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LM Funding America, Inc. Achieves Over 1,260% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth to $3.2 Million and Generates
Positive Core EBITDA for the Second Quarter of 2023

 

Mined 106.6 Bitcoins in the Second Quarter of 2023 at an Average Market Revenue Value of Approximately $27,900 per Bitcoin

 

Completed Acquisition of Symbiont.io Assets; Advancing Strategic Relationships to Leverage its Assembly™ Financial Services Blockchain Enterprise Platform

 

Reports Working Capital of Approximately $5.5 Million and LM Funding Stockholders’ Equity of

$39.9 Million ($2.72 per share) as of June 30, 2023

 

Conference Call to Be Held Today at 11:00 am ET

 

TAMPA, FL, August [14], 2023—LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMFA) (“LM Funding” or the “Company”), a cryptocurrency mining and technology-based specialty finance company, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Operational Highlights

•
Approximately 5,230 Bitcoin mining machines in operation at hosting sites as of June 30, 2023.
•
Mined 106.6 Bitcoin in Q2 2023, valued at approximately $3.0 million based on the $27,800 average price of Bitcoin during the quarter.
•
Approximately 5,950 Bitcoin mining machines operating as of August 14, 2023 providing approximately 615 PH/s of mining capacity.
•
Net loss was approximately $4.5 million; however, the Company achieved Core EBITDA (as defined below) of $1.0 million, which excludes approximately $6.6 million of non-cash expenses.

 

Bruce Rodgers, Chairman and CEO of LM Funding, commented, “Once again, we made major strides in our transition towards Bitcoin mining as we mined 106.6 Bitcoin during the quarter ended June 30, 2023, a sequential increase of 16% compared to 91.7 Bitcoin mined in the first quarter of 2023. Our goal is to continue to acquire and energize more energy-efficient mining machines as we approach the next Bitcoin halving, anticipated to occur sometime in 2024. As we expand our mining capacity by adding more mining machines, we anticipate an increase in the number of Bitcoins that we will be able to mine. In addition, the Company has installed Braiins OS+ software on 360 of its mining machines, which is expected to increase mining machine hashrate by as much as 25%. Furthermore, machines operating Braiins OS+ software may mine with any pool or mine with Braiins pool and pay no pool fees to Braiins pool.”

 

"An important highlight of the recent quarter was our successful $2.6 million 'stalking horse' bid, through which we acquired the assets of Symbiont.io, Inc., including its flagship product, the Assembly™ financial services blockchain enterprise platform. This strategic acquisition has put us in position to leverage these assets with potential partners to

 

deploy the Assembly™ platform within financial institutions for issuing, tracking, and managing financial instruments like data, loans, and securities. At the same time, we are pursuing other potential use cases for the Symbiont assets and the Assembly™ platform," Mr. Rodgers concluded.

 

Richard Russell, Chief Financial Officer of LM Funding, further noted, "Beyond our year-over-year quarterly revenue growth, we experienced strong sequential quarterly revenue growth of more than 38% compared to Q1 2023 and achieved approximately $1.0 million of Core EBITDA. We have also maintained a solid balance sheet. As of June 30, 2023, our cash reserves were approximately $1.8 million, along with roughly 79 Bitcoins, each valued at $25,300, bringing their total value to $2.0 million. Our working capital stood at $5.5 million as of June 30, 2023, and the equity of LM Funding shareholders was $39.9 million, or $2.72 per share. Given this financial position, we remain highly encouraged by the financial outlook for the business and look forward to working to drive returns for our shareholders.”

 

Financial Highlights

•
Total revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, was approximately $3.2 million, an increase of $3.0 million, or more than 1,260%, from $0.2 million for the 2022 second quarter. The increase was primarily due to digital mining revenue of $3.0 million in connection with the commencement of our Bitcoin mining operations in September 2022 compared to no digital mining revenue in the same period last year.
•
Net loss attributable to LM Funding shareholders for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, was approximately $4.5 million, which included a $3.7 million non-cash, unrealized loss on investment and equity securities, compared to net income of approximately $2.8 million for the second quarter of 2022, which included a $12.2 million unrealized gain on investment and equity securities.
•
Core EBITDA for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, improved to approximately $1.0 million, compared to Core EBITDA loss of $2.0 million in the 2022 comparable quarter, primarily due to our Bitcoin mining operations. Core EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, and a reconciliation of Core EBITDA to net loss is set forth below in this press release.
•
Cash of approximately $1.8 million, digital assets of $2.0 million, and working capital of $5.5 million as of June 30, 2023.
•
Total LM Funding stockholders’ equity of approximately $39.9 million and net equity per share of $2.72 as of June 30, 2023. (Calculated as LMFA stockholders’ equity divided by approximately 14,651,000 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2023)

 

Investor Conference Call

 

LM Funding will host a conference call today, August 14, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, as well as the Company’s corporate progress and other developments.

 

The conference call will be available via telephone by dialing toll-free +1 877-545-0523 for U.S. callers or +1 973-528-0016 for international callers and entering access code 197252. A webcast of the call may be accessed at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2917/48870 or on the investor relations section of the Company’s website, https://ir.lmfunding.com/.

 

A webcast replay will be available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at https://www.lmfunding.com/investors/news-events/ir-calendar through August 14, 2024. A telephone replay of the call will be available approximately one hour following the call, through August 28, 2023, and can be accessed by dialing 877-481-4010 for U.S. callers or +1 919-882-2331 for international callers and entering access code 48870.

 

About LM Funding America

LM Funding America, Inc. (Nasdaq: LMFA), together with its subsidiaries, is a cryptocurrency mining business that commenced Bitcoin mining operations in September 2022. The Company also operates a technology-based specialty

 

finance company that provides funding to nonprofit community associations (Associations) primarily located in the state of Florida, as well as in the states of Washington, Colorado, and Illinois, by funding a certain portion of the Associations' rights to delinquent accounts that are selected by the Associations arising from unpaid Association assessments.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” and “project” and other similar words and expressions are intended to signify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guaranties of future results and conditions but rather are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Some of these risks and uncertainties are identified in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, uncertainty created by the the risks of entering into and operating in the cryptocurrency mining business, uncertainty in the cryptocurrency mining business in general, problems with hosting vendors in the mining business, the capacity of our Bitcoin mining machines and our related ability to purchase power at reasonable prices, the ability to finance our planned cryptocurrency mining operations, our ability to acquire new accounts in our specialty finance business at appropriate prices, the potential need for additional capital in the future, changes in governmental regulations that affect our ability to collected sufficient amounts on defaulted consumer receivables, changes in the credit or capital markets, changes in interest rates, negative press regarding the debt collection industry, and the risk of pandemics such as the COVID-10 pandemic. The occurrence of any of these risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

Contact:

Crescendo Communications, LLC

Tel: (212) 671-1020

Email: LMFA@crescendo-ir.com

 

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LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

1,847,239

 

$

4,238,006

Digital Assets (Note 2)

 

1,992,557

 

888,026

Finance receivables

 

14,097

 

26,802

Marketable securities (Note 5)

 

8,668

 

4,290

Notes receivable from Seastar Medical Holding Corporation (Note 5)

 

2,238,442

 

3,807,749

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

1,425,585

 

1,233,322

Income tax receivable

 

293,466

 

293,466

Current assets

 

7,820,054

 

10,491,661

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets, net (Note 3)

 

27,208,981

 

27,192,317

Deposits on mining equipment (Note 4)

 

282,171

 

525,219

Hosting services deposits (Note 4)

 

2,357,658

 

2,200,452

Real estate assets owned

 

80,057

 

80,057

Long-term investments - debt security (Note 5)

 

-

 

2,402,542

Less: Allowance for losses on debt security (Note 5)

 

-

 

(1,052,542)

Long-term investments - debt security, net (Note 5)

 

-

 

1,350,000

Long-term investments - equity securities (Note 5)

 

188,493

 

464,778

Investment in Seastar Medical Holding Corporation (Note 5)

 

1,345,500

 

10,608,750

Symbiont intangible assets (Note 11)

 

2,804,902

 

-

Operating lease - right of use assets (Note 8)

 

239,671

 

265,658

Other assets

 

10,726

 

10,726

Long-term assets

 

34,518,159

 

42,697,957

Total assets

 

$

42,338,213

 

$

53,189,618

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

2,005,147

 

1,570,906

Note payable - short-term

(Note 6)

 

119,353

 

475,775

Due to related parties (Note 7)

 

68,217

 

75,488

Current portion of lease liability (Note 8)

 

94,509

 

90,823

Total current liabilities

 

2,287,226

 

2,212,992

 

 

 

 

 

Lease liability - net of current portion (Note 8)

 

151,685

 

179,397

Long-term liabilities

 

151,685

 

179,397

Total liabilities

 

2,438,911

 

2,392,389

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $.001; 150,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 

-

 

-

 

Common stock, par value $.001; 350,000,000 shares authorized; 14,651,883 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and 13,091,883 as of December 31, 2022

 

14,652

 

13,092

Additional paid-in capital

 

94,100,806

 

92,195,341

Accumulated deficit

 

(52,952,718)

 

(43,017,207)

Total LM Funding America stockholders' equity

 

41,162,740

 

49,191,226

Non-controlling interest

 

(1,263,438)

 

1,606,003

Total stockholders' equity

 

39,899,302

 

50,797,229

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

42,338,213

 

$

53,189,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital mining revenues

 

$

2,968,322

 

$

-

 

$

5,059,173

 

$

-

Specialty finance revenue

 

190,173

 

193,953

 

373,009

 

346,085

Rental revenue

 

37,155

 

40,580

 

76,986

 

79,452

Total revenues

 

3,195,650

 

234,533

 

5,509,168

 

425,537

Operating costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital mining cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

 

2,361,825

 

-

 

4,029,498

 

-

Staff costs & payroll

 

2,463,440

 

4,296,695

 

3,396,275

 

8,588,892

Professional fees

 

236,974

 

1,031,431

 

809,330

 

1,806,251

Settlement costs with associations

 

10,000

 

-

 

10,000

 

160

Selling, general and administrative

 

242,559

 

122,271

 

482,023

 

237,191

Real estate management and disposal

 

69,355

 

22,414

 

101,158

 

53,895

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,169,120

 

2,007

 

1,970,993

 

5,101

Collection costs

 

(373)

 

(7,906)

 

9,435

 

(11,726)

Impairment loss on mined digital assets

 

239,599

 

-

 

439,153

 

-

Realized gain on sale of mined digital assets

 

(646,458)

 

-

 

(1,070,791)

 

-

Other operating costs

 

205,943

 

141,509

 

457,854

 

149,893

Total operating costs and expenses

 

6,351,984

 

5,608,421

 

10,634,928

 

10,829,657

Operating loss

 

(3,156,334)

 

(5,373,888)

 

(5,125,760)

 

(10,404,120)

Realized gain (loss) on securities

 

-

 

45,261

 

-

 

(349,920)

Realized gain on convertible debt securities

 

-

 

287,778

 

-

 

287,778

Unrealized loss on convertible debt security

 

-

 

(288,320)

 

-

 

-

Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities

 

(1,412)

 

(24,030)

 

4,378

 

(23,900)

Impairment loss on hosting deposits

 

-

 

-

 

(36,691)

 

-

Unrealized gain (loss) on investment and equity securities

 

(3,716,681)

 

12,215,401

 

(9,539,535)

 

11,229,002

Impairment loss on digital assets

 

-

 

(377,707)

 

-

 

(377,707)

Realized gain on sale of purchased digital assets

 

-

 

-

 

1,917

 

-

Digital assets other income

 

-

 

1,292

 

-

 

5,658

Other income - coupon sales

 

25,721

 

-

 

629,312

 

-

Gain on adjustment of note receivable allowance

 

1,052,543

 

-

 

1,052,543

 

-

Other income - finance revenue

 

37,660

 

-

 

37,660

 

-

Dividend income

 

-

 

1,375

 

-

 

2,750

Interest income

 

116,147

 

80,975

 

171,224

 

179,345

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(5,642,356)

 

6,568,137

 

(12,804,952)

 

548,886

Income tax expense

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Net income (loss)

 

$

(5,642,356)

 

$

6,568,137

 

$

(12,804,952)

 

$

548,886

Less: loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest

 

1,093,177

 

(3,723,797)

 

2,869,441

 

(3,432,597)

Net income (loss) attributable to LM Funding America Inc.

 

$

(4,549,179)

 

$

2,844,340

 

$

(9,935,511)

 

$

(2,883,711)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income (loss) per common share

 

$

(0.35)

 

$

0.22

 

$

(0.76)

 

$

(0.22)

Diluted income (loss) per common share

 

$

(0.35)

 

$

0.22

 

$

(0.76)

 

$

(0.22)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

13,182,162

 

13,091,882

 

13,153,038

 

13,076,359

Diluted

 

13,182,162

 

13,091,882

 

13,153,038

 

13,076,359

 

LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

 

 

Six Months ended June 30,

 

 

2023

 

2022

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(12,804,952)

 

$

548,886

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,970,993

 

5,101

Noncash lease expense

 

47,874

 

47,127

Stock compensation

 

564,930

 

658,999

Stock option expense

 

1,342,095

 

6,637,479

Accrued investment income

 

(91,864)

 

(176,438)

Impairment loss on digital assets

 

439,153

 

377,707

Impairment loss on hosting deposits

 

36,691

 

-

Unrealized loss (gain) on marketable securities

 

(4,378)

 

23,900

Unrealized loss (gain) on investment and equity securities

 

9,539,535

 

(11,229,002)

Realized loss (gain) on securities

 

-

 

349,920

Realized gain on convertible note receivable

 

-

 

(287,778)

Realized gain on sale of digital assets

 

(1,072,708)

 

-

Proceeds from securities

 

-

 

2,565,893

Convertible debt and interest converted into marketable securities

 

-

 

844,882

Investments in marketable securities

 

-

 

(844,882)

Reversal of allowance loss on debt security

 

(1,052,543)

 

-

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(85,713)

 

623,511

Hosting deposits

 

(193,897)

 

-

Advances (repayments) to related party

 

(7,271)

 

249,959

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

434,241

 

(27,168)

Mining of digital assets

 

(5,059,173)

 

-

Proceeds from sale of digital assets

 

4,579,676

 

-

Lease liability payments

 

(45,913)

 

(52,440)

Deferred taxes and taxes payable

 

-

 

(326,178)

Income taxes receivable

 

-

 

(143,822)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(1,463,224)

 

(154,344)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Net collections of finance receivables - original product

 

(1,824)

 

11,473

Net collections of finance receivables - special product

 

14,529

 

(6,877)

Capital expenditures

 

(1,744,609)

 

(13,235)

Investment in note receivable

 

-

 

(910,000)

Collection of note receivable

 

1,661,171

 

-

Investment in digital assets

 

(35,157)

 

(786,586)

Proceeds from sale of purchased digital assets

 

43,678

 

-

Symbiont asset acquisition

 

(402,359)

 

-

Deposits for mining equipment

 

-

 

(13,538,333)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(464,571)

 

(15,243,558)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Insurance financing repayments

 

(357,649)

 

(114,688)

Insurance financing

 

1,227

 

-

Issue costs from the issuance of common stock

 

(106,550)

 

-

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(462,972)

 

(114,688)

NET DECREASE IN CASH

 

(2,390,767)

 

(15,512,590)

CASH - BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

4,238,006

 

32,559,185

CASH - END OF YEAR

 

$

1,847,239

 

$

17,046,595

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

ROU assets and operating lease obligation recognized

 

$

21,887

 

$

300,787

Reclassification of mining equipment deposit to fixed assets, net

 

$

1,172,888

 

$

15,058,872

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASHFLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

-

 

$

-

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

-

 

$

470,000

 

 

 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited)

Our reported results are presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). We also disclose Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") and Core Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization ("Core EBITDA") which adjusts for unrealized loss on investment and equity securities, unrealized gain on convertible debt securities and stock compensation expense and option expense, both of which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they are widely accepted industry measures used by analysts and investors to compare the operating performance of Bitcoin miners.

The following tables reconcile net loss, which we believe is the most comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA and Core EBITDA:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(5,642,356)

 

$

6,568,137

 

$

(12,804,952)

 

$

548,886

Income tax expense

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Interest expense

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,169,120

 

2,007

 

1,970,993

 

5,101

Income (loss) before interest, taxes & depreciation

 

$

(4,473,236)

 

$

6,570,144

 

$

(10,833,959)

 

$

553,987

Unrealized loss (gain) on investment and equity securities

 

3,716,681

 

(12,215,401)

 

9,539,535

 

(11,229,002)

Unrealized loss on convertible debt securities

 

-

 

288,320

 

-

 

-

Realized gain on convertible debt securities

 

-

 

(287,778)

 

-

 

(287,778)

Stock compensation and option expense

 

1,712,669

 

3,648,236

 

1,907,025

 

7,296,478

Core income (loss) before interest, taxes & depreciation

 

$

956,114

 

$

(1,996,479)

 

$

612,601

 

$

(3,666,315)