Bitcoin Mining and Specialty Finance Investor Presentation September 2023
Forward-Looking Statements This presentation may contain forward-looking statements the meaning of 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 guarantees 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, the risks of operating in the cryptocurrency mining business, the early stage of our cryptocurrency mining business and our lack of operating history in such business, the capacity of our bitcoin mining machines and our related ability to purchase power at reasonable prices, the ability to finance our cryptocurrency mining business, our ability to acquire new accounts in our specialty finance business at appropriate prices, the need for capital, our ability to hire and retain new employees, 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, and negative press regarding the debt collection industry. The occurrence of any of these risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. For additional disclosure regarding risks faced by LM Funding America, Inc., please see our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.lmfunding.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. © 2022 LM Funding America, Inc. All Right Reserved.
Financial Highlights Balance sheet: June 30, 2023 - $42.3M total assets, $0.15 million of long-term debt Dec. 31, 2022 - $46.1M total assets, $0.20 million of long-term debt Total LM Funding Equity of June 30, 2023 - $39.9 million with per share book value of $2.72 Dec 31, 2022 - $44.0 million with per share book value of $3.88 At June 30 had approximately 5,230 miners, electrified and actively mining Bitcoin, providing the Company with approximately 543 petahash of mining capacity At September 1, 2023, have approximately 5,950 machines active and 615 petahash of mining capacity Liquidity June 30, 2023 - $3.8 million in liquidity (Cash and BTC*), working capital of $5.5 million Dec. 31, 2022 - $5.2 million in liquidity (Cash and BTC**), working capital of $4.6 million * BTC price $25.2K at 06-30-2023 ** BTC price $16.2K at 12-31-2022
LM Funding America: Our Management Bruce Rodgers, Founder, Chief Executive Officer & President Entrepreneur developed business model and led LMFA through multiple private fundraising rounds leading to IPO in 2015 Led LMFA through 3 subsequent public offerings and purchased and sold complimentary businesses Former Partner at Foley & Lardner with transaction experience in banking, shipping, energy, technology, hospitality, cannabis, and real estate development Former Chairman and CEO of LMF Acquisition Opportunities, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMAO now ICU) Director of SeaStar Medical (Nasdaq: ICU) B.S. Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Florida, Lieutenant, Surface Warfare Officer, United States Navy (1985 – 1989) Richard Russell, Chief Financial Officer Mr. Russell has broad financial skills with a focus on public companies in the healthcare, beverage, food service, transportation and logistics, T.V. Broadcast, manufacturing and office technology industries Former CFO of LMF Acquisition Opportunities, Inc (Nasdaq: LMAO) and Generation Income Properties (Nasdaq:GIPR) Director for two public companies: SeaStar Medical (Nasdaq: ICU) and Trident Brands (TDNT) and former Chairman of Hillsborough County (Florida) Internal Audit Committee Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master’s in Tax Accounting from the University of Alabama, and an M.B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Tampa
Why Bitcoin? “Trust(lessness)” Bitcoin is a technology enabling decentralized transactions between parties not requiring an intermediary bank or institution.
LMFA’s Bitcoin Mining Strategy Access to lower cost of capital as a public company Wholesale purchase of miners directly from the manufacturer Secure latest generation of miners at the lowest possible cost Total miners owned uses less than avg. 28 joules per terahash Commodity driven Contract with best-in-class providers to manage power costs Geographic diversity to address weather and political risk Infra-Structure Light Low Cost of Capital Purchase Bitcoin Mining Machines direct from Manufacturers Host Bitcoin Machines with Best-in-Class Providers
Current Bitcoin Environment FASB proposal — impairment versus mark to value Bitcoin regulated by CFTC as a commodity due to decentralized structure Bank financing for Bitcoin Miners non-existent White House Proposed 30% tax on Bitcoin Mining energy consumption 2024 Halving reduces mining reward from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC 2028 Halving reduces mining reward from 3.125 to 1.56 BTC Transaction fee increase must be driven by use cases https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/fasb-proposes-accounting-rules-for-measuring-presenting-and-disclosing-crypto-assets/
Halving Bitcoin halving is an event where the reward for mining new Bitcoin blocks is cut in half, resulting in miners receiving 50% fewer Bitcoins for verifying transactions Bitcoin halving occurs every 210,000 blocks which translates to approximately every 4 years Next halvings are estimated(1): 2024 2028 Bitcoin Halving cycle has resulted in higher highs and higher lows Mining machine spot prices have reached $10K per machine prior to BTC ATH-S and subsequent Bitcoin winters (1) https://www.zenledger.io/blog/bitcoin-halving https://twitter.com/therationalroot/status/1632268728413954050
LMFA Halving Strategy Infrastructure light Acquire most efficient miners – 24 joules/TH Flexible hosting contracts Minimize operational losses Renew hosting contracts post halving https://crypto.com/university/what-is-bitcoin-halving
Expanded a hosting contract with Core Scientific for Core to host an additional 1,900 of the Company’s Bitcoin mining machines, bringing the total number of machines hosted by Core to approximately 4,900 Signed a new contract with Giga Energy to host approximately 1,080 Bitcoin mining machines Purchased additional 300 Bitmain XP mining machines in 2023 Recent Digital Mining Events
Bitcoin Operational Activities Recent shift in focus towards Bitcoin mining is transforming the Company for the future
Bitcoin Operational Activities Active Machines Q1 – 3,700 / 378 PH Q2 – 5,235 / 543 PH Aug 10, 2023 - 5,953 / 615 PH BTC sold for Hosting YTD 157.9 ~ 79.65% BTC sold for working capital YTD 18.0 BTC sold for Hosting QTD – 84.8 ~ 79.57% BTC sold for working capital QTD – 26.2
Symbiont Asset Acquisition Acquired the assets of Symbiont, including those related to its Assembly financial services blockchain enterprise platform. Symbiont Assembly is a blockchain platform for building and running decentralized applications called “smart contracts” Plan to pursue joint ventures and/or other strategic relationships to offer Assembly to institutions to issue, track and manage financial instruments, such as data, loans, and securities. Additionally, we plan to explore, and consider, other use cases for the Symbiont assets and Assembly platform.
The Company began in 2008 with a focus on specialty finance – providing funding to nonprofit community associations primarily located in the state of Florida Offer incorporated nonprofit community associations a variety of financial products customized to each association’s financial needs Provide funding against delinquent accounts in exchange for a portion of the proceeds collected from the account debtors of the association Business prospers in declining residential real estate market Specialty Finance & Association Collections
Reflects $3.0 million of BTC revenue BTC mining costs of $2.4 million Gross mining margin 20.4% Stock Compensation declined to $1.7 million in 2023 from $3.6 million in 2022 Realized gain on sale of digital assets of $0.6 million is reported in Operating expenses in 2023 as an offset to Operating expenses SeaStar Medical unrealized loss of $3.7 million in 2023 vs. unrealized gain of $12.2 million in 2022 Reversal of prior year loss allowance on Symbiont note $1.1 million Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest of $1.1 million is an offset to the SeaStar Medical unrealized loss Financial Results – 2nd Quarter
Reflects $5.1 million of BTC revenue BTC mining costs of $4.0 million Gross mining margin 20.4% Stock Compensation declined to $1.9 million in 2023 from $7.3 million in 2022 Realized gain on sale of digital assets of $1.1 million is reported in Operating expenses in 2023 as an offset to Operating expenses SeaStar Medical unrealized loss of $9.5 million in 2023 vs. unrealized gain of $11.2 million in 2022 Realized $0.6 million from sale of Bitmain coupons reported in Other income which was used to buy additional machines in January 2023 Reversal of prior year loss allowance on Symbiont note $1.1 million Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest of $2.9 million is an offset to the SeaStar Medical unrealized loss Financial Results – Year to Date
Core EBITDA (Non-GAAP) 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 gain on investment and equity securities, unrealized gain on convertible debt securities and stock compensation expense, all 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. This table reconcile net loss, which we believe is the most comparable GAAP measure to EBITDA and Core EBITDA.
Summary Cashflow YTD use of Cash includes: Hosting deposits $157K BTC mined not recognized as cash $479K Symbiont legal fees $402K Capex BTC machines $1,745K Insurance Financing $358K SeaStar repayment $1,661K
Financial Highlights Balance sheet: June 30, 2023 - $42.3M total assets, $0.15 million of long-term debt Dec. 31, 2022 - $46.1M total assets, $0.20 million of long-term debt Total LM Funding Equity of June 30, 2023 - $39.9 million with per share book value of $2.72 Dec 31, 2022 - $44.0 million with per share book value of $3.88 At June 30 had approximately 5,230 miners, electrified and actively mining Bitcoin, providing the Company with approximately 543 petahash of mining capacity At September 1, 2023, have approximately 5,950 machines active and 615 petahash of mining capacity Liquidity June 30, 2023 - $3.8 million in liquidity (Cash and BTC*), working capital of $5.5 million Dec. 31, 2022 - $5.2 million in liquidity (Cash and BTC**), working capital of $4.6 million * BTC price $25.2K at 06-30-2023 ** BTC price $16.2K at 12-31-2022
Contact Us LM Funding Contact: Bruce M. Rodgers, Esq. 866.235.5001 investors@LMFunding.com www.lmfunding.com