Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.
(NASDAQ:MARA) ("Marathon"
or "Company"), one of the largest enterprise Bitcoin
self-mining companies in North America, reported financial results
for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Fourth Quarter 2020 and Recent Highlights
- Purchased 90,000 of the industry’s most efficient Bitcoin
miners during the fourth quarter, increasing the Company’s mining
fleet to approximately 103,120 miners capable of producing 10.37
EX/s (exahash per second) by the first quarter of 2022
- Initiated construction of mining facility adjacent to Beowulf’s
energy plant in Hardin, MT, supplying Marathon long-term access to
electricity at 2.8¢/kWh
- As of March 15, 2021, installed 3,697 S-19 ASIC miners at the
mining facility Hardin, MT, increasing Marathon’s current active
mining fleet to 5,690 miners with an additional 6,641 already
delivered from Bitmain and in the process of being installed
- Formed the Digital Currency Miners of North America (DCMNA), a
U.S.-based non-profit aimed at improving the mining environment for
North American miners
- As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $216.1 million in cash
and cash equivalents and total liabilities of $1.5 million
- As of December 31, 2020, the Company generated and held over
$2.3 million in bitcoins as digital currencies
- As of March 15, 2021, the Company had $219.0 million in cash
and cash equivalents (*unaudited)
- As of March 15, 2021, the Company generated and held over 254
bitcoins, each of which had a market price of approximately
$56,413; as a result, the approximate value of Marathon’s bitcoins
held as digital currencies was over $14.3 million (*unaudited)
- Subsequent to year end, purchased 4,812.66 bitcoins for $150
million (average purchase price of $31,168 per BTC), establishing
the Company as one of the only pure-play Bitcoin investment
options; as of March 15, 2021, the Company’s $150 million
investment in Bitcoin has a fair market value of approximately $271
million, a gain of approximately 81%
- Rebranded to Marathon Digital Holdings, reflecting the
Company’s position as a leading digital asset technology
company
- Strengthened management team with the appointments of Simeon
Salzman to chief financial officer and Kevin A. DeNuccio to board
of directors
Management Commentary“2020 was a momentous year
for our business as it marked the beginning of our transition into
one of the largest and most efficient Bitcoin miners in North
America,” said Merrick Okamoto, Marathon’s chairman and CEO. “In
the second half of last year alone, we established our 105 MW
mining facility in Hardin, MT, where we have consistent access to
electricity at rates far below market average, we presciently
purchased more than 100,000 of the industry’s top performing
Bitcoin miners before supply began to become constrained, and we
enhanced our balance sheet.
“With a solid foundation to grow the business established, we
are now focused on continuing to build out our mining facility and
bring our miners from Bitmain online. Once all miners are deployed,
which we currently expect to occur in the first quarter of 2022,
Marathon’s mining fleet will consist of approximately 103,120
miners that generate 10.37 EH/s. As evidenced by the investments we
have made into our mining operations so far, the establishment of
the DCMNA, our $150 million investment in Bitcoin, and our
rebranding, Marathon is fully committed to becoming one the largest
and most innovative enterprise Bitcoin self-mining companies, and
we look forward to executing against our strategy to do so
throughout 2021 and beyond.”
Marathon’s chief financial officer, Sim Salzman, commented,
“Financially, 2020 was highlighted by a 268% increase in revenue
year-over-year and a substantial improvement to our balance sheet.
We ended the year with $216.1 million cash and cash equivalents,
which compares to less than $1.0 million cash at the end of 2019.
While the price of Bitcoin and the network difficulty rate are
subject to change, our mining operations are expected to produce at
approximately 90% gross margins, which gives us confidence that we
will see improvements in our financial metrics over the coming
quarters as we continue to build out our mining operations.”
Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial ResultsTotal
revenue increased 854% to $2.6 million from $0.3 million in the
fourth quarter of 2019.
Operating loss was $5.0 million compared to an operating loss of
$1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. In the fourth quarter
of 2020, cost of goods sold included $3.0 million of non-cash
items, including $1.2 million of Bitcoin server depreciation, an
$871,000 impairment on mining equipment sold subsequent to year
end, and a $969,000 non-cash expense for server maintenance.
Excluding non-cash items, operating loss in the fourth quarter of
2020 was $1.9 million.
Net loss totaled $5.2 million or $(0.10) per diluted share,
compared to net loss of $1.2 million or $(0.17) per diluted share
in the fourth quarter of 2019.
In the fourth quarter 2020, the Company generated over 157
bitcoins. The Company last sold bitcoin on October 21, 2020, and
since then, has been accumulating or “hodling” all bitcoin
generated. As of December 31, 2020, the Company held approximately
126 bitcoins. Subsequent to the year end, the Company invested $150
million into a fund-of-one and purchased 4,813 bitcoin using
proceeds generated from an at-the-market offering at an average
purchase price of $31,168.
Full Year 2020 Financial ResultsTotal revenue
increased 268% to $4.4 million from $1.2 million in the fiscal year
2019.
Operating loss was $9.8 million compared to $4.2 million in
2019.
Net loss totaled $10.4 million, or $(0.13) per diluted share,
compared to net loss of $3.5 million or $(0.53) per diluted share
in 2019.
Cash used in operations was $7.8 million, compared to $3.3
million during 2019.
At December 31, 2020, cash and cash equivalents was $216.1
million compared to $17.3 million at September 30, 2020 and
$693,000 at December 31, 2019.
Marathon’s Digital AssetsFor the year ended
December 31, 2020, the carrying value of Marathon’s digital assets
(comprised solely of bitcoin) was $2.3 million, which reflects
cumulative impairment charges of $0 since acquisition. Marathon
accounts for its digital assets as indefinite-lived intangible
assets, which are initially recorded at cost. Subsequently, they
are measured at cost, net of any impairment losses incurred since
acquisition. Marathon determines the fair value of its bitcoin
based on quoted (unadjusted) prices on the active exchange that
Marathon has determined is its principal market for
bitcoin. Marathon considers the lowest price of one bitcoin
quoted on the active exchange at any time since acquiring the
specific bitcoin. If the carrying value of a bitcoin exceeds that
lowest price, an impairment loss has occurred with respect to that
bitcoin in the amount equal to the difference between its carrying
value and such lowest price. Impairment losses are recognized
as “digital asset impairment losses” in Marathon’s Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
As of December 31, 2020, the average cost and average carrying
value of Marathon’s bitcoins were approximately $18,391 and
$18,391, respectively. As of March 15, 2021, at 6 p.m. EST,
Marathon held approximately 5,066.66 bitcoins, of which 4,812.66
are held in an investment fund of one while the other 254 were
generated by the Company’s operations. The market price of one
bitcoin in the principal market on March 15, 2021 was approximately
$56,413, and the approximate value of the bitcoins the Company has
invested in and held as digital currencies was therefore over
$285.8 million (*unaudited).
Investor NoticeInvesting in our securities
involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment
decision, you should carefully consider the risks, uncertainties
and forward-looking statements described under "Risk Factors" in
Item 1A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. If any of these risks were to
occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations
would likely suffer. In that event, the value of our securities
could decline and you could lose part or all of your investment.
The risks and uncertainties we describe are not the only ones
facing us. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we
currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations.
In addition, our past financial performance may not be a reliable
indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not
be used to anticipate results in the future. Future changes in the
network-wide mining difficulty rate or Bitcoin hashrate may also
materially affect the future performance of Marathon's production
of Bitcoin. Additionally, all discussions of financial metrics
assume mining difficulty rates as of March 2021. See "Safe Harbor"
below.
Forward-Looking StatementsStatements made in
this press release include forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words
such as “may,” “will,” “plan,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“estimate,” “continue,” or comparable terminology. Such
forward-looking statements are inherently subject to certain risks,
trends and uncertainties, many of which the Company cannot predict
with accuracy and some of which the Company might not even
anticipate and involve factors that may cause actual results to
differ materially from those projected or suggested. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements and are advised to consider the factors listed above
together with the additional factors under the heading “Risk
Factors” in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, as may be
supplemented or amended by the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement
forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent
events, new information or otherwise.
About Marathon Digital HoldingsMarathon is a
digital asset technology company that mines cryptocurrencies with a
focus on the blockchain ecosystem and the generation of digital
assets.
Marathon Digital
Holdings Company Contact:Jason AssadTelephone:
678-570-6791Email: Jason@marathonpg.com
Marathon Digital Holdings Investor
Contact:Gateway Investor RelationsMatt Glover and Charlie
SchumacherTelephone:
949-574-3860Email: MARA@gatewayir.com
Marathon Digital
HoldingsCondensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
141,322,776 |
|
|
$ |
692,963 |
|
|
Digital currencies |
|
2,271,656 |
|
|
|
1,141 |
|
|
Other receivable |
|
74,767,226 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Deposit |
|
65,647,592 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
2,399,965 |
|
|
|
800,024 |
|
|
Total current assets |
|
286,409,215 |
|
|
|
1,494,128 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of
$6,480,359 and $3,487,323 for December 31, 2020 and 2019,
respectively |
|
17,224,321 |
|
|
|
3,754,969 |
|
|
Prepaid service contract |
|
8,415,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Right-of-use assets |
|
200,301 |
|
|
|
297,287 |
|
|
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $207,598 and
$136,422 for December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively |
|
1,002,402 |
|
|
|
1,073,578 |
|
|
Total non-current assets |
|
26,842,024 |
|
|
|
5,125,834 |
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ |
313,251,239 |
|
|
$ |
6,619,962 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ |
999,742 |
|
|
$ |
1,238,197 |
|
|
Mining servers payable |
|
- |
|
|
|
513,700 |
|
|
Current portion of operating lease liability |
|
93,197 |
|
|
|
87,959 |
|
|
Warrant liability |
|
322,437 |
|
|
|
12,849 |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
1,415,376 |
|
|
|
1,852,705 |
|
|
Long-term liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Convertible notes payable |
|
- |
|
|
|
999,106 |
|
|
SBA PPP loan payable |
|
62,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Operating lease liability |
|
28,399 |
|
|
|
120,479 |
|
|
Total long-term liabilities |
|
90,899 |
|
|
|
1,119,585 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
1,506,275 |
|
|
|
2,972,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity: |
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, 0.0001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019,
respectively |
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Common stock, 0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized;
81,974,619 and 8,458,781 issued and outstanding at December 31,
2020 and 2019, respectively |
|
8,197 |
|
|
|
846 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
428,242,763 |
|
|
|
109,705,051 |
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(450,719 |
) |
|
|
(450,719 |
) |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
(116,055,277 |
) |
|
|
(105,607,506 |
) |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
311,744,964 |
|
|
|
3,647,672 |
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
$ |
313,251,239 |
|
|
$ |
6,619,962 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marathon Digital
HoldingsCondensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended |
|
For the Years Ended |
|
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cryptocurrency mining revenue |
$ |
2,643,610 |
|
$ |
277,052 |
|
|
$ |
4,357,443 |
|
|
$ |
1,185,227 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
2,643,610 |
|
|
277,052 |
|
|
|
4,357,443 |
|
|
|
1,185,227 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs and expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
3,471,357 |
|
|
996,142 |
|
|
|
7,001,128 |
|
|
|
2,482,181 |
|
|
Impairment of mining equipment |
|
871,302 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
871,302 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Impairment of leasehold improvements |
|
- |
|
|
447,776 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
447,776 |
|
|
Compensation and related taxes |
|
2,741,276 |
|
|
250,550 |
|
|
|
4,730,143 |
|
|
|
1,475,450 |
|
|
Consulting fees |
|
57,000 |
|
|
46,813 |
|
|
|
302,561 |
|
|
|
130,813 |
|
|
Professional fees |
|
218,179 |
|
|
135,053 |
|
|
|
733,741 |
|
|
|
422,335 |
|
|
General and administrative |
|
240,367 |
|
|
106,464 |
|
|
|
551,672 |
|
|
|
465,783 |
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
7,599,481 |
|
|
1,982,798 |
|
|
|
14,190,547 |
|
|
|
5,424,338 |
|
|
Operating loss |
|
(4,955,871 |
) |
|
(1,705,746 |
) |
|
|
(9,833,104 |
) |
|
|
(4,239,111 |
) |
|
Other income (expenses) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain from extinguishment of debt |
|
- |
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
181,995 |
|
|
Other income (expenses) |
|
(915 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
|
113,476 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Foreign exchange loss |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(11,873 |
) |
|
Loss on conversion of note |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(364,833 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
Realized gain on sale of digital currencies |
|
- |
|
|
22,884 |
|
|
|
15,466 |
|
|
|
36,092 |
|
|
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
|
(290,937 |
) |
|
33,987 |
|
|
|
(309,588 |
) |
|
|
26,234 |
|
|
Change in fair value of mining payable |
|
- |
|
|
507,862 |
|
|
|
(66,547 |
) |
|
|
507,862 |
|
|
Interest income |
|
13,497 |
|
|
2,849 |
|
|
|
18,343 |
|
|
|
33,651 |
|
|
Interest expense |
|
- |
|
|
(14,552 |
) |
|
|
(20,984 |
) |
|
|
(51,915 |
) |
|
Total other (expenses) income |
|
(278,355 |
) |
|
553,830 |
|
|
|
(614,667 |
) |
|
|
722,046 |
|
|
Loss before income taxes |
$ |
(5,234,226 |
) |
$ |
(1,151,916 |
) |
|
$ |
(10,447,771 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,517,065 |
) |
|
Income tax expense |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Net loss |
$ |
(5,234,226 |
) |
$ |
(1,151,916 |
) |
|
$ |
(10,447,771 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,517,065 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share, basic and diluted: |
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
$ |
(0.17 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.53 |
) |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and
diluted: |
|
53,013,453 |
|
|
6,664,238 |
|
|
|
81,408,340 |
|
|
|
6,664,238 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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