UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of November, 2021

 

 

 

Commission File Number: 333-258788

 

 

 

BITFARMS LTÉE

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

18 King Street East, Suite 902, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 1C4

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☐            Form 40-F ☒

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

This report on Form 6-K, including the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and management’s discussion and analysis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the Registration Statement of Bitfarms Ltd. on Form F-10 (File No. 333-258788) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report was furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021
99.2   Management’s Discussion & Analysis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021
99.3   CEO Certification of Interim Filings Venture Issuer Basic Certificate dated November 12, 2021
99.4   CFO Certification of Interim Filings Venture Issuer Basic Certificate dated November 12, 2021
99.5   Press Release dated November 15, 2021

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  BITFARMS LTÉE

 

  Par : /s/ L. Geoffrey Morphy
    Name: L. Geoffrey Morphy
    Title: President

 

Date: November 15, 2021

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

INDEX
     
    Page
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position   2
     
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Profit or Loss   3
     
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity   4
     
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   5
     
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   6-27

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

   Note  September 30,
2021
   Décembre 31,
2020
 
ASSETS           
ACTIFS COURANTS :           
Liquidités     $43,267   $5,947 
Créances commerciales      1,205    1,103 
Autres actifs  3   5,071    500 
Inventaire des composants électriques      499    169 
Actifs numériques  4   101,245    - 
Dérivé intégré  8   -    1,449 
Actifs détenus en vue de la vente  5b   1,261    - 
TOTAL DES ACTIFS COURANTS      152,548    9,168 
ACTIFS NON-COURANTS :             
Biens, installations et équipements  5   88,070    35,793 
Actifs au titre du droit d’utilisation  9   5,428    5,393 
Long-term deposits and equipment prepayments  6   76,197    973 
Actifs incorporels      187    377 
TOTAL DES ACTIFS À LONG TERME      169,882    42,536 
TOTAL DES ACTIFS     $322,430   $51,704 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY             
              
PASSIFS COURANTS :             
Dettes commerciales et frais à payer  7  $6,615   $2,696 
Tranche courant de la dette à long terme  8   10,433    17,171 
Responsabilité relative au contrat de location  9   3,984    3,626 
Impôts à payer      6,643    316 
Passif lié aux bons de souscription      -    4,668 
TOTAL DES PASSIFS COURANTS      27,675    28,477 
PASSIFS À LONG TERME :             
Dette à long terme  8   568    174 
Responsabilité relative au bail  9   6,138    7,397 
Provision pour mise hors service d’actifs      331    209 
Responsabilité fiscale différée  10a   5,902    - 
TOTAL DES PASSIFS À LONG TERME      12,939    7,780 
TOTAL DES PASSIFS      40,614    36,257 
CAPITAUX PROPRES :             
Capital action      256,515    32,004 
Surplus d’apport      34,993    5,588 
Déficit accumulé      (9,692)   (22,145)
TOTAL DES CAPITAUX PROPRES      281,816    15,447 
TOTAL DES PASSIFS ET DES CAPITAUX PROPRES     $322,430   $51,704 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE PROFIT OR LOSS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except earnings per share data)

 

      Trois mois terminés   Neuf mois terminés le 
      September 30,   September 30, 
   Note  2021   2020   2021   2020 
                    
Revenus  4, 15b  $44,774   $6,795   $109,893   $23,379 
Coût des ventes      15,306    7,827    37,758    23,250 
Bénéfice brut (perte)      29,468    (1,032)   72,135    129 
Dépenses générales et administratives  14a   10,884    1,809    24,310    5,985 
Perte (gain) sur la disposition des actifs numériques  4   177    -    152    (23)
Perte (gain) sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques  4   (13,893)   -    992    - 
Perte (gain) sur la disposition des biens, des installations et de l’équipement      70    557    (95)   1,264 
Impairment reversal on property plant and equipment  5b   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   - 
Résultat opérationnel (perte)      34,090    (3,398)   48,636    (7,09)
                        
Charges (produits) financières nettes  14b   (616)   1,363    23,936    3,930 
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts sur le revenu      34,706    (4,761)   24,700    (11,027)
Charge (recouvrement) d'impôts sur le revenu  10b   10,973    -    12,247    (112)
Revenu net (perte) et revenu total total (perte)     $23,733   $(4,761)  $12,453   $(10,915)
Revenu net (perte) par action (en dollars US) :  14c                    
Bénéfice (perte) de base par action     $0.14   $(0.06)  $0.08   $(0.13)
Basic weighted average number of shares      166,942,439    84,521,363    147,595,721    84,851,065 
Bénéfice (perte) dilué(e) par action     $0.13   $(0.06)  $0.08   $(0.13)
Diluted weighted average number of shares for the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share      176,807,416    84,521,363    159,410,895    84,851,065 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for quantity of shares)

 

  

Quantity of
shares

  

Share
capital

  

Contributed
surplus

  

Accumulated
deficit

  

 

TOTAL DES CAPITAUX PROPRES

 
                     
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2021   88,939,359   $32,004   $5,588   $(22,145)  $15,447 
                          
Revenu net   -    -    -    12,453    12,453 
Share-based payment (Note 13)   -    -    12,549    -    12,549 
Issuance of common shares and warrants (Note 11)   46,518,507    119,455    26,781    -    146,236 
Conversion of long-term debt (Note 8)   8,474,577    5,110    (110)   -    5,000 
Exercise of warrants and stock options (Note 11)       30,513,241   99,946   (9,815 )   -   90,131
Balance as of September 30, 2021   174,445,684   $256,515   $34,993   $(9,692)  $281,816 
                          
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2020   83,620,630   $30,475    3,469   $(5,856)  $28,088 
                          
Perte nette                  (10,915)   (10,915)
Rémunération en actions   600,000    192    1,606    -    1,798 
Issuance of common shares and modification of warrants   1,000,000    54    -    -    54 
Long-term debt conversion feature   -    -    110    -    110 
Exercise of warrants   500,000    200    -    -    200 
Balance as of September 30, 2020   85,720,630   $30,921   $5,185   $(16,771)  $19,335 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

      Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   Note  2021   2020 
Cash flows from operating activities:           
Revenu net (perte)     $12,453   $(10,915)
Réajustements pour :             
Dépréciation et amortissement      14,189    8,652 
Impairment reversal on property plant and equipment  5b   (1,860)   - 
Dépenses financières nettes  14b   23,936    3,930 
Actifs numériques de minage   4   (106,001)   (21,425)
Actifs numériques liquidés   4   3,612    21,448 
Perte (gain) sur la disposition des actifs numériques   4   152    (23)
Moins-values de la réévaluation des actifs numériques   4   992    - 
Rémunération en actions   13   12,549    1,798 
Intérêts et dépenses financières payées      (782)   (3,004)
Impôts reportés  10b   5,902    - 
Perte (gain) sur la disposition des biens, des installations et de l’équipement      (95)   1,276 
       (47,406)   12,652 
Variations des éléments non monétaires du fonds de roulement  16   4,151    2,402 
Variation nette de la trésorerie liée aux activités opérationnelles      (30,802)   4,139 
Cash flows from investing activities:             
Achat de biens, d’installations, d’équipements et d’actifs incorporels      (57,421)   (4,902)
Produit de la vente de biens immobiliers, d’installations et d’équipements      955    718 
Paiements anticipés pour l'équipement  6   (75,015)   - 
Variation nette de la trésorerie liée aux activités d’investissement      (131,481)   (4,184)
Flux de trésorerie provenant des activités de financement :             
Émission d’actions ordinaires et de bons de souscription      149,046    - 
Exercice des bons de souscription et des options sur actions      60,352    200 
Remboursement des passifs de location      (3,342)   (621)
Remboursement de la dette à long terme      (17,372)   (469)
Produit de la dette à long terme      10,940    80 
Variation nette des liquidités liées aux activités de financement      199,624    (810)
Écarts de taux de change sur la conversion monétaire      (21)   20 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents      37,320    (835)
Cash at the beginning of the period      5,947    2,159 
Cash at the end of the period     $43,267   $1,324 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 1: REPORTING ENTITY, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND LIQUIDITY

 

a.Bitfarms was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporation Act on October 11, 2018. The interim condensed financial statements of the corporation comprise the accounts of Bitfarms Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Company” or “Bitfarms”). The activities of the Company are divided into two reportable segments: the cryptocurrency mining segment (referred to as “Backbone”) and the electrical services segment (referred to as “Volta”), as described in Note 15 “Reportable segments”. The Company’s operations are predominantly in Canada, with construction of new facilities having commenced in Argentina and Paraguay.

 

Bitfarms is primarily engaged in the cryptocurrency mining industry, a highly volatile market with significant inherent risk. A significant decline in the market prices of cryptocurrencies, an increase in the difficulty of cryptocurrency mining, changes in the regulatory environment and adverse changes in other inherent risks can significantly and negatively impact the Company’s operations and its ability to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet its commitments as described in Note 6. In addition, adverse changes to the factors mentioned above may impact the recoverability of the Company’s digital assets and property, plant and equipment, resulting in impairment charges being recorded.

 

Les actions ordinaires de la société sont cotées sous le symbole BITF au Nasdaq et à la Bourse de croissance TSX.

 

b.These interim condensed consolidated 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 interim condensed consolidated 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, 2020. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on November 12, 2021.

 

c.In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The potential impacts that COVID-19 may have on the Backbone operating segment include increases in cryptocurrency price volatility and delays in receiving future orders of mining hardware and construction materials required to achieve the Company’s growth objectives. The Backbone operating segment has been, and is expected to, continue to be operating throughout the pandemic. Volta’s services are considered to be essential by government authorities and have been, and are expected to continue to be, operating throughout the pandemic. No significant impact of COVID-19 has been observed on Backbone or Volta’s existing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021; however; the Company has observed longer than usual lead times and higher price fluctuations than usual in procuring construction materials required for the Company’s infrastructure buildout. It is not possible to reliably estimate the length and severity of these developments as well as their impact on the financial results and condition of the Company and its operating subsidiaries in future periods.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 1: REPORTING ENTITY, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND LIQUIDITY (Cont.)

 

d.Dans les présents états financiers, les termes suivants ont les définitions suivantes :

 

1. Dorsale Backbone Hosting Solutions Inc.
2. Volta 9159-9290 Québec Inc.
3. BTC Bitcoin
4. BVVE Équipement de vérification et de validation de la blockchain (y compris les mineurs)
5. CAD Dollars canadiens

 

NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared following the same accounting policies used in the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, other than the reclassification of loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment which is now included in the calculation of operating income or loss.

 

The accounting policies have been applied consistently by the Company’s entities and to all periods presented in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise indicated.

 

NOTE 3: OTHER ASSETS

 

   September 30,   Décembre 31, 
   2021   2020 
Taxes de vente à recevoir  $1,935   $  297 
Prepaid expenses   3,136    203 
   $5,071   $500 

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 4: ACTIFS NUMÉRIQUES

 

Bitcoin transactions and the corresponding values for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, and 2020 were as follows:

 

   Trois mois terminés 30 septembre, 
   2021   2020 
   Quantité   Valeur   Quantité   Valeur 
Balance as of July 1,   1,293   $45,329    -   $- 
Bitcoin miné*   1,051    43,459    535    5,681 
Bitcoin échangé contre de l'argent et des services   (32)   (1,259)   (479)   (5,093)
Bitcoin échangé contre le remboursement de la dette à long terme   -    -    (56)   (588)
Loss on disposition of Bitcoin   -    (177)   -    - 
Réévaluation des actifs numériques   -    13,893    -    - 
Balance as of September 30,   2,312   $101,245    -   $- 

 

   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
   2021   2020 
   Quantité   Valeur   Quantité   Valeur 
Solde au mois de janvier 1,   -   $-    -   $- 
Bitcoin miné*   2,408    106,001    2,437    21,424 
Bitcoin échangé contre de l'argent et des services   (49)   (2,066)   (2,123)   (18,629)
Bitcoin échangé contre le remboursement de la dette à long terme   (47)   (1,546)   (314)   (2,658)
Gain (perte) sur la cession de bitcoins   -    (152)   -    23 
Changement de méthode comptable de l'exercice précédent   -    -    -    (160)
Réévaluation des actifs numériques   -    (992)   -    - 
Balance as of September 30,   2,312   $101,245   $-   $- 

 

*Management estimates the fair value of Bitcoin mined on a daily basis as the quantity of cryptocurrency received multiplied by the price quoted on www.coinmarketcap.com (“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

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 5: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

a.As at September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, property, plant and equipment consisted of:

 

   BVVE et                     
   électrique   Mineral   Terre et   Location         
   composants   assets   bâtiments   Améliorations   Véhicules   Total 
Coût :                        
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2021  $52,676   $9,000   $3,263   $2,707   $448   $68,094 
Ajouts au cours de la période   64,335    -    377    1,110    60    65,882 
Cessions au cours de la période   (6,119)   -    -    (190)   -    (6,309)
Transfert vers les actifs détenus en vue de la vente   (11,287)   -    -    -    -    (11,287)
Balance as of September 30, 2021   99,605    9,000    3,640    3,627    508    116,380 
                               
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2020   54,127    9,000    2,721    2,415    381    68,644 
Ajouts au cours de la période   9,548    -    542    306    80    10,476 
Cessions au cours de la période   (10,999)   -    -    (14)   (13)   (11,026)
Solde au mois de décembre 31, 2020   52,676    9,000    3,263    2,707    448    68,094 
                               
Amortissements cumulés :                              
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2021   30,042    -    185    1,861    213    32,301 
Amortissement   12,866    -    72    199    56    13,193 
Cessions au cours de la période   (5,150)   -    -    (148)   -    (5,298)
Transfert vers les actifs détenus en vue de la vente
   (10,026)   -    -    -    -    (10,026)
Reprise de dépréciation
   (1,311)   -    -    (549)   -    (1,860)
Balance as of September 30, 2021   26,421    -    257    1,363    269    28,310 
                               
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2020   28,976    -    101    1,641    152    30,870 
Amortissement   9,762    -    84    234    68    10,148 
Cessions au cours de la période   (8,696)   -    -    (14)   (7)   (8,717)
Solde au mois de décembre 31, 2020   30,042    -    185    1,861    213    32,301 
Valeur comptable nette au                              
30 septembre 2021  $73,184   $9,000   $3,383   $2,264   $239   $88,070 
31 décembre 2020  $22,634   $9,000   $3,078   $846   $235   $35,793 

 

b.

Impairment reversal and assets held for sale

 

During the year-ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded an impairment loss on its cryptocurrency mining cash generating unit (CGU) which resulted in $16,454 of impairment being allocated to BVVE and electrical components and leasehold improvements due to a significant decline in the Bitcoin market price. As of September 30, 2021, the Company assessed whether there was an indication that the impairment loss recognized in 2018 may no longer exist or may have decreased, and concluded that there were observable indications that the CGU’s value had increased during the period. As a result, the Company’s management estimated the recoverable amount of the CGU, using a value in use calculation based on the present value of the expected cash flows over the estimated remaining useful life of the previously impaired CGU assets of approximately 1.5 years. Based on management’s calculations, an impairment reversal of $970, relating to the CGU, was recognized during the period. The increased carrying amount of the CGU assets reflects the carrying amount of the CGU assets that would have been determined, net of depreciation, had no impairment loss been recognized in 2018.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 5: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Cont.)

 

Mining assets outside of Quebec and Antminer S9 miners were not included in the CGU for the purposes of the impairment reversal calculation. The Company has ceased using the Antminer S9 miners, and has plans to dispose of them within the next 12 months. Management has determined that the Antminer S9 miners meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale, and determined that the carrying amount, including the impairment recognized in 2018, was less than the estimated fair value less costs to sell. As a result, the Company recognized an impairment reversal of $890 relating to the impaired Antminer S9 miners held for sale, reflecting the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, had no impairment loss been recognized in 2018. The total impairment reversal recognized during the period, relating to the CGU assets and the assets held for sale totaled $1,860. The key assumptions used in the value in use calculation are as follows:

 

Revenues – Two optimistic and two pessimistic and one status quo scenario, each with estimated future bitcoin price and network difficulty, were used to project revenues from cryptocurrency mining. Management assigned probabilities to each scenario to calculate weighted average expected outcomes. The weighted average daily revenue per Terahash used in the value in use calculation was $0.22/Terahash.

 

Discount rate – the discount rate reflects management’s assumptions regarding the unit’s specific risk. The discount rate used was estimated at 18.3%, with some of the risk already being implicitly reflected through management’s allocation of probabilities to the various scenarios included in the revenue calculation.

 

Energy prices – management estimated that energy prices would remain constant for the duration of the forecasted years at $0.04 per kilowatt hour, in Quebec.

 

Terminal value – management estimated the terminal value of the miners included in the CGU for the purposes of the impairment reversal to be the daily revenue per Terahash in effect at the end of the value in use calculation multiplied by the ending hashrate, multiplied by 180 days.

 

c.Further details of the quantity and models of BVVE held by the Company are as follows:

 

   MicroBT  

   Innosilicon   Canaan  

Autre

Bitmain

     
   Whatsminer
(BTC)*
   Bitmain
S19j Pro
  

T3 & T2T

(BTC)**

  

Avalon A10

(BTC)

  

Mineurs

(BTC)***

  

 

Total 

 
Quantité à partir de janvier 1, 2021   8,394    -    6,446    1,024    11,244    27,108 
Ajouts au cours de la période   9,744    2,123    -    -    -    11,867 
Cessions au cours de la période   (116)   -    -    -    (3,070)   (3,186)
Quantity as of September 30, 2021   18,022    2,123    6,446    1,024    8,174    35,789 

 

*Includes 4,338 M20S, 1,765 M30S, 245 M31S and 11,674 M31S+ miners
**Includes 5,082 T3 and 1,364 T2T miners
***Includes 1,334 Antminer T15 and 396 Antminer S15, and 6,444 Antminer S9 miners that were classified as assets held for sale as described in Note 5b.

 

Included in the BVVE and electrical equipment listed above are right-of-use assets consisting of 3,000 Whatsminer M31S+ with a net book value of approximately $6,057 as described in Note 9.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 5: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Cont.)

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, 116 M31S miners with a carrying value of $780 suffered fire damage and could not be repaired. The miners were derecognized as a loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment.

 

NOTE 6: LONG-TERM DEPOSITS, EQUIPMENT PREPAYMENTS AND COMMITMENTS

 

   September 30,   Décembre 31, 
   2021   2020 
Security deposits for rent, energy and insurance  $1,151   $942 
Paiements anticipés pour l'équipement   75,046    31 
   $76,197   $973 

 

The Company has deposits on BVVE in the amount of $75,046, mainly for outstanding orders placed consisting of 5,100 Antminer and 48,000 Whatsminer miners with expected delivery in late 2021 and 2022. The Company is exposed to counterparty risk through the significant deposits it places with suppliers of mining hardware to secure orders and delivery dates. The risk of a supplier failing to meet its contractual obligations may result in late deliveries or long-term deposits and equipment prepayments that are not realized. The Company attempts to mitigate this risk procuring mining hardware from the larger more established suppliers and with whom the company has existing relationships and knowledge of their reputation in the market. The Company’s remaining payment obligation in connections with the 48,000-unit purchase agreement described above are outline below:

 

   September 30, 
   2021 
Trois mois se terminant en décembre 31, 2021  $33,700 
Trois mois se terminant en mars 31, 2022   41,400 
Trois mois se terminant en juin 30, 2022   41,400 
Trois mois se terminant en septembre 30, 2022   26,400 
Trois mois se terminant en décembre 31, 2022   12,600 
   $155,500 

 

The Company will require additional sources of financing to meet the payment obligations included in the table above. If the Company were unable to obtain such financing, or the Bitcoin price and network difficulty were adversely impacted, then the Company may have difficulty meeting its payment obligations. If the Company were unable to meet its payment obligations, there could result in the loss of equipment prepayments and deposits paid by the Company under the purchase agreement and remedial legal measures taken against the Company which may include damages and forced continuance of the contractual arrangement. Under these circumstances, the Company’s growth plans and ongoing operations could be adversely impacted.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 6: LONG-TERM DEPOSITS, EQUIPMENT PREPAYMENTS AND COMMITMENTS (Cont.)

 

In addition to the commitments described above, in May 2021 the Company entered into loan agreements, “loans #3 and #4”, to acquire a total of 700 Whatsminer miners as described in Note 8b. The loan terms are 18 months, beginning in October and November 2021 with total monthly repayments averaging $206. The Company also entered into two ten-year lease agreements for future facilities in Quebec, with monthly payments totaling $64 ($81,500 CAD) and one lease agreement for a future facility in Argentina, with payments of $100 to be made annually for a period of 8 years. One of the Quebec lease agreements is subject to rent increases upon the completion of certain phases in future years. The leases are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022.

 

NOTE 7: TRADE PAYABLES AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

 

   September 30,   Décembre 31, 
   2021   2020 
Dettes commerciales et charges à payer  $6,367   $2,059 
Envois de fonds du gouvernement   248    637 
   $6,615   $2,696 

 

NOTE 8: LONG-TERM DEBT

 

  

September 30,
2021

  

Décembre 31,
2020

 
Dominion Capital loan  $-   $17,092 
financement d'équipement   10,864    - 
Volta note payable   137    253 
Total de la dette à long terme   11,001    17,345 
Moins la partie à court terme de la dette à long terme   (10,433)   (17,171)
Partie non courante de la dette à long terme  $568   $174 

 

a)Dominion Capital loan

 

On March 15, 2019, the Group entered into a secured debt financing facility for up to $20,000 with Dominion Capital LLC (the Lender). The debt facility was structured into four separate loan tranches of $5,000 per tranche. Each loan tranche bore interest at 10% per annum and the term of each loan tranche was 24 months with a balloon payment for any remaining outstanding balance at the end of the term. A monthly payment equivalent to 10% of the value of cryptocurrencies mined by Backbone during the month was required in repayment of the total loan tranches drawn. The loan contained a “make-whole” clause which stipulated that the 10% interest rate was calculated on the initial principal balance of the loan tranche and did not decrease as the principal balance was repaid.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 8: LONG-TERM DEBT (Cont.)

 

The 10% interest rate was calculated over the 24-month term of each loan tranche regardless of whether the loan tranche was repaid prior to its maturity. Any unpaid interest at the time of the loan tranche’s early repayment was included in the balloon payment. The loan features resulted in a loan liability measured at amortized cost, a warrant component recorded as equity, a warrant component recorded as a liability measured at fair value through profit or loss, and an embedded derivative measured at fair value through profit or loss described below.

 

In September 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with Dominion Capital to amend the maturity date of tranche #2 from April 2021 to November 2021. The 10% make-whole clause described below remained in effect for the 6 month extension of the second loan tranche. In addition, a conversion feature was added to tranche #3, maturing in June 2021, providing Dominion Capital with the option to convert all or a portion of the loan tranche into shares at a price of $0.59 USD per share. The conversion feature was exercisable by Dominion Capital at any time until the loan’s maturity date in June 2021. In January 2021, Dominion Capital exercised their option to convert $5,000 of debt into 8,474,577 Common Shares. In February 2021, the Company repaid the remaining debt obligation in its entirety.

 

Loan liability

 

The loan liability was initially measured as the residual amount of the proceeds received, net of transaction costs and the fair value of the warrant issuance. The loan was then measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Management used significant judgement and estimates when determining the effective interest rate. Payment amounts were determined as 10% of the cryptocurrency mined by Backbone. In order to calculate the effective interest rate, management estimated Backbone’s future cryptocurrency mining revenues in order to estimate the timing and amount of future loan repayments. Upon inception of each loan tranche, the effective interest rates were determined to be 26.93%, 30.16%, 37.10 % and 38.02% for the first, second, third and fourth tranches, respectively. Included in financial expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 are nil and $472 (three and nine months ended September 30 2020 $1,459 and $3,946, respectively) of interest expense related to the loan.

 

Warrant issuance

 

Bitfarms Ltd. also issued 1,666,667 Lender warrants, which vested upon issuance, to acquire 1,666,667 shares of Bitfarms Ltd. for each loan tranche drawn with an exercise price of $0.40 USD per share and an expiration date of five years. As a result, an aggregate of 6,666,668 Lender warrants to acquire 6,666,668 shares have been issued, of which 1,250,000 were exercised as of December 31, 2020. The remaining 5,416,668 warrants were exercised in January and February 2021 resulting in the issuance of 5,251,223 common shares for proceeds of approximately $1,500, see Note 11. The warrant exercises described above include the cashless exercise of 1,666,667 warrants resulting in the issuance of 1,501,222 common shares. In addition to the loan modifications described above, a cashless exercise feature was authorized for the warrants issued in connection with Tranche #2 and Tranche #3, which resulted in these warrants being reclassified from equity to a warrant liability measured at fair value through profit or loss.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 8: LONG-TERM DEBT (Cont.)

 

The Black Scholes model and the inputs described in Note 11 were used in determining the values of the warrants prior to their derecognition which resulted in a non-cash loss on revaluation of warrants for the nine months ended of $2,466 included in net financial expenses (nine months ended September 30, 2020 - $nil)

 

Dérivé intégré

 

The value of the “make-whole” clause described above would vary based on management’s projections of the timing of the loan repayment, which are based on Backbone’s cryptocurrency mining revenues. This interest feature has been accounted for as an embedded derivative that is measured at fair value through profit or loss. The early repayment of the loan resulted in the company recording a loss on embedded derivative for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, of $2,641 included in net financial expenses (nine months ended September 30, 2020 gain of $506 and $626, respectively). See Note 14b.

 

b)financement d'équipement

 

In April and May 2021, the Company entered into four loan agreements for the acquisition of 2,465 Whatsminer miners “Foundry Loans #1, #2, #3 and #4”. Foundry loans #3 and #4, with a combined loan amount of $3,287, commenced in October and November 2021, concurrent with the delivery of the remaining 700 Whatsminers miners described above with an 18 month loan term.

 

In May 2021, the Company modified the terms of three lease agreements with its lender, Blockfills, for 4,000 Whatsminer miners to convert them to loan agreements. The key terms, such as interest rates, term and payment schedule remain unchanged. A total of $3,904 was reclassified from lease liabilities to long-term debt as a result of the modification. The right-of-use assets related to the three leases were classified in property, plant and equipment and as a result no reclassification was made. Details of the equipment financing and the balance of the loans and the net book value (NBV) of their related collateral, as of September 30, 2021, are as follows:

 

  

 

 

Date d'échéance

 

 

 

Taux

  

 

Monthly

repayment

  

Long-

term debt

balance

  

 

NBV of

en garantie

  

 

 

Garantie*

 
Prêt bloqué #1  Août 2022   22.2%  $92   $880   $1,141    1,000 
Prêt bloqué #2  Septembre 2022   17.8%   134    1,411    1,925    2,000 
Prêt bloqué #3  Octobre 2022   18.6%   67    744    1,443    1,000 
Prêt à la fonderie1  Septembre 2022   18.6%   561    6,143    8,783    1,465 
Prêt à la fonderie2  2023mars   16.5%   104    1,686    1,912    300 
Total          $958   $10,864   $15,204    5,765 

 

*Représente la quantité de « Whatsminers » reçue dans le cadre du financement de l'équipement et donnée en garantie du prêt correspondant.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 9: LEASES

 

Set out below are the carrying amounts of the Company’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities and their activity during the nine month period ended September 30, 2021:

 

   Leased       Autre   Total ROU   Lease 
   premises   Véhicules   equipment   assets   liabilities 
Au mois de janvier 1, 2021  $5,129   $180   $84   $5,393   $11,023 
Ajouts et extensions d'actifs ROU   1,365    120    -    1,485    1,485 
Acquisition d'immobilisations corporelles   -    -    -    -    7,786 
Amortissement   (710)   (70)   (21)   (801)   - 
Résiliation de bail   (646)   (3)   -    (649)   (800)
Dettes de location converties en dettes à long terme   -    -    -    -    (3,904)
Paiements   -    -    -    -    (4,523)
Émission de bons de souscription   -    -    -    -    (2,160)
Intérêt   -    -    -    -    1,181 
Change   -    -    -    -    34 
As at September 30, 2021  $5,138   $227   $63   $5,428   $10,122 
Moins la partie à court terme des dettes de location                       (3,984)
Portion non courante des dettes de location                      $6,138 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company modified the terms of three two-year lease agreements for mining hardware, with a balance of $3,904 at the time of conversion, in June 2021, resulting in the lease liabilities being reclassified to long-term debt as described in Note 8b. No changes were made to the payment terms, interest rate or security interest of the former lessor.

 

The Company maintains one lease agreement for mining hardware, consisting of 3,000 Whatsminer M31S+, with a net book value of approximately $6,057, classified as property, plant and equipment under BVVE and electrical equipment as described in Note 5.

 

The Company issued 468,013 warrants to the former lessor with an exercise price of $0.40 USD and expiring in May 2023 with a total cost of $2,160, which was added to the cost of the leased assets which were recorded as an addition to property, plant and equipment and will be amortized over the useful life of the corresponding assets.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 9: LEASES (Cont.)

 

The inputs used to value the grant using the Black-Scholes model were as follows:

 

Date d'attribution  May 11, 
2021
 
Rendement du dividende (%)   - 
Volatilité attendue du prix de l'action (%)   139%
Taux d'intérêt sans risque (%)   0.05%
Durée de vie prévue des bons de souscription (années)   1.00 
Prix de l'action (CAD)   6.04 
Prix d'exercice (USD)   0.40 USD 
Juste valeur des warrants (USD)   4.62 USD 
Quantity of warrants granted   468,013 

 

*Tous les bons de souscription émis permettent d'acquérir une action ordinaire de la société.

 

NOTE 10: INCOME TAXES

 

a.Impôts reportés

 

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 and loss carryforwards. The Company’s deferred tax liability as of September 30, 2021 was $5,902

 

b.Taxes included in profit or loss:

 

  

Nine months ended September 30,
 
   2021   2020 
Current tax expense          
Année en cours  $7,038   $- 
Année précédente   (693)   (112)
           
Deferred tax expense          
Année en cours   5,725    - 
Année précédente   177    - 
   $12,247   $(112)

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 10: INCOME TAXES (Cont.)

 

c.Effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30:

 

   2021 
Charge d'impôt sur le revenu au taux légal de 26.5%  $6,546 
Augmentation des taxes résultant de :     
Différentiel de taux d'intérêt étrangers   126 
Année précédente   (516)
Dépenses non déductibles et autres   9,746 
Actif d'impôt différé non comptabilisé précédemment   (3,655)
  $12,247 

 

NOTE 11: SHARE CAPITAL

 

   Authorized   Issued and outstanding at 
   September 30,
2021
   September 30,
2021
   Décembre 31,
2020
 
   Nombre d'actions 
Common shares of no par value   Illimité    174,445,684    88,939,359 

 

Dominion Capital

 

As described in Note 8, in January 2021, Dominion Capital exercised their option to convert $5,000 of debt into 8,474,577 Common Shares.

 

In January and February 2021, Dominion Capital exercised all of their remaining outstanding warrants resulting in the issuance of 5,251,223 common shares for proceeds of approximately $1,500. The warrant exercises described above include the cashless exercise of 1,666,667 warrants resulting in the issuance of 1,501,222 common shares.

 

In addition to the loan modifications described in Note 8, a cashless exercise feature was authorized for the warrants issued in connection with Tranche #2 and Tranche #3, which resulted in these warrants being reclassified from equity to a warrant liability measured at fair value through profit or loss. The derecognition of warrants containing the authorized cashless exercise feature resulted in a non-cash loss on revaluation of warrants of $2,466 included in net financial expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (nine months ended September 30, 2020 - $nil).

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 11: SHARE CAPITAL (Cont.)

 

The Black Scholes model and the inputs below were used in determining the values of the warrants relating to Tranche #2 and Tranche #3, prior to their derecognition:

 

   Remeasurement on settlement of warrant liability 
Date d'attribution  Janvier 7,
2021  
   Janvier 25,
2021
   February 11,
2021
 
Rendement du dividende (%)   -    -    - 
Volatilité attendue du prix de l'action (%)   131%   138%   136%
Taux d'intérêt sans risque (%)   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%
Durée de vie prévue des options sur actions (années)   0.92    0.42    0.71 
Prix de l'action (CAD)   3.00    3.25    4.40 
Prix d'exercice (CAD)   0.51    0.39    0.51 
Juste valeur des warrants (USD)   2.00    2.25    3.08 
Quantity of warrants exercised   250,000    1,666,667    916,667 

 

Private placements

 

In January, February and May 2021, the Company completed four private placements for total gross proceeds of $155,000,000 CAD in exchange for 40,187,121 Common Shares and 36,649,385 warrants to purchase Common Shares:

 

Date de clôture  Janvier 7,
2021
    Janvier 14,
2021  
   February 10,
2021
   May 20,
2021
 
Produit brut (CAD)   20,000,000    20,000,000    40,000,000    75,000,000 
Actions ordinaires émises   8,888,889    5,586,593    11,560,695    14,150,944 
Bons de souscription émis*   8,888,889    5,586,593    11,560,695    10,613,208 
Warrant strike price   2.75 CAD    3.10 USD    3.01 USD    4.87 USD 
Durée de vie du mandat (années)   3    3.5    3.5    3 
Commission payée   8%   8%   8%   8%
Bons de souscription d'actions émis*   711,111    446,927    924,586    1,132,076 
Broker warrant strike price   2.81 CAD    3.53 USD    3.39 USD    5.49 USD 
Durée de vie du mandat du courtier (années)   3    3.5    3.5    3.0 

 

*Tous les bons de souscription émis permettent d'acquérir une action ordinaire de la société.

 

In February 2021, 8,888,889 warrants and 615,111 of the 711,111 broker warrants related to the private placement that closed on January 7, 2021, were exercised resulting in the issuance of 9,504,000 common shares for proceeds of approximately $20,611 (26,172,000 CAD).

 

In March 2021, 5,027,933 warrants related to the private placement closed on January 14, 2021 were exercised resulting in the issuance of 5,027,933 common shares for proceeds of approximately $15,587. In addition, 800,000 of the 924,586 broker warrants issued in connection with the private placement on February 10, 2021 were exercised resulting in the issuance of 800,000 common shares for proceeds of $2,712.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 11: SHARE CAPITAL (Cont.)

 

In August 2021, 5,404,625 warrants related to the private placement closed on February 7, 2021, were exercised resulting in the issuance of 5,404,625 common shares for proceeds of approximately $16,268.

 

In total, 20,736,558 warrants relating to the private placements have been exercised resulting in the issuance of 20,736,558 common shares for proceeds of $55,178.

 

The warrants issued in connection with the private placement closed on January 7, 2021 had a strike price denominated in Canadian dollars, which is different from the Company’s functional currency of the U.S. dollar. As a result, fluctuations in the Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate could result in the Company receiving a variable amount of cash in its functional currency in exchange for the exercise of warrants and issuance of shares. The possibility of variation in the settlement price in the Company’s functional currency results in the warrants being classified as a liability that is measured at fair value through profit or loss. This accounting treatment does not apply to the broker warrants issued in Canadian dollars as warrants issued in exchange for goods or services are generally accounted for as equity with no remeasurement required.

 

The Black Scholes model and the inputs below were used in determining the values of the warrants prior to their derecognition which resulted in a non-cash loss on revaluation of warrants of $17,058 included in net financial expenses.

 

   Initial
recognition
   Remeasurement on settlement
of warrant liability
Date d'attribution  January 7,
2021  
   February 16,
2021
   February 22,
2021
   February 26,
2021
 
Rendement du dividende (%)   -    -    -    - 
Volatilité attendue du prix de l'action (%)   132%   137%   141%   141%
Taux d'intérêt sans risque (%)   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%
Durée de vie prévue des options sur actions (années)   0.5    0.38    0.38    0.38 
Prix de l'action (CAD)   2.50    4.67    6.55    5.45 
Prix d'exercice (CAD)   2.75    2.75    2.75    2.75 
Juste valeur des warrants (USD)   0.65    1.88    3.24    2.44 
Quantity of warrants exercised   8,888,889    888,889    5,000,000    3,000,000 

 

Employee Stock Options

 

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2021, employees, directors and former employees exercised stock options to acquire 4,525,460 common shares resulting in proceeds of approximately $3,534 being paid to the Company.

 

An additional 1,771 common shares were issued during the nine month period ended September 30, 2021.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 11: SHARE CAPITAL (Cont.)

 

At-The-Market Equity Program

 

Bitfarms commenced an at-the-market equity program on August 16, 2021, by means of a prospectus supplement dated August 16, 2021, to the Company’s short form base shelf prospectus dated August 12, 2021, and U.S. registration statement on Form-F-10, which includes the base shelf prospectus. The Company may, at its discretion and from time-to-time sell common shares of the Company as would result in the Company receiving aggregate proceeds of up to $500,000. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued 6,329,615 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $36,424, at an average share price of approximately $5.75 USD. The Company received net proceeds of $35,208 after paying commissions of $1,093 to the Company’s agent and $123 in other transaction costs.

 

NOTE 12: TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

a.Balances with related parties:

 

   September 30,   Décembre 31,  
   2021    2020  
Trade payables:        
Directors’ remuneration (included in accrued liabilities)  $-   $31 
Dettes de location :          
Sociétés contrôlées par les administrateurs  $1,442   $1,695 

 

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

 

b.Transactions with related parties during the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2021:

 

1.The Company made rent payments totaling approximately $116 and $353 for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2021, respectively, ($111 and $328 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020, respectively) to companies controlled by certain directors. The rent payments were classified as interest included in financial expenses and principal repayment of lease liabilities.

 

2.The Company entered into consulting agreements with two directors. The consulting fees totaled approximately $200 and $469 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively, ($88 and $288 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020, respectively).

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 12: TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES WITH RELATED PARTIES (Cont.)

 

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

 

   Trois mois terminés   Neuf mois terminés le 
   30 septembre,   30 septembre, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Dépenses générales et administratives  $200   $88   $469   $288 
Dépenses financières nettes   30    35    96    108 
   $230   $123   $565   $396 

 

In addition to the transactions listed above, the Company adopted an incentive plan to reward certain directors and members of senior management with a total of 50 Bitcoins, payable in December 2021, contingent on continued employment with the Company, or payable upon termination without cause. An amount of $1,136 was accrued as of September 30, 2021, in connection with this incentive plan.

 

NOTE 13: SHARE BASED PAYMENT

 

The expense recognized in the financial statements for employee services received is as follows:

 

   Trois mois terminés   Neuf mois terminés le 
   30 septembre,   30 septembre, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Plans de paiement fondés sur des actions et réglés en instruments de capitaux propres  5,787   534   12,549   1,798 

 

The share-based payment transactions entered into between the Company and its employees and service providers during the nine month period ended September 30, 2021 are described below. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2021, the Board of Directors approved stock option grants to purchase 7,785,000 common shares in accordance with the stock option plan adopted on June 20, 2019 and May 18, 2021. All options issued to employees become exercisable when they vest and can be exercised for a period of 5 years from the date of the grant. In addition, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 200,000 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to certain members of senior management which vest ratably, on an annual basis, over a three-year period. The value of the RSUs on the grant date was $4.05 per unit.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 13: SHARE BASED PAYMENT (Cont.)

 

Les données utilisées pour évaluer les attributions d'options à l'aide du modèle Black-Scholes sont les suivantes :

 

Date d'attribution  Mars,
2021
   June 2,
2021
   June 29,
2021
 
Rendement du dividende (%)   -    -    - 
Volatilité attendue du prix de l'action (%)   135%   139%   139%
Taux d'intérêt sans risque (%)   0.25%   0.30%   0.47%
Durée de vie prévue des options sur actions (années)   3    3    3 
Prix de l'action (CAD)   6.39    5.45    5.01 
Prix d'exercice (CAD)   6.39    5.45    5.01 
Juste valeur des options (USD)   3.80    3.44    3.16 
Période d'acquisition des droits (années)   2    1.5    1.5 
Quantité d'options attribuées   65,000    364,050    7,355,950 

 

Details of the outstanding stock options as of September 30, 2021, are as follows:

 

   30 septembre 2021 
    Nombre de   Weighted
Average
 Exercise
 
   Options   Price ($CAD) 
Outstanding, January 1   8,100,221    0.72 
Accordé   7,785,000    5.04 
Exercé   (4,525,460)   0.96 
Confisqué   (251,225)   3.41 
Expiré   (3,678)   0.99 
Outstanding, September 30, 2021   11,104,858    3.83 
Exercisable, September 30, 2021   3,805,008    3.41 

 

The weighted average contractual life of the stock options as at September 30, 2021 was 4.3 years.

 

NOTE 14: ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO THE STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE PROFIT OR LOSS

 

a)Additional details to the components of general and administrative expenses are as follows:

 

   Trois mois terminés   Neuf mois terminés le 
   30 septembre,   30 septembre, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Salaires et paiements fondés sur des actions   7,550   $1,067   $16,345   $3,693 
Services professionnels   1,690    409    4,703    1,236 
Publicité et promotion   7    6    87    29 
Assurances et autres   1,396    187    2,681    606 
Voyage, véhicule à moteur et repas   128    50    236    162 
Hébergement et télécommunications   113    90    258    259 
   $10,884   $1,809   $24,310   $5,985 

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 14: ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO THE STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE PROFIT OR LOSS (Cont.)

 

b)Additional details to the components of net financial expenses (income) are as follows:

 

   Trois mois terminés   Neuf mois terminés le 
   30 septembre,   30 septembre, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Perte sur la réévaluation des warrants   -   $-   $19,524   $- 
Loss (gain) on embedded derivative   -    (506)   2,641    (626)
Gain sur la vente des titres négociables   (2,274)   -    (2,274)   - 
Loss (gain) on currency exchange   552    129    446    (16)
Intérêts sur la dette à long terme   541    1,451    1,402    4,011 
Intérêts sur les dettes de location   247    112    1,181    337 
Frais d'émission de bons de souscription   -    114    668    114 
Autres charges financières   318    63    348    110 
   $(616)  $1,363   $23,936   $3,930 

 

*During the three months ended September 30, 2021 the Company funded its expansion in Argentina through the acquisition of marketable securities and in-kind contribution of these securities to a subsidiary in Argentina that it controls. The subsequent disposition of these marketable securities in exchange for Argentine Pesos gives rise to a gain as the amount received in Pesos exceeds the amount of Pesos the Company would have received from a direct foreign currency exchange.

 

c)Earnings per share:

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, 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 for diluted earnings per share had their effect not been anti-dilutive, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, would have been approximately 965,000 and 385,000, respectively.

 

NOTE 15: REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

 

a.General:

 

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 assess its performance. Accordingly, for management purposes, the Company is organized into operating segments based on the products and services of its business units and has reportable segments as follows:

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 15: REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Cont.)

 

DorsaleBackbone operates server farms that support the validation and verification of transactions on the blockchain, earning cryptocurrency for providing these services.

 

VoltaVolta provides electrician services to both commercial and residential customers in Quebec.

 

The segment results reported to the CODM include items that are allocated directly to the segments and items that can be allocated on a reasonable basis. Items that were not allocated, mainly corporate expenses, are managed on a group basis.

 

b.Reportable segments:

 

   Three months ended
September 30, 2021
 
   Dorsale   Volta   Total 
Revenus  $43,459   $1,315   $44,774 

Coût des ventes

   14,189    1,075    15,264 
Bénéfice brut   29,270    240    29,510 
Dépenses générales et administratives   10,309    138    10,447 
Perte au moment de la vente des actifs numériques   177    -    177 
Perte sur la disposition d'immobilisations corporelles   70    -    70 
Impairment reversal on property plant and equipment   (1,860)   -    (1,860)
Gain sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (13,893)   -    (13,893)
Dépenses financières nettes   1,606    39    1,645 
Segment income before income tax  $32,861   $63   $32,924 
Unallocated corporate income*            $1,782 
Income before income tax            $34,706 

 

*Unallocated corporate income relates primarily to financial income on disposition of marketable securities, net of start-up costs, for the Company’s projects in Argentina and Paraguay.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 15: REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Cont)

 

   Three months ended
September 30, 2020
 
   Dorsale   Volta   Total 
Revenues**  $6,065    730   $6,795 

Coût des ventes

   7,366    461    7,827 
Bénéfice brut (perte)   (1,301)   269    (1,032)
Dépenses générales et administratives   1,702    107    1,809 
Perte sur la disposition d'immobilisations corporelles   554    3    557 
Dépenses financières nettes   1,351    12    1,363 
Segment profit (loss) before income tax  $(4,908)  $147   $(4,761)

 

**Included in Backbone revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2021, are hosting revenues of $nil (three months ended September 30, 2020 - $344)

 

   Nine months ended
September, 2021
 
   Dorsale   Volta   Total 
Recettes*  $106,674   $3,219   $109,893 

Coût des ventes

   34,933    2,783    37,716 
Bénéfice brut   71,741    436    72,177 
Dépenses générales et administratives   23,428    445    23,873 
Perte au moment de la vente des actifs numériques   152    -    152 
Gain sur la cession d'immobilisations corporelles   (93)   (2)   (95)
Impairment reversal on property plant and equipment   (1,860)   -    (1,860)
Moins-values de la réévaluation des actifs numériques   992    -    992 
Dépenses financières nettes   26,146    51    26,197 
Segment income (loss) before income tax  $22,976   $(58)  $22,918 
Unallocated corporate income**            $1,782 
Income before income tax            $24,700 

 

*Included in Backbone revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, are hosting revenues of $673 (nine months ended September 30, 2020 - $344)

 

**Unallocated corporate income relates primarily to financial income on currency exchange, net of start-up costs for the Company’s projects in Argentina and Paraguay.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 15: REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Cont)

 

   Nine months ended
September 30, 2020
 
   Dorsale   Volta   Total 

Revenus

  $21,678    1,701   $23,379 

Coût des ventes

   21,932    1,318    23,250 
Bénéfice brut (perte)   (254)   383    129 
Dépenses générales et administratives   5,564    335    5,899 
Gain sur la cession d'actifs numériques   (23)   -    (23)
Perte sur la disposition d'immobilisations corporelles   1,261    2    1,263 
Dépenses financières nettes   3,902    28    3,930 
Segment profit (loss)  $(10,958)  $18   $(10,940)
Unallocated corporate expenses             87 
Loss before income tax            $(11,027)

 

NOTE 16: ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2021   2020 
Variations des éléments du fonds de roulement :        
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables, net  $(102)  $209 
Diminution (augmentation) des autres actifs courants   (4,571)   506 
Augmentation des stocks de composants électriques   (330)   (75)
Diminution (augmentation) des dépôts à long terme   (209)   85 
Augmentation des dettes commerciales et des charges à payer   3,036    468 
Augmentation des impôts à payer   6,327    1,209 
   $4,151   $2,402 
Transactions importantes sans effet de trésorerie :          
Acquisition d'actifs liés aux droits d'utilisation, d'immobilisations corporelles et de passifs liés aux contrats de location  $9,271   $1,769 

Acquisition d'immobilisations corporelles financées par des crédits à court terme

  $1,229   $154 
Extinction du passif lié aux bons de souscription d'actions et de la dette à long terme par l'émission d'actions  $24,322   $- 

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for data relating to quantity of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets)

 

NOTE 17: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Washington Acquisition

 

On November 9, 2021, the Company acquired a cryptocurrency mining facility in Washington state, comprising land, buildings, electrical infrastructure, and 24 megawatt power purchase agreements with a local hydro- electric utility producer. The consideration transferred was $26,676, including $23,000 of cash consideration and 414,475 Common shares with a value of $3,676 on the closing date. The seller entered into a consulting agreement with the Company in the amount of $2,000 for services relating to the operation of the facility. The Company also entered into a one-year lease agreement with the seller for a separate facility with monthly payments of $100.

 

The primary reason for the acquisition was to expand the Company’s energy portfolio with existing infrastructure to accommodate the Company’s expected delivery schedule of mining equipment.

 

The accounting for this acquisition has not been finalized and certain disclosures have not been included due to the timing of the acquisition.

 

At-The-Market Equity Program

 

During the period from October 1, 2021, to November 12, 2021, the Company issued 12,365,225 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $74,887 at an average share price of approximately 6.06 USD. The Company received net proceeds of $72,596 after paying commissions of $2,291 to the Company’s agent. See Note 11 for further details to the Company’s at-the-market equity program.

 

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Contents  
   
Introduction 2
Company Overview 2
Consolidated Results of Operations 3
Reconciliation of Non-IFRS measures 8
Reportable Segments 9
Dorsale 9
Volta 10
Selected Quarterly Information 10
Liquidity and Capital Resources 11
Cash Flows 11
Working Capital 12
Capital Resources 12
Capital action 15
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 15
Financial Instruments & Risks 15
Risk Factors 18
Related Party Transactions 19
Recent and Subsequent Events 19
Significant Accounting Policies 20
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 21
Caution Regarding Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures 22
Rapport de la direction sur le contrôle interne relatif à l'information financière 23
Glossaire des termes 24

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 1

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Introduction

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) for Bitfarms Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Bitfarms”), dated November 12, 2021, should be read in conjunction with the Company’s third quarter 2021 unaudited interim period condensed consolidated financial statements and its accompanying notes, and the 2020 audited annual consolidated financial statements and its accompanying notes. In addition, the following MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s “Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” section of this MD&A.

 

The Company’s third quarter 2021 unaudited interim period condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), including IAS 34. The Company’s third quarter 2021 unaudited interim period condensed consolidated financial statements and this MD&A are reported in US dollars, except where otherwise noted.

 

The Company utilizes a number of non-IFRS measures in assessing operating performance. Non-IFRS financial performance measures exclude the impact of certain items and are used internally when analyzing operating performance. Please refer to the “Caution Regarding Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures” section of this MD&A for more information. This MD&A contains various terms related to the Company’s business and industry which are defined in the Glossary of Terms section of this MD&A.

 

Company Overview

 

The Company operates through two operating corporate subsidiaries and reportable segments: Backbone Hosting Solutions Inc. (“Backbone”) and 9159-9290 Quebec Inc. (Volta Electrique, “Volta”).

 

Backbone owns and operates server farms, comprised of computers (referred to as a “Miners”) designed for the purpose of validating transactions, primarily on the Bitcoin Blockchain. The Miners operate 24 hours a day and revenue is earned from Block Rewards and transaction fees issued in the form of cryptocurrencies by the Bitcoin network to a Mining Pool from which the Company receives cryptocurrencies in return for contributing its hashrate which the Mining Pool uses to validate transactions (referred to as “Mining”). Backbone accumulates its cryptocurrencies mined or exchanges them for U.S. dollars, as needed, through reputable and established cryptocurrency trading platforms. Volta assists Bitfarms in building and maintaining its server farms and provides electrician services to both commercial and residential customers in Quebec.

 

Bitfarms operates five server farm facilities in Québec, Canada, with electrical infrastructure capacity of 82 MW for Mining Bitcoin. The Company has contracts securing an aggregate of 160 MW of hydro-electric green energy in Quebec. The Company also has contracts securing 10 MW of hydro-electric green energy in Paraguay and 210 MW of natural gas-powered energy in Argentina, and has commenced construction of mining facilities in both jurisdictions. On November 9, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of a Mining facility comprising 24 MW of hydro-electric power purchase agreements in Washington state, as described in the recent and subsequent events section of this MD&A. In addition, Bitfarms owns proprietary software that is used to control, manage, report and secure Mining operations. The software scans and reports the location, computing power and temperature of all Miners to allow the Company to monitor performance and ensure Miners are operating at maximum capacity and up-time.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 2

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Consolidated Results of Operations

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés           Neuf mois terminés le         

 

Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué

 

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage  

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenus
   44,774    6,795    37,979    559%   109,893    23,379    86,514    370%
Coût des ventes   15,306    7,827    7,479    96%   37,758    23,250    14,508    62%
Bénéfice brut (perte)    29,468    (1,032)   30,500    

nm

    72,135    129    72,006    

nm

 
Marge brute   66%   (15)%   -    -    66%   1%   -    - 
Dépenses générales et administratives   10,884    1,809    9,075    502%   24,310    5,985    18,325    306%
Perte (gain) sur la disposition des actifs numériques   177    -    177    100%   152    (23)   175    761%
Perte (gain) sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (13,893)   -    (13,893)   (100)%   992    -    992    100%
Perte (gain) sur la cession d'immobilisations corporelles   70    557    (487)   (87)%   (95)   1,264    (1,359)   (108)%
Impairment reversal on property plant and equipment   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%
Résultat opérationnel (perte)    34,090    (3,398)   37,488    

nm

    48,636    (7,097)   55,733    785%
Marge d'exploitation   76%   (50)%   -    -    44%   (30)%   -    - 
Charges (produits) financières nettes   (616)   1,363    (1,979)   (145)%   23,936    3,930    20,006    509%
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts sur le revenu    34,706    (4,761)   39,467    829%   24,700    (11,027)   35,727    324%
Charge (recouvrement) d'impôts sur le revenu   10,973    -    10,973    100%   12,247    (112)   12,359    nm 
Revenu net (perte)   23,733    (4,761)   28,494    598%   12,453    (10,915)   23,368    214%
Bénéfice (perte) de base par action   0.14    (0.06)   -    -    0.08    (0.13)   -    - 
Bénéfice (perte) dilué(e) par action   0.13    (0.06)   -    -    0.08    (0.13)   -    - 
Bénéfice brut de minage (1)   35,448    1,593    33,855    nm    85,782    8,322    77,460    931%
Marge brute de minage (1)   82%   26%   -    -    80%   38%   -    - 
EBITDA (1)   41,755    (274)   42,029    nm    41,472    1,973    39,499    nm 
Marge d'EBITDA (1)   93%   (4)%   -    -    38%   8%   -    - 
EBITDA ajusté (1)   31,859    365    31,494    nm    75,387    4,463    70,924    nm 
Marge du BAIIA ajustée (1)   71%   5%   -    -    69%   19%   -    - 

 

nm: not meaningful

 

Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Operational Highlights:

 

Revenues of $44.8 million; gross profit of $29.5 million (66% gross margin), operating income of $34.1 million (76% operating margin), and net income of $23.7 million;

 

Bénéfice brut de minage1 de 35,4 millions de dollars (82 % de marge brute de minage);

 

Adjusted EBITDA of $31.9 million (71% Adjusted EBITDA margin)

 

EBITDA of $41.8 million (93% EBITDA margin);

 

Mined 1,051 Bitcoin with an average cost of approximately $6,900 per Bitcoin2 and held 2,312 Bitcoin valued at approximately $101.2 million as of September 30, 2021;

 

Constructed a new 17 MW facility in Cowansville for a net increase of 13 MW of infrastructure;

 

Entered engineering, procurement and construction contracts and commenced construction of a 210 MW facility in Argentina with contracted power rates of 2.2 cents per kilowatt hour;

 

Raised $35.2M of net proceeds through the Company’s at-the-market equity program, used mainly to meet payment commitments on orders of 55,000 miners, with expected deliveries in 2021 and 2022.

 

 

 

1Gross mining profit, Gross mining margin, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin, are non-IFRS performance measures; please refer to the Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures section of this MD&A.
2Represents the direct cost of Bitcoin based on the total electricity costs and hosting costs related to the Mining of Bitcoin, excluding electricity consumed by hosting clients, divided by the total number of Bitcoin mined.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 3

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Revenus

 

Revenues were $44.8 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2021 (“Q3 2021”) compared to $6.8 million for the same three month period in 2020 (“Q3 2020”).

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Note   Bitcoin   (USD)   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenues, including Volta during the three-month period ended September 30, 2020        535    6,795    - 
Impact of increase in average Bitfarms’ Bitcoin hashrate combined with the decrease in network difficulty during Q3 2021 compared to Q3 2020   1    516    5,476    81%
Impact of difference in average Bitcoin price in Q3 2021 compared to Q3 2020   2         32,256    475%
Other mining variance and change in Volta and hosting revenues             247    4%
Revenues for three months ended September 30, 2021        1,051    44,774    560%

 

Notes

 

1Calculated as the difference in Bitcoin mined in Q3 2021 compared to Q3 2020 multiplied by Q3 2020 average Bitcoin price

 

2Calculated as the difference in average Bitcoin price in Q3 2021 compared to Q3 2020 multiplied by Bitcoin mined in Q3 2021

 

The most significant factors impacting the increase in Bitfarms’ revenues in Q3 2021, compared to Q3 2020, are presented in the table above. Revenues increased mostly due to the increase in average Bitcoin price and the increase in Bitfarms’ hashrate combined with the decrease in network difficulty.

 

Revenues were $109.9 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2021 (“YTD Q3 2021”) compared to $23.4 million for the same nine month period in 2020 (“YTD Q3 2020”).

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Note   Bitcoin   (USD)   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenues, including Volta during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020        2,437    23,379    - 
Impact of increase in average Bitfarms’ Bitcoin hashrate in excess of increase in network difficulty during YTD Q3 2021 compared to YTD Q3 2020, adjusted for Bitcoin Halving Event on May 11, 2020   1    818    7,153    31%
Impact of Bitcoin Halving Event on Bitfarms’ quantity of coins mined during YTD Q3   2    (847)   (37,286)   (159)%
Impact of difference in average Bitcoin price in YTD Q3 2021 compared to YTD Q3   3        114,825    491%
Other mining variance and change in Volta and hosting revenues            1,822    8%
Revenues for nine months ended September 30, 2021        2,408    109,893    370%

 

Notes

 

1Calculated as the difference in theoretical Bitcoin mined in YTD Q3 2021 assuming the Bitcoin Halving Event did not occur, compared to YTD Q3 2020 multiplied by YTD Q3 2020 average Bitcoin price

 

2Calculated as the theoretical Bitcoin mined based on Bitfarms’ actual hashrate from May 11, 2020 to September 30, 2021 assuming the Bitcoin Halving Event did not occur, compared to actual coins mined during the same period multiplied by the YTD Q3 2021 average Bitcoin price

 

3Calculated as the difference in average Bitcoin price in YTD Q3 2021 compared to YTD Q3 2020 multiplied by Bitcoins mined in YTD Q3 2021 plus the reduction in Bitcoin mined as a result of the Bitcoin Halving event

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 4

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

The most significant factors impacting the increase in Bitfarms’ revenues in YTD Q3 2021, compared to YTD Q3 2020, are presented in the table above. Revenues increased mostly due to the increase in average Bitcoin price and in Bitfarms’ hashrate in excess of network difficulty, partially negated by the Bitcoin Halving Event.

 

Coût des ventes

 

Bitfarms’ cost of sales for Q3 2021 was $15.3 million compared to $7.8 million in Q3 2020. Cost of sales includes energy and infrastructure expenses, depreciation and amortization, electrician salaries and purchases of electrical components. The increase in cost of sales was mainly due to the increase in energy and infrastructure expenses and depreciation and amortization expense. Energy and infrastructure expenses increased by $3.5 million, or 79%, partially due to the Company adding new Miners, which increased electricity utilization to an average of 64 MW during the quarter, compared to 50 MW for the same period in 2020, resulting in an increase in electricity costs of $1.4 million. The remaining difference resulted mainly from the Company entering into certain hosting agreements where a third party operated the Company’s equipment which added $1.6 million to energy and infrastructure costs in Q3 2021 compared to Q3 2020. The Company also invested additional resources to repair existing Mining hardware and upgrade existing facilities, which added $0.6 million to energy and infrastructure expenses in Q3 2021 compared to the same quarter in the prior year. Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $3.3 million as the Company added new Miners and electrical infrastructure. Volta’s cost of sales increased by

$0.6 million as a result of an increase in sales.

 

Bitfarms’ cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, was $37.8 million compared to $23.3 million for the same period in 2020. The increase in cost of sales was mainly due to the increase in energy and infrastructure expenses and depreciation and amortization expense. Energy and infrastructure increased by $7.5 million, or 56%, partially due to the Company adding new Miners, which increased electrical utilization to an average of 62 MW during the period, compared to 50 MW for the same period in 2020 resulting in an increase in electricity costs of $3.8 million. The remaining difference in YTD 2021 compared to YTD 2020 resulted from the Company entering into certain hosting agreements where a third party operated the Company’s equipment, which added $3.0 million, and from investing additional resources to repair existing Mining hardware and upgrade existing facilities, which added $0.9 million to energy and infrastructure expenses. Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $5.5 million as the Company added new Miners and electrical infrastructure. Volta’s cost of sales increased by $1.5 million as a result of an increase in sales.

 

Dépenses générales & administratives

 

Bitfarms’ general and administrative expenses were $10.9 million in Q3 2021, compared to $1.8 million in Q3 2020. The increase of $9.1 million, or 502%, in general and administrative expense was mainly due to a non-cash $5.3 million increase in share based payment expense in connection with the Company’s grant of stock options for 7,785,000 common shares and 200,000 restricted share units in the first half of 2021. Other factors contributing to the increase in general and administrative expenses in Q3 2021 compared to Q3 2020 were a $1.3 million increase in professional and other fees, mainly in connection with engineering feasibility studies performed for the Argentina Expansion, legal fees in connection with the Company’s ongoing compliance as a result of its Nasdaq listing and at-the-market-offering, and increased public and investor relations activities. The company also incurred a $1.2 million increase in salaries expense as a result of hiring additional employees and implementing incentive plans, as well as no longer qualifying for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). The Company’s insurance expense has also increased by $0.7 million as a result of an appreciation in the insurable value of the Company’s assets, increased industry-specific insurance premiums, as well as greater corporate liability in connection with the Company’s Nasdaq listing.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 5

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, Bitfarms’ general and administrative and other expenses were $24.3 million, compared to $6.0 million for the same period in 2020. The increase of $18.3 million, or 306%, in general and administrative expense was mainly due to a $10.8 million increase in non-cash share based payment expense in connection with the Company’s grant of stock options to purchase 7,785,000 common shares and 200,000 restricted share units in the first half of 2021. Other factors contributing to the increase in general and administrative expenses in YTD Q3 2021 compared to YTD Q3 2020 were a $3.9 million increase in professional and other fees, mainly in connection with the Company’s Nasdaq listing, engineering and feasibility studies performed for the Argentina expansion and increased public and investor relations efforts. The Company also incurred a $1.9 million increase in salaries expense as a result of hiring additional employees and implementing incentive plans, as well as no longer qualifying for the CEWS. The Company’s insurance expense has also increased by $0.9 million as a result of an appreciation in the insurable value of the Company’s assets, increased industry-specific insurance premiums, as well as greater corporate liability in connection with the Company’s Nasdaq listing on June 21, 2021.

 

Net financial income and expenses

 

Bitfarms’ net financial income for Q3 2021 was $0.6 million compared to net financial expenses of $1.4 million in Q3 2020. The $2.0 million change was primarily related to a decrease of $0.9 million in interest on long-term debt, mainly due to repayment of the Dominion loan in Q1 2021, partially offset by new long-term debt related to equipment financing. The increase in net financial income was further increased by a $2.3 million increase gain on disposition of marketable securities, mainly related to the funding of the Argentina Expansion. The Company has funded its expansion in Argentina through the acquisition of marketable securities and in-kind contribution of these securities to a company in Argentina that it controls. The subsequent disposition of these marketable securities in exchange for Argentine Pesos gives rise to a gain as the amount received in Pesos exceeds the amount of Pesos the Company would have received from a direct foreign currency exchange. The decrease in financial expenses and increase in financial income described above were offset by a $0.4 million loss on currency exchange and a $0.5 million gain on embedded derivative relating to the Dominion loan in Q3 2020 that was repaid in early 2021, and an increase of $0.3 million on interest on lease liabilities, warrant issuance costs and other financial expenses.

 

Bitfarms’ net financial expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, were $23.9 million compared to $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The $20.0 million increase in net financial expenses was mainly due to a non-cash $19.5 million loss recorded on revaluation of warrants in Q1 2021. The warrants were issued in connection with the private placement that closed on January 7, 2021, and had a strike price denominated in Canadian dollars, whereas the Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Fluctuations in the Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate could result in the Company receiving a variable amount of cash in its functional currency in exchange for the exercise of the warrants. The possibility of variation in the settlement price in the Company’s functional currency, required under IFRS, that the warrants be classified as a liability that is measured at fair value through profit or loss. The appreciation in the Company’s share price in Q1 2021 resulted in a higher value being attributed to the warrant liability and the common shares issued in settlement of the liability, resulting in the non-cash loss described above. These expenses are considered non-recurring as all warrants that were classified at fair value through profit or loss have been exercised as of Q1 2021. In addition, there was a $2.6 million loss on revaluation of an embedded derivative recorded in Q1 2021 due to the early retirement of the Dominion Capital loan, compared to a $0.6 million gain on revaluation of the same embedded derivative in YTD Q3 2020, resulting in a net increase in financial expenses of $3.2 million. The embedded derivative was derecognized in Q1 2021 when the Company retired the loan with Dominion Capital. Interest on long-term debt for YTD Q3 2021 decreased by $2.6 million compared to YTD Q3 2020 as a result of the repayment of the Dominion loan, but was offset by a $0.8 million increase in interest on lease liabilities, mainly related to equipment financed through lease agreements, a $0.6 million increase in warrant issuance costs in connection with the private placement described above and a $0.4 million loss on currency exchange. Net financial expenses were further reduced by a $2.3 million gain on disposition of marketable securities related to the funding of the Argentina Expansion, as described above.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 6

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Annulation de la déficience sur la propriété, l’usine et l’équipement

 

During the year-ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded an impairment loss on its cryptocurrency mining cash generating unit (CGU) which resulted in $16.5 million of impairment being allocated to Mining hardware, electrical components and leasehold improvements due to a significant decline in the Bitcoin market price.

 

As of September 30, 2021, the Company assessed whether there was an indication that the impairment loss recognized in 2018 may no longer exist or may have decreased, and concluded that there were observable indications that the CGU’s value had increased during the period. As a result, the Company’s management estimated the recoverable amount of the CGU, using a value in use calculation based on the present value of the expected cash flows over the estimated remaining useful life of the previously impaired CGU assets of approximately 1.5 years. Based on management’s calculations, an impairment reversal of $1.0 million, relating to the CGU, was recognized during the period. The increased carrying amount of the CGU assets reflects the carrying amount of the CGU assets that would have been determined, net of depreciation, had no impairment loss been recognized in 2018.

 

The Company’s Antminer S9 miners were excluded from the CGU’s value-in-use calculation as they have been disconnected and reclassified as assets held for sale. The Company’s management determined that the carrying amount, including the impairment recognized in 2018, was less than the estimated fair value less costs to sell. As a result, the Company recognized an impairment reversal of $0.9 million relating to the impaired Antminer S9 miners held for sale, reflecting the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, had no impairment loss been recognized in 2018.

 

The total impairment reversal recognized during the period, relating to the CGU assets and the assets held for sale totaled $1.9 million. For further details on the key assumptions used in the value-in-use calculation, please refer to Note 5 of the Company’s third quarter 2021 unaudited interim period condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 7

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Reconciliation of Non-IFRS measures

 

Rapprochement du bénéfice net (perte) consolidé(e) à l'EBITDA et à l'EBITDA ajusté

 

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Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué

 

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage  

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts   34,706    (4,761)   39,467    829%   24,700    (11,027)   35,727    324%
Charges d'intérêts   788    1,563    (775)   (50)%   2,583    4,348    (1,765)   (41)%
Charges d'amortissement   6,261    2,924    3,337    114%   14,189    8,652    5,537    64%
EBITDA   41,755    (274)   42,029    nm    41,472    1,973    39,499    nm 
Paiement fondé sur des actions   5,787    534    5,253    984%   12,549    1,798    10,751    598%
Perte (gain) sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (13,893)   -    (13,893)   (100)%   992    -    992    100%
Impairment reversal on property plant and equipment   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%
Frais financiers et autres   70    105    (35)   (33)%   22,234    692    21,542    nm 
EBITDA ajusté   31,859    365    31,494    nm    75,387    4,463    70,924    nm 

 

Calcul de la marge brute d'exploitation de minage & Marge brute d'exploitation de minage pour le segment de l'exploitation des cryptomonnaies

 

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2021

  

30 sept.

2020

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30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenus   43,459    6,065    37,394    617%   106,674    21,678    84,996    392%
Coût des ventes   14,189    7,366    6,823    93%   34,933    21,932    13,001    59%
Bénéfice brut (perte)   29,270    (1,301)   30,571    nm    

71,741

    (254)   71,995    nm 
Dépréciation et amortissement   6,178    2,894    3,284    113%   14,041    8,576    5,465    64%
 Bénéfice brut d'exploitation de minage   35,448    1,593    33,855     nm    85,782    8,322    77,460    931%
Marge brute de minage   82%   26%   -    -    80%   38%   -    - 

 

“Gross mining profit” is defined as Gross profit excluding depreciation and amortization and other minor items included in cost of sales for the Backbone segment of the Company. “Gross mining margin” is defined as the percentage obtained when dividing Gross mining profit by Revenues for the Backbone segment of the Company.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 8

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Reportable Segments

 

Dorsale

 

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30 sept.

2020

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2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenus   43,459    6,065    37,394    617%   106,674    21,678    84,996    392%
Coût des ventes   14,189    7,366    6,823    93%   34,933    21,932    13,001    59%
Bénéfice brut (perte)   29,270    (1,301)   30,571    nm    71,741    (254)   71,995    nm 
Marge brute   67%   (21)%   -    -    67%   (1)%   -    - 
Dépenses générales et administratives   10,309    1,702    8,607    506%   23,428    5,564    17,864    321%
Perte (gain) sur la disposition des actifs numériques   177    -    177    100%   152    (23)   175    761%
Perte (gain) sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (13,893)   -    (13,893)   (100)%   992    -    992    100%
Perte (gain) sur la cession d'immobilisations corporelles   70    554    (484)   (87)%   (93)   1,261    (1,354)   (107)%
Impairment reversal on property plant and equipment   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%
Résultat opérationnel (perte)   34,467    (3,557)   38,024    nm    49,122    (7,056)   56,178    796%
Marge d'exploitation   79%   (59)%   -    -    46%   (33)%   -    - 
Dépenses financières nettes   1,606    1,351    255    19%   26,146    3,902    22,244    570%
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts   32,861    (4,908)   37,769    770%   22,976    (10,958)   33,934    310%
EBITDA (1)   39,819    (459)   40,278    nm    39,587    1,951    37,636    nm 
Marge d'EBITDA (1)   92%   (8)%   -    -    37%   9%   -    - 
EBITDA ajusté (1)   29,923    180    29,743    nm    73,504    4,440    69,064    nm 
Marge EBITDA ajustée (1)   69%   3%   -    -    69%   20%   -    - 

 

(1)EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-IFRS performance measures; please refer to the Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures section of this MD&A.

 

Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Performance Measures for Backbone

 

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30 sept.

2020

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30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts   32,861    (4,908)   37,769    770%   22,976    (10,958)   33,934    310%
Charges d'intérêts   780    1,555    (775)   (50)%   2,570    4,333    (1,763)   (41)%
Charges d'amortissement   6,178    2,894    3,284    113%   14,041    8,576    5,465    64%
EBITDA   39,819    (459)   40,278    nm    39,587    1,951    37,636    nm 
Paiement fondé sur des actions   5,787    534    5,253    984%   12,549    1,798    10,751    598%
Perte (gain) sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (13,893)   -    (13,893)   (100)%   992    -    992    100%
Impairment reversal on property plant and equipment   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%
Frais financiers et autres   70    105    (35)   (33)%   22,236    691    21,545    nm 
EBITDA ajusté   29,923    180    29,743    nm    73,504    4,440    69,064    nm 

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 9

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Volta

 

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2020

  

Changement en $

  

Changement en pourcentage

  

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

  

Changement en $

  

Changement en pourcentage

 
Revenus   1,315    730    585    80%   3,219    1,701    1,518    89%
Coût des ventes   1,075    461    614    133%   2,783    1,318    1,465    111%
Bénéfice brut   240    269    (29)   (11)%   436    383    53    14%
Marge brute   18%   37%   -    -    14%   23%   -    - 
Dépenses générales et administratives   138    107    31    29%   445    335    110    33%
Loss (gain) on disposition of assets   -    3    (3)   (100)%   (2)   2    (4)   (200)%
Résultat opérationnel (perte)   102    159    (57)   (36)%   (7)   46    (53)   (115)%
Marge d'exploitation   8%   22%   -    -    0%   3%   -    - 
Dépenses financières nettes   39    12    27    225%   51    28    23    82%
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts   63    147    (84)   (57)%   (58)   18    (76)   (422)%
EBITDA (1)   99    185    (86)   (46)%   48    110    (62)   (56)%
Marge d'EBITDA (1)   8%   25%   -    -    1%   6%   -    - 
EBITDA ajusté (1)   99    185    (86)   (46)%   46    110    (64)   (58)%
Marge EBITDA ajustée (1)   8%   25%   -    -    1%   6%   -    - 

 

(1)EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-IFRS performance measures; please refer to the Non- IFRS Financial Performance Measures section of this MD&A.

 

Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Performance Measures for Volta

 

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2020

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30 sept.

2020

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Revenu net (perte) avant impôts   63    147    (84)   (57)%   (58)   18    (76)   (422)%
Charges d'intérêts   3    9    (6)   (67)%   8    15    (7)   (47)%
Charges d'amortissement   33    29    4    14%   98    77    21    27%
EBITDA   99    185    (86)   (46)%   48    110    (62)   (56)%
Charges (produits) financières et autres   -    -    -    0%   (2)   -    (2)   (100)%
EBITDA ajusté   99    185    (86)   (46)%   46    110    (64)   (58)%

 

Selected Quarterly Information

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Q3 2021   Q2 2021   Q1 2021   Q4 2020   Q3 2020   Q2 2020*   Q1 2020   Q4 2019 
Revenus   44,774    36,687    28,432    11,324    6,795    7,372    9,212    10,536 
EBITDA (1)   41,755    2,746    (3,029)   (500)   (274)   416    1,833    2,299 
BAIIA ajusté (1)   31,859    23,827    19,701    3,556    365    1,318    2,780    2,986 
Revenu net (perte)   23,733    (3,675)   (7,605)   (5,374)   (4,761)   (3,730)   (2,424)   1,125 
Basic net earnings  (loss) per share   0.14    (0.02)   (0.06)   (0.06)   (0.06)   (0.04)   (0.03)   0.02 

 

*The Bitcoin Halving Event occurred on May 11, 2020, during Q2 2020.

 

(1)EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-IFRS performance measures; please refer to the Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures section of this MD&A and the Company’s corresponding quarterly MD&As available on Sedar, for reconciliations of the Non-IFRS performance measures and related periods presented above.

 

The Company is generally not subject to seasonality. Factors that may impact revenues and profitability include Bitcoin price, network difficulty, foreign currency fluctuations, contractual limited provisions allowing for energy curtailment by Hydro Quebec during the winter months, and the Company’s hashrate.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 10

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash Flows

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Nine month ended         
Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué 

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Cash, beginning of the period   5,947    2,159    3,788    175%
Cash flows from (used in):                    
Operating activities   (30,802)   4,139    (34,941)   (844)%
Investing activities   (131,481)   (4,184)   (127,297)   nm 
Financing activities   199,624    (810)   200,434    nm 
Écarts de taux de change sur la conversion monétaire   (21)   20    (41)   (205)%
Cash, end of the period   43,267    1,324    41,943    nm 

 

Cash Flows used in Operating Activities

 

Cash flows used in operating activities decreased by $34.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in net cash flows from operating activities was primarily driven by the initiation of a Bitcoin retention program which led to 2,312 Bitcoin being held in custody at the end of the period rather than being converted into fiat currency during the nine months.

 

Cash Flows used in Investing Activities

 

Cash flows used in investing activities increased by $127.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to nine months ended September 30, 2020. This was primarily due to $75.0 million in advanced payments made on new Mining hardware, mostly related to securing the delivery of 5,100 Bitmain Miners and 48,000 MicroBT Miners for delivery in 2021 and 2022, respectively, and $56.4 million of net additions to property, plant and equipment in YTD Q3 2021 for Miners and infrastructure buildout, compared to $4.2 million of net additions in YTD Q3 2020.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

Cash flows from financing activities increased by $200.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This was primarily due to $114.5 million of total net proceeds received from four private placements to U.S. institutional investors, $60.4 million of proceeds from the exercise of warrants and stock options, $35.2 million of net proceeds from the Company’s at-the-market equity program offset by $0.6 million of capitalized transaction costs, and $10.9 million of proceeds from new long-term debt. These proceeds were partially offset by approximately $17.4 million of payments to retire the Dominion Capital loan and service new debt obligations, and lease liability repayments of approximately $3.3 million. In YTD Q3 2020, $0.2 million was raised from the exercise of warrants and long-term debt and lease repayments were $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 11

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Working Capital

 

As at September 30, 2021, Bitfarms had a positive working capital of $124.9 million compared to a working capital deficit of $19.3 million as at December 31, 2020. The improvement in working capital was primarily due to $209.4 million raised in total from the four private placements, the at-the-market equity program and the exercise of warrants and stock options, and the accumulation of 2,312 Bitcoin with a fair value approximating $101.2 million as of September 30, 2021. The proceeds were used primarily to acquire property, plant and equipment and make deposits to secure orders of Mining hardware and electrical distribution equipment and to repay the Dominion Capital loan.

 

Capital Resources

 

Bitfarms’ capital management objective is to provide the financial resources that will enable the Company to maximize the return to its shareholders while optimizing its cost of capital. In order to achieve this objective, the Company monitors its capital structure and makes adjustments as required in light of changes in economic conditions and the risks to which the Company is exposed. The Company’s strategy for achieving this objective is to maintain a flexible capital structure that optimizes the cost of capital at an acceptable level of risk, to preserve its ability to meet financial obligations as they come due, and to ensure the Company has sufficient financial resources to fund its organic and acquisitive growth.

 

The Company anticipates that its existing financial resources will be sufficient to complete all previously announced acquisitions of Mining hardware with deliveries scheduled in 2021 including its Mining hardware acquisitions required to reach its target of 3.0 Exahash in the first quarter of 2022. In order to achieve these business objectives, the Company may liquidate or borrow against the Bitcoin that have been accumulated as of the date hereof as well as Bitcoin generated from ongoing operations, which may or may not be possible on commercially attractive terms. The Company presently anticipates that additional financing will be required to complete the required remaining payments on its order of 48,000 Miners scheduled for delivery in 2022 and to complete construction of the South American and Sherbrooke expansions which are necessary for the Company to meet its broader objective of generating 8.0 Exahash of computing power by the end of 2022. The Company also anticipates that additional financing will be required to purchase the miners required to utilize its maximum capacity.

 

Bitfarms may manage its capital structure by issuing equity, obtaining loan financing, adjusting capital spending, or disposing of assets.

 

Bitcoin Retention Program

 

In early January 2021, the Company implemented a Bitcoin retention program pursuant to which the Company has added approximately 2,312 Bitcoin to its balance sheet during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, valued at approximately $101.2 million as of September 30, 2021.

 

Expansions

 

The Company has described its expansion plans below under the sections “Cowansville Expansion”, “Sherbrooke Expansion”, “Argentina Expansion” and “Paraguay Expansion”.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 12

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

The estimated costs and timelines to achieve these expansion plans may change based on, among other factors, the prevailing price of Bitcoin, network difficulty, supply of cryptocurrency mining equipment, supply of electrical and other supporting infrastructure equipment, construction materials, currency exchange rates, the impact of COVID-19 on the supply chains described above and the Company’s ability to fund the initiatives.

 

Cowansville Expansion

 

The Company completed construction of Phase 2 at its Mining facility in Cowansville, Quebec, in Q3 2021, at a cost of approximately $3.1 million. The Phase 2 expansion replaces the original 4 MW site that was operational in 2017, with an entirely new 17 MW facility capable of accommodating approximately 4,500 new generation miners producing 450 PH/s. The buildout also includes a new repair lab and operations command center.

 

Sherbrooke Expansion

 

Bitfarms completed Phases 1 and 2 of the Sherbrooke Expansion at the Sherwood property in 2019, representing 30 MW of electrical infrastructure. In response to complaints concerning noise at the Sherwood property and indications from Sherbrooke municipal officials that they were reviewing applicable regulations, the Company met with community residents and city officials on several occasions during 2020 and 2021. The Company constructed a sound barrier wall at a cost of approximately $0.3 million in 2020 and invested $0.7 million to install quieter exhaust structures and fans as well as other sound mitigating measures, including real-time sound monitoring equipment and feedback channels for residents to communicate directly with the Company.

 

In September 2021, the Company reached an agreement with the City of Sherbrooke to gradually retire Phases 1 and 2 of the Sherbrooke Expansion. Under the agreement, the Company will reduce its consumption at the Sherwood property to 18 MW at the earlier of the completion of 66 MW of new electrical infrastructure elsewhere in the City of Sherbrooke, or May 31, 2022. The Company will entirely relocate its operations from Phases 1 and 2 of the Sherbrooke Expansion at the earlier of the completion of 80 MW of new electrical infrastructure in the City of Sherbrooke, or February 28, 2023. In addition, the Company has the option to sell the building currently housing Phases 1 and 2 of the Sherbrooke Expansion to the City of Sherbrooke for approximately $2.4 million ($3.0 million CAD). The agreement also permits the Company to sell the building to a third party.

 

The Company entered into lease agreements for two new facilities in Sherbrooke: “Leger” and “The Bunker”. These facilities will include similar sound mitigating mechanisms as were successfully installed in the Sherwood facility. Construction in Leger is expected to be completed in one phase in Q1 2022 with 30 MW of capacity available which can accommodate up to 8,000 new generation miners producing approximately 800 PH/s. The Bunker, representing 48 MW of capacity, is expected to be completed in three phases during 2022, and capable of accommodating 13,000 new generation miners producing approximately 1.3EH/s. Construction of the Bunker is expected to occur in three separate phases:

 

Phase one, representing 18 MW to be constructed in a pre-existing building, is scheduled to begin internal infrastructure work in Q4 2021 and be operational in the first half of 2022.

 

Phase two, representing 18 MW, is in a portion of the building still under construction, with internal infrastructure work scheduled to begin in Q1 2022 and to be operational in mid-2022.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 13

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Phase three, representing 12 MW, is in a portion of the building scheduled to be constructed and operational in the second quarter of 2022.

 

The capital cost for the construction of the infrastructure for Leger and The Bunker is approximately $17- $19 million. The Company has commenced preliminary steps, including placing orders and deposits on longer lead-time infrastructure, such as transformers, exhaust components and other materials required for the 78MW of infrastructure build-out. In addition, the new Mining hardware required to fill the new infrastructure expansion is estimated to cost from $80 million to $90 million, based on recent hardware pricing. The Company anticipates that these costs will be shared between the Leger facility and The Bunker. The Company is in the process of visiting and identifying a third site to construct the remaining 18 MW of electrical capacity available under the Company’s energy contracts with Hydro Sherbrooke.

 

Argentina Expansion

 

In April 2021, the Company entered into an eight-year power purchase agreement for up to 210 MW with a private Argentinian power producer, with an effective electricity cost of $0.022 per kilowatt-hour for the first four years. In July 2021, the Company entered into an eight-year lease agreement, comprising annual payments of approximately $0.1 million, with the power producer to lease land within the power producer’s property for the mining facility’s construction. In September 2021, the Company entered into a contract with Proyectos y Obras Americanas S.A. (“PROA”), to provide engineering, procurement, and construction services for the Argentina facility. PROA specializes in utility-grade electrical infrastructure and civil construction with relevant expertise in the design and construction of electrical interconnections, high voltage electrical lines, and transformers needed for operations of the size of the planned Argentina facility. The Company has also engaged Dreicon S.A. as an independent engineering firm to oversee construction, quality control and project milestones for the Company’s projected buildout schedule. As of September 30, 2021, the Company has placed deposits of $3.5 million with suppliers for construction costs and incurred $0.3 million of expenditures relating to design and feasibility studies. The costs of developing the facility are currently estimated to range from $45-$55 million, net of any expected gains on disposition of marketable securities in connection with the Company’s mechanism for funding the Argentina Expansion, as described in the Net financing income and expenses section of this MD&A, with expected completion in 2022. The facility is expected to be capable of accommodating over 55,000 new generation Miners, capable of producing approximately 5.5 EH/s. The Company plans to deploy a significant portion of its order of 48,000 MicroBT miners at this facility, with deliveries scheduled to arrive in 2022. The Company’s commitments in connection with its order of 48,000 MicroBT Miners are outlined in the Commitments and Liquidity Risk section of this MD&A.

 

Paraguay Expansion

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, the Company entered into a 10 MW power purchase agreement with a power producer in Paraguay with an effective electricity cost of $0.036 per kilowatt hour and renewable on an annual basis. The Company also entered into a five-year lease agreement with the same counterparty, consisting of monthly payments of $20,000, beginning August 1, 2021, to lease land where the facility will be constructed and, separately, entered into a construction contract to develop the facility. The construction of the facility is expected to cost approximately $1.5 million and be completed and operational in December 2021. The facility is expected to accommodate up to 3,000 of the Company’s older generation Miners, capable of producing approximately 150 PH/s.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 14

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Capital action

 

As of the date of this MD&A, the Company has 187,225,417 common shares outstanding, 3,805,008 vested and 7,299,850 unvested stock options, 20,232,060 warrants outstanding and 200,000 restricted stock units. There are no preferred shares outstanding.

 

At-The-Market Equity Program

 

Bitfarms commenced an at-the-market equity program on August 16, 2021, by means of a prospectus supplement dated August 16, 2021, to the Company’s short form base shelf prospectus dated August 12, 2021, and U.S. registration statement on Form-F-10, which includes the base shelf prospectus. The Company may, at its discretion and from time-to-time sell common shares of the Company as would result in the Company receiving aggregate proceeds of up to $500 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued 6,329,615 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $36.4 million at an average share price of approximately $5.75. The Company received net proceeds of $35.2 million after paying commissions of $1.1 million to the Company’s agent, in addition to

$0.1 million of other transaction fees..

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

At November 12 2021, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Financial Instruments & Risks

 

The Company’s financial assets include cash, trade receivables, and other assets. The Company’s financial liabilities include trade payables and accrued liabilities, lease liabilities and long-term debt.

 

The Company’s financial instruments expose it primarily to credit, liquidity, foreign currency, concentration and custody of digital assets risks. Refer to the Financial Instruments & Risk section of the Company’s MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2020, for a description of these risks and how they are managed, as well as Note 18, Financial Instruments, to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, and Note 4, Digital Assets, to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2021, for a description of how fair values are determined.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, there were no material changes to the risks related to financial instruments and no changes in the financial instrument classifications, compared to year-end 2020, other than the derecognition of the Dominion Capital loan and those described below. Furthermore, the methodology used to determine the fair value of financial instruments has not changed during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

Custody of digital assets

 

Backbone’s digital assets, currently Bitcoin, are mined to multi-signature wallets that Backbone controls. Backbone transfers Bitcoin from its multi-signature wallets to external third-party custodians on a regular basis, specifically Gemini Trust Company, LLC (“Gemini Custody”) and Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC (“Coinbase Custody”, and together with Gemini Custody, the “Custodians”). Both Gemini Custody and Coinbase Custody are U.S. based fiduciary and qualified custodians under New York Banking Law and are licensed by the State of New York to custody digital assets. Currently, both Custodians do not use sub- custodians and only provide custodial services. Gemini Custody is a New York State-chartered limited purpose trust company that is authorized under Article III § 96 of the New York Banking Law to provide certain custodial services, and it is a “Qualified Custodian” as defined by the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations Title 23, Part 200.2(n). Coinbase Custody is a fiduciary of § 100 of the New York Banking Law and is licensed to custody its clients’ digital assets in trust on their behalf. Coinbase Custody is a qualified custodian for purposes of § 206 (4) -2(d)(6) of the Advisers Act.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 15

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

In early January 2021, the Company implemented a Bitcoin retention program, pursuant to which the Company has added approximately 2,780 Bitcoin valued at $178.4 million to its balance sheet as of the date hereof. As of the date of this MD&A, 99% of the Company’s Bitcoin are held in custody.

 

Gemini Custody maintains an insurance policy of $200 million for its cold storage. In May 2021, Gemini Custody announced in excess of $30 billion in cryptocurrencies under custody. As a result, if Gemini Custody were to experience a loss of cryptocurrency assets in excess of $200 million, it is likely that a portion of the Company’s cryptocurrency under custody would not be covered by this insurance policy. Coinbase Custody maintains an insurance policy of $320 million for hot, warm and cold storage and in June 2021, announced in excess of $180 billion in assets on their platform, of which more than 50% are under custody. As a result, if Coinbase Custody were to experience a loss of cryptocurrency assets in excess of $320 million, it is likely that a portion of the Company’s cryptocurrency under custody would not be covered by this insurance policy. On October 1, 2021, Coinbase announced that there was a security breach of at least 6,000 accounts on its platform between March and May 2021. The Company is unaware of any security breaches involving Gemini Custody or Coinbase Custody which have resulted in the Company’s crypto assets being lost or stolen. Regardless of efforts made by the Company to securely store and safeguard assets, there can be no assurance that the Company’s cryptocurrency assets will not be defalcated through hacking or other forms of theft.

 

Counterparty Risk

 

Counterparty risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a third party fails to meet its contractual obligations, including those associated with long-term deposits and equipment prepayments. The Company is exposed to counterparty risk primarily through its significant deposits it places with suppliers of cryptocurrency Mining hardware to secure orders and delivery dates. The risk of a supplier failing to meet its contractual obligations may result in late deliveries or long-term deposits and equipment prepayments that are not realized. The Company attempts to mitigate this risk procuring mining hardware from the larger more established suppliers and with whom the company has existing relationships and knowledge of their reputation in the market.

 

Commitments and Liquidity Risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to pay its financial obligations when they become due. The Company’s policy is to monitor its cash balances and planned cash flows generated from operations and financing activities to ensure, as far as possible, that it maintains sufficient liquidity to meet its projected financial obligations.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 16

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

The Company has entered into agreements with Mining hardware manufacturers that require significant deposits in advance of receiving the revenue generating equipment. The Company may manage its capital structure by issuing equity, obtaining loan financing, adjusting capital spending, or disposing of assets in order to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet its contractual obligations with Mining hardware manufacturers.

 

The Company has deposits on Mining hardware and electrical components in the amount of $75.0 million. These deposits are mainly for orders placed on 5,100 Antminer and 48,000 Whatsminer miners with expected delivery in late 2021 and 2022, respectively. The table below outlines the Company’s remaining payment obligations in connection with the 48,000-unit purchase agreements described above, presented in thousands of U.S. dollars:

 

   30 septembre, 
   2021 
Trois mois se terminant en décembre 31, 2021  $33,700 
Trois mois se terminant en mars 31, 2022   41,400 
Trois mois se terminant en juin 30, 2022   41,400 
Trois mois se terminant en septembre 30, 2022   26,400 
Trois mois se terminant en décembre 31, 2022   12,600 
   $155,500 

 

The Company will require additional sources of financing to meet the payment obligations included in the table above. While the Company believes it has sufficient liquidity, based on current Bitcoin prices, to meet these and other ongoing payment obligations it anticipates securing additional sources of financing. If the Company were unable to obtain such financing, or if the Bitcoin price and network difficulty adversely impacted the Company’s liquidity, then the Company may have difficulty meeting its payment obligations. If the Company were unable to meet its payment obligations, there could result in the loss of equipment prepayments and deposits paid by the Company under the purchase agreement and remedial legal measures taken against the Company which may include damages and forced continuance of the contractual arrangement. Under these circumstances, the Company’s growth plans and ongoing operations could be adversely impacted.

 

In addition to the commitments described above, in May 2021 the Company entered into two loan agreements that had not commenced as of September 30, 2021, to acquire a total of 700 Whatsminer miners with expected deliveries in October and November 2021. The loan terms are 18 months, beginning in October and November 2021, at an effective interest rate of 18.6% with total monthly repayments averaging $0.2 million. The loans are secured by the 700 Whatsminer miners described above.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 17

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Lease liabilities includes financial obligations with contractual maturities, inclusive of interest, presented in thousands of U.S. dollars as of September 30, 2021, are as follows:

 

   30 septembre, 
   2021 
2021   1,207 
2022   4,825 
2023   1,883 
2024   1,151 
2025 et par la suite   3,292 
   $12,358 

 

Long-term debt, includes financial obligations with contractual maturities, inclusive of interest, presented in thousands of U.S. dollars as of September 30, 2021, are as follows:

 

   30 septembre, 
   2021 
2021   3,120 
2022   8,697 
2023 et par la suite   271 
   $12,088 

 

Risk Factors

 

The Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and is affected by several factors which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, operating results, and/or future prospects. These risks should be considered when evaluating an investment in the Company and may, among other things, cause a decline in the price of the Corporation’s shares.

 

The risks and uncertainties which Management considers as the most material to the Corporation’s business are described in the section entitled, Other Risks, of the Company’s MD&A for the year-ended December 31, 2020 dated March 24, 2021. Other than the disclosure above, these risks and uncertainties have not materially changed, other than the risk described below, and are hereby incorporated by reference.

 

Hazards associated with high-voltage electricity transmission and industrial operations may result in suspension of our operations or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties

 

The operations of the Company are subject to typical hazards associated with high-voltage electricity transmission and the supply of utilities to the facilities of the Company at an industrial scale, including explosions, fires, inclement weather, natural disasters, flooding, mechanical failure, unscheduled downtime, equipment interruptions, remediation, chemical spills, discharges or releases of toxic or hazardous substances or gases and other environmental risks. The hazards can cause personal injury and loss of life, severe damage to or destruction of property and equipment and environmental damage, and may result in suspension of operations and the imposition of civil or criminal penalties.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 18

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Related Party Transactions

 

During the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2021, the Company had the following transactions with related parties:

 

1.Bitfarms made rent payments totaling approximately $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively, (three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 - $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively) to companies controlled by certain directors.

 

2.Bitfarms entered into consulting agreements with two of the directors. The consulting fees charged by directors totaled approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively (three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 - $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively).

 

The transactions listed above were incurred in the normal course of operations.

 

Recent and Subsequent Events

 

Washington Acquisition

 

On November 9, 2021, the Company acquired a cryptocurrency mining facility in Washington state, comprising land, buildings, electrical infrastructure, and 24 MW power purchase agreements with a local hydro-electric utility producer. The consideration transferred was $26.7 million, including $23.0 million of cash consideration and 414,475 Common shares with a value of $3.7 million on the closing date. The seller entered into a consulting agreement with the Company in the amount of $2.0 million for services relating to the operation of the facility. The Company also entered into a one-year lease agreement with the seller for a separate facility with monthly payments of $0.1 million.

 

The primary reason for the acquisition was to expand the Company’s energy portfolio with existing infrastructure to accommodate the Company’s expected delivery schedule of mining equipment.

 

The accounting for this acquisition has not been finalized and certain disclosures have not been included due to the timing of the acquisition.

 

At-The-Market Equity Program

 

During the period from October 1, 2021 to November 12, 2021, the Company issued 12,365,225 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $74.9 million at an average share price of approximately $6.06 USD. The Company received net proceeds of $72.6 million after paying commissions of $2.3 million to the Company’s agent.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 19

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

The Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, “Interim Financial Reporting,” as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and are based on the same accounting policies as those used in the preparation of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Please refer Note 2, Significant accounting policies, and Note 3, Change in accounting policy, to the Company’s 2020 audited consolidated financial statements for more information about the significant accounting principles. Also refer to Note 4, Significant accounting judgements and estimates, of the Company’s 2020 audited consolidated financial statements for more information about significant accounting judgments and estimates used to prepare the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 20

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This MD&A contains forward-looking statements about the Company’s objectives, plans, goals, aspirations, strategies, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, performance, prospects, opportunities and legal and regulatory matters. Specific forward-looking statements in this MD&A include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Company’s anticipated future results, events and plans, strategic initiatives, future liquidity, and planned capital investments. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “foresee”, “could”, “estimate”, “goal”, “intend”, “plan”, “seek”, “strive”, “will”, “may”, “maintain”, “achieve”, “grow”, “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company and its management.

 

Forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current estimates, beliefs and assumptions, which are based on management’s perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. The Company’s expectation of operating and financial performance is based on certain assumptions including assumptions about operational growth, anticipated cost savings, operating efficiencies, anticipated benefits from strategic initiatives, future liquidity, and planned capital investments. The Company’s estimates, beliefs and assumptions are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive and other uncertainties and contingencies regarding future events and as such, are subject to change. The Company can give no assurance that such estimates, beliefs and assumptions will prove to be correct.

 

Numerous risks and uncertainties could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed, implied or projected in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include:

 

Bitcoin Halving event;
COVID 19 pandemic;
Counterparty risk;
the availability of financing opportunities and risks associated with economic conditions, including Bitcoin price and Bitcoin network difficulty;
the speculative and competitive nature of the technology sector;
dependency in continued growth in blockchain and cryptocurrency usage;
limited operating history and share price fluctuations;
cybersecurity threats and hacking;
controlling shareholder risk;
risk related to technological obsolescence and difficulty in obtaining hardware;
economic dependence on regulated terms of service and electricity rates
permits and licenses;
server failures;
global financial conditions;
tax consequences;
environmental regulations and liability;
erroneous transactions and human error;
facility developments;
non-availability of insurance;
loss of key employees;
lawsuits and other legal proceedings and challenges;
conflict of interests with directors and management;

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 21

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

political and regulatory risk; and
other factors beyond the Company’s control.

 

The above is not an exhaustive list of the factors that may affect the Company’s forward-looking statements. Other risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that the Company presently believes are not material could also cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in its forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company’s materials filed with the Canadian Securities Authorities, including the Company’s annual MD&A dated March 24, 2021. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company’s expectations only as of the date of this MD&A. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Caution Regarding Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures

 

This MD&A makes reference to certain measures that are not recognized under IFRS and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. They are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Company uses non-IFRS measures including “EBITDA,” “EBITDA margin,” “Adjusted EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA margin,” “Gross mining profit,” and “Gross mining margin” as additional information to complement IFRS measures by providing further understanding of the Company’s results of operations from management’s perspective.

 

EBITDA and EBITDA margin are common measures used to assess profitability before the impact of different financing methods, income taxes, depreciation of capital assets and amortization of intangible assets. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are measures used to assess profitability before the impact of all of the items in calculating EBITDA in addition to certain other non-cash expenses. Gross mining profit and Gross mining margin are measures used to assess profitability after power costs in cryptocurrency production, the largest variable expense in Mining. Management uses non-IFRS measures in order to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period and to prepare annual operating budgets.

 

“EBITDA” is defined as net income (loss) before: (i) interest expense; (ii) income tax expense; and (iii) depreciation and amortization. “EBITDA margin” is defined as the percentage obtained when dividing EBITDA by Revenues. “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as EBITDA adjusted to exclude: (i) share-based compensation; (ii) non-cash finance expenses; (iii) asset impairment charges; (iv) revaluation gains or losses on digital assets and (v) other non-cash expenses. “Adjusted EBITDA margin” is defined as the percentage obtained when dividing Adjusted EBITDA by Revenues. “Gross mining profit” is defined as Revenues minus energy and infrastructure expenses for the Backbone segment of the Company. “Gross mining margin” is defined as the percentage obtained when dividing Gross mining profit by Revenues for the Backbone segment of the Company.

 

These measures are provided as additional information to complement IFRS measures by providing further understanding of the Company’s results of operations from management’s perspective. Accordingly, they should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s financial information reported under IFRS. Reconciliations from IFRS measures to non-IFRS measures are included throughout this MD&A.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 22

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Rapport de la direction sur le contrôle interne relatif à l'information financière

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that all material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is gathered and reported to senior management on a timely basis so that appropriate decisions can be made regarding public disclosure.

 

Management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. In designing such controls, it should be recognized that due to inherent limitations, any control, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Additionally, management is required to use judgment in evaluating controls and procedures.

 

Bitfarms Ltd. Q3 2021 MD&A 23

 

 

Bitfarms ltée
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021  

 

Glossaire des termes

 

ASIC: ASIC stands for Application Specific Integrated Circuit and refers primarily to specific computer devices designed to solve the SHA-256 algorithm, as well as other machines used in the Mining of Litecoin which use the Scrypt algorithm.

 

Bitcoin: Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that is not controlled by any centralized authority (e.g. a government, financial institution or regulatory organization) that can be sent from user to user on the Bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries to clear transactions. Transactions are verified through the process of Mining and recorded in a public ledger known as the Blockchain. Bitcoin is created when the Bitcoin network issues Block Rewards through the Mining process.

 

Block Reward: A Bitcoin block reward refers to the new bitcoin that are awarded by the Blockchain network to eligible cryptocurrency miners for each block they successfully mine. The current block reward is 6.25 Bitcoin per block.

 

Blockchain: A Blockchain is a cloud-based public ledger that exists on computers that participate on the network globally. The Blockchain grows as new sets of data, or ‘blocks’, are added to it through Mining. Each block contains a timestamp and a link to the previous block, such that the series of blocks form a continuous chain. Given that each block has a separate hash and each hash requires information from the previous block, altering information an established block would require recalculating all the hashes on the Blockchain which would require an enormous and impracticable amount of computing power. As a result, once a block is added to the Blockchain it is very difficult to edit and impossible to delete.

 

Exahash: One quintillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000) hashes per second or one million Terahash

 

Hash: A hash is a function that converts or maps an input of letters and numbers into an encrypted output of a fixed length, which outputs are often referred to as hashes. A hash is created using an algorithm. The algorithm used in the validation of Bitcoin transactions is the SHA-256 algorithm.

 

Hashrate: Hashrate refers to the number of hash operations performed per second and is a measure of computing power in Mining cryptocurrency.

 

Megawatt: A megawatt is 1,000 kilowatts of electricity and, in the industry of cryptocurrency Mining, is typically a reference to the number of megawatts of electricity per hour that is available for use.

 

Miners: ASICs used by the Company to perform Mining.

 

Mining: Mining refers to the process of using specialized computer hardware, and in the case of the Company, ASICs, to perform mathematical calculations to confirm transactions and increase security for the Bitcoin Blockchain. As a reward for their services, Bitcoin Miners collect transaction fees for the transactions they confirm, along with newly created Bitcoin as Block Rewards.

 

Mining Pool: A Mining pool is a group of cryptocurrency miners who pool their computational resources, or Hashrate, in order to increase the probability of finding a block on the Bitcoin Blockchain. Mining pools administer regular payouts to mitigate the risk of Miners operating for a prolonged period of time without finding a block.

 

Network Difficulty: Network difficulty is a unitless measure of how difficult it is to find a hash below a given target. The Bitcoin network protocol automatically adjusts Network Difficulty by changing the target every 2,016 blocks hashed based on the time it took for the total computing power used in Bitcoin Mining to solve the previous 2,016 blocks such that the average time to solve each block is ten minutes.

 

Network Hashrate: Network Hashrate refers to the total global Hashrate (and related computing power) used in Mining for a given cryptocurrency.

 

Petahash: One quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000) hashes per second or one thousand Terahash

 

SHA-256: SHA stands for Secure Hash Algorithm. The SHA-256 algorithm was designed by the US National Security Agency and is the cryptographic hash function used within the Bitcoin network to validate transactions on the Bitcoin Blockchain

 

Terahash: One trillion (1,000,000,000,000) hashes per second.

 

 

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Exhibit 99.3

 

FORM 52-109F2
CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS

INTERIM CERTIFICATE

 

I, Emiliano Grodzki, Chief Executive Officer of Bitfarms Ltd., certify the following:

 

1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Bitfarms Ltd. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended September 30, 2021.

 

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.

 

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

 

4. Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

 

5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings:

 

a.designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that:

 

i.material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

 

ii.information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

 

b.designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

 

5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is the Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

 

5.2 ICFR – material weakness relating to design: N/A

 

5.3 Limitation on scope of design: N/A

 

6. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on July 1, 2021 and ended on September 30, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

DATED the 15th day of November, 2021.

 

/s/ Emiliano Grodzki
Directeur général  

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.4

 

FORM 52-109F2
CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS

INTERIM CERTIFICATE

 

I, Jeffrey Lucas, Chief Financial Officer of Bitfarms Ltd., certify the following:

 

1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Bitfarms Ltd. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended September 30, 2021.

 

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.

 

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

 

4. Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

 

5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings:

 

a.designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that:

 

i.material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

 

ii.information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

 

b.designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

 

5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is the Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

 

5.2 ICFR – material weakness relating to design: N/A

 

5.3 Limitation on scope of design: N/A

 

6. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on July 1, 2021 and ended on September 30, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

DATED the 15th day of November 2021.

 

/s/ Jeffrey Lucas  
Directeur financier  

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.5

 

 

Bitfarms Reports Record Q3 2021 Revenues,
Up 22% from Q2 2021 and 559% from Q3 2020

 

- Grew Revenues to $44.8 Million, Up from $6.8 Million in Q3 2020 –

- Achieved Record Profitability with Net Income of $23.7 Million, Up from a Net Loss of $4.8 Million in Q3 2020 –

 

Le présent communiqué de presse constitue un « communiqué de presse désigné » aux fins du supplément de prospectus de la Société daté du 16 août 2021 à son prospectus simplifié de base daté du 12 août 2021.

 

Toronto, Ontario and Brossard, Québec (November 15, 2021) - Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: BITF // TSXV: BITF), a global Bitcoin self-mining company, reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. All financial references are in US dollars. During Q3 2021, Bitfarms mined 1,051 Bitcoin (BTC), up 38% from 759 BTC in Q2 2021, and reduced the average cost of BTC production* to $6,900/BTC, down 23% from $9,000/BTC in Q2 2021.

 

« Une forte croissance de la production avec une baisse des coûts de production et des conditions favorables sur le marché du bitcoin ont contribué à des revenus trimestriels et une rentabilité record au troisième trimestre de 2021 », a déclaré Emiliano Grodzki, fondateur et directeur général de Bitfarms. « En fait, nous avons dégagé un bénéfice positif des opérations courantes, tout en continuant à investir massivement dans la croissance et à faire évoluer l'entreprise. »

 

« Bitfarms est en train de construire une entreprise véritablement mondiale en se concentrant sur les opportunités stratégiques pour exploiter de manière rentable notre expertise et gagner des parts de marché. À ce jour, nous avons augmenté notre taux de hachage (hashrate) à plus de 2 Exahash par seconde (EH/s) et étendu notre capacité de production à 106 mégawatts (MW) au Canada et aux États-Unis, avec 298 MW supplémentaires en cours de développement au Canada, au Paraguay et en Argentine. Nous sommes convaincus que nous créerons une valeur supplémentaire pour les actionnaires en poursuivant nos efforts pour atteindre nos objectifs de calcul de 3 EH/s d'ici le 31 mars 2022, et 8 EH/s d'ici le 31 décembre 2022 », a ajouté M. Grodzki.

 

Faits saillants financiers du deuxième trimestre 2024

 

Augmentation des revenus totaux à un record de 44,8 millions de dollars, en hausse de 22 % par rapport au deuxième trimestre de 2021.

 

Réalisation d'un bénéfice net record de 23,7 millions de dollars, soit 0,13 $ par action entièrement diluée, par rapport à une perte nette de 3,7 millions de dollars, soit 0,02 $ par action de base, au deuxième trimestre de 2021.

 

Augmentation de la marge brute de minage** à 82 %, contre 79 % au troisième trimestre de 2021.

 

BAIIA** déclaré de 41,8 millions de dollars et marge du BAIIA** de 93 %, en hausse par rapport à 2,8 millions de dollars et 7 % au deuxième trimestre de 2021.

 

Amélioration du BAIIA ajusté** à 31,9 millions de dollars et de la marge du BAIIA ajusté** à 71 %, contre 23,8 millions de dollars et 65 % au deuxième trimestre de 2021.

 

A terminé le troisième trimestre avec des liquidités totales de 144,5 millions de dollars composées de 43,3 millions de dollars en espèces et 2 312 BTC évalués à environ 101,2 millions de dollars sur la base d'un prix du bitcoin d'environ 43 800 tel que rapporté par Coinmarketcap.com au 30 septembre 2021.

 

*Représente le coût direct du bitcoin basé sur le total des coûts d'électricité et d'hébergement liés au minage du bitcoin, à l'exclusion de l'électricité consommée par les clients d'hébergement, divisé par le nombre total de bitcoins obtenus.

 

**La marge brute d'exploitation de minage, l'EBITDA, la marge de l'EBITDA, l'EBITDA ajusté et la marge de l'EBITDA ajustée sont des mesures financières non-IFRS qui doivent être lues conjointement avec les mesures des résultats d'exploitation et de la liquidité présentées conformément aux IFRS et qui ne doivent pas être considérées comme des alternatives ou des remplacements de celles-ci. Les lecteurs sont invités à consulter les réconciliations des mesures non-IFRS incluses dans le rapport de gestion (MD&A) de la Société.

 

Faits saillants récents de l'exploitation

 

A acheté une installation de 24 MW dans l'État de Washington, aux États-Unis, en novembre 2021 et a conclu un protocole d'entente pour co-développer jusqu'à 75 MW supplémentaires.

 

 

 

 

A conclu une entente en septembre 2021 avec la ville de Sherbrooke, Québec, pour développer entièrement 96 MW sur une base accélérée.

 

oInstallation de la toute dernière technologie de réduction du bruit et conception de la ferme pour réduire considérablement les niveaux sonores à Sherbrooke et à d'autres endroits de la ferme.

 

Agrandissement de la ferme à Cowansville, Québec, de 4 MW à 17 MW en octobre 2021.

 

Début de la construction de :

 

oune installation de 210 MW en Argentine;

 

oune installation de 10 MW au Paraguay; et

 

o78 MW sur deux nouvelles fermes à Sherbrooke, au Québec.

 

Atteint au 12 novembre 2021, par rapport au 30 septembre 2021 :

 

o2,0 EH/s taux de hachage (hashrate), en hausse par rapport à 1,5 EH/s;

 

o106 MW en production sur 6 fermes, contre 69 MW sur 5 fermes; et

 

o298 MW en construction sur 4 fermes, contre 267 MW sur 3 fermes.

 

o2 780 BTC détenus et évalués à environ 178,4 millions de dollars à un prix de marché de 64 200 $/BTC en date du 12 novembre 2021 comme cité sur Coinmarketcap.com.

 

At-the-Market (ATM) Program Update

 

Au cours du troisième trimestre, dans le cadre du programme « ATM » lancé le 16 août 2021, jusqu'au 30 septembre 2021, la Société a émis 6,3 millions d'actions ordinaires en échange d'un produit net de 35,2 millions de dollars à un prix moyen par action d'environ 5,75 $ US. Après la fin du trimestre, du 1 octobre 2021 au 12 novembre 2021, 12,4 millions d'actions ordinaires supplémentaires ont été émises en vertu de l' « ATM » en échange d'un produit net de 72,6 millions de dollars à un prix moyen par action d'environ 6,06 $ US. En date du 12 novembre 2021, un total de 111,3 millions de dollars, commissions comprises, ont été collectés dans le cadre de l'« ATM ».

 

« Le programme « ATM » a été une source importante de capital pour Bitfarms, offrant la flexibilité nécessaire pour poursuivre notre plan d'affaires et financer des opportunités de croissance stratégique », a déclaré Jeffrey Lucas, directeur financier de Bitfarms. « Nous avons utilisé l' « ATM » de manière judicieuse pour soutenir notre récente acquisition dans l'état de Washington, lancer la construction au Paraguay et en Argentine, financer les livraisons de mineurs aux troisième et quatrième trimestres pour le Québec et Washington, et prendre des engagements de paiement sur 48 000 mineurs dont la livraison est prévue en 2022. L'« ATM » continuera à jouer un rôle dans notre stratégie de financement globale, mais il devrait faire partie d'un éventail plus large d'options de financement, y compris des sources de capital non dilutives qui tirent parti de la base croissante de BTC et d'équipements de minage de la Société », a ajouté M. Lucas.

 

Financial Results for the Quarter ended September 30, 2021

 

Au T3 2021, la Société a généré des revenus records de 44,8 millions de dollars, en hausse de 38,0 millions de dollars, ou 559%, par rapport au T3 2020.

 

Au cours du troisième trimestre de 2021, Bitfarms a généré des revenus de minage trimestriels records de 43,5 millions de dollars, en hausse de 617 % par rapport aux 6,1 millions de dollars du troisième trimestre de 2020. Troisième trimestre de 2021, le bénéfice du minage brut et la marge du minage brute se sont élevés à 35,4 millions de dollars et 82 %, contre 1,6 millions de dollars et 26 % au troisième trimestre de 2020, respectivement. Ces augmentations sont principalement attribuables à l'augmentation du taux de hachage (hashrate) de la Société, aux événements macroéconomiques en Chine et à la hausse du prix moyen du bitcoin au troisième trimestre de 2021 par rapport au troisième trimestre de 2020.

 

Average cost of production per Bitcoin decreased to $6,900 in Q3 2021, compared to $7,500 in Q3 2020.

 

Le bénéfice d'exploitation s'est amélioré pour atteindre 34,1 millions de dollars, par rapport à une perte de 3,4 millions de dollars au troisième trimestre de 2020. Au cours du troisième trimestre de 2021, la Société a enregistré un gain de 13,9 millions de dollars sur la réévaluation des avoirs en bitcoins en date du 30 septembre 2021 et de 1,9 millions de dollars sur la reprise des charges de dépréciation des mineurs de première génération et des infrastructures existantes. Le revenu net s'est amélioré à 23,7 millions de dollars au troisième trimestre de 2021, par rapport à une perte nette de 4,8 millions de dollars, ce qui comprend une perte de 0,6 millions de dollars sur la disposition des mineurs au troisième trimestre de 2020. Le BAIIA et la marge du BAIIA ont augmenté à 41,8 millions de dollars et 93 %, par rapport à une perte du BAIIA de 0,3 millions de dollars et -4 %, au troisième trimestre de 2020, respectivement. Le BAIIA ajusté du troisième trimestre de 2021 était de 31,9 millions de dollars, ce qui se traduit par une marge du BAIIA ajusté de 71 %, contre 365 000 et 5 % au troisième trimestre de 2020, respectivement.

 

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Au 30 septembre 2021, la Société détenait 43,3 millions de dollars en espèces et 101,2 millions de dollars en bitcoins pour des liquidités totales de 144,5 millions de dollars. Au cours du troisième trimestre de 2021, la Société a émis 6,3 millions d'actions ordinaires en vertu de son programme de l'« ATM » pour un produit brut de 36,5 millions de dollars, soit 35,2 millions de dollars nets de commissions, à un prix moyen de l'action de 5,75 $ US. En août 2021, 5,4 millions de bons de souscription ont été exercés, entraînant un produit de 16,3 millions de dollars.

 

Conférence téléphonique

 

La direction organisera une conférence téléphonique et une diffusion en direct sur le Web accompagnée d'une présentation aujourd'hui, lundi 15 novembre 2021, à 5h30 HE pour examiner les résultats financiers. Après les remarques officielles de la direction, il y aura une séance de questions-réponses au cours de laquelle la direction répondra aux questions soumises au préalable.

 

The live webcast and presentation can found here. The presentation can also be downloaded from the investors section of the website www.bitfarms.com. Registered participants received their dial in number upon registration and can dial directly into the call without delay. Those without internet access or unable to pre-register may dial in by calling: 1-866-777-2509 (domestic), 1-412-317-5413 (international). All callers should dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and ask to be joined into the Bitfarms call.

 

A webcast replay of the call will be available here commencing approximately one hour after the end of the call through November 14, 2022. A telephonic replay of the call will be available through November 22, 2021 and may be accessed by calling 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international) or Canada (toll free) 855-669-9658 and using access code 10161109.

 

À propos de Bitfarms ltée

 

Fondée en 2017, Bitfarms est une entreprise mondiale d’auto-exploitation de minage de bitcoins, qui gère des opérations de minage intégrées verticalement avec des réparations techniques sur place, des analyses de données exclusives et des services d’ingénierie électrique et d’installation appartenant à l’entreprise, afin de fournir des rendements opérationnels et un temps de fonctionnement élevés.

 

Ayant fait preuve d'une croissance rapide et d'une exploitation exceptionnelle, Bitfarms est devenue la première société de minage de bitcoins à remplir son prospectus détaillé auprès de la Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario et a commencé à se négocier à la TSX-V en juillet 2019. Le 24 février 2021, Bitfarms a eu l'honneur d'être annoncé comme une étoile montante par le TSX-V. Le 21 juin 2021, Bitfarms a commencé à se négocier sur le marché boursier du Nasdaq.

 

Bitfarms dispose d'une plateforme de production diversifiée avec cinq installations d'échelle industrielle situées au Québec. Chaque installation canadienne est alimentée à plus de 99 % par de l'énergie hydraulique respectueuse de l'environnement et sécurisée par des contrats d'électricité à long terme. Bitfarms est actuellement la seule société de minage de bitcoins « pure-play » cotée en bourse et auditée par un cabinet d'audit « Big Four ».

 

Pour en savoir plus sur les événements, les développements et les communautés en ligne de Bitfarms :

 

Website: www.bitfarms.com

 

https://www.facebook.com/BitfarmsFR/

https://twitter.com/bitfarms_fr

https://www.instagram.com/bitfarms_fr/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitfarms-fr

 

Mise en garde

 

Le commerce des titres de la Société doit être considéré comme hautement spéculatif. Aucune bourse, commission des valeurs mobilières ou autre autorité réglementaire n'a approuvé ou désapprouvé les informations contenues dans le présent document. Ni la Bourse de croissance TSX, ni son fournisseur de services de réglementation (tel que ce terme est défini dans les politiques de la Bourse de croissance TSX), ni le Nasdaq, ni aucune autre bourse de valeurs ou autorité de réglementation n'acceptent de responsabilité quant à la pertinence ou à l'exactitude du présent communiqué.

 

Énoncés prévisionnels

 

This news release contains certain “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking information”) that are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release and are covered by safe harbors under Canadian and U.S. securities laws. The information in this release regarding expectations in respect to its expansion plans (including computational goals), anticipated mining capacity and receipt of new miners, and about other future plans and objectives of the Company are forward-looking information. Other forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, information concerning: the intentions, plans and future actions of the Company, as well as Bitfarms’ ability to successfully mine digital currency, revenue increasing as currently anticipated, the ability to profitably liquidate current and future digital currency inventory, volatility of network difficulty and digital currency prices and the potential resulting significant negative impact on the Company’s operations, the construction and operation of expanded blockchain infrastructure as currently planned, and the regulatory environment for cryptocurrency in the applicable jurisdictions.

 

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Toute déclaration impliquant des discussions sur des prédictions, des attentes, des croyances, des plans, des projections, des objectifs, des hypothèses, des événements ou des performances futurs (utilisant souvent, mais pas toujours, des expressions telles que « s'attend à », ou « ne s'attend pas à », « est attendu », « anticipe » ou « n'anticipe pas », « planifie », « budget », « prévu », « estime », « croit » ou « a l'intention » ou des variations de ces mots et expressions ou indiquant que certaines actions, événements ou résultats « peuvent » ou « pourraient », « pourraient », « pourraient » ou « seront » pris en compte, « estime », « croit » ou « a l'intention de » ou des variations de ces mots et expressions ou indiquant que certaines actions, certains événements ou certains résultats « peuvent » ou « pourraient », « pourraient », « pourraient » ou « vont » se produire ou être atteints) ne sont pas des déclarations de faits historiques et peuvent constituer des informations prospectives et sont destinées à identifier les informations prospectives.

 

This forward-looking information is based on assumptions and estimates of management of the Company at the time they were made, and involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors include, among others, risks relating to: the global economic climate; dilution; the Company’s limited operating history; future capital needs and uncertainty of additional financing including the Company’s ability to utilize the Company’s at-the-market offering (the “ATM Program”) and the prices at which the Company may sell Common Shares in the ATM Program as well as capital market conditions in general; the competitive nature of the industry; currency exchange risks; the need for the Company to manage its planned growth and expansion; the effects of product development and need for continued technology change; protection of proprietary rights; the effect of government regulation and compliance on the Company and the industry; network security risks; the ability of the Company to maintain properly working systems; reliance on key personnel; global economic and financial market deterioration impeding access to capital or increasing the cost of capital; dilution in relation to the ATM Program and from other equity issuances; and volatile securities markets impacting security pricing unrelated to operating performance. In addition, particular factors that could impact future results of the business of Bitfarms include, but are not limited to: the construction and operation of blockchain infrastructure may not occur as currently planned, or at all; expansion may not materialize as currently anticipated, or at all; the digital currency market; the ability to successfully mine digital currency; revenue may not increase as currently anticipated, or at all; it may not be possible to profitably liquidate the current digital currency inventory, or at all; a decline in digital currency prices may have a significant negative impact on operations; an increase in network difficulty may have a significant negative impact on operations; the volatility of digital currency prices; the anticipated growth and sustainability of hydroelectricity for the purposes of cryptocurrency mining in the applicable jurisdictions, the ability to complete current and future financings, any regulations or laws that will prevent Bitfarms from operating its business; historical prices of digital currencies and the ability to mine digital currencies that will be consistent with historical prices; an inability to predict and counteract the effects of COVID-19 on the business of the Company, including but not limited to the effects of COVID-19 on the price of digital currencies, capital market conditions, restriction on labour and international travel and supply chains; and, the adoption or expansion of any regulation or law that will prevent Bitfarms from operating its business, or make it more costly to do so. For further information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties, refer to the Company’s filings on www.SEDAR.com including the annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed on April 7, 2021. The Company has also assumed that no significant events occur outside of Bitfarms’ normal course of business. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking information. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking information other than as required by law.

 

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Relations avec les investisseurs :

 

Relations avec les investisseurs de LHA

David Barnard

+1 415-433-3777

Investors@bitfarms.com

 

Médias américains :

 

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mia@yapglobal.com

 

Québec Media :

 

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valerie@ryanap.com

 

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Bitfarms ltée Résultats d'exploitation consolidés (non vérifiés)

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés           Neuf mois terminés le         

Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué

 

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   % Change  

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   % Change 
Revenus   44,774    6,795    37,979    559%   109,893    23,379    86,514    370%
Coût des ventes   15,306    7,827    7,479    96%   37,758    23,250    14,508    62%
Bénéfice brut (perte)   29,468    (1,032)   30,500    nm    72,135    129    72,006    nm 
Marge brute   66%   (15)%   -    -    66%   1%   -    - 
Dépenses générales et administratives   10,884    1,809    9,075    502%   24,310    5,985    18,325    306%
Perte (gain) sur la disposition des actifs numériques   177    -    177    100%   152    (23)   175    761%
Perte (gain) sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (13,893)   -    (13,893)   (100)%   992    -    992    100%
Perte (gain) sur la cession d'immobilisations corporelles   70    557    (487)   (87)%   (95)   1,264    (1,359)   (108)%
Impairment reversal on property plant and
equipment
   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%
Résultat opérationnel (perte)   34,090    (3,398)   37,488    nm    48,636    (7,097)   55,733    785%
Marge d'exploitation   76%   (50)%   -    -    44%   (30)%   -    - 
Charges (produits) financières nettes   (616)   1,363    (1,979)   (145)%   23,936    3,930    20,006    509%
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts sur le revenu   34,706    (4,761)   39,467    829%   24,700    (11,027)   35,727    324%
Charge (recouvrement) d'impôts sur le revenu   10,973    -    10,973    100%   12,247    (112)   12,359    nm 
Revenu net (perte)   23,733    (4,761)   28,494    598%   12,453    (10,915)   23,368    214%
Bénéfice (perte) de base par action   0.14    (0.06)   -    -    0.08    (0.13)   -    - 
Bénéfice (perte) dilué(e) par action   0.13    (0.06)   -    -    0.08    (0.13)   -    - 
Bénéfice brut de minage (1)   35,448    1,593    33,855    nm    85,782    8,322    77,460    931%
Marge brute de minage (1)   82%   26%   -    -    80%   38%   -    - 
EBITDA (1)   41,755    (274)   42,029    nm    41,472    1,973    39,499    nm 
Marge d'EBITDA (1)   93%   (4)%   -    -    38%   8%   -    - 
BAIIA ajusté (1)   31,859    365    31,494    nm    75,387    4,463    70,924    nm 
Marge du BAIIA ajustée (1)   71%   5%   -    -    69%   19%   -    - 

 

1Gross mining profit, Gross mining margin, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin, are non-IFRS performance measures; please refer to the Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures section of this MD&A.

 

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Rapprochement du bénéfice net (perte) consolidé(e) à l'EBITDA et à l'EBITDA ajusté

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés           Neuf mois terminés le         

Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué

 

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   % Change  

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   % Change 
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts   34,706    (4,761)   39,467    829%   24,700    (11,027)   35,727    324%
Charges d'intérêts   788    1,563    (775)   (50)%   2,583    4,348    (1,765)   (41)%
Charges d'amortissement   6,261    2,924    3,337    114%   14,189    8,652    5,537    64%
EBITDA   41,755    (274)   42,029    nm    41,472    1,973    39,499    nm 
Paiement fondé sur des actions   5,787    534    5,253    984%   12,549    1,798    10,751    598%
Perte (gain) sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (13,893)   -    (13,893)   (100)%   992    -    992    100%
Impairment reversal on property plant
and equipment
   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%   (1,860)   -    (1,860)   (100)%
Frais financiers et autres   70    105    (35)   (33)%   22,234    692    21,542    nm 
EBITDA ajusté   31,859    365    31,494    nm    75,387    4,463    70,924    nm 

 

Calcul de la marge brute d'exploitation de minage & Marge brute d'exploitation de minage pour le segment de l'exploitation des cryptomonnaies

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés           Neuf mois terminés le         

Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué

 

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   % Change  

30 sept.

2021

  

30 sept.

2020

   Changement en $   % Change 
Revenus   43,459    6,065    37,394    617%   106,674    21,678    84,996    392%
Coût des ventes   14,189    7,366    6,823    93%   34,933    21,932    13,001    59%
Bénéfice brut (perte)   29,270    (1,301)   30,571    nm    71,741    (254)   71,995    nm 
Dépréciation et amortissement   6,178    2,894    3,284    113%   14,041    8,576    5,465    64%
Bénéfice brut d'exploitation de minage   35,448    1,593    33,855    nm    85,782    8,322    77,460    931%
Marge brute de minage   82%   26%   -    -    80%   38%   -    - 

 

« Le bénéfice brut de minage » est défini comme le bénéfice brut excluant la dépréciation et l'amortissement et d'autres éléments mineurs inclus dans le coût des ventes pour le segment Backbone de la Société. La « marge brute d'exploitation du minage » est définie comme le pourcentage obtenu en divisant le bénéfice brut d'exploitation du minage par les revenus pour le segment « Backbone » de la Société.

 

 

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