Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (NASDAQ:
SDIG) (“Stronghold”, or the “Company”) today reported
preliminary unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended
March 31, 2024:
First Quarter 2024 Financial
Performance
Stronghold generated an estimated $27.5 million
of revenue, an estimated $5.8 million of GAAP Net Income, and an
estimated $8.7 million of adjusted EBITDA1 during the first quarter
of 2024. Revenue comprised an estimated $26.7 million from
cryptocurrency mining, an estimated $0.7 million from the sale of
energy, and an estimated $0.1 million of other revenue during the
quarter. The period featured two extremes: improving Bitcoin mining
economics from January through March and depressed PJM power prices
to end the winter in January and February. In addition to the
improved Bitcoin mining economics experienced during the first
quarter, Stronghold’s improved operational execution in the first
quarter led to improved hash rate utilization compared to prior
quarters.
Conference Call
Stronghold has scheduled its first quarter 2024
earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 11:00 a.m. Eastern
Time to discuss its operations and financial results from the first
quarter ended March 31, 2024. A press release detailing these
results will be issued before the market opens on the same day.
Stronghold management will provide prepared
remarks, followed by a question-and-answer period.
A live webcast of the call will be available on
the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at
ir.strongholddigitalmining.com. To access the call by phone, please
use the following link Stronghold Digital Mining First Quarter 2024
Earnings Call. After registering, an email will be sent, including
dial-in details and a unique conference call access code required
to join the live call. To ensure you are connected prior to the
beginning of the call, please register a minimum of 15 minutes
before the start of the call.
A replay will be available on the Company's
Investor Relations website shortly after the event at
ir.strongholddigitalmining.com.
Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Financial Measures
This press release contains certain non-GAAP
financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, as a measure of our
operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial
measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted by
the removal of one-time transaction costs, non-recurring expenses,
realized gains and losses on the sale of long-term assets, expenses
related to stock-based compensation, gains or losses on derivative
contracts, gain or losses on extinguishment of debt, commissions on
the sale of ash, or changes in the fair value of warrant
liabilities in the period presented. See reconciliation below.
Our board of directors and management team use
Adjusted EBITDA to assess our financial performance because they
believe it allows them to compare our operating performance on a
consistent basis across periods by removing the effects of our
capital structure (such as varying levels of interest expense and
income), asset base (such as depreciation, amortization,
impairment, and realized gains and losses on the sale of long-term
assets) and other items (such as one-time transaction costs,
expenses related to stock-based compensation, and gains and losses
on derivative contracts) that impact the comparability of financial
results from period to period. We present Adjusted EBITDA because
we believe it provides useful information regarding the factors and
trends affecting our business in addition to measures calculated
under GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure presented in
accordance with GAAP. We believe that the presentation of this
non-GAAP financial measure will provide useful information to
investors and analysts in assessing our financial performance and
results of operations across reporting periods by excluding items
we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance.
Net income (loss) is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to
Adjusted EBITDA. Our non-GAAP financial measure should not be
considered an alternative to the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measure. You are encouraged to evaluate each of these
adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate for
supplemental analysis. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be
aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as
or similar to some of the adjustments in such presentation. Our
presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an
inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or
non-recurring items. There can be no assurance that we will not
modify the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA in the future, and any
such modifications may be material. Adjusted EBITDA has important
limitations as an analytical tool. You should not consider Adjusted
EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results
as reported under GAAP, and it should be read in conjunction with
the financial statements contained in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Because Adjusted EBITDA may be
defined differently by other companies in our industry, our
definition of this non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable
to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby
diminishing its utility.
Preliminary Non-GAAP
Reconciliations:
A reconciliation of the Company’s net income
(loss), the closest GAAP measure, to Adjusted EBITDA is presented
in the following table:
|
Three Months Ended |
(in thousands) |
March 31, 2024 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
Net Income (Loss)—GAAP |
$ |
5,842 |
|
|
$ |
(46,661 |
) |
Plus: |
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
2,263 |
|
|
|
2,384 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
9,515 |
|
|
|
7,723 |
|
Loss on debt extinguishment |
|
- |
|
|
|
28,961 |
|
Impairments on digital currencies |
|
- |
|
|
|
71 |
|
Non-recurring expenses1 |
|
837 |
|
|
|
682 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
1,939 |
|
|
|
2,449 |
|
Loss on disposal of fixed assets |
|
- |
|
|
|
91 |
|
Realized gain on sale of miner assets |
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Realized gain on sale of digital currencies2 |
|
- |
|
|
|
(327 |
) |
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
(11,678 |
) |
|
|
715 |
|
Accretion of asset retirement obligation |
|
14 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA—Non-GAAP |
$ |
8,696 |
|
|
$ |
(3,898 |
) |
|
|
|
|
1 Includes the
following non-recurring expenses: One-time legal fees,
out-of-the-ordinary major repairs and upgrades to the power plant,
and other one-time items.2 As previously disclosed, the Company
adopted ASU 2023-08 effective January 1, 2024, using a modified
retrospective transition method, with a cumulative-effect
adjustment of approximately $0.1 million recorded to the opening
balance of retained earnings. For 2024 and beyond, in conjunction
with this accounting change, realized gains and losses on the sale
of digital currencies will no longer be excluded from Adjusted
EBITDA. Following the adoption of ASU 2023-08, realized gains (net
of realized losses) on the sale of digital currencies were
approximately $0.6 million and unrealized gains (net of unrealized
losses) on digital currencies were insignificant for the three
months ended March 31, 2024. |
|
About Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.
Stronghold is a vertically integrated Bitcoin
mining company with an emphasis on environmentally beneficial
operations. Stronghold houses its miners at its wholly owned and
operated Scrubgrass Plant and Panther Creek Plant, both of which
are low-cost, environmentally beneficial coal refuse power
generation facilities in Pennsylvania.
Investor Contact:Matt Glover or
Alex KovtunGateway Group,
Inc.SDIG@gateway-grp.com1-949-574-3860
Media Contact:
contact@strongholddigitalmining.com
Forward Looking Statements:
The information, financial projections and other
estimates contained herein contain “forward-looking statements” as
that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including, but not limited to statements regarding the anticipated
performance of the Company and its assets. Such projections and
estimates are as to future events and are not to be viewed as
facts, and reflect various assumptions of management of the Company
concerning the future performance of the Company and are subject to
significant business, financial, economic, operating, competitive
and other risks and uncertainties and contingencies (many of which
are difficult to predict and beyond the control of the Company)
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
statements and information included herein. Forward-looking
statements concern future circumstances and results and other
statements that are not historical facts and are sometimes
identified by the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,”
“intend,” “expect,” “endeavor,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,”
“overestimate,” “underestimate,” “believe,” “could,” “project,”
“predict,” “continue,” “target” or other similar words or
expressions. Forward-looking statements are based upon current
plans, estimates and expectations that are subject to risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. Forward-looking statements may
include statements about various risks and uncertainties, including
those described under the heading "Risk Factors" as detailed from
time to time in Stronghold’s reports filed with the SEC, including
Stronghold’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 8, 2024,
periodic quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form
8-K and other documents filed with the SEC. Such risk and
uncertainties are not exclusive. Any forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date of this communication. The Company does
not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information or development,
future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these
forward-looking statements. Additionally, descriptions herein of
market conditions and opportunities are presented for informational
purposes only; there can be no assurance that such conditions will
actually occur or result in positive returns. Recipients of this
communication should make their own investigations and evaluations
of any information referenced herein.
1 See preliminary non-GAAP reconciliations.
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