (54)
Balance as of period end   2,284    1,979 

 

As of June 30, 2023, the Company estimated the costs of restoring its leased premises to their original state at the end of their respective lease terms to be $4,326 (December 31, 2022: $3,950), discounted to present value of $2,284 (December 31, 2022: $1,979) using annual discount rates between 7% and 10% (December 31, 2022: between 7% and 10%) over the lease periods, which were estimated to range from seven to ten years depending on the location.

 

NOTE 15:SHARE CAPITAL

 

Common shares

The Company’s authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had 258,259,000 issued and outstanding common shares (December 31, 2022: 224,200,000).

 

Warrants

Details of the outstanding warrants are as follows:

 

   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022 
   Number of warrants   Weighted
average
exercise
price (USD)
   Number of warrants   Weighted
average
exercise
price (USD)
 
Outstanding, January 1,   19,153,000    4.21    19,428,000    4.16 
Granted           25,000    3.47 
Outstanding, June 30,   19,153,000    4.21    19,453,000    4.16 

 

The weighted average contractual life of the warrants as of June 30, 2023 was 0.9 years (June 30, 2022: 1.9 years).

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 15:SHARE CAPITAL (Continued)

 

Significant transactions

i.Garlock Acquisition

In the first quarter of 2022, the Company acquired a building in Quebec referred to as “Garlock” in exchange for cash consideration of $1,783 and the issuance of 25,000 warrants granted with a strike price of $3.47 and a contractual life of 2 years.

 

ii.At-The-Market Equity Offering Program

Bitfarms commenced an at-the-market equity offering program on August 16, 2021, pursuant to which the Company may, at its discretion and from time-to-time, sell common shares of the Company, resulting in the Company receiving aggregate proceeds of up to $500,000.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company issued 33,551,000 common shares in the at-the-market equity offering program in exchange for gross proceeds of $38,900 at an average share price of approximately $1.16. The Company received net proceeds of $37,587 after paying commissions of $1,234 to the Company’s agent for the program and $79 in other transaction costs.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company issued 11,478,000 common shares in the at-the-market equity offering program in exchange for gross proceeds of $37,165 at an average share price of approximately $3.24. The Company received net proceeds of $35,912 after paying commissions of $1,115 to the Company’s agent and $138 in other transaction costs.

 

iii.Stock Options

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, option holders exercised stock options to acquire 400,000 common shares (six months ended June 30, 2022: 55,000) resulting in proceeds of approximately $160 (six months ended June 30, 2022: $23) being paid to the Company.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 16:FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Measurement categories and fair value

Financial assets and financial liabilities have been classified into categories that determine their basis of measurement. The following tables show the carrying values and the fair value of assets and liabilities for each of the applicable categories:

 

      As of June 30,   As of December 31, 
      2023   2022 
Financial assets at amortized cost           
Cash  Level 1   30,891    30,887 
Trade receivables  Level 2   1,019    701 
Other receivables  Level 2   291    108 
Total carrying amount and fair value      32,201    31,696 
Financial liabilities at amortized cost             
Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities  Level 2   10,302    12,897 
Long-term debt  Level 2   15,629    47,147 
Total carrying amount and fair value      25,931    60,044 
              
Net carrying amount and fair value      6,270    (28,348)

 

The carrying amounts of trade receivables, insurance refund and other receivables, trade payables and accrued liabilities and long-term debt presented in the table above are a reasonable approximation of their fair value.

 

Derivative assets

Starting in the first quarter of 2023, the Company entered into forward BTC option contracts to sell digital assets to reduce the risk of variability of future cash flows resulting from future sales of digital assets. The fair value of option contracts is categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy and is presented under Other assets in the consolidated statements of financial position when there is an outstanding contract at period end. As of June 30, 2023, there were no outstanding contracts. Their fair values are a recurring measurement. Fair value of derivative financial instruments generally reflects the estimated amounts that the Corporation would receive or pay, and taking into consideration the counterparty credit risk or the Corporation’s credit risk, at each reporting date. The Company uses market data such as BTC option futures to estimate the fair value of option contracts at each reporting date. The Company did not apply hedge accounting on these contracts.

 

The following gain or loss related to derivatives are recognized in net financial income in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive profit or loss:

 

   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Unrealized change in fair value of outstanding contracts   (35)            
Realized loss on settled contracts   250        180     
    215        180     

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 17:TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

The following table details balances payable to related parties:

 

   As of June 30,   As of December 31, 
   2023   2022 
Trade payables and accrued liabilities        
Directors’ remuneration   127    1,522 
Director and senior management incentive plan   46    95 
    173    1,617 

 

Amounts due to related parties, other than lease liabilities, are unsecured, non-interest bearing and payable on demand.

 

Transactions with related parties

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company made rent payments totaling approximately $57 and $178, respectively, to companies controlled by certain directors of the Company. No such payments were made for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. The rent payments were classified as interest included in financial expenses and principal repayment of lease liabilities. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s leases with companies controlled by directors were renewed with third parties.

 

In December 2022, the Company’s consulting agreements with two of its directors were terminated, their roles and responsibilities were reduced and termination payments totaling $1,466 were accrued and included in trade payables and accrued liabilities as at December 31, 2022 (as of June 30, 2023, balance accrued: nil). The consulting fees totaled approximately $226 and $426 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively (for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023: nil).

 

The transactions described above were incurred in the normal course of operations. These transactions are included in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive profit or loss as follows:

 

   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
General and administrative expenses       226        426 
Net financial expenses       17        44 
        243        470 

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 18:NET EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, potentially dilutive securities have not been included in the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because their effect is antidilutive. The additional potentially dilutive securities that would have been included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, had their effect not been anti-dilutive for the three and six month period ended June 30, 2023, would have totaled approximately 3,850,000 and 3,731,000 (three and six months ended June 30, 2022: 1,914,000 and 2,214,000, respectively).

 

NOTE 19:SHARE-BASED PAYMENT

 

The share-based payment expense related to stock options and restricted stock units (“RSU”) for employees, directors, consultants and former employees received was as follows:

 

   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Equity-settled share-based payment plans   2,462    7,927    4,998    14,032 

 

Options

On March 31, 2023, upon the voluntary surrender by option holders, the Company cancelled outstanding options exercisable for 10,535,000 common shares. The Company intended, but had no obligation, to grant new options to the persons who formerly held the cancelled options no less than 90 days after the cancellation date of the original options. As the options were cancelled without the concurrent grant of a replacement award, the cancellation was treated as a settlement for no consideration, and all remaining unrecognized share-based payment expense associated with the cancelled options was accelerated for an amount of $914 during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Board of Directors approved stock option grants to purchase 8,471,000 common shares in accordance with the Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP Plan”) adopted on May 18, 2021 (six month ended June 30, 2022: 5,522,000 common shares). All options issued according to the LTIP Plan become exercisable when they vest and can be exercised for a maximum period of 5 years from the date of the grant.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 19:SHARE-BASED PAYMENT (Continued)

 

Details of the outstanding stock options are as follows:

 

   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022 
   Number of Options   Weighted Average Exercise Price ($CAD)   Number of Options   Weighted Average Exercise Price ($CAD) 
Outstanding, January 1,   21,804,000    3.47    12,547,000    5.06 
Granted   8,471,000    1.89    5,522,000    2.5 
Exercised   (400,000)   0.54    (55,000)   0.42 
Forfeited           (170,000)   6.16 
Cancelled   (10,535,000)   5.17         
Expired   (340,000)   5.47         
Outstanding, June 30,   19,000,000    1.85    17,844,000    4.27 
Exercisable, June 30,   5,841,000    1.16    10,237,000    4.40 

 

The weighted average contractual life of the stock options as of June 30, 2023 was 4.3 years (June 30, 2022: 4.3 years).

 

The inputs used to value the option grants using the Black-Scholes model are as follows:

 

Grant date  June 30,
2023
 
Dividend yield (%)    
Expected share price volatility (%)   104%
Risk-free interest rate (%)   4.49%
Expected life of stock options (years)   3 
Share price (CAD)   1.89 
Exercise price (CAD)   1.89 
Fair value of options (USD)   0.89 
Vesting period (years)   1.5 
Number of options granted   8,471,000 

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 19:SHARE-BASED PAYMENT (Continued)

 

Restricted Unit Shares (’‘RSU’’)

Details of the RSUs are as follows:

 

   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022 
   Number of RSUs   Weighted Average Grant Price ($CAD)   Number of RSUs   Weighted Average Grant Price ($CAD) 
Outstanding, January 1,   400,000    3.73    200,000    5.01 
Granted           200,000    2.45 
Settled   (108,000)   3.24         
Outstanding, June 30,   292,000    3.91    400,000    3.73 

 

On May 19, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 200,000 RSUs to certain members of senior management which vest 25% upfront and an additional 25% every 6 months. The value of the RSUs on the grant date was $1.91 per unit.

 

NOTE 20:ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO THE STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE PROFIT OR LOSS

 

Cost of revenues

   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Energy and infrastructure   19,916    13,891    36,943    23,481 
Depreciation   20,528    17,857    41,228    30,923 
Purchases of electrical components   620    257    940    564 
Electrician salaries and payroll taxes   455    306    811    635 
    41,519    32,311    79,922    55,603 

 

General and administrative expenses

   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Salaries and share-based payment   5,040    9,891    10,197    17,551 
Professional services   1,652    2,501    3,530    4,624 
Insurance, duties and other   1,938    2,394    2,912    5,959 
Travel, motor vehicle and meals   205    346    383    661 
Hosting and telecommunications   114    191    206    321 
Advertising and promotion   206    69    287    119 
    9,155    15,392    17,515    29,235 

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 20:ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO THE STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE PROFIT OR LOSS (Continued)

 

Net financial income

 

      Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   Notes  2023   2022   2023   2022 
Gain on disposition of marketable securities  a   (4,955)   (19,705)   (7,126)   (30,642)
Gain on extinguishment of long-term debt and lease liabilities  b           (12,835)    
Loss on currency exchange      2,719    1,018    2,989    1,876 
Interest on credit facility and long-term debt      673    4,191    1,924    6,896 
Discount expense on VAT receivable  c   693    2,091    1,702    5,010 
Interest on lease liabilities      350    355    719    660 
Other financial (income) expenses      338    193    257    260 
       (182)   (11,857)   (12,370)   (15,940)

 

a.Gain on disposition of marketable securities

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company funded its expansion in Argentina through the acquisition of marketable securities and in-kind contribution of those securities to the Company’s subsidiary in Argentina. The subsequent disposition of those marketable securities in exchange for Argentine Pesos gave rise to a gain as the amount received in ARS exceeds the amount of ARS the Company would have received from a direct foreign currency exchange.

 

b.Gain on extinguishment of the BlockFi loan and Reliz lease liability

In February 2023, the Company negotiated a settlement of its loan agreement with BlockFi with a then outstanding debt balance of $20,330 for a payment of $7,750. As a result, a gain on extinguishment of long-term debt was recognized in the amount of $12,580 during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

In February 2023, the Company modified its lease agreement with Reliz Ltd. in order to settle its outstanding lease liability of $373 for a payment of $118. As a result, a gain on extinguishment of lease liabilities was recognized in the amount of $255 during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

c.Discount expense on VAT receivable

A portion of the Argentine VAT receivable is not expected to be settled within the next 12 months and, therefore, it has been classified as a long-term receivable in Note 9 with the short-term portion being included in sales tax receivable in Note 5. The Company has discounted this VAT receivable to its present value. The discounted amount is classified within Net financial income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. Historically, ARS has devalued significantly when compared to USD due to high levels of inflation in Argentina, which may result in the Company recording future foreign exchange losses on its Argentina VAT receivable.

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 21:GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

 

Reportable segment

The reporting segments are identified on the basis of information that is reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated and to assess performance. Accordingly, for management purposes, the Company is organized into operating segments based on the products and services of its business units and has one material reportable segment, cryptocurrency mining, which is the operation of server farms that support the validation and verification of transactions on the BTC blockchain, earning cryptocurrency for providing these services, as described in Note 1.

 

Revenues

Revenues* by country are as follows:

 

   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Canada   26,458    33,169    49,947    63,095 
USA   4,293    7,264    8,184    17,069 
Argentina   2,796        4,092     
Paraguay   1,932    1,382    3,306    1,980 
    35,479    41,815    65,529    82,144 

 

*Revenues are presented based on the geographical contribution of computational power (measured by hashrate) or sales to external customers.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

The net book value of property, plant and equipment by country is as follows:

 

   As of June 30,   As of December 31, 
   2023   2022 
Canada   120,307    142,654 
USA   26,652    32,664 
Argentina   42,106    31,927 
Paraguay   11,465    12,183 
    200,530    219,428 

 

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BITFARMS LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)
 

 

NOTE 22:ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO THE STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   Six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Changes in working capital components:        
(Increase) decrease in trade receivables, net   (318)   394 
Decrease in other current assets   788    6,350 
Decrease (increase) in long-term deposits   592    (7,258)
Decrease in trade payables and accrued liabilities   (3,388)   (8,375)
Decrease in taxes payable   (255)   (651)
    (2,581)   (9,540)
Significant non-cash transactions:          
Addition of ROU assets, property, plant and equipment and related lease liabilities   318    6,526 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment financed by short-term credit   2,750    4,190 
Equipment prepayments realized as additions to property, plant and equipment   4,905    49,234 

 

NOTE 23:SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

At-The-Market Equity Offering Program

During the period from July 1, 2023, to August 4, 2023, the Company issued 14,726,000 common shares through its at-the-market equity offering program in exchange for gross proceeds of $26,408 at an average share price of approximately $1.79. The Company received net proceeds of $25,567 after paying commissions of $841 to the Company’s agent. Refer to Note 15 for further details of the Company’s at-the-market equity offering program.

 

Baie-Comeau (Quebec) Acquisition

On April 10, 2023, the Company entered into agreements to acquire 100% of the shares of a corporation that owns the right to 22 MW of hydro power capacity in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, and lease a site to install the infrastructure to operate the acquired capacity.

 

On July 5, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition. The consideration transferred at closing totaled $1,883 (CAD$2,500), of which $750 (CAD$1,000) was paid in cash and $1,133 (CAD$1,500) was paid through the issuance of 821,000 common shares of the Company. The lease agreement is for an industrialized site in Baie-Comeau for an initial term of 10 years at $16 (CAD$21) a month. The lease agreement also provides the Company with the option to purchase the site for $2,248 (CAD$3,000) with an annual adjustment of the lesser of (i) the Consumer Price Index and (ii) 3% throughout the lease term.

 

Disposition of Suni Mineral Asset

On July 27, 2023, the Company sold the Suni mineral asset for a nominal amount to a third party.

 

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