UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

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

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of November 2023

 

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-40370

 

 

 

BITFARMS LTÉE

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 1T4

(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 ☒

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K

 

This report on Form 6-K, includes the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, and management’s discussion and analysis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

 

See the Exhibits listed below.

 

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
99.2   Management’s Discussion & Analysis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
99.3   CEO Certification of Interim Filings - Interim Certificate dated November 7, 2023.
99.4   CFO Certification of Interim Filings - Interim Certificate dated November 7, 2023.
99.5   Material Change Report dated November 7, 2023.

 

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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:  Président et chef de la direction

 

Date: November 7, 2023

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars - unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BITFARMS LTÉE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
  États financiers  
  Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 3
  Interim Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Profit or Loss 4
  Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 5
  Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 6
     
  Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements  
1. Nature des opérations 7
2. Liquidité 8
3. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies 9
4. Jugements et estimations comptables significatifs 10
5. Acquisitions d'actifs 11
6. Autres actifs 12
7. Actifs numériques 13
8. Dépréciation 14
9. Biens, installations et équipements 15
10. Actifs incorporels 17
11. Long-term Deposits, Equipment Prepayments, Commitments and Other 18
12. Dettes commerciales et frais à payer 18
13. Long-term Debt 19
14. Baux 21
15. Impôts sur le revenu 22
16. Provision pour mise hors service d’actifs 23
17. Capital action 23
18. Instruments financiers 25
19. Transactions et soldes avec les parties liées 26
20. Bénéfice net (perte) par action 27
21. Share-based Payment 27
22. Détails supplémentaires de l'état des profits et des pertes et du résultat global 29
23. Information géographique 31
24. Détails supplémentaires sur l'état des flux de trésorerie 32

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars - unaudited)

 

       As of
September 30,
   As of
December 31,
 
   Notes   2023   2022 
actifs            
Actuel            
Liquidités       46,775    30,887 
Créances commerciales       1,157    701 
Autres actifs  6    7,102    4,512 
Dépôts prépayés à court terme  8    4,180    12,921 
Impôts à recevoir       4,324    12,142 
Actifs numériques  7    16,809    4,635 
Actifs numériques - donnés en garantie  7, 13    2,166    2,070 
Actifs détenus en vue de la vente       1,220    1,220 
        83,733    69,088 
Au long terme              
Biens, installations et équipements  9, 23    203,452    219,428 
Actifs au titre du droit d’utilisation  14    15,108    16,364 
Dépôts à long terme, prépaiements des équipements et autres  11    26,683    38,185 
Actifs incorporels  10    3,821    33 
TOTAL DES ACTIFS       332,797    343,098 
Passif              
Actuel              
Dettes commerciales et frais à payer  12    16,659    20,541 
Tranche courant de la dette à long terme  13    9,913    43,054 
Responsabilité relative au contrat de location  14    3,114    3,649 
        29,686    67,244 
Au long terme              
Dette à long terme  13    108    4,093 
Responsabilité relative au bail  14    13,168    14,215 
Provision pour mise hors service d’actifs  16    2,335    1,979 
TOTAL DES PASSIFS       45,297    87,531 
Capitaux propres              
Capital action       499,678    429,120 
Surplus d’apport       71,983    65,512 
Déficit accumulé       (284,161)   (239,065)
TOTAL DES CAPITAUX PROPRES       287,500    255,567 
Total des passifs et des actions       332,797    343,098 

 

Should be read in conjunction with the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

6 novembre 2023   /s/ Nicolas Bonta   /s/ Geoffrey Morphy   /s/ Jeffrey Lucas
Date of approval of the
financial statements
  Chairman of the Board of Directors   President & Chief Executive Officer   Directeur financier

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE PROFIT OR LOSS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)

 

       Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   Notes   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Revenus  7, 23    34,596    33,247    100,125    115,391 
Coût des revenus  22    43,462    37,186    123,384    92,789 
(Perte) bénéfice brut       (8,866)   (3,939)   (23,259)   22,602 
                         
Dépenses d'exploitation                        
Dépenses générales et administratives  22    8,372    10,299    25,887    39,534 
Perte réalisée sur la cession d'actifs numériques  7        44,329        122,243 
(Reprise de) perte de réévaluation des actifs numériques  7    1,183    (45,655)   (1,512)   21,118 
Perte sur la disposition d'immobilisations corporelles       217    756    1,776    1,692 
Dépréciation des dépôts à court terme payés d'avance, des équipements et des paiements anticipés pour la construction, des immobilisations corporelles et des actifs liés aux droits d'utilisation  8        84,116    9,982    84,116 
Dépréciation du « goodwill »  8                17,900 
Perte d'exploitation       (18,638)   (97,784)   (59,392)   (264,001)
Revenu financier net  22    (336)   (8,251)   (12,706)   (24,191)
Perte nette avant impôts sur le revenu       (18,302)   (89,533)   (46,686)   (239,810)
Charge (recouvrement) d'impôts sur le revenu  15    401    (4,725)   (23)   (17,603)
Perte nette       (18,703)   (84,808)   (46,663)   (222,207)
                         
Autres éléments du résultat global                        
Article qui ne sera pas reclassé en profit ou perte :                        
Variation de réévaluation du surplus - actifs numériques, déduction faite de l’impôt  7    (824)       1,567     
Perte globale totale, nette d'impôts       (19,527)   (84,808)   (45,096)   (222,207)
                         
Perte par action  20                     
De base et dilué       (0.07)   (0.40)   (0.19)   (1.09)
Nombre moyen pondéré d'actions ordinaires en circulation  20                     
De base et dilué       273,907,000    210,378,000    251,010,000    203,839,000 

 

Should be read in conjunction with the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares - unaudited)

 

   Notes  Number of
shares
   Share
capital
   Contributed
surplus
   Retained
earnings
(accumulated
deficit)
   Revaluation
surplus
   Total equity 
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2023      224,200,000    429,120    65,512    (239,065)       255,567 
Perte nette                  (46,663)       (46,663)
Variation de réévaluation du surplus - actifs numériques, déduction faite de l’impôt                      1,567    1,567 
Perte globale totale, nette d'impôts                  (46,663)   1,567    (45,096)
                                  
Transfert de l'excédent de réévaluation sur la cession d'actifs numériques aux bénéfices non distribués, net d'impôt                  1,567    (1,567)    
Rémunération en actions  21           7,009            7,009 
Issuance of common shares  17   52,942,000    69,858                69,858 
Règlement des unités d'actions restreintes  21   142,000    405    (405)            
Exercise of stock options  21   400,000    295    (133)           162 
Balance as of September 30, 2023      277,684,000    499,678    71,983    (284,161)       287,500 
                                  
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2022      194,806,000    378,893    43,704    (15)       422,582 
Perte nette                  (222,207)       (222,207)
Rémunération en actions  21           17,993            17,993 
Émission d’actions ordinaires et de bons de souscription  17   20,835,000    48,506    35            48,541 
Charge d'impôt différé liée aux frais d'émission d'actions  15       (3,895)               (3,895)
Exercise of stock options  21   70,000    42    (15)           27 
Balance as of September 30, 2022      215,711,000    423,546    61,717    (222,222)       263,041 

 

Should be read in conjunction with the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars - unaudited)

 

       Nine months ended September 30, 
   Notes   2023   2022 
Flux de trésorerie liés aux activités d'exploitation            
Perte nette       (46,663)   (222,207)
Réajustements pour :              
Dépréciation et amortissement  22    62,995    51,643 
Dépréciation des dépôts à court terme payés d'avance, des équipements et des paiements anticipés pour la construction, des immobilisations corporelles et des actifs liés aux droits d'utilisation  8    9,982    84,116 
Dépréciation du « goodwill »  8        17,900 
Revenu financier net  22    (12,706)   (24,191)
Actifs numériques obtenus  7    (96,350)   (113,049)
Produit de la vente d'actifs numériques obtenus  7    87,724    104,988 
Perte réalisée sur la cession d'actifs numériques  7        122,243 
(Reprise de) perte de réévaluation des actifs numériques  7    (1,512)   21,118 
Rémunération en actions  21    7,009    17,993 
Charge (recouvrement) d'impôts sur le revenu  15    (23)   (17,603)
Perte sur la disposition d'immobilisations corporelles       1,776    1,692 
Intérêts et dépenses financières payées       (7,922)   (14,139)
Impôts sur le revenu remboursés (payés)       7,275    (14,931)
Variations des éléments non monétaires du fonds de roulement  24    (1,557)   (12,404)
Variation nette de la trésorerie liée aux activités opérationnelles       10,028    3,169 
               
Flux de trésorerie utilisés pour les activités d'investissement              
Acquisition d'immobilisations corporelles       (43,576)   (116,217)
Produit de la vente de biens immobiliers, d’installations et d’équipements       2,884    4,790 
Achat de titres négociables  22    (33,759)   (127,916)
Produit de la cession de titres négociables  22    45,005    172,248 
Acquisitions d'actifs  5    (2,394)    
Achat d'actifs numériques  7        (43,237)
Produits de la vente d'actifs numériques achetés  7        20,682 
Paiements anticipés pour l'équipement et la construction et autres       (3,533)   (54,891)
Variation nette de la trésorerie liée aux activités d’investissement       (35,373)   (144,541)
               
Flux de trésorerie provenant des activités de financement              
Issuance of common shares  17    68,504    48,506 
Remboursement de la dette à long terme  13    (24,601)   (23,174)
Produit de la dette à long terme  13        67,168 
Remboursement des passifs de location  14    (2,852)   (4,122)
Exercise of stock options  17, 21    162    27 
Produit de la facilité de crédit       55    40,000 
Remboursement de la facilité de crédit           (76,863)
Variation nette des liquidités liées aux activités de financement       41,268    51,542 
               
Augmentation (diminution) nette des liquidités       15,923    (89,830)
Cash, beginning of the period       30,887    125,595 
Écarts de taux de change sur la conversion monétaire       (35)   49 
Cash, end of the period       46,775    35,814 

 

Should be read in conjunction with the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 1:   NATURE DES OPÉRATIONS

 

Bitfarms Ltd. (the “Company” or “Bitfarms”) was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act on October 11, 2018 and continued under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) on August 27, 2021. The common shares of the Company are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange (NASDAQ/TSX: BITF). Its registered office is located on 110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5C 1T4.

 

The activities of the Company mainly consist of selling its computational power for the purpose of cryptocurrency mining in multiple jurisdictions as described in Note 23 “Geographical Information”. The Company’s operations are currently located in Canada, the United States, Argentina and Paraguay. 9159-9290 Quebec Inc. (“Volta”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, assists the Company in building and maintaining its server farms and provides electrician services to both commercial and residential customers in Quebec.

 

Bitfarms owns and operates server farms comprised of computers (referred to as “Miners”) designed for the purpose of validating transactions on the BTC Blockchain (referred to as “Mining”). Bitfarms generally operates its Miners 24 hours a day, which produce computational power (measured by hashrate) that Bitfarms sells to a Mining Pool under a formula-driven rate commonly known in the industry as Full Pay Per Share (“FPPS”). Under FPPS, Mining Pools compensate Mining companies for their hashrate based on what the Mining Pool would expect to generate in revenue for a given time period if there was no randomness involved. The fee paid by a Mining Pool to Bitfarms for its hashrate may be in cryptocurrency, U.S. dollars, or another currency. Bitfarms accumulates the cryptocurrency fees it receives or exchanges them for U.S. dollars through reputable and established cryptocurrency trading platforms. Mining Pools generate revenue by Mining with purchased hashrate through the accumulation of Block Rewards and transaction fees issued by the BTC network. Mining Pools purchase hashrate and accept the risk of rewards not being commensurate with compensation paid with the aim to mine more blocks than their proportionate share in a given time period based on the computational power they have acquired.

 

Termes et définitions

 

Dans ces états financiers, les termes ci-dessous ont les définitions suivantes :

 

  Durée Définition
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 (principalement des mineurs)
8 CAD Dollars canadiens
9 USD Dollars américains
10 ARS Pesos argentins

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 2: Liquidité

 

Bitfarms est principalement engagée dans l'industrie du minage de crypto-monnaies, une industrie hautement volatile soumise à un risque inhérent significatif. Les baisses des prix du marché des crypto-monnaies, l'augmentation de la difficulté de l'exploitation minière de la BTC, les retards dans la livraison de l'équipement minier, les changements dans l'environnement réglementaire et les changements défavorables dans d'autres risques inhérents peuvent avoir un impact significatif et négatif sur les opérations et les flux de trésorerie de la société et sur sa capacité à maintenir des liquidités suffisantes pour faire face à ses obligations financières. L'évolution défavorable des facteurs mentionnés ci-dessus a eu un impact sur la recouvrabilité des actifs numériques et des immobilisations corporelles de l'entreprise, ce qui a entraîné la comptabilisation de pertes de valeur.

 

The Company’s current operating budget and future estimated cash flows indicate that the Company will generate positive cash flow in excess of required interest and principal payments on its long-term debt due within the twelve-month period. These analyses are based on BTC market factors including price, difficulty and network hashrate, for the twelve-month period following the date of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance.

 

A BTC Halving is scheduled to occur once every 210,000 blocks, or roughly every four years, until the total amount of BTC rewards issued reaches 21 million, which is expected to occur around 2140. The next BTC Halving is expected to occur in late April or early May 2024, at which time BTC block rewards will decrease from 6.25 BTC per block to 3.125 BTC per block. Once 21 million BTC are generated, the network will stop producing more. While BTC prices have had a history of price fluctuations around BTC Halving events, there is no guarantee that the price change will be favorable or would compensate for the reduction in Mining reward and the compensation from Mining Pools.

 

Au cours actuel de la BTC, les liquidités existantes de la société et le produit de la vente de sa trésorerie en BTC et de la BTC gagnée pourraient ne pas être suffisants pour financer les investissements en capital nécessaires à la réalisation de ses objectifs de croissance. Si le produit de la vente de la BTC n'est pas suffisant, la société devra lever des fonds supplémentaires auprès de sources externes pour répondre à ces besoins. Rien ne garantit que la société sera en mesure de lever ces fonds supplémentaires à des conditions acceptables, voire qu'elle y parviendra.

 

Si la société lève des fonds supplémentaires en émettant des titres, les actionnaires existants peuvent être dilués. Si la société n'est pas en mesure d'obtenir un financement de sources externes ou d'émettre des titres, ou si les fonds provenant des opérations et le produit de toute vente des avoirs en BTC de la société sont affectés négativement par le prix de la BTC, la société pourrait avoir des difficultés à honorer ses obligations de paiement.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

a.Basis of preparation and measurement

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements (“Financial Statements”) of the Company comprise the accounts of Bitfarms Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. These 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 Financial Statements were approved by the Board of Directors on November 6, 2023.

 

These 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, 2022.

 

These Financial Statements have been prepared under the same accounting policies used in the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, except for new accounting standards issued and adopted by the Company which are described below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently by the Company’s entities and to all periods presented in these Financial Statements, unless otherwise indicated.

 

The Financial Statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for the revaluation of certain financial instruments and digital assets recorded at fair value, and assets held for sale measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

 

b.Nouveaux amendements comptables publiés et adoptés par la société

 

Les amendements suivants aux normes existantes ont été adoptés par la société à partir de janvier 1, 2023:

 

Amendements à l'IAS 1, Présentation des états financiers ( »IAS 1") 

Amendments to IAS 1 change the requirements in IAS 1 with regard to disclosure of accounting policies. Applying the amendments, an entity discloses its material accounting policies instead of its significant accounting policies. Further amendments to IAS 1 explain how an entity can identify a material accounting policy.

 

Amendements à l'IAS 8, Méthodes comptables, changements d'estimations comptables et erreurs ( »IAS 8") 

Les amendements à l'IAS 8 remplacent la définition d'un changement d'estimation comptable. Selon la nouvelle définition, les estimations comptables sont des « montants monétaires dans les états financiers qui sont soumis à une incertitude de mesure ».

 

L'adoption par la société des amendements énumérés ci-dessus n'a pas eu d'impact significatif sur les états financiers de la société.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

c.Nouvelles modifications comptables publiées à adopter à une date ultérieure

 

Les amendements suivants aux normes existantes ont été publiés et sont applicables à la société pour son exercice annuel commençant le 1, 2024 et par la suite, une application anticipée étant autorisée :

 

Modifications de l'IFRS 16, Contrats de location ( »IFRS 16") 

Amendments to IFRS 16 require a seller-lessee to subsequently measure lease liabilities arising from a leaseback in a manner that does not recognize any amount of the gain or loss that relates to the right of use retained. The new requirements do not prevent a seller-lessee from recognizing in profit or loss any gain or loss relating to the partial or full termination of a lease.

 

Amendements à l'IAS 1 

Amendments to IAS 1 clarify how to classify debt and other liabilities as current or non-current. The amendments help to determine whether, in the interim consolidated statements of financial position, debt and other liabilities with an uncertain settlement date should be classified as current (due or potentially due to be settled within one year) or non-current. The amendments also include clarifying the classification requirements for debt that an entity might settle by converting into equity.

 

Les amendements à l'IAS 1 précisent que les clauses restrictives à respecter après la date de clôture n'affectent pas la classification de la dette en tant que dette courante ou non courante à la date de clôture. Au lieu de cela, les amendements exigent que de l'information sur ces engagements soient fournies dans les notes aux états financiers.

 

Amendements à l'IAS 7, Tableau des flux de trésorerie ( »IAS 7") et à l'IFRS 7, Instruments financiers : Information à fournir ( »IFRS 7") 

Amendments to IAS 7 and IFRS 7 introduce disclosure requirements to enhance the transparency of supplier finance arrangements and their effects on an entity’s liabilities, cash flows and exposure to liquidity risk.

 

La société évalue actuellement l'impact de l'adoption de ces amendements sur ses états financiers.

 

NOTE 4: JUGEMENTS ET ESTIMATIONS COMPTABLES SIGNIFICATIFS

 

The preparation of the Financial Statements requires management to undertake judgments, estimates and assumptions about recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. These estimates and judgments are based on management’s best knowledge of the events or circumstances and actions the Company may take in the future. The actual results may differ from these assumptions and estimates.

 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to assumptions and estimates are recognized in the period in which the assumption or estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

 

The significant judgements made by management in applying the Company’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those described in the audited annual consolidated financial statements for year ended December 31, 2022.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 5: Acquisitions d'actifs

 

a.Acquisition d'actifs à Baie-Comeau

 

On July 5, 2023, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of a corporation that owns the right to 22 MW of hydro power capacity in Baie-Comeau, Quebec. The consideration transferred at closing totaled $1,964 (CAD$2,603), of which $610 (CAD$814) was paid in cash and $1,354 (CAD$1,789) was paid through the issuance of 821,000 common shares of the Company.

 

The acquisition of Baie-Comeau does not meet the definition of a business combination under IFRS 3, Business Combinations, as Baie-Comeau’s primary assets consist mainly of a contractual right up to 22 MW of hydro power capacity. Therefore, the transaction has been recorded as an acquisition of a group of assets.

 

Les actifs acquis et les passifs repris ont été comptabilisés et évalués en affectant la juste valeur de la contrepartie payée à leur juste valeur relative à la date de clôture de la transaction. Tous les actifs financiers acquis et les passifs financiers repris ont été comptabilisés à leur juste valeur.

 

Le prix d'achat et les actifs nets acquis sont les suivants :

 

       As of
July 5,
 
   Notes   2023 
         
Prix d'achat        
Contrepartie en espèces       610 
Valeur des 821,000 actions ordinaires transférées à la clôture de la transaction       1,354 
Coûts de transaction       218 
        2,182 
          
Actifs nets acquis         
Dépôts de garantie       241 
Améliorations locatives       7 
Dettes commerciales et frais à payer       (174)
Dépôt des clients       (207)
Intangible - droits d'accès à l'électricité  10    2,315 
        2,182 

 

En outre, la société a conclu séparément un contrat de location avec un tiers pour un site Web afin d'installer l'infrastructure nécessaire à l'exploitation de la capacité acquise. Voir la note 14.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 5: ACQUISITIONS OF ASSETS (Continued)

 

b.Acquisitions d'actifs au Paraguay

 

On July 14, 2023, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of two corporations that own the rights to 50 MW and 100 MW, respectively, of hydro power capacity in Villarrica and Yguazu, respectively, Paraguay. The cash considerations totaled $1,095 and $450, respectively.

 

Les transactions ont été comptabilisées comme des acquisitions d'un groupe d'actifs car les actifs primaires des entreprises acquises consistent principalement en des droits contractuels de fourniture d'électricité. Les prix d'achat et les actifs nets acquis au mois de juillet 14, 2023 sont les suivants :

 

   Notes   Villarrica   Yguazu 
             
Prix d'achat            
Contrepartie en espèces versée à la clôture       95    250 
Contrepartie en espèces à payer       1,000    200 
Coûts de transaction       17    4 
        1,112    454 
               
Actifs nets acquis              
Trésorerie, équivalents de trésorerie et autres actifs courants       17    27 
Biens, installations et équipements       30    6 
Intangible - droits d'accès à l'électricité  10    1,065    421 
        1,112    454 

 

NOTE 6: Autres actifs

 

   As of
September 30,
   Depuis le
Décembre 31,
 
   2023   2022 
Taxes de vente à recevoir*   5,961    3,816 
Inventaire des composants électriques   730    588 
Autres créances   411    108 
    7,102    4,512 

 

* Voir la note 22c pour plus de détails sur la provision appliquée à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée (TVA) argentine à recevoir incluse dans les taxes de vente à recevoir.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 7: Actifs numériques

 

BTC transactions and the corresponding values for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
   2023   2022 
   Quantité   Valeur   Quantité   Valeur 
Balance of digital assets including digital assets pledged as collateral as of July 1,   549    16,734    3,144    62,204 
BTC gagnés*   1,172    32,899    1,515    32,276 
BTC échangé contre de l'argent et des services   (1,018)   (28,354)   (2,595)   (55,695)
Realized loss on disposition of digital assets**       (425)       (44,329)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on revaluation of digital assets**       (1,879)       45,655 
Balance of digital assets including digital assets pledged as collateral as of September 30,   703    18,975    2,064    40,111 
Less digital assets pledged as collateral as of September 30,***   (80)   (2,166)   (1,724)   (33,496)
Balance of digital assets excluding digital assets pledged as collateral as of September 30,   623    16,809    340    6,615 

 

   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
   2023   2022 
   Quantité   Valeur   Quantité   Valeur 
Solde des actifs numériques, y compris les actifs numériques donnés en garantie, au mois de janvier 1,   405    6,705    3,301    152,856 
BTC gagnés*   3,692    96,350    3,733    113,049 
BTC achetés           1,000    43,237 
BTC échangé contre de l'argent et des services   (3,394)   (87,724)   (5,970)   (125,670)
Gain (perte) réalisé(e) sur la cession d'actifs numériques**.       1,272        (122,243)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on revaluation of digital assets**       2,372        (21,118)
Balance of digital assets including digital assets pledged as collateral as of September 30,   703    18,975    2,064    40,111 
Less digital assets pledged as collateral as of September 30,***   (80)   (2,166)   (1,724)   (33,496)
Balance of digital assets excluding digital assets pledged as collateral as of September 30,   623    16,809    340    6,615 

 

* La direction estime la juste valeur des BTC gagnés sur une base quotidienne en multipliant la quantité de crypto-monnaie reçue par le prix coté sur Coinbase le jour où elle a été reçue. La direction considère les prix cotés sur Coinbase comme une donnée de niveau 2 selon la norme IFRS 13, Évaluation de la juste valeur.

** A portion of the realized gain on disposition of digital assets and the change in unrealized gain on revaluation of digital assets is presented in Other comprehensive income after reversing previously recorded revaluation loss on digital assets in the statement of profit or loss. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, a loss of $824, net of $297 of deferred income tax recovery, and a gain of $1,567, net of $565 of deferred income tax expense, respectively, were presented in Other comprehensive income (three and nine months ended September 30, 2022: nil and nil, respectively).

*** Reportez-vous à la note 13 pour plus de détails sur la dette à long terme de la société et le BTC donné en garantie.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 8: Dépréciation

 

The impairment loss on short-term prepaid deposits, equipment and construction prepayments, property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets for three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were nil and $9,982, respectively (three and nine months ended September 30, 2022: $84,116 for both periods).

 

Dépréciation des dépôts à court terme payés d'avance au cours du deuxième trimestre de l'année 2008 2023 

i.Contexte

In 2022, the Company entered into agreements with external brokers to be able to proceed with the importation of its miners into Argentina. Under the agreements, the Company was required to make advance deposits to the external brokers, which were classified as short-term prepaid deposits on the consolidated statements of financial position. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company decided to terminate the importation agreements with the external brokers as of June 30, 2023.

 

ii.Perte de valeur

The Company assumed the cost of terminating the importation agreements with the brokers in order to execute its new importation strategy, resulting in the Company forgoing a balance of $6,982 of deposits. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2023, the Company impaired $6,982 of short-term prepaid deposits. This impairment is presented in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive profit or loss under Impairment on short-term prepaid deposits and property, plant and equipment.

 

Dépréciation d'actifs minéraux au cours du deuxième trimestre de l'année 2004 2023 

i.Contexte

The Suni mineral asset was acquired in connection with the reverse acquisition of Bitfarms Ltd (Israel) on April 12, 2018 and its value, at the time, was estimated at $9,000 based on an independent appraiser’s valuation. Suni is an iron ore deposit located in Canada that was held by the acquiree. Since its acquisition, following the presence of impairment indicators, the Suni mineral asset was written down to a net book value of $3,000 as of December 31, 2022.

 

ii.Perte de valeur

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, in connection with the planned disposal of the Suni mineral asset, management tested the cash-generating unit for impairment, resulting in a further impairment charge of $3,000 and bringing the carrying amount to nil. This impairment charge is presented in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive profit or loss under Impairment on short-term prepaid deposits and property, plant and equipment. On July 27, 2023, the Company sold the Suni mineral asset for a nominal amount to a third party.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 9: Biens, installations et équipements

 

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, property, plant and equipment (“PPE”) consisted of the following:

 

   Notes  BVVE and
electrical
components
   Les actifs
actifs
   Terrains et
bâtiments
   Améliorations locatives
améliorations
   Véhicules   Total 
coût                           
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2023      308,205    9,000    4,392    45,278    1,082    367,957 
Ajouts      57,614        456    5,112    200    63,382 
Ajouts liés à l'acquisition d'actifs  5   13            30        43 
Dispositions      (6,410)   (9,000)       (5)   (74)   (15,489)
Transfert vers les actifs détenus en vue de la vente      (5,695)                   (5,695)
Balance as of September 30, 2023      353,727        4,848    50,415    1,208    410,198 
                                  
Amortissement cumulé                                 
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2023      120,097    6,000    270    21,636    526    148,529 
Amortissement      57,778        114    2,498    132    60,522 
Dispositions      (5,094)   (9,000)       (5)   (56)   (14,155)
Transfert vers les actifs détenus en vue de la vente      (4,938)                   (4,938)
Dépréciation  8       3,000                3,000 
Dépréciation des dépôts transférés en PPE      13,319            

469

        13,788 
Balance as of September 30, 2023      181,162        384    24,598    602    206,746 
                                  
Net book value as of September 30, 2023      172,565        4,464    25,817    606    203,452 
                                  
          BVVE et
électriques
électriques
 
      Les actifs
actifs
      Terre et
bâtiments
      Leasehold
improvements
      Véhicules       Total  
coût                                                    
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2022         156,647       9,000       4,549       5,783       547       176,526  
Ajustement de la période de mesure pour le regroupement d'entreprises         (1,127 )           (18 )                 (1,145 )
Ajouts         164,437             3,239       39,495       552       207,723  
Dispositions         (3,609 )           (3,378 )           (17 )     (7,004 )
Transfert vers les actifs détenus en vue de la vente         (8,143 )                             (8,143 )
Solde au mois de décembre 31, 2022         308,205       9,000       4,392       45,278       1,082       367,957  
                                                     
Amortissement cumulé                                                    
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2022         35,766       1,800       286       1,560       264       39,676  
Amortissement         66,319             193       1,703       124       68,339  
Dispositions         (2,562 )           (366 )           (13 )     (2,941 )
Transfert vers les actifs détenus en vue de la vente         (6,040 )                             (6,040 )
Dépréciation         24,820       4,200       157       13,107       151       42,435  
Dépréciation des dépôts transférés en PPE         1,794                   5,266             7,060  
Solde au mois de décembre 31, 2022         120,097       6,000       270       21,636       526       148,529  
                                                     
Valeur comptable nette au mois de décembre 31, 2022         188,108       3,000       4,122       23,642       556       219,428  

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 9: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Continued)

 

BVVE 

Further details of the quantity and models of BTC BVVE held by the Company as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows :

 

    MicroBT
Whatsminer* (en anglais)
    Bitmain
S19j Pro
    Innosilicon
T3 & T2T**
    Bitmain
S19XP
    Total  
Quantité à partir de janvier 1, 2023     45,375       7,172       5,711             58,258  
Ajouts     7,735       9,289             409       17,433  
Dispositions     (1,380 )           (2,591 )     (409 )     (4,380 )
Quantity as of September 30, 2023     51,730       16,461       3,120             71,311  
Classés comme actifs détenus en vue de la vente     (1,132 )           (3,120 )           (4,252 )
Présenté en tant qu'immobilisations corporelles     50,598       16,461                   67,059  

 

* Includes 1,132 M20S classified as assets held for sale, 36,018 M30S, 12,653 M31S and 1,927 M50 Miners as of September 30, 2023.

 

** Includes 1,848 T3 and 1,272 T2T Miners classified as assets held for sale as of September 30, 2023.

 

   MicroBT
Whatsminer*
   Bitmain
S19j Pro
   Innosilicon
T3 & T2T**
   Canaan
Avalon
A10
   Bitmain
S19XP
   Other
Bitmain
Antminers***
   Total 
Quantité à partir de janvier 1, 2022   18,675    7,172    6,446    1,024        8,073    41,390 
Ajouts   28,499                801        29,300 
Dispositions   (1,799)       (735)   (1,024)   (801)   (8,073)   (12,432)
Quantité au mois de décembre 31, 2022   45,375    7,172    5,711                58,258 
Classés comme actifs détenus en vue de la vente   (2,512)       (1,272)               (3,784)
Présenté comme ROU asset****   (3,000)                       (3,000)
Présenté en tant qu'immobilisations corporelles   39,863    7,172    4,439                51,474 

 

* Comprend 2,512 M20S classés comme actifs détenus en vue de la vente, 30,210 M30S et 12,653 M31S Miners.

 

** Comprend 4,439 T3 et 1,272 T2T Mineurs classés comme actifs détenus en vue de la vente.

 

*** Comprend les mineurs Antminer T15 et Antminer S15 classés comme actifs détenus en vue de la vente et radiés.

 

**** Includes 3,000 Whatsminer M31S+ with a net book value of approximately $3,330.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 10: Actifs incorporels

 

   Notes   Systèmes
logiciel
   Droits d'accès
à l'électricité
   Baux favorables
bail
   Total 
coût                    
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2023       5,150        2,000    7,150 
Ajouts liés à l'acquisition d'actifs  5        3,801        3,801 
Ajouts       20            20 
Balance as of September 30, 2023       5,170    3,801    2,000    10,971 
                         
Amortissement cumulé                        
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2023       5,117        2,000    7,117 
Amortissement       17    16        33 
Balance as of September 30, 2023       5,134    16    2,000    7,150 
                         
Net book value as of September 30, 2023       36    3,785        3,821 

 

   Systèmes
logiciel
   Droits d'accès
à l'électricité
   Baux favorables
bail
   Total 
coût                
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2022   5,150        1,800    6,950 
Ajustement de la période de mesure pour le regroupement d'entreprises           200    200 
Solde au mois de décembre 31, 2022   5,150        2,000    7,150 
                     
Amortissement cumulé                    
Solde au mois de janvier 1, 2022   5,008        261    5,269 
Amortissement   109        1,739    1,848 
Solde au mois de décembre 31, 2022   5,117        2,000    7,117 
                     
Valeur comptable nette au mois de décembre 31, 2022   33            33 

 

Ajouts liés à l'acquisition d'actifs 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company made three acquisitions of groups of assets, resulting in additional access rights to electricity. These access rights represent a contractual right to hydro power capacity and are classified as intangible assets. The assets acquired, including these intangible assets, and the liabilities assumed were recognized and measured by allocating the fair value of the consideration paid to their relative fair values at the closing date of the transactions. Refer to Note 5 for more details. The following table summarizes these access rights:

 

Acquisitions  Additions to
intangibles
   Additional
capacity
  Durée des droits d'accès contractuels
droits
  Méthode et période d'amortissement
Baie-Comeau, Québec   2,315   22 MW  Pas de date de fin  Linéaire sur la durée du bail de l'installation
Villarrica, Paraguay   1,065   50 MW  Finissant en décembre 31, 2027  Linéaire sur la période des droits d'accès
Yguazu, Paraguay   421   100 MW  Finissant en décembre 31, 2027  Linéaire sur la période des droits d'accès
    3,801   172 MW      

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 11: DÉPÔTS À LONG TERME, REMBOURSEMENTS ANTICIPÉS DE MATÉRIEL, ENGAGEMENTS ET AUTRES

 

      As of
September 30,
   Depuis le
Décembre 31,
 
      2023   2022 
TVA à recevoir          2,083 
Dépôts de garantie pour l'énergie, l'assurance et le loyer      5,219    3,872 
Paiements anticipés d'équipement et de construction  a   21,464    32,230 
       26,683    38,185 

 

a.Paiements anticipés d'équipement et de construction

As of September 30, 2023, the Company has deposits on BVVE and electrical components in the amount of $14,897, which includes $19,097 of credits for orders placed at fixed prices, but not yet received, as described below, with a book value of $13,127 due to previously recorded impairments of $5,930. In addition, the Company has deposits for construction work and materials in the amount of $6,567, mainly for the Paraguay expansion.

 

b.Engagements

In December 2022, the Company renegotiated its previous purchase agreements for 48,000 Miners by extinguishing the outstanding commitments of $45,350 without penalty and establishing a $22,376 credit for deposits previously made which was fully utilized during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 for the acquisition of hydro Miners and hydro containers.

 

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had no commitments.

 

c.Passif éventuel

In 2021, the Company imported Miners into Washington State, which the Chinese manufacturer asserted originated in Malaysia. In early 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection challenged the origination of the Miners, asserting their manufacture in China, and notified the Company of a potential assessment of a U.S. importation duty of 25%. Since the request for information by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Company has been working with the manufacturer to validate their origination by visiting contract manufacturer sites, and by examining and documenting the manufacture and assembly of the Miners by the manufacturer and its third-party contractors.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company has obtained documentary evidence of the Miners’ manufacture outside of China, and has sent the supporting documentation to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in defense of its position that Miners were manufactured outside China and the related custom duties, in the amount of $9,424 do not apply. While the final outcome of this matter is uncertain at this time, management has determined it is not probable that it will result in a future cash outflow for the Company and, as such, no provision was recorded as of September 30, 2023.

 

 

NOTE 12: Dettes commerciales et frais à payer

 

   As of
September 30,
   Depuis le
Décembre 31,
 
   2023   2022 
Dettes commerciales et charges à payer   7,621    12,897 
Envois de fonds du gouvernement   9,038    7,644 
    16,659    20,541 

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 13: Dette à long terme

 

   As of
September 30,
   Depuis le
Décembre 31,
 
   2023   2022 
financement d'équipement   9,875    47,020 
Prêts pour véhicules   146    127 
Total de la dette à long terme   10,021    47,147 
Moins la partie à court terme de la dette à long terme   (9,913)   (43,054)
Partie non courante de la dette à long terme   108    4,093 

 

L'évolution de la dette à long terme est la suivante :

 

   Depuis le
30 septembre
   As of
December 31
 
   2023   2022 
   nine-month period   twelve-month period 
Solde au mois de janvier 1,   47,147    11,167 
Émission de dettes à long terme   55    67,201 
Paiements   (27,006)   (38,532)
Gain sur l'extinction de la dette à long terme   (12,580)    
Intérêts sur la dette à long terme   2,405    7,311 
Solde en fin de période   10,021    47,147 

 

a.Activité de financement de l'équipement

Remboursement des prêts à la fonderie #2, #3 et #4 

In April and May 2021, the Company entered into four loan agreements for the acquisition of 2,465 Whatsminer Miners referred to as “Foundry Loans #1, #2, #3 and #4.” During 2022, Foundry Loan #1 matured and was fully repaid. In January 2023, the principal amounts of the remaining Foundry Loans #2, #3 and #4 were fully repaid before their maturity date with forgiveness of prepayment penalties totaling $829.

 

Règlement du prêt avec BlockFi Lending LLC ( »BlockFi ») 

In February 2022, Backbone Mining entered into an equipment financing agreement for gross proceeds of $32,000 collateralized by 6,100 Bitmain S19j Pro Miners referred to as the BlockFi Loan. The net proceeds received by the Company were $30,994 after capitalizing origination, closing and other transaction fees of $1,006.

 

En décembre 2022, Backbone Mining a cessé d'effectuer des paiements échelonnés, ce qui a constitué un manquement à l'accord de prêt, et le prêt BlockFi a été classé comme courant.

 

On February 8, 2023, BlockFi and the Company negotiated a settlement of the loan in its entirety with a then outstanding debt balance of $20,330 for cash consideration of $7,750, discharging Backbone Mining of all further obligations and resulting in a gain on extinguishment of long-term debt of $12,580 recognized in net financial income in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive profit or loss during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Upon settlement, all of Backbone Mining’s assets, including the 6,100 Miners collateralizing the loan, were unencumbered.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 13: LONG-TERM DEBT (continued)

 

a.Equipment financing activity (continued)

Prêt NYDIG 

In June 2022, Backbone entered into an equipment financing agreement, referred to as the NYDIG Loan”, for gross proceeds of $36,860 collateralized by 10,395 Whatsminer M30S Miners. The net proceeds received by the Company were $36,123 net of origination and closing fees of $737. As part of the agreement, the Company is required to maintain in a segregated wallet an approximate quantity of BTC whose value equates to at least one month of interest and principal payments on the outstanding loan. The Company pledged 80 BTC as collateral with a fair market value of $2,166 as of September 30, 2023. The pledged BTC is held in a segregated Coinbase Custody account, which BTC is owned by the Company unless there is an event of default under the NYDIG Loan.

 

b.Résumé du financement des équipements

As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s equipment financing consisted only of the NYDIG Loan. The NYDIG Loan balance and the net book value (NBV”) of its related collateral, as of September 30, 2023, are as follows:

 

   Date d'échéance  Taux déclaré   Taux effectif*   Mensuel
remboursement ($)
   Long-term debt
balance ($)
   VCN de la
Garantie ($)
   Garantie** 
NYDIG Loan  February 2024   12.0%   14.4%   2,043    9,875    24,921    10,395 

 

* Represents the implied interest rate after capitalizing financing and origination fees.

 

** Represents the quantity of Whatsminers received in connection with the equipment financing and pledged as collateral for the related loan.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 14: LEASER

 

Set out below are the carrying amounts of the Company’s right-of-use (ROU”) assets and lease liabilities and their activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

   Locaux loués
locaux
   Véhicules   autres
équipement
   Total ROU
actifs
   Dettes de location
passif
 
Au 31 janvier 2023   15,694    265    405    16,364    17,864 
Ajouts et extensions d'actifs ROU   1,019    509        1,528    1,527 
Reclassement en immobilisations corporelles           (364)   (364)    
Amortissement   (2,198)   (155)   (26)   (2,379)    
Résiliation de bail       (41)       (41)   (23)
Paiements                   (3,905)
Gain sur l'extinction de dettes de location                   (255)
Intérêt                   1,053 
Change                   21 
As of September 30, 2023   14,515    578    15    15,108    16,282 
Moins la partie à court terme des dettes de location                       (3,114)
Portion non courante des dettes de location                       13,168 

 

   Locaux loués
locaux
   Véhicules   autres
équipement
   Total ROU
actifs
   Dettes de location
passif
 
Au 31 janvier 2022   9,038    283    76    9,397    13,573 
Ajouts et extensions d'actifs ROU   9,526    118    1,693    11,337    11,354 
Amortissement   (1,975)   (129)   (121)   (2,225)    
Résiliation de bail   (104)   (7)       (111)   (112)
Dépréciation   (791)       (1,243)   (2,034)    
Paiements                   (7,528)
Intérêt                   1,451 
Change                   (874)
Au 31 décembre 2022   15,694    265    405    16,364    17,864 
Moins la partie à court terme des dettes de location                       (3,649)
Portion non courante des dettes de location                       14,215 

 

Bail Reliz 

En février 2023, la société a négocié une modification de son contrat de location avec Reliz Ltd. (où BlockFi était le prêteur de Reliz Ltd.) afin de régler sa dette de location en cours de $373 pour un paiement de $118. Pour plus de détails, voir la note 22.

 

Baie-Comeau 

Le juillet 5, 2023, dans le cadre de l'acquisition de Baie-Comeau, la Société a conclu un contrat de location avec une tierce partie pour un site Web où seront installées les infrastructures nécessaires à l'exploitation de la capacité acquise. Le contrat de location concerne un site Web industriel à Baie-Comeau pour une durée initiale de 10 ans à16 (21 CAD$) par mois avec un ajustement annuel au moindre de (i) la variation de l'indice des prix à la consommation et (ii) 3% . Le contrat de location donne également à l'entreprise l'option d'acheter le site Web pour2,248 (CAD$3,000) avec un ajustement annuel au moindre de (i) l'évolution de l'indice des prix à la consommation et (ii) 3% pendant toute la durée du contrat de location.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 15: Impôts sur le revenu

 

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.

 

As at September 30, 2023, the Company has analyzed the recoverability of its deferred tax assets and has concluded that it is not more likely than not that sufficient taxable profit is expected to utilize these deferred tax assets.

 

Charge (recouvrement) d'impôt sur le revenu courant et différé

 

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Charge (recouvrement) d'impôt courant :                
Année en cours   104    (819)   360    (9,220)
Année précédente           182    68 
    104    (819)   542    (9,152)
                     
Charge (recouvrement) d'impôts différés :                    
Année en cours   297    (4,149)   (565)   (8,600)
Année précédente       243        149 
    297    (3,906)   (565)   (8,451)
    401    (4,725)   (23)   (17,603)

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 16: Provision pour mise hors service d’actifs

 

   As of
September 30,
   Depuis le
Décembre 31,
 
   2023   2022 
   nine-month period   twelve-month period 
Solde au mois de janvier 1,   1,979    239 
Ajouts au cours de la période   192    1,701 
Charges de désactualisation   157    93 
Effet de la variation du taux de change   7    (54)
Solde en fin de période   2,335    1,979 

 

As of September 30, 2023, the Company estimated the costs of restoring its leased premises to their original state at the end of their respective lease terms to be $4,326 (December 31, 2022: $3,950), discounted to present value of $2,335 (December 31, 2022: $1,979) using annual discount rates between 7% and 10% (December 31, 2022: between 7% and 10%) over the lease periods, which were estimated to range from seven to ten years depending on the location.

 

NOTE 17: Capital action

 

actions ordinaires 

The Company’s authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had 277,684,000 issued and outstanding common shares (December 31, 2022: 224,200,000).

 

bons de souscription 

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

 

   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
   2023   2022 
   Nombre de
de bons de souscription
   Weighted
average
exercise
price (USD)
   Nombre de
de bons de souscription
   Weighted
average
exercise
price (USD)
 
Encours, janvier 1,   19,153,000    4.21    19,428,000    4.16 
Accordé           25,000    3.47 
Outstanding, September 30,   19,153,000    4.21    19,453,000    4.16 

 

The weighted average contractual life of the warrants as of September 30, 2023 was 0.7 years (September 30, 2022: 1.7 years).

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 17: SHARE CAPITAL (Continued)

 

Transactions significatives 

i.Acquisition de Garlock

Au cours du premier trimestre de 2022, la société a acquis un bâtiment au Québec appelé « Garlock » en échange d'une contrepartie en espèces de1,783 et de l'émission de 25,000 bons de souscription accordés à un prix d'exercice de3.47 et d'une durée de vie contractuelle de 2 ans.

 

ii.Programme d'offre d'actions sur le marché

Bitfarms commenced an at-the-market equity offering program (the “ATM 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. The ATM program expired on September 12, 2023.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company issued 52,121,000 common shares in the ATM program in exchange for gross proceeds of $70,770 at an average share price of approximately $1.36. The Company received net proceeds of $68,504 after paying commissions of $2,187 to the sales agent for the program and $79 in other transaction costs.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued 20,835,000 common shares in the ATM program in exchange for gross proceeds of $50,181 at an average share price of approximately $2.41. The Company received net proceeds of $48,506 after paying commissions of $1,585 to the sales agent and $90 in other transaction costs.

 

iii.options sur actions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, option holders exercised stock options to acquire 400,000 common shares (nine months ended September 30, 2022: 70,000) resulting in proceeds of approximately $162 (nine months ended September 30, 2022: $27) being paid to the Company.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 18: LES INSTRUMENTS FINANCIERS

 

Catégories d'évaluation et juste valeur 

Financial assets and financial liabilities have been classified into categories that determine their basis of measurement. The following tables show the carrying values and the fair value of assets and liabilities for each of the applicable categories:

 

      As of
September 30,
   Depuis le
Décembre 31,
 
      2023   2022 
Actifs financiers au coût amorti           
Liquidités  Niveau 1   46,775    30,887 
Créances commerciales  Niveau 2   1,157    701 
Autres créances  Niveau 2   411    108 
Total de la valeur comptable et de la juste valeur      48,343    31,696 
              
Passifs financiers au coût amorti             
Dettes commerciales et charges à payer  Niveau 2   7,621    12,897 
Dette à long terme  Niveau 2   10,021    47,147 
Total de la valeur comptable et de la juste valeur      17,642    60,044 
              
Valeur comptable nette et juste valeur      30,701    (28,348)

 

Les valeurs comptables des créances commerciales, des autres créances, des dettes commerciales et des charges à payer ainsi que des dettes à long terme présentées dans le tableau ci-dessus sont une approximation raisonnable de leur juste valeur.

 

Actifs dérivés 

Starting in the first quarter of 2023, the Company entered into forward BTC option contracts to sell digital assets to reduce the risk of variability of future cash flows resulting from future sales of digital assets. The fair value of option contracts is categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy and is presented under Other assets in the consolidated statements of financial position when there is an outstanding contract at period end. As of September 30, 2023, there were no outstanding contracts. Their fair values are a recurring measurement. Fair value of derivative financial instruments generally reflects the estimated amounts that the Company would receive or pay, taking into consideration the counterparty credit risk or the Company’s credit risk at each reporting date. The Company uses market data such as BTC option futures to estimate the fair value of option contracts at each reporting date. The Company did not apply hedge accounting on these contracts.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the realized loss on settled contracts amounting to nil and $180, respectively, were recognized in net financial income included in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive profit or loss (three and nine months ended September 30, 2022: nil and nil). Refer to Note 22.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 19: TRANSACTIONS ET SOLDES AVEC LES PARTIES LIEES

 

Le tableau suivant détaille les soldes à payer aux parties liées :

 

   As of
September 30,
   Depuis le
Décembre 31,
 
   2023   2022 
Dettes commerciales et frais à payer        
Rémunération des directeurs       1,522 
Plan d'intéressement des administrateurs et des cadres supérieurs   46    95 
    46    1,617 

 

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

 

Transactions avec des parties liées 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company made rent payments totaling approximately $95 and $273, respectively, to companies controlled by certain directors of the Company. No such payments were made for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The rent payments were classified as interest included in financial expenses and principal repayment of lease liabilities. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s leases with companies controlled by directors were renewed with third parties.

 

In December 2022, the Company’s consulting agreements with two of its directors were terminated, their roles and responsibilities were reduced and termination payments totaling $1,466 were accrued and included in trade payables and accrued liabilities as at December 31, 2022 (as of September 30, 2023, balance accrued: nil). The consulting fees totaled approximately $417 and $843 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively (for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023: nil).

 

Les transactions décrites ci-dessus ont été effectuées dans le cours normal des activités. Ces transactions sont incluses dans les états consolidés du résultat et du résultat global comme suit :

 

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Dépenses générales et administratives       417        843 
Dépenses financières nettes       26        70 
        443        913 

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 20: BÉNÉFICE NET (PERTE NETTE) PAR ACTION

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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 of diluted earnings per share, had their effect not been anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, would have totaled approximately 4,343,000 and 3,952,000 (three and nine months ended September 30, 2022: 1,531,000 and 2,014,000, respectively).

 

NOTE 21: SHARE-BASED PAYMENT

 

The share-based payment expense related to stock options and restricted stock units (“RSU”) for employees, directors, consultants and former employees received was as follows:

 

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Plans de paiement fondés sur des actions et réglés en instruments de capitaux propres   2,011    3,961    7,009    17,993 

 

Options 

On March 31, 2023, upon the voluntary surrender by option holders, the Company cancelled outstanding options exercisable for 10,535,000 common shares. The Company intended, but had no obligation, to the persons who formerly held the cancelled options to grant new options no less than 90 days after the cancellation date of the original options. As the options were cancelled without the concurrent grant of a replacement award, the cancellation was treated as a settlement for no consideration, and all remaining unrecognized share-based payment expense associated with the cancelled options was accelerated for an amount of $914 during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Board of Directors approved stock option grants to purchase 8,471,000 common shares in accordance with the Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP Plan”) adopted on May 18, 2021 (nine month ended September 30, 2022: 5,523,000 common shares). All options issued according to the LTIP Plan become exercisable when they vest and can be exercised for a maximum period of 5 years from the date of the grant.

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 21: SHARE-BASED PAYMENT (Continued)

 

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

 

   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
   2023   2022 
   Nombre d'options
Options
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
($CAD)
   Nombre d'options
Options
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
($CAD)
 
Encours, janvier 1,   21,804,000    3.47    12,547,000    5.06 
Accordé   8,471,000    1.89    5,523,000    2.50 
Exercé   (400,000)   0.54    (70,000)   0.41 
Confisqué           (170,000)   6.16 
Annulé   (10,535,000)   5.17         
Expiré   (340,000)   5.47    (15,000)   5.01 
Outstanding, September 30,   19,000,000    1.85    17,815,000    4.27 
Exercisable, September 30,   3,035,000    0.51    1,391,000    0.41 

 

The weighted average contractual life of the stock options as of September 30, 2023 was 4.0 years (September 30, 2022: 4.0 years).

 

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

 

Date d'attribution  Juin 30,
2023
 
Rendement du dividende (%)   
Volatilité attendue du prix de l'action (%)   104%
Taux d'intérêt sans risque (%)   4.49%
Durée de vie prévue des options sur actions (années)   3 
Prix de l'action (CAD)   1.89 
Prix d'exercice (CAD)   1.89 
Juste valeur des options (USD)   0.89 
Période d'acquisition des droits (années)   1.5 
Nombre d'options attribuées   8,471,000 

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 21: SHARE-BASED PAYMENT (Continued)

 

Restricted Unit Shares (“RSU”) 

Les détails des RSU sont les suivants :

 

   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
   2023   2022 
   Number of
RSUs
   Weighted
Average
Grant Price
($CAD)
   Number of
RSUs
   Weighted
Average
Grant Price
($CAD)
 
Encours, janvier 1,   400,000    3.73    200,000    5.01 
Accordé           200,000    2.45 
Réglé   (142,000)   3.65         
Outstanding, September 30,   258,000    3.77    400,000    3.73 

 

On May 19, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 200,000 RSUs to certain members of senior management which vest 25% upfront and an additional 25% every 6 months. The value of the RSUs on the grant date was $1.91 per unit.

 

NOTE 22: DÉTAILS SUPPLÉMENTAIRES DE L'ÉTAT DES PROFITS ET DES PERTES ET DU RÉSULTAT GLOBAL

 

Coût des revenus

 

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Énergie et infrastructures   20,396    15,489    57,339    38,970 
Dépréciation et amortissement   21,767    20,720    62,995    51,643 
Achats de composants électriques   890    688    1,830    1,252 
Salaires et charges sociales des électriciens   409    289    1,220    924 
    43,462    37,186    123,384    92,789 

 

Dépenses générales et administratives

 

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Salaries and share-based payment   4,939    6,097    15,136    23,648 
Services professionnels   1,795    1,835    5,325    6,459 
Assurances, droits et autres   1,165    1,992    4,077    7,951 
Voyage, véhicule à moteur et repas   295    233    678    894 
Hébergement et télécommunications   105    110    311    431 
Publicité et promotion   73    32    360    151 
    8,372    10,299    25,887    39,534 

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 22: ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO THE STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE PROFIT OR LOSS (Continued)

 

Revenu financier net

 

      Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   Notes  2023   2022   2023   2022 
Gain sur la vente des titres négociables  a   (4,120)   (13,690)   (11,246)   (44,332)
Gain sur extinction de dettes à long terme et passifs locatifs  B           (12,835)    
Perte de change      2,070    8    5,059    1,884 
Intérêts sur la facilité de crédit et la dette à long terme      481    3,020    2,405    9,916 
Frais d'escompte sur la TVA à recevoir  c   1,046    1,919    2,748    6,929 
Intérêts sur les dettes de location      334    374    1,053    1,034 
Autres (produits) charges financières      (147)   118    110    378 
       (336)   (8,251)   (12,706)   (24,191)

 

a.Gain sur la vente des titres négociables

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company funded its expansion in Argentina through the acquisition of marketable securities and in-kind contribution of those securities to the Company’s subsidiary in Argentina. The subsequent disposition of those marketable securities in exchange for Argentine Pesos gave rise to a gain as the amount received in ARS exceeds the amount of ARS the Company would have received from a direct foreign currency exchange.

 

b.Gain sur l'extinction du prêt BlockFi et du passif relatif au bail Reliz

In February 2023, the Company negotiated a settlement of its loan agreement with BlockFi with a then outstanding debt balance of $20,330 for a payment of $7,750. As a result, a gain on extinguishment of long-term debt was recognized in the amount of $12,580 during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

 

In February 2023, the Company modified its lease agreement with Reliz Ltd. in order to settle its outstanding lease liability of $373 for a payment of $118. As a result, a gain on extinguishment of lease liabilities was recognized in the amount of $255 during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

 

c.Frais d'escompte sur la TVA à recevoir

A portion of the Argentine VAT receivable is not expected to be settled within the next 12 months and, therefore, it has been classified as a long-term receivable in Note 11 with the short-term portion being included in sales tax receivable in Note 6. The Company has discounted this VAT receivable to its present value. The discounted amount is classified within Net financial income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. 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.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 23: INFORMATION GÉOGRAPHIQUE

 

Segment déclarable 

The reporting segments are identified on the basis of information that is reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated and to assess performance. Accordingly, for management purposes, the Company is organized into operating segments based on the products and services of its business units and has one material reportable segment, cryptocurrency Mining, which is the operation of server farms that support the validation and verification of transactions on the BTC blockchain, earning cryptocurrency for providing these services, as described in Note 1.

 

Revenus 

Les revenus* par pays sont les suivants :

 

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Canada   24,230    27,445    74,177    90,540 
ÉTATS-UNIS   3,491    4,581    11,675    21,650 
Argentine   5,129    158    9,221    158 
Paraguay   1,746    1,063    5,052    3,043 
    34,596    33,247    100,125    115,391 

 

* Revenues are presented based on the geographical contribution of computational power (measured by hashrate) or sales to external customers.

 

Biens, installations et équipements 

La valeur comptable nette des immobilisations corporelles par pays est la suivante :

 

   Depuis le
30 septembre
   Depuis le
Décembre 31,
 
   2023   2022 
Canada   111,051    142,654 
ÉTATS-UNIS   23,527    32,664 
Argentine   58,507    31,927 
Paraguay   10,367    12,183 
    203,452    219,428 

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except data relating to number of PPE, shares, warrants and digital assets - unaudited)

 

NOTE 24: DÉTAILS SUPPLÉMENTAIRES SUR LES ÉTATS DES FLUX DE TRÉSORERIE

 

   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2023   2022 
Variations des éléments du fonds de roulement :        
Augmentation des créances commerciales, nettes   (456)   (377)
Diminution (augmentation) des autres actifs courants   (831)   1,364 
Decrease (increase) in deposits   3,309    (8,997)
Diminution des dettes commerciales et des charges à payer   (3,289)   (3,992)
Decrease in taxes payable   (290)   (402)
    (1,557)   (12,404)
Transactions importantes sans effet de trésorerie :          
Émission d'actions ordinaires dans le cadre d'acquisitions d'actifs   1,354     
Ajout d'actifs ROU, d'immobilisations corporelles et de passifs de location connexes   1,527    9,182 
Acquisition d'immobilisations corporelles financées par des crédits à court terme   674    1,910 
Paiements anticipés d'équipements réalisés en tant qu'acquisitions d'immobilisations corporelles   6,331    51,948 
Charge d'impôt différé liée aux frais d'émission d'actions       (3,895)

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premier trimestre

2023

 

 

 

 

 

BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1.  Introduction   3
2.  Company Overview   4
3.  Faits saillants financiers   5
4.  Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Operational Highlights   6
5.  Production and Mining Operations   7
6.  Expansion Projects   9
7.  Financial Performance   13
8.  Selected Quarterly Information   23
9.  Mesures et ratios financiers non conformes aux IFRS et autres mesures   24
10.  Liquidity and Capital Resources   31
11.  Financial Position   40
12.  Instruments financiers   41
13.  Related Party Transactions   42
14.  Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting   42
15.  Capital action   42
16.  Risk Factors   43
17.  Significant Accounting Estimates   49
18.  Significant Accounting Policies and New Accounting Policies   49
19.  Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements   49
20.  Cautionary Note Regarding Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios   51
21.  Informations supplémentaires   51
22.  Glossaire des termes   52

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

1. INTRODUCTION

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (the “MD&A”) for Bitfarms Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Bitfarms”) has been prepared as of November 6, 2023. This MD&A is intended to supplement the Company’s third quarter 2023 unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and its accompanying notes (the “Financial Statements”), and the Company’s 2022 audited annual consolidated financial statements and its accompanying notes (the “2022 Annual Financial Statements”). This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Information Form dated March 20, 2023, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.

 

The Company’s Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), including IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting. The Company’s Financial Statements and this MD&A are reported in thousands of US dollars and US dollars, respectively, except where otherwise noted.

 

Bitfarms’ management team (“Management”) is responsible for the preparation and integrity of the Financial Statements including the maintenance of appropriate information systems, procedures and internal controls. Management is also responsible for ensuring that information disclosed externally, including the Financial Statements and MD&A, is complete and reliable.

 

The Company utilizes a number of non-IFRS financial measures and ratios in assessing operating performance. Non-IFRS financial measures and ratios may exclude the impact of certain items and are used internally when analyzing operating performance. Refer to Section 9 - Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios and Section 20 - Cautionary Note Regarding Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios of this MD&A for more information.

 

This MD&A contains forward-looking statements. Refer to the risk factors described in Section 16 - Risk Factors of this MD&A, Section 18 - Risk Factors of the Company’s MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2022 dated March 20, 2023 and to Section 19 - Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 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 Section 22 - Glossary of Terms of this MD&A.

 

In this MD&A, the following terms shall have the following definitions:

 

Durée  Définition
Q3 2023  Three months ended September 30, 2023
Q3 2022  Three months ended September 30, 2022
YTD Q3 2023  Nine months ended September 30, 2023
YTD Q3 2022  Nine months ended September 30, 2022

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

2. COMPANY OVERVIEW

 

Founded in 2017, Bitfarms (NASDAQ/TSX: BITF) is a global, publicly traded Bitcoin mining company. Bitfarms runs vertically integrated mining operations with in-house management system and company-owned electrical engineering, installation service, and onsite technical repair. The Company’s proprietary data analytics system delivers best-in-class operational performance and uptime.

 

Bitfarms owns and operates server farms comprised of computers (referred to as “Miners”) designed for the purpose of validating transactions on the Bitcoin (“BTC”) Blockchain (referred to as “Mining”). Bitfarms generally operates its Miners 24 hours a day, which produce computational power (measured by hashrate) that Bitfarms sells to a Mining Pool under a formula-driven rate commonly known in the industry as Full Pay Per Share (“FPPS”). Under FPPS, Mining Pools compensate Mining companies for their hashrate based on what the Mining Pool would expect to generate in revenue for a given time period if there was no randomness involved. The fee paid by a Mining Pool to Bitfarms for its hashrate may be in cryptocurrency, U.S. dollars, or another currency. Bitfarms accumulates the cryptocurrency fees it receives or exchanges them for U.S. dollars through reputable and established cryptocurrency trading platforms. Mining Pools generate revenue by Mining with purchased hashrate through the accumulation of Block Rewards and transaction fees issued by the BTC network. Mining Pools purchase hashrate and accept the risk of rewards not being commensurate with compensation paid with the aim to mine more blocks than they should in a given time period based on the computational power they have acquired.

 

Bitfarms currently has 11 operating Mining facilities situated in four countries: Canada, the United States, Argentina and Paraguay. Powered predominately by environmentally friendly hydro-electric and long-term power contracts, Bitfarms is committed to using sustainable, locally-based and often underutilized energy infrastructure.

 

The Company’s ability to operate and secure power through its production sites is summarized as follows:

 

Country   Operating power as of November 6, 2023    Contracted power as of November 6, 2023 
Canada   158 MW    179 MW 1, 2
États-Unis   18 MW    24 MW 2
Paraguay   10 MW    160 MW2
Argentine   54 MW    210 MW2
    240 MW    573 MW 

 

1 The Company has secured the rights for 10 MW of hydro-electricity in the province of Quebec, but does not currently have an expansion plan for these 10 MW of power. Bitfarms is continuing its efforts to search for economically viable properties for these 10 MW of hydro-electricity.
2 Refer to section 6 - Expansion Projects for details on the timing of the remaining MW not yet operational.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

3. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   2023   2022 
Revenus   34,596    33,247    100,125    115,391 
(Perte) bénéfice brut   (8,866)   (3,939)   (23,259)   22,602 
Marge brute (1)   (26)%   (12)%   (23)%   20%
Perte d'exploitation   (18,638)   (97,784)   (59,392)   (264,001)
Marge d’exploitation (1)   (54)%   (294)%   (59)%   (229)%
Perte nette   (18,703)   (84,808)   (46,663)   (222,207)
Basic and diluted loss per share   (0.07)   (0.40)   (0.19)   (1.09)
Bénéfice de minage brut (2)   12,505    16,789    39,017    74,089 
Gross Mining margin (2)   38%   52%   40%   66%
EBITDA ajusté (2)   6,866    10,325    21,107    52,326 
Marge EBITDA ajustée (2)   20%   31%   21%   45%

 

   As of September 30,   Au mois de décembre 31, 
   2023   2022 
TOTAL DES ACTIFS   332,797    343,098 
Current financial liabilities   17,534    55,951 
Non-current financial liabilities   108    4,093 
Long-term debt included in financial liabilities   10,021    47,147 

 

There have not been any distributions or cash dividends declared per share for the periods disclosed above.

 

1 Gross margin and Operating margin are supplemental financial ratios; refer to section 9 - Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios.
2 Gross Mining profit, Gross Mining margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-IFRS measures or ratios; refer to section 9 - Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

4. THIRD QUARTER 2023 FINANCIAL RESULTS AND OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Financier 

Revenues of $34.6 million, gross loss of $8.9 million (gross margin1 of negative 26%) including non-cash depreciation and amortization expense of $21.8 million, operating loss of $18.6 million (operating margin1 of negative 54%) and net loss of $18.7 million;
Gross Mining profit2 of $12.5 million (38% gross Mining margin2); and
Adjusted EBITDA2 of $6.9 million (20% adjusted EBITDA margin2).

 

Opérations 

Earned 1,172 BTC at an average direct cost of $16,900 per BTC2 or an average total cash cost of $22,700 per BTC2 and held 703 BTC valued at approximately $19.0 million as of September 30, 2023;
Increased hashrate from 5.3 EH/s to 6.1 EH/s through the installation of approximately 10,400 additional Miners; and
Sold 1,018 BTC at an average price of $27,900 per BTC for total proceeds of $28.4 million, a portion of which was used to repay equipment-related indebtedness.

 

Expansions 

Fully utilized remaining Miner manufacturer credits of $19.1 million for the purchase of nine MicroBT hydro containers, with a total capacity of 20 MW, and approximately 2,000 MicroBT M53S+ hydro Miners to be deployed in Paraguay and Quebec.

Argentine 

Importation et installation d'environ 1 300 nouveaux mineurs M50 Whatsminer, 700 nouveaux mineurs S19j Pro Antminer et 5,500 nouveaux mineurs S19j Pro+ Antminer, ce qui a augmenté la capacité à 51 MW et ajouté environ 0,8 EH/s à l'installation de Rio Cuarto, portant son taux de hachage (hashrate) total à environ 1,5 EH/s.

Canada 

Acquired 22 MW of hydro power capacity and leased a site in Baie-Comeau, Quebec and operated 5 MW at the end of September 2023;
Installed approximately 2,500 Miners in Baie-Comeau, Quebec that were redeployed from Magog, Quebec; and
Importation et installation d'environ 2 900 nouveaux mineurs S19j Pro+ Antminer à Magog, au Québec, qui ont ajouté 110 PH/s net après avoir remplacé les mineurs de l'ancienne génération et porté son taux de hachage (hashrate) total à environ 330 PH/s.

Paraguay 

Acquired two power purchase agreements for up to 50 MW and 100 MW of hydro power capacity in Paso Pe and Yguazu, respectively, and started construction of the Paso Pe facility.

 

Financing 

Paid down $5.7 million in equipment-related indebtedness, reducing the total outstanding balance to $9.9 million as of September 30, 2023; and
Raised $30.9 million in net proceeds through the Company’s at-the-market equity offering program.

 

1 Gross margin and Operating margin are supplemental financial ratios; refer to section 9 - Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios.
2 Gross Mining profit, Gross Mining margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Direct Cost per BTC and Total Cash Cost per BTC are non-IFRS measures or ratios; refer to section 9 - Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

5. PRODUCTION AND MINING OPERATIONS

 

Indicateurs clés de performance

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
   2023   2022   Changement en pourcentage   2023   2022   Changement en pourcentage 
Total des BTC obtenus   1,172    1,515    (23)%   3,692    3,733    (1)%
Average Watts/Average TH efficiency*   36    38    (5)%   36    39    (8)%
BTC vendu   1,018    2,595    (61)%   3,394    5,970    (43)%

 

* Average Watts represents the energy consumption of Miners

 

Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022 

1,172 BTC earned in Q3 2023, compared to 1,515 BTC earned in Q3 2022, representing a decrease of 23% as a result of an 82% increase in average network difficulty, partially offset by an increase in hashrate from the Company’s expansions and the upgrade of its Miner fleet;
36 Watts/TH efficiency in Q3 2023, compared to 38 Watts/TH efficiency in Q3 2022, representing an improvement of 5% due to the Company upgrading its fleet with more efficient Miners; and
1,018 BTC sold in Q3 2023, compared to 2,595 BTC in Q3 2022. In Q3 2023, the proceeds were used in part to fund operations and repay equipment financing indebtedness, whereas in Q3 2022, the proceeds were mainly used to repay part of the BTC backed credit facility for $15.0 million, fund operations and to manage liquidity.

 

YTD Q3 2023 v. YTD Q3 2022 

3,692 BTC earned during YTD Q3 2023, compared to 3,733 BTC earned during YTD Q3 2022, representing a decrease of only 1% from the previous year;
36 Watts/TH efficiency during YTD Q3 2023, compared to 39 Watts/TH efficiency during YTD Q3 2022, an improvement of 8% due to the Company upgrading its fleet with more efficient Miners; and
3,394 BTC sold in YTD Q3 2023, compared to 5,970 BTC in YTD Q3 2022. The proceeds were used for the same purposes as those explained in the Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022 section above.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

5. PRODUCTION AND MINING OPERATIONS (Continued)

 

Key Performance Indicators (Continued)

 

   Depuis le 30 septembre 
   2023   2022   Changement en pourcentage 
EH/s d’opérations en fin de période   6.1    4.2    45%
Capacité des opérations de fin de période (MW)   234    176    33%
Hydroélectricité (MW)   183    166    10%
Hydro power proportion of period-end operating capacity   78%   94%   (16)%

 

As of September 30, 2023 v. as of September 30, 2022 

6.1 EH/s online as of September 30, 2023, compared to 4.2 EH/s online as of September 30, 2022, an increase of 45%, as a result of the Company’s expansions in Sherbrooke (Quebec), Baie-Comeau (Quebec) and Rio Cuarto (Argentina) as well as the upgrade of its Miner fleet;
234 MW operating capacity as of September 30, 2023, compared to 176 MW operating capacity as of September 30, 2022, an increase of 33%, as a result of expansion in Sherbrooke mainly related to phase three of the Bunker that was completed in November 2022 (resulting in an additional 12 MW), the installation of approximately 12,600 Miners in Rio Cuarto, Argentina in Q2 and Q3 2023 (resulting in an aggregate 41 MW) and the expansion in Baie-Comeau (resulting in an additional 5 MW); and
183 MW hydro power as of September 30, 2023, compared to 166 MW hydro power as of September 30, 2022, an increase of 10% as a result of the Company’s expansion in Sherbrooke mainly related to phase three of the Bunker, and representing 78% of the Company’s total operating energy capacity.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

6. EXPANSION PROJECTS

 

The Company has described its expansion plans below under the sections entitled “Argentina Expansion”, “Paraguay Expansion”, “Washington Expansion” and “Baie-Comeau Expansion”. These expansion projects only include updates for 2023. For background or historical information on these expansions, refer to the Company’s MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2022, dated March 20, 2023.

 

As of September 30, 2023, the Company operated 6.1 EH/s, achieving its Q3 2023 target of 6.3 EH/s in October 2023, due to some electrical infrastructure vendor delays that pushed back the Baie-Comeau, Quebec facility’s full installation by a few weeks. The Company’s ending hashrate target for March 31, 2024, including the current partial deployment in Paraguay, is set at 7.0 EH/s. The Company continues to evaluate opportunities that will expand its infrastructure and Mining hardware to increase the Company’s hashrate, provided such opportunities are accretive based on current macro factors and specific performance.

 

The estimated costs and timelines to achieve these expansion plans may change based on, among other factors, the prevailing price of BTC, network difficulty, supply and cost of cryptocurrency Mining equipment, the ability to import equipment into countries in a cost-effective manner, the supply of electrical and other supporting infrastructure equipment, the availability of construction materials, currency exchange rates, the impact of geopolitical events or global health related issues such as pandemics on the supply chains described above, and the Company’s ability to fund its initiatives. The Company’s expansion plans rely on a consistent supply of electricity at cost-effective rates; refer to Section 18 - Risk Factors (Section Economic Dependence on Regulated Terms of Service and Electricity Rates Risks) of the Company’s MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2022, dated March 20, 2023 for further details, including a description of these and other factors.

 

A.Argentina Expansion

 

2023 update 

In February 2023, Management elected to postpone the development of additional infrastructure in Argentina until (i) the increased power permit is obtained by the private Argentinian power producer, (ii) the importation limitations are resolved and (iii) natural gas prices stabilize at an acceptable level.

 

In April 2023, in anticipation of the power permit approval, the Company, using credits and cash, purchased over 6,200 new Bitmain and MicroBT Miners to fill out an additional 22 MW in the Argentinian facility. These new Miners, when fully installed as expected in the third quarter of 2023, were projected to improve the overall w/TH efficiency and generate a total 1.3 EH/s at the Argentina facility.

 

In April 2023, the Company confirmed the receipt of the necessary power permits by the private Argentinian power producer to expand production at its Argentina facility. The Company completed testing of its Rio Cuarto substation, which is now online.

 

In April 2023, the Company began to draw power from the private power producer and installed 2,100 new Miners that were delivered in March and April 2023. Energizing these miners and ending underclocking of previously installed miners in line with improved economics increased the active capacity to 18 MW and the Company’s operational hashrate to over 5.0 EH/s.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

6. EXPANSION PROJECTS (Continued)

 

A.Argentina Expansion (Continued)

 

2023 update (Continued) 

Drawing power from the private Argentinian power producer enabled the Company to commence purchasing low-cost power under its purchase agreement at approximately $0.03 per kWh, before VAT, on an annualized basis, or possibly less as the Company reaches full capacity at the facility. The Company expects the cost of BTC earned at this farm to decrease substantially as it actively scales up operations at the facility.

 

In June 2023, 1,650 new high efficiency BTC Miners were purchased for Argentina at an average direct cost of $12.98/TH, in addition to the 6,200 Miners purchased in April 2023. In addition, 2,900 MicroBT Miners were delivered, installed and energized, contributing an additional 290 PH/s and driving the Company’s operational hashrate to 5.3 EH/s as of June 30, 2023.

 

In August and September 2023, approximately 1,300 new M50 Whatsminer miners, 700 new S19j Pro Antminer Miners and 5,500 new S19j Pro+ Antminer Miners were imported and installed, increasing the warehouse’s capacity to 51 MW and operational hashrate to 1.5 EH/s.

 

The Company retains the option, subject to the receipt of additional government approvals, to build out other facilities in Argentina to the full contracted amount of 210 MW. Due to changing economic, financial and political conditions in Argentina, the Company is not yet in a position to determine when or if construction of additional infrastructure in Argentina will commence.

 

Position as of September 30, 2023 

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had placed deposits of $4.5 million with suppliers for existing and additional construction work. Overall, in Argentina, the Company has also acquired $62.5 million of property, plant and equipment, incurred $0.3 million of expenditures relating to design and feasibility studies and recorded cumulative gains on the disposition of marketable securities of $69.0 million associated with the mechanism to convert funds into Argentine Pesos for disbursements.

 

B.Paraguay Expansion

 

2023 update 

In January 2023, all of the older generation Miners at the Villarrica facility were replaced with approximately 2,900 new M30S Whatsminer Miners generating approximately 290 PH/s, a 165 PH/s increase, or 132%, compared to the hashrate that was being produced by the older generation Miners. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company sold the older generation Miners to a third party for approximately $0.2 million.

 

In July 2023, the Company acquired two power purchase agreements in Paraguay for up to 150 MW of eco-friendly hydro power: up to 50 MW in Villarrica, in close proximity to the Company’s existing operations in Paraguay, and up to 100 MW in Yguazu, a new location close to the Itaipu dam, the third largest hydro-electric dam in the world. The new facility in Villarrica is referred to as the Paso Pe facility. At Yguazu, the Company has the opportunity to develop a new farm with up to 100 MW of Mining capacity, the timeline for which is being determined. Hydro power at both locations will be provided at a contracted cost of approximately $0.039 per kWh, before VAT, until December 31, 2027 and is not subject to annual inflationary adjustments.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

6. EXPANSION PROJECTS (Continued)

 

B.Paraguay Expansion (Continued)

 

Paso Pe facility 

In August 2023, the Company placed orders using vendor credits for eight 2.4 MW hydro containers and approximately 1,900 hydro-cooling Miners capable of producing approximately 675 PH/s once installed.

 

In September 2023, construction commenced as planned at the Paso Pe facility, beginning with an 80 MW substation, followed by building-out a Mining facility consisting of 30 MW of air-cooled warehouses and the 20 MW of hydro containers, expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2024.

 

The cost of developing the 30 MW of air-cooled warehouse, constructing an 80 MW substation capable of accommodating the current 50 MW requirement with capacity for expansion, and the installation of the high voltage lines, is estimated to range from $16.0 million to $19.0 million.

 

Position as of September 30, 2023 

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had placed deposits of $2.0 million and $1.5 million with suppliers for construction costs and for electrical components, respectively.

 

Paraguayan laws regulating crypto-assets activities 

On July 18, 2022, the Paraguayan Congress approved a bill regulating the Mining, trading, intermediation, exchange, transfer, custody and administration of crypto-assets and instruments. The proposed legislation by the Paraguayan Congress aimed to create an attractive regulatory environment within the country through the establishment of a straightforward licensing regime with clear requirements for operating crypto-assets activities in the country. On August 30, 2022, the proposed law was vetoed by the Paraguayan president and returned to the Paraguayan Congress to be modified and potentially resubmitted.

 

It is unknown if and when a new law will be approved. The absence of specific law in Paraguay regarding crypto assets has not materially impacted the Company’s current operations in the country. National elections took place on April 30, 2023, and the country’s new president, from the same political party as his predecessor, was inaugurated on August 15, 2023.

 

C.Washington Expansion

 

2023 update 

In April 2023, the Company received approval from the power supplier for 6 MW that is estimated to be energized in the first quarter of 2024. The Company began constructing another facility on Company-owned land in June 2023 with an estimated cost of $2.1 million, including $0.9 million paid in Q2 2023 to the power supplier for establishing the connection.

 

In July 2023, the Company de-energized its 2 MW immersion cooling pilot project as the equipment did not perform to the Company’s expectations of performance and costs. The 2 MW of hydro-electricity remains available to the Company to use in the future.

 

In September 2023, the Company upgraded ventilation and cooling systems, increasing average uptime.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

6. EXPANSION PROJECTS (Continued)

 

D.Baie-Comeau (Canada) Expansion

 

Contexte 

In April 2023, the Company entered into agreements to acquire shares of a Company that owns the right to consume 22 MW of hydro power capacity in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, and to lease a site to install the infrastructure to operate the acquired capacity. The 22 MW facility could add over 600 PH/s when in full production. The Baie-Comeau area is home to five hydro-electricity generation facilities with over 5.4 gigawatts of nameplate capacity. Adding reliable hydro power is part of the Company’s strategy to cost-effectively expand its operating footprint.

 

In July 2023, the Company completed the acquisition. The consideration transferred at closing totaled $2.0 million (CAD$2.6 million), of which $0.6 million (CAD$0.8 million) was paid in cash and $1.4 million (CAD$1.8 million) was paid through the issuance of 821,000 common shares of the Company. The lease agreement is for an industrial site in Baie-Comeau for an initial term of 10 years and provides the Company with the option to purchase the site for $2.2 million (CAD $3.0 million) with an annual adjustment at the lesser of (i) the change in the Consumer Price Index and (ii) 3% throughout the lease term.

 

2023 and 2024 plan 

Following the closing of the acquisition, the Company immediately commenced production at Baie-Comeau with an initial 3 MW online. In connection with the acquisition, the Company increased its total hashrate target to 6.3 EH/s, which was achieved on October 20, 2023.

 

The Company plans to minimize development-related and build-out expenditures by relocating miners from other facilities to Baie-Comeau and by applying infrastructure equipment repurposed from the December 2022 sale of the former De La Pointe facility. In June and August 2023, approximately 2,500 Whatsminer M31S+ miners were redeployed from Magog and installed at the Baie-Comeau facility.

 

The Company fully energized the 11 MW facility on October 20, 2023 and is planning to commission the remaining 11 MW during the second half of 2024 after local grid infrastructure improvements have been completed. The cost of electrical infrastructure and leasehold improvements for the first 11 MW of the facility totaled $2.8 million.

 

The Company plans to continue to lease the property and complete the physical improvements for the second 11 MW by the third quarter of 2024. The Company expects the total cost to be approximately $9.2 million, including $3.9 million for the leasehold improvements, which will involve the construction of a new building and $2.5 million for the electrical infrastructure.

 

As of September 30, 2023, the Company has $4.0 million of property, plant and equipment relating to the Baie-Comeau facility, including infrastructure equipment that was repurposed from other facilities.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

7. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

 

Consolidated Financial & Operational Results

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage   2023   2022   Changement en $   % Change 
                                 
Revenus   34,596    33,247    1,349    4%   100,125    115,391    (15,266)   (13)%
Coût des revenus   43,462    37,186    6,276    17%   123,384    92,789    30,595    33%
(Perte) bénéfice brut   (8,866)   (3,939)   (4,927)   125%   (23,259)   22,602    (45,861)   (203)%
Marge brute (1)   (26)%   (12)%           (23)%   20%        
Dépenses d'exploitation                                        
Dépenses générales et administratives   8,372    10,299    (1,927)   (19)%   25,887    39,534    (13,647)   (35)%
Perte réalisée sur la cession d'actifs numériques       44,329    (44,329)   (100)%       122,243    (122,243)   (100)%
(Reprise de) perte de réévaluation des actifs numériques   1,183    (45,655)   46,838    103%   (1,512)   21,118    (22,630)   (107)%
Perte sur la disposition d'immobilisations corporelles   217    756    (539)   (71)%   1,776    1,692    84    5%
Dépréciation des dépôts à court terme payés d'avance, des équipements et des paiements anticipés pour la construction, des immobilisations corporelles et des actifs liés aux droits d'utilisation       84,116    (84,116)   (100)%   9,982    84,116    (74,134)   (88)%
Dépréciation du « goodwill »               %       17,900    (17,900)   (100)%
Perte d'exploitation   (18,638)   (97,784)   79,146    (81)%   (59,392)   (264,001)   204,609    (78)%
Marge d’exploitation (1)   (54)%   (294)%           (59)%   (229)%        
Revenu financier net   (336)   (8,251)   7,915    (96)%   (12,706)   (24,191)   11,485    (47)%
Perte nette avant impôts sur le revenu   (18,302)   (89,533)   71,231    (80)%   (46,686)   (239,810)   193,124    (81)%
Charge (recouvrement) d'impôts sur le revenu   401    (4,725)   5,126    108%   (23)   (17,603)   17,580    (100)%
Perte nette   (18,703)   (84,808)   66,105    (78)%   (46,663)   (222,207)   175,544    (79)%
Perte de base et diluée par action (en dollars américains)   (0.07)   (0.40)           (0.19)   (1.09)        
Variation de réévaluation du surplus - actifs numériques, déduction faite de l’impôt   (824)       (824)   (100)%   1,567        1,567    100%
Perte globale totale, nette d'impôts   (19,527)   (84,808)   65,281    (77)%   (45,096)   (222,207)   177,111    (80)%
Bénéfice de minage brut (2)   12,505    16,789    (4,284)   (26)%   39,017    74,089    (35,072)   (47)%
Gross Mining margin (2)   38%   52%           40%   66%        
EBITDA (2)   4,280    (65,419)   69,699    107%   19,767    (177,217)   196,984    111%
Marge d'EBITDA (2)   12%   (197)%           20%   (154)%        
EBITDA ajusté (2)   6,866    10,325    (3,459)   (34)%   21,107    52,326    (31,219)   (60)%
Marge EBITDA ajustée (2)   20%   31%           21%   45%        

 

1 Gross margin and Operating margin are supplemental financial ratios; refer to section 9 - Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios.
2 Gross Mining profit, Gross Mining margin, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-IFRS measures or ratios; refer to section 9 - Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

7. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (Continued)

 

A.Revenus

 

Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022

 

Revenues were $34.6 million in Q3 2023, compared to $33.2 million in Q3 2022, an increase of $1.3 million, or 4%.

 

The most significant factors impacting the increase in Bitfarms’ revenues in Q3 2023, compared to Q3 2022, are presented in the table below. Revenues increased mostly due to the increase in average Bitfarms’ BTC hashrate and average BTC price, partially offset by lower BTC earned as a result of the increase in network difficulty.

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Note   BTC   $   Changement en pourcentage 
BTC and revenues, including Volta, for the three months ended September 30, 2022        1,515    33,247     
Impact of increase in network difficulty during Q3 2023 as compared to Q3 2022   1    (953)   (26,568)   (80)%
Impact of increase in average Bitfarms’ BTC hashrate during Q3 2023 as compared to Q3 2022   2    610    16,964    51%
Impact of difference in average BTC price in Q3 2023 as compared to Q3 2022   3         10,227    31%
Other Mining variance and change in Volta             726    2%
BTC and revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2023        1,172    34,596    4%

 

Notes  
1 Calculated as the difference in BTC earned in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022, based on the change in network difficulty, multiplied by Q3 2023 average BTC price
2 Calculated as the difference in BTC earned in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022, based on the change in Bitfarms' average BTC hashrate, multiplied by Q3 2023 average BTC price
3 Calculated as the difference in average BTC price in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022 multiplied by BTC earned in Q3 2022

 

The following tables summarize the Company’s revenues and average hashrate by country:

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Canada   24,230    27,445    (3,215)   (12)%
ÉTATS-UNIS   3,491    4,581    (1,090)   (24)%
Argentine   5,129    158    4,971    3146%
Paraguay   1,746    1,063    683    64%
    34,596    33,247    1,349    4%

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(Hashrate in EH/s except where indicated)  2023   2022   Changement   Changement en pourcentage 
Canada   3.6    3.1    0.5    16%
ÉTATS-UNIS   0.6    0.6        %
Argentine   0.8        0.8    100%
Paraguay   0.3    0.1    0.2    200%
    5.3    3.8    1.5    39%

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

7. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (Continued)

 

A.Revenues (Continued)

 

Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022 (Continued)

 

The Company’s Canadian operations accounted for a smaller portion of total revenues in Q3 2023 largely due to the expansion of operations in Argentina. Bitfarms earned the majority of its revenues from its Canadian operations in Q3 2023, which accounted for 70% of total revenues, compared to 83% in Q3 2022. The Argentina, USA and Paraguay operations accounted for 15%, 10% and 5% of total revenues in Q3 2023, respectively, compared to nil, 14% and 3% in Q3 2022, respectively. For the Canadian operations, the impact of the increase in network difficulty was partially offset by the increase in average BTC price and the average hashrate increase of 0.5 EH/s, or 16%, which resulted in revenues decreasing by $3.2 million during Q3 2023 as compared to Q3 2022. Revenues from the Company’s USA operations decreased by $1.1 million in Q3 2023 as compared to Q3 2022 due to the increase in network difficulty, which was partially offset by the increase in average BTC price. The average hashrate increase of the Argentina and Paraguay operations of 0.8 EH/s, or 100%, and 0.2 EH/s, or 200%, respectively, resulted in Q3 2023 revenues from the Company’s operations in those jurisdictions increasing by $5.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively, compared to Q3 2022.

 

YTD Q3 2023 v. YTD Q3 2022

 

Revenues were $100.1 million in YTD Q3 2023, compared to $115.4 million in YTD Q3 2022, a decrease of $15.3 million, or 13%.

 

The most significant factors impacting the decrease in Bitfarms’ revenues in YTD Q3 2023, compared to YTD Q3 2022, are presented in the table below. Revenues decreased mostly due to the increase in network difficulty and the decrease in average BTC price, partially offset by the increase in average Bitfarms’ hashrate.

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  Note   BTC   $   Changement en pourcentage 
BTC and revenues, including Volta, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022        3,733    115,391     
Impact of increase in network difficulty during YTD Q3 2023 as compared to YTD Q3 2022   1    (2,294)   (60,321)   (52)%
Impact of increase in average Bitfarms’ BTC hashrate during YTD Q3 2023 as compared to YTD Q3 2022   2    2,253    58,334    51%
Impact of difference in average BTC price in YTD Q3 2023 as compared to YTD Q3 2022   3         (14,712)   (13)%
Other Mining variance and change in Volta             1,433    1%
BTC and revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2023        3,692    100,125    (13)%

 

Notes  
1 Calculated as the difference in BTC earned in YTD Q3 2023 compared to YTD Q3 2022, based on the change in network difficulty, multiplied by YTD Q3 2023 average BTC price
2 Calculated as the difference in BTC earned in YTD Q3 2023 compared to YTD Q3 2022, based on the change in Bitfarms' average BTC hashrate, multiplied by YTD Q3 2023 average BTC price
3 Calculated as the difference in average BTC price in YTD Q3 2023 compared to YTD Q3 2022 multiplied by BTC earned in YTD Q3 2022

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

7. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (Continued)

 

A.Revenues (Continued)

 

YTD Q3 2023 v. YTD Q3 2022 (Continued)

 

The following tables summarize the Company’s revenues and average hashrate by country:

 

   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Canada   74,177    90,540    (16,363)   (18)%
ÉTATS-UNIS   11,675    21,650    (9,975)   (46)%
Argentine   9,221    158    9,063    5736%
Paraguay   5,052    3,043    2,009    66%
    100,125    115,391    (15,266)   (13)%

 

   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(Hashrate in EH/s except where indicated)  2023   2022   Changement   Changement en pourcentage 
Canada   3.6    2.4    1.2    50%
ÉTATS-UNIS   0.6    0.6        %
Argentine   0.5        0.5    100%
Paraguay   0.2    0.1    0.1    100%
    4.9    3.1    1.8    58%

 

The Company’s Canadian operations accounted for a smaller proportion of total revenues in YTD Q3 2023 largely due to the expansion of operations in Argentina. Bitfarms earned the majority of its revenues from its Canadian operations in YTD Q3 2023, which accounted for 74% of total revenues, compared to 78% in YTD Q3 2022. The Argentina, USA and Paraguay operations accounted for 9%, 12% and 5% of total revenues in YTD Q3 2023, respectively, compared to nil, 19% and 3% in YTD Q3 2022, respectively. For the Company’s Canadian operations, the impact of the increase in network difficulty and the decrease in average BTC price was partially offset by the average hashrate increase of 1.2 EH/s, or 50%, which resulted in revenues decreasing by $16.4 million during YTD Q3 2023 as compared to YTD Q3 2022. Revenues from the Company’s USA operations decreased by $10.0 million during YTD Q3 2023 as compared to YTD Q3 2022 due to the increase in network difficulty and the decrease in average BTC price. The average hashrate increase of the Argentina and Paraguay operations of 0.5 EH/s, or 100%, and 0.1 EH/s, or 100%, respectively, resulted in YTD Q3 2023 revenues increasing by $9.1 million and $2.0 million, respectively, compared to YTD Q3 2022.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

7. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (Continued)

 

B.Cost of Revenues

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   Changement en $   % Change   2023   2022   Changement en $   % Change 
Énergie et infrastructures   20,396    15,489    4,907    32%   57,339    38,970    18,369    47%
Dépréciation et amortissement   21,767    20,720    1,047    5%   62,995    51,643    11,352    22%
Achats de composants électriques   890    688    202    29%   1,830    1,252    578    46%
Salaires et charges sociales des électriciens   409    289    120    42%   1,220    924    296    32%
    43,462    37,186    6,276    17%   123,384    92,789    30,595    33%

 

Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022

 

Bitfarms’ cost of revenues for Q3 2023 was $43.5 million compared to $37.2 million for Q3 2022. The increase in cost of revenues was mainly attributable to: 

A $4.9 million, or 32%, increase in energy and infrastructure expenses, mainly due to the Company adding new Miners, which increased energy utilization to an average of 197 MW during Q3 2023 versus 152 MW for the same period in 2022, and higher energy rates in 2023, resulting in an increase in electricity costs of $5.5 million. The availability and pricing of energy may be negatively affected by governmental or regulatory changes in energy policies in the countries, provinces and states where the Company operates.
A $1.1 million increase in non-cash depreciation and amortization expense as the Company added new Miners and electrical infrastructure.
An increase in repairs and maintenance of $0.1 million.

 

These increases were partially offset by: 

A decrease in rent expense of $0.7 million mainly due to the capitalization of the leased Washington facility, which was renewed in Q4 2022.

 

YTD Q3 2023 v. YTD Q3 2022

 

Bitfarms’ cost of revenues was $123.4 million for YTD Q3 2023 compared to $92.8 million for YTD Q3 2022. The increase in cost of revenues was mainly due to: 

A $18.4 million, or 47%, increase in energy and infrastructure expenses, mainly due to the Company adding new Miners and upgrading its fleet, which increased energy utilization to an average of 185 MW during YTD Q3 2023, compared to 126 MW for the same period in 2022, resulting in an increase in electricity costs of $20.0 million.
A $11.4 million increase in non-cash depreciation and amortization expense as the Company added new Miners and electrical infrastructure.

 

These increases were partially offset by: 

A decrease in rent expense of $1.3 million mainly due to the capitalization of the leased Washington facility which was renewed in Q4 2022.
A decrease in repairs and maintenance of $0.3 million.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

7. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (Continued)

 

C.Dépenses générales & administratives

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage   2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Salaries and share-based payment   4,939    6,097    (1,158)   (19)%   15,136    23,648    (8,512)   (36)%
Services professionnels   1,795    1,835    (40)   (2)%   5,325    6,459    (1,134)   (18)%
Assurances, droits et autres   1,165    1,992    (827)   (42)%   4,077    7,951    (3,874)   (49)%
Voyage, véhicule à moteur et repas   295    233    62    27%   678    894    (216)   (24)%
Hébergement et télécommunications   105    110    (5)   (5)%   311    431    (120)   (28)%
Publicité et promotion   73    32    41    128%   360    151    209    138%
    8,372    10,299    (1,927)   (18)%   25,887    39,534    (13,647)   (34)%

 

Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022

 

Bitfarms’ general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses were $8.4 million in Q3 2023, compared to $10.3 million for Q3 2022. The decrease of $1.9 million, or 18%, in G&A expense was largely due to: 

A $2.0 million decrease in non-cash share-based payment expense in connection with stock options granted in 2021, with fair values between $3.16 to $5.97, having a higher share-based payment expense in Q3 2022 than Q3 2023. As the majority of these 2021 stock options were fully vested or cancelled at the end of Q1 2023, as explained below, the Company did not incur an expense for these options in Q3 2023, compared to the time-based vesting expense in Q3 2022.
A $0.8 million decrease in the Company’s insurance, duties and other expense mostly due to lower insurance premiums reflecting lower asset values, particularly Miners, due to general market conditions, partially offset by a larger number of Miners.

 

These decreases were partially offset by: 

A $0.8 million increase in salaries and wages due to the increase in the Company’s headcount in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022 to support the global expansion as well as merit, market-based adjustments and cost of living salary increases.

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

7. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (Continued)

 

C.General & Administrative Expenses (Continued)

 

YTD Q3 2023 v. YTD Q3 2022

 

For YTD Q3 2023, Bitfarms’ G&A expenses were $25.9 million, compared to $39.5 million for the same period in 2022. The decrease of $13.6 million, or 34%, in G&A expenses was mainly due to:

 

An $11.0 million decrease in non-cash share-based payment expense in connection with:
Stock options granted in 2021 with fair values between $3.16 to $5.97 had a higher share-based payment expense in YTD Q3 2022 than YTD Q3 2023 due to the time-based vesting method, which resulted in an accelerated recognition of share-based expense in earlier periods.
The majority of those 2021 stock options were fully vested or cancelled at the end of the first quarter of 2023, which resulted in accelerated share-based payment expense of $0.9 million during YTD Q3 2023. Refer to Note 21 to the Financial Statements for more details. The Company only incurred the share-based payment expense for those cancelled options during the first 3 months of YTD Q3 2023, compared to the graded vesting expense in YTD Q3 2022.
The inclusion of $1.8 million of shipping costs and duties in YTD Q3 2022 from transferring older generation Miners from Canada to Paraguay, which did not occur in YTD Q3 2023.
A $1.4 million decrease in the Company’s insurance expense mostly due to refunds from insurers and lower premiums reflecting lower asset values, particularly Miners, due to general market conditions, partially offset by a larger number of Miners.
A $1.1 million decrease in professional fees mainly due to the termination of consulting agreements with two directors in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the previous owner of the Company’s Mining facility in Washington State in the first quarter of 2023.

 

The decrease was partially offset by: 

A $2.5 million increase in salaries and wages as a result of hiring additional employees in YTD Q3 2023 compared to YTD Q3 2022 to support the global expansion as well as merit, market-based adjustments and cost of living salary increases.

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

7. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (Continued)

 

D.Revenu financier net

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage   2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Gain sur la vente des titres négociables   (4,120)   (13,690)   9,570    (70)%   (11,246)   (44,332)   33,086    (75)%
Gain sur extinction de dettes à long terme et passifs locatifs               %   (12,835)       (12,835)   (100)%
Perte de change   2,070    8    2,062    nm    5,059    1,884    3,175    169%
Intérêts sur la facilité de crédit et la dette à long terme   481    3,020    (2,539)   (84)%   2,405    9,916    (7,511)   (76)%
Intérêts sur les dettes de location   334    374    (40)   (11)%   1,053    1,034    19    2%
Frais d'escompte sur la TVA à recevoir   1,046    1,919    (873)   (45)%   2,748    6,929    (4,181)   (60)%
Autres (produits) charges financières   (147)   118    (265)   (225)%   110    378    (268)   (71)%
    (336)   (8,251)   7,915    (96)%   (12,706)   (24,191)   11,485    (47)%

nm : non significatif

 

Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022

 

Bitfarms’ net financial income was $0.3 million for Q3 2023, compared to $8.3 million for Q3 2022. The $7.9 million decrease was primarily related to:

 

A $9.6 million decrease in gain on disposition of marketable securities due to less funds being sent to Argentina in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022 as the capital expenditures related to the first facility were mostly paid in 2022. The Company has been utilizing a mechanism since Q3 2021 to fund its Argentina expansion. The Company has been funding its expansion in Argentina through the acquisition of marketable securities and in-kind contribution of those securities to its wholly-owned Argentinian subsidiary that it controls. The subsequent disposition of those marketable securities in exchange for Argentine Pesos gave rise to a gain as the equivalent amount received in Argentine Pesos exceeded the amount of Argentine Pesos the Company would have received from a direct foreign currency exchange.
A $2.1 million increase in loss on foreign exchange due to the revaluation of the Company’s net monetary assets denominated in foreign currencies following the weakening of the Argentine Pesos at the end of Q3 2023 compared to the end of Q3 2022.

 

The decrease was partially offset by:

A $2.5 million decrease in interest expense on (i) the $100 million credit facility which commenced on December 30, 2021 and was fully repaid and extinguished in December 2022, (ii) the BlockFi Loan which commenced on February 18, 2022 and was extinguished in February 2023 as described below and (iii) the NYDIG Loan which commenced on June 15, 2022. The NYDIG Loan is classified as long-term debt in the statements of financial position.

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

7. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (Continued)

 

D.Net financial income (Continued)

 

Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022 (Continued)

 

The discounting expense on the Argentina VAT receivable of $1.9 million during Q3 2022 relates to the country’s historically high rate of inflation and expected length of time before the VAT receivable is refunded and reflects the accounting under the effective interest rate method. During Q3 2023, new additions to the VAT receivable were discounted, which had a lesser balance than the amount discounted in Q3 2022, resulting in lesser expense in Q3 2023. The discounting expense was partially offset by increasing accretion income from the passage of time.

 

YTD Q3 2023 v. YTD Q3 2022

 

Bitfarms’ net financial income for YTD Q3 2023 was $12.7 million, compared to $24.2 million for YTD Q3 2022. The $11.5 million decrease was mainly due to:

 

A $33.1 million decrease in gain on disposition of marketable securities due to less funds being sent to Argentina during YTD Q3 2023 compared to YTD Q3 2022. The Company utilizes a mechanism beginning in Q3 2021 in which its Argentina expansion was funded as explained in the Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022 section above.
A $3.2 million increase in loss on foreign exchange due to the revaluation of the Company’s net monetary assets denominated in foreign currencies following the weakening of the Argentine Pesos at the end of Q3 2023 compared to the end of Q3 2022.

 

The decrease was partially offset by: 

A $12.8 million gain on extinguishment of long-term debt and lease liabilities during YTD Q3 2023. In February 2023:
BlockFi and the Company negotiated a settlement of the loan in its entirety for cash consideration of $7.8 million, resulting in a gain on extinguishment of long-term debt of $12.6 million; and

The Company negotiated a modification to its lease agreement with Reliz Ltd. (where BlockFi was the lender to Reliz Ltd.) in order to settle its outstanding lease liability of $0.4 million for a payment of $0.1 million. As a result, a gain on extinguishment of lease liabilities was recognized in the amount of $0.3 million. 

A $7.5 million decrease in interest expense due to the same factors explained in the Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022 section above.
A $4.2 million decrease in discounting expense on the Argentina VAT receivable during YTD Q3 2023 compared to YTD Q3 2022 due to the same reason explained in the Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022 section above.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

7. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (Continued)

 

E.Dépréciation

 

The impairment loss on short-term prepaid deposits, equipment and construction prepayments, property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were nil and $10.0 million, respectively (three and nine months ended September 30, 2022: $84.1 million for both periods).

 

Dépréciation des dépôts à court terme payés d'avance au cours du deuxième trimestre de l'année 2008 2023 

In 2022, the Company entered into agreements with external brokers to be able to proceed with the importation of its miners into Argentina. Under the agreements, the Company was required to make advance deposits to the external brokers, which were classified as short-term prepaid deposits on the consolidated statements of financial position.

 

In October 2022, the Argentinian government changed the importations system previously in place and imposed additional controls on imports into Argentina as a way of limiting the outflow of U.S. dollars from the country. In the first quarter of 2023, the Company was able to apply for a self-importation license based on its extended operating history in Argentina and successfully became a self-importer in Argentina to reduce the importation expenses and facilitate the importation of Miners. Accordingly, the Company terminated all pending importation agreements with external brokers as of June 30, 2023.

 

The Company assumed the cost of terminating the importation agreements with the brokers in order to execute its new importation strategy, resulting in the Company forgoing a balance of $7.0 million of deposits. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2023, the Company impaired $7.0 million of short-term prepaid deposits. This impairment is presented in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive profit or loss under Impairment on short-term prepaid deposits and property, plant and equipment.

 

Dépréciation d'actifs minéraux au cours du deuxième trimestre de l'année 2004 2023 

The Suni mineral asset was acquired in connection with the reverse acquisition of Bitfarms Ltd (Israel) on April 12, 2018 and its value, at the time, was estimated at $9.0 million based on an independent appraiser’s valuation. Suni is an iron ore deposit located in Canada that was held by the acquiree. Since its acquisition, following the presence of impairment indicators, the Suni mineral asset was written down to a net book value of $3.0 million as of December 31, 2022.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, in connection with the planned disposal of the Suni mineral asset, management tested the cash-generating unit for impairment, resulting in a further impairment charge of $3.0 million and bringing the carrying amount to nil. This impairment charge is presented in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive profit or loss under Impairment on short-term prepaid deposits and property, plant and equipment. On July 27, 2023, the Company sold the Suni mineral asset for a nominal amount to a third party.

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

8. SELECTED QUARTERLY INFORMATION

 

(U.S. $ in thousands except earnings per share)  Q3 2023   Q2 2023   Q1 2023   Q4 2022   Q3 2022   Q2 2022   Q1 2022   Q4 2021 
Revenus   34,596    35,479    30,050    27,037    33,247    41,815    40,329    59,598 
Résultat net (perte)   (18,703)   (24,894)   (2,479)   (16,843)   (84,808)   (141,918)   4,519    9,677 
Basic net (loss) earnings per share   (0.07)   (0.10)   (0.01)   (0.08)   (0.40)   (0.70)   0.02    0.05 
                                         
(Perte nette) revenu avant impôts sur le revenu   (18,302)   (24,988)   (2,809)   (16,652)   (89,533)   (161,234)   10,957    17,937 
Charges d'intérêts   815    1,023    1,620    3,271    3,394    4,546    3,010    837 
Dépréciation et amortissement   21,767    20,528    20,700    20,777    20,720    17,857    13,066    10,287 
EBITDA(1)   4,280    (3,437)   19,511    7,396    (65,419)   (138,831)   27,033    29,061 
Marge d'EBITDA(1)   12%   (10)%   65%   27%   (197)%   (332)%   67%   49%
Rémunération en actions   2,011    2,462    2,536    3,795    3,961    7,927    6,105    10,036 
(Gain) perte réalisé(e) sur la cession d'actifs numériques           (587)   28,567    44,329    77,880    34    137 
(Reprise de) perte de réévaluation des actifs numériques   1,183        (2,695)   (23,284)   (45,655)   70,475    (3,702)   3,869 
Gain sur extinction de dettes à long terme et passifs locatifs           (12,835)                    
Dépréciation (reprise) sur les dépôts prépayés à court terme, les paiements anticipés d'équipement et de construction, les biens, les installations et l'équipement et les actifs liés au droit d'utilisation       9,982        (8,903)   84,116            1,800 
Dépréciation du « goodwill »                       17,900         
Gain sur la vente des titres négociables   (4,120)   (4,955)   (2,171)   (7,317)   (13,690)   (19,705)   (10,937)   (3,875)
Charges (revenus) financières nettes et autres   3,512    3,620    2,810    1,933    2,683    4,057    3,765    (552)
EBITDA ajusté(1)   6,866    7,672    6,569    2,187    10,325    19,703    22,298    40,476 
Marge d'EBITDA ajustée(1)   20%   22%   22%   8%   31%   47%   55%   68%

 

Although the BTC Mining industry experiences volatility, it is not generally subject to seasonality or seasonal effects. Seasonal fluctuations in energy supply, however, may impact the Company’s operations. The majority of the Company’s operations during the above periods was in Quebec, where power was sourced directly from Hydro-Quebec, Hydro-Magog and Hydro-Sherbrooke. The Company also had operations in Washington State that were powered by the Grant County Power Utility District as well as operations in Paraguay that were powered by CLYFSA. In Q3 2022, the Company began operations in Argentina. The production facility in Argentina was temporarily connected to the power grid until the private power producer obtained the requisite permits to provide power directly to the Company in April 2023. Energy rates in Argentina increase during winter months of May through September, after which they return to their regular rates. Among other phenomena, changing weather in Quebec, Washington State, Paraguay or Argentina may impact seasonal electricity needs, and periods of extreme cold or extreme hot weather may contribute to service interruptions in cryptocurrency Mining operations. Changes to supply and/or demand of electricity may result in curtailment of electricity to the Company’s cryptocurrency Mining operations. The Company’s geographical diversification reduces the risk and extent of extreme weather and other external factors unduly affecting the Company’s overall performance.

 

For Q3 2023 details, refer to Section 7A - Financial Performance (Revenues); Section 10A - Liquidity and Capital Resources (Cash Flows); and Section 6 - Expansion Projects (Washington Expansion, Paraguay Expansion, Argentina Expansion and Baie-Comeau Expansion) of this MD&A.

 

 

1EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-IFRS measures or ratios; refer to section 9 - Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios.

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

9. NON-IFRS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS

 

Non-IFRS financial measures

 

The Company utilizes a number of non-IFRS financial measures and ratios in assessing operating performance. Non-IFRS financial measures and ratios may exclude the impact of certain items and are used internally when analyzing operating performance. Refer to Section 20 - Cautionary Note Regarding Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios of this MD&A.

 

Mesures Définition Purpose
Bénéfice brut de l'activité de minage 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.

To assess profitability after power costs in cryptocurrency production and other infrastructure costs. Power costs are the largest variable expense in Mining. 

 

To provide the users of the MD&A the ability to assess the gross profitability of the Company’s core digital asset Mining operations.

 

EBITDA Net income (loss) before: (i) interest expense; (ii) income tax expense; and (iii) depreciation and amortization.

 

To assess profitability before the impact of different financing methods, income taxes, depreciation of capital assets and amortization of intangible assets. 

To provide the users of the MD&A with additional information to assist them in understanding components of its financial results, including a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the Company’s performance. 

Used by management to facilitate comparisons of operating performance from period to period and to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts. 

EBITDA ajusté EBITDA adjusted to exclude: (i) share-based payment; (ii) non-cash finance expenses; (iii) asset impairment charges; (iv) realized gains or losses on disposition of digital assets and (reversal of) revaluation loss on digital assets; (v) gain on disposition of marketable securities, gains or losses on derivative assets and liabilities and discount expense on VAT receivable; (vi) loss on currency exchange; and (vii) other non-recurring items that do not reflect the core performance of the Company.

To assess profitability before the impact of all of the items in calculating EBITDA in addition to certain other non-cash expenses. 

To provide the users of the MD&A a consistent comparable metric for profitability of the Company’s core performance across time periods. 

Used by management to facilitate comparisons of operating performance from period to period and to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

9. NON-IFRS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS (Continued)

 

Non-IFRS financial measures (Continued)

 

Mesures

Définition Purpose

Coût direct

Cost of revenues before: (i) depreciation and amortization; (ii) purchases of electrical components; (iii) electrician salaries and payroll taxes; (iv) infrastructure; and (v) other direct expenses.

 

To assess the Company’s power costs, the largest variable expense in Mining. 

To provide the users of the MD&A a metric to evaluate the Company’s direct variable cost for its core digital asset Mining operations across time periods. 

Used by management to assess the operating performance from period to period and to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts. 

Coût total des liquidités

Net (income) loss before income taxes before: (i) revenues; (ii) depreciation and amortization; (iii) purchases of electrical components; (iv) electrician salaries and payroll taxes; (v) share-based payment; (vi) realized gains or losses on disposition of digital assets; (vii) (reversal of) revaluation loss on digital assets; (viii) asset impairment charges; (ix) net financial income; (x) other direct expenses; and (xi) other non-recurring items that do not reflect the core performance of the Company.

To assess the total cash cost of the Company’s core digital asset Mining operations. 

To provide the users of the MD&A a consistent comparable metric for the liquidity impact of the Company’s mining activities across time periods. 

Used by management to assess the operating performance from period to period and to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

9. NON-IFRS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS (Continued)

 

Non-IFRS financial ratios

 

Ratios Définition Purpose
Marge brute de minage

The percentage obtained when dividing Gross Mining profit by Mining related revenues.

To assess profitability after power costs in cryptocurrency production, the largest variable expense in Mining.

 

   

To provide the users of the MD&A the ability to assess the profitability of the Company’s core digital asset Mining operations, exclusive of certain general and administrative expenses.

 

Marge du BAIIA The percentage obtained when dividing EBITDA by Revenues.

 

To assess profitability before the impact of different financing methods, income taxes, depreciation of capital assets and amortization of intangible assets.

 

Used by management to facilitate comparisons of operating performance from period to period and to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts.

 

Useful for providing users of the MD&A with additional information to assist them in understanding components of its financial results, including a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the Company’s performance.

 

Adjusted EBITDA
margin
The percentage obtained when dividing Adjusted EBITDA by Revenues.

To assess profitability before the impact of all of the items in calculating EBITDA in addition to certain other non-cash expenses.

 

To provide a consistent comparable metric for profitability of the Company’s core performance across time periods.

 

Used by management to facilitate comparisons of operating performance from period to period and to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts.

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

9. NON-IFRS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS (Continued)

 

Non-IFRS financial ratios (Continued)

 

Ratios Définition Purpose
Direct Cost per BTC The amount obtained when dividing Direct Cost by the quantity of BTC earned.

 

To assess the Company’s power costs, the largest variable expense in Mining.

To provide the users of the MD&A a metric to evaluate the Company’s direct variable cost for its core digital asset Mining operations across time periods.

Used by management to assess the operating performance from period to period and to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts.
Total Cash Cost per BTC The amount obtained when dividing Total Cash cost by the quantity of BTC earned.

To assess the total cash cost of the Company’s core digital asset Mining operations.

To provide the users of the MD&A a consistent comparable metric for the liquidity impact of the Company’s mining activities across time periods.

Used by management to assess the operating performance from period to period and to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts.

 

Supplemental financial ratios

 

The Company utilizes the following supplemental financial ratios in assessing operating performance.

 

Ratios Définition Purpose
Marge brute The percentage obtained when dividing Gross profit by Revenues. To assess profitability of the Company across time periods.
Marge d'exploitation The percentage obtained when dividing Operating income (loss) by Revenues. To assess operational profitability of the Company across time periods.

 

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9. NON-IFRS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS (Continued)

 

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

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   $ Change   % Change   2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
                                 
Revenus   34,596    33,247    1,349    4%   100,125    115,391    (15,266)   (13)%
                                         
Perte nette avant impôts sur le revenu   (18,302)   (89,533)   71,231    (80)%   (46,686)   (239,810)   193,124    (81)%
Charges d'intérêts   815    3,394    (2,579)   (76)%   3,458    10,950    (7,492)   (68)%
Dépréciation et amortissement   21,767    20,720    1,047    5%   62,995    51,643    11,352    22%
EBITDA   4,280    (65,419)   69,699    107%   19,767    (177,217)   196,984    111%
Marge du BAIIA   12%   (197)%           20%   (154)%        
Rémunération en actions   2,011    3,961    (1,950)   (49)%   7,009    17,993    (10,984)   (61)%
Perte réalisée sur la cession d'actifs numériques       44,329    (44,329)   (100)%       122,243    (122,243)   (100)%
Dépréciation des dépôts à court terme payés d'avance, des équipements et des paiements anticipés pour la construction, des immobilisations corporelles et des actifs liés aux droits d'utilisation       84,116    (84,116)   (100)%   9,982    84,116    (74,134)   (88)%
(Reprise de) perte de réévaluation des actifs numériques   1,183    (45,655)   46,838    103%   (1,512)   21,118    (22,630)   (107)%
Dépréciation du « goodwill »               %       17,900    (17,900)   (100)%
Gain sur extinction de dettes à long terme et passifs locatifs               %   (12,835)       (12,835)   (100)%
Gain sur la vente des titres négociables   (4,120)   (13,690)   9,570    (70)%   (11,246)   (44,332)   33,086    (75)%
Frais financiers nets et autres   3,512    2,683    829    31%   9,942    10,505    (563)   (5)%
EBITDA ajusté   6,866    10,325    (3,459)   (34)%   21,107    52,326    (31,219)   (60)%
Marge du BAIIA ajustée   20%   31%           21%   45%       

 

 

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

9. NON-IFRS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS (Continued)

 

B.Calcul du bénéfice brut de minage et de la marge brute de minage

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage   2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
(Perte) bénéfice brut   (8,866)   (3,939)   (4,927)   125%   (23,259)   22,602    (45,861)   (203)%
Revenus hors minage (1)   (1,697)   (971)   (726)   75%   (3,775)   (2,342)   (1,433)   61%
Dépréciation et amortissement   21,767    20,720    1,047    5%   62,995    51,643    11,352    22%
Achats de composants électriques et autres   892    690    202    29%   1,836    1,262    574    45%
Salaires et charges sociales des électriciens   409    289    120    42%   1,220    924    296    32%
Bénéfice brut de l'activité de minage   12,505    16,789    (4,284)   (26)%   39,017    74,089    (35,072)   (47)%
Marge brute de minage   38%   52%           40%   66%        

 

(1) Conciliation des revenus non reliés au minage :

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage   2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Revenus   34,596    33,247    1,349    4%   100,125    115,391    (15,266)   (13)%
Moins de revenus liés au minage dans le but de calculer la marge brute de minage :                                        
Revenus de minage   (32,899)   (32,276)   (623)   2%   (96,350)   (113,049)   16,699    (15)%
Revenus hors minage   1,697    971    726    75%   3,775    2,342    1,433    61%

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

9. NON-IFRS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS (Continued)

 

C.Calcul du coût direct et du coût direct par BTC

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage   2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Coût des revenus   43,462    37,186    6,276    17%   123,384    92,789    30,595    33%
Dépréciation et amortissement   (21,767)   (20,720)   (1,047)   5%   (62,995)   (51,643)   (11,352)   22%
Achats de composants électriques   (890)   (688)   (202)   29%   (1,830)   (1,252)   (578)   46%
Salaires et charges sociales des électriciens   (409)   (289)   (120)   42%   (1,220)   (924)   (296)   32%
L'infrastructure   (600)   (1,060)   460    (43)%   (2,303)   (3,841)   1,538    (40)%
Autre       336    (336)   (100)%   82    633    (551)   (87)%
Coût direct   19,796    14,765    5,031    34%   55,118    35,762    19,356    54%
Quantité de BTC obtenus   1,172    1,515    (343)   (23)%   3,692    3,733    (41)   (1)%
Coût direct par BTC (en dollars américains)   16,900    9,700    7,200    74%   14,900    9,600    5,300    55%

 

D.Calculation of Total Cash Cost and Total Cash Cost per BTC

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage   2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Perte nette avant impôts sur le revenu   18,302    89,533    (71,231)   (80)%   46,686    239,810    (193,124)   (81)%
Revenus   34,596    33,247    1,349    4%   100,125    115,391    (15,266)   (13)%
Dépréciation et amortissement   (21,767)   (20,720)   (1,047)   5%   (62,995)   (51,643)   (11,352)   22%
Achats de composants électriques   (890)   (688)   (202)   29%   (1,830)   (1,252)   (578)   46%
Salaires et charges sociales des électriciens   (409)   (289)   (120)   42%   (1,220)   (924)   (296)   32%
Rémunération en actions   (2,011)   (3,961)   1,950    (49)%   (7,009)   (17,993)   10,984    (61)%
Perte réalisée sur la cession d'actifs numériques       (44,329)   44,329    100%       (122,243)   122,243    100%
(Reprise de) perte de réévaluation des actifs numériques   (1,183)   45,655    (46,838)   (103)%   1,512    (21,118)   22,630    107%
Perte sur la disposition d'immobilisations corporelles   (217)   (756)   539    (71)%   (1,776)   (1,692)   (84)   5%
Dépréciation des dépôts à court terme payés d'avance, des équipements et des paiements anticipés pour la construction, des immobilisations corporelles et des actifs liés aux droits d'utilisation       (84,116)   84,116    100%   (9,982)   (84,116)   74,134    (88)%
Dépréciation du « goodwill »               %       (17,900)   17,900    100%
Revenu financier net   336    8,251    (7,915)   (96)%   12,706    24,191    (11,485)   (47)%
Autre   (179)   336    (515)   (153)%   (97)   633    (730)   (115)%
Coût total des liquidités   26,578    22,163    4,415    20%   76,120    61,144    14,976    24%
Quantité de BTC obtenus   1,172    1,515    (343)   (23)%   3,692    3,733    (41)   (1)%
Coût total en espèces par BTC (en dollars américains)   22,700    14,600    8,100    55%   20,600    16,400    4,200    26%

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

10. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

As discussed below, the Company’s current financing strategy involves (a) selling the BTC it earns and the BTC it holds in treasury and (b) utilizing short-term debt, long-term debt and equity instruments to fund its expansion activities, operating expenses and debt service requirements. The Company anticipates requiring additional funds to complete its growth plans discussed in Section 6 - Expansion Projects of this MD&A.

 

Although the Company operates through its subsidiaries, there are no material legal restrictions and generally no practical restrictions on the ability of the subsidiaries to transfer funds to the Company, except that the Company may be subject to practical limitations on transferring funds from its Argentinian subsidiary. Beginning in the second half of 2019, the Argentine government instituted certain foreign currency exchange controls that could restrict the Company’s Argentinian subsidiary’s access to foreign currency, including the US dollar, for making payments abroad or transferring funds to its parent without prior authorization from the Argentine Central Bank. These regulations have continued to evolve and may become more stringent depending on the Argentine government´s perception of the availability of sufficient national foreign currency reserves. Further, changes in national and provincial leadership may result in changing governmental perceptions and actions surrounding importation policies and the availability of foreign currency reserves for commerce. In late 2023, Argentina is undergoing a presidential election, the results of which, and the implication for economic and monetary policy and its impact on Bitfarms, cannot be ascertained as of the issuance date of this MD&A.

 

The Company sends funds periodically to its Argentinian subsidiary to fund its expansion based on supplier invoices that are paid by the Argentinian subsidiary. The Argentinian subsidiary provides Mining services for a market-based fee to its Canadian parent which owns and records revenue from the BTC earned in Argentina and, accordingly, the Argentinian subsidiary is not structured or contemplated to generate substantial cash flows above its internal requirements. The Argentinian subsidiary earns a market-based return on the services it provides to its Canadian parent.

 

A.Cash Flows
   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Cash, beginning of the period   30,887    125,595    (94,708)   (75)%
Cash flows from (used in):                    
Operating activities   10,028    3,169    6,859    216%
Investing activities   (35,373)   (144,541)   109,168    (76)%
Financing activities   41,268    51,542    (10,274)   (20)%
Écarts de taux de change sur la conversion monétaire   (35)   49    (84)   (171)%
Cash, end of the period   46,775    35,814    10,961    31%

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

10. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (Continued)

 

A.Cash Flows (Continued)

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities 

Cash flows from operating activities increased by $6.9 million during YTD Q3 2023 compared to YTD Q3 2022, primarily driven by: 

A decline in income taxes paid, with $14.9 million paid during YTD Q3 2022, compared to $7.3 million refunded during YTD Q3 2023;
Other favorable working capital variances totaling $10.8 million that are explained in Section 11 - Financial Position of this MD&A;
Lower interest and financial expenses paid of $6.2 million; and
Lower cash G&A expenses of $2.6 million.

 

The increase was partially offset by: 

Higher energy and infrastructure costs of $18.4 million that are explained in Section 7B - Financial Performance - Cost of Revenues of this MD&A; and
A decrease in proceeds from sale of digital assets earned of $17.3 million as a result of selling less BTC in YTD Q3 2023 compared to YTD Q3 2022.

 

Cash Flows used in Investing Activities 

Cash flows used in investing activities decreased by $109.2 million during YTD Q3 2023 compared to YTD Q3 2022.

 

The decrease in cash flow used in investing activities is driven primarily by: 

$40.7 million of net additions of property, plant and equipment (“PPE”) during YTD Q3 2023, compared to $111.4 million for the same period in 2022, primarily due to the acquisition of Miners and infrastructure build-out;
The Company making $3.5 million advance payments mainly for the Paraguay expansion during YTD Q3 2023, compared to $54.9 million in advanced payments made on new PPE mainly for the Argentina expansion during YTD Q3 2022; and
The Company not purchasing BTC during YTD Q3 2023, compared to acquiring 1,000 BTC for $43.2 million during YTD Q3 2022. Refer to Section 10B - Liquidity and Capital Resources (capital resources - digital asset management program) of this MD&A.

 

The decrease was partially offset by: 

$11.2 million of net proceeds received in YTD Q3 2023 from the purchase and disposition of marketable securities to fund the Argentina expansion activities, compared to $44.3 million of net proceeds for the same period in 2022, as described in Note 22 - Additional Details to the Statement of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Profit or Loss to the Financial Statements; and
Proceeds of $20.7 million from the sale of digital assets purchased in YTD Q3 2022, compared to nil in YTD Q3 2023.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

10. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (Continued)

 

A.Cash Flows (Continued)

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities 

Cash flows from financing activities decreased by $10.3 million from $51.5 million for YTD Q3 2022 to $41.3 million for YTD Q3 2023.

 

YTD Q3 2023 

The Company raised $68.5 million of net proceeds from its at-the-market equity offering program, which were partially offset by scheduled and one-time payments relating to long-term debt and lease liabilities of approximately $24.6 million and $2.9 million, respectively.
The long-term debt repayments included:
The settlement of the BlockFi Loan on February 8, 2023 for cash consideration of $7.8 million, as discussed below;
Capital repayments of $16.4 million towards the NYDIG loan that reduced the outstanding balance to $9.9 million as of September 30, 2023; and
The full repayment of the principal amount of the remaining Foundry Loans #2, #3 and #4, as defined in the Financial Statements, before maturity and without prepayment penalty, for $0.8 million.
The lease repayments included:
The Company’s modification in February 2023 of its lease agreement with Reliz Ltd. (where BlockFi was the lender to Reliz Ltd.) in order to settle its outstanding lease liability of $0.4 million for a payment of $0.1 million.

 

YTD Q3 2022 

During YTD Q3 2022, the Company raised $67.2 million of net proceeds from long-term debt, received $40.0 million of proceeds from the credit facility (which was fully repaid in the fourth quarter of 2022), and $48.5 million of net proceeds from the Company’s at-the-market equity offering program; and
During YTD Q3 2022, these proceeds were partially offset by repayments towards the credit facility, long-term debt, and lease liabilities of $76.9 million, $23.2 million and $4.1 million, respectively.

 

BlockFi Loan 

On February 18, 2022, Bitfarms’ subsidiary, Backbone Mining Solutions Inc. (“Backbone Mining”), entered into a $32.0 million equipment financing facility with BlockFi, which was classified as long-term debt in the statement of financial position. Backbone Mining owns or leases the assets of Bitfarms’ 20-megawatt active crypto Mining facilities in the State of Washington. The BlockFi loan was recourse only against Backbone Mining, and the loan was secured by its Miners and, in the event of default, BTC produced by those Miners.

 

On February 8, 2023, BlockFi and the Company negotiated a settlement of the loan in its entirety for cash consideration of $7.8 million, discharging Backbone Mining of all further obligations and resulting in a gain on extinguishment of long-term debt of $12.6 million. Upon settlement, all of Backbone Mining’s assets, including 6,100 Miners collateralizing the loan, became unencumbered.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

10. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (Continued)

 

A.Cash Flows (Continued)

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities (Continued) 

Programme d'offre d'actions sur le marché 

Bitfarms commenced an at-the-market equity offering program (the “ATM 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 a prospectus supplement related to the ATM.

 

The ATM program expired on September 12, 2023. Over the course of the ATM program, the Company issued 105,368,000 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $277.0 million at an average share price of approximately $2.63. The Company received net proceeds of $268.3 million after paying commissions of $8.5 million to the sales agent for the ATM program and $0.3 million in other transaction costs.

 

Q3 2023 v. Q3 2022 

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company issued 18,570,000 common shares in the ATM program in exchange for gross proceeds of $31.9 million at an average share price of approximately $1.72. The Company received net proceeds of $30.9 million after paying commissions of $1.0 million to the sales agent for the ATM program. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued 9,357,000 common shares in exchange for gross proceeds of $13.0 million at an average share price of approximately $1.39. The Company received net proceeds of $12.6 million after paying commissions of $0.5 million to the sales agent.

 

YTD Q3 2023 v. YTD Q3 2022 

During YTD Q3 2023, the Company issued 52,121,000 common shares in the ATM program in exchange for gross proceeds of $70.8 million at an average share price of approximately $1.36. The Company received net proceeds of $68.5 million after paying commissions of $2.2 million to the sales agent, in addition to $0.1 million of other transaction fees. During YTD Q3 2022, the Company issued 20,835,000 common shares in the ATM program in exchange for gross proceeds of $50.2 million at an average share price of approximately $2.41. The Company received net proceeds of $48.5 million after paying commissions of $1.6 million to the sales agent, in addition to $0.1 million of other transaction fees.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

10. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (Continued)

 

A.Cash Flows (Continued)

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities (Continued)

 

Utilisation des recettes 

The Company has used the proceeds from the ATM equity offering program, that expired on September 12, 2023, to support the growth and development of the Company’s Mining operations, as described in Section 6 - Expansion Projects 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 offering program through September 30, 2023:

 

(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)

 

Categories  Use of proceeds from
August 16,
2021
to
September 30,
2023
 
MicroBT Miners   126,313 
Bitmain Miners   29,298 
Washington Expansion   27,181 
Sherbrooke Expansion (completed in 2022)   22,201 
Argentina Expansion, net of gain on disposition of marketable securities   50,898 
Cowansville Expansion (completed in 2022)   573 
Paraguay Expansion   3,230 
Baie-Comeau Expansion   3,988 
Paso Pe (Paraguay) Expansion   4,628 
    268,310 

 

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 & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

10. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (Continued)

 

B.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 the Company’s funding requirements, changes in economic conditions, the cost of providing financing, and the risks to which the Company is exposed. The Company’s financing strategy 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.

 

Based on the current capital budget and BTC prices, the Company currently anticipates that additional financing will be required to complete construction of additional facilities in Argentina and to fund expansion activities in Canada and Paraguay beyond those required to achieve its published hashrate targets. In order to achieve its business objectives, the Company may sell or borrow against the BTC that have been accumulated as of the date hereof as well as BTC received from its ongoing operations, which may or may not be possible on commercially attractive terms. Bitfarms intends to continue to manage its capital structure by striving to reduce operating expenses and unnecessary capital spending, disposing of inefficient or underutilized assets, obtaining short-term and long-term debt financing and issuing equity.

 

A BTC Halving is scheduled to occur once every 210,000 blocks, or roughly every four years, until the total amount of BTC rewards issued reaches 21 million, which is expected to occur around 2140. The next BTC Halving is expected to occur in late April or early May 2024, at which time BTC block rewards will decrease from 6.25 BTC per block to 3.125 BTC per block. Once 21 million BTC are generated, the network will stop producing more. While BTC prices have had a history of price fluctuations around BTC Halving events, there is no guarantee that the price change will be favorable or would compensate for the reduction in Mining reward and the compensation from Mining Pools.

 

Digital Asset Management Program 

In early January 2021, the Company implemented a digital asset management program under which it holds BTC for its intrinsic value and as a source of liquidity. The Company has internal controls over the management of its digital assets, which it evaluates and enhances on a quarterly basis. Pursuant to the digital asset management program, the Company added 3,301 BTC to its balance sheet during the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

In January 2022, the Board of Directors (the “BOD”) authorized management to purchase 1,000 BTC. During the second quarter of 2022, following the BOD approval, the Company sold 3,000 BTC in collateral to repay part of the Credit Facility and 350 BTC in treasury to manage liquidity levels. During the third quarter of 2022, the Company sold 670 BTC in collateral to repay part of the Credit Facility and 1,925 BTC in treasury to maintain sufficient liquidity levels. On August 1, 2022, management received approval from the BOD to sell daily production, in addition to any sale of up to 1,000 BTC from treasury, should market conditions be justified in its discretion. During Q4 2022, the Company sold 1,359 BTC in collateral to repay the remaining balance of the Credit Facility in full and 1,734 BTC in treasury to manage liquidity levels. Since January 2022, the Company has not purchased any BTC.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

10. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (Continued)

 

B.Capital Resources (Continued)

 

Digital Asset Management Program (Continued) 

Presented below are the total BTC sold and proceeds per quarter through September 30, 2023, a portion of which was used to repay equipment-related indebtedness, with the remaining portion used to fund operations and expansion plans:

 

   Trois mois terminés 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  September 30,
2023
   Juin 30,
2023
   March 31,
2023
 
Quantity of BTC sold   1,018    1,109    1,267 
Total proceeds   28,354    30,886    28,483 

 

The purchase and sale of BTC as described above while the Company continued to earn BTC resulted in total holdings of 703 BTC as of September 30, 2023, valued at approximately $19.0 million based on a BTC price of approximately $27,000, as of September 30, 2023.

 

Custody of digital assets 

The Company’s BTC received from the Mining Pool for its computational power is delivered to multi-signature wallets that the Company controls or directs to external third-party custodians. On a regular basis, the Company transfers BTC from its multi-signature wallets to external third-party custodians, Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC (“Coinbase Custody”) and Anchorage Digital Bank National Association (“Anchorage Digital”). Coinbase Custody provides custody and related services for clients’ digital assets as a fiduciary pursuant to the New York State Department of Financial Services under Section 100 of the New York Banking Law. Anchorage Digital is the only federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., serves as a custodian for digital assets, and is licensed and regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Currently, Coinbase Custody and Anchorage Digital provide only custodial services to the Company and do not use a sub-custodian. Coinbase Custody and Anchorage Digital are not related parties to the Company.

 

The Company has internal controls in place to evaluate its custodians on a quarterly basis. The Company can transfer digital assets between custodians and has its own multi-signature wallets as a contingency plan that would have a minimal impact on the Company’s operations.

 

As of November 6, 2023, the Company has 777 BTC, valued at $27.3 million on its balance sheet. As of the date of this MD&A, 97% of the Company’s BTC are held in custody with Coinbase Custody and Anchorage Digital or held as collateral within Coinbase Custody on behalf of NYDIG, the counterparty to the Company’s equipment financing, which is classified as long-term debt in the statements of financial position. In addition, 2% of the Company’s BTC are held by third parties to collateralize the Company’s hedging contracts, which will be classified as derivative liabilities in the statements of financial position.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

10. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (Continued)

 

B.Capital Resources (Continued)

 

Custody of Digital assets (Continued) 

Coinbase Custody maintains an insurance policy of $320 million for its cold storage and Anchorage Digital maintains an insurance policy of $50 million for its cold and hot storage; however, the Company cannot ensure that the full limits of those policies would be available to the Company or, if available, would be sufficient to make the Company whole for any BTC that are lost or stolen. The Company is unaware of: (i) any security breaches involving Coinbase Custody or Anchorage Digital which have resulted in the Company’s crypto assets being lost or stolen, and (ii) anything with regards to Coinbase Custody’s or Anchorage Digital’s operations that would adversely affect the Company’s ability to obtain an unqualified audit opinion on its audited financial statements. The Company’s crypto assets held in custody with Coinbase or Anchorage Digital may not be recoverable in the event of bankruptcy by Coinbase, Anchorage Digital or their affiliates. In Coinbase’s quarterly report, on Form 10-Q, filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission on November 2, 2023, Coinbase disclosed that, in the event of a bankruptcy, custodially held crypto assets could be considered to be the property of the bankruptcy estate and that the crypto assets held in custody could be subject to bankruptcy proceedings with Coinbase Custody’s customers being treated as general unsecured creditors. Further, 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.

 

Hedging program of digital assets 

The Company’s hedging strategy aims to reduce the risk associated with the variability of future cash flows resulting from future disposals of digital assets and in consideration of the volatility and adverse price movements of the digital assets in the prior months. In March 2023, the BOD approved a hedging program and authorized Management, through a risk management committee specifically created for this purpose, to implement hedges using BTC option contracts up to 20% of the Company’s BTC compensation per month and up to three months of future BTC compensation. In April 2023, the BOD authorized Management to increase the BTC option contracts up to 50% of the Company’s BTC compensation per month and up to six months of expected future BTC compensation. As of November 6, 2023, the risk management committee has not engaged in hedging to the full extent permitted by the BOD. The Company has a hedge in place of 180 BTC of expected future BTC compensation.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company secured BTC option contracts to sell digital assets which resulted in a loss of nil and $0.2 million, respectively, mainly related to premiums paid for the option contracts hedging the potential risk of the BTC price decreasing and protecting the Company’s margins. Refer to Note 18 to the Financial Statements for more details.

 

Synthetic HODL program of digital assets 

Alongside the hedging program, and with the intent to manage a more capital-efficient portfolio, in June 2023, the BOD approved a HODL strategy, referred to as a synthetic HODL strategy, which allows up to 20% of the Company’s BTC exposure to be replicated using BTC call options. In October 2023, the Company initiated its Synthetic HODL strategy with the purchase of long-dated BTC call options. The primary objective of the Synthetic HODL is to allow the Company to accumulate BTC in treasury and increase BTC exposure in a manner that is risk-managed and capital efficient. As of November 6, 2023, the Company has active call option contracts providing the right to buy up to 35 BTC. It remains within the risk management committee’s discretion to dynamically adjust Bitfarms’ hedge and synthetic HODL ratios within the risk limits approved by the BOD to more adequately respond to market factors that are beyond the Company’s operational control.

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

10. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (Continued)

 

C.Contractual obligations

 

The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities and gross lease liabilities (non-financial liabilities) with estimated future interest payments as of September 30, 2023:

 

(U.S. $ in thousands)  2023   2024   2025   2026   2027 et par la suite   Total 
Dettes commerciales et charges à payer   7,621                    7,621 
Dette à long terme   6,128    4,085                10,213 
Responsabilité relative au bail   1,076    4,021    2,921    2,765    10,399    21,182 
    14,825    8,106    2,921    2,765    10,399    39,016 

 

D.Engagements

 

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had no commitments.

 

E.Passif éventuel

 

In 2021, the Company imported Miners into Washington State, which the Chinese manufacturer asserted originated in Malaysia. In early 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection challenged the origination of the Miners, asserting their manufacture in China, and notified the Company of a potential assessment of a U.S. importation duty of 25%. Since the request for information by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Company has been working with the manufacturer to validate their origination by visiting contract manufacturer sites, and by examining and documenting the manufacture and assembly of the Miners by the manufacturer and its third-party contractors.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company has obtained documentary evidence of the Miners’ manufacture outside of China, and has sent the supporting documentation to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in defense of its position that Miners were manufactured outside China and the related custom duties, in the amount of $9.4 million do not apply. While the final outcome of this matter is uncertain at this time, management has determined it is not probable that it will result in a future cash outflow for the Company and, as such, no provision was recorded as of September 30, 2023.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

11. FINANCIAL POSITION

 

A.Working Capital

 

   As of September 30,   Au mois de décembre 31,         
(U.S. $ in thousands)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Total Current Assets   83,733    69,088    14,645    21%
Total Current Liabilities   29,686    67,244    (37,558)   (56)%
Working Capital   54,047    1,844    52,203    2831%

 

With the next halving event currently anticipated to occur in April 2024, the Company places, and continues to place, importance on maintaining sufficient liquidity to manage the uncertainty and capitalize upon suitable opportunities the halving event presents. As of September 30, 2023, Bitfarms had working capital of $54.0 million, compared to $1.8 million as of December 31, 2022. The increase in working capital was mostly due to: 

The extinguishment of the BlockFi loan in Q1 2023, which had an outstanding balance of $20.0 million on December 31, 2022, for a payment of $7.8 million, resulting in an increase of $12.2 million in working capital. Refer to section 10A - Liquidity and Capital Resources for details on the extinguishment of the BlockFi loan.
Scheduled capital repayments of $16.4 million towards the NYDIG loan. The effect on working capital is nil as the repayments decreased the cash balance and the loan balance by corresponding amounts.
A $12.3 million increase in total digital assets, including the digital assets pledged as collateral, resulting from the increase of the Company’s treasury by 298 BTC and the appreciation of the BTC price during YTD Q3 2023.
A $15.9 million increase in cash, mainly related to the issuance of 52,121,000 common shares from the ATM program, for total proceeds of $68.5 million, which were partially used for expansion projects during YTD Q3 2023 and with the remainder intended for payments for future expansion projects.

 

These increases were partially offset by: 

A decrease in short-term prepaid deposits of $8.7 million, mainly related to the impairment loss on short-term prepaid deposits of $7.0 million during YTD Q3 2023. Refer to section 7E - Financial Performance (Impairment).
A decrease in taxes receivable of $7.8 million following the receipt of tax refunds for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

11. FINANCIAL POSITION (Continued)

 

B.Biens, installations et équipements

 

   Depuis le 30 septembre   Depuis le 31 décembre,         
(U.S. $ in thousands)  2023   2022   Changement en $   Changement en pourcentage 
Canada   111,051    142,654    (31,603)   (22)%
ÉTATS-UNIS   23,527    32,664    (9,137)   (28)%
Argentine   58,507    31,927    26,580    83%
Paraguay   10,367    12,183    (1,816)   (15)%
    203,452    219,428    (15,976)   (7)%

 

As of September 30, 2023, Bitfarms had PPE of $203.5 million, compared to $219.4 million as of December 31, 2022. The decrease of $16.0 million, or 7%, was primarily due to the $31.6 million decrease of PPE in Canada, mainly relating to depreciation expense. PPE in the USA and Paraguay decreased by $9.1 million and $1.8 million, respectively, mostly due to depreciation expense incurred on Miners. These decreases were partially offset by the $26.6 million increase in Argentina PPE primarily due to the delivery of approximately 12,600 Miners in YTD Q3 2023.

 

C.Actifs incorporels

 

As of September 30, 2023, Bitfarms had intangible assets of $3.8 million, compared to $33,000 as of December 31, 2022. The $3.8 million increase is mainly due to the Company’s three acquisitions of groups of assets in Quebec and Paraguay during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. Each of those acquisitions of groups of assets resulted in contractual access rights to hydro power electricity.

 

The following table summarizes those access rights:

 

(U.S.$ in thousands
except where indicated)
  Additions to
intangibles
   Additional
capacity
  Term of contractual
access rights
  Amortization method
and period
Baie-Comeau, Québec   2,315   22 MW  Pas de date de fin  Linéaire sur la durée du bail de l'installation
Villarrica, Paraguay   1,065   50 MW  Finissant en décembre 31, 2027  Linéaire sur la période des droits d'accès
Yguazu, Paraguay   421   100 MW  Finissant en décembre 31, 2027  Linéaire sur la période des droits d'accès
    3,801   172 MW      

 

Refer to Notes 5 and 10 to the Financial Statements for more details.

 

12. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company discloses information on the classification and fair value of its financial instruments, as well as on the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments, and related risk management in Note 18 to the Financial Statements and Note 22 to the 2022 Annual Financial Statements. Risks are related to foreign currency, credit, counterparty, liquidity, and concentration.

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company discloses information on its related party transactions, as defined in IAS 24, Related Party Disclosures, in Note 19 to the Financial Statements.

 

14. INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

A.Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Management, under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company, has designed or caused to be designed under their supervision, disclosure controls and procedures (“DC&P”) to provide reasonable assurance that:

 

i) material information relating to the Company is made known to them by others, particularly during the period in which the annual filings are being prepared; and

 

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

 

B.Internal control over financial reporting

 

Management, under the supervision of the CEO and CFO, is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting (“ICFR”). Management, under the supervision of the CEO and CFO, has designed ICFR, or caused them to be designed under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.

 

C.Changes in internal control over financial reporting

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s ICFR that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s ICFR during the period beginning on July 1, 2023 and ended September 30, 2023.

 

D.Limitation of DC&P and ICFR

 

All control systems contain inherent limitations, no matter how well designed. As a result, the Company’s management acknowledges that its internal control over financial reporting will not prevent or detect all misstatements due to error or fraud. In addition, management’s evaluation of controls can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that all control issues that may result in material misstatements, if any, have been detected.

 

15. SHARE CAPITAL

 

As of the date of this MD&A, the Company has 277,684,000 common shares outstanding, 9,974,000 vested and 9,026,000 unvested stock options, 19,153,000 warrants outstanding and 258,000 restricted stock units. There are no preferred shares or any other classes of shares outstanding.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

16. 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 that Management considers as the most material to the Company’s business are described in the section entitled Risk Factors of the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2022, dated March 20, 2023. These risks and uncertainties have not materially changed in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, other than the risk described below, and hereby incorporated by reference.

 

Hedges 

The Company actively engages in hedging practices with respect to its cryptocurrency holdings to lessen the impact of BTC volatility on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition and to optimize cryptocurrency monetization. Although hedging activities are undertaken on a risk adjusted basis, there can be no certainty that such activities will be profitable and these activities could result in significant losses. Hedging operates as a complement to BTC Mining, and to BTC holding through its Digital Asset Management Program. The effectiveness of the hedging relationship should be evaluated alongside the Company’s Mining performance. In addition, hedging practices involve transactions with third parties. Any settlement delay or failure, security breach, incurred cost or loss of digital assets associated with the use of a counterparty could materially and adversely affect the execution of hedging strategies and result in significant losses. Although the Company maintains rigorous controls on the implementation and monitoring of hedging strategies, including its involvement with counterparties, there can be no assurance that such controls will be effective or timely or sufficient in operation to avoid or even reduce losses.

 

Emerging markets  

 

Investing in a company with operations in emerging markets entails certain inherit risks 

The Company conducts Mining operations in various jurisdictions, including in Argentina and Paraguay, which are emerging markets. Investing in a company with operations in emerging markets involves inherent risks, which may include: (i) expropriation or nationalization of property; (ii) changes in laws or policies or increasing legal and regulatory requirements of particular countries, including those relating to taxation, imports, exports, duties, currency, or other claims by government entities, including retroactive claims and/or changes in the administration of laws, policies and practices; (iii) uncertain political and economic environments, war, terrorism, sabotage and civil disturbances; (iv) lack of certainty with respect to legal systems, corruption and other factors that are inconsistent with the rule of law; (v) delays in obtaining or the inability to obtain or maintain necessary governmental permits or to operate in accordance with such permits or regulatory requirements; (vi) import and export regulations, including restrictions on the import of miners and other equipment relevant to the Company’s Mining operations; (vii) limitations on the repatriation of earnings and other forms of currency controls, monetary restrictions and limitations under economic policies; (viii) underdeveloped industrial or economic infrastructure; (ix) internal security issues; (x) increased financing costs; (xi) renegotiation, cancellation or forced modification of existing contracts; and (xii) risk of loss due to disease, and other potential medical endemic or pandemic issues, as a result of the potential related impact to employees, disruption to operations, supply chain delays, trade restrictions and impact on economic activity in affected countries or regions.

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

16. RISK FACTORS (Continued)

 

Emerging markets (Continued)

 

Investing in a company with operations in emerging market entails certain inherit risks (Continued) 

There can be no guarantee that one or more of the events described above will not occur in the future and the impact of such event or events on the Company’s operations cannot be accurately predicted at this time. The occurrence of one or more such events may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations in the affected jurisdiction or jurisdictions, including, but not limited to, disruptions to its operations, the loss of property, unprofitability of its operations, protracted legal and regulatory proceedings, and other penalties or sanctions.

 

Argentina and/or Paraguay may experience economic volatility and other challenges that could affect the Company’s business, financial condition and result of operations 

The profitability of the Company’s Mining operations in Argentina and Paraguay and the Company’s ability to continue such operations depend in part upon local economic, social and/or political conditions, which, in turn, may affect the Company’s business, financial position and results of operations. Adverse external economic factors; inconsistent fiscal and monetary policies; dependence of governments on external financing; changes in governmental economic policies; high levels of inflation; abrupt changes in currency values; high interest rates; volatility of exchange rates; political and social tensions; exchange controls; wage and price controls; the imposition of trade barriers; and trade shock are examples of economic and social conditions over which the Company has no control and which may have an adverse effect on the Company’s operations in those geographies and, given the materiality to the Company of such operations, may adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects.

 

The economies of Argentina and Paraguay are vulnerable to external shocks caused by significant economic difficulties of their respective trading partners or by more general “contagion” effects 

Weak, flat or negative economic growth or changes in international trade policy of the major trading partners of Argentina and Paraguay could adversely affect its balance of payments and, consequently, its economic growth.

 

Argentina in particular has experienced significant political and social economic instability in the past and may experience further instability in the future. For instance, in 2001 and 2002, Argentina suffered a major political, economic and social crisis, which resulted in institutional instability and a severe contraction of the economy with significant increases in unemployment and poverty rates. Among other consequences, the crisis caused a large currency devaluation and led to the government of Argentina defaulting on its external debt. In response, the government of Argentina implemented a series of emergency measures, including strict foreign exchange restrictions and monthly limits on bank withdrawals, which affected public companies and other sectors of Argentina’s economy. Despite a brief recovery from that crisis, since 2008, Argentina has struggled to curb strong inflationary pressures and growth stagnated starting in 2012.

 

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(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

16. RISK FACTORS (Continued)

 

Emerging markets (Continued)

 

The economies in Argentina and Paraguay are vulnerable to external shocks caused by significant economic difficulties of their respective trading partners or by more general “contagion” effects (Continued) 

The economic conditions of Argentina and Paraguay are dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) international demand for Argentina’s and Paraguay’s principal exports; (ii) international prices for Argentina’s and Paraguay’s principal commodity exports; (iii) stability and competitiveness of the currencies of Argentina and Paraguay with respect to foreign currencies; competitiveness and efficiency of domestic industries and services; (iv) levels of domestic consumption and foreign and domestic investment and financing; and (v) the rate of inflation. Any difficulties faced by the economies or financial condition of Argentina and Paraguay could have a material adverse effect on companies operating in Argentina and Paraguay, including the Company.

 

The Company conducts operations in countries known to experience high levels of corruption, and any violation of anti-corruption laws could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences 

The Company is subject to anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering and other international laws and regulations and is required to comply with the applicable laws and regulations of each jurisdiction in which the Company operates. In general, these laws prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to governments and their officials, political parties, state-owned or controlled enterprises, and/or private entities and individuals for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. In addition, the Company is subject to economic sanctions regulations that restrict its dealings with certain sanctioned countries, individuals and entities.

 

Certain of the Company’s operations are located in Argentina and Paraguay, which are jurisdictions perceived as having relatively high levels of corruption. The Company’s activities in these countries increase the risk of, or potential for, unauthorized payments or offers of payments by one of the Company’s employees, contractors, or agents that could be in violation of various laws, including anti-bribery laws applicable to the Company. In addition, the Company’s ability to secure permits, renewals or other government approvals required to maintain its operations could be negatively impacted by corruption in one or more governmental institutions in Argentina and Paraguay.

 

The Company has adopted various measures that mandate compliance with applicable anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and anti-money laundering laws, and has implemented training programs, compliance controls and procedures, and reviews and audits to ensure compliance with such laws; however, there can be no assurance that the Company’s internal controls and procedures will be sufficient to prevent or detect all inappropriate practices, fraud or violations of such laws, regulations and requirements by the Company’s affiliates, employees, directors, officers, partners, agents and service providers, or that any such persons will not take actions in violation of the Company’s policies and procedures, for which the Company may be ultimately responsible.

 

Any violations of anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws or sanctions regulations by the Company or on its behalf could have a material adverse effect on its business, reputation, results of operations and financial condition. The Company cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of future anti-corruption regulatory requirements to which its operations might be subject, the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted or the impact on the Company of any violation of the same.

 

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16. RISK FACTORS (Continued)

 

Emerging markets (Continued)

 

The Company’s operations in Argentina are subject to frequent and unpredictable changes in tax rates, capital controls, and foreign exchange restrictions, which may restrict or affect the profitability of the Company’s operations 

The imposition and application of federal, provincial and other local taxation to which businesses located in Argentina are subject may change frequently and without notice. If any taxation authority takes a position or adopts an interpretation that differs from those adopted by the Company, the Company could become subject to unanticipated tax liabilities and cost increases, which could negatively affect its financial condition and results of operations.

 

For instance, in 2018, the government of Argentina introduced a decree imposing a temporary tax on all exports from Argentina. The tax was introduced as an emergency measure due to the significant devaluation of the Argentinean peso during 2018. In December 2019, the government of Argentina approved a law delaying a scheduled corporate tax rate decrease from 30% to 25% to the end of 2020, after that the government submitted a bill in order to maintain the 30% rate until the end of 2021, and extending the temporary export tax introduced in September 2018 to the end of 2021. Furthermore, the decree suspended the increase in the dividend withholding tax from 7% to 13% until January 2021. In June 2021, the National Government passed an amendment to the corporate income tax rate, increasing it from a flat rate of 25% to a progressive scale, with a maximum rate of 35% for certain types of companies.

 

Changes in taxes, capital controls, and foreign exchange regulations in Argentina and the other jurisdictions in which the Company operates are beyond the Company’s control. Increased tax rates, or the imposition of stricter capital controls or foreign exchange regulations, could increase the operating costs at the Company’s Mining facilities, prevent or restrict development and production at new or contemplated facilities, and constrain the Company’s ability to receive distributions from its subsidiaries in those jurisdictions.

 

Insolvency, Bankruptcy, or Cessation of Operations of Mining Pool Operator 

Over the past five years, Bitfarms has both mined independently and has been a member of multiple third-party Mining Pools; however, as of the date hereof, it participates in only one Mining Pool, being Foundry Pool. Foundry Pool is owned indirectly by Digital Currency Group, which also owns Genesis Global Capital (“Genesis”). On January 19, 2023, Genesis filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection. The Issuer believes that its risk exposure to relying on a single Mining Pool is minimal at this time. In the event that Foundry Pool (or some other such Mining Pool or Mining Pools, as applicable) ceases making payment to Bitfarms for whatever reason, including bankruptcy, insolvency, or cessation of its operations, it is expected that Bitfarms would immediately cease contributing its Hash power to such Mining Pool and either: (i) commence mining independently; or (ii) join a different Mining Pool. The Company estimates that such a switch would take approximately one day in either scenario. Given that Foundry Pool pays the Company on a daily basis, the cost of switching is expected to be the lost revenues the Company would have earned had it been Mining during that approximately one day period (and one additional day in the case Foundry Pool failed to pay the Company for its work, causing the decision to leave the Mining Pool).

 

In the event that the Company is unable to effect a switch of its operations in a timely manner and experience significant down time from mining operations, it may experience a material adverse change.

 

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16. RISK FACTORS (Continued)

 

Independent Mining Risks 

In the even the Company decides to cease participating in a Mining Pool and conduct Mining operations independently, it may be exposed to certain risks; however, it may achieve marginally greater revenues by doing so. Refer to Section 2 - Company Overview. The primary risk of conducting independent Mining is that the Company could experience a protracted period of failing to solve any blocks, causing a disruption in its revenue stream. In such a circumstance, the Company may need to borrow capital to continue operations.

 

In addition, in June 2022, the Company entered into a master equipment finance agreement (the “NYDIG Loan”) between the Company and NYDIG ABL LLC (“NYDIG”), pursuant to which NYDIG agreed to provide funding to the Company of $36.9 million at an interest rate of 12% per annum, collateralized by 10,395 MicroBT WhatsMiner M30S Miners. As part of the NYDIG Loan, the Company must maintain in an identified wallet an approximate quantity of Bitcoin whose value equates to one month of interest and principal payments on the outstanding loan. In the event that the Issuer ceases participation in a Mining Pool and conducts Mining operations independently, the Issuer may need to secure additional financing to ensure that such wallet maintains the requisite value of Bitcoin. This could occur, for instance, if the price of Bitcoin were to decrease and the Company was unsuccessful in solving blocks.

 

In either case, there can be no guarantee that the Company could obtain any such financing on commercially attractive terms, or at all, and consequently the Company could experience a material adverse change.

 

Indemnification of Mining Pool 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of Foundry Pool to which the Company is subject, the Company has agreed to release, indemnify and hold Foundry Pool harmless from any and all losses, damages, expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, rights, claims, actions of any kind and injury (including death) arising out of or relating to the Company’s participation in Foundry Pool. In the event of such losses, the Company may experience a material adverse change.

 

Reliance on Foreign Mining Pool Operator 

Bitfarms participates in a single Mining Pool, being Foundry Pool. Consequently, the Company’s operations are substantially reliant on Foundry Pool and the terms of services and other terms and conditions that govern its relationship with Foundry Pool. Foundry has the right the right to unilaterally modify the service agreement between it and the Company at any time without notice. This includes the right to modify the payout methodology or Mining Pool fees. In the event that any such modifications are unattractive to the Company, it may: (i) commence mining independently; or (ii) join a different Mining Pool, either of which may cause a material adverse change. See risk factor Insolvency, Bankruptcy, or Cessation of Operations of Mining Pool Operator above.

 

As a control measure, on a monthly basis, the Company calculates the revenues it should earn based on its theoretical Hashrate and compares it to the payments received from Foundry. As of the date hereof, the Company has not identified any material discrepancies between its calculations and payments actually received from Foundry. In the event that the Company identifies a material difference, the Company may have to engage in litigation or cease its relationship with Foundry Pool, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

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16. RISK FACTORS (Continued)

 

Mining Pool Agreements Governed by Foreign Laws 

The agreements between the Company and Foundry Pool are governed by the laws of the State of New York. Furthermore, the Company is subject to an arbitration provision such that any dispute arising out of or relating to the Company’s agreements with Foundry Pool, or the breach thereof, shall be finally resolved by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, or such arbitration body as required by law, rule or regulation, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Any such arbitration will be conducted in the English language before a single arbitrator in the City of New York, New York. The Company may be required to expend significant costs in order to undertake and complete any such arbitration, and there can be no guarantee of any successful outcome of such arbitration. In such a case, the Company may experience a material adverse change.

 

Reliance on Manufacturing in Foreign Countries and the Importation of Equipment to the Jurisdictions in Which the Company Operates 

The Company relies in part on third party manufacturers in foreign jurisdictions for its Miners. As a result, the Company’s business is subject to risks associated with doing business in such foreign jurisdictions including, but not limited to: trade protection measures such as the imposition of or increase in tariffs, import and export licensing and control requirements; potentially negative consequences from changes in tax laws (both foreign and domestic); difficulties associated with transacting business with parties in a foreign jurisdiction including increased costs and uncertainties associated with enforcing contractual obligations; and unexpected or unfavorable changes in other regulations and applicable regulatory requirements.

 

To illustrate, in 2018 and 2019, the U.S. enacted tariffs (or increased existing tariffs) on certain items imported from other countries. Since their enactment, the tariffs sparked an international trade war in which other countries enacted tariffs on imports of U.S. goods. Subsequently, the U.S. and various countries subject to those tariffs have engaged in trade negotiations and, in some instances, agreed to suspend or terminate certain tariffs. It is uncertain whether treaties or other trade policies like those will be enacted or modified by the U.S. or any other government or trade organization in the future. Future changes to trade or investment policies, treaties and tariffs, fluctuations in exchange rates, or the perception that these changes could occur could adversely affect third party manufacturers on which the Company relies, as well as the future of the Company’s relationships with those third party manufacturers, which could have an adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. In addition, actions by foreign markets to implement further trade policy changes, including limiting foreign investment or trade, increasing regulatory scrutiny or taking other actions which could apply to the jurisdictions in which the Company operates, could negatively impact the Company’s business.

 

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17. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

 

The Company’s significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions are summarized in Note 4 to the Company’s 2022 Annual Financial Statements.

 

18. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND NEW ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Refer to Note 3 to the 2022 Annual Financial Statements and Note 3 to the Financial Statements for more information regarding the Company’s significant accounting policies.

 

19. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

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

 

Forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current estimates, beliefs and assumptions, which are based on management’s perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate under 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.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

19. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

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:

 

BTC Halving event;
Counterparty risk;
the availability of financing opportunities and risks associated with economic conditions, including BTC price and BTC network difficulty;
the speculative and competitive nature of the technology sector;
dependency on continued growth in blockchain and cryptocurrency usage;
reliance on manufacturing in foreign countries and the importation of equipment to the jurisdictions in which the company operates;
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 the Company’s results of operations;
permits and licenses;
server failures;
global financial conditions;
tax consequences;
environmental regulations and liability;
erroneous transactions and human error;
facility developments;
non-availability of insurance;
loss of key employees;
lawsuits and other legal proceedings and challenges;
conflict of interests with directors and management;
political and regulatory risk;
adoption of environmental, social, and governance practices and the impacts of climate change;
third-party supplier risks;
COVID-19 pandemic; 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 more comprehensive discussion of factors that could affect the Company, refer to the risk factors discussed above and those contained in the section “Risk Factors” of the Annual Information Form of the Company dated March 20, 2023. 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, implied or projected 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.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

20. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING NON-IFRS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RATIOS

 

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 and other financial measures and ratios including “EBITDA,” “EBITDA margin,” “Adjusted EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA margin,” “Gross Mining profit,” “Gross Mining margin,” “Gross margin”, “Operating margin”, “Direct Cost”, “Direct Cost per BTC”, “Total Cash Cost” and “Total Cash Cost per BTC” as additional information to complement IFRS measures by providing further understanding of the Company’s results of operations from management’s perspective. Refer to Section 9 - Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios of the MD&A for more details.

 

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.

 

21. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Additional information and other publicly filed documents relating to the Company, including the Company’s Annual Information Form, are available through the internet on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

22. GLOSSARY OF TERMS

 

Termes Définition
ASIC ASIC stands for Application Specific Integrated Circuit and refers primarily to specific computer devices designed to solve the SHA-256 algorithm.
Bitcoin (BTC) BTC 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 BTC 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. BTC is created when the BTC network issues Block Rewards through the Mining process.
Block Reward A BTC block reward refers to the new BTC that are awarded by the Blockchain network to eligible cryptocurrency Miners for each block they successfully mine. The current block reward is 6.25 BTC 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 BTC 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.  
Mégawatt 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.
Mineurs ASICs used by the Company to perform Mining.
Minage 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 BTC Blockchain. As a reward for their services, BTC Miners collect transaction fees for the transactions they confirm, along with newly created BTC 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 BTC Blockchain. Mining pools administer regular payouts to mitigate the risk of Miners operating for a prolonged period of time without finding a block.

 

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BITFARMS LTÉE

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

(In U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated)

 

22. GLOSSARY OF TERMS (Continued)

 

Termes Définition
Network Difficulty Network difficulty is a unitless measure of how difficult it is to find a hash below a given target. The BTC 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 BTC 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 BTC network to validate transactions on the BTC Blockchain.
« HODL » synthétique Synthetic HODL is the use of financial instruments to create BTC-equivalent exposure.
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, Geoffrey Morphy, Chief Executive Officer of Bitfarms Ltd., certify the following:

 

1.Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Bitfarms Ltd. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended September 30, 2023.

 

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 July 1, 2023, and ended on September 30, 2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

Date: November 7, 2023  
   
(signed) “Geoffrey Morphy”  
Geoffrey Morphy  
Directeur général  

 

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 September 30, 2023.

 

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 July 1, 2023, and ended on September 30, 2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

Date: November 7, 2023  
   
(signed) “Jeffrey Lucas”  
Jeffrey Lucas  
Directeur financier  

 

Exhibit 99.5

 

FORM 51-102F3

MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT

 

Item 1Name and Address of Company

 

Bitfarms Ltd. (“Bitfarms” or the “Company”)

110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601

Toronto, Ontario M5C 1T4

 

Item 2Date of Material Change

 

November 7, 2023.

 

Item 3News Release

 

The press release attached as Schedule “A” was released on November 7, 2023 by a newswire company in Canada.

 

Item 4Summary of Material Change

 

The material change is described in the press release attached as Schedule “A”.

 

Item 5Full Description of Material Change

 

The material change is described in the press release attached as Schedule “A”.

 

Item 6Reliance of subsection 7.1(2) of National Instrument 51-102

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 7Omitted Information

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8Executive Officer

 

Geoffrey Morphy

President & Chief Executive Officer

Bitfarms ltée

gmorphy@bitfarms.com

 

Item 9Date of Report

 

November 7, 2023.

 

 

 

 

Schedule “A”

 

 

Bitfarms présente ses résultats du troisième trimestre 2023.

- Earns 1,172 BTC and grows treasury by 154 BTC to 703 BTC in Q3 2023 -

- Increases hashrate to 6.1 EH/s at September 30, 2023 and 6.3 EH/s at October 31, 2023 -

- Developing operating capacity to 290 MW in Q1 2024, up 24% from Q3 2023 -

 

Toronto, Ontario and Brossard, Québec (November 7, 2023) - (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: BITF // TSX: BITF), a vertically integrated Bitcoin mining company, reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, with revenue of $35 million, net loss of $19 million, and Adjusted EBITDA* of $7 million. All financial references are in U.S. dollars.

 

« Au cours du troisième trimestre de 2023, nous avons augmenté notre capacité d'exploitation de 27 MW pour atteindre 234 MW, puis de 6 MW de plus pour atteindre 240 MW en octobre 2023. Nous avons exécuté des plans visant à agrandir de façon opportuniste des fermes dotées d'énergie hydroélectrique à faible coût au Québec et en Amérique latine, tout en continuant à renforcer prudemment la liquidité du bilan en prévision de la prochaine réduction de moitié (halving) de la BTC », a déclaré Geoff Morphy, président et chef de la direction de Bitfarms. « Nous restons déterminés à investir dans de nouvelles installations et à moderniser les mineurs à des prix offrant des rendements attrayants. Aujourd'hui, avec l'introduction de mineurs plus efficaces et moins chers, nous prévoyons d'agir de manière agressive pour tirer parti de prix plus compétitifs pour les mises à niveau de l'équipement.

 

« Notre diversification géographique continue d'offrir des avantages concurrentiels. Au Québec, où nous utilisons de l'énergie renouvelable à 100 %, nous avons acheté, mis sous tension et augmenté la capacité de notre ferme de Baie-Comeau à 11 MW. Dans la région LATAM, nous avons obtenu de bons résultats opérationnels et bénéficions du coût exceptionnellement bas de l'énergie dans la région. À Rio Cuarto, en Argentine, nous avons fait preuve de créativité en matière de rayonnage des mineurs afin de dépasser notre objectif initial de 50 MW à 54 MW. À Paso Pe, au Paraguay, nous avons acquis des contrats d'achat d'électricité qui constituent la base d'une expansion transformatrice et nous avons commencé la construction de notre installation de 50 MW. Avec l'ajout de Paso Pe, nous sommes en bonne voie pour augmenter notre capacité d'exploitation de 24 % au troisième trimestre 2023, pour atteindre 290 MW au cours du premier trimestre 2024. Grâce à notre expérience en matière de développement international, qui s'étend sur quatre pays et deux continents, nous sommes bien placés pour poursuivre notre expansion et réduire nos coûts de production à l'approche de la réduction de moitié (halving) et pour saisir les opportunités de consolidation des parts de marché qui se présenteront probablement après la réduction de moitié (halving) », a conclu M. Morphy.

 

 

 

 

Faits saillants financiers pour le trimestre se terminant en septembre 30, 2023

 

Revenu total de 35 millions de dollars, contre 35 millions de dollars au deuxième trimestre 2023.
Bénéfice de minage brut* et marge de minage brute* de 13 millions de dollars et 38 %, respectivement, par rapport à 14 millions de dollars et 42 % au deuxième trimestre de 2023, respectivement.
Dépenses générales et administratives (« G&A ») de 8 millions de dollars, y compris une rémunération non monétaire fondée sur des actions sans effet sur la trésorerie de 2 millions de dollars, soit une baisse de 9 % par rapport au troisième trimestre 2023.
Perte d'exploitation de 19 millions de dollars, dont 1 million de dollars de perte de réévaluation des actifs numériques, contre une perte d'exploitation de 25 millions de dollars au deuxième trimestre 2023, qui incluait 10 millions de dollars de charges de dépréciation.
Perte nette de 19 millions de dollars, soit (0.07 $) par action de base et diluée, contre 25 millions de dollars, ou (0.10 $) par action de base et diluée, au deuxième trimestre 2023.
EBITDA ajusté non-IFRS* de 7 millions de dollars, soit 20 % des revenus, comparé à 8 millions de dollars, soit 22 % des revenus, au deuxième trimestre de 2023.
Obtenu 1 172 BTC à un coût direct moyen par BTC* de 16 900 $, contre à 15 700 $ deuxième trimestre 2023.
Le coût total en espèces, y compris les dépenses générales et administratives, par BTC* était de 22 700 $ au troisième trimestre 2023, contre 21 800 $ au deuxième trimestre 2023.

 

Liquidité**

 

La Société détenait 47 millions de dollars en espèces et 703 BTC évalués à environ 19 millions de dollars sur la base d'un prix du BTC d'environ 27 000 $ au 30 septembre 2023.

 

“In October, we initiated our Synthetic HODL strategy to increase our upside exposure to the price of BTC with the purchase of 35 long-dated BTC call options,” commented Jeff Lucas, CFO of Bitfarms. “This augments our October month-end BTC holdings in treasury, which increased by 57 BTC to 760 BTC valued at $26 million at October 31, 2023, based on a BTC price of $34,200.”

 

Activités de financement du troisième trimestre 2023

 

Vente de 1 018 BTC à un prix moyen de 27 900 $ par BTC pour un produit total de 28 millions de dollars, dont une partie a été utilisée pour rembourser la dette liée à l'équipement.
Remboursement de 6 millions de dollars de dettes liées à l'équipement, réduisant le solde total à 10 millions de dollars au 30 septembre 2023.
Utilisation complète des crédits restants du fabricant de mineurs, d'un montant de 19 millions de dollars, avec l'achat de conteneurs hydrauliques et de mineurs.
Levée d'un produit net de 31 millions de dollars dans le cadre du programme d'offre d'actions sur le marché (programme « ATM ») de la Société qui a expiré le 12 septembre 2023.

 

Activités de financement postérieures à Q3 2023

 

Vente de 341 BTC sur les 398 BTC obtenus au cours du mois d'octobre 2023, générant un produit de 10 millions de dollars.
Ajout de 57 BTC à la trésorerie en octobre 2023, augmentant le nombre de BTC en dépôt à 760 BTC, représentant une valeur totale de 26 millions de dollars sur la base d'un prix du BTC de 34 200 $, au 31 octobre 2023.

 

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Q3 2023 et faits marquants des dernières années

 

Opérations
Atteinte d'un taux de hachage (hashrate) de 6,1 EH/s au 30 septembre 2023.
Moyenne de 6,7 BTC par jour dans la production quotidienne au deuxième trimestre de 2023.
Obtenu 398 BTC en octobre 2023.
Mise sous tension de 6 MW supplémentaires à Baie-Comeau en octobre 2023, mettant ainsi pleinement sous tension sa phase initiale de 11 MW.

 

Mineurs
Utilisation complète des crédits restants du fabricant des mineurs, d'un montant de 19 millions de dollars, pour l'achat de neuf conteneurs hydroélectriques MicroBT, d'une capacité totale de 20 MW, et environ 2 000 mineurs hydroélectriques MicroBT M53S+, à déployer au Paraguay et au Québec.
Importation et installation d'environ 1 300 nouveaux mineurs M50 Whatsminer, 700 nouveaux mineurs S19j Pro Antminer et 5,500 nouveaux mineurs S19j Pro+ Antminer, ce qui a augmenté la capacité à 51 MW et ajouté environ 0,8 EH/s à l'installation de Rio Cuarto, portant son taux de hachage (hashrate) total à environ 1,5 EH/s.
Importation et installation d'environ 2 900 nouveaux mineurs S19j Pro+ Antminer à Magog, au Québec, qui ont ajouté 110 PH/s net après avoir remplacé les mineurs de l'ancienne génération et porté son taux de hachage (hashrate) total à environ 330 PH/s.
Installation d'environ 2 500 à Baie-Comeau, au Québec, redéployés depuis Magog, au Québec.

 

Stratégie d'expansion
Achat de l'usine de Baie-Comeau et début de la production.
Acquisition de deux contrats d'achat d'électricité pour une capacité hydroélectrique de 150 MW au Paraguay et lancement en août d'un plan de déploiement pour une nouvelle installation de 50 MW à Paso Pe. Le site de Paso Pe comprend 20 MW de mineurs hydrauliques de la prochaine génération et de conteneurs connexes, qui sont commandés et planifiés pour alimenter et contribuer 700 PH au premier trimestre 2024, et un entrepôt refroidi par air de 30 MW d'entrepôt refroidi à l'air prévu pour les mineurs de la prochaine génération.

 

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Performance opérationnelle trimestrielle

 

   Q3 2023   Q2 2023   Q3 2022 
Total des BTC obtenus   1,172    1,223    1,515 
Moyenne des watts/efficacité moyenne du TH***   36    37    38 
BTC vendu   1,018    1,109    2,595 

 

   At
September 30,
   At
June 30,
   At
September 30,
 
   2023   2023   2022 
EH/s d’opérations en fin de période   6.1    5.3    4.2 
Capacité des opérations de fin de période (MW)   234    207    176 
Hydroélectricité (MW)   183    178    166 

 

Revenu moyen trimestriel**** et coût par BTC*

 

   Q3 2023   Q2 2023   Q1 2023   Q4 2022   Q3 2022 
Revenu moyen/BTC****  $28,100   $28,000   $22,500   $18,100   $21,300 
Coût direct/BTC*  $16,900   $15,700   $12,500   $11,100   $9,700 
Coût total en espèces/BTC*  $22,700   $21,800   $17,600   $16,800   $14,600 

 

Conférence téléphonique

 

Management will host a conference call and live webcast with an accompanying presentation today, Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 11 a.m. ET to review the Company’s financial results and quarterly activity. Following management’s formal remarks there will be a live question-and-answer session, which may include pre-submitted questions.

 

Les participants sont invités à s'inscrire à l'avance à l'appel en cliquant sur le lien suivant :

 

Conférence téléphonique du troisième trimestre de 2023

 

Veuillez noter que les participants inscrits recevront leur numéro d'appel au moment de l'inscription et qu'ils se connecteront directement à l'appel sans délai. Les personnes qui n'ont pas accès à l'internet ou qui ne peuvent pas se préinscrire peuvent se connecter en appelant : 1-866-777-2509 (national), 1-412-317-5413 (international). Tous les appelants doivent composer le numéro environ 10 minutes avant l'heure de début prévue et demander à être joints à l'appel Bitfarms.

 

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

 

Web diffusion en direct

 

Une retransmission de l'appel sera disponible environ une heure après la fin de l'appel et sera disponible pendant un an, sur le lien de retransmission ci-dessus. Une retransmission téléphonique de l'appel sera disponible jusqu'au 14 novembre 2023 et sera accessible en appelant le 1-877-344-7529 (national) ou le 1-412-317-0088 (international) ou le 855-669-9658 au Canada (sans frais), en utilisant le code d'accès 2148933. Une présentation des résultats du troisième trimestre 2023 sera accessible le mardi 7 novembre 2023, dans la section "Investisseurs" du site web de Bitfarms.

 

* Le bénéfice minier brut, la marge minière brute, l'EBITDA ajusté, la marge d'EBITDA ajusté, le coût direct par BTC et le coût total en espèces par BTC sont des mesures ou des ratios financiers non-IFRS et doivent être lus conjointement avec les mesures des résultats d'exploitation et de la liquidité présentées conformément aux normes IFRS, et ne doivent pas être considérés comme des alternatives ou des remplacements de ces mesures. Les lecteurs sont invités à se reporter aux rapprochements des mesures non conformes aux IFRS figurant dans le rapport de gestion de la société (&A) et à la fin du présent communiqué de presse.

 

** Les liquidités représentent la trésorerie et le solde des actifs numériques, y compris les actifs numériques donnés en garantie.

 

*** Les watts moyens représentent la consommation d'énergie des mineurs.

 

**** Le revenu moyen par BTC ne concerne que les opérations de minage et exclut le revenu de Volta.

 

À propos de Bitfarms ltée

 

Fondée en 2017, Bitfarms est une société de minage mondiale cotée en bourse (NASDAQ/TSX : BITF) qui apporte sa puissance de calcul à un ou plusieurs « pools » de minage dont elle reçoit le paiement en bitcoins. Bitfarms développe, possède et exploite des fermes de minage verticalement intégrées avec une gestion interne et des services d'ingénierie électrique et d'installation appartenant à la Société, ainsi que de nombreux centres de réparation technique sur site. Le système d'analyse de données exclusif de la Société permet d'obtenir les meilleures performances opérationnelles et le meilleur temps de fonctionnement de sa catégorie.

 

Bitfarms compte actuellement 11 fermes, situées dans quatre pays : le Canada, les États-Unis, le Paraguay et l’Argentine. Alimenté par des contrats d’électricité hydroélectriques et à long terme principalement respectueux de l’environnement, Bitfarms s’engage à utiliser des infrastructures énergétiques durables, locales et souvent sous-utilisées.

 

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

 

Website: www.bitfarms.com

 

https://www.facebook.com/BitfarmsFR/
https://twitter.com/bitfarms_fr
https://www.instagram.com/bitfarms_fr/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitfarms-fr

 

Glossaire des termes

 

BTC BTC/jour = Bitcoin ou Bitcoin par jour
EH ou EH/s = Exahash ou exahash par seconde
MW ou MWh = Mégawatts ou mégawattheure
PH ou PH/s = Petahash ou Petahash par seconde
TH ou TH/s = Terahash ou terahash par seconde
w/TH = Watts par Terahash
KWh = Kilowatt par heure
Synthetic HODL™ = l'utilisation efficace en termes de capital d'instruments financiers pour créer une exposition équivalente aux BTC.

 

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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

 

Ce communiqué de presse contient certaine « information prospectives » et « déclarations prospectives » (collectivement, « information prospectives ») qui sont basées sur des attentes, des estimations et des projections à la date de ce communiqué de presse et qui sont couvertes par des « safe harbors » en vertu des lois sur les valeurs mobilières du Canada et des États-Unis. Les déclarations et l'information contenues dans le présent communiqué concernant la croissance prévue, le taux de hachage cible, les occasions liées à la diversification géographique et à l'expansion de la société au Paraguay, en Argentine et au Québec, la mise à niveau et le déploiement des mineurs ainsi que leur calendrier, l'amélioration des performances financières et de la liquidité du bilan, d'autres occasions et perspectives de croissance, ainsi que d'autres déclarations concernant la croissance, les plans et les objectifs futurs de la société, sont de l'information prospectives. D'autre information prospectives comprennent, sans s'y limiter, de l'information concernant : les intentions, les plans et les actions futures de la société, ainsi que la capacité de Bitfarms à gagner de la monnaie numérique avec succès, l'augmentation des revenus comme prévu actuellement, la capacité à liquider de manière rentable les stocks de monnaie numérique actuels et futurs, la volatilité de la difficulté du réseau et des prix de la monnaie numérique et l'impact négatif potentiel important qui en résulte sur les opérations de la société, la construction et l'exploitation de l'infrastructure blockchain élargie comme prévu actuellement, et l'environnement réglementaire pour les crypto-monnaies dans les juridictions applicables.

 

Toute déclaration impliquant des discussions relatives à des prédictions, des attentes, des croyances, des plans, des projections, des objectifs, des hypothèses, des événements ou des performances futurs (en 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 », « programmé », « prévisions », « informations prospectives ») ne sont pas des déclarations de faits historiques et peuvent constituer des informations prospectives et sont destinées à identifier les informations prospectives.

 

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This forward-looking information is based on assumptions and estimates of management of the Company at the time they were made, and involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors include, among others, risks relating to: the availability of financing opportunities, risks associated with economic conditions, dependence on management and conflicts of interest, the ability to service debt obligations and maintain flexibility in respect of debt covenants; economic dependence on regulated terms of service and electricity rates; the speculative and competitive nature of the technology sector; dependency on continued growth in blockchain and cryptocurrency usage; lawsuits and other legal proceedings and challenges; conflict of interests with directors and management; government regulations and approvals; the global economic climate; dilution; the Company’s limited operating history; future capital needs and uncertainty of additional financing, including the Company’s ability to utilize the Company’s at-the-market equity offering program (the “ATM Program”) and the prices at which the Company may sell Common Shares in the ATM Program, as well as capital market conditions in general; risks relating to the strategy of maintaining and increasing Bitcoin holdings and the impact of depreciating Bitcoin prices on working capital; the competitive nature of the industry; currency exchange risks; the need for the Company to manage its planned growth and expansion; the effects of product development and need for continued technology change; the ability to maintain reliable and economical sources of power to run its cryptocurrency mining assets; the impact of energy curtailment or regulatory changes in the energy regimes in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates; protection of proprietary rights; the effect of government regulation and compliance on the Company and the industry; network security risks; the ability of the Company to maintain properly working systems; reliance on key personnel; global economic and financial market deterioration impeding access to capital or increasing the cost of capital; share dilution resulting from the ATM Program and from other equity issuances; and volatile securities markets impacting security pricing unrelated to operating performance. In addition, particular factors that could impact future results of the business of Bitfarms include, but are not limited to: the construction and operation of facilities may not occur as currently planned, or at all; expansion may not materialize as currently anticipated, or at all; the digital currency market; the ability to successfully earn digital currency; revenue may not increase as currently anticipated, or at all; it may not be possible to profitably liquidate the current digital currency inventory, or at all; a decline in digital currency prices may have a significant negative impact on operations; an increase in network difficulty may have a significant negative impact on operations; the volatility of digital currency prices; the anticipated growth and sustainability of hydroelectricity for the purposes of cryptocurrency mining in the applicable jurisdictions; the 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 earn 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.sedarplus.ca (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, 2022, filed on March 21, 2023 and the MD&A for three-month period ended September 30, 2023. 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.

 

Contacts :

 

LHA Investor Relations
David Barnard

+1 415-433-3777

Investors@bitfarms.com

 

Agence réelle

Noor Dar

+ 1 516-270-4009

mediarelations@bitfarms.com

 

Québec Media : Tact

Louis-Martin Leclerc

+1 418-693-2425

lmleclerc@tactconseil.ca

 

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Bitfarms ltée Résultats financiers et opérationnels consolidés

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   $ Change   % Change   2023   2022   $ Change   % Change 
                                 
Revenus   34,596    33,247    1,349    4%   100,125    115,391    (15,266)   (13)%
Coût des revenus   43,462    37,186    6,276    17%   123,384    92,789    30,595    33%
(Perte) bénéfice brut   (8,866)   (3,939)   (4,927)   125%   (23,259)   22,602    (45,861)   (203)%
Marge brute (1)   (26)%   (12)%           (23)%   20%        
                                         
Dépenses d'exploitation                                        
General and administrative expenses   8,372    10,299    (1,927)   (19)%   25,887    39,534    (13,647)   (35)%
Perte réalisée sur la cession d'actifs numériques       44,329    (44,329)   (100)%       122,243    (122,243)   (100)%
(Reprise de) perte de réévaluation des actifs numériques   1,183    (45,655)   46,838    103%   (1,512)   21,118    (22,630)   (107)%
Perte sur la disposition d'immobilisations corporelles   217    756    (539)   (71)%   1,776    1,692    84    5%
Dépréciation des dépôts à court terme payés d'avance, des équipements et des paiements anticipés pour la construction, des immobilisations corporelles et des actifs liés aux droits d'utilisation       84,116    (84,116)   (100)%   9,982    84,116    (74,134)   (88)%
Dépréciation du « goodwill »               %       17,900    (17,900)   (100)%
Perte d'exploitation   (18,638)   (97,784)   79,146    (81)%   (59,392)   (264,001)   204,609    (78)%
Marge d’exploitation (1)   (54)%   (294)%           (59)%   (229)%        
                                         
Revenu financier net   (336)   (8,251)   7,915    (96)%   (12,706)   (24,191)   11,485    (47)%
Perte nette avant impôts sur le revenu   (18,302)   (89,533)   71,231    (80)%   (46,686)   (239,810)   193,124    (81)%
                                         
Charge (recouvrement) d'impôts sur le revenu   401    (4,725)   5,126    108%   (23)   (17,603)   17,580    (100)%
Perte nette   (18,703)   (84,808)   66,105    (78)%   (46,663)   (222,207)   175,544    (79)%
                                         
Perte de base et diluée par action (en dollars américains)   (0.07)   (0.40)           (0.19)   (1.09)        
Variation de réévaluation du surplus - actifs numériques, déduction faite de l’impôt   (824)       (824)   (100)%   1,567        1,567    100%
Perte globale totale, nette d'impôts   (19,527)   (84,808)   65,281    (77)%   (45,096)   (222,207)   177,111    (80)%
                                         
Bénéfice de minage brut (2)   12,505    16,789    (4,284)   (26)%   39,017    74,089    (35,072)   (47)%
Gross Mining margin (2)   38%   52%           40%   66%        
EBITDA (2)   4,280    (65,419)   69,699    107%   19,767    (177,217)   196,984    111%
Marge d'EBITDA (2)   12%   (197)%           20%   (154)%        
EBITDA ajusté (2)   6,866    10,325    (3,459)   (34)%   21,107    52,326    (31,219)   (60)%
Marge EBITDA ajustée (2)   20%   31%           21%   45%        

nm: not meaningful

 

(1)Gross margin and Operating margin are supplemental financial ratios; refer to section 9 - Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios of the Company’s MD&A.
(2)Gross Mining profit, Gross Mining margin, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-IFRS measures or ratios; refer to section 9 - Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios of the Company’s MD&A.

 

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

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   $ Change   % Change   2023   2022   $ Change   % Change 
                                         
Revenus   34,596    33,247    1,349    4%   100,125    115,391    (15,266)   (13)%
                                         
Perte nette avant impôts sur le revenu   (18,302)   (89,533)   71,231    (80)%   (46,686)   (239,810)   193,124    (81)%
Charges d'intérêts   815    3,394    (2,579)   (76)%   3,458    10,950    (7,492)   (68)%
Depreciation and amortization   21,767    20,720    1,047    5%   62,995    51,643    11,352    22%
EBITDA   4,280    (65,419)   69,699    107%   19,767    (177,217)   196,984    111%
Marge du BAIIA   12%   (197)%           20%   (154)%        
Rémunération en actions   2,011    3,961    (1,950)   (49)%   7,009    17,993    (10,984)   (61)%
Perte réalisée sur la cession d'actifs numériques       44,329    (44,329)   (100)%       122,243    (122,243)   (100)%
Dépréciation des dépôts à court terme payés d'avance, des équipements et des paiements anticipés pour la construction, des immobilisations corporelles et des actifs liés aux droits d'utilisation       84,116    (84,116)   (100)%   9,982    84,116    (74,134)   (88)%
(Reprise de) perte de réévaluation des actifs numériques   1,183    (45,655)   46,838    103%   (1,512)   21,118    (22,630)   (107)%
Dépréciation du « goodwill »               %       17,900    (17,900)   (100)%
Gain sur extinction de dettes à long terme et passifs locatifs               %   (12,835)       (12,835)   (100)%
Gain sur la vente des titres négociables   (4,120)   (13,690)   9,570    (70)%   (11,246)   (44,332)   33,086    (75)%
Frais financiers nets et autres   3,512    2,683    829    31%   9,942    10,505    (563)   (5)%
EBITDA ajusté   6,866    10,325    (3,459)   (34)%   21,107    52,326    (31,219)   (60)%
Marge du BAIIA ajustée   20%   31%       %   21%   45%       %

nm: not meaningful

 

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Bitfarms ltée Calcul du bénéfice de minage brut et de la marge de minage brute

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   $ Change   % Change   2023   2022   $ Change   % Change 
(Perte) bénéfice brut   (8,866)   (3,939)   (4,927)   125%   (23,259)   22,602    (45,861)   (203)%
Revenus non reliés au minage (1)   (1,697)   (971)   (726)   75%   (3,775)   (2,342)   (1,433)   61%
Depreciation and amortization   21,767    20,720    1,047    5%   62,995    51,643    11,352    22%
Achats de composants électriques et autres   892    690    202    29%   1,836    1,262    574    45%
Salaires et charges sociales des électriciens   409    289    120    42%   1,220    924    296    32%
Bénéfice brut de l'activité de minage   12,505    16,789    (4,284)   (26)%   39,017    74,089    (35,072)   (47)%
Marge brute de minage   38%   52%           40%   66%        

 

(1)Conciliation des revenus non reliés au minage :

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   $ Change   % Change   2023   2022   $ Change   % Change 
Revenus   34,596    33,247    1,349    4%   100,125    115,391    (15,266)   (13)%
Less Mining related revenues for the purpose of calculating gross Mining margin:                                        
Revenus de minage   (32,899)   (32,276)   (623)   2%   (96,350)   (113,049)   16,699    (15)%
Revenus hors minage   1,697    971    726    75%   3,775    2,342    1,433    61%

 

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Bitfarms ltée Calcul du coût direct et du coût direct par BTC

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   $ Change   % Change   2023   2022   $ Change   % Change 
Coût des revenus   43,462    37,186    6,276    17%   123,384    92,789    30,595    33%
Depreciation and amortization   (21,767)   (20,720)   (1,047)   5%   (62,995)   (51,643)   (11,352)   22%
Achats de composants électriques   (890)   (688)   (202)   29%   (1,830)   (1,252)   (578)   46%
Salaires et charges sociales des électriciens   (409)   (289)   (120)   42%   (1,220)   (924)   (296)   32%
L'infrastructure   (600)   (1,060)   460    (43)%   (2,303)   (3,841)   1,538    (40)%
Autre       336    (336)   (100)%   82    633    (551)   (87)%
Coût direct   19,796    14,765    5,031    34%   55,118    35,762    19,356    54%
Quantité de BTC obtenus   1,172    1,515    (343)   (23)%   3,692    3,733    (41)   (1)%
Coût direct par BTC (en dollars américains)   16,900    9,700    7,200    74%   14,900    9,600    5,300    55%

 

Bitfarms ltée Calcul du coût total en espèces et du coût total en espèces par BTC

 

   Trois mois terminés le 30 septembre,   Neuf mois terminés le 30 septembre, 
(en milliers de dollars US, sauf indication contraire)  2023   2022   $ Change   % Change   2023   2022   $ Change   % Change 
Perte nette avant impôts sur le revenu   18,302    89,533    (71,231)   (80)%   46,686    239,810    (193,124)   (81)%
Revenus   34,596    33,247    1,349    4%   100,125    115,391    (15,266)   (13)%
Depreciation and amortization   (21,767)   (20,720)   (1,047)   5%   (62,995)   (51,643)   (11,352)   22%
Achats de composants électriques   (890)   (688)   (202)   29%   (1,830)   (1,252)   (578)   46%
Salaires et charges sociales des électriciens   (409)   (289)   (120)   42%   (1,220)   (924)   (296)   32%
Rémunération en actions   (2,011)   (3,961)   1,950    (49)%   (7,009)   (17,993)   10,984    (61)%
Perte réalisée sur la cession d'actifs numériques       (44,329)   44,329    100%       (122,243)   122,243    100%
(Reprise de) perte de réévaluation des actifs numériques   (1,183)   45,655    (46,838)   (103)%   1,512    (21,118)   22,630    107%
Perte sur la disposition d'immobilisations corporelles   (217)   (756)   539    (71)%   (1,776)   (1,692)   (84)   5%
Dépréciation des dépôts à court terme payés d'avance, des équipements et des paiements anticipés pour la construction, des immobilisations corporelles et des actifs liés aux droits d'utilisation       (84,116)   84,116    100%   (9,982)   (84,116)   74,134    (88)%
Dépréciation du « goodwill »               %       (17,900)   17,900    100%
Revenu financier net   336    8,251    (7,915)   (96)%   12,706    24,191    (11,485)   (47)%
Autre   (179)   336    (515)   (153)%   (97)   633    (730)   (115)%
Coût total des liquidités   26,578    22,163    4,415    20%   76,120    61,144    14,976    24%
Quantité de BTC obtenus   1,172    1,515    (343)   (23)%   3,692    3,733    (41)   (1)%
Coût total en espèces par BTC (en dollars américains)   22,700    14,600    8,100    55%   20,600    16,400    4,200    26%

 

 

 

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