UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 29, 2023

Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-40931
86-2759890
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

595 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor
New York, New York
 
10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (845) 579-5992

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
SDIG
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 


Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 29, 2023, Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference. The Company intends to make an investor presentation available on its website https://strongholddigitalmining.com/ under the section “Investor Relations” prior to the Company’s conference call with investors on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 11:00 am Eastern Time.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)          Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number
Description
Press Release issued by Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc., dated as of March 29, 2023.
 104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


*
Furnished herewith.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
STRONGHOLD DIGITAL MINING, INC.
     
 
By:
/s/ Gregory A. Beard
   
Name:
Gregory A. Beard
   
Title:
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman
Date: March 29, 2023
   




Exhibit 99.1


NEW YORK, March 29, 2023 – Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDIG) (“Stronghold”, the “Company”, or “we”) today announced financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022 and provided an operational update.

Recent Operational and Financial Highlights
 

Fourth quarter 2022 revenue of $23.4 million, net loss of $47.4 million, and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $5.2 million
 

Current liquidity of approximately $8.8 million, comprising $7.7 million in cash plus 39 Bitcoin as of March 28, 2023
 

Current principal amount of debt outstanding of approximately $59.8 million and net debt of approximately $51.0 million (calculated as principal amount of debt outstanding less cash and Bitcoin) as of March 28, 2023
 

Entered into Amended Credit Agreement with WhiteHawk Finance LLC (“WhiteHawk”) and/or its affiliates or designees and the other lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”) on February 6, 2023, to provide Stronghold with enhanced liquidity and financial flexibility
 

Announced exchange of Amended and Restated 10% Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) for convertible preferred stock on January 3, 2023 (the “Exchange Agreement”), which closed on February 20, 2023, to further reduce debt and improve our liquidity position
 

Signed two-year hosting agreement with Foundry Digital, LLC (“Foundry”) on February 6, 2023 (the “Foundry Hosting Agreement”), which replaces the previously announced temporary hosting agreement entered into on November 7, 2022
 

Realized a benefit of approximately $0.3 million in 2022 (over 60% of which was realized in the fourth quarter) from selling beneficial use ash, a byproduct of the coal-refuse-to-energy process; now expecting to realize a benefit of at least $1 million during 2023, which would be incrementally beneficial in reducing net cost of power
 

Raising hash rate guidance – Stronghold now expects to achieve a hash rate capacity of approximately 4 exahash per second (“EH/s”) by year-end 2023
 

Reiterating expectation of achieving an estimated net cost of power of $45-50 per megawatt hour (“MWh”) in the first quarter of 2023


Management Commentary
 
“Over the past seven months, we have made significant progress on our previously outlined strategic plan to deleverage, enhance liquidity, improve operational efficiency, and opportunistically rebuild our mining fleet,” said Greg Beard, co-chairman and chief executive officer of Stronghold. “Since the second quarter of 2022, we have announced several agreements to reduce our debt, strengthen our balance sheet, and improve Stronghold’s liquidity position. We anticipated and responded proactively to challenges in our markets while prioritizing liquidity to endure through a challenging environment and are now meaningfully better positioned to take advantage of opportunities that arise in the market.
 
“Our enhanced liquidity position and improved cost structure give us the flexibility to manage through this down cycle and be opportunistic but disciplined in growing our miner fleet without taking on additional leverage. We are excited to extend our hosting agreement with Foundry. It offers certainty around keeping top-of-the-line miners installed in our wholly owned data center and is a natural pathway to fill a portion of our open miner slots capable of supporting approximately 4 EH/s of miners utilizing our self-generated power.
 
“On the power side, last quarter, we successfully completed planned outages at our plants for maintenance and repairs and expect to see more consistent and reliable power generation moving forward at both facilities. We continue to believe that we will be able to deliver on our target cost of power of $45 to $50 per MWh in the first quarter of 2023. We believe that our vertical integration and power market optionality provide distinct advantages over our peers. We plan to continue optimizing between grid sales and Bitcoin mining depending on market conditions.”

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As of March 28, 2023, Stronghold’s liquidity was approximately $8.8 million, comprising $7.7 million in cash plus 39 Bitcoin, and the Company had approximately $59.8 million of principal amount of debt outstanding.
 
On March 28, 2023, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “B&M Settlement”) with its electrical contractor, Bruce & Merrilees (“B&M”), to eliminate an $11.4 million outstanding payable — Stronghold’s largest payable as of December 31, 2022 — in exchange for a $3.5 million subordinated note and three million penny warrants.
 
On February 20, 2023, the Company closed its Exchange Agreement, whereby the Convertible Notes were exchanged for convertible preferred stock that is convertible, directly and indirectly, into approximately 58 million shares of Class A common stock. This extinguished approximately $16.9 million of principal amount of debt and approximately $1.0 million of accrued interest.


On February 6, 2023, Stronghold amended its previously announced Credit Agreement to provide for enhanced liquidity and financial flexibility. The Credit Agreement with WhiteHawk was entered into on October 27, 2022, to nearly triple the weighted-average maturity of existing debt from approximately 13 to 36 months, reduce monthly principal payments, and add approximately $21.6 million of cash to the Company’s balance sheet.
 
On October 26, 2022, Stronghold closed an agreement to eliminate all outstanding debt, approximately $67.4 million of principal, under legacy equipment financing agreements with NYDIG ABL LLC (“NYDIG”) and the Provident Bank (“BankProv”) and consensually returned approximately 26,000 Bitcoin miners to NYDIG and BankProv.
 
On August 16, 2022, the Company eliminated approximately $11.3 million due under the Convertible Notes by re-striking approximately six million warrants from an exercise price of $2.50 to $0.01.
 
Stronghold has had no direct exposure to Celsius Network LLC, First Republic Bank, FTX Trading LTD., Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, or Silvergate Capital Corporation and continues to vigilantly manage its exposure to counterparties exposed to the cryptocurrency and technology sectors.

Bitcoin Mining Update
 
During the fourth quarter of 2022, Stronghold earned 447 Bitcoin through its mining operations, a decline of approximately 21% from the 567 Bitcoin mined during the third quarter of 2022. Fourth quarter 2022 Bitcoin mining operations were negatively impacted by the decrease in the mining fleet associated with the miner return related to NYDIG and BankProv, and the purposeful curtailment of mining operations to sell power periodically when high PJM Interconnection LLC (“PJM”) power prices exceeded Bitcoin mining economics.
 
Since Stronghold announced its third quarter earnings on November 9, 2022, the Company has received approximately 7,600 additional Bitcoin miners with hash rate capacity of approximately 0.7 EH/s. This includes approximately 6,000 wholly owned miners and approximately 1,600 miners associated with the Foundry Hosting Agreement. Additionally, the Company expects to receive incremental hash rate capacity of approximately 230 petahash per second (“PH/s”) associated with the Equipment Purchase Agreement with MinerVa Semiconductor Corp. (“MinerVa”), dated April 2, 2021 (the “MinerVa Purchase Agreement”); however, these miners have not yet been scheduled for delivery, and no assurances of delivery can be made.


As of March 28, 2023, MinerVa has fulfilled approximately 85% of the order purchased pursuant to the MinerVa Purchase Agreement in the form of cash refunds, MinerVa miners, and other leading third-party-manufactured miners. Additionally, as a result of various operational and engineering efforts, the miners received from MinerVa are now performing largely in line with manufacturer specifications.
 
On February 6, 2023, Stronghold entered into a two-year hosting agreement with Foundry (the “New Foundry Hosting Agreement”), replacing the previous hosting agreement entered into on November 7, 2022. The New Foundry Hosting Agreement covers the same Bitcoin mining rigs as the prior hosting agreement, representing approximately 4,500 miners with total hash rate capacity of approximately 420 PH/s. Pursuant to the New Foundry Hosting Agreement, Foundry will participate fully in Stronghold’s vertically integrated business model at the Panther Creek power plant (the “Panther Creek Plant”).
 
After giving effect to recent deliveries, Stronghold’s Bitcoin mining fleet exceeds 29,500 miners with hash rate capacity of approximately 2.6 EH/s as of March 28, 2023. Of these miners, more than 25,000, with hash rate capacity of approximately 2.2 EH/s, are wholly owned and not subject to a profit share component. Assuming receipt of the outstanding MinerVa miners, Stronghold’s hash rate capacity would grow to approximately 2.9 EH/s, and the Company is actively evaluating incremental opportunities, representing over 2.5 EH/s, to fill its remaining data center slots. While no assurances can be made that Stronghold will receive the remaining MinerVa miners or be able to consummate any of these transactions, the Company believes that it will be able to fill its existing 4 EH/s of data center capacity later this year.
 
Beyond the 4 EH/s of data center capacity at the Scrubgrass power plant (the “Scrubgrass Plant”) and the Panther Creek Plant, Stronghold is currently pursuing the deployment of its 25 megawatt (“MW”) of end-to-end data center equipment that it owns in inventory. This includes 20 proprietary StrongBoxes and the transformers, breakers, and switchgear to support them. The B&M Settlement detailed above is expected to lead to the delivery of the ten 3000-kVA transformers needed to connect an approximately 25 MW site.

Power Update
 
During the fourth quarter of 2022, Stronghold removed approximately 295,000 tons of coal refuse from the environment and returned approximately 173,000 tons of beneficial use ash to waste coal piles, facilitating the remediation of these sites. Stronghold generated $14.2 million of energy revenue in the fourth quarter, which was up 24% sequentially versus the $11.5 million generated during the third quarter and up 138% year-over-year versus the $6.0 million from the fourth quarter of 2021. Key drivers of the sequential and year-over-year improvements were higher realized power prices as well as more power sold to the grid versus the prior periods. Stronghold generated $0.9 million of capacity revenue during the fourth quarter, which was flat from the third quarter and down 53% year-over-year versus the $1.9 million generated during the fourth quarter of 2021. As previously reported, both plants transitioned from being capacity resources to being energy resources in the PJM market starting in June 2022, which allowed the Company to sell power into the real-time market during the fourth quarter versus being required, as a capacity resource, to sell power into the day-ahead market during prior periods.


As previously disclosed, the fourth quarter was impacted by an extension of the September planned outage at the Scrubgrass Plant into early October, during which time the Company generated no energy revenue but incurred maintenance costs and imported electricity from the PJM grid. The Panther Creek Plant took its full outage in September, and the maintenance went as planned. The Panther Creek Plant returned to service in early October and has performed well, in line with Company expectations for baseload reliability. During the Scrubgrass Plant outage, management undertook a thorough review of plant-level profitability and identified opportunities for immediate cost reductions, including improved fuel purchasing, headcount reductions, parts and inventory procurement, and enhanced maintenance planning. Given seasonally low power prices in October and some additional maintenance objectives, management kept the plant offline while it implemented the cost reduction program. The plant returned to service in late October following the conclusion of the outage, and management has been encouraged by the improved plant performance since the outage, which has confirmed that the plant can run above the expected baseload performance threshold of approximately 80% utilization.
 
During the fourth quarter of 2022 and early 2023, Stronghold began to realize the benefits of the investments that were made at the Scrubgrass Plant and the Panther Creek Plant. The Company continues to believe that it will achieve an estimated net cost of power of $45-50 per MWh in the first quarter of 2023, which Stronghold believes is advantageous when compared to the all-in cost to procure power for competitors today.
 
While Stronghold believes that it can generate power at an improving and competitive cost, it is also uniquely positioned to take advantage of importing power from the grid at its plants when power prices fall to low enough levels that it becomes economically advantageous to do so. January and February 2023 were among the warmest months on record, which impacted power demand and led to a material loosening of power markets into March 2023. As a result, Stronghold mined Bitcoin for the majority of the first quarter instead of selling that power to the grid. We have been generating our own power for the majority of 2023; however, over the last five days, we have been able to import power frequently for less than $20 per MWh at the Scrubgrass Plant. Over a period of six hours at the Scrubgrass Plant on March 26, 2023, power prices averaged $13 per MWh, and Stronghold imported power from the grid during this period. If this continues, importing power from the grid would represent upside relative to the cost of generating power.


Forward Twelve-Month Guidance (April 2023 - March 2024)
 
Assumptions:
 
Bitcoin mining revenue is based on a hash price, which is measured in dollars per terahash per second (“TH/s”) per day. Hash price represents global Bitcoin mining revenue per TH/s of network hash rate, incorporating both Bitcoin price and network hash rate, and it is calculated as follows: [Bitcoin price] x [number of Bitcoins mined per day (~900)] ÷ [network hash rate (TH/s)]. Stronghold’s guidance is sensitized to the following hash prices: $0.07 per TH/s per day, $0.08 per TH/s per day, $0.09 per TH/s per day, and $0.10 per TH/s per day.
 
Revenue received for selling electricity to the grid is based on forward prices for the Penelec and Pennsylvania Power & Light zones in PJM, as of March 28, 2023.
 
Stronghold’s guidance is sensitized to hash rate capacity. All cases assume Stronghold’s current hash rate capacity of approximately 2.6 EH/s through June 2023, and July-to-March hash rate capacity is sensitized to the following hash rate capacities: 3.2 EH/s, 3.6 EH/s, and 4.0 EH/s. The Company assumes miner uptime of 95%, and it assumes hosting commitments, including profit share, in line with current contractual commitments pursuant to existing hosting agreements.
 
Financial Guidance:
 
   
Hash Price ($ per TH/s per Day)
 
   
$
0.07
   
$
0.08
   
$
0.09
   
$
0.10
 
                                 
Revenue ($ in millions)
 
3.2 EH/s of Stronghold Hash Rate Capacity
 
$
84
   
$
94
   
$
103
   
$
113
 
3.6 EH/s of Stronghold Hash Rate Capacity
 
$
89
   
$
100
   
$
110
   
$
121
 
4.0 EH/s of Stronghold Hash Rate Capacity
 
$
94
   
$
106
   
$
117
   
$
129
 
                                 
Adjusted EBITDA ($ in millions) 1
 
3.2 EH/s of Stronghold Hash Rate Capacity
 
$
11
   
$
19
   
$
28
   
$
37
 
3.6 EH/s of Stronghold Hash Rate Capacity
 
$
15
   
$
25
   
$
35
   
$
44
 
4.0 EH/s of Stronghold Hash Rate Capacity
 
$
19
   
$
30
   
$
41
   
$
52
 
 
1 See reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures below for a discussion of why reconciliations of forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA are not available without unreasonable effort.


Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results
 
Revenues in the fourth quarter increased by 38% to $23.4 million compared to $17.0 million in the same quarter a year ago. The increase is primarily attributable to higher energy revenues driven by record high PJM power prices in December.
 
Operating expenses in the fourth quarter increased by 102% to $63.0 million compared to $31.3 million in the same quarter a year ago. The increase is primarily attributable to impairments on miner assets, impairments on equipment deposits, and higher depreciation and amortization from deploying additional miners and transformers.
 
Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $47.4 million compared to a net loss of $17.5 million for the same quarter a year ago.
 
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $5.2 million, compared to $0.3 million for the same quarter a year ago (see reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures).
 
Net cash used by operating activities in the fourth quarter was $12.5 million compared to a use of $17.5 million in the same quarter a year ago.
 
Stronghold ended the quarter with approximately $13.4 million of cash and Bitcoin and approximately $74.4 million in debt.
 
Full Year 2022 Financial Results
 
Revenues for the full year 2022 increased by 243% to $106.0 million compared to $30.9 million in the prior year period. The increase is primarily attributable to higher energy generation and crypto asset mining revenues.
 
Operating expenses for the full year 2022 increased by 379% to $253.3 million compared to $52.9 million in the prior year period. The increase is primarily attributable to higher operating costs at the Company’s power assets to facilitate higher and more consistent power generation capacity for energy and cryptocurrency operations, an increase in impairment charge on miner assets and equipment deposits, higher depreciation and amortization from deploying additional miners and transformers, and higher general and administrative costs as Stronghold scales its organizational structure.
 
Net loss for the full year 2022 was $195.2 million compared to a net loss of $27.3 million in the prior year period.
 
Adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2022 was $5.2 million compared to a loss of $1.6 million for the prior year period (see reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures).


Net cash used by operating activities for the full year 2022 was $27.2 million compared to a use of $5.1 million in the prior year period.

Conference Call
 
Stronghold will host a conference call today, March 29, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific Time) with an accompanying presentation to discuss these results. A question-and-answer session will follow management’s presentation.
 
To participate, a live webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at ir.strongholddigitalmining.com. To access the call by phone, please use the following link Stronghold Digital Mining Fourth Quarter and Year End 2022 Earnings Call. After registering, an email will be sent, including dial-in details and a unique conference call access code required to join the live call. To ensure you are connected prior to the beginning of the call, please register a minimum of 15 minutes before the start of the call.
 
A replay will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website shortly after the event at ir.strongholddigitalmining.com.

About Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.
 
Stronghold is a vertically integrated Bitcoin mining company with an emphasis on environmentally beneficial operations. Stronghold houses its miners at its wholly owned and operated Scrubgrass Plant and Panther Creek Plant, both of which are low-cost, environmentally beneficial coal refuse power generation facilities in Pennsylvania.


Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
 
Certain statements contained in this press release, including guidance, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. Forward-looking statements and the business prospects of Stronghold are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause Stronghold’s actual results in future periods to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things: the hybrid nature of our business model, which is highly dependent on the price of Bitcoin; our substantial indebtedness and its effect on our results of operations and our financial condition; our dependence on the level of demand and financial performance of the crypto asset industry; our ability to manage growth, business, financial results and results of operations; uncertainty regarding our evolving business model; our ability to retain management and key personnel and the integration of new management; our ability to raise capital to fund business growth; our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity to fund operations, growth and acquisitions; uncertainty regarding the outcomes of any investigations or proceedings; our ability to enter into purchase agreements, acquisitions and financing transactions; public health crises, epidemics, and pandemics such as the coronavirus pandemic; our ability to procure crypto asset mining equipment from foreign-based suppliers; our ability to maintain our relationships with our third party brokers and our dependence on their performance; our ability to procure crypto asset mining equipment; developments and changes in laws and regulations, including increased regulation of the crypto asset industry through legislative action and revised rules and standards applied by The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network under the authority of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act and the Investment Company Act; the future acceptance and/or widespread use of, and demand for, Bitcoin and other crypto assets; our ability to respond to price fluctuations and rapidly changing technology; our ability to operate our coal refuse power generation facilities as planned; our ability to remain listed on a stock exchange and maintain an active trading market; our ability to avail ourselves of tax credits for the clean-up of coal refuse piles; and legislative or regulatory changes, and liability under, or any future inability to comply with, existing or future energy regulations or requirements. More information on these risks and other potential factors that could affect our financial results is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2022, and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed on May 16, 2022, August 18, 2022, and November 10, 2022. Any forward-looking statement or guidance speaks only as of the date as of which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements or guidance, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 


STRONGHOLD DIGITAL MINING, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
   
December 31, 2022
   
December 31, 2021
 
             
ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
13,296,703
   
$
31,790,115
 
Digital currencies
   
109,827
     
7,718,221
 
Digital currencies, restricted
   
     
2,699,644
 
Accounts receivable
   
10,837,126
     
2,111,855
 
Due from related parties
   
73,122
     
 
Prepaid insurance
   
4,877,935
     
6,301,701
 
Inventory
   
4,471,657
     
3,372,254
 
Other current assets
   
1,975,300
     
661,640
 
Total current assets
   
35,641,670
     
54,655,430
 
Equipment deposits
   
10,081,307
     
130,999,398
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
167,204,681
     
166,657,155
 
Land
   
1,748,440
     
1,748,440
 
Road bond
   
211,958
     
211,958
 
Operating lease right-of-use assets
   
1,719,037
     
 
Security deposits
   
348,888
     
348,888
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
216,955,981
   
$
354,621,269
 
LIABILITIES:
               
Current portion of long-term debt, net of discounts and issuance fees
   
17,422,546
     
45,799,651
 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
   
593,063
     
 
Financed insurance premiums
   
4,587,935
     
4,299,721
 
Forward sale contract
   
     
7,116,488
 
Accounts payable
   
27,540,317
     
28,650,659
 
Due to related parties
   
1,375,049
     
1,430,660
 
Accrued liabilities
   
8,893,248
     
5,053,957
 
Total current liabilities
   
60,412,158
     
92,351,136
 
Asset retirement obligation
   
1,023,524
     
973,948
 
Contract liabilities
   
351,490
     
187,835
 
Long-term operating lease liabilities
   
1,230,001
     
 
Paycheck Protection Program Loan
   
     
841,670
 
Warrant liabilities
   
2,131,959
     
 
Long-term debt, net of discounts and issuance fees
   
57,027,118
     
18,378,841
 
Total liabilities
   
122,176,250
     
112,733,430
 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
               
REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK:
               
Common Stock - Class V; $0.0001 par value; 34,560,000 shares authorized and 26,057,600 and 27,057,600 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
   
11,754,587
     
301,052,617
 
Total redeemable common stock
   
11,754,587
     
301,052,617
 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT):
               
Noncontrolling Series A redeemable and convertible preferred stock; $0.0001 par value; $5,000,000 aggregate liquidation value; 0 and 1,152,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
   
     
37,670,161
 
Common Stock – Class A; $0.0001 par value; 685,440,000 shares authorized; 31,710,217 and 20,016,067 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
   
3,171
     
2,002
 
Accumulated deficits
   
(240,443,302
)
   
(338,709,688
)
Additional paid-in capital
   
323,465,275
     
241,872,747
 
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
   
83,025,144
     
(59,164,778
)
Total redeemable common stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
   
94,779,731
     
241,887,839
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 
$
216,955,981
   
$
354,621,269
 

 

STRONGHOLD DIGITAL MINING, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   
Three months ended,
   
Twelve months ended,
 
   
Dec 31, 2022
   
Dec 31, 2021
   
Dec 31, 2022
   
Dec 31, 2021
 
                         
OPERATING REVENUES:
                       
Cryptocurrency mining
 
$
8,048,141
   
$
8,593,155
   
$
58,763,565
   
$
12,494,581
 
Energy
   
14,247,688
     
5,995,244
     
41,194,237
     
11,870,817
 
Capacity
   
878,610
     
1,886,645
     
5,469,648
     
4,238,921
 
Cryptocurrency hosting
   
177,545
     
555,247
     
459,872
     
2,297,489
 
Other
   
53,839
     
(21,468
)
   
145,780
     
13,329
 
Total operating revenues
   
23,405,823
     
17,008,823
     
106,033,102
     
30,915,137
 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                               
Fuel
   
2,348,457
     
6,678,522
     
28,780,110
     
13,143,076
 
Operations and maintenance
   
9,581,012
     
9,452,590
     
57,030,189
     
15,492,763
 
General and administrative
   
11,612,519
     
8,577,949
     
44,460,810
     
14,955,626
 
Impairments on digital currencies
   
162,792
     
1,403,988
     
8,339,660
     
1,870,274
 
Impairments on equipment deposits
   
5,120,000
     
     
17,348,742
     
 
Impairments on miner assets
   
24,083,112
     
     
40,683,112
     
 
Realized gain on sale of digital currencies
   
(165,714
)
   
     
(1,102,220
)
   
(149,858
)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
   
279,722
     
     
2,511,262
     
 
Realized loss on sale of miner assets
   
     
     
8,012,248
     
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
10,001,218
     
5,144,172
     
47,235,344
     
7,607,721
 
Total operating expenses
   
63,023,118
     
31,257,221
     
253,299,257
     
52,919,602
 
NET OPERATING LOSS
   
(39,617,295
)
   
(14,248,398
)
   
(147,266,155
)
   
(22,004,465
)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
                               
Interest expense
   
(3,097,706
)
   
(2,027,904
)
   
(13,911,008
)
   
(4,622,655
)
Loss on debt extinguishment
   
(7,661,682
)
   
     
(40,517,707
)
   
 
Gain on extinguishment of PPP loan
   
     
     
841,670
     
638,800
 
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities
   
2,924,106
     
(1,045,311
)
   
4,226,171
     
(1,143,809
)
Realized gain on sale of derivative contract
   
     
     
90,953
     
 
Changes in fair value of forward sale derivative
   
     
(116,488
)
   
3,435,639
     
(116,488
)
Changes in fair value of convertible note
   
     
     
(2,167,500
)
   
 
Other
   
45,970
     
(55,233
)
   
95,970
     
(6,712
)
Total other income (expense)
   
(7,789,312
)
   
(3,244,936
)
   
(47,905,812
)
   
(5,250,864
)
NET LOSS
 
$
(47,406,607
)
 
$
(17,493,334
)
 
$
(195,171,967
)
 
$
(27,255,329
)
NET LOSS attributable to predecessor (1/1/21-3/31/21)
           
(238,948
)
   
     
(238,948
)
NET LOSS attributable to noncontrolling interest
   
(19,475,390
)
   
(9,072,294
)
   
(105,910,737
)
   
(15,803,234
)
NET LOSS attributable to Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc
 
$
(27,931,217
)
 
$
(8,182,092
)
 
$
(89,261,230
)
 
$
(11,213,147
)
NET LOSS attributable to Class A common shareholders
                               
Basic
 
$
(0.74
)
 
$
(0.51
)
 
$
(3.45
)
 
$
(2.03
)
Diluted
 
$
(0.74
)
 
$
(0.51
)
 
$
(3.45
)
 
$
(2.03
)
Weighted average number of Class A common shares outstanding
                               
Basic
   
37,947,075
     
16,093,014
     
25,849,048
     
5,518,752
 
Diluted
   
37,947,075
     
16,093,014
     
25,849,048
     
5,518,752
 


STRONGHOLD DIGITAL MINING, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
For the years ended
 
   
December 31, 2022
   
December 31, 2021
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net loss
 
$
(195,171,967
)
 
$
(27,255,329
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
   
47,235,344
     
7,607,721
 
Accretion of asset retirement obligation
   
49,576
     
 
Gain on extinguishment of PPP loan
   
(841,670
)
   
(638,800
)
Realized gain on sale of derivatives
   
(90,953
)
   
 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
   
2,511,262
     
 
Write-off of bad debts
   
     
244,924
 
Realized loss on sale of miner assets
   
8,012,248
     
 
Amortization of debt issuance costs
   
2,935,795
     
1,404,732
 
Stock-based compensation
   
13,890,350
     
4,015,324
 
Loss on debt extinguishment
   
40,517,707
     
 
Impairments on equipment deposits
   
17,348,742
     
 
Impairments on miner assets
   
40,683,112
     
 
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities
   
(4,226,171
)
   
1,143,809
 
Changes in fair value of forward sale derivative
   
(3,435,639
)
   
116,488
 
Forward sale contract prepayment
   
970,000
     
 
Changes in fair value of convertible note
   
2,167,500
     
 
Other
   
2,217,458
     
 
(Increase) decrease in digital currencies:
               
Mining revenue
   
(58,763,565
)
   
(12,494,581
)
Net proceeds from sales of digital currencies
   
56,172,048
     
434,529
 
Impairments on digital currencies
   
8,339,660
     
1,870,274
 
(Increase) decrease in assets:
               
Accounts receivable
   
(8,725,271
)
   
(1,176,239
)
Prepaid insurance
   
6,908,215
     
588,808
 
Due from related parties
   
(5,671
)
   
302,973
 
Inventory
   
(1,099,402
)
   
(1,417,689
)
Other assets
   
(603,963
)
   
(2,619,911
)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
   
(3,093,265
)
   
17,395,556
 
Due to related parties
   
(55,611
)
   
268,182
 
Accrued liabilities
   
(180,943
)
   
4,981,013
 
Other liabilities, including contract liabilities
   
(819,461
)
   
147,835
 
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
   
(27,154,535
)
   
(5,080,381
)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Acquisition of Panther Creek, net of cash acquired
   
     
(3,914,362
)
Purchase of land
   
     
(21,439
)
Purchase of reclamation bond
   
     
(26,712
)
Proceeds from sale of equipment deposits
   
13,013,974
     
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
   
(70,935,935
)
   
(122,640,861
)
Equipment purchase deposits - net of future commitments
   
(13,656,428
)
   
(130,999,398
)
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
   
(71,578,389
)
   
(257,602,772
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Repayments of debt
   
(76,119,454
)
   
(16,283,900
)
Repayments of financed insurance premiums
   
(4,598,592
)
   
(2,590,788
)
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs paid in cash
   
152,358,118
     
 
Proceeds from promissory note
   
     
39,100,000
 
Proceeds from equipment financing agreement
   
     
41,435,466
 
Proceeds from equipment financed
   
     
517,465
 
Proceeds from PPP loan
   
     
841,670
 
Proceeds from private placements, net of issuance costs paid in cash
   
8,599,440
     
96,786,629
 
Initial Public Offering proceeds, net of fees
   
     
131,537,789
 
Repayments of EIDL loan
   
     
(150,000
)
Repayments of related-party debt
   
     
(2,024,250
)
Buyout of Aspen Interest
   
     
(2,000,000
)
Forward sale contract prepayment
   
     
7,000,000
 
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   
80,239,512
     
294,170,081
 
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
   
(18,493,412
)
   
31,486,928
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD
   
31,790,115
     
303,187
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD
 
$
13,296,703
   
$
31,790,115
 


Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
This press release and our related earnings call contain certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, as a measure of our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted by the removal of one-time transaction costs, impairment of digital currencies, realized gains and losses on the sale of long-term assets, expenses related to stock-based compensation, gains or losses on derivative contracts, gain on extinguishment of debt, realized gain or loss on sale of digital currencies, or changes in fair value of warrant liabilities in the period presented. See reconciliation below.
 
Our board of directors and management team use Adjusted EBITDA to assess our financial performance because they believe it allows them to compare our operating performance on a consistent basis across periods by removing the effects of our capital structure (such as varying levels of interest expense and income), asset base (such as depreciation, amortization, impairment, and realized gains and losses on sale of long-term assets) and other items (such as one-time transaction costs, expenses related to stock-based compensation, and unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts) that impact the comparability of financial results from period to period. We present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it provides useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting our business in addition to measures calculated under GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe that the presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure will provide useful information to investors and analysts in assessing our financial performance and results of operations across reporting periods by excluding items we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Net income (loss) is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA. Our non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered as an alternative to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. You are encouraged to evaluate each of these adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in such presentation. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. There can be no assurance that we will not modify the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA in the future, and any such modification may be material. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool and you should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements furnished in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 to be filed later this week. Because Adjusted EBITDA may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definition of this non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing its utility.


Further, forward-looking non-GAAP measures are based on information as of the date of this press release and are subject to change and the potential impact of other developments. These projections should not be relied upon as fact or as an accurate representation of future results, and their presentation is not intended to represent the actual results.
 
We have not reconciled nonGAAP forward-looking measures, including Adjusted EBITDA guidance, to their corresponding GAAP measures due to the high variability and difficulty in making accurate forecasts and projections, particularly with respect to the price of Bitcoin, Bitcoin network hash rate, electricity prices, plant outages, and power input costs, which are difficult to predict and subject to change. Accordingly, such reconciliations of non-GAAP forward-looking measures are not available without unreasonable effort.
 
STRONGHOLD DIGITAL MINING, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA (NON-GAAP)

   
Three months ended,
   
Twelve months ended,
 
(in thousands)
 
Dec 31,
2022
   
Dec 31,
2021
   
Dec 31,
2022
   
Dec 31,
2021
 
Net Income (Loss) (GAAP)
 
$
(47,407
)
 
$
(17,493
)
 
$
(195,172
)
 
$
(27,255
)
Plus:
                               
Interest expense
   
3,098
     
2,028
     
13,911
     
4,623
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
10,001
     
5,144
     
47,235
     
7,608
 
Loss on debt extinguishment
   
7,662
     
     
40,518
     
 
Impairments on miner assets
   
24,083
     
     
40,683
     
 
Impairments on equipment deposits
   
5,120
     
     
17,349
     
 
Impairments on digital currencies
   
163
     
1,404
     
8,340
     
1,870
 
One-time non-recurring expenses1
   
473
     
5,283
     
15,254
     
7,070
 
Realized loss on sale of miner assets
   
     
     
8,012
     
 
Changes in fair value of convertible note
   
     
     
2,168
     
 
Stock-based compensation
   
4,767
     
2,769
     
13,890
     
4,015
 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
   
280
     
     
2,511
     
 
Realized gain on sale of derivative contract
   
     
     
91
     
 
Gain on extinguishment of debt
   
     
     
(842
)
   
(639
)
Realized gain on sale of digital currencies
   
(166
)
   
     
(1,102
)
   
(150
)
Changes in fair value of forward sale derivative
   
     
116
     
(3,436
)
   
116
 
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities
   
(2,924
)
   
1,045
     
(4,226
)
   
1,144
 
Accretion of asset retirement obligation
   
31
     
     
31
     
 
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)2
 
$
5,182
   
$
296
   
$
5,216
   
$
(1,597
)
 
1 Includes the following non-recurring expenses: out-of-the-ordinary major repairs and upgrades to the power plant, settlement expenses from terminating the Northern Data hosting agreement, legal fees related to the extinguishment of the NYDIG debt, and other one-time items.
2 Adjusted EBITDA has been retrospectively changed to conform with our current methodology of no longer excluding waste coal tax credits as these are a recurring benefit received relating to running the power plants.


Investor Contact:

Matt Glover or Alex Kovtun
Gateway Group, Inc.
SDIG@GatewayIR.com
1-949-574-3860

Media Contact:

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