BTCS Reports Q4 2021 Results
March 14 2022 - 9:01AM
BTCS Inc. (Nasdaq: BTCS) (“BTCS” or the “Company”), a blockchain
technology-focused company, today announced its results for the
fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021.
Q4 and Full Year 2021
Highlights
- Expanding blockchain infrastructure operations drove Q4 revenue
up 35% over Q3 2021 to $0.4 million and full year revenue to $1.2
million
- Generated 78% gross margins for the full year 2021
- $16 million full-year GAAP net loss primarily because of
non-cash charges
- Adjusted EBITDA loss of $2.5 million, a non-GAAP financial
measure for the year ended December 31, 2021 (reconciliation table
available below)
- Stockholders’ equity up 1,160% year-over-year to $12.1 million
as of December 31, 2021
- Fair market value of digital assets increased to approximately
$36.5 million as of December 31, 2021, up 21% compared to September
30, 2021, and up 830% versus December 31, 2020
- Eliminated all outstanding debt with repayment of $2.0 million
in convertible notes, eliminating potential equity dilution
- Launched public Beta of proprietary digital asset analytics
platform
Exceeded 2021 Revenue
Guidance
BTCS exceeded its March 2021 revenue guidance
for the year, generating revenue of $1.2 million with 78% gross
margin for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company’s
blockchain infrastructure operations are a high profit margin
component of its business model, and margins are expected to
improve as operations scale.
Management Commentary
“Increasing revenue in the fourth quarter from
our growing blockchain infrastructure segment enabled us to exceed
our revenue guidance for the year,” stated Charles Allen, Chief
Executive Officer of BTCS. “Our blockchain infrastructure
operations provides a solid foundation that supports multiple
exciting initiatives that could accelerate growth and value
creation moving forward. One such initiative, our digital asset
analytics platform, which is currently in Beta release, should be
moving to commercial launch in 2022.”
“With so many fantastic initiatives underway and
the unprecedented scale of the blockchain opportunity, we launched
an enhanced website last year to better communicate our business
plan and growth trajectory with stakeholders,” added Michal
Handerhan, COO of BTCS. “As large shareholders of BTCS, Charles and
I are extremely vested in the success of our shareholders, and we
remain committed to continuing our history of pioneering firsts as
we capitalize on the tremendous opportunities ahead.”
About BTCS:
BTCS is an early mover in the blockchain and
digital currency ecosystem, and the first “Pure Play” U.S. publicly
traded company focused on blockchain infrastructure and technology.
Through its blockchain infrastructure operations, the Company
secures Proof-of-Stake blockchains by actively processing and
validating blockchain transactions and is rewarded with native
digital tokens. The Company is developing a proprietary
Staking-as-a-Service platform to allow users to stake and delegate
supported cryptocurrencies through a non-custodial platform, which
it plans to integrate with its Data Analytics Dashboard, now in
beta release. BTCS’ proprietary digital asset data analytics
platform currently supports six exchanges and over 800 digital
assets, and the Company plans to further broaden its suite of
performance-tracking tools, add additional centralized and
decentralized exchanges, as well as wallets, and stake pool
monitoring. For more information visit: www.btcs.com.
Investor Relations:Dave GentryRedChip Companies, Inc.Phone:
(407) 491-4498BTCS@redchip.com
Public Relations: Mercy
Chikoworem.chikowore@btcs.com
GAAP Financials
The tables below (preceding the section titled
“Non-GAAP – Financial Measure”) are derived from the Company’s
financial statements included in its Form 10-K filed on March 11,
2022 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please refer to
the Form 10-K for complete financial statements and further
information regarding the Company’s results of operations and
financial condition relating to the fiscal quarter and fiscal year
ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company’s Form 10-K also
includes a discussion of risk factors applicable to the Company and
its business.
BTCS Inc.Balance
Sheets
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
1,400,867 |
|
|
$ |
524,135 |
|
Digital Assets/currencies |
|
|
3,117,360 |
|
|
|
995,652 |
|
Staked Digital
Assets/currencies |
|
|
623,754 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Prepaid expense |
|
|
324,551 |
|
|
|
31,875 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
5,466,532 |
|
|
|
1,551,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment,
net |
|
|
9,783 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
Staked Digital
Assets/currencies - long term |
|
|
8,625,678 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total other assets |
|
|
8,635,461 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Assets |
|
$ |
14,101,993 |
|
|
$ |
1,551,892 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
Stockholders’ Equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued
expense |
|
$ |
138,716 |
|
|
$ |
26,288 |
|
Accrued compensation |
|
|
7,334 |
|
|
|
350,376 |
|
Convertible notes payable,
net |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
131,941 |
|
Warrant liabilities |
|
|
1,852,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
1,998,550 |
|
|
|
508,605 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock; 20,000,000
shares authorized at $0.001 par value: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series C-1 Convertible
Preferred stock: 0 and 29,414 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively; Liquidation preference
$0.001 per share |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Series C-2 Convertible
Preferred stock: 0 shares issued and outstanding at December 31,
2021 and 2020; Liquidation preference $0.001 per share |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock, 97,500,000
shares authorized at $0.001 par value, 10,528,212 and 4,201,035
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020,
respectively |
|
|
10,529 |
|
|
|
4,201 |
|
Additional paid in
capital |
|
|
147,682,384 |
|
|
|
120,578,944 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(135,589,470 |
) |
|
|
(119,539,887 |
) |
Total stockholders’
equity |
|
|
12,103,443 |
|
|
|
1,043,287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and
stockholders’ equity |
|
$ |
14,101,993 |
|
|
$ |
1,551,892 |
|
BTCS Inc.Statements of
Operations
|
|
For the years ended |
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Validator revenue |
|
$ |
1,213,284 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Total revenues |
|
|
1,213,284 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Validator expense |
|
|
268,346 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
944,938 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative |
|
$ |
1,590,707 |
|
|
$ |
421,434 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
712,736 |
|
|
|
45,450 |
|
Compensation and related expenses |
|
|
15,583,258 |
|
|
|
1,513,015 |
|
Marketing |
|
|
180,290 |
|
|
|
6,350 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
18,066,991 |
|
|
|
1,986,249 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other (expenses) income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(186,740 |
) |
|
|
(48,231 |
) |
Amortization on debt discount |
|
|
(1,868,059 |
) |
|
|
(354,432 |
) |
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
|
3,918,750 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Impairment loss on Digital Assets/currencies |
|
|
(3,845,899 |
) |
|
|
(165,331 |
) |
Realized gains (loss) on Digital Asset/currency transactions |
|
|
3,054,418 |
|
|
|
(1,851 |
) |
Total other income (expenses) |
|
|
1,072,470 |
|
|
|
(569,845 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(16,049,583 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,556,094 |
) |
Deemed dividends related to
amortization of beneficial conversion feature of Series C-2
convertible preferred stock |
|
|
(45,541 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Deemed dividends related to
recognition of downround adjustment to conversion amount for Series
C-2 convertible preferred stock |
|
|
(5,020,883 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net loss attributable
to Common Stockholders |
|
$ |
(21,116,007 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,556,094 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share
attributable to Common Stockholders, basic and
diluted |
|
$ |
(3.09 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.86 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
number of common shares outstanding, basic and
diluted |
|
|
6,840,665 |
|
|
|
2,983,425 |
|
BTCS Inc.Statements of
Cash Flows
|
|
For the years ended |
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Cash flows used
from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(16,049,583 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,556,094 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net
loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
939 |
|
|
|
1,114 |
|
Amortization on debt discount |
|
|
1,868,059 |
|
|
|
354,432 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
15,490,555 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Stock-based compensation in connection with issuance of Series C-2
convertible preferred stock |
|
|
179,277 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Validator revenue |
|
|
(1,213,284 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
|
(3,918,750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Purchase of non-productive Digital Assets/currencies |
|
|
(5,761,550 |
) |
|
|
(908,079 |
) |
Sale of non-productive Digital Assets/currencies |
|
|
4,274,491 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Realized gain on Digital Assets/currencies transactions |
|
|
(3,054,418 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Impairment loss on Digital Assets/currencies |
|
|
3,845,899 |
|
|
|
165,331 |
|
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
(292,676 |
) |
|
|
(7,867 |
) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
|
112,428 |
|
|
|
44,719 |
|
Accrued compensation |
|
|
(343,042 |
) |
|
|
(66,559 |
) |
Net cash used in operating
activities |
|
|
(4,861,655 |
) |
|
|
(2,973,003 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in
investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of productive Digital Assets/currencies for
validating |
|
|
(9,462,279 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Purchase of property and equipment |
|
|
(10,491 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net cash used in investing
activities |
|
|
(9,472,770 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by
financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from short term loan |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
Proceeds from exercise of warrants |
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Proceeds from issuance of Series C-2 convertible preferred
stock |
|
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net proceeds from issuance of convertible notes |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net proceeds from issuance of Common Stock and warrants for
cash |
|
|
8,865,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net proceeds from issuance of Common Stock |
|
|
3,014,005 |
|
|
|
1,854,040 |
|
Net proceeds from issuance Common Stock/ At-the-market
offering |
|
|
2,832,152 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Payment to convertible notes principle |
|
|
(2,000,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net cash provided by financing
activities |
|
|
15,211,157 |
|
|
|
3,354,040 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash |
|
|
876,732 |
|
|
|
381,037 |
|
Cash, beginning of period |
|
|
524,135 |
|
|
|
143,098 |
|
Cash, end of period |
|
$ |
1,400,867 |
|
|
$ |
524,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash financing and investing
activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deemed dividends related to amortization of beneficial conversion
feature of Series C-2 convertible preferred stock |
|
$ |
45,541 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Deemed dividends related to recognition of downround adjustment to
conversion amount for Series C-2 convertible preferred stock |
|
$ |
5,020,883 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Conversion of Series C-1 Preferred Stock |
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Conversion of Series C-1 Preferred Stock |
|
$ |
6,216,289 |
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial conversion feature of Series C-2 convertible preferred
stock |
|
$ |
129,412 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Beneficial conversion features associated with convertible notes
payable |
|
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,182,345 |
|
Conversion of convertible note to Common Stock |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
746,756 |
|
Non-GAAP – Financial Measure
In addition to our results determined in
accordance with GAAP, we believe Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP
measure, is useful in evaluating our operating performance. We
believe that Adjusted EBITDA may be helpful to investors because it
provides consistency and comparability with past financial
performance and the economic realities of our business. However,
Adjusted EBITDA is presented for supplemental informational
purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool, and should
not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial
information presented in accordance with GAAP. Among other non-cash
and non-recurring items, Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based
compensation expense (including stock-based compensation issued to
service providers), which has recently been, and will continue to
be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense for
our business and an important part of our compensation strategy. In
addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, may
calculate similarly titled non-GAAP measures differently or may use
other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could
reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools
for comparison. A reconciliation is provided below for each
non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable
financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP. Investors are
encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the
reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most
directly comparable GAAP financial measures, and not to rely on any
single financial measure to evaluate our business.
We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income
(loss), adjusted to exclude, depreciation and amortization,
interest expense, change in fair value of warrant liabilities,
stock-based compensation expense (including stock-based
compensation issued to service providers). Adjusted EBITDA
presented does not include adjustments for impairment of intangible
digital assets. Note: In previous disclosures of Adjusted EBTIDA
impairment of intangible assets had been included as an adjustment
added back.
The table below presents our Adjusted EBITDA
reconciled to our net loss, the closest GAAP measure, for the
period indicated:
|
|
For the years ended |
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(16,049,583 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,556,094 |
) |
Adjusted to exclude the
following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1,868,997 |
|
|
|
355,546 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
186,740 |
|
|
|
48,231 |
|
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
|
(3,918,750 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
15,457,473 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
(2,455,123 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,152,317 |
) |
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