CalEthos, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2022 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| ☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022 | |
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| For the transition period from __________ to __________ |
Commission File No. 000-50331
CalEthos, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 98-0371433 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
11753 Willard Avenue Tustin, California |
92782 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(714) 352-5315
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| ☐ | Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer |
| ☒ | Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company |
| ☐ | Emerging growth company |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☐ No ☒
As of August 12, 2022, there were outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1: Financial Statements
CalEthos, Inc.
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Index to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including in Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere herein, may address or relate to future events and expectations and, as such, constitutes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Statements which are not historical reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance, liquidity, financial condition, prospects and opportunities and are based upon information currently available to us and our management and their interpretation of what is believed to be significant factors affecting our business, including many assumptions regarding future events. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things:
| ● | our ability to implement our current stated business plans; | |
| ● | our ability to retain key members of our management team; | |
| ● | our future financing or acquisition plans and our ability to consummate any such transactions on favorable terms if at all; | |
| ● | our anticipated needs for working capital; and | |
| ● | our ability to establish a market for our common stock and operate as a public company. |
Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “scheduled,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” “seek,” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. Actual results, performance, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations, prospects and opportunities could differ materially and perhaps substantially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements as a result of various risks, uncertainties and other factors.
Readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.
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CalEthos, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of June 30, 2022 | As of December 31, 2021 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,401,000 | $ | 3,047,000 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | 3,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 2,404,000 | 3,054,000 | ||||||
| Other assets | 38,000 | |||||||
| Total assets | $ | 2,404,000 | $ | 3,092,000 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 425,000 | $ | 434,000 | ||||
| Notes payable | 86,000 | 111,000 | ||||||
| Convertible promissory notes, net | 4,158,000 | 3,087,000 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 4,669,000 | 3,632,000 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 6) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ deficit | ||||||||
| Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $, shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, par value $, shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding | ||||||||
| Common stock, par value $, shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding | 26,000 | 26,000 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 22,645,000 | 16,269,000 | ||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | (3,000 | ) | (2,000 | ) | ||||
| Stock subscription receivable | (2,000 | ) | (2,000 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (24,931,000 | ) | (16,831,000 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ deficit | (2,265,000 | ) | (540,000 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | 2,404,000 | $ | 3,092,000 | ||||
See accompanying notes to these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CalEthos, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 177,000 | 72,000 | 422,000 | 131,000 | ||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 3,206,000 | 561,000 | 6,376,000 | 575,000 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 31,000 | 3,000 | 35,000 | 5,000 | ||||||||||||
| Impairment loss | 154,000 | 154,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 3,568,000 | 636,000 | 6,987,000 | 711,000 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (3,568,000 | ) | (636,000 | ) | (6,987,000 | ) | (711,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Other expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Financing costs | (606,000 | ) | (22,000 | ) | (1,113,000 | ) | (39,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Total other expenses | (606,000 | ) | (22,000 | ) | (1,113,000 | ) | (39,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (4,174,000 | ) | (658,000 | ) | (8,100,000 | ) | (750,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | (4,174,000 | ) | (658,000 | ) | (8,100,000 | ) | (750,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income | 2,000 | (1,000 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (4,172,000 | ) | $ | (658,000 | ) | $ | (8,101,000 | ) | $ | (750,000 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | 25,995,621 | 17,468,785 | 25,995,621 | 17,052,285 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CalEthos, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
| Series A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible | Additional | Stock | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Paid-In | Subscription | Comprehensive | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Loss | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Receivable | Loss | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2022 | $ | $ | 25,995,621 | $ | 26,000 | $ | 16,269,000 | $ | (2,000 | ) | $ | (2,000 | ) | $ | (16,831,000 | ) | $ | (540,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation on restricted stock awards | – | – | – | 3,170,000 | 3,170,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation loss | – | – | – | (3,000 | ) | (3,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | – | (3,926,000 | ) | (3,926,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2022 | $ | $ | 25,995,621 | $ | 26,000 | $ | 19,439,000 | $ | (2,000 | ) | $ | (5,000 | ) | $ | (20,757,000 | ) | $ | (1,299,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation on restricted stock awards | – | – | – | 3,206,000 | 3,206,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation income | – | – | – | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | – | (4,174,000 | ) | (4,174,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2022 | $ | $ | 25,995,621 | $ | 26,000 | $ | 22,645,000 | $ | (2,000 | ) | $ | (3,000 | ) | $ | (24,931,000 | ) | $ | (2,265,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
| Series A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible | Additional | Stock | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Paid-In | Subscription | Comprehensive | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Receivable | Loss | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2021 | $ | $ | 16,634,951 | $ | 17,000 | $ | 8,744,000 | $ | (2,000 | ) | $ | $ | (10,082,000 | ) | $ | (1,323,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative fair value of warrants issued with convertible promissory note | – | – | – | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options issued for services | – | – | – | 52,000 | 52,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks issued from debt forgiveness | – | – | 75,000 | 98,000 | 98,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional capital from debt forgiveness | – | – | – | 68,000 | 68,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | – | (92,000 | ) | (92,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2021 | $ | $ | 16,709,951 | $ | 17,000 | $ | 8,965,000 | $ | (2,000 | ) | $ | $ | (10,174,000 | ) | $ | (1,194,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks returned | – | – | (3,674,330 | ) | (4,000 | ) | 4,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options issued for services | – | – | – | 561,000 | 561,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued on exercise for warrants | – | – | 1,435,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | – | (658,000 | ) | (658,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2021 | $ | $ | 14,470,621 | $ | 15,000 | $ | 9,530,000 | $ | (2,000 | ) | $ | $ | (10,832,000 | ) | $ | (1,289,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CalEthos, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,100,000 | ) | $ | (750,000 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | ||||||||
| Impairment of intangible and other assets | 154,000 | |||||||
| Amortization of convertible promissory note discounts | 1,071,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Fair value of equity based compensation | 6,376,000 | 575,000 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | (6,000 | ) | 2,000 | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (8,000 | ) | 23,000 | |||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (513,000 | ) | (143,000 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activity | ||||||||
| Other assets | (107,000 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activity | (107,000 | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from the issuance of convertible promissory notes | 50,000 | |||||||
| Proceeds from the issuance of notes payable | 99,000 | |||||||
| Proceeds from the exercise of warrants | 2,000 | |||||||
| Repayment of notes payable | (25,000 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (25,000 | ) | 151,000 | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (1,000 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash | (646,000 | ) | 8,000 | |||||
| Cash, beginning of period | 3,047,000 | |||||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | 2,401,000 | $ | 8,000 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities | ||||||||
| Relative fair value of warrants issued with convertible promissory notes | $ | $ | 3,000 | |||||
| Accrued equity compensation granted | $ | $ | 38,000 | |||||
| Common stock issued from forgiven debt | $ | $ | 98,000 | |||||
| Additional capital from forgiven debt | $ | $ | 68,000 | |||||
See accompanying notes to these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CalEthos, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
Note 1 – Organization and Accounting Policies
CalEthos, Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) was incorporated on March 20, 2002 under the laws of the State of Nevada.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s principal business had been the development of, with a plan to manufacture, high-performance computer systems that are scalable, upgradeable and cost effective for processing cryptocurrencies, tokens and blockchain-based transactions. The Company had also been developing a plan to build a clean-energy-powered, containerized, immersion-cooled data center that the Company would use for crypto-currency mining and to provide data center colocation services to other mining and enterprise customers. In addition, if other opportunities warranted, the Company planned to acquire assets and all or part of other companies operating in the high-density computing industry or to invest or joint venture with other more-established companies already in the industry that would add value to the Company’s business strategy.
In July 2022, due to the declining state of the bitcoin mining industry and market, the Company’s board of directors resolved to discontinue the development in South Korea of the Company’s 5 nanometer ASIC chip and containerized, immersion-cooled bitcoin mining computer system and to focus exclusively on developing the clean-energy-powered data center segment of its business strategy.
Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation
In October 2021, the Board of Directors authorized an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change the Company’s name to AIQ Blockchain, Inc. The name change has not yet been effected, and on July 2022, FINRA was notified that CalEthos was no longer changing its name or symbol and that the application was being withdrawn.
Incorporation of Korean entity
On November 5, 2021, AIQ System Inc. (“AIQ”) was incorporated in Seoul, Republic of Korea. AIQ is authorized to issue million shares of common stock. At the date of incorporation, shares were issued to the Company for Korean Won or approximately $89,000 for 100% ownership of AIQ.
AIQ is in the business of (1) developing and manufacturing computer chips and system, (2) importing and exporting semiconductors and electronic products, (3) wholesale and retail business of semiconductors and electronic products, and (4) any and all business activities incidental to the foregoing activities.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto are unaudited. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The June 30, 2022 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim six-months period ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. The results for the six months ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2022 or for any future period.
These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2021, included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022.
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Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company incurred a net loss of approximately $8,100,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and had an accumulated deficit of approximately $24,931,000 as of June 30, 2022. The Company has financed its activities principally through debt and equity financing and shareholder contributions. Management expects to incur additional losses and cash outflows in the foreseeable future in connection with its operating activities.
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been presented on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to those of other similar stage companies, including dependence on key individuals; successful development, marketing and branding of products; uncertainty of product development and generation of revenues; dependence on outside sources of financing; risks associated with research and development; dependence on third-party suppliers and collaborators; protection of intellectual property; and competition with larger, better-capitalized companies. Ultimately, the attainment of profitable operations is dependent on future events, including obtaining adequate financing to fund its operations and generating a level of revenues adequate to support the Company’s cost structure.
The Company will need to raise debt or equity financing in the future in order to continue its operations and achieve its growth targets. However, there can be no assurance that such financing will be available in sufficient amounts and on acceptable terms, when and if needed, or at all. The precise amount and timing of the funding needs cannot be determined accurately at this time, and will depend on a number of factors, including market demand for the Company’s products and services, the success of product development efforts, the timing of receipts for customer deposits, the management of working capital, and the continuation of normal payment terms and conditions for purchase of goods and services. The Company believes its cash balances and cash flow from operations will not be sufficient to fund its operations and growth for the next twelve months from the issuance date of these financial statements. If the Company is unable to substantially increase revenues, reduce expenditures, or otherwise generate cash flows from operations, then the Company will likely need to raise additional funding from investors or through other avenues to continue as a going concern.
COVID-19
The continuing COVID-19 global pandemic has caused significant disruption to the economy and financial markets globally, and the full extent of the potential impacts of COVID-19 are not yet known. Circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are complex, uncertain and rapidly evolving. The impact of COVID-19 has not been significant to the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity and capital resources. Although no material impairment or other effects have been identified to date, there is substantial uncertainty in the nature and degree of its continued effects over time. That uncertainty affects management’s accounting estimates and assumptions, which could result in greater variability in a variety of areas that depend on these estimates and assumptions as additional events and information become known. The Company will continue to consider the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business operations.
We use ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share” for calculating the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share. We compute basic earnings (loss) per share by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options and warrants and stock awards. For periods with a net loss, basic and diluted loss per share is the same, in that any potential common stock equivalents would have the effect of being anti-dilutive in the computation of net loss per share.
Securities that could potentially dilute loss per share in the future were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Common share equivalents amounted to and as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company’s management reviewed all recently issued accounting standard updates (“ASU’s”) not yet adopted by the Company and does not believe the future adoptions of any such ASU’s may be expected to cause a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial condition or the results of its operations.
Note 2 – Intangible and Other Assets
On December 23, 2021, AIQ entered into a Technology Development Agreement (the “Agreement”) with PICOCEL, Co., Ltd. (the “Contractor” or “PICOCEL”) to develop a FPGA based Bitcoin mining simulation system. The Agreement is expected to be completed within 6 weeks for a total contract price of 198,000,000 Korean Won (“KRW”) or approximately $167,000. Total payments made to PICOCEL as of June 30, 2022 amounted to approximately $69,000. On March 17, 2022, the Company and PICOCEL entered into a mutual agreement to cancel and terminate the Agreement. As of the date of the termination, PICOCEL has completed the first phase of the Agreement upon delivery of the SHA-256 code and FPGA board simulator resulting in a reclassification of deposits amounting to $69,000 under other assets to intangible assets as of June 30, 2022.
On April 5, 2022, AIQ entered into a Technology Development Agreement (the “Agreement”) with NNS, Co., Ltd. (the “Contractor” or “NNS”) to develop a FPGA based Bitcoin mining simulation system. The Agreement is expected to be completed within 9 weeks for a total contract price of 99,000,000 KRW, including 9,000,000 KRW VAT, or approximately $82,000. The payments are scheduled as follows:
| Amount | ||||||||
| USD | KRW | |||||||
| Within 5 days after signing the contract | $ | 41,000 | 49,500,000 | |||||
| Within 5 days after all conditions are met as stated in “Schedule B – Statement of Work” | 41,000 | 49,500,000 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 82,000 | 99,000,000 | |||||
Payment of 90,000,000 KRW or approximately $69,000 was made to NNS as of June 30, 2022 which is presented as other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Impairment
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Bitcoin market was in a constant decline, and since the ASIC chip being developed by AIQ was planned to be used for Bitcoin mining machines, management believes that there is an impairment indicator as of June 30, 2022. Management plans to discontinue the operations of AIQ subsequent to June 30, 2022 and no more future cash flows are expected from AIQ. See Note 8 – Subsequent Events for more details.
Indicators of impairment include significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in our use of the assets or in our business strategy, loss of or changes in customer relationships and significant negative industry or economic trends. When indications of impairment arise for a particular asset or group of assets, we assess the future recoverability of the carrying value of the asset (or asset group) based on an undiscounted cash flow analysis. If the carrying value exceeds projected, net, undiscounted cash flows, an additional analysis is performed to determine the asset’ (or asset group), typically a discounted cashflow analysis, and an impairment charge is recorded for the excess of carrying value over fair value.
As of June 30, 2022, intangibles and other assets were fully impaired. Impairment loss amounted to $154,000, inclusive of a $12,000 impairment of prepaid VAT related to the services provided by PICOCEL and NNS.
The table below summarizes the impairment loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022:
| Amount | VAT | Total | ||||||||||
| PICOCEL | $ | 69,000 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 74,000 | ||||||
| NNS | 69,000 | 5,000 | 74,000 | |||||||||
| Total | 138,000 | 10,000 | 148,000 | |||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss | 4,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | |||||||||
| Impairment loss | $ | 142,000 | $ | 12,000 | $ | 154,000 | ||||||
Note 3 – Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
The following table summarizes the Company’s accounts payable and accrued expense balances as of the dates indicated:
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 267,000 | $ | 221,000 | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 1,000 | 99,000 | ||||||
| Accrued interest | 157,000 | 114,000 | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 425,000 | $ | 434,000 | ||||
Accrued Interest
The following table presents the details of accrued interest as of the dates indicated:
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Notes payable | $ | 15,000 | $ | 9,000 | ||||
| Convertible promissory notes | 142,000 | 105,000 | ||||||
| Balance, end of the year | $ | 157,000 | $ | 114,000 | ||||
Note 4 – Notes Payable
The table below summarizes the transactions as of the dates indicated:
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Balance, beginning of the year | $ | 111,000 | $ | 11,000 | ||||
| Additions | 150,000 | |||||||
| Payments | (25,000 | ) | (50,000 | ) | ||||
| Balance, end of the year | $ | 86,000 | $ | 111,000 | ||||
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On July 7, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $11,000. The note is noninterest bearing. The principal is due on or before March 11, 2022. During any event of default under the note, the interest rate shall increase to 10% per annum. Events of default include failure to pay principal or interest, breach of covenants, breach of representations and warranties, borrower’s assignment of substantial part of its property or business, any money judgment, writ, or similar process shall be entered or filed against the borrower or any subsidiary of the borrower or any of its properties or other assets for more than $100,000, bankruptcy, liquidation of business, and cessation of operations. The principal amount outstanding under this note was $11,000 as of June 30, 2022. Interest accrued as of June 30, 2022 is $2,000.
On January 11, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $15,000. The interest on this note shall accrue beginning from the date of issuance, at an interest rate of 8% per annum. The principal and any accrued interest are payable on or before March 11, 2022. During any event of default under the note, the interest rate shall increase to 10% per annum. Events of default include failure to pay principal or interest, breach of covenants, breach of representations and warranties, borrower’s assignment of substantial part of its property or business, any money judgment, writ, or similar process shall be entered or filed against the borrower or any subsidiary of the borrower or any of its properties or other assets for more than $100,000, bankruptcy, liquidation of business, and cessation of operations. The principal and the accrued interest amounting to $15,000 and $1,000, respectively, was settled on October 27, 2021.
On February 19, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $25,000. The interest on the unpaid principal balance accrues at a rate of 10% per annum. The principal and any accrued interest shall be paid in a single installment on or before February 19, 2022. If the Company fails to pay the balance of this note in full on the due date or fails to make any payment due within 15 days of the due date, any unpaid principal shall accrue interest at the rate of 15% per annum during the default (default interest). Events of default include failure to make any payment including accrued interest when due, voluntary, or involuntary petition of bankruptcy, appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee or similar party to take possession of the Company’s assets or property, or assignment made by the Company for the benefit of creditors. The principal amount was settled in full on January 25, 2022.
On April 5, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $9,000. The interest on the unpaid principal balance accrues at a rate of 8% per annum. If the Company fails to pay the balance of this note in full on the date or fails to make any payments due within 15 days of the due date, any unpaid principal shall accrue interest at the rate of 8% per annum during the default. Events of default include failure to make any payment including accrued interest when due, voluntary, or involuntary petition of bankruptcy, appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee or similar party to take possession of the Company’s assets or property, or assignment made by the Company for the benefit of creditors. The principal and accrued interest under this note was settled on September 16, 2021.
On April 22, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $50,000. The interest on the unpaid principal balance accrues at a rate of 10% per annum. The principal and any accrued interest shall be paid in a single installment on or before April 22, 2022. If the Company fails to pay the balance of this note in full on the date or fails to make any payments due within 15 days of the due date, any unpaid principal shall accrue interest at the rate of 15% per annum during the default. Events of default include failure to make any payment including accrued interest when due, voluntary, or involuntary petition of bankruptcy, appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee or similar party to take possession of the Company’s assets or property, or assignment made by the Company for the benefit of creditors. The principal amount outstanding under this note was $50,000 as of June 30, 2022. Interest accrued as of June 30, 2022 is $7,000.
On July 1, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $25,000. The interest on the unpaid principal balance accrues at a rate of 10% per annum. The principal and any accrued interest shall be paid in a single installment on or before July 1, 2022. If the Company fails to pay the balance of this note in full on the date or fails to make any payments due within 15 days of the due date, any unpaid principal shall accrue interest at the rate of 15% per annum during the default (default interest). Events of default include failure to make any payment including accrued interest when due, voluntary, or involuntary petition of bankruptcy, appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee or similar party to take possession of the Company’s assets or property, or assignment made by the Company for the benefit of creditors. The principal amount outstanding under this note was $25,000 as of June 30, 2022. Interest accrued as of June 30, 2022 is $2,000.
On July 12, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $5,000. The interest on the unpaid principal balance accrues at a rate of 8% per annum. The principal and any accrued interest shall be paid in a single installment on or before October 12, 2021. The principal amount of this note was settled on September 16, 2021.
On August 10, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $7,000. The interest on the unpaid principal balance accrues at a rate of 8% per annum. The principal and any accrued interest shall be paid in a single installment on or before November 10, 2021.The principal amount of this note was settled on September 16, 2021.
In August 2021, the Company issued four promissory notes to a single lender in the aggregate principal amount of $14,000. The interest on the unpaid principal balance of these notes accrues at a rate of 8% per annum. The principal for each note shall be paid in a single installment during November 2021. If the Company fails to pay the balance of these notes in full on the date or fails to make any payments due within 15 days of the due date, any unpaid principal shall accrue interest at the rate of 8% per annum during the default. Events of default include failure to make any payment including accrued interest when due, voluntary, or involuntary petition of bankruptcy, appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, or similar party to take possession of the Company’s assets or property, or assignment made by the Company for the benefit of creditors. The principal amount outstanding under these notes was $13,500 as of September 30, 2021. The principal and the accrued interest aggregating to $14,000 was settled in October 2021.
Interest expense on notes payable amounted to $6,000 and $3,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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Note 5 – Convertible Promissory Notes
In 2021, the Company issued two convertible promissory notes amounting to $55,000 and $3,850,000 (the “Notes”), respectively. The total aggregate proceeds were $3,550,000 due to a $355,000 aggregate original issue discount. The Notes are non-interest bearing with the principal due and payable on March 1, 2022 and August 31, 2022, respectively. Any amount of unpaid principal on the date of maturity will accrue interest at rate of 10% per annum (default interest). Interest accrued as of June 30, 2022 is $2,000. The principal amount and all accrued interest are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, as of the date of issuance, at a rate of $1.00 and $1.25 per share (“Conversion Rate”), respectively. The Conversion Rate is adjustable if, at any time when any principal amount of the Notes remains unpaid or unconverted, the Company issues or sells any shares of the Company’s common stock for no consideration or for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith), which is less than the Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such shares of common stock (a “Dilutive Issuance”). Immediately upon a Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Rate will be reduced to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Company in such Dilutive Issuance. Events of default include failure to issue conversion shares, the occurrence of a breach or default under any other agreement, any money judgment, writ, or similar process entered or filed against the Company or any of its property or other assets for more than $100,000, bankruptcy filing, application for the appointment of a custodian, trustee or receiver, insolvency, the Company’s common stock delisted, or dissolution, winding up, or termination of the business of the Company.
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company issued to the purchasers of the Notes stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 1,567,500 shares of the Company’s common stock for a purchase price of $1.50 to $1.87 per share, subject to adjustments. The Warrants were valued using the Black Scholes option pricing model for a total fair value of $3,004,000 based on a -year term, volatility of % to %, a risk-free equivalent yield of % to %, and stock price ranging from $ to $.
In accordance with ASC 470 - Debt, the Company has allocated the cash proceeds amounts of the Notes among the Notes, the Warrants and the conversion feature. The relative fair value of the Warrants issued amounted to approximately $1,690,000 and the beneficial conversion amounted to $0, which amounts are being amortized and expensed over the term of the Notes.
The Company determined that the conversion feature of the Notes would not be an embedded feature to be bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative in accordance with ASC 815-15 Derivatives and Hedging.
Financing cost recognized for the amortization of debt discount was approximately $1,071,000 and $7,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The convertible promissory notes consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Principal | ||||||||
| Balance, beginning of year | $ | 4,613,000 | $ | 708,000 | ||||
| Additions | 3,905,000 | |||||||
| Balance, end of year | 4,613,000 | 4,613,000 | ||||||
| Discount | ||||||||
| Balance, beginning of year | 1,526,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Additions | 2,045,000 | |||||||
| Amortization | (1,071,000 | ) | (524,000 | ) | ||||
| Balance, end of year | 455,000 | 1,526,000 | ||||||
| Net carrying amount | $ | 4,158,000 | $ | 3,087,000 | ||||
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Effective interest rate used to amortize the debt discount for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 ranges from 4.76% to 64.60%. The unamortized debt discounts will be amortized within one year as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Principal | $ | 4,613,000 | $ | 4,613,000 | ||||
| Interest | 142,000 | 105,000 | ||||||
| Total | 4,755,000 | 4,718,000 | ||||||
| Conversion price per share | 1.00 – 1.25 | 1.00 – 1.25 | ||||||
| Potential future share | 3,984,307 | 3,947,394 | ||||||
Interest expense on default convertible promissory notes amounted to $37,000 and $30,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Note 6 – Commitments and contingencies
Litigation
From time to time, the Company may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In addition, the Company may receive letters alleging infringement of patent or other intellectual property rights. The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings, nor is the Company aware of any pending or threatened litigation that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results, cash flows or financial condition should such litigation be resolved unfavorably, except as follows.
On January 3, 2022, a complaint was filed against our company in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles titled Michael Sekula v. CalEthos Inc, Michael Campbell and Does 1-25 (Case No. 22STCV00121) for, among other matters, failure to pay wages, fraud and other wage-related claims. In the complaint, the plaintiff claims he worked under a consulting agreement as Vice President of Brand Management of our company and was to be paid $4,000 per month and to receive an option to purchase shares of our common stock that was to vest quarterly over the term of the agreement. In the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that, on or around March 27, 2020, we ceased paying the plaintiff despite the plaintiff’s continuing efforts on behalf of our company and that we agreed to continue to accrue his monthly retainer amount until such time that we received at least $100,000 in funding. Plaintiff further alleges that he continued to work for our company for 38 additional weeks in reliance on our promise of payment. The plaintiff claims that our refusal to make the promised payments amounts to violations of the California labor laws and seeks damages in excess of $450,000.
On June 9, 2022, a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release was reached by the parties whereby as full consideration for the plaintiff’s execution of and compliance with the agreement and plaintiff’s release of all claims against the defendants, the Company agreed to pay a gross settlement amount of $90,000. Such payment was made on June 23, 2022.
Note 7 – Stockholders Deficit
Common Stock
In January 2021, the Company’s President and a member of the Board of Directors, resigned as an officer and director of the Company (“Termination Agreement”). Part of the Termination Agreement stipulates the return of shares of the Company’s common stock (“Cancelled Shares”). The Cancelled Shares were returned and cancelled on April 20, 2021.
In March 2021, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO’) agreed to forgive approximately $68,000 due to him, which was treated as contributed paid in capital.
In March 2021, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer agreed to reduce the amounts due to him from approximately $128,000 to $30,000. For the reduction of $98,000, the Company will issue shares of common stock. The remaining liability of $30,000 will be paid in cash.
Restricted Common Stock Awards
On August 17, 2021, the Company entered into Restricted Share Award Agreements (the “Award Agreements”) with two consultants pursuant to which the Company issued to the consultants shares of common stock of the Company in exchange for their future services. The Awards have an initial term of one year, which shall be automatically renewed on a year-to-year basis unless either party gives a written notice of termination. The two consultants who entered into these agreements include:
| 1) | A consultant who was granted restricted share awards. | |
| 2) | An entity, which is owned by the Company’s CEO and majority shareholder, was granted restricted share awards. |
The Company’s management has accounted for the Award Grants as restricted stock compensation in accordance with ASC 718 – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires the Company to estimate the service period over which the compensation cost will be recognized. Management has estimated that the first two development phases will be completed within 15 months and the Foundry Mask will be completed within 6 months for a total of 21 months service period. Compensation cost will be recognized ratably over 21 months and in the same manner had the Company paid in cash. The estimated service period will be adjusted for changes in actual and expected completion dates. Any such change will be recognized prospectively, and the remaining deferred compensation will be recognized over the remaining service period.
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As of June 30, 2022, a total of shares were issued to the consultants. The value was $ per share on the date of issuance (“Grant Date”) for an aggregate fair value of $22,195,000
The stock-based award compensation was recorded as an increase in deferred compensation expense, common stock, and additional paid-in capital in the Company’s books at the time of the grant.
| Shares | Deferred compensation | |||||||
| Grant date fair value | 11,500,000 | $ | 22,195,000 | |||||
| Accretion | (11,168,000 | ) | ||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2022 | 11,500,000 | $ | 11,027,000 | |||||
Stock based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 amounted to $ and $, respectively. Stock based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 amounted to $ and $, respectively.
Warrants Expired
As of June 30, 2022, a total of warrants expired.
Note 8 – Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date when the financial statements were issued to determine if they must be reported. The management of the Company determined the following reportable events:
On July 25, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company resolved to discontinue the development of the Company’s 5 nanometer ASIC chip and bitcoin mining machines, to close its South Korean subsidiary, AIQ Systems, Inc., and to pursue other opportunities to provide solutions for the high-density computing industry, including the development of a clean-energy-powered, containerized, immersion-cooled data center.
On July 27, 2022, the Company sent Hyuncheol (Peter) Kim, the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, a letter notifying him that the Company’s Board of Directors had resolved to discontinue the Company’s 5 nanometer ASIC chip and bitcoin mining machine project and that his consulting agreement will terminate at the end of August 2022. Restricted shares issued in connection with the consulting agreement will also be cancelled.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the financial statements and related notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth herein and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements.”
Plan of Operations
As of the filing of this Report, it is our plan to continue our focus on building a large-scale, clean-energy powered, containerized, immersion-cooled data center operation that will provide wholesale colocation services to high-density computing, enterprise customers. While it was originally part of our strategy to build such a facility for our own utilization with the bitcoin mining systems that we planned to manufacture and use for our own bitcoin mining operations, going forward, our operating plan is to focus only on developing and building clean-energy powered, containerized, immersion-cooled data centers for enterprise customers. To this end, we are currently negotiating the acquisition of up to 1,000 acres of land in Southern California on which we plan to initially build a 100-megawatt (MW) clean-energy powered, containerized, immersion-cooled data center. Our strategy is to have the data center operations powered by a direct off-grid connection to 100% clean-energy sources and a substation for connectivity to the local utility’s electrical grid for back-up and to use for transmitting any excess electricity to other potential clean-energy customers.
Once our negotiations for land and power purchase agreements are completed, we intend to complete a land use plan and environmental impact report that will be submitted to authorities for approval and for permits to start construction. We expect, based on all related factors, that a submittable plan, which will include civil engineering, data center and infrastructure design, a construction schedule, and preliminary environmental reports, will take approximately six months to complete. Once submitted to the appropriate governmental departments and agencies for approval, it is expected that it could take another 12 months or more before we receive the required permits for construction, and that the construction could take another 6 months or more to complete depending on supply chain issues at the time for data center, electrical and communication connectivity components of the data center build.
As we move through the development process to build a clean-energy powered, containerized, immersion-cooled data center, we will continue to refine and finalize the courses of action needed to implement our business plan and operations. As a result, management has not fully determined our actual short-term or long-term capital requirements, which management expects to be substantial.
It is anticipated that we will incur significant expenses in the implementation of our business plan as described herein, and that we will require substantial financing to complete the development of a submittable land use plan and the construction of the planned data center operations. A failure to obtain this necessary capital when required on acceptable terms, or at all, could force us to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our development plans, any commercialization efforts and any other operations. We may not be able to secure financing on favorable terms, or at all, to meet our future capital needs. In addition, even if we are able to obtain sufficient funding to commence our business operations, we may need to pursue additional financing in the future to make expenditures and/or investments to support the growth of our business. In addition, we may require additional capital to pursue our business objectives and respond to new competitive pressures, pay extraordinary expenses or fund our growth, including through acquisitions. Additional funding, however, may not be available when required on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when it is required, our ability to commence and grow our proposed business operations, to support our business and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited.
We currently have only limited capital with which to pay these anticipated expenses. To fund our business plan going forward, we intend to raise funds from investors by issuing common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities.
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Results of Operations
The table summarizes the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30:
For the Three Months Ended June 30, | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 177,000 | 72,000 | 422,000 | 131,000 | ||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 3,206,000 | 561,000 | 6,376,000 | 575,000 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 31,000 | 3,000 | 35,000 | 5,000 | ||||||||||||
| Impairment loss | 154,000 | - | 154,000 | - | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 3,568,000 | 636,000 | 6,987,000 | 711,000 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (3,568,000 | ) | (636,000 | ) | (6, 987,000 | ) | (711,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Other expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Financing costs | (606,000 | ) | (22,000 | ) | (1,113,000 | ) | (39,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Total other expenses | (606,000 | ) | (22,000 | ) | (1,113,000 | ) | (39,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (4,174,000 | ) | (658,000 | ) | (8,100,000 | ) | (750,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (4,174,000 | ) | $ | (658,000 | ) | $ | (8,100,000 | ) | $ | (750,000 | ) | ||||
Revenues
The Company had no revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.
Expenses
Operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $6,987,000, compared to $711,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase of $6,276,000 or 883% pertains primarily to (1) the accretion of stock-based compensation related to the restricted stock awards issued two consultants totaling to $6,376,000 in relation to their services (2) and accretion of $90,000 for settling a legal case.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were as follows:
Working Deficit
| June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Current assets | $ | 2,404,000 | $ | 3,054,000 | ||||
| Current liabilities | 4,669,000 | 3,632,000 | ||||||
| Working deficit | $ | (2,265,000 | ) | $ | (578,000 | ) | ||
At June 30, 2022, the Company had cash of approximately $2,401,000 and prepaid expenses of approximately $3,000. Working deficit increased by approximately $1,687,000 from December 31, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
Cash Flows
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (513,000 | ) | $ | (143,000 | ) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (107,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (25,000 | ) | 151,000 | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes | (1,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Increase (decrease) in Cash during the Period | (646,000 | ) | 8,000 | |||||
| Cash, Beginning of Period | 3,047,000 | - | ||||||
| Cash, End of Period | $ | 2,401,000 | $ | 8,000 | ||||
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Cash flows used in operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities increased by $370,000 or 259% during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021 due to (1) stock based compensation expense, (2) amortization of convertible promissory note discounts and, (3) impairment loss.
Cash flows used in investing activity
Net cash used in investing activity increased by $107,000 or 100% during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021 due to payments for design and development work for the Company’s ASIC chip which was discontinued subsequent to June 30, 2022.
Cash flows used in financing activities
The Company had net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2022 due to $25,000 repayment of notes payable. Conversely, it had net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2021 mainly due to proceeds from convertible promissory notes and notes payable amounting to $50,000 and $99,000, respectively.
Capital Requirements
The Company estimates that it will require up to $2 million of its current cash for expenses and operating costs to complete the development of a comprehensive plan for its planned clean-energy powered, containerized, immersion-cooled data center operation. Once the plans are approved for construction by the requisite authorities, the Company estimates the initial phase of its planned data center operation will cost approximately $52 million to build.
Past the plan development phase, the Company will need to raise capital in order to build its planned operations and achieve its growth targets, which the company plans to raise from investors by issuing common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities. However, there can be no assurance that such financings will be available in sufficient amounts and on acceptable terms when it’s needed. The precise amount and timing of the funding needs cannot be determined accurately at this time, and will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to the condition of the capital market, investor interest in our business plan, demand for the Company’s services by enterprise customers, the timing of approvals from authorities to start construction, the management of working capital, and reasonable payment terms and conditions for purchase of goods and services we will need to build our data center operation.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures of our company. Although these estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events and actions that our company may undertake in the future, actual results may differ from such estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary from the formation date. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Foreign Currency Translation
The financial statements of our foreign subsidiary, for which the functional currency is the local currency, are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at the consolidated balance sheet date for assets and liabilities and a weighted-average exchange rate during the year for revenue, expenses, gains and losses. Translation adjustments are recorded as other comprehensive income (loss) within shareholders’ equity (deficit). Gains or losses from foreign currency transactions are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.
Debt and Debt Discounts
In accordance with ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options, the Company first allocates the cash proceeds of the notes between the notes and the warrants on a relative fair value basis, secondly, proceeds are then allocated to the conversion feature.
The Company accounts for debt discounts originating in connection with conversion features that remain embedded in the related notes in accordance with ASC 470-20. These costs are classified on the consolidated balance sheet as a direct deduction from the debt liability. The Company amortizes these costs over the term of its debt agreements as financing cost in the consolidated statement of operations.
Stock-Based Compensation
We account for our stock-based compensation under ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation” using the fair value based method. Under this method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period. This guidance establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges it equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments.
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We use the fair value method for equity instruments granted to non-employees and use the BSM model for measuring the fair value of options. The stock based fair value compensation is determined as of the date of the grant (measurement date) and is recognized over the vesting periods.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company’s management reviewed all recently issued accounting standard updates (“ASU’s”) not yet adopted by the Company and does not believe the future adoptions of any such ASU’s may be expected to cause a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial condition or the results of its operations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2022, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Not required under Regulation S-K for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our “Certifying Officers”), conducted evaluations of our disclosure controls and procedures. As defined under Sections 13a - 15(e) and 15d - 15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the term “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including the Certifying Officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Based on their evaluation, the Certifying Officers concluded that, as of June 30, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
The material weakness related to internal control over financial reporting that was identified at June 30, 2022 was that we did not have sufficient personnel staffing in our accounting and financial reporting department. As a result, we were not able to achieve adequate segregation of duties and were not able to provide for adequate review of the financial statements.
This control deficiency could result in a reasonable possibility that material misstatements of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. However, our management believes that the material weakness identified does not result in the restatement of any previously reported financial statements or any other related financial disclosure, and management does not believe that the material weakness had any effect on the accuracy of our financial statements included as part of this Quarterly Report.
We will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and are committed to taking action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Internal Controls
Readers are cautioned that our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will necessarily prevent all fraud and material error. An internal control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our control have been detected. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any control design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The pending legal proceedings as discussed in Item 3 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 were settled during the six months ended June 30, 2022. See Note 6 of the notes to the unaudited financial statements included in this report for a description of those proceedings and the resolution thereof.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We are a small reporting company, as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, and are not required to provide the information under this item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Sales of Unregistered Securities
There have been no sales of unregistered securities within the period covered by this report that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 701 of Regulation S-K.
Repurchases of Shares or of Company Equity Securities
None.
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None
Item 6. Exhibits
The following documents are filed as a part of this report or incorporated herein by reference:
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 12, 2022 | CalEthos, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Michael Campbell | |
| Name: | Michael Campbell | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: | /s/ Dean S Skupen | |
| Name: | Dean S Skupen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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