Company Boosts Balance Sheet, Optimizes Operations
ALBANY, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Soluna Holdings, Inc. (“SHI” or the “Company”), (NASDAQ: SLNH), the parent company of Soluna Computing, Inc. (“SCI”), a developer of green data centers for Bitcoin mining and other intensive computing applications, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.
John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna Holdings, said, “Our progress executing the 3-step plan I shared in my letter to shareholders in the first half of the year has resulted in a stronger balance sheet and improved cash flows. This sets us up for continued growth in the second half of 2023 as we complete our transition focused on monetizing our sites through hosting and joint ventures. I am proud of our operating teams and thankful for our investors’ continued support.”
Finance and Operational Highlights:
The cash balance as of June 30, 2023, was $7.5 million compared to $1.1 million as of December 31, 2022. This is driven by new project-level investments, operational execution, and expense management measures implemented in the first half of the year.
The Company is still on track to deploy a record 2 EH/s across all sites by the end of the summer. Project Dorothy 1A and Project Sophie are now fully deployed with three hosting customers.
As of August 14, 2023, Project Dorothy 1B is completing construction and the Company has energized more than 11 MW of the buildings dedicated to the Proprietary Mining Joint Venture with Navitas Global.
The Company completed its tender of equipment purchase, with 8,378 machines purchased for a total of 868 PH/s of hashrate with an average efficiency of 29.9 J/TH, and at a cost of $11.25 $/TH inclusive of all fees, import, and taxes, $10.59 $/TH excluding taxes. Machine deployment at Project Dorothy 1B continues with more than 5,760 deployed to date.
More than 19,500 machines have been deployed across all three data centers as of August 14, 2023.
The Company averaged $30/MWh for energy costs even during the recent heat waves in Texas and Kentucky. The average efficiency across all the machines at the sites is less than 30 J/TH.
As described in the Company’s Earnings Power Illustration on June 21, 2023, the combined revenue potential for Project Dorothy 1A, Project Dorothy 1B, and Project Sophie is $37.5 million on an annualized basis.
Prospective investors visited Project Dorothy with an interest to finance up to 50 MW of Project Dorothy 2. Project Kati, Soluna’s new 166 MW data center, continues its development process, completing the first of three required ERCOT interconnection studies in the planning phase. The company has also advanced legal agreements with its power partner at Project Kati.
Financial Summary:
Key financial results for the second quarter include:
- The Company’s balance sheet and liquidity continued to strengthen. Its current ratio, which measures liquidity, improved to 1.4 from 0.2 at the end of 2022 resulting from the combination of new project-level investments and declining operating losses. Working capital improved to $6.1 million as of June 30, 2023, a $30.7 million increase, versus a negative $24.6 million for the period ended June 30, 2022.
- Total revenue in the second quarter of 2023 decreased by 76% to $2.1 million compared to $8.7 million in the second quarter of 2022. The decrease is primarily attributable to the decommissioning of Project Marie negatively impacting both proprietary mining and hosting revenues and the transition of Project Sophie from proprietary mining to primarily hosting during the second quarter of 2023.
- General and Administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by 15% to $4.1 million in the second quarter of 2023, as compared to $4.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to cost reductions related to salaries and benefits, reduced consulting and professional fees, offset in part by an increase in investor relations costs.
- Stock compensation expense during the second quarter of 2023 was $2.2 million versus $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2022.
- Net loss from continuing operations improved to $9.3 million in the second quarter of 2023 from $14.1 million in the second quarter of 2022.
The unaudited financial statements are available online.
Safe Harbor Statement
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About Soluna Holdings, Inc (SLNH)
Soluna Holdings, Inc. is the leading developer of green data centers that convert excess renewable energy into global computing resources. Soluna builds modular, scalable data centers for computing intensive, batchable applications such as Bitcoin mining, AI, and machine learning. Soluna provides a cost-effective alternative to battery storage or transmission lines. Soluna uses technology and intentional design to solve complex, real-world challenges. Up to 30% of the power of renewable energy projects can go to waste. Soluna’s data centers enable clean electricity asset owners to ‘Sell. Every. Megawatt.’
Soluna Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands, except per share)
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Current Assets: | ||||||
| Cash | $ | 7,464 | $ | 1,136 | ||
| Restricted cash | 1,780 | 685 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 1,537 | 320 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,417 | 1,326 | ||||
| Deposits and credits on equipment | 9,091 | 1,175 | ||||
| Equipment held for sale | 1,379 | 295 | ||||
| Total Current Assets | 22,668 | 4,937 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 1,000 | – | ||||
| Other assets | 2,958 | 1,150 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 37,760 | 42,209 | ||||
| Intangible assets, net | 31,735 | 36,432 | ||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 526 | 233 | ||||
| Total Assets | $ | 96,647 | $ | 84,961 | ||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||
| Current Liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,150 | $ | 3,548 | ||
| Accrued liabilities | 4,099 | 2,721 | ||||
| Line of credit | – | 350 | ||||
| Convertible notes payable | – | 11,737 | ||||
| Current portion of debt | 8,087 | 10,546 | ||||
| Deferred revenue | 985 | 453 | ||||
| Operating lease liability | 207 | 161 | ||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 16,528 | 29,516 | ||||
| Other liabilities | 1,497 | 203 | ||||
| Long-term debt | 1,174 | – | ||||
| Convertible notes payable | 10,710 | – | ||||
| Operating lease liability | 325 | 84 | ||||
| Deferred tax liability, net | 7,792 | 8,886 | ||||
| Total Liabilities | 38,026 | 38,689 | ||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10) | ||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity: | ||||||
| 9.0% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, $25.00 liquidation preference; authorized 6,040,000; 3,061,245 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, authorized 187,500; 62,500 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | — | — | ||||
| Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized 75,000,000; 30,764,463 shares issued and 29,745,947 shared outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and 19,712,722 shares issued and 18,694,206 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022 | 31 | 20 | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 284,136 | 277,410 | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (237,606) | (221,769) | ||||
| Common stock in treasury, at cost, 1,018,516 shares at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | (13,798) | (13,798) | ||||
| Total Soluna Holdings, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity | 32,766 | 41,866 | ||||
| Non-Controlling Interest | 25,855 | 4,406 | ||||
| Total Stockholders’ Equity | 58,621 | 46,272 | ||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | $ | 96,647 | $ | 84,961 | ||
Soluna Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
(Dollars in thousands, except per share)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Cryptocurrency mining revenue | $ | 915 | $ | 7,497 | $ | 3,711 | $ | 15,309 | ||||
| Data hosting revenue | 1,153 | 1,179 | 1,439 | 2,683 | ||||||||
| Total revenue | 2,068 | 8,676 | 5,150 | 17,992 | ||||||||
| Operating costs: | ||||||||||||
| Cost of cryptocurrency mining revenue, exclusive of depreciation | 1,160 | 3,596 | 3,410 | 6,992 | ||||||||
| Cost of data hosting revenue, exclusive of depreciation | 759 | 975 | 1,031 | 2,114 | ||||||||
| Costs of revenue- depreciation | 539 | 5,538 | 1,164 | 9,862 | ||||||||
| Total costs of revenue | 2,458 | 10,109 | 5,605 | 18,968 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | 4,136 | 4,873 | 8,496 | 9,755 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization associated with general and administrative expenses | 2,379 | 2,376 | 4,756 | 4,749 | ||||||||
| Total general and administrative expenses | 6,515 | 7,249 | 13,252 | 14,504 | ||||||||
| Impairment on fixed assets | 169 | 750 | 377 | 750 | ||||||||
| Operating loss | (7,074) | (9,432) | (14,084) | (16,230) | ||||||||
| Interest expense | (439) | (3,305) | (1,814) | (6,185) | ||||||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment and revaluation, net | (2,054) | – | (1,581) | – | ||||||||
| Gain (loss) on sale of fixed assets | 48 | (1,618) | (30) | (1,618) | ||||||||
| Other expense, net | (285) | – | (273) | – | ||||||||
| Loss before income taxes from continuing operations | (9,804) | (14,355) | (17,782) | (24,033) | ||||||||
| Income tax benefit from continuing operations | 547 | 251 | 1,093 | 797 | ||||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | (9,257) | (14,104) | (16,689) | (23,236) | ||||||||
| Income before income taxes from discontinued operations | – | 7,477 | – | 7,702 | ||||||||
| Income tax benefit from discontinued operations | – | 70 | – | 70 | ||||||||
| Net income from discontinued operations | – | 7,547 | – | 7,772 | ||||||||
| Net loss | (9,257) | (6,557) | (16,689) | (15,464) | ||||||||
| (Less) Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | 482 | – | 852 | – | ||||||||
| Net loss attributable to Soluna Holdings, Inc. | $ | (8,775) | $ | (6,557) | $ | (15,837) | $ | (15,464) | ||||
| Basic and Diluted (loss) earnings per common share: | ||||||||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations per share (Basic & Diluted) | $ | (0.34) | $ | (1.11) | $ | (0.69) | $ | (1.82) | ||||
| Net income from discontinued operations per share (Basic & Diluted) | $ | – | $ | 0.54 | $ | – | $ | 0.56 | ||||
| Basic & Diluted loss per share | $ | (0.34) | $ | (0.57) | $ | (0.69) | $ | (1.26) | ||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding (Basic and Diluted) | 28,150,557 | 14,048,253 | 24,903,975 | 13,958,437 | ||||||||
Soluna Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Operating Activities | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (16,689) | $ | (15,464) | ||
| Net income from discontinued operations | – | (7,772) | ||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | (16,689) | (23,236) | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: | ||||||
| Depreciation expense | 1,179 | 9,871 | ||||
| Amortization expense | 4,741 | 4,740 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation | 3,060 | 1,952 | ||||
| Consultant stock compensation | 51 | 67 | ||||
| Deferred income taxes | (1,094) | (797) | ||||
| Impairment on fixed assets | 377 | 750 | ||||
| Amortization of operating lease asset | 116 | 100 | ||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment and revaluation, net | 1,581 | – | ||||
| Amortization on deferred financing costs and discount on notes | 739 | 5,353 | ||||
| Loss on sale of fixed assets | 30 | 1,618 | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | (924) | (157) | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (101) | (393) | ||||
| Other long-term assets | (308) | 56 | ||||
| Accounts payable | 696 | 1,882 | ||||
| Deferred revenue | 532 | (9) | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities | (111) | (98) | ||||
| Other liabilities | 1,294 | – | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 995 | 64 | ||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (3,836) | 1,763 | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities- discontinued operations | – | 328 | ||||
| Investing Activities | ||||||
| Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | (2,895) | (52,618) | ||||
| Purchases of intangible assets | (44) | (79) | ||||
| Proceeds from disposal on property, plant, and equipment | 1,286 | 465 | ||||
| Deposits and credits on equipment, net | (7,916) | 1,603 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (9,569) | (50,629) | ||||
| Net cash provided by investing activities- discontinued operations | – | 9,025 | ||||
| Financing Activities | ||||||
| Proceeds from preferred offerings | – | 11,657 | ||||
| Proceeds from common stock securities purchase agreement offering | 43 | – | ||||
| Proceeds from notes and debt issuance | 2,900 | 29,736 | ||||
| Costs of preferred offering | – | (1,904) | ||||
| Costs of common stock securities purchase agreement offering | (4) | – | ||||
| Costs and payments of notes and short-term debt issuance | (175) | (1,743) | ||||
| Cash dividend distribution on preferred stock | – | (2,131) | ||||
| Payments on NYDIG loans and line of credit | (350) | (2,590) | ||||
| Contributions from non-controlling interest | 19,414 | – | ||||
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | – | 77 | ||||
| Proceeds from common stock warrant exercises | – | 779 | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 21,828 | 33,881 | ||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash & restricted cash-continuing operations | 8,423 | (14,985) | ||||
| Increase in cash & restricted cash- discontinued operations | – | 9,353 | ||||
| Cash & restricted cash – beginning of period | 1,821 | 10,258 | ||||
| Cash & restricted cash – end of period | $ | 10,244 | $ | 4,626 | ||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information | ||||||
| Noncash equipment financing | – | 4,620 | ||||
| Interest paid on NYDIG loans and line of credit | 6 | 770 | ||||
| Noncash disposal of NYDIG collateralized equipment | 3,388 | – | ||||
| Proceed receivable from sale of MTI Instruments | – | 205 | ||||
| Notes converted to common stock | 1,794 | 1,342 | ||||
| Warrant consideration in relation to promissory notes and convertible notes | 1,330 | 5,317 | ||||
| Promissory note and interest conversion to common shares | 845 | 15,236 | ||||
| Registration fees in prepaids and accounts payable | – | (58) | ||||
| Noncash non-controlling interest contributions | 2,887 | – | ||||
| Series B preferred dividend in accrued expense | 383 | – | ||||
| Noncash activity right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | 397 | 13 | ||||
