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 May 2022

 

 

 

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):  ☐

 

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

This report on Form 6-K, including the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and management’s discussion and analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2022, 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F-10 (File No. 333-258788) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report was furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.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 months ended March 31, 2022
99.2   Management’s Discussion & Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2022
99.3   CEO Certification of Interim Filings - Interim Certificate dated May 16, 2022
99.4   CFO Certification of Interim Filings - Interim Certificate dated May 16, 2022
99.5   Press Release dated May 16, 2022

 

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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: May 16, 2022

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

BITFARMS LTÉE

 

 

 

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

MARCH 31, 2022 (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   6-22

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

   Note   Mars 31,
2022
   Décembre 31,
2021
 
ASSETS            
ACTIFS COURANTS :            
Liquidités       $77,294   $125,595 
Créances commerciales        669    1,038 
Autres actifs   4    5,798    6,427 
Actifs numériques   5    99,258    66,031 
Actifs numériques - donnés en garantie   5, 10    139,534    86,825 
Actifs détenus en vue de la vente   6b   1,211    1,211 
TOTAL DES ACTIFS COURANTS        323,764    287,127 
                
ACTIFS NON-COURANTS :               
Biens, installations et équipements   6, 18b    180,914    136,850 
Actifs au titre du droit d’utilisation   12    10,822    9,397 
Dépôts à long terme, prépaiements des équipements et autres   8    99,915    86,681 
Actifs incorporels   7    1,331    1,681 
Fonds commercial   3    17,900    16,955 
Actif d’impôts reportés   13a   4,475    3,896 
TOTAL DES ACTIFS À LONG TERME        315,357    255,460 
                
TOTAL DES ACTIFS       $639,121   $542,587 
                
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY               
PASSIFS COURANTS :               
Dettes commerciales et frais à payer   9   $10,729   $14,480 
Tranche courant de la dette à long terme   11    23,204    10,257 
Responsabilité relative au contrat de location   12    4,421    4,346 
Facilité de crédit   10    100,592    60,002 
Impôts à payer        3,884    12,093 
TOTAL DES PASSIFS COURANTS        142,830    101,178 
                
PASSIFS À LONG TERME :               
Dette à long terme   11    14,662    910 
Responsabilité relative au bail   12    10,104    9,227 
Provision pour mise hors service d’actifs        445    239 
Responsabilité fiscale différée   13a   11,323    8,451 
TOTAL DES PASSIFS À LONG TERME        36,534    18,827 
                
TOTAL DES PASSIFS        179,364    120,005 
                
CAPITAUX PROPRES :               
Capital action        405,409    378,893 
Surplus d’apport        49,844    43,704 
Bénéfices non distribués (déficit accumulé)        4,504    (15)
TOTAL DES CAPITAUX PROPRES        459,757    422,582 
                
TOTAL DES PASSIFS ET DES CAPITAUX PROPRES       $639,121   $542,587 

 

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

 

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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)

 

       Three months ended
March 31,
 
   Note   2022   2021 
             
Revenus   5, 18a   $40,329   $28,432 
Coût des ventes   17a   23,292    9,120 
Bénéfice brut        17,037    19,312 
                
Dépenses générales et administratives   17b   13,843    2,819 
Perte au moment de la vente des actifs numériques   5    34    22 
Gain sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   5    (3,702)    
Gain sur la cession d'immobilisations corporelles        (12)   (19)
Résultat d'exploitation        6,874    16,490 
                
Charges (produits) financières nettes   17c   (4,083)   23,425 
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts sur le revenu        10,957    (6,935)
                
Charge d'impôts de l'exercice   13b   6,438    670 
                
Revenu net (perte)       $4,519   $(7,605)
                
Other comprehensive loss to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:               
Gain de réévaluation sur les actifs numériques (net d'impôts)            5,128 
                
Total du résultat global (perte)       $4,519   $(2,477)
                
Revenu net (perte) par action (en dollars US) :   17d          
                
Bénéfice (perte) de base par action       $0.02   $(0.06)
                
Basic weighted average number of shares        197,505,430    123,877,035 
                
Bénéfice (perte) dilué(e) par action       $0.02   $(0.06)
                
Diluted weighted average number of shares for the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share        201,268,500    123,877,035 

 

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

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

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

 

   Quantity of shares   Capital action   Contributed
surplus
   Retained
earnings
(accumulated
deficit)
   Total   Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
   TOTAL DES CAPITAUX PROPRES 
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2022   194,805,893   $378,893   $43,704   $(15)  $422,582   $           —   $422,582 
                                    
Net income and total comprehensive income               4,519    4,519        4,519 
Share-based payment (Note 16)           6,105        6,105        6,105 
Issuance of common shares and warrants (Note 14)   6,820,709    26,289    35        26,324        26,324 
Deferred tax recovery related to equity issuance costs (Note 13)       227            227        227 
                                    
Balance as of March 31, 2022   201,626,602   $405,409   $49,844   $4,504   $459,757   $   $459,757 
                                    
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2021   88,939,359   $32,004   $5,588   $(22,145)  $15,447   $   $15,447 
Perte nette               (7,605)   (7,605)       (7,605)
Rémunération en actions           420        420        420 
Issuance of common shares   26,042,398    57,483            57,483        57,483 
Conversion of long-term debt   8,474,577    5,110    (110)       5,000        5,000 
Exercice des bons de souscription et des options sur actions   21,560,530    61,964    4,066        66,030        66,030 
Unrealized gain on revaluation of digital assets, net of tax                       5,128    5,128 
                                    
Balance as of March 31, 2021   145,016,864   $156,561   $9,964   $(29,750)  $136,775   $5,128   $141,903 

 

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

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

       Three months ended
March 31,
 
   Note   2022   2021 
Cash flows used in operating activities:            
Revenu net (perte)       $4,519   $(7,605)
Réajustements pour :               
Dépréciation et amortissement        13,066    3,008 
Charges (produits) financières nettes   17c   (4,083)   23,425 
Actifs numériques de minage   5    (39,725)   (27,190)
Actifs numériques liquidés   5    694    1,717 
Perte au moment de la vente des actifs numériques   5    34    22 
Gain sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   5    (3,702)    
Rémunération en actions   16    6,105    420 
Intérêts et dépenses financières payées        (3,074)   (564)
Impôts reportés   13b   2,519    241 
Gain sur la vente des titres négociables   17c   10,937     
Gain sur la cession d'immobilisations corporelles        (12)   (19)
Impôts courants        3,919    670 
Impôts payés sur le revenu        (11,994)    
Variations des éléments non monétaires du fonds de roulement   19    (8,435)   (2,561)
Variation nette de la trésorerie liée aux activités opérationnelles        (29,232)   (8,436)
                
Flux de trésorerie utilisés dans les activités d’investissement :               
Acquisition d'immobilisations corporelles        (22,671)   (6,896)
Produit de la vente de biens immobiliers, d’installations et d’équipements        35    33 
Digital assets purchased   5    (43,237)    
Paiements anticipés pour l'équipement et la construction et autres   8    (45,137)   (21,883)
Variation nette de la trésorerie liée aux activités d’investissement        (111,010)   (28,746)
                
Flux de trésorerie provenant des activités de financement :               
Émission d’actions ordinaires et de bons de souscription   14    26,289    57,483 
Exercice des bons de souscription et des options sur actions   14        41,221 
Remboursement des passifs de location        (1,049)   (1,066)
Remboursement de la dette à long terme        (4,294)   (13,374)
Produit de la dette à long terme   11    30,994     
Produit de la facilité de crédit   10    40,000     
Variation nette des liquidités liées aux activités de financement        91,940    84,264 
                
Écarts de taux de change sur la conversion monétaire        1    4 
                
Écart net de trésorerie        (48,301)   47,086 
Cash at the beginning of the period        125,595    5,947 
                
Cash at the end of the period       $77,294   $53,033 

 

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

 

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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 1: REPORTING ENTITY AND LIQUIDITY

 

a.Bitfarms was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporation Act on October 11, 2018 and continued under the Ontario Corporations Business Act. The interim condensed consolidated 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 mainly consist of cryptocurrency mining and are divided into multiple jurisdictions described in Note 18 “Geographical Information”. The Company’s operations are predominantly in Canada and the United States, with new operations having commenced in Paraguay in 2022 and construction of a new facility having commenced in Argentina in 2021.

 

b.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 and minimum collateral requirements for its revolving credit facility, as described in Note 8 and Note 10, respectively. In addition, adverse changes to the factors mentioned above may impact the recoverability of the Company’s digital assets, property, plant and equipment and goodwill, resulting in impairment charges being recorded. 9159-9290 Quebec Inc. (“Volta”), a wholly owned subsidiary, assists the Company in building and maintaining its server farms and provides electrician services to both commercial and residential customers in Quebec.

 

The common shares of the Company are listed under the trading symbol BITF on Nasdaq and the TSX.

 

c.In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The potential impacts that COVID-19 may have on the Company includes 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 Company has been, and is expected to continue to be, operating throughout the pandemic. No significant impact of COVID-19 has been observed on the Company’s existing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022; however; the Company has observed longer than usual lead times and greater price fluctuations than usual in procuring mining equipment and construction materials required for the Company’s growth objectives. It is not possible to reliably estimate the length and severity of these developments as well as their impact on the financial results and position of the Company and its operating subsidiaries in future periods.

 

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 Backbone Argentine Solutions d'hébergement Backbone SAU
4 Backbone Paraguay Backbone Hosting Solutions Paraguay SA
5 Backbone Mining Backbone Mining Solutions LLC
6 BTC Bitcoin
7 BVVE Équipement de vérification et de validation de la blockchain (y compris les mineurs)
8 CAD Dollars canadiens
9 ARS Pesos argentins

 

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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 2: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

a.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, 2021. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on May 13, 2022.

 

b.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, 2021.

 

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: BUSINESS COMBINATION

 

On November 9, 2021, the Company acquired a cryptocurrency mining facility in Washington state through its wholly owned subsidiary, Backbone Mining Solutions LLC, comprising land, buildings, 17 megawatts of electrical infrastructure, power purchase agreements totaling 12 megawatts and in process power purchase agreement applications totaling 12 megawatts with a local hydro-electric utility producer. The consideration transferred was $26,676, including $23,000 of cash consideration and 414,508 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 5 megawatt cryptocurrency mining facility with monthly payments of $110.

 

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.

 

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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 3: BUSINESS COMBINATION (Cont.)

 

The following are the fair values of the identifiable assets of the date of the acquisition:

 

   Novembre 9, 
   2021 
Contrepartie transférée    
Espèces payées à la clôture  $23,000 
Valeur des 414,508 actions ordinaires transférées à la clôture de la transaction   3,676 
Juste valeur de la contrepartie totale transférée  $26,676 
      
Montants comptabilisés des actifs identifiables acquis     
Composants électriques  $5,954 
Bâtiments   748 
Terre   74 
Immobilisations incorporelles - bail favorable   2,000 
Total des actifs identifiables acquis  $8,776 
      
Fonds commercial  $17,900 

 

Goodwill consists mainly of the benefit the Company expects to receive from acquiring a turnkey facility with active power purchase agreements compared to the timeline and process the Company would undertake to procure new power purchase agreements, the materials and equipment required to build a facility and complete the construction process. The entire amount of goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

 

The total assets recognized in the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 were based on a provisional assessment of their fair value while the Company completed the independent valuation for the electrical components acquired. The valuation had not been finalized by the date the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 were approved for issuance by the Board of Directors.

 

In May 2022, the valuation was finalized, resulting in measurement period adjustments. The acquisition date fair value of the electrical components was $5,954, a decrease of $1,127 compared to the provisional value. In addition, the fair value at the acquisition date of buildings decreased by $7, land decreased by $11 and intangible assets - favourable lease increased by $200. The cumulative impact of these measurement period adjustments were recognized in the interim financial statement as at and for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Impacts on the prior period were considered insignificant. As a result, there was a corresponding increase in goodwill of $945, resulting in $17,900 of total goodwill arising from the acquisition.

 

The Company generated $7,690 and $9,805 of revenues mainly from using the S19j pros installed at the facility, from November 9, 2021 to December 31, 2021 and from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022, respectively. Prior to the acquisition, the Company incurred hosting fees of $3,907 during the year ended December 31, 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 4: OTHER ASSETS

 

   31 mars   Décembre 31, 
   2022   2021 
Inventaire des composants électriques  $630   $548 
Taxes de vente à recevoir   637    1,980 
Charges payées d'avance et autres   4,461    3,202 
Insurance refund and other receivable   70    697 
   $5,798   $6,427 

 

NOTE 5: ACTIFS NUMÉRIQUES

 

Bitcoin transactions and the corresponding values for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021 were as follows:

 

   Trois mois terminés le 31 mars, 
   2022    2021 
   Quantité   Valeur   Quantité   Valeur 
Solde au mois de janvier 1,   3,301   $152,856       $ 
Bitcoin miné*   961    39,725    598    27,190 
Bitcoin purchased   1,000    43,237         
Bitcoin échangé contre de l'argent et des services   (18)   (694)   (3)   (171)
Bitcoin échangé contre le remboursement de la dette à long terme           (47)   (1,546)
Loss on disposition of Bitcoin       (34)       (22)
Réévaluation des actifs numériques       3,702        6,977 
Balance of digital assets as of March 31,   5,244    238,792    548    32,428 
Less digital assets pledged as collateral as of March 31,**   (3,064)   (139,534)        
Balance of digital assets excluding digital assets pledged as collateral as of March 31,   2,180   $99,258    548   $32,428 

 

*La direction estime la juste valeur des bitcoins extraits quotidiennement en multipliant la quantité de crypto-monnaie reçue par le prix coté sur www.coinmarketcap.com ( »Coinmarketcap ») le jour où elle a été reçue. La direction considère que les prix cotés sur Coinmarketcap constituent une donnée de niveau 2 selon la norme IFRS 13 Évaluation de la juste valeur.
**Voir la note 10 pour plus de détails sur la facilité de crédit de la société et le bitcoin donné en garantie.

 

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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: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

a. As at March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, property, plant and equipment consisted of:

 

  

BVVE et

électrique

composants

   Actifs minéraux  

Terre et

bâtiments

  

Location

Améliorations

   Véhicules   Total 
Coût :                        
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2022  $156,647   $9,000   $4,549   $5,783   $547   $176,526 
Measurement period adjustment to business combination (Note 3)   (1,127)       (18)           (1,145)
Ajouts au cours de la période   49,922        2,115    5,159    104    57,300 
Balance as of March 31, 2022   205,442    9,000    6,646    10,942    651    232,681 
                               
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2021   52,676    9,000    3,263    2,707    448    68,094 
Ajouts par le biais de regroupements d'entreprises (Note 3)   7,081        840            7,921 
Ajouts au cours de la période   114,323        470    3,265    136    118,194 
Cessions au cours de la période   (6,146)       (24)   (189)   (37)   (6,396)
Transfert vers les actifs détenus en vue de la vente   (11,287)                   (11,287)
Solde au mois de décembre 31, 2021   156,647    9,000    4,549    5,783    547    176,526 
                               
Amortissements cumulés :                              
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2022   35,766    1,800    286    1,560    264    39,676 
Amortissement   11,746        37    291    17    12,091 
Balance as of March 31, 2022   47,512    1,800    323    1,851    281    51,767 
                               
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2021   30,042        185    1,861    213    32,301 
Amortissement   22,233        104    396    79    22,812 
Cessions au cours de la période   (5,172)       (3)   (148)   (28)   (5,351)
Transfert vers les actifs détenus en vue de la vente   (10,026)                   (10,026)
Dépréciation       1,800                1,800 
Reprise de dépréciation   (1,311)           (549)       (1,860)
Solde au mois de décembre 31, 2021   35,766    1,800    286    1,560    264    39,676 
                               
Valeur comptable nette au                              
31 mars 2022  $157,930   $7,200   $6,323   $9,091   $370   $180,914 
31 décembre 2021  $120,881   $7,200   $4,263   $4,223   $283   $136,850 

 

b.Actifs détenus en vue de la vente

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company ceased using the Antminer S9 miners and has plans to dispose of them within the next 12 months. Management determined that the Antminer S9 miners continue to meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale as at March 31, 2022.

 

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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: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Cont.)

 

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

 

  

MicroBT

Whatsminer

(BTC)*

  

Bitmain

S19j Pro

  

Innosilicon

T3 & T2T

(BTC)**

  

Canaan

Avalon A10 (BTC)

  

Autre

Bitmain

Mineurs

(BTC)***

   Total 
Quantité à partir de janvier 1, 2022   18,675    7,172    6,446    1,024    8,073    41,390 
Ajouts au cours de la période   11,974                    11,974 
Cessions au cours de la période                        
Quantity as of March 31, 2022   30,649    7,172    6,446    1,024    8,073    53,364 

 

*Includes 4,311 M20S, 13,685 M30S, 6,742 M31S and 5,911 M31S+ miners
**Includes 5,082 T3 and 1,364 T2T miners
***Includes 1,645 Antminer T15 and 368 Antminer S15, and 6,060 Antminer S9 miners that were classified as assets held for sale as described in Note 6b.

 

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 $4,849 as described in Note 12.

 

NOTE 7: INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

   Logiciels de systèmes   Favourable
lease
   Total 
Coût :            
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2022  $5,150   $1,800   $6,950 
Measurement period adjustment to business combination (Note 3)       200    200 
Balance as of March 31, 2022   5,150    2,000    7,150 
                
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2021   5,150        5,150 
Ajouts par le biais de regroupements d'entreprises (Note 3)       1,800    1,800 
Solde au mois de décembre 31, 2021   5,150    1,800    6,950 
                
Amortissement cumulé et dépréciation :               
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2022   5,008    261    5,269 
Amortissement   33    517    550 
Balance as of March 31, 2022   5,041    778    5,819 
                
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2021   4,773        4,773 
Amortissement   235    261    496 
Solde au mois de décembre 31, 2021   5,008    261    5,269 
                
Valeur comptable nette au               
31 mars 2022  $109   $1,222   $1,331 
31 décembre 2021  $142   $1,539   $1,681 

 

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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: DÉPÔTS À LONG TERME, PAIEMENTS ANTICIPÉS POUR ÉQUIPEMENTS, AUTRES ET ENGAGEMENTS

 

   31 mars   Décembre 31, 
   2022   2021 
TVA à recevoir*  $2,669   $2,067 
Dépôts de garantie pour l'énergie, l'assurance et le loyer   3,022    1,555 
Equipment and construction prepayments**   94,224    83,059 
   $99,915   $86,681 

 

*See Note 17c for more details about the provision applied to the Argentine value-added tax (VAT) receivable.
**The Company has deposits on BVVE and electrical components in the amount of $70,862, mainly for outstanding orders placed consisting of 48,000 Whatsminer miners with expected delivery in 2022. In addition, the Company has deposits for construction work and materials in the amount of $23,362, mainly for the Argentina expansion. The Company is exposed to counterparty risk through the significant deposits it places with suppliers of mining hardware to secure orders and delivery dates as well as deposits it places with constructions companies and suppliers of electrical components and construction materials. The risk of a supplier failing to meet its contractual obligations may result in late deliveries or long-term deposits and equipment and construction prepayments that are not realized. The Company attempts to mitigate this risk by 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 as well as insuring deposits placed for construction work and materials.

 

Les obligations de paiement restantes de la société dans le cadre du contrat d'achat d'unités 48,000 et d'un contrat d'achat supplémentaire pour les mineurs Antminer 1,200 sont décrites ci-dessous :

 

   31 mars 
   2022 
Trois mois se terminant en juin 30, 2022   51,276 
Trois mois se terminant en septembre 30, 2022   28,391 
Trois mois se terminant en décembre 31, 2022   13,890 
   $93,557 

 

La société aura besoin de sources de financement supplémentaires pour faire face aux obligations de paiement mentionnées dans le tableau ci-dessus. Comme décrit dans la note 1, si la société n'était pas en mesure d'obtenir un tel financement, ou si le prix du bitcoin et les difficultés du réseau étaient affectés de manière négative, la société pourrait avoir des difficultés à honorer ses obligations de paiement. Si la société n'était pas en mesure de respecter ses obligations de paiement, il pourrait en résulter la perte des paiements anticipés et des dépôts versés par la société dans le cadre des contrats d'achat et des mesures juridiques correctives prises à l'encontre de la société, qui pourraient inclure des dommages-intérêts et la poursuite forcée de l'accord contractuel. Dans ces circonstances, les plans de croissance et les activités courantes de l'entreprise pourraient être affectés de manière négative.

 

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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: TRADE PAYABLES AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

 

   31 mars   Décembre 31, 
   2022   2021 
Dettes commerciales et charges à payer  $10,294   $9,873 
Envois de fonds du gouvernement   435    4,607 
   $10,729   $14,480 

 

NOTE 10: Facilité de crédit

 

   31 mars   Décembre 31, 
   2022   2021 
Facilité de crédit renouvelable  $100,000   $60,000 
Intérêts à payer sur la facilité de crédit renouvelable   592    2 
   $100,592   $60,002 

 

Le décembre 30, 2021, l'entreprise a conclu une facilité de crédit renouvelable garantie d'un montant maximum de100,000 pour une durée de 6 mois avec Galaxy Numérique LLC (le prêteur de la facilité). La facilité porte intérêt à un taux de 10.75% par an avec une commission de 0.75% par an sur la partie inutilisée de la facilité de100,000. La facilité est garantie par des bitcoins, la valeur minimale des bitcoins donnés en garantie étant calculée comme suit : 143% du montant emprunté. La société est tenue d'apporter des garanties supplémentaires au prêteur de la facilité chaque fois que la valeur du bitcoin donné en garantie est inférieure à 133% du montant emprunté. La société a également le droit d'exiger du prêteur de la facilité qu'il restitue tout bitcoin lorsque la valeur du bitcoin donné en garantie dépasse 143% du montant emprunté. Une baisse substantielle du cours du bitcoin pourrait empêcher la société de satisfaire aux exigences minimales de garantie en bitcoins, ce qui pourrait entraîner la cession des bitcoins de la société donnés en garantie par le prêteur de la facilité, ou le remboursement de la facilité en monnaie fiduciaire sur demande. La société est exposée au risque de contrepartie car elle dépend du prêteur de la facilité pour restituer la garantie bitcoin à l'extinction de la facilité de crédit.

 

Cet accord contient une clause selon laquelle le solde de clôture de l'actif net de la société pour un mois civil donné ne peut pas diminuer de plus d'un million d'euros :

 

a.25% ou plus par rapport au mois précédent
   
b.50% ou plus par rapport à il y a trois mois
   
c.50% ou plus par rapport à un mois civil de l'année civile précédente

 

As of April 30, 2022, the most recently completed calendar month, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants described above.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company drew an additional $40,000 of the credit facility, bringing the total amount drawn to $100,000 as of March 31, 2022. The Company pledged 3,064 Bitcoin as collateral with a fair market value of $139,534 as of March 31, 2022. The pledged Bitcoin is held in a segregated Coinbase Custody account owned by the Facility Lender. Subsequent to the reporting date, an additional 1,870 BTC were held as collateral by the Facility Lender due to the decline in Bitcoin price.

 

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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: LONG-TERM DEBT

 

   31 mars   Décembre 31, 
   2022   2021 
financement d'équipement   37,782    11,039 
Volta note payable   84    128 
Total de la dette à long terme   37,866    11,167 
Moins la partie à court terme de la dette à long terme   (23,204)   (10,257)
Partie non courante de la dette à long terme  $14,662   $910 

 

a)financement d'équipement

 

In February 2022, the Company entered into an equipment financing agreement for gross proceeds of $32,000 collateralized by 6,100 Bitmain S19j Pros referred to as “Blockfi Loan”. The net proceeds received by the Company were $30,994 after capitalizing origin, structuring and other transaction fees of $1,006.

 

Details of the equipment financing and the balance of the loans and the net book value (NBV) of their related collateral, as of March 31, 2022, are as follows:

 

   Date d'échéance  Taux   Mensuel
remboursement
   Long-term
debt
balance
   VCN de la
Garantie
   Garantie* 
Prêt bloqué #1  Août 2022   22.2%  $92   $404   $906    1,000 
Prêt bloqué #2  Septembre 2022   17.8%   134    707    1,541    2,000 
Prêt bloqué #3  Octobre 2022   18.6%   67    396    876    1,000 
Prêt à la fonderie1  Septembre 2022   18.6%   540    3,088    7,070    1,465 
Prêt à la fonderie2  2023mars   16.5%   100    1,016    1,740    300 
Prêt à la fonderie3  Avril 2023   16.5%   94    1,030    1,450    300 
Prêt à la fonderie4  2023 mai   16.5%   106    1,258    1,703    400 
Blockfi loan  Février 2024   18.1%   1,530    29,883    39,290    6,100 
Total          $2,663   $37,782   $54,576    12,565 

 

*Représente la quantité de Whatsminers et de Bitmain S19j Pros reçus dans le cadre du financement de l'équipement et donnés 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 12: LEASES

 

Set out below are the carrying amounts of the Company’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities and their activity during the three months ended March 31, 2022:

 

   Locaux loués
locaux
   Véhicules   autres
équipement
   Total ROU
actifs
   Dettes de location
passif
 
Au mois de janvier 1, 2022  $9,038   $283   $76   $9,397   $13,573 
Ajouts et extensions d'actifs ROU   1,841            1,841    1,838 
Amortissement   (376)   (31)   (9)   (416)    
Paiements                   (1,354)
Intérêt                   305 
Change                   163 
As at March 31, 2022  $10,503   $252   $67   $10,822   $14,525 
Moins la partie à court terme des dettes de location                       (4,421)
Portion non courante des dettes de location                      $10,104 

 

The Company maintains one lease agreement for mining hardware, consisting of 3,000 Whatsminer M31S+, with a net book value of approximately $4,849, classified as property, plant and equipment under BVVE and electrical equipment as described in Note 6.

 

NOTE 13: 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, loss carryforwards and professional fees relating to the Company’s equity activity that are recorded as a reduction of equity. The Company’s deferred tax liability as of March 31, 2022 was $11,323 and its deferred tax asset was $4,475.

 

b.Taxes included in profit or loss:

 

   Three months ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
Charge d'impôt courant :        
Année en cours  $4,065   $429 
Année précédente   (146)    
           
Charge d'impôt différé :          
Année en cours   2,519    241 
Année précédente        
   $6,438   $670 

 

In addition to the taxes included in profit or loss, a deferred tax recovery of $227 was recorded through equity as it related to expenses recorded as a reduction of equity in connection with the Company’s at-the-market equity program as described in Note 14.

 

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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 13: INCOME TAXES (Cont.)

 

c.Effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31:

 

   2022 
Charge d'impôt sur le revenu au taux légal de 26.5%  $2,904 
Augmentation des taxes résultant de :     
Différentiel de taux d'intérêt étrangers   2,101 
Année précédente   (146)
Dépenses non déductibles et autres   86 
Actif d'impôt différé non comptabilisé   1,493 
   $6,438 

 

NOTE 14: SHARE CAPITAL

 

   Authorized  Issued and outstanding at 
   March 31,
2022
  Mars 31,
2022
   Décembre 31,
2021
 
   Nombre d'actions
Common shares of no par value  Illimité   201,626,602    194,805,893 

 

Les détails des bons de souscription en circulation sont les suivants :

 

   2022   2021 
   Nombre de
de bons de souscription
   Weighted
average exercise
price (USD)
   Nombre de
de bons de souscription
   Moyenne pondérée
moyenne pondérée
prix d'exercice (USD)
 
Encours, janvier 1,   19,427,797   $4.16    6,052,918   $0.41 
Accordé   25,000    3.47    28,119,071    2.76 
Exercé           (20,748,601)   1.95 
Outstanding, March 31,   19,452,797   $4.16    13,423,388   $2.96 

 

The weighted average contractual life of the warrants as at March 31, 2022 was 2.2 years (March 31, 2021: 3.3 years).

 

Acquisition de Garlock

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company acquired a building in Quebec referred to as “Garlock” in exchange for $1,783 and 25,000 warrants granted with a strike price of $3.47USD that have a contractual life of 2 years.

 

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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 14: SHARE CAPITAL (Cont.)

 

At-The-Market Equity Program

 

Bitfarms commenced an at-the-market equity program on August 16, 2021, pursuant to which the Company may, at its discretion and from time-to-time, sell common shares of the Company, resulting in the Company receiving aggregate proceeds of up to $500,000. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued 23,922,928 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $150,296 at an average share price of approximately $6.28USD. The Company received net proceeds of $145,601 after paying commissions of $4,509 to the Company’s agent, in addition to $186 of other transaction fees. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued 6,820,709 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $27,183 at an average share price of approximately $3.99USD. The Company received net proceeds of $26,289 after paying commissions of $815 to the Company’s agent and $78 in other transaction costs.

 

NOTE 15: TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

a.Balances with related parties:

 

   31 mars   Décembre 31, 
   2022   2021 
Dettes commerciales et charges à payer :        
Rémunération des directeurs  $   $19 
Plan d'intéressement des administrateurs et des cadres supérieurs   113    1,465 
   $113   $1,484 
           
Dettes de location :          
Sociétés contrôlées par les administrateurs  $1,280   $1,357 

 

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 months ended March 31, 2022:
  
1.The Company made rent payments totaling approximately $121 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, (for the three months ended March 31, 2021: $116) 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 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 (for the three months ended March 31, 2021: $124).

 

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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 15: 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 profit or loss and comprehensive profit and loss as follows:

 

   Three months ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
Dépenses générales et administratives  $200   $124 
Charges (produits) financières nettes   27    33 
   $227   $157 

 

NOTE 16: SHARE-BASED PAYMENT

 

The share-based payment expense recognized in the financial statements for employee services received is as follows:

 

   Three months ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
           
Plans de paiement fondés sur des actions et réglés en instruments de capitaux propres  $6,105   $420 

 

The share-based payment transactions entered into between the Company and its employees and service providers during the three months ended March 31, 2022 are described below. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Board of Directors approved stock option grants to purchase 120,000 common shares in accordance with the stock option plan adopted on 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.

 

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

 

 

Date d'attribution

  Mars 31,
2022
 
Rendement du dividende (%)    
Volatilité attendue du prix de l'action (%)   105%
Taux d'intérêt sans risque (%)   2.49%
Durée de vie prévue des options sur actions (années)   3 
Prix de l'action (CAD)   4.71 
Prix d'exercice (CAD)   4.71 
Juste valeur des options (USD)   2.40 
Période d'acquisition des droits (années)   1.5 
Quantité d'options attribuées   120,000 

 

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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 16: SHARE-BASED PAYMENT (Cont.)

 

Les détails des options d'achat d'actions en circulation sont les suivants :

 

   Three months ended
March 31, 2022
 
   Nombre d'options
Options
   Weighted
Average Exercise
Price ($CAD)
 
Encours, janvier 1,   12,546,733    5.06 
Accordé   120,000    4.71 
Exercé   (55,000)   0.42 
Outstanding, March 31,   12,611,733    5.08 
Exercisable, March 31,   5,875,558    4.45 

 

The weighted average contractual life of the stock options as at March 31, 2022 was 4.2 years (March 31, 2021: 3.7 years).

 

NOTE 17: ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO THE STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE PROFIT OR LOSS

 

a.Additional details to the components of cost of sales are as follows:

 

   Three months ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
Énergie et infrastructures  $9,590   $5,469 
Dépréciation et amortissement   13,066    3,008 
Achats de composants électriques   307    256 
Salaires et charges sociales des électriciens   329    387 
   $23,292   $9,120 

 

b.Additional details to the components of general and administrative expenses are as follows:

 

   Three months ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
Salaires et paiements fondés sur des actions  $7,660   $1,299 
Services professionnels   2,123    985 
Publicité et promotion   50    2 
Assurances, droits et autres   3,565    447 
Voyage, véhicule à moteur et repas   315    27 
Hébergement et télécommunications   130    59 
   $13,843   $2,819 

 

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

 

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

 

   Three months ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
Perte sur la réévaluation des warrants  $   $19,524 
Loss on embedded derivative       2,641 
Gain on disposition of marketable securities*   (10,937)    
Loss (gain) on currency exchange   858    (322)
Intérêts sur la facilité de crédit et la dette à long terme   2,705    474 
Intérêts sur les dettes de location   305    424 
Frais d'émission de bons de souscription       668 
Provision on VAT receivable**   2,919     
Autres charges financières   67    16 
   $(4,083)  $23,425 

 

*During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company has continued to fund 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 gave 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 Argentine VAT is not expected to be settled within the next 12 months and therefore it has been classified as long-term in Note 8. The Company has recorded a provision on this VAT receivable, which is classified within net financial expenses (income) during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Historically, ARS has devalued significantly when compared to USD due to high levels of inflation in Argentina, which may result in the Company recording future foreign exchange losses on its Argentina VAT receivable.

 

d.Earnings per share:

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, 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 months ended March 31, 2021, would have been approximately 25,142,000.

 

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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 18: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

 

a.Revenus

 

   Three months ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
Canada  $29,926   $28,132 
ÉTATS-UNIS   9,805    300 
Paraguay  $598   $ 
   $40,329   $28,432 

 

b.Biens, installations et équipements

 

   31 mars   Décembre 31, 
   2022   2021 
Canada  $124,919   $83,402 
ÉTATS-UNIS   46,976    51,672 
Argentine   6,406    665 
Paraguay   2,613    1,111 
   $180,914   $136,850 

 

NOTE 19: ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

   Three months ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
Variations des éléments du fonds de roulement :        
Diminution des créances commerciales, nettes  $369   $73 
Diminution (augmentation) des autres actifs courants   629    (3,008)
Diminution (augmentation) des dépôts à long terme   (4,988)   27 
Augmentation (diminution) des dettes commerciales et des charges à payer   (4,262)   588 
Decrease in taxes payable   (183)   (241)
   $(8,435)  $(2,561)
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  $1,838   $5,626 
Acquisition d'immobilisations corporelles financées par des crédits à court terme  $3,262   $490 
Extinction du passif lié aux bons de souscription d'actions et de la dette à long terme par l'émission d'actions  $   $24,322 
Paiements anticipés d'équipements réalisés en tant qu'acquisitions d'immobilisations corporelles  $33,972   $ 
Recouvrement d'impôt différé lié aux frais d'émission d'actions  $227   $ 

 

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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 20: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

At-The-Market Equity Program

 

During the period from April 1, 2022, to May 13, 2022, the Company issued 1,488,467 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $4,698 at an average share price of approximately 3.16 USD. The Company received net proceeds of $4,551 after paying commissions of $147 to the Company’s agent. See Note 14 for further details to the Company’s at-the-market equity program.

 

Extension of lease in Saint-Hyacinthe

 

On April 1, 2022, the Company signed a lease extension for its facility in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec for 5 years with monthly payments totaling $31 ($38,667 CAD) which is expected to take effect in October 2022.

 

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 

Bitfarms ltée

Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

 

Contents

 

Introduction

2
Company Overview 2
Consolidated Results of Operations 3
Selected Quarterly Information 6
Reconciliation of Non-IFRS measures 7
Information géographique 8
Revenus 8
Biens, installations et équipements 8
Liquidity and Capital Resources 8
Cash Flows 8
Working Capital 9
Capital Resources 9
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 12
Capital action 12
Financial Instruments & Risks 14
Risk Factors 17
Related Party Transactions 17
Recent and Subsequent Events 18
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 18
Caution Regarding Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures 20
Internal Controls 21
Informations supplémentaires 21
Glossaire des termes 21

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Introduction

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (the “MD&A”) for Bitfarms Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Bitfarms”), dated May 16, 2022, should be read in conjunction with the Company’s first quarter 2022 unaudited interim period condensed consolidated financial statements and its accompanying notes, and the 2021 audited annual consolidated financial statements and its accompanying notes. In addition, the MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Information Form dated March 28, 2022, which, along with the financial statements, is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

 

The Company’s first quarter 2022 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 first quarter 2022 unaudited interim period condensed consolidated financial statements and this MD&A are reported in thousands of US dollars and US dollars, respectively, 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’s operations are predominantly in Canada and the United States, with new operations having commenced in Paraguay in 2022 and construction of a new facility having commenced in Argentina in 2021. Bitfarms 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. The Company contributes its Hashrate, which is used to validate transactions (referred to as “Mining”) to a Mining Pool in exchange for cryptocurrency tokens. Bitfarms accumulates its mined cryptocurrencies or exchanges them for U.S. dollars, as needed, through reputable and established cryptocurrency trading platforms. 9159-9290 Quebec Inc. (Volta), a wholly-owned subsidiary, assists Bitfarms in building and maintaining its server farms and provides electrician services to both commercial and residential customers in Quebec.

 

Bitfarms operates seven server farm facilities in Quebec, Canada, with electrical infrastructure capacity of 110 MW for Mining Bitcoin. The Company has contracts securing an aggregate of 160 MW of hydro-electric green energy in Quebec. On November 9, 2021, the Company acquired a Mining facility powered by hydro-electricity with a maximum capacity of up to 24 MW in Washington state as described in note 3 of the first quarter 2022 unaudited interim period condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently operating 17 MW of electrical infrastructure and is in the process of upgrading the facility as described in the Washington Expansion section of this MD&A. In January 2022, the Company began operating a server farm facility in Paraguay, with electrical infrastructure of 10 MW powered by hydro-electric green energy. During 2021, the Company also secured 210 MW of natural gas-powered energy in Argentina and commenced the design, construction and procurement of infrastructure equipment for a mining facility at the energy source.

 

In addition, Bitfarms owns proprietary software that is used to control, manage, report and secure its 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.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Consolidated Results of Operations

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés         
Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué  Mars 31,
2022
   Mars 31,
2021
   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenus   40,329    28,432    11,897    42%
Coût des ventes   23,292    9,120    14,172    155%
Bénéfice brut   17,037    19,312    (2,275)   (12)%
Marge brute   42%   68%        
Dépenses générales et administratives   13,843    2,819    11,024    391%
Perte au moment de la vente des actifs numériques   34    22    12    55%
Gain sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (3,702)       (3,702)   (100%)
Gain sur la cession d'immobilisations corporelles   (12)   (19)   7    (37%)
Résultat d'exploitation   6,874    16,490    (9,616)   (58)%
Marge d'exploitation   17%   58%        
Charges (produits) financières nettes   (4,083)   23,425    (27,508)   (117%)
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts sur le revenu   10,957    (6,935)   17,892    258%
Charge d'impôts de l'exercice   6,438    670    5,768    861%
Revenu net (perte)   4,519    (7,605)   12,124    159%
Bénéfice (perte) de base par action (en dollars US)   0.02    (0.06)        
Bénéfice (perte) dilué(e) par action (en dollars US)   0.02    (0.06)        
Gain de réévaluation sur les actifs numériques (net d'impôts)       5,128    (5,128)   (100%)
Total du résultat global (perte)   4,519    (2,477)   6,996    282%
Bénéfice brut d'exploitation (1)   30,140    22,267    7,873    35%
Marge brute de minage (1)   76%   80%        
EBITDA (1)   27,033    (3,029)   30,062    992%
Marge d'EBITDA (1)   67%   (11%)        
EBITDA ajusté (1)   32,343    19,701    12,642    64%
Marge EBITDA ajustée (1)   80%   69%        

 

nm :pas significatif

 

 

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

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

First Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Operational Highlights:

 

Revenues of $40.3 million; gross profit of $17.0 million (42% gross margin), operating income of $6.9 million (17% operating margin), and net income of $4.5 million;
   
Bénéfice brut de minage1 de 30,1 millions de dollars (76 % de marge brute de minage);
   
Adjusted EBITDA1 of $32.3 million (80% Adjusted EBITDA margin)
   
EBITDA1 of $27.0 million (67% EBITDA margin);
   
Mined 961 Bitcoin with an average cost of $8,700 per Bitcoin2 and held 5,244 Bitcoin valued at approximately $238.8 million as of March 31, 2022;
   
Increased Hashrate from 2.24 EH/s to 2.73 EH/s through the acquisition and installation of approximately 5,000 MicroBT Whatsminers. The Hashrate was further increased to 3.3 EH/s by the end of April 2022;
   
Drew an additional $40.0 million of the credit facility, bringing the total amount drawn to $100.0 million, with 3,064 of the Company’s 5,244 Bitcoin pledged as collateral as of March 31, 2022;
   
Secured new equipment financing providing net proceeds of $31.0 million;
   
Completed construction of the first phase of the Bunker facility adding 12 MW of power capacity;
   
Acquired the Garlock property, the last building needed to complete the Sherbrooke Expansion;
   
Uplisted to the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) from the TSX Venture Exchange on April 8, 2022; and
   
Raised $26.3 million of net proceeds through the Company’s at-the-market equity program, used mainly to meet payment commitments on orders of 49,200 miners, with expected deliveries throughout 2022.

 

Revenus

 

Revenues were $40.3 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2022 (“Q1 2022”) compared to $28.4 million for the same three month period in 2021 (“Q1 2021”).

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Note   Bitcoin   (USD)   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenues, including Volta, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021        598    28,432     
Impact of increase in average Bitfarms’ Bitcoin Hashrate in excess of the increase in difficulty during Q1 2022 as compared to Q1 2021   1    363    16,496    58%
Impact of difference in average Bitcoin price in Q1 2022 as compared to Q1 2021   2         (3,942)   (14)%
Other mining variance and change in Volta and hosting revenues             (657)   (2)%
Revenues for three months ended March 31, 2022        961    40,329    42%

 

Notes  
1 Calculated as the difference in Bitcoin mined in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2021 multiplied by Q1 2021 average Bitcoin price
2 Calculated as the difference in average Bitcoin price in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2021 multiplied by Bitcoin mined in Q1 2022

 

The most significant factors impacting the increase in Bitfarms’ revenues in Q1 2022, compared to Q1 2021, are presented in the table above. Revenues increased mostly due to the increase in Bitfarms’ Hashrate in excess of the increase in network difficulty, offset by the decrease in average Bitcoin price.

 

 

1Gross mining profit, Gross mining margin, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin, are non-IFRS performance measures; 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, where applicable, hosting costs related to the Mining of Bitcoin, excluding electricity consumed by hosting clients, divided by the total number of Bitcoin mined.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Coût des ventes

 

Bitfarms’ cost of sales for Q1 2022 was $23.3 million compared to $9.1 million in Q1 2021. Cost of sales includes energy and infrastructure expenses, depreciation and amortization, electrician salaries and payroll taxes and purchases of electrical components. The increase in cost of sales was mainly due to the increase in energy and infrastructure expenses and non-cash depreciation and amortization expense. Energy and infrastructure expenses increased by $4.2 million, or 78%, partially due to the Company adding new Miners, which increased electricity utilization to an average of 94 MW during the quarter, compared to 59 MW for the same period in 2021, resulting in an increase in electricity costs of $3.3 million. 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 Q1 2022 compared to the same quarter in the prior year. Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $10.0 million as the Company added new Miners and electrical infrastructure. The remaining difference is mainly due to the Company terminating its hosting agreements under which a third party operated the Company’s equipment, reducing energy and infrastructure costs by $0.2 million in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2021.

 

Dépenses générales & administratives

 

Bitfarms’ general and administrative expenses were $13.8 million in Q1 2022 compared to $2.8 million in Q1 2021. The increase of $11.0 million, or 393%, in general and administrative expense was mainly due to a non-cash $5.7 million increase in share based payment expense in connection with the Company’s grants of stock options subsequent to Q1 2021. In Q1 2022, the Company incurred $1.9 million of shipping costs and duties when transferring its older generation miners from Canada to Paraguay. Other factors contributing to the increase in general and administrative expenses in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2021 were a $1.1 million increase in professional and other fees, mainly in connection with the consulting agreement with the previous owner of the Mining facility in Washington state, legal fees in connection with the Company’s ongoing compliance as a result of its Nasdaq listing, TSX uplisting and at-the-market offering and increased public and investor relations activities. The company also incurred a $0.7 million increase in salaries expense as a result of implementing incentive plans and hiring additional employees to support its international expansion. The Company’s insurance expense also increased by $1.1 million as a result of an appreciation in the insurable value of the Company’s assets and increased industry-specific insurance premiums, as well as greater corporate liability in connection with the Company’s Nasdaq listing. In Q1 2022, the Company incurred $0.2 million more of non-refundable taxes and duties compared to Q1 2021.

 

Net financial income and expenses

 

Bitfarms’ net financial income for Q1 2022 was $4.1 million compared to net financial expenses of $23.4 million in Q1 2021. The $27.5 million change was primarily related to a $19.5 million loss on the revaluation of warrants related to Private Placement closed on January 7, 2021 and the Dominion loan in Q1 2021, which were exercised in Q1 2021 and not applicable in Q1 2022, in addition to a loss on embedded derivative of $2.6 million in Q1 2021 that no longer existed in Q1 2022. The increase of $2.2 million in interest on credit facility and long-term debt in Q1 2022, compared to the same period last year, was mostly due to the Galaxy Digital credit facility which commenced on December 30, 2021. The increase in net financial income included a $10.9 million gain on disposition of marketable securities, mainly related to the funding of the Argentina Expansion, that did not exist in Q1 2021. 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 gave rise to a gain as the amount received in Pesos that exceeded the amount of Pesos the Company would have received from a direct foreign currency exchange. Offsetting the gain on disposition of marketable securities was the provision on the Argentina VAT receivable of $2.9 million in Q1 2022, which did not exist in Q1 2021.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Selected Quarterly Information

 

(U.S. $ in thousands except earnings per share)  Q1
2022
   Q4
2021
   Q3
2021
   Q2
2021
   Q1
2021
   Q4
2020
   Q3
2020
   Q2
2020*
 
Revenus   40,329    59,598    44,774    36,687    28,432    11,324    6,795    7,372 
Revenu net (perte)   4,519    9,677    23,733    (3,675)   (7,605)   (5,374)   (4,761)   (3,730)
Basic net earnings (loss) per share   0.02    0.05    0.14    (0.02)   (0.06)   (0.06)   (0.06)   (0.04)

 

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

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Q1
2022
   Q4
2021
   Q3
2021
   Q2
2021
   Q1
2021
   Q4
2020
   Q3
2020
   Q2
2020*
 
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts sur le revenu   10,957    17,937    34,706    (3,071)   (6,935)   (5,090)   (4,761)   (3,734)
Charges d'intérêts   3,010    837    788    897    898    1,756    1,563    1,400 
Charges de dépréciation et d'amortissement   13,066    10,287    6,261    4,920    3,008    2,834    2,924    2,750 
EBITDA   27,033    29,061    41,755    2,746    (3,029)   (500)   (274)   416 
Paiement fondé sur des actions   6,105    10,036    5,787    6,342    420    403    534    254 
Perte (gain) sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (3,702)   3,869    (13,893)   14,885                 
Dépréciation de biens, d’installations et d’équipements       1,800                         
Annulation de la déficience sur la propriété, l’usine et l’équipement           (1,860)                    
Charges (revenus) financières nettes et autres   2,907    (753)   70    (146)   22,310    3,653    105    765 
EBITDA ajusté   32,343    44,013    31,859    23,827    19,701    3,556    365    1,435 

 

While the Bitcoin mining industry experiences volatility, it is typically not subject to seasonality. Seasonal fluctuations in electricity supply, however, may impact the Company’s operations. The majority of the Company’s operations during the above periods were in Quebec, where power was sourced directly from Hydro-Quebec, Hydro-Magog and Hydro-Sherbrooke. The Company also had operations in Washington state which were powered by the Grant County Power Utility District and had operations in Paraguay which were powered by Compañia de Luz y Fuerza S.A. Among other phenomenon, changing weather in Quebec, Washington state, Paraguay or other jurisdictions where the Company intends to operate may impact seasonal electricity needs, and periods of extreme cold or extreme hot weather may thus contribute to service interruptions in cryptocurrency mining operations.

 

For Q1 2022 details, refer to the Revenues section, Cash Flows included in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section and Washington Expansion and Paraguay Expansion included in the Capital Resources section of the MD&A.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Reconciliation of Non-IFRS measures

 

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.

 

Rapprochement du revenu net consolidé (perte) au BAIIA et BAIIA ajusté 

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés         
Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué  Mars 31,
2022
   Mars 31,
2021
   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts sur le revenu   10,957    (6,935)   17,892    258%
Charges d'intérêts   3,010    898    2,112    235%
Charges de dépréciation et d'amortissement   13,066    3,008    10,058    334%
EBITDA   27,033    (3,029)   30,062    992%
Paiement fondé sur des actions   6,105    420    5,685    nm 
Gain sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (3,702)       (3,702)   (100%)
Frais financiers nets et autres   2,907    22,310    (19,403)   (87%)
EBITDA ajusté   32,343    19,701    12,642    64%

 

Calculation of Gross Mining Profit & Gross Mining Margin

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés         
Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué  Mars 31,
2022
   Mars 31,
2021
   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Bénéfice brut   17,037    19,312    (2,275)   (12)%
Revenus non minage (1)   (604)   (696)   92    (13)%
Charges de dépréciation et d'amortissement   13,066    3,008    10,058    334%
Achats de composants électriques et autres   312    256    56    22%
Salaires et charges sociales des électriciens   329    387    (58)   (15)%
Bénéfice brut de minage (2)   30,140    22,267    7,873    35%
Marge brute de minage   76%   80%        

 

(1) Rapprochement des revenus non minage :

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés         
Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué  Mars 31,
2022
   Mars 31,
2021
   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenus   40,329    28,432    11,897    42%
Moins les revenus liés à l'exploitation de minage aux fins du calcul de la marge brute d'exploitation de minage :                    
Revenus de minage   (39,725)   (27,190)   (12,535)   46%
Revenus de l'hébergement       (546)   546    100%
Revenus non minage   604    696    (92)   (13)%

 

(2)“Gross mining profit” is defined as Gross profit excluding depreciation and amortization and other minor items included in cost of sales that do not directly relate to mining related activities. “Gross mining margin” is defined as the percentage obtained when dividing Gross mining profit by Revenues from mining related activities.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Information géographique

 

Revenus

 

Bitfarms’ revenues were $40.3 million in Q1 2022, compared to $28.4 million in Q1 2021. The increase of $11.9 million, or 42%, in revenues was mainly due to US-based revenues of $9.8 million during Q1 2022 compared to $0.3 million in Q1 2021 from the Washington expansion. Revenues in Canada increased by $1.8 million Q1 2022 when compared to the same period in the previous year. Further adding to the increase of revenues were the Paraguay revenues of $0.6 million in Q1 2022 compared to $nil in Q1 2021. For further details of the global increase in revenues, see the revenue reconciliation performed in the Consolidated Results of Operations section above.

 

Biens, installations et équipements

 

As at March 31, 2022, Bitfarms had a property, plant and equipment (“PPE”) of $180.9 million compared to a $136.9 million as at December 31, 2021. The increase of $44.0 million, or 32% was primarily due to a $41.5 million increase of PPE in Canada, mainly relating to the delivery of approximately 12,000 miners from the Company’s 48,000 unit order and was offset by a $4.7 million decrease of PPE in the US mostly due to depreciation expense incurred. In Q1 2022, used miners from Canada were transferred to Paraguay explaining the majority of the PPE increase of $1.5 million in Paraguay. Bitfarms also added PPE of $5.7 million with the expansion in Argentina.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As discussed below, the Company’s financing strategy involves utilizing short-term debt, long-term debt and equity instruments. The Company anticipates requiring additional funds to complete its growth plans discussed in the Expansions section of this MD&A.

 

Although the Company operates through subsidiaries, there are no material legal or practical restrictions on the ability of the subsidiaries to transfer funds to the Company.

 

Cash Flows

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés         
Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué  Mars 31,
2022
   Mars 31,
2021
   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Cash, beginning of the period   125,595    5,947    119,648    nm 
Cash flows from (used in):                    
Operating activities   (29,232)   (8,436)   (20,796)   247%
Investing activities   (111,010)   (28,746)   (82,264)   286%
Financing activities   91,940    84,264    7,676    9%
Écarts de taux de change sur la conversion monétaire   1    4    (3)   (75%)
Cash, end of the period   77,294    53,033    24,261    46%

 

Cash Flows used in Operating Activities

 

Cash flows used in operating activities increased by $20.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company incurred negative operating cash flows due to the Bitcoin retention program beginning January 2021 which led to 5,244 Bitcoin being held as of March 31, 2022 rather than being converted into fiat currency. The decrease in net cash flows from operating activities was primarily driven by higher energy and infrastructure costs, higher cash general & administrative expenses, taxes paid and additional long-term deposits placed in connection with the Company’s expansions.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Cash Flows used in Investing Activities

 

Cash flows used in investing activities increased by $82.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to three months ended March 31, 2021. This was primarily due to $22.6 million of net additions to PPE in Q1 2022 for Miners and infrastructure buildout compared to $6.9 million of net additions in Q1 2021. In addition, $43.2 million was used to purchase 1,000 Bitcoin as well as $45.1 million in advanced payments made on new PPE, mostly related to securing the delivery of 48,000 MicroBT Miners and 1,200 Bitmain Miners for delivery throughout 2022, as well as construction deposits relating to the Argentina expansion.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

Cash flows from financing activities increased by $7.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to three months ended March 31, 2021. This was primarily due to $40.0 million proceeds from the new credit facility, $31.0 million of proceeds from new long-term debt and $26.3 million of net proceeds from the Company’s at-the-market equity program. These proceeds were partially offset by payments relating to long-term debt and lease liabilities of approximately $4.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively. In Q1 2021, $57.5 million was raised from the issuance of common shares and warrants and $41.2 million was raised from the exercise of warrants and stock options. These proceeds were offset by long-term debt and lease repayments of $13.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively, including the repayment of the Dominion loan.

 

Working Capital

 

As at March 31, 2022, Bitfarms had working capital of $180.9 million which is comparable to working capital of $185.9 million as at December 31, 2021.

 

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 presently anticipates that additional financing will be required to complete the required remaining payments on its order of 48,000 Miners scheduled for delivery throughout 2022 and to complete construction of the Argentina and Sherbrooke expansions which are necessary for the Company to meet its 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. 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.

 

Bitfarms may manage its capital structure by issuing equity, obtaining loan financing, adjusting capital spending, or disposing of assets. Refer to the Commitments and Liquidity Risk section of this MD&A for more details.

 

Bitcoin Retention Program

 

In early January 2021, the Company implemented a Bitcoin retention program pursuant to which the Company has added 3,301 Bitcoin to its balance sheet during the year ended December 31, 2021 and 1,943 during the three months ended March 31, 2022, including the purchase of 1,000 Bitcoin, for a total of 5,244 Bitcoin valued at approximately $238.8 million based on a Bitcoin price of approximately $45,500 as of March 31, 2022.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Expansions

 

The Company has described its expansion plans below under the sections “Sherbrooke Expansion”, “Argentina Expansion”, “Paraguay Expansion” and “Washington Expansion”. The Company has set a corporate goal of reaching 8.0 EH/s by the end of 2022. The Company anticipates that it’s Miners and orders for Miners with delivery scheduled in 2022 will be capable of producing up to 7.2 EH/s when operational. The Company’s existing infrastructure construction contracts are projected to provide capacity for 6.0 EH/s of Miners by year-end 2022, reflecting adjustments to its Argentina construction plan, and expansion opportunities in Canada and Paraguay. The Company’s 2022 quarterly ending Hashrate targets based on current infrastructure construction and miner deliveries schedules are 4.0 EH/s as of June 30, 2022, 4.2 EH/s as of September 30, 2022 and 6.0 EH/s as of December 31, 2022. The Company continues to evaluate opportunities that will provide the additional infrastructure and Mining hardware to reach and exceed its 8.0 EH/s goal by the end of 2022.

 

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 its initiatives. The Company’s expansion plans are reliant on a consistent supply of electricity at cost-effective rates; see the Economic Dependence on Regulated Terms of Service and Electricity Rates Risks of the MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2021 dated March 28, 2022 for further details.

 

Sherbrooke Expansion

 

Bitfarms completed Phases 1 and 2 of the Sherbrooke Expansion at the de la Pointe property in 2019, representing 30 MW of electrical infrastructure. In response to complaints concerning noise at the de la Pointe 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 de la Pointe 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 $2.3 million ($3.0 million CAD). The agreement does not restrict 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 de la Pointe facility. Construction in Leger is expected to be completed in the first half of 2022 with 30 MW of capacity available which can accommodate up to 8,000 new generation miners producing approximately 800 PH/s. Construction for 16 MW of the 30 MW was completed during Q1 2022 and on April 6, 2022, Leger was operational and is currently adding over 250 PH/s with 2,500 latest generation miners. 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, was constructed in a pre-existing building. Internal infrastructure work began in Q4 2021 with the first 12 MW becoming operational in March 2022, and the remaining 6 MW scheduled for completion in mid-2022.
   
Phase two, representing 18 MW, is in a portion of the building still under construction. Internal infrastructure work has begun and is scheduled to be operational in mid-2022.
   
Phase three, representing the remaining 12 MW, is in a portion of the building that is under construction and operations are expected to commence in the second half of 2022.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

The expected capital cost for the construction of the infrastructure for Leger and The Bunker is approximately $17 million to $19 million. As of the date of this MD&A, the Company has completed Phase one of the Bunker and the 30 MW Leger facility. As of March 31, 2022, the Company acquired $12.7 million of property, plant and equipment and placed $1.9 million of additional deposits for property plant and equipment for the construction of Leger and The Bunker. The Company plans to deploy a significant portion of its order of 48,000 MicroBT miners at these facilities, with deliveries scheduled to arrive throughout 2022. The Miners expected to be installed in Sherbrooke have an an estimated cost of $80 to $90 million. As of March 31, 2022, the Company added approximately 12,000 miners with a cost of $42.6 million. 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. The Company anticipates that these costs will be shared between the Leger and The Bunker facilities. In March 2022, the Company acquired an existing building in Sherbrooke (“Garlock”) at a cost of approximately $1.8 million and the issuance of 25,000 common share purchase warrants to the seller featuring a two-year life and a strike price of $3.47. The Garlock property, which is expected to be completed in one phase and be operational by the first quarter of 2023, represents 18 MW of electrical infrastructure at an estimated cost of approximately $4.5 million, excluding the cost of the property. The Garlock property, combined with the Bunker and Leger properties, are intended to replace the de la Pointe property and fully utilize the Company’s power contracts in the municipality in accordance with the Company’s agreement with the City of Sherbrooke reached in September 2021.

 

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. The agreement establishes that the power producer will supply the Company with power at a rate of $0.02 per kilowatt hour for the first four years, up to a maximum amount of 1,103,760 megawatt hours per year and is subject to certain adjustments, variable pricing components and conditions. The pricing on the remaining four years of the eight year energy contract will be determined by a formula that is largely dependent on natural gas prices. The agreement also allows for the power producer to renegotiate the $0.02 per kilowatt hour rate if the ratio of the exchange rate under the blue-chip swap mechanism used in Argentina to the official exchange rate is less than 1.50. For further details on the Company’s power purchase agreement, refer to the Economic Dependence on Regulated Terms of Service and Electricity Rates Risks section of the MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2021 dated March 28, 2022. 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 March 31, 2022, the Company has placed deposits of $23.4 million with suppliers for construction costs, acquired $6.2 million of property, plant and equipment, incurred $0.3 million of expenditures relating to design and feasibility studies and recorded cumulative gains on disposition of marketable securities of $17.1 million associated with the conversion of funds into the Argentine Pesos for disbursements. The facility, if fully developed, is expected to comprise up to four separate warehouse-style buildings. The adverse impact of recent geopolitical events on natural gas prices is leading the Company to reassess the timing and scale of its build-out of this facility. The first warehouse, which is included in the capacity needed to reach the 6.0 EH/s figure, represents approximately 50 MW of incremental infrastructure capacity and is expected to be completed in October 2022. The second warehouse represents approximately 50 MW of infrastructure capacity is expected to be completed in Q1 2023. The costs of developing the two warehouses is currently estimated to range from $55 million to $65 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 above, and excluding importation costs. All four warehouses, if built, are expected to be able to accommodate over 55,000 new generation Miners, and be 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 currently scheduled to arrive throughout 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.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Paraguay Expansion

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company entered into an annually renewable 10 MW power purchase agreement with a power producer in Paraguay at a current effective electricity cost of $0.036 per kilowatt hour. The Company also entered into a five-year lease agreement with the same counterparty, beginning August 1, 2021 with monthly payments of $20,000 to lease land at the existing facility and, separately, entered into a construction contract to develop the facility. The construction of the facility cost $1.1 million and was completed in December 2021 and became operational in January 2022. Currently, the facility accommodates 2,900 of the Company’s older generation Miners and generates approximately 110 PH/s.

 

Washington Expansion

 

On November 9, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of a facility in Washington state consisting of 12 MW of hydro-electric power purchase agreements, an additional 12 MW of in-process applications for expanded power-purchase agreements, transformers with 17 MW of capacity, land, buildings, electrical distribution equipment and a below market lease for a 5 MW facility that expires on November 8, 2022. The Company is currently operating 17 MW of electrical infrastructure with the majority of the Company’s Antminer S19j Pro Miners generating approximately 570 PH/s in this facility. The Company’s power supplier has provided a preliminary indication that the first 6 MW of in-process applications are estimated to be energized in Q3 2022 with the remaining 6 MW of in-process applications estimated to be energized in Q2 2024. The Company estimates incremental capital expenditures of $4.8 million in order to operationalize the first 6 MW. As at March 31, 2022, the Company had placed deposits for 6 MW of immersion cooling technology in the amount of $1.5 million. Upon closing of the transaction, the Company transferred approximately $23.0 million in cash and 414,508 Common shares with a value of $3.7 million on the closing date. The net identifiable assets acquired include: electrical distribution equipment valued at $6.0 million, buildings valued at $0.7 million, land valued at $0.1 million and a favourable lease valued at $2.0 million. The acquisition resulted in the Company recording goodwill of $17.9 million.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As at May 16, 2022, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on the financial performance or financial condition of the Company including, without limitation, such considerations as liquidity and capital resources.

 

Capital action

 

As of the date of this MD&A, the Company has 203,115,069 common shares outstanding, 6,092,983 vested and 6,518,750 unvested stock options, 19,452,797 warrants outstanding and 200,000 restricted stock units. There are no preferred shares outstanding.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

At-The-Market Equity Program

 

Bitfarms commenced an at-the-market (ATM) 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 year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued 23,922,928 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $150.3 million at an average share price of approximately $6.28USD. The Company received net proceeds of $145.6 million after paying commissions of $4.5 million to the Company’s agent, in addition to $0.2 million of other transaction fees. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued 6,820,709 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $27.2 million at an average share price of approximately $3.99USD. The Company received net proceeds of $26.3 million after paying commissions of $0.8 million to the Company’s agent, in addition to $0.1 million of other transaction fees. Since the ATM commenced, the Company has issued 30,743,637 common shares for net proceeds of $171.9 million as of March 31, 2022.

 

The Company has used and intends to continue to use the proceeds from the ATM equity program to support the growth and development of the Company’s Mining operations, as described under the Expansions section of this MD&A, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes. Described below are the actual use of proceeds from the commencement of the ATM equity program through March 31, 2022:

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)    
Categories  Use of proceeds as of
March 31,
2022
 
MicroBT Miners  $78,028 
Bitmain Miners   21,852 
Washington Expansion   24,491 
Sherbrooke Expansion   14,575 
Argentina Expansion, net of gain on disposition of marketable securities   18,376 
Cowansville Expansion   573 
Paraguay Expansion   3,114 
   $161,009 

 

There has been no impact on the ability of the Company to achieve its business objectives and milestones. The Company intends to continue to explore expansion opportunities in new and existing facilities, subject to market conditions and the ability to continue to obtain suitable financing.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Financial Instruments and Risks

 

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

 

The Company’s financial instruments expose it primarily to credit, counterparty, liquidity, foreign currency, concentration and custody of digital assets risks.

 

Credit Risk and Counter Party Risk

 

Credit risk and counter party risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a third party fails to meet its contractual obligations, including cash and cash equivalents. There is a risk of suppliers of mining hardware failing to meet their contractual obligations, that may result in late deliveries or significant long-term deposits and equipment prepayments that are not realized. The Company attempts to mitigate this risk by procuring mining hardware from larger more established suppliers with whom the company has existing relationships and knowledge of their reputation in the market, as described in Note 8 of the first quarter 2022 unaudited interim period condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company also insures the majority of its construction deposits for the Argentina facility in order to mitigate the risk of supplier’s not meeting their contractual obligations. The risk regarding cash and cash equivalents is mitigated by holding the majority of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents through a Canadian chartered bank. The credit risk regarding trade receivables are derived mainly from sales to Volta’s third-party customers. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers. An allowance for doubtful accounts is determined based on amounts that the Company has determined to be doubtful of collection. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on management’s assessment of a customer’s credit quality as well as subjective factors and trends, including the aging of receivable balances.

 

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, Bitcoin holdings 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.

 

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 $70.9 million. These deposits are mainly for orders placed on 48,000 Whatsminer miners and 1,200 Antminers with expected delivery throughout 2022. The table below outlines the Company’s remaining payment obligations in connection with the 48,000-unit and 1,200 Antminer purchase agreements described above, presented in thousands of U.S. dollars:

 

   31 mars 
   2022 
Trois mois se terminant en juin 30, 2022   51,276 
Trois mois se terminant en septembre 30, 2022   28,391 
Trois mois se terminant en décembre 31, 2022   13,890 
   $93,557 

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

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 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 agreements 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.

 

The Company has observed high demand and supply constraints for Mining hardware in recent periods. In order to meet its growth objectives, the Company may enter into additional contracts for Mining hardware that may require significant additional deposits and fixed contractual payments. These contracts would be subject to risks that are similar to the Company’s existing contracts, mainly with respect to the Company’s liquidity and ability to meet its payment obligations as well as counterparty risks, including delays in delivery and deposits that may not be realized.

 

Lease liabilities include financial obligations with contractual maturities, inclusive of interest, presented in thousands of U.S. dollars as of March 31, 2022, as follows:

 

   31 mars 
   2022 
2022  $5,208 
2023   2,846 
2024   2,111 
2025   1,982 
2026 et par la suite   7,721 
   $19,868 

 

Long-term debt includes financial obligations with contractual maturities, inclusive of interest on long-term debt, and the Company’s revolving credit facility, presented in thousands of U.S. dollars as of March 31, 2022, as follows:

 

   31 mars 
   2022 
2022  $122,964 
2023   18,518 
2024 et par la suite   2,717 
   $144,199 

 

The Company’s credit facility, with an outstanding balance of $100.0 million as of March 31, 2022, is secured by Bitcoin, with the minimum value of Bitcoin pledged as collateral calculated as 143% of the amount borrowed. The Company is required to contribute additional collateral to the Lender any time the value of the Bitcoin pledged as collateral is below 133% of the amount borrowed. The Company also has the right to require the Lender to return any Bitcoin when the value of the Bitcoin pledged as collateral exceeds 143% of the amount borrowed. A substantial decrease in Bitcoin price may result in the Company being unable to meet the minimum Bitcoin collateral requirements, which could result in the disposition of the Company’s Bitcoin pledged as collateral by the Lender or repayment of the facility in fiat currency on demand.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

The Company is exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which could negatively affect its financial condition and results of operations. Exchange rate fluctuations may affect the costs that the Company incurs in its operations. Cryptocurrencies are generally sold in U.S. dollars and the Company’s costs with respect to its Canadian and Argentine operations are incurred principally in Canadian dollars and the Argentine Peso. The appreciation of non-U.S. dollar currencies against the U.S. dollar could increase the cost of Mining and the Company’s expansion activities in U.S. dollar terms. In addition, the Company holds cash balances in U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars and Argentine Pesos, the values of which are impacted by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. In particular, the Company expects to hold cash and significant value-added taxes receivable in Argentine Pesos. Historically, the Argentina Peso has devalued significantly when compared to the U.S. dollar due to high levels of inflation in Argentina, which may result in the Company incurring future foreign exchange losses on its Argentine Peso denominated balances. As described in the Argentina Expansion, the power purchase agreements allows the power producer to renegotiate the $0.02 per kilowatt hour rate if the ratio of the exchange rate under the blue-chip swap mechanism used in Argentina to the official exchange rate is less than 1.50.

 

Risque de concentration

 

Concentration risk arises as a result of the concentration of exposures within the same category, whether it is geographical location, product type, industry sector or counterparty type. The Company is primarily engaged in the cryptocurrency mining industry that is a highly volatile market with significant inherent risk. The Company also holds a significant portion of its working capital in Bitcoin and has a revolving credit facility collateralized by Bitcoin and subject to margin calls. 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 negatively impact the Company’s operations and the carrying value of its assets. The Company does not currently hedge the conversion of cryptocurrencies to fiat currency.

 

Custody of digital assets

 

The Company’s crypto assets, currently Bitcoin, is mined to multi-signature wallets that the Company controls. On a regular basis, the Company transfers Bitcoin from its multi-signature wallets to an external third-party custodian, Coinbase Custody, LLC (“Coinbase Custody”). Coinbase Custody is a US based fiduciary and qualified custodian under New York Banking Law and is licensed by the State of New York to custody digital assets. Currently, Coinbase Custody provides only custodial services to the Company and does not use a sub-custodian. Coinbase Custody is not a related party to the Company. 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.

 

In early January 2021, the Company implemented a Bitcoin retention program, pursuant to which the Company has added 5,831 Bitcoin valued at $170.8 million to its balance sheet as of May 13, 2022. As of the date of this MD&A, 99% of the Company’s Bitcoin are held in custody with Coinbase Custody or held as collateral within Coinbase Custody by Galaxy Digital LLC, the counterparty to the Company’s revolving credit facility.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Coinbase Custody maintains an insurance policy of $320 million for its cold storage, however, the Company cannot ensure that the limits of this policy would be available to the Company or, if available, sufficient to make the Company whole for any Bitcoins that are lost or stolen. The Company is unaware of: (i) any security breaches involving Coinbase Custody which have resulted in the Company’s crypto assets being lost or stolen, and (ii) anything with regards to Coinbase Custody’s operations that would adversely affect the Company’s ability to obtain an unqualified audit opinion on its audited financial statements. In its quarterly filings published May 10, 2022, Coinbase disclosed that in the event of bankruptcy custodially held crypto assets could be considered to be the property of a bankruptcy estate, and that in the event of a bankruptcy, the crypto assets held in custody could be subject to bankruptcy proceedings with Coinbase Custody’s customers being treated as general unsecured creditors. The Company’s crypto assets held in custody with Coinbase may not be recoverable in the event of bankruptcy by Coinbase or its affiliates. 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.

 

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, 2021 dated March 28, 2022. Other than the disclosure above, these risks and uncertainties have not materially changed.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company had the following transactions with related parties:

 

1.Bitfarms made rent payments totaling approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, (three months ended March 31, 2021: $0.1 million) 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 for three months ended March 31, 2022 (three months ended March 31, 2021: $0.1 million).

 

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

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Recent and Subsequent Events

 

At-The-Market Equity Program

 

During the period from April 1, 2022, to May 16, 2022, the Company issued 1,488,467 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $4.7 million at an average share price of approximately 3.16 USD. The Company received net proceeds of $4.6 million after paying commissions of $0.1 million to the Company’s agent.

 

Extension of lease in Saint-Hyacinthe

 

On April 1, 2022, the Company signed a lease extension for its facility in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec for 5 years with monthly payments totaling $31 ($38,667 CAD) which is expected to take effect in October 2022.

 

Significant Accounting Estimates

 

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, 2021.

 

Please refer to Note 2, Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies and Note 3, Significant accounting judgement and estimates, of the Company’s 2021 audited consolidated financial statements for more information about the significant accounting policies and the significant accounting judgments and estimates used to prepare the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, respectively.

 

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.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

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
   
increases in commodity prices or reductions in the availability of such commodities could adversely impact our results of operations;
   
permits and licenses;
   
server failures;
   
global financial conditions;
   
tax consequences;
   
environmental regulations and liability;

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

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;
   
political and regulatory risk;
   
adoption of ESG practices and the impacts of climate change;
   
third party supplier risks; 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. For a complete list of factors that could affect the Company, please refer to the risk factors contained in the section “Risk Factors” of the Annual Information Form of the Company dated March 28, 2022. 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. 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.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

“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 Mining related Revenues. “Gross mining profit” is defined as Gross Profit before: (i) non-mining revenues; (ii) depreciation and amortization; (iii) purchase of electrical components and other expenses; and (iv) electrician salaries and payroll taxes. “Gross mining margin” is defined as the percentage obtained when dividing Gross mining profit by Mining related revenues.

 

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.

 

Internal Controls

 

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

 

Informations supplémentaires

 

Additional information and other publicly filed documents relating to the Company are available through the internet on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

 

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.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

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
FULL 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 March 31, 2022.

 

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.

 

5.1Control 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).

 

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

 

5.3Limitation 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 January 1, 2022 and ended on March 31, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

Date: May 16, 2022

 

(signed) “Emiliano Grodzki”  
Emiliano Grodzki
Chief Executive Officer
 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.4

 

FORM 52-109F2

CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS
FULL 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 March 31, 2022.

 

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.

 

5.1Control 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).

 

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

 

5.3Limitation 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 January 1, 2022 and ended on March 31, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

Date: May 16, 2022

 

(signed) “Jeffrey Lucas”  
Jeffrey Lucas  
Directeur financier  

 

 

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Exhibit 99.5

 

 

 

Bitfarms publie ses résultats du premier trimestre de 2022

 

- 961 bitcoins obtenus au premier trimestre de 2022 à un coût moyen de 8 700 $/bitcoin -

 

- Les revenus se sont améliorés pour atteindre 40 millions de dollars au premier trimestre de 2022, en hausse de 42 % par rapport aux 28 millions de dollars du premier trimestre de 2021 -

 

- L'EBITDA ajusté a augmenté à 32 millions de dollars au premier trimestre de 2022, contre 20 millions de dollars au premier trimestre de 2021 -

 

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 (May 16, 2022) - Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: BITF // TSX: BITF), a global Bitcoin self-mining company, reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. All financial references are in US dollars. During Q1 2022, Bitfarms mined 961 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average cost of production of $8,700/BTC*.

 

“We delivered another profitable quarter in Q1 2022, even with the decline in the price of BTC, and revenues were up 42% compared to Q1 2021,” said Geoff Morphy, Bitfarms' President and COO. “We have grown faster than the BTC network, as our hashrate at quarter end was 2.7 Exahash per second (EH/s), up 22% from December 31, 2021. As of today, our hashrate is 3.4 EH/s, representing about 1.5% market share.”

 

« Notre expansion mondiale s'est poursuivie au premier trimestre de 2022, puisque la production a débuté au Bunker et au Léger dans la ville de Sherbrooke, au Québec, ainsi qu'à Villarrica, au Paraguay. Nous avons également fait l'acquisition d'un nouveau site à Sherbrooke, que nous appelons Garlock et qui remplacera à terme notre installation de la Pointe. Avec 137 mégawatts (MW) de capacité de production et un total de 229 MW prévus pour être opérationnels cette année, nous allons de l'avant avec l'augmentation de notre taux de hachage (hashrate). À court terme, nous prévoyons de dépasser 4,0 EH/s d'ici le 30 juin 2022 », ajoute Geoff Morphy.

 

 

 

 

Quatrième trimestre de 2022 et faits saillants financiers récents

 

Les résultats financiers du premier trimestre de 2022 ont été considérablement affectés par la baisse du prix du marché du BTC au cours du trimestre par rapport au quatrième trimestre de 2021.

 

Augmentation des revenus totaux à 40 millions de dollars, en hausse de 40 %, par rapport à 28 millions de dollars au premier trimestre de 2021, et a diminué par rapport à 60 millions de dollars au quatrième trimestre de 2021.

 

Bénéfice net de 5 millions de dollars au premier trimestre de 2022, en hausse par rapport à une perte nette de 8 millions de dollars au premier trimestre de 2021 et en baisse par rapport à 10 millions de dollars au quatrième trimestre de 2021.

 

La marge brute d'exploitation** a baissé à 76 % en raison de la baisse du prix du BTC, en baisse par rapport à 80 % au premier trimestre de 2021 et de 84 % au quatrième trimestre de 2021.

 

BAIIA ajusté** de 32 millions de dollars, ou 80 % des revenus, en hausse par rapport à 20 millions de dollars, ou 69 % des revenus, au premier trimestre de 2021, et a diminué par rapport aux 44 millions de dollars, ou 74 % des revenus, au quatrième trimestre de 2021.

 

Au 31 mars 2022, détenait 77 millions de dollars en espèces et des BTC évalués à environ 239 millions de dollars, sur la base d'un prix du bitcoin d'environ 45 500 $ tel que rapporté par Coinmarketcap.com au 31 mars 2022, et disposait d'un fonds de roulement de 181 millions de dollars.

 

Le 6 janvier 2022, achat de 1 000 BTC pour un montant de 43 millions de dollars, ajoutant ainsi à la trésorerie de BTC.

 

Le 24 février 2022, conclusion d'un accord de financement d'équipement de 32 millions de dollars.

 

Le 28 mars 2022, extension de l'emprunt en vertu de la facilité de crédit de la Société adossée à la CTB, qui passe de 60 millions de dollars à 100 millions de dollars.

 

Faits saillants récents de l'exploitation

 

Mise en production du site de Léger, dans la ville de Sherbrooke, au Québec, ce qui porte à neuf le nombre total de fermes en production et augmente la capacité opérationnelle de 16 mégawatts (MW) du total prévu de 30 MW de capacité.

 

Augmentation de la capacité électrique totale de l'entreprise de 16 MW à 137 MW.

 

Lancement officiel du nouveau système interne de gestion des mineurs de la Société, qui était en version bêta depuis les 9 derniers mois. Le nouveau logiciel de gestion peut permettre à la Société de gérer individuellement des centaines de milliers de mineurs dans ses fermes minières décentralisées à l'échelle mondiale, en mettant l'accent sur l'optimisation du temps de fonctionnement.

 

11 000 mineurs reçus et installés au quatrième trimestre de 2021. En avril 2022, 5 900 nouveaux mineurs supplémentaires ont été installés, ajoutant plus de 590 PH/s au taux de hachage (hashrate) en ligne de Bitfarms.

 

Début de la production au Bunker dans la ville de Sherbrooke, ajoutant une capacité de 12 MW.

 

Acquisition d'un emplacement supplémentaire, connu sous le nom de Garlock, dans la ville de Sherbrooke, pour développer une installation de 18 MW destinée à remplacer l'installation existante de la Pointe dont le retrait est prévu en février 2023.

 

Mise en production de la ferme de 10 MW à Villarrica, Paraguay.

 

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Mise à jour du plan d'expansion de 2022

 

Les attentes et les objectifs actuels de Bitfarms pour 2022 sont résumés ci-dessous :

 

·Les contrats de construction d'infrastructures existants devraient fournir une capacité de 6,0 EH/s de mineurs d'ici la fin de l'année 2022, reflétant les ajustements du plan de construction de la Société en Argentine, et les opportunités d'expansion au Canada et au Paraguay.

 

oLes objectifs trimestriels du taux de hachage (hashrate) de 2022 basés sur les calendriers actuels de construction d'infrastructures et de livraisons de mineurs sont de :

 

§4,0 EH/s à partir du 30 juin 2022,

 

§4,2 EH/s à partir du 30 septembre 2022, et

 

§6,0 EH/s à partir du 31 décembre 2022.

 

·Les mineurs et les commandes de mineurs dont la livraison est prévue en 2022 seront capables de produire jusqu'à 7,2 EH/s lorsqu'ils seront pleinement opérationnels.

 

Des opportunités sont en cours d'évaluation et d'autres seront évaluées dans le cadre des efforts déployés par Bitfarms pour fournir l'infrastructure et le matériel de minage supplémentaires afin d'atteindre l'objectif de la Société de 8,0 EH/s d'ici la fin de 2022.

 

« Nos activités de développement actualisées en Argentine, dans l'État de Washington et au Québec se poursuivent sur la bonne voie, à l'appui de nos objectifs trimestriels 2022 d'EH/s », a noté Geoff Morphy. « Notre développement commercial pour 2022 et 2023 est axé sur un large portefeuille d'opportunités, avec un mélange diversifié dans diverses régions où nous opérons actuellement ainsi que dans de nouvelles géographies. Nous sommes en discussions avancées pour des installations de production supplémentaires, qui utiliseraient toutes de l'énergie hydroélectrique à prix durable », a ajouté Morphy.

 

Mise à jour du financement

 

« Nous soutenons notre croissance continue tout en assurant la stabilité financière grâce à une stratégie de financement équilibrée. Nous avons utilisé 72 millions de dollars en financement par emprunt non dilutif et sans recours au cours du premier trimestre de 2022 », a déclaré Jeffrey Lucas, directeur financier de Bitfarms. « À l'avenir, nous continuerons à maintenir une certaine flexibilité pour tirer parti des alternatives de financement disponibles et de nos actifs à la lumière de nos besoins en capitaux et des conditions de marché en constante évolution. »

 

Les activités de financement comprennent l'ouverture d'une facilité de crédit garantie par la CTB de 100 millions de dollars le 30 décembre 2021, dont la totalité a été utilisée et est en cours, et la conclusion d'un accord de financement d'équipement de 32 millions de dollars le 24 février 2022.

 

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Le 16 août 2021, la Société a conclu une entente d'offre avec H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, en vertu duquel la Société a établi un Plan d'offre d'actions sur le marché. Depuis le début du Plan ATM jusqu'au 31 mars 2022, la Société a émis 30 743 637 actions ordinaires à un prix moyen d'environ 5,77 $. Au cours des trois mois terminés le 31 mars 2022, la Société a émis 6 820 709 actions ordinaires en échange d'un produit brut de 27,2 millions de dollars, à un prix moyen de l'action d'environ 3,99 $, et a reçu un produit net de 26,3 millions de dollars après avoir payé des commissions et autres frais de transaction de 0,9 millions de dollars.

 

Globalement, depuis son lancement jusqu'au 13 mai 2022, un produit brut total de 182,2 millions de dollars a été collecté dans le cadre du Plan ATM.

 

Résultats financiers pour le trimestre clos le 31 mars 2022

 

Au quatrième trimestre de 2022, la Société a généré des revenus de 40 millions de dollars, en hausse de 12 millions de dollars, ou 42 %, par rapport au quatrième trimestre de 2021.

 

Le bénéfice de minage brut et la marge de minage brute du quatrième trimestre de 2022 étaient de 30 millions de dollars et de 76 %, comparativement à 22 millions de dollars et 80 % au quatrième trimestre de 2021, respectivement.

 

Au premier trimestre de 2022, la Société a obtenu 961 BTC pour un coût de production moyen par BTC de 8 700 $ au premier trimestre de 2022, par rapport à 8 400 $ au premier trimestre de 2021.

 

Le bénéfice d'exploitation pour le premier trimestre de 2022 était de 7 millions de dollars, comparé à 16 millions de dollars au premier trimestre de 2021. Le bénéfice net s'est élevé à 5 millions de dollars au premier trimestre de 2022, soit 0,02 $ par action de base et diluée, contre une perte nette de 8 millions de dollars, soit 0,06 $ par action de base et diluée, au premier trimestre de 2021. L'EBITDA et la marge de l'EBITDA se sont élevés à 27 millions de dollars et 67% au premier trimestre de 2022, contre une perte de 3 millions de dollars et un 11 % négatif au premier trimestre de 2021, respectivement. L'EBITDA ajusté s'est élevé à 32 millions de dollars au premier trimestre de 2022 , soit une marge d'EBITDA ajusté de 80 %, contre 20 millions de dollars et 69 % au premier trimestre de 2021, respectivement.

 

Au 31 mars 2022, la Société détenait 77 millions de dollars en espèces et 5 244 BTC, dont 3 064 garantissaient une dette de 100 millions de dollars.

 

Coût de production par BTC au cours des 12 derniers mois (arrondi au 100 $ le plus proche)

 

Q1 2022   Quatrième trimestre de 2021 :   Quatrième trimestre de 2021 :   Quatrième trimestre de 2021 :   Quatrième trimestre de 2021 : 
$8,700   $8,000   $6,900   $9,000   $8,400 

 

Le coût moyen de production de Bitfarms au premier trimestre de 2022 était de 8 700 $, soit l'un des plus bas rapportés dans l'industrie. Le coût de production au troisième trimestre de 2021 était inférieur à celui des autres trimestres de 2021, principalement en raison des perturbations survenues au cours de cette période en Chine et qui ont affecté le réseau mondial de la CTB.

 

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Conférence téléphonique

 

La direction organisera une conférence téléphonique et une diffusion en direct sur le Web avec la présentation correspondante aujourd'hui, lundi 16 mai, 11h00 HE pour examiner les résultats financiers. Après les remarques officielles de la direction, il y aura une session de questions-réponses en direct, qui pourra inclure des questions pré-soumises. Les participants sont priés de se pré-inscrire à l'appel via le lien suivant :

 

Conférence téléphonique du troisième trimestre de 2022

 

Please note that registered participants will receive their dial in number upon registration and will 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.

 

La conférence téléphonique sera également disponible par le biais d'une Webdiffusion en direct que vous trouverez ici :

 

Web diffusion en direct

 

Une rediffusion de l'appel sera disponible environ une heure après la fin de l'appel et sera disponible pendant un an, au lien de diffusion Web ci-dessus. Une retransmission téléphonique de la conférence sera disponible jusqu'au 23 mai 2022 et sera accessible en composant le 1- 877-344-7529 (national) ou 1- 412-317-0088 (international) ou le Canada (sans frais) 855-669-9658 et en utilisant le code d'accès 2555247. Une présentation des résultats du premier trimestre de 2022 sera accessible le lundi 16 mai 2022, dans la section « Investisseurs » du site Web de Bitfarms.

 

*Représente le coût direct du bitcoin basé sur le total des coûts d'électricité et d'hébergement liés au minage de bitcoins, 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.

 

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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. Le 24 février 2022, la Société a été à nouveau honorée par le TSX-V en tant que lauréate du Venture 50, se classant première dans le secteur de la technologie. Le 8 avril 2022, Bitfarms est passé de la TSX-V à la TSX.

 

Sur le plan opérationnel, Bitfarms dispose d'une plateforme de production diversifiée avec sept installations à l'échelle industrielle situées au Québec, une dans l'État de Washington et une au Paraguay. Chaque installation 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 purement (pure-play) cotée en bourse et auditée par un cabinet comptable Big Four.

 

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

 

Site web : 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 Toronto, ni le Nasdaq, ni aucune autre bourse de valeurs ou autorité de réglementation n'acceptent la responsabilité de la pertinence ou de l'exactitude de ce communiqué.

 

Énoncés prévisionnels

 

Le présent communiqué de presse contient certaines « informations prospectives » et « déclarations prospectives » (collectivement, « informations prospectives ») qui sont basées sur des attentes, des estimations et des projections à la date du présent communiqué de presse et qui sont couvertes par des règles d'exonération (safe harbors) en vertu des lois canadiennes et américaines sur les valeurs mobilières. Les déclarations et informations contenues dans ce communiqué sous le titre2022 Expansion Plan Update” and otherwise regarding expansion plans, including targets and goals for productive capacity and hashrates, 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.

 

Ces informations prospectives sont basées sur des hypothèses et des estimations de la direction de la Société au moment où elles ont été formulées, et impliquent des risques connus et inconnus, des incertitudes et d'autres facteurs qui pourraient faire en sorte que les résultats, les performances ou les réalisations réels de la Société soient matériellement différents des résultats, des performances ou des réalisations futurs exprimés ou sous-entendus dans ces informations prospectives. Ces facteurs comprennent, entre autres, les risques liés à : le climat économique mondial; la dilution; l'historique d'exploitation limité de la Société; les besoins futurs en capitaux et l'incertitude d'un financement supplémentaire, y compris la capacité de la Société à utiliser l'offre au marché de la Société (le « Programme ATM ») et les prix auxquels la Société peut vendre des actions ordinaires dans le cadre du Programme ATM, ainsi que les conditions du marché des capitaux en général; les risques liés à la stratégie de maintien et d'augmentation des avoirs en bitcoins et l'impact de la dépréciation des prix du bitcoin sur le fonds de roulement; la nature concurrentielle de l'industrie; les risques de change; la nécessité pour la Société de gérer sa croissance et son expansion planifiées; les effets du développement de produits et la nécessité d'une évolution technologique continue; la capacité à maintenir des sources d'énergie fiables et économiques pour faire fonctionner ses actifs de minage de cryptomonnaie; l'impact de la réduction de l'énergie ou des changements réglementaires dans les régimes énergétiques des juridictions dans lesquelles la Société opère; la protection des droits de propriété; l'effet de la réglementation gouvernementale et de la conformité sur la Société et l'industrie; les risques de sécurité du réseau; la capacité de la Société à maintenir des systèmes fonctionnant correctement; la dépendance à l'égard du personnel clé; la détérioration de l'économie mondiale et des marchés financiers empêchant l'accès au capital ou augmentant le coût du capital; la dilution des actions résultant du Programme ATM et d'autres émissions d'actions; et la volatilité des marchés des valeurs mobilières, qui a un impact sur le prix des titres sans rapport avec la performance opérationnelle. De plus, les facteurs particuliers qui pourraient avoir un impact sur les résultats futurs de l'activité de Bitfarms comprennent, mais ne sont pas limités à : la construction et l'exploitation des installations peuvent ne pas se dérouler comme prévu actuellement, ou ne pas se dérouler du tout; l'expansion peut ne pas se matérialiser comme prévu actuellement, ou ne pas se matérialiser du tout; le marché de la monnaie numérique; la capacité à faire du minage de la monnaie numérique avec succès; les revenus peuvent ne pas augmenter comme prévu actuellement, ou ne pas se matérialiser du tout; il peut ne pas être possible de liquider de manière rentable l'inventaire actuel de la monnaie numérique, ou ne pas se matérialiser du tout; une baisse des prix des monnaies numériques peut avoir un impact négatif significatif sur les opérations; une augmentation de la difficulté du réseau peut avoir un impact négatif significatif sur les opérations; la volatilité des prix des monnaies numériques; la croissance anticipée et la durabilité de l'hydroélectricité à des fins de minage de cryptomonnaies dans les juridictions applicables; the inability to maintain reliable and economical sources of power for the Company to operate cryptocurrency mining assets; the risks of an increase in the Company’s electricity costs, cost of natural gas, changes in currency exchange rates, energy curtailment or regulatory changes in the energy regimes in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates and the adverse impact on the Company’s profitability; 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 (which are also available on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov), including the annual information form for the year-ended December 31, 2021, filed on March 28, 2022. 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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Coordonnées

 

Relations avec les investisseurs :

 

LHA Investor Relations
David Barnard

+1 415-433-3777

Investors@bitfarms.com

 

Médias américains :

 

YAP Global

Mia Grodsky, Chargée de clientèle

mia@yapglobal.com

 

Québec Media :

 

Ryan Affaires publiques

Valérie Pomerleau, Public Affairs and Communications

valerie@ryanap.com

 

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Bitfarms ltée Résultats d'exploitation consolidés

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés         
Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué  March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenus   40,329    28,432    11,897    42%
Coût des ventes   23,292    9,120    14,172    155%
Bénéfice brut   17,037    19,312    (2,275)   (12)%
Marge brute   42%   68%        
Dépenses générales et administratives   13,843    2,819    11,024    391%
Perte au moment de la vente des actifs numériques   34    22    12    55%
Gain sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (3,702)       (3,702)   (100)%
Gain sur la cession d'immobilisations corporelles   (12)   (19)   7    (37)%
Résultat d'exploitation   6,874    16,490    (9,616)   (58)%
Marge d'exploitation   17%   58%        
Charges (produits) financières nettes   (4,083)   23,425    (27,508)   (117)%
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts sur le revenu   10,957    (6,935)   17,892    258%
Charge d'impôts de l'exercice   6,438    670    5,768    861%
Revenu net (perte)   4,519    (7,605)   12,124    159%
Bénéfice (perte) de base par action (en dollars US)   0.02    (0.06)        
Bénéfice (perte) dilué(e) par action (en dollars US)   0.02    (0.06)        
Gain de réévaluation sur les actifs numériques (net d'impôts)       5,128    (5,128)   (100)%
Total du résultat global (perte)   4,519    (2,477)   6,996    282%
Bénéfice brut d'exploitation (1)   30,140    22,267    7,873    35%
Marge brute de minage (1)   76%   80%        
EBITDA (1)   27,033    (3,029)   30,062    992%
Marge d'EBITDA (1)   67%   (11)%        
EBITDA ajusté (1)   32,343    19,701    12,642    64%
Marge EBITDA ajustée (1)   80%   69%        

nm: not meaningful

 

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

 

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Bitfarms ltée 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         
Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué  March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenu net (perte) avant impôts sur le revenu   10,957    (6,935)   17,892    258%
Charges d'intérêts   3,010    898    2,112    235%
Charges de dépréciation et d'amortissement   13,066    3,008    10,058    334%
EBITDA   27,033    (3,029)   30,062    992%
Paiement fondé sur des actions   6,105    420    5,685    nm 
Gain sur la réévaluation des actifs numériques   (3,702)       (3,702)   (100)%
Frais financiers nets et autres   2,907    22,310    (19,403)   (87)%
EBITDA ajusté   32,343    19,701    12,642    64%

  

Bitfarms ltée Calcul de la marge brute d'exploitation de minage & Marge brute d'exploitation de minage

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés         
Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué  March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Bénéfice brut   17,037    19,312    (2,275)   (12)%
Revenus non minage (1)   (604)   (696)   92    (13)%
Charges de dépréciation et d'amortissement   13,066    3,008    10,058    334%
Achats de composants électriques et autres   312    256    56    22%
Salaires et charges sociales des électriciens   329    387    (58)   (15)%
Bénéfice brut de minage (2)   30,140    22,267    7,873    35%
Marge brute de minage   76%   80%        

 

(1)Non-mining revenues reconciliation:

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Trois mois terminés         
Pour les périodes terminées comme indiqué  March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenus   40,329    28,432    11,897    42%
Moins les revenus liés à l'exploitation de minage aux fins du calcul de la marge brute d'exploitation de minage :                    
Revenus de minage   (39,725)   (27,190)   (12,535)   46%
Revenus de l'hébergement       (546)   546    100%
Revenus non minage   604    696    (92)   (13)%

 

(2)“Gross mining profit” is defined as Gross profit excluding depreciation and amortization and other minor items included in cost of sales that do not directly relate to mining related activities. "Gross mining margin” is defined as the percentage obtained when dividing Gross mining profit by Revenues from mining related activities.

 

 

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