Tingo Group, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2023 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, 2023

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-35850

TINGO GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		27-0016420
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

28 West Grand Avenue, Suite 3, Montvale, NJ		07645
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

	(201) 225-0190
	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share		TIO		Nasdaq Capital Market

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, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth 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 to 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 30, 2023, there were 205,219,048 issued and outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.	1

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	29

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.	42

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures.	42

	PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings.	43

Item 1A.	Risk Factors.	43

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.	43

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities.	43

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures.	43

Item 5.	Other Information.	43

Item 6.	Exhibits.	44

SIGNATURES		45

EXHIBIT INDEX

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(USD In Thousands, Except Share and Par Value Data)

	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	53,195	$	500,316
Trade accounts receivable, net		366,022		11,541
Inventories		142		-
Related party receivables		8,812		13,491
Other current assets		153,979		5,828
Total current assets		582,150		531,176

Property and equipment, net		591,282		855,125
Intangible assets, net		292,801		185,407
Goodwill		211,849		101,247
Right of use assets under operating lease		1,400		2,260
Long-term deposit and other non-current assets		463		514
Deferred tax assets		3,549		3,661
Restricted cash escrow		1,379		2,233
Micronet Ltd. equity method investment		315		735
Total long-term assets		1,103,038		1,151,182

Total assets	$	1,685,188	$	1,682,358

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(USD In Thousands, Except Share and Par Value Data)

	June 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND EQUITY

Short-term loan	$	165		$	460
Trade accounts payable		149,483			11,092
Deposit held on behalf of clients		1,493			2,528
Related party payables		25,606			57,506
Current operating lease liability		834			1,215
Other current liabilities		112,865			192,594
Total current liabilities		290,446			265,395

Long-term loan		-			377
Long-term operating lease liability		507			905
Promissory note		207,912			-
Deferred tax liabilities		108,974			89,597
Other long-term liability		644			-
Accrued severance pay		47			50
Total long-term liabilities		318,084			90,929

Commitment and Contingencies (Note 11)		-			-

Temporary equity
Series B preferred stock subject to redemption: $0.001 par value, 33,687.21 shares authorized and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.		553,035			553,035

Stockholders’ Equity:
Series A preferred stock: $0.001 par value, 2,604.28 shares authorized and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		3			3
Common stock: $0.001 par value, 750,000,000 shares authorized, 164,968,599 and 157,599,882 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively		165			158
Additional paid-in capital		893,471			889,579
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(520,627	)		4,367
Accumulated earnings (deficit)		149,785			(123,463	)
Tingo Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity		522,797			770,644

Non-controlling interest		826			2,355

Total stockholders’ equity		523,623			772,999

Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders’ equity	$	1,685,188		$	1,682,358

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(USD In Thousands, Except Share and Earnings Per Share Data)

	For the six months ended June 30,						For the three months ended June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022

Revenues	$	1,828,414		$	21,521		$	977,169		$	11,958
Cost of revenues		1,095,544			18,183			631,153			9,885
Gross profit		732,870			3,338			346,016			2,073

Operating expenses:
Research and development		696			941			333			346
Selling and marketing		174,207			3,552			89,139			1,035
General and administrative		53,043			20,991			23,416			13,665
Amortization of intangible assets		23,763			1,594			12,644			797
Loss from deconsolidation of subsidiaries		3,333			-			3,333			-
Impairment of long-term assets and goodwill		35,438			-			35,438			-
Total operating expenses		290,480			27,078			164,303			15,843

Profit (loss) from operations		442,390			(23,740	)		181,713			(13,770	)
Other income (loss), net		(363	)		838			(788	)		683
Financial income (expenses), net		(21,377	)		(1,089	)		(22,821	)		(1,167	)
Profit (loss) before provision for income taxes		420,650			(23,991	)		158,104			(14,254	)
Income tax expenses (benefit)		147,695			(1,081	)		61,781			(5	)

Net profit (loss) after provision for income taxes		272,955			(22,910	)		96,323			(14,249	)
Loss from equity investment		(420	)		(371	)		(212	)		(187	)
Net profit (loss)		272,535			(23,281	)		96,111			(14,436	)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(713	)		(258	)		(397	)		(99	)

Net profit (loss) attributable to Tingo Group, Inc.	$	273,248		$	(23,023	)	$	96,508		$	(14,337	)

Profit (loss) per share attributable to Tingo Group, Inc.:
Basic profit (loss) per share	$	1.68		$	(0.18	)	$	0.59		$	(0.11	)
Diluted profit (loss) per share	$	0.52		$	(0.18	)	$	0.18		$	(0.11	)

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		162,764,178			124,455,921			164,199,357			126,431,864
Diluted		525,786,518			124,455,921			527,222,097			126,431,864

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(USD In Thousands)

	For the six months ended June 30,						For the three months ended June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022

Net profit (loss)	$	272,535		$	(23,281	)	$	96,111		$	(14,436	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Currency translation adjustment		(525,139	)		565			(489,183	)		648
Total comprehensive loss		(252,604	)		(22,716	)		(393,072	)		(13,788	)
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling stockholders		(858	)		(231	)		(385	)		(18	)
Comprehensive loss attributable to Tingo Group, Inc.	$	(251,746	)	$	(22,485	)	$	(392,687	)	$	(13,770	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TEMPORARY EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(USD In Thousands, Except Numbers of Shares)

	Series B preferred stock subject to redemption				Series A preferred stock				Common Stock				Additional Paid-in			Accumulated Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Non- controlling			Total Stockholders’
	Amount		Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Shares		Capital			(Deficit)			Income (Loss)			Interest			Equity
Balance, December 31, 2022	$	553,035		33,687	$	3		2,604	$	158		157,599,882	$	889,579		$	(123,463	)	$	4,367		$	2,355		$	772,999
Shares issued to service providers and employees		-		-		-		-		6		6,437,500		7,687			-			-			-			7,693
Stock based compensation		-		-		-		-		-		-		54			-			-			-			54
Net profit (loss)		-		-		-		-		-		-		-			273,248			-			(713	)		272,535
Repurchase of warrants		-		-		-		-		-		-		(6,548	)		-			-			-			(6,548	)
Exercising of warrants		-		-		-		-		1		931,217		2,699			-			-			-			2,700
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries		-		-		-		-		-		-		-			-			-			(671	)		(671	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		-		-		-		-		-		-		-			-			(524,994	)		(145	)		(525,139	)
Balance, June 30, 2023	$	553,035		33,687	$	3		2,604	$	165		164,968,599	$	893,471		$	149,785		$	(520,627	)	$	826		$	523,623

	Series B preferred stock subject to redemption				Series A preferred stock				Common Stock				Additional Paid-in			Accumulated Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Non- controlling			Total Stockholders’
	Amount		Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Shares		Capital			(Deficit)			Income (Loss)			Interest			Equity
Balance, March 31, 2023	$	553,035		33,687	$	3		2,604	$	164		163,727,382	$	896,398		$	53,277		$	(31,432	)	$	1,882		$	920,292
Shares issued to service providers and employees		-		-		-		-		-		310,000		898			-			-			-			898
Stock based compensation		-		-		-		-		-		-		24			-			-			-			24
Net profit (loss)		-		-		-		-		-		-		-			96,508			-			(397	)		96,111
Warrants repurchase agreements		-		-		-		-		-		-		(6,548	)		-			-			-			(6,548	)
Exercising of warrants		-		-		-		-		1		931,217		2,699			-			-			-			2,700
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries		-		-		-		-		-		-		-			-			-			(671	)		(671	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		-		-		-		-		-		-		-			-			(489,195	)		12			(489,183	)
Balance, June 30, 2023	$	553,035		33,687	$	3		2,604	$	165		164,968,599	$	893,471		$	149,785		$	(520,627	)	$	826		$	523,623

	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Accumulated			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Non- controlling			Total Stockholders’
	Amount		Shares		Capital		Deficit			Income (Loss)			Interest			Equity
Balance, December 31, 2021	$	122		122,435,576	$	220,786	$	(76,394	)	$	(414	)	$	3,622		$	147,722
Shares issued to service providers and employees		7		7,130,631		3,817		-			-			-			3,824
Stock based compensation		-		-		235		-			-			-			235
Net loss		-		-		-		(23,023	)		-			(258	)		(23,281	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		-		-		-		-			538			27			565
Balance, June 30, 2022	$	129		129,566,207	$	224,838	$	(99,417	)	$	124		$	3,391		$	129,065

	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Accumulated			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Non- controlling			Total Stockholders’
	Amount		Shares		Capital		Deficit			Income (Loss)			Interest			Equity
Balance, March 31, 2022	$	122		122,435,576	$	220,911	$	(85,080	)	$	(443	)	$	3,409		$	138,919
Shares issued to service providers and employees		7		7,130,631		3,817		-			-			-			3,824
Stock based compensation		-		-		110		-			-			-			110
Net loss		-		-		-		(14,337	)		-			(99	)		(14,436	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		-		-		-		-			567			81			648
Balance, June 30, 2022	$	129		129,566,207	$	224,838	$	(99,417	)	$	124		$	3,391		$	129,065

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(USD In Thousands)

	For the six months ended June 30,
	2023			2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net profit (loss)	$	272,535		$	(23,281	)

Adjustments to reconcile net profit (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Impairment of long-term assets		15,650			-
Impairment of goodwill		19,788			-
Loss from deconsolidation of subsidiaries		3,333			-
Loss from equity investment		420			371
Depreciation and amortization		213,257			1,709
Provision for doubtful accounts		84			80
Issuance of shares for service providers and employees		7,693			3,824
Stock-based compensation		54			235
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Deferred taxes, net		(9,688	)		(1,174	)
Long-term deposit and other non-current assets		48			369
Right of use assets		859			338
Lease liabilities		(780	)		(264	)
Due to related party		(683	)		494
Promissory note		3,912			-
Trade accounts receivable, net		(163,694	)		5,774
Inventories		(142	)		-
Other current assets		(146,630	)		1,048
Trade accounts payable		(55,518	)		(6,137	)
Deposit held on behalf of client		(1,035	)		(1,622	)
Other current liabilities		(90,569	)		1,692
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		68,894			(16,544	)

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(USD In Thousands)

	For the six months ended June 30,
	2023			2022
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Advances and purchases of property and equipment		(434,365	)		(104	)
Acquisition of Tingo Foods (Appendix A)		56,849			-
Receipt of loan from related party (Micronet)		-			534
Loan to Tingo pursuant to the merger agreement		-			(3,000	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(377,516	)		(2,570	)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of short-term loan		(154	)		(736	)
Repayment of loan from related party		(9,831	)		-
Repurchase of warrants		(6,548	)		-
Proceeds from Common shares issued for warrant exercises		2,700			-
Net cash used in financing activities		(13,833	)		(736	)

TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH		(125,520	)		445

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH		(447,975	)		(19,405	)

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period		502,549			99,036

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period	$	54,574		$	79,631

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Amount paid during the period for:

Interest	$	19		$	5
Taxes	$	174,152		$	254

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalent and restricted cash reported within the statement of financial position that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the statement of cash flows:

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	53,195	$	77,332
Restricted cash at end of the period		1,379		2,299
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period	$	54,574	$	79,631

Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities

Appendix A: Acquisition of Tingo Foods

	February 9, 2023
Net working capital	$	14,772
Property and equipment		(12,235	)
Intangible assets		(147,774	)
Goodwill		(46,246	)
Deferred tax liabilities		44,332
Promissory note		204,000
Net cash provided by acquisition	$	56,849

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Overview

Tingo Group, Inc. (“Tingo Group”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”) was formed as a Delaware corporation on January 31, 2002 under the name Lapis Technologies, Inc. On March 14, 2013, we changed our corporate name to Micronet Enertec Technologies, Inc. On July 13, 2018, following the sale of our former subsidiary, Enertec Systems Ltd., we changed our name to MICT, Inc. On February 27, 2023, following the merger transaction with Tingo Mobile Limited (“Tingo Mobile”), we changed our name to Tingo Group, Inc. Our shares have been listed for trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) since April 29, 2013 and trade under the symbol “TIO”.

The Company is a holding company conducting financial technology business, agri-fintech and food business through its subsidiaries and entities, both wholly-owned and controlled through various variable interest entity (“VIE entities”, together with the Company, the “Group”) arrangements (“VIE”), which are located mainly in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The Group’s business has changed materially since December 1, 2022, following the completion of two material acquisitions of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods PLC (“Tingo Foods”), the details of which are described below under “Acquisition of Tingo Mobile” and “Acquisition of Tingo Foods”, respectively.

As of June 30, 2023, we operate in five segments and following the recent launch of TingoPay we will be operating in six segments (i) verticals and technology, comprised of our operations in China where we operate our insurance brokerage business (“Verticals and Technology”); (ii) online stock trading, primarily comprised of the operation of Magpie Securities Limited (“Magpie”) through which we operate the online stock trading business, primarily out of Hong Kong and Singapore (“Online Stock Trading”); (iii) comprehensive platform service, which includes the operations of Tingo Mobile described below (“Comprehensive Platform Service”); (iv) food processing, where crops and raw foods are purchased by Tingo Foods, before being processed into finished food products, through arrangements with third party rice mills, cashew processing plants, and other food processing companies, and sold to large food distributor and wholesaler companies (Tingo Foods was purchased by the Company in February 2023) (“Food Processing”); (v) export and commodity trading, where both agricultural commodities and processed foods are exported and traded on a global basis through Tingo DMCC, which operates from the Dubai Multi Commodity Centre (the “DMCC”) (“Export and Commodity Trading”); and (vi) Consumer Super App, digital payment services and merchant services, which in partnership with Visa operates the TingoPay Super App (currently in a beta version) offering retail customers a range of services, including but not limited to online payments in their domestic or foreign currencies, as well as the ability to manage their Visa cards, pay bills, arrange insurance, arrange loans and purchase mobile telephone top-ups. TingoPay also offers businesses a range of Visa powered merchant services.

As further discussed in Note 5 the Company decided to exit its operations of one of its VIEs (as explained below). The Company is reconsidering its focus areas. As part of the reconsideration the Company considering the exit of other operations in China and subsequent to the balance sheet date decided on the cessation and abandonment of the operations of Magpie.

Since July 1, 2020, as a result of the Company’s acquisition of GFH Intermediate Holdings Ltd (“GFHI ”) (the “GFHI Acquisition”) the Group has been operating in the financial technology sector. GFHI is a financial technology company with a marketplace in China, as well as the wider southeast Asia area and other parts of the world and is currently in the process of building various platforms for business opportunities in different verticals and technology segments to capitalize on such technology and business, including the Company’s recent acquisitions of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods. The Company plans to increase its capabilities and its technological platforms through acquisition and licensing technologies to support its growth efforts, particularly in the agri-fintech, payment services, digital marketplace and financial services sectors.

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

Acquisition of Tingo Mobile

Overview. On December 1, 2022, the Company acquired Tingo Mobile, an agri-fintech business based in Nigeria, from Tingo Inc., a Nevada corporation (“TMNA”).

Consideration Provided. As consideration for Tingo Mobile, we issued to TMNA 25,783,675 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), which is equal to 19.9% of our outstanding Common Stock, calculated as of the closing date of the Merger (the “Common Consideration Shares”) and two series of convertible preferred shares – Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”).

Key Terms of Series A Preferred Stock. On July 27, 2023, as part of the consideration paid by the Company to TMNA at the closing of the Merger, the Company issued 2,604.28 shares of Series A Preferred Stock which are convertible into 26,042,808 shares of Common Stock equal to approximately 20.1% of the total issued and outstanding Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the Merger. The Company held a special meeting of stockholders on June 7, 2023, during which shareholder approval was received for the conversion of the 2,604.28 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 26,042,808 shares of Common Stock.

Key Terms of Series B Preferred Stock. Upon approval by Nasdaq of the change of control of the company and upon the approval of our stockholders, the Series B Preferred Stock will convert into 35.0% of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock, calculated as of the closing date of the Merger, giving TMNA an aggregate ownership of 75.0% of our outstanding Common Stock, if both the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock are converted in full. If such shareholder or Nasdaq approval is not obtained by June 30, 2023, TMNA will have the right to cause us to redeem all of the Series B Preferred Stock for (x) $666,666,667 or (y) an amount of common stock of TGH equivalent in value to $666,666,667.

On July 5, 2023, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement with the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock under the terms of which the Series B holder agreed not to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock or take any other action in connection with the Series B Preferred Stock until September 30, 2023.

Loan to TMNA. In connection with the Merger Agreement, we also loaned $23.7 million to TMNA. The loan bears interest at 5.0% per annum and matures on May 10, 2024.

Acquisition of Tingo Foods

On February 9, 2023, the Company and MICT Fintech Ltd., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Tingo Group Fintech”) purchased from Dozy Mmobuosi 100% of the ordinary shares of Tingo Foods (the “Acquisition”). Mr. Mmobuosi is the majority shareholder and Chief Executive Officer of TMNA.

Tingo Foods started its operational business in September 2022, since which time its food processing activities have been conducted through arrangements with third party rice mills, cashew processing plants and other food processing companies, and the finished food products are sold to large food distributor and wholesaler companies.

As consideration for the Acquisition, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Mmobuosi, a purchase price equal to the cost value of Tingo Foods’ stock, which will be satisfied by the issuance of a secured promissory note (“Promissory Note”) in the amount of US$204,000 and certain undertakings and obligations of the Company. The Promissory Note is for a term of two years with an interest rate of 5%. MICT Fintech agreed to certain covenants with respect to its ability to incur additional debt or create additional liens. The Acquisition will not result in any new issuance of our Common Stock nor of any instruments convertible into shares of the Company.

The parties additionally agreed that Mr. Mmobuosi, as the owner of the real property on which the business of Tingo Foods is located and operates, to finance and complete construction of the building, and for the Company and Tingo Foods to fit out the building and premises, including the installation of mechanized equipment, for the specialized operations of a large food processing facility. Lastly, Mr. Mmobuosi will also provide the Company and Tingo Foods with a long-term lease with respect to the real property.

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)

We currently conduct our insurance broker business in China using VIEs. The Company consolidates certain VIEs for which it is the primary beneficiary. VIEs consist of certain operating entities not wholly owned by the Company.

The assets and liabilities of the Company’s VIEs prior to intercompany adjustments included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022 are as follows:

	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalent	$	157	$	3,690
Trade accounts receivable, net		69		6,823
Related party receivables		1,932		2,001
Other current assets		177		2,278
Total current assets		2,335		14,792

Property and equipment, net		37		176
Intangible assets, net		3		5,712
Long-term deposit and other non-current assets		-		48
Right of use assets under operating lease		101		711
Restricted cash escrow		690		1,479
Deferred tax assets		822		793
Total long-term assets		1,653		8,919

Total assets	$	3,988	$	23,711

Current liabilities:
Short-term loan	$	-	$	286
Trade accounts payable		91		4,817
Related party payables		3,822		4,002
Current operating lease liability		100		230
Other current liabilities		28		4,515
Total current liabilities		4,041		13,850

Long-term liabilities:
Long-term loan		-		377
Long-term operating lease liability		-		257
Deferred tax liabilities		-		224
Total long-term liabilities		-		858

Total liabilities	$	4,041	$	14,708

Net revenues, profit (loss) from operations and net profit (loss) of the VIEs that were included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022 are as follows:

	For the six months Ended		For the six months Ended			For the three months Ended		For the three months Ended
	June 30,		June 30,			June 30,		June 30,
	2023		2022			2023		2022

Net revenues	$	30,285	$	19,593		$	11,649	$	10,729
Profit (loss) from operations	$	295	$	(2,321	)	$	1,102	$	(137	)
Net profit (loss)	$	273	$	(1,504	)	$	618	$	68

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Interim Financial Statements

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments except as otherwise discussed). For further information, reference is made to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Operating results for the three and six months periods ended June 30, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023.

Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are identical to those applied in the preparation of the latest annual financial statements, except for revenue recognition policy presented below.

Recent Accounting Standards

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s condensed financial statements.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, the initial and recurring valuation of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed through acquisitions, goodwill and its impairment, allowance for credit losses, impairment of long-lived and intangible assets and contingencies. These estimates are made and evaluated on an on-going basis using information that is currently available as well as various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Functional currency and Exchange Rate Income (Loss)

The functional currency of our foreign entities is their local currency. For these foreign entities, we translate their financial statements into U.S. dollars using average exchange rates for the period for statements of operations amounts and using end-of-period exchange rates for assets and liabilities. We record these translation adjustments in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of stockholders’ equity, in our consolidated balance sheets. Exchange gains and losses resulting from the conversion of transaction currency to functional currency are charged or credited to other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax.

The exchange rate used for conversion balance sheet and statements of operations data from Nigerian Naira and Renminbi (“RMB”) to USD is presented below:

Currency	For the six months ended June 30, 2023 average		USD exchange rate as of June 30, 2023		USD exchange rate as of December 31, 2022
Naira		481.977		770.38		448.55
RMB		6.928		7.2513		6.8972

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

Revenue Recognition

The Company follows ASC 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and recognizes revenue when it transfers the control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.

The Company’s revenues from Tingo Mobile’s comprehensive platform service are recognized upon transfer of control of promised products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products or services. The Company offers customers the ability to lease the phones on one-year terms, and purchase data and calls, as well as use of the NWASSA platform. As part of these contracts, the Company records revenue from the lease on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company also records depreciation expense on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the phones, which is estimated by management at three years.

The Company exercised judgement in determining the accounting policies related to these transactions, including the following:

●

Determination of whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together, such as phone leases and purchase of data.

●

Determination of stand-alone selling prices for each distinct performance obligation and for products and services that are not sold separately.

●

The pattern of delivery (i.e., timing of when revenue is recognized) for each distinct performance obligation.

●

Estimation of variable consideration when determining the amount of revenue to recognize (i.e., separate items on NWASSA platform)

Tingo Foods is a diversified food processing company, which uses domestic inputs purchased from farmers across Nigeria and processes them into finished foods. Since the commencement of its operations in September 2022, the food processing activities of Tingo Foods have been conducted through arrangements with third party rice mills, cashew processing plants and other food processing companies, and the finished food products are sold to large food distributor and wholesaler companies.

In 2023, we launched our global commodities trading platform and export business (“Tingo DMCC”) from DMCC, which is regarded as the Free Trade Zone and a major global commodity trading center, to facilitate purchases and export of agricultural commodities from both its existing customer base and new customers. Tingo DMCC exports agricultural produce, including rice, wheat, millet and maize.

The Company’s revenues from Tingo Foods and Tingo DMCC are recognized when control over the finished goods transfers to its customers, which generally occurs upon shipment to, or receipt at, customers’ locations, as determined by the specific terms of the contract. These revenue arrangements generally have single performance obligations.

The arrangements are free from variable consideration and consideration payable to our customers, including applicable discounts, returns, allowances, trade promotion, unsaleable product, consumer coupon redemption and rebates. Amounts billed and due from our customers are classified as receivables and require payment on a short-term basis; therefore, the Company does not have any significant financing components.

The Company records revenues from Tingo Foods and Tingo DMCC on a gross basis because the Company controls the products before they are transferred to the customers determined on the basis that: (1) the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling its promise to deliver the specified products to customers; (2) the Company has inventory risk before the specified products are transferred to a customers, and (3) the Company has discretion in establishing the price for the specified products.

The Company’s revenues from the insurance segment are generated from providing insurance brokerage services or insurance agency services on behalf of insurance carriers.

Our performance obligation to the insurance carrier is satisfied and commission revenue is recognized at a point in time when an insurance policy becomes effective. The Company provides customers with information regarding services and commission charge from the customers on a monthly basis. Performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time when the requested information is delivered to the customer.

In accordance with ASC 606-10-55, Revenue Recognition: Principal Agent Considerations, the Company reports revenue on a gross or net basis based on management’s assessment of whether the Company acts as a principal or agent in the transaction. To the extent the Company acts as the principal, revenue is reported on a gross basis. To the extent the Company acts as the agent, revenue is reported on a net basis. The determination of whether the Company act as a principal or an agent in a transaction is based on an evaluation of whether the Company controls the good or service prior to transfer to the customer.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

The Company reports its insurance revenue net of amounts due to the insurance companies as the Company is not the primary obligor in the relevant arrangements, the Company does not finalize the pricing, and does not bear any risk related to the insurance policies.

The Company’s revenues from the Online Stock Trading platform are generated from stock trading commission income. Commission revenue is recognized at a point in time when transfer of control occurs. Trade execution performance obligation generally occurs on the trade date because that is when the underlying financial instrument (for a purchase or for a sale) is identified, and the pricing is agreed upon.

NOTE 3 — TINGO MOBILE TRANSACTION

Tingo Mobile, Purchase Price Allocation

The table set forth below summarizes the estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and resulting goodwill. During the measurement period, which is up to one year from the acquisition date, we may adjust provisional amounts that were recognized at the acquisition date to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date.

In addition, the following table summarizes the allocation of the preliminary purchase price as of the acquisition date:

Total Merger consideration (1)	$	1,215,241
Total purchase consideration	$	1,215,241
Less:
Net working capital	$	170,327
Property and equipment		760,661
Intangible – farmer cooperative		24,893
Intangible – trade names and trademarks		54,576
Intangible – software		90,030
Deferred tax liability (2)		(50,849	)
	$	1,049,638
Goodwill (3)	$	165,603

(1)

The $1,215,241 value of the Merger consideration transferred was determined in accordance with ASC 820 and ASC 805. ASC 820 requires that fair value to maximize objective evidence and be determined using assumptions that a market participant would use, and when level 1 inputs exist, it should be used unless determined to be not representative. That would have meant using the unadjusted Tingo Group quoted price at the time of completion of the Transaction. The Company is of the opinion however, that the market value per share price as quoted on Nasdaq is not representative of the fair value and should not be used to determine the merger consideration. Using market value per share of Tingo Group would have led to a significant bargain purchase gain and an internal rate of return that was not reasonable as well as other valuation anomalies that it created. Hence, and in accordance with ASC 805-30-30-5, the Company reassessed the determination of the consideration transferred and determined that the use of the quoted price of Tingo, Inc’s share price on the OTC at market close is more appropriate in determining the consideration fair value.

(2)	Represents the income tax effect of the difference between the accounting and income tax bases of the identified intangible assets, using an assumed statutory income tax rate of 30%.

(3)	The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

Tingo Group’s net revenues and net profit are presented if the acquisition date of Tingo Mobile had occurred at the beginning of the previous comparable period.

	For the six months ended		For the six months ended		For the three months ended		For the three months ended
	June 30,		June 30,		June 30,		June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Revenues	$	1,828,414	$	547,263	$	977,169	$	280,643

Net profit attributable to Tingo Group, Inc	$	273,248	$	82,180	$	96,508	$	58,117

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

Note 4 — Tingo Foods PLC Purchase Price Allocation

The table set forth below summarizes the estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and resulting goodwill. In addition, the following table summarizes the allocation of the preliminary purchase price as of the acquisition date. The amounts are provisional and will be adjusted during the measurement period, and additional assets or liabilities may be recognized to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the amounts recognized as of that date.

Total Merger consideration (1)	$	204,000
Total purchase consideration	$	204,000
Less:
Net working capital	$	42,077
Property and equipment		12,235
Intangible – Customer Relationships		125,677
Intangible – trade names and trade marks		22,097
Deferred tax liability (2)		(44,332	)
	$	157,754
Goodwill (3)	$	46,246

(1)

The $204,000 value of the Merger Consideration transferred as the Promissory Note. The Promissory Note is for a term of two years with an interest rate of 5% per annum. The interest rate on the Promissory Note is reasonably reflective of a market-participant rate. MICT Fintech agreed to certain covenants in connection with the Promissory Note, including with regard to its ability to incur additional debt or create additional liens. The Acquisition will not result in any new issuance of shares of Common Stock, nor of any instruments convertible into shares of Common Stock.

(2)	Represents the income tax effect of the difference between the accounting and income tax bases of the identified intangible assets, using an assumed statutory income tax rate of 30%.

(3)	The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

Tingo Group’s net revenues and net profit are presented if the acquisition date of Tingo Foods had occurred at the beginning of the previous comparable period. Since Tingo Foods started its operational business in September 2022, revenues and net profit for three and six months ended June 30, 2022, is zero.

(USD in thousands)	For the six months ended June 30, 2023		For the three months ended June 30, 2023
Revenues	$	1,860,348		977,169

Net profit attributable to Tingo Group, Inc.	$	275,626		96,508

The revenues and net profit of Tingo Foods since the acquisition date included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the reporting period are $983,653 and $122,341, respectively.

Note 5 — Exit of All Weather

On July 1, 2021, we entered into a transaction through Tianjin Bokefa Technology Co., Ltd. (“Bokefa”), with the shareholders of All Weather Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. (the “All Weather”), a local Chinese entity with business and operations in the insurance brokerage business. Pursuant to the transaction, we granted loans to All Weather’s shareholders through a framework loan (the “AW Framework Loan”) in the amount of up to RMB 30,000 (approximately $4,700) which is designated, if exercised, to be used as a working capital loan for All Weather. As of December 31, 2021, RMB 30,000 (approximately $4,700) was drawn down from the AW Framework Loan for working capital. In consideration for the AW Framework Loan, the parties entered into various additional agreements as more fully described in our annual report. Through these series of agreement, we determined that we are the primary beneficiary, and consolidated All Weather.

During the second quarter of 2023, the Company's management decided to focus its operations on recent acquisitions of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods. That decision led to abandon our interests in All Weather. As part of the decision, the Company demanded the full repayment of the loan granted to All Weather’s shareholders. As of the decision date, the Company is no longer consolidating All Weather. The Company recorded a loss from deconsolidation of All Weather of $3,333 in the consolidated statements of operations.

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

Note 6 — Stockholders’ Equity

A. Common Stock:

Common Stock confers upon its holders the rights to receive notice to participate and vote in general meetings of the Company, and the right to receive dividends if declared.

B. Series A Preferred Stock:

As part of the consideration paid by the Company to TMNA at the closing of the Merger on December 1, 2022, the Company issued 2,604.28 shares of Series A Preferred Stock which are convertible into 26,042,808 shares of Common Stock equal to approximately 20.1% of the total issued and outstanding Common Stock immediately prior to closing of the Merger. The Company held a special meeting of stockholders on June 7, 2023, during which shareholder approval was received for the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into 26,042,808 shares of Common Stock, which the Company issued on July 27, 2023.

C. Temporary equity:

As part of the consideration paid by the Company to TMNA at the closing of the Merger on December 1, 2022, the Company issued 33,687.21 shares of Series B Preferred Stock which are convertible into 336,872,138 shares of Common Stock equal to approximately 35% of the total issued and outstanding Company common stock immediately prior to the closing date of the Merger. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock will be convertible into Common Stock upon approval by Nasdaq of the change of control of the Company and upon the approval of the Company’s stockholders. If such stockholder or Nasdaq approval is not obtained by June 30, 2023, TMNA shall have the right to (i) cause the redemption of Series B Preferred Stock to take place within 90 days; and (ii) cause the Company to redeem all of the Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for $666,666,667 or an amount of common stock of TGH equivalent in value to $666,666,667. As the redemption provisions to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock in cash is outside the control of the Company and contingent upon the approval of stockholders or Nasdaq approval of the change in control application of the Company, they are required to be presented outside of stockholders’ equity and therefore were presented as temporary equity on the face of the consolidated balance sheets.

On July 5, 2023, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement with the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock under the terms of which the Series B Preferred Stockholder agreed not to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, or take any other action in connection with the Series B Preferred Stock, until September 30, 2023.

D. Stock Option Plan:

2012 Plan. Our 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2012 Incentive Plan”) was initially adopted by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) on November 26, 2012, and approved by our stockholders on January 7, 2013, and subsequently amended on September 30, 2014, October 26, 2015, November 15, 2017, and November 8, 2018. Under the 2012 Incentive Plan, as amended, up to 5,000,000 shares of our Common Stock, are currently authorized to be issued pursuant to option awards granted thereunder, 4,194,782 shares of which have been issued or have been allocated to be issued as of December 31, 2022, and 805,218 shares remain available for future issuance as December 31, 2022. The 2012 Incentive Plan is intended as an incentive to retain directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors to the Company, persons of training, experience and ability, to attract new employees, directors, consultants and advisors whose services are considered valuable, to encourage the sense of proprietorship and to stimulate the active interest of such persons in the development and financial success of the Company, by granting to such persons options to purchase shares of Common Stock , shares of the Company’s stock, with or without restrictions, or any other share-based award. The Plan is intended as an incentive to retain in the employ of, and as directors, consultants and advisors to the Company and its subsidiaries (including any “employing company” under Section 102(a) of the Ordinance (as hereinafter defined) and any “subsidiary” within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), persons of training, experience and ability, to attract new employees, directors, consultants and advisors whose services are considered valuable, to encourage the sense of proprietorship and to stimulate the active interest of such persons in the development and financial success of the Company and its Subsidiaries, by granting to such persons either (i) options to purchase shares of Common Stock, (the “Options”), (ii) shares of Common Stock, with or without restrictions, or (iii) any other stock-based award, granted to a grantee or an optionee (as such terms are defined below hereunder) under the 2012 Incentive Plan and any stock issued pursuant to the exercise thereof.

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

2020 Plan. The 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2020 Incentive Plan”) provides for the issuance of up to 25,000,000 shares of our Common Stock plus a number of additional shares issued upon the expiration or cancellation of awards under our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, which was terminated when the 2020 Incentive Plan was approved by our stockholders. Generally, shares of our Common Stock reserved for awards under the 2020 Incentive Plan that lapse or are canceled (other than by exercise) will be added back to the share reserve available for future awards. However, shares of our Common Stock tendered in payment for an award or shares of our Common Stock withheld for taxes are not available again for future awards. In addition, Shares repurchased by the Company with the proceeds of the option exercise price may not be reissued under the 2020 Incentive Plan.

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable as of June 30, 2023:

Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
Number Outstanding on June 30, 2023		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life		Number Exercisable on June 30, 2023		Exercise Price
		Years				$
	125,000		8		125,000		1.41
	340,000		8		340,000		1.81
	95,000		8		63,333		2.49
	560,000				528,333

	For the six months ended June 30, 2023					For the year ended December 31, 2022
	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price

Options outstanding at the beginning of period:		590,000		$	1.83		1,558,000		$	1.74
Changes during the period:
Granted		—		$	—		—		$	—
Exercised		—		$	—		—		$	—
Forfeited		(30,000	)	$	1.81		(968,000	)	$	1.68

Options outstanding at the end of the period		560,000		$	1.83		590,000		$	1.83
Options exercisable at the end of the period		528,333		$	1.79		434,167		$	1.74

The Company has warrants outstanding as follows:

	Warrants Outstanding			Average Exercise Price		Remaining Contractual Life
Balance, December 31, 2022		62,863,879		$	2.854		4.25
Granted		-		$	-		-
Repurchase		(25,981,836	)	$	0.25		-
Exercised		(1,015,386	)	$	3.07		-
Balance, June 30, 2023		35,866,657		$	2.84		3.25

The Company is required to assume a dividend yield as an input in the Black-Scholes model. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s historical experience and expectation of future dividends payouts and may be subject to change in the future.

The Company uses historical volatility in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - stock compensation”. The computation of volatility uses historical volatility derived from the Company’s exchange-traded shares.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

D. Stock Option Plan - (continued):

The risk-free interest assumption is the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds, issued with a remaining term equal to the expected life term of the Company’s options.

Pre-vesting rates forfeitures were zero based on pre-vesting forfeiture experience.

The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: dividend yield of 0% for all years; expected volatility: as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022-87.2%-100.4%; risk-free interest rate: as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022-0.99%-1.64%; and expected life: as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 -6.5-10 years.

The Company uses the simplified method to compute the expected option term for options granted. Compensation expenses in respect of our stock option plans were recorded by the Company in line “General and administrative” expenses in the statements of operations.

On February 2, 2023, the Company entered into settlement and repurchase agreements (the “Repurchase Agreements”) with certain holders of the outstanding warrants over its Common Stock (“Warrant Holders”). The warrants being repurchased were originally issued by the Company between November 2020 and March 2021 pursuant to three offerings of Common Stock and warrants. The exercise prices of the warrants were $3.12 in the first offering and $2.80 in the subsequent two offerings, with various expiration dates falling between August 16, 2024, and August 16, 2026. The repurchase will result in the surrender and cancellation of the warrants held by each Warrant Holder.

Pursuant to the Repurchase Agreements, the Company paid $0.15 per share in April 2023 and $0.10 per share on May 1, 2023, at an aggregate amount of $6,548.

E. Issuance of Shares:

On February 5, 2023, The Company granted 1,309,500 shares of Common Stock of the Company to Cushman Holdings Limited, an unrelated third party, as a success fee relating to the completion of the acquisition of Tingo Mobile.

On February 5, 2023, The Company granted 750,000 shares of Common Stock to an unrelated third party, relating to the purchase by GFH Intermediate Holdings Limited of certain software, technology and intellectual property from the beneficial owner of Data Insight Holdings Limited,

On February 5, 2023, The Company granted 100,000 shares of Common Stock to China Strategic Investments Limited as an ex-gratia payment for the provision of corporate finance services.

On February 5, 2023, The Company granted 720,000 shares of Common Stock to certain directors and employees. The shares were issued pursuant to the 2020 Incentive Plan and 2012 Incentive Plan.

On February 5, 2023, the Company’s Board unanimously approved a grant of 3,200,000 fully vested shares of Common Stock to Mr. Darren Mercer in recognition of the completion of the Merger which is expected to be transformational for the Company. The size of the award takes into account the improved terms for the Company that were negotiated in October 2022, and also the value Mr. Mercer is delivering to the growth of the Company.

On March 6, 2023, The Company granted 48,000 shares of Common Stock to Corprominence LLC as part of the payment for their services.

On May 12, 2023, The Company granted 60,000 shares of Common Stock to certain employees. The shares were issued pursuant to the 2020 Incentive Plan and 2012 Incentive Plan.

On May 12, 2023, The Company granted 250,000 shares of Common Stock to China Strategic Investments Limited as an ex-gratia payment for the provision of corporate finance services.

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

E. Issuance of Shares - (continued):

On June 23, 2023, The Company issued 65,831 shares of Common Stock to WARBERG WF IX LP as part of the exercise of warrants.

Compensation expenses in respect of shares issued to service providers and employees were recorded by the Company in line “General and administrative” expenses in the statements of operations.

On July 27, 2023, the Company issued 26,042,808 shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the conversion of 2,604.28 shares of Series A Preferred Stock under the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation (the “Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation”). The Company held a special meeting of stockholders on June 7, 2023, during which shareholder approval was received for such conversion.

On July 27, 2023, the Company issued 13,167,641 shares of Common Stock which are held in escrow with the Supreme Court of the State of New York pursuant to the Order. On July 19, 2023, the Company filed a motion to vacate the Order. If the motion to vacate is granted and no judgment has been entered against the Company, the Order Shares will be returned to the Company (for further information see Note 11).

On July 31, 2023, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock as a payment to Hadron Group for financial services.

On August 1, 2023, The Company granted 40,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company to certain employees as part of their employment agreement.

NOTE 7 — SEGMENTS

ASC 280, “Segment Reporting”, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organizational structure as well as information about geographical areas, operating segments and major customers in financial statements for detailing the Company’s operating segments.

Operating segments are based upon our internal organization structure, the manner in which our operations are managed and the availability of separate financial information. As a result of our acquisition of GFHI on July 1, 2020, and Tingo Mobile on December 1, 2022, we currently serve the marketplace, through our operating subsidiaries, as a financial technology company (Fintech Industry) targeting the African, Middle Eastern and South East Asia marketplaces as well as other areas of the world.

During the period between June 23, 2020 and May 9, 2021, we have held a controlling interest in Micronet Ltd. (“Micronet”), and we have presented our mobile resource management (“MRM”) business operated by Micronet as a separate operating segment. As of May 9, 2021, the Company’s ownership interest was diluted and, as a result, we deconsolidated Micronet.

As of June 30, 2023, the Company has five segments. This change came with the acquisition of Tingo Foods on February 9, 2023. The Company changed its reporting structure to better reflect what the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is reviewing to make organizational decisions and resource allocations. Following the loss of control over Micronet, MRM is no longer a separate operating segment or reportable segment since the CODM does not review discrete financial information for the business. The Company recast the information as of June 30, 2023 to align with this presentation.

The activities of each of our reportable segments from which the Company earns revenues, records equity earnings or losses and incurs expenses are described below:

●

Verticals and Technology segment develops insurance platform for the Chinese market and have been generating revenues from insurance products in China.

●

Comprehensive Platform Service segment develops Nwassa agri-fintech marketplace platform, which enables customers in Nigeria to trade agricultural produce with customers, as well as to purchase farming inputs, to recharge airtime and data, to pay bills and utilities, to arrange insurance and to procure finance.

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●

Online Stock Trading segment develops technology investment trading platform that is currently operational in Hong Kong and Singapore.

●

Food Processing segment, which purchases crops and raw foods, before processing them into finished food products through arrangements with third party rice mills, cashew processing plants, and other food processing companies, to be sold to large food distributor and wholesaler companies (Tingo Foods was purchased by the Company in February 2023)

●

Export and Commodity Trading, where both agricultural commodities and processed foods are exported and traded on a global basis through Tingo DMCC, which operates DMCC.

The following table summarizes the financial performance of our operating segments:

	For the six months ended June 30, 2023
(USD in thousands)	Verticals and Technology (1)			Online Stock Trading (4)			Corporate and others (2)			Comprehensive Platform Service (3)			Export and Commodity Trading		Food Processing (5)			Consolidated
Revenues from external customers	$	33,721		$	28		$	-		$	463,016		$	347,997	$	983,652		$	1,828,414
Segment operating Income (loss)		(41,054	)		(4,515	)		(14,744	)		229,289			69,599		203,815			442,390
Other income (loss), net		(492	)		(9	)		-			138			-		-			(363	)
Financial income (expenses), net		81			(439	)		(2,088	)		(17,776	)		-		(1,155	)		(21,377	)
Consolidated profit before provision for income taxes																		$	420,650

(1)	Includes: (1) $1,806 Impairment of intangible assets from Guangxi Zhongtong Insurance Agency Co., Ltd, (2) $7,777 Impairment of intangible assets from GFH transaction (3) $4,814 Impairment of intangible assets from Beijing Fucheng Lianbao Technology Co. (4) $19,788 impairment of goodwill derived from GFHI acquisition. (5) $3,333 loss from All Weather’s deconsolidation (6) $1,578 of intangible assets amortization.

(2)	Corporate and others segment represents those results that: (i) are not specifically attributable to a reportable segment; (ii) are not individually reportable or (iii) have not been allocated to a reportable segment for the purpose of evaluating their performance, including certain general and administrative expense items.

(3)	Includes $14,488 of intangible assets amortization, derived from the Tingo Mobile merger.

(4)	Includes $1,253 Impairment of intangible assets from Magpie.

(5)	Includes $7,697 of intangible assets amortization, derived from the Tingo Foods acquisition.

	For the three months ended June 30, 2023
(USD in thousands)	Verticals and Technology (1)			Online Stock Trading (2)			Corporate and others (4)			Comprehensive Platform Service (3)			Export and Commodity Trading		Food Processing (5)			Consolidated
Revenues from external customers	$	13,169		$	20		$	-		$	209,550		$	347,997	$	406,433		$	977,169
Segment operating Income (loss)		(37,830	)		(2,814	)		(4,827	)		97,215			69,599		60,370			181,713
Other income (loss), net		(940	)		(1	)		-			153			-		-			(788	)
Financial income (expenses), net		16			(392	)		(1,454	)		(20,119	)		-		(872	)		(22,821	)
Consolidated profit before provision for income taxes																		$	158,104

(1)

Includes: (1) $1,806 Impairment of intangible assets from Guangxi Zhongtong Insurance Agency Co., Ltd, (2) $7,777 Impairment of intangible assets from GFH transaction (3) $4,814 Impairment of intangible assets from Beijing Fucheng Lianbao Technology Co. (4) $19,788 impairment of goodwill derived from GFHI acquisition. (5) $3,333 loss from All Weather’s deconsolidation (6) $782 of intangible assets amortization.

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(2)	Includes $1,253 Impairment of assets.

(3)	Includes $7,240 of intangible assets amortization, derived from the Tingo Mobile acquisition.

(4)

Corporate and others segment represents those results that: (i) are not specifically attributable to a reportable segment; (ii) are not individually reportable or (iii) have not been allocated to a reportable segment for the purpose of evaluating their performance, including certain general and administrative expense items.

(5)	Includes $4,619 of intangible assets amortization, derived from the Tingo Foods acquisition.

	For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(USD in thousands)	Verticals and Technology (1)			Online Stock Trading			Corporate and others (2)			Comprehensive Platform Service		Export and Commodity Trading		Food Processing		Consolidated
Revenues from external customers	$	21,483		$	38		$	-		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	21,521
Segment operating loss		(6,090	)		(6,038	)		(11,612	)		-		-		-		(23,740	)
Other income (loss), net		807			51			(20	)		-		-		-		838
Financial income (expenses), net		253			(1,043	)		(299	)		-		-		-		(1,089	)
Consolidated loss before provision for income taxes																$	(23,991	)

(1)	Includes $1,591 of intangible assets amortization, derived from GFHI acquisition.
(2)	Corporate and others segment represents those results that: (i) are not specifically attributable to a reportable segment; (ii) are not individually reportable or (iii) have not been allocated to a reportable segment for the purpose of evaluating their performance, including certain general and administrative expense items.

	For the three months ended June 30, 2022
(USD in thousands)	Verticals and Technology (1)			Online Stock Trading			Corporate and others (2)			Comprehensive Platform Service		Export and Commodity Trading		Food Processing		Consolidated
Revenues from external customers	$	11,950		$	8		$	-		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	11,958
Segment operating loss		(1,795	)		(2,494	)		(9,481	)		-		-		-		(13,770	)
Other income, net		632			51			-			-		-		-		683
Financial income (expenses), net		77			(564	)		(680	)		-		-		-		(1,167	)
Consolidated loss before provision for income taxes																$	(14,254	)

(1)	Includes $733 of intangible assets amortization, derived from the GFHI Acquisition.
(2)	Corporate and others segment represents those results that: (i) are not specifically attributable to a reportable segment; (ii) are not individually reportable or (iii) have not been allocated to a reportable segment for the purpose of evaluating their performance, including certain general and administrative expense items.

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(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

The following table summarizes the financial statements of our balance sheet accounts of the segments:

	As of June 30, 2023
(USD in thousands)	Verticals and technology			Online stock trading			Comprehensive platform service (1)			Food processing (2)			Corporate and others			Export and Commodity Trading			Consolidated
Assets related to segments	$	18,245		$	7,629		$	907,887		$	352,570		$	50,860		$	347,997		$	1,685,188
Liabilities and redeemable Series B Preferred Stock related to segments		(6,742	)		(2,664	)		(559,430	)		(94,488	)		(219,843	)		(278,398	)		(1,161,565	)
Total equity																			$	523,623

(1)	Includes $152,453 of intangible assets and $165,603 goodwill, derived from Tingo Mobile acquisition.

Includes $45,778 of deferred tax liability, derived from the Tingo Mobile acquisition and $553,035 redeemable Series B Preferred Stock.

(2)	Includes $140,077 of intangible assets and $46,246 goodwill, derived from the Tingo Foods acquisition.

Includes $42,023 of deferred tax liability, derived from the Tingo Foods acquisition.

The following table summarizes the financial statements of our balance sheet accounts of the segments:

	As of December 31, 2022
(USD in thousands)	Verticals and technology (1)			Online stock trading (2)			Comprehensive platform service (3)			Corporate and others			Consolidated
Assets related to segments	$	40,831		$	21,077		$	1,541,093		$	79,357		$	1,682,358
Liabilities and Series B Preferred Stock related to segments		(18,406	)		(3,911	)		(877,353	)		(9,689	)		(909,359	)
Total equity													$	772,999

(1)

Includes $17,009 of intangible assets and $19,788 goodwill, derived from the GFHI Acquisition.

Includes $3,125 of deferred tax liability, derived from GFHI, All Weather and Zhongtong acquisitions.

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(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

(2)

Includes $1,226 of intangible assets.

(3)

Includes $167,143 of intangible assets and $81,459 goodwill, derived from the Tingo Mobile acquisition.

Includes $50,143 of deferred tax liability, derived from the Tingo Mobile acquisition and $553,035 redeemable Series B Preferred Stock.

NOTE 8 — TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, accounts receivable were comprised of the following:

	June 30,			December 31,
(USD in thousands)	2023			2022
Trade accounts receivable	$	368,530		$	14,553
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(2,508	)		(3,012	)
	$	366,022		$	11,541

Movement of allowance for doubtful accounts for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 are as follows:

(USD in thousands)	June 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
Beginning balance	$	3,012		$	2,606
Provision		900			618
Recovery		(816	)		-
Exchange rate fluctuation		(588	)		(212	)
	$	2,508		$	3,012

NOTE 9 — OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

	June 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Prepaid expenses	$	267	$	1,019
Advance to suppliers		141,739		2,821
Deposit		285		287
Other receivables		11,688		1,701
	$	153,979	$	5,828

NOTE 10 — RELATED PARTIES

Current assets – related party receivables

	June 30,		December 31,
(USD in thousands)	2023		2022
Shareholders and other related parties of All Weather	$	-	$	4,603
Beijing Fucheng Lianbao Technology Co.		-		267
Loan to Tingo Inc.(1)		8,120		8,099
Beijing Fucheng Prospect Technology Co., Ltd.		314		-
Shareholders and other related parties of Guangxi Zhongtong		378		522
	$	8,812	$	13,491

(1)	Tingo’s loan- as discussed in Note 1.

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(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

Current liabilities – related parties payables

	June 30,		December 31,
(USD in thousands)	2023		2022
Beijing Century Tianyuan Business Management Co., LTD	$	117	$	308
Beijing Global Credit Financial Analysis Technology Co., LTD		276		-
Beijing Internet New Network Technology Development Co. LTD		292		-
Shareholders and other related parties of All Weather		-		659
Shareholders of Tingo Mobile		24,921		56,539
	$	25,606	$	57,506

NOTE 11 — COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES

We have certain fixed contractual obligations and commitments that include future estimated payments. Changes in our business needs, cancellation provisions, and other factors may result in actual payments differing from the estimates. The following tables summarize our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2023, and the effect these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future periods.

(USD in thousands)	Total		Less than 1 year		1-3 year		3-5 year		5+ year
Contractual Obligation:
Office leases commitment	$	1,411	$	530	$	840	$	41	$	-
Short-term debt obligations Commitment	$	165	$	165	$	-	$	-	$	-
Services Contract Commitment	$	1,372	$	375	$	749	$	248	$	-
Total	$	2,948	$	1,070	$	1,589	$	289	$	-

Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject to litigation arising from time to time in the ordinary course of its business.

On April 18, 2023, Altium Growth Fund, L.P., Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC – Segregated Master Portfolio B, Empery Asset Master Ltd., Empery Tax Efficient, L.P., and Empery Tax Efficient III, L.P. (collectively “Investors”) filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint (“Motion”) against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, requesting that the Court order the Company to purchase certain warrants from the Investors at the Black Scholes Value of $13,426. The Investors hold various warrants (“Warrants”) issued pursuant to securities purchase agreements (“SPAs”) that the Company is to purchase at their Black Scholes Value upon the Investors’ demand and after a “Fundamental Transaction” (as defined in the Warrants). According to the Investors, the Merger described herein constituted a Fundamental Transaction. The Company initially was of the view that the Merger was not a Fundamental Transaction. However, upon further reflection, the Company concluded that the Investors were correct, and filed a response agreeing that a Fundamental Transaction had occurred, that the Investors were entitled to the Black Scholes Value of their Warrants and requested that the court enter an order directing the Company to pay the Investors accordingly. The day after the Company filed its response, the Investors claimed to rescind their demand for the Black Scholes Value of their Warrants, pursuant to a provision in the SPAs that they say entitles them to do so. After the Investors purported to rescind their demand for the Black Scholes Value of their Warrants and attempted to unilaterally withdraw their Motion, the Investors sought to exercise certain of the Warrants. The Company rejected Investors’ exercise notices and filed a counterclaim alleging that Investors did not have the right to exercise the Warrants because the Motion by which they sought to compel the Company to purchase the Warrants could not be unilaterally withdrawn and was still pending. Investors then filed an amended complaint seeking declaratory relief and unspecified “millions” in damages plus attorney’s fees, based on the Company’s failure to honor their exercise of certain of their Warrants. On July 3, 2023, the court issued the order directing the Company to deposit 13,167,641 shares with the court to serve as security for any judgment plaintiffs may obtain in the action. On July 19, 2023, the Company filed a motion to vacate the order, which is currently scheduled for September 14, 2023. The litigation is ongoing.

On June 8, 2023, two putative class action complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against the Company, Dozy Mmobuosi, Darren Mercer, and Kevin Chen. The first complaint was filed by Christopher Arbour, individually and on behalf of a class of “persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Tingo securities between March 31, 2023, and June 6, 2023.” The second was filed the same day by Mark Bloedor, individually and on behalf of a class of “all investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Common Stock between December 1, 2022, and June 6, 2023.” Both complaints are based entirely on the allegations in the Hindenburg short seller report issued on June 6, 2023, following which the Company’s stock price declined by nearly 50 percent. Relying solely on the allegations in the Hindenburg report, both complaints allege defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and the individual defendants violated Section 20A of the Securities Exchange Act. The Company and individual defendants deny the allegations in the complaints and intend to vigorously defend the actions. Following the publication of the Hindenburg report, the Company’s independent directors retained independent counsel to conduct an investigation of the Hindenburg allegations.

The Group has not recognized a liability in respect of the Motion and complaints because management does not believe that the Group has incurred a probable material loss by reason of any of this matter.

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(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

NOTE 12 — OPERATING LEASES

The Company follows ASC No. 842, Leases. The Company has operating leases for its office facilities. The Company’s leases have remaining terms of approximately 4 years. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company does not separate non-lease components from the lease components to which they relate, and instead accounts for each separate lease and non-lease component associated with that lease component as a single lease component for all underlying asset classes.

Lessee

The following table provides a summary of leases by balance sheet location:

Assets/liabilities	June 30,		December 31,
(USD in thousands)	2023		2022
Assets
Right-of-use assets	$	1,400	$	2,260

Liabilities
Lease liabilities- current portion	$	834	$	1,215
Lease liabilities- long term		507		905
Total Lease liabilities	$	1,341	$	2,120

The operating lease expenses were as follows:

	For the six months ended June 30,				For the three months ended June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Operating lease cost	$	956	$	673	$	479	$	261

Maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows:

(USD in thousands)	Year ended December 31,
2023*	$	530
2024		559
2025		262
2026		20
2027		15
Thereafter		25
Total lease payment		1,411
Less: imputed interest		(70	)
Total lease liabilities	$	1,341

*	Not include operating leases with a term less than one year.

Lease term and discount rate	June 30, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) – operating leases		1.98
Weighted average discount rate – operating leases		5.70	%

Lessor

The Company leases mobile phones that classified as operating leases. The following table summarizes the components of operating lease revenue recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023:

	For the six months ended June 30,		For the three months ended June 30,
Lease revenue	2023		2023
Fixed contractual payments	$	216,350	$	102,690

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(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

Future fixed contractual lease payments to be received under non-cancelable operating leases in effect as of June 30, 2023, assuming no new or renegotiated leases or option extensions on lease agreements are executed, are as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,	Future lease payments due
2023	$	165,497
2024		97,930
2025		-
2026		-
2027		-
Thereafter		-

NOTE 13 — PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

A. Basis of Taxation

United States:

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or the Act, was enacted, which significantly changed U.S. tax laws. The Act lowered the tax rate of the Company. The statutory federal income tax rate was 21% in 2020 and in the three months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022. As of June 30, 2023, the operating loss carry forward were $75,952, among which there was $5,115 expiring from 2025 through 2037, and the remaining $70,837 has no expiration date.

Israel:

The Company’s Israeli subsidiaries and associated are governed by the tax laws of the state of Israel which had a general tax rate of 23% in the three months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022. As of June 30, 2023, the operating loss carry forward was $9,330, which does not have an expiration date.

Mainland China:

The Company’s Chinese subsidiaries in China are subject to the PRC Corporate Income Tax Law (“CIT Law”) and are taxed at the statutory income tax rate of 25%. As of June 30, 2023, the operating loss carry forward was $16,957, which will expire from 2023 through 2027.

Hong Kong:

Our subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong, such as Magpie Securities Limited, BI Intermediate Limited, are subject to Hong Kong profit tax on their profits arising from their business operations carried out in Hong Kong. Hong Kong profits tax for a corporation from the year of assessment 2018/2019 onwards is generally 8.25% on assessable profits up to HK$2,000; and 16.5% on any part of assessable profits over HK$2,000. Under the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Ordinance, profits that we derive from sources outside of Hong Kong are generally not subject to Hong Kong profits tax.

As of June 30, 2023, the tax loss carry forward was $18,726 for Magpie Securities Limited, and the operating loss carry forward was $6,852 for BI Intermediate Limited. Tax losses can be carried forward indefinitely until utilized.

Singapore:

Our subsidiaries incorporated in Singapore are subject to an income tax rate of 17% for taxable income earned in Singapore. Singapore does not impose a withholding tax on dividends for resident companies. In 2022, we did not incur any income tax as there was no estimated assessable profit that was subject to Singapore income tax.

As of June 30, 2023, the operating loss carry forward was $1,097.

Subject to qualifying conditions, trade losses can be carried forward indefinitely while unutilized donations can be carried forward for up to 5 years of assessment.

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(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

Australia:

Our subsidiaries incorporated in Australia are subject to an income tax rate of 25% for taxable income earned in Australia. Australia does not impose a withholding tax on dividends for resident companies. In 2022, we did not incur any income tax as there was no estimated assessable profit that was subject to Australia income tax.

As of June 30, 2023, the operating loss carry forward was $112.

Nigeria:

The Company’s Nigerian subsidiaries Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods is governed by the tax laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which had a corporate tax rate of 30%. As of June 30, 2023, the operating loss carry forward were nil, which does not have an expiration date.

Dubai:

The Company operates from the Dubai Multi Commodity Centre. Tingo DMCC is subject to a corporate tax rate of 0% under specific circumstances and conditions.

B. Profit (Loss) Before Income Taxes

	For the six months ended June 30,						For the three months ended June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022

Domestic	$	(15,721	)	$	(9,851	)	$	(5,759	)	$	(1,153	)
Foreign		436,371			(14,140	)		163,863			(13,101	)
Total	$	420,650		$	(23,991	)	$	158,104		$	(14,254	)

C. Provision for (Benefit of) Income Taxes

	For the six months ended June 30,						For the three months ended June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Current
Domestic	$	124		$	248		$	84		$	246
Foreign		157,107			-			67,931			-
Total	$	157,231		$	248		$	68,015		$	246
Deferred
Domestic	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-
Foreign		(9,536	)		(1,329	)		(6,234	)		(251	)
Total	$	(9,536	)	$	(1,329	)	$	(6,234	)	$	(251	)
Total Income tax expenses (benefit)	$	147,695		$	(1,081	)	$	61,781		$	(5	)

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(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

D. Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax reflects the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. As of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company’s deferred taxes were in respect of the following:

	June 30,			December 31,
(USD in thousands)	2023			2022
Deferred tax assets
Provisions for employee rights and other temporary differences	$	153		$	234
Provisions for bad debt		650			753
Net operating loss carry forward		26,771			21,839
Valuation allowance		(24,025	)		(19,165	)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		3,549			3,661
Deferred tax liabilities
Recognition of intangible assets arising from business combinations		(108,974	)		(89,597	)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net	$	(105,425	)	$	(85,936	)

NOTE 14 — IMPAIRMENT OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS

During the second quarter of 2023, the Company's management decided to forsake its involvement with All Weather and as a result, the Company is no longer consolidating All Weather. We conducted forecasting and strategic reviews and integration assessments of our Verticals and Technology segment, and with performance below expectations since acquisition, we revised internal financial projections of the business to reflect updated expectations of future financial performance. These reviews and the subsequent revisions in the projections highlighted challenges for the Verticals and Technology segment as a result of performance below expectations due to the impact of modified consumer shopping behavior in the post-COVID-19 period.

Also, on July 12, 2023, the Company made a business decision to close its online stock trading business in Hong Kong and Singapore having considered the level of losses being incurred, the ongoing challenges in the market sector, and the fact that the business is no longer core to the Company’s strategy following the acquisitions of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods. The Company will however continue to explore opportunities to monetize the proprietary online stock trading technology and products it has developed.

Continuing losses associated with the use of a long-lived assets were considered triggering events requiring interim impairment assessments to be performed relative to the intangible assets that had been recorded as part of these acquisitions in accordance with ASC 360-10 and ASC 350-10 which require the viewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company's evaluation of recoverability is performed at the lowest level of assets group to which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of another asset group. Recoverability of the asset group (the Verticals and Technology segment and the Online Stock Trading segment) is measured by a comparison of the aggregate undiscounted future cash flows the asset group is expected to generate to the carrying amounts of the asset group. If such evaluation indicates that the carrying amount of the asset group is not recoverable, an impairment loss is calculated based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset group over its fair value.

The intangible assets that are subject to impairment testing were recorded as part of the intangible assets segments and included indefinite-lived and finite-lived trade name/ trademarks, licenses and finite-lived developed technology and customer relationships. As a result of the interim impairment assessments, we recognized impairment charges for the excess of the book value over the fair value of those intangible assets in amount of $14,397 pre-tax ($11,924 after tax) to write-down these intangible assets to their respective fair values close to $0 as of June 30, 2023 related to the Verticals and Technology segment and $1,253 pre-tax ($1,253 after tax) to write-down these intangible assets to their respective fair values close to $0 as of June 30, 2023 related to the Online Stock Trading segment. The valuation methods used in the assessments included the relief-from-royalty methodology and excess earnings of the income approach for intangible assets from the acquisitions of our subsidiaries. This noncash charge was included in Impairment of long-term assets and goodwill in our consolidated statement of operations.

This testing involves estimates and significant judgments by management. We believe our estimates and assumptions used in the valuations are reasonable and appropriate to those that would be used by other market participants; however, additional adverse changes in key assumptions and actual unanticipated events and circumstances could differ substantially from those used in the valuation, and to the extent such factors result in a failure to achieve the projected cash flows used to estimate fair value, additional impairment charges could be required in the future. Therefore, although we have recorded the said impairment charges, we cannot guarantee that we will not experience asset impairments in the future.

TINGO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, except Share and Par Value Data)

NOTE 15 — GOODWILL

	For the six months ended June 30, 2023
(USD in thousands)	Verticals and Technology			Food Processing		Comprehensive Platform Service		Corporate and others		Online Stock Trading		Consolidated
Balance as of January 1, 2023	$	19,788		$	-	$	81,459	$	-	$	-	$	101,247
Impairment loss		-			-		-		-		-		-
Acquisitions in 2023		-			46,246		-		-		-		46,246
Impairment of goodwill		(19,788	)		-		-		-		-		(19,788	)
Adjustments to purchase price allocations		-			-		84,144		-		-		84,144
Balance as of June 30, 2023	$	-		$	46,246	$	165,603	$	-	$	-	$	211,849

	For the year ended December 31, 2022
(USD in thousands)	Verticals and Technology		Food Processing		Comprehensive Platform Service		Corporate and others		Online Stock Trading		Consolidated
Balance as of January 1, 2022	$	19,788	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	19,788
Impairment loss		-		-		-		-		-		-
Acquisitions in 2022		-		-		81,459		-		-		81,459
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	19,788	$	-	$	81,459	$	-	$	-	$	101,247

ASC 350-20 “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other” requires to test goodwill (after its allocation to the company's reporting units) for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill may be impaired. As a result of the circumstances described in Note 14 the company decided to perform impairment test for the reporting unit to which the goodwill belongs (the Verticals and Technology segment) as of June 30, 2023.

The goodwill impairment test is performed according to the following principles:

An initial qualitative assessment may be performed to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than it is carrying amount.

If the Company concludes it is more likely than not (more than 50 percent likelihood) that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than it is carrying amount, a quantitative fair value test is performed. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, but not exceeding the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

The Company carried out a qualitative assessment which included various factors such as macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, overall financial performance, earnings multiples, gross margin and cash flows from operating activities and other relevant factors. The circumstances mentioned above led management to believe that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. As a result, the fair value had to be determined as part of the quantitative assessment.

The fair value of the reporting unit was estimated in accordance with ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements”. The Company applies assumptions that marketplace participants would consider in determining the fair value of its reporting unit. The process of evaluating the potential impairment of goodwill is subjective and requires significant judgment. Significant estimates used in the fair value methodologies include estimates of future cash flows, future short-term and long-term growth rates, and weighted average cost of capital.

As a result of this testing, we recorded an $19,788 pre-tax non-cash impairment charge related to goodwill for the six months period ended June 30, 2023, relating to Verticals and Technology segment reporting unit, representing a full impairment charge for its goodwill balance.

NOTE 16 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 12, 2023, the Company made a business decision to close its online stock trading business in Hong Kong and Singapore having considered the level of losses being incurred, the ongoing challenges in the market sector, and the fact that the business is no longer core to the Company’s strategy following the acquisitions of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods. The Company will however continue to explore opportunities to monetize the proprietary online stock trading technology and products it has developed.

On July 27, 2023, the Company issued 26,042,808 shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the conversion of 2,604.28 shares of Series A Preferred Stock under the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation. The Company held a special meeting of stockholders on June 7, 2023, during which shareholder approval was received for such conversion.

On July 27, 2023, the Company issued 13,167,641 shares of Common Stock which are held in escrow with the Supreme Court of the State of New York pursuant to the order. On July 19, 2023, the Company filed a motion to vacate the order. If the motion to vacate is granted and no judgment has been entered against the Company, the order shares will be returned to the Company (for further information see Note 11).

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal securities laws and is subject to the safe-harbor created by such Act and laws. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of such terms, or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. The statements herein and their implications are merely predictions and therefore inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to changes in economic conditions, government regulations, contract requirements and abilities, competitive pressures and constantly changing technology and market acceptance of our products and services and other risks and uncertainties discussed in this quarterly Form 10-Q report. Such forward-looking statements appear in this Item 2 – “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and may appear elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the following:

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our financing needs and strategies, and our ability to continue to raise capital in the future;

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our corporate development objectives;

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our financial position and the value of and market for our Common Stock;

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use of proceeds from any future financing, if any; and

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the sufficiency of our capital resources.

Our business is subject to substantial risks, which increase the uncertainty inherent in the forward-looking statements contained or implied in this report. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in factors or assumptions affecting such forward-looking statements. Further information on potential factors that could affect our business is described in our filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the risk factors included in Part II, Item IA below. Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures we have made below and in that report. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes (the “Financial Statements”) included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

Overview

Tingo Group, Inc. is a holding company conducting financial technology business, Agri-fintech and food business through our subsidiaries and entities, both wholly owned and controlled through VIE entities, which are located mainly in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

As of June 30, 2023, we operate in five segments and following the recent launch of a beta version of TingoPay we are adding a sixth segment: (i) verticals and technology, comprised of our operations in China where we operate our insurance brokerage business (“Verticals and Technology”); (ii) online stock trading, primarily comprised of the operation of Magpie Securities Limited (“Magpie”) through which we operate the online stock trading business, primarily out of Hong Kong and Singapore (“Online Stock Trading"); (iii) comprehensive platform service which includes the operations of Tingo Mobile Limited (“Tingo Mobile”) described below (“Comprehensive Platform Service”); (iv) food processing, where crops and raw foods are processed into finished products, through Tingo Foods PLC (“Tingo Foods”) (purchased by the Company in February 2023) (“Food Processing”); (v) export and commodity trading, where both agricultural commodities and processed foods are exported and traded on a global basis through Tingo DMCC (as defined below), which operates from the Dubai Multi Commodity Centre (the “DMCC”) (“Export and Commodity Trading”); and (vi) Consumer Super App, digital payment services and merchant services, which in partnership with Visa operates the TingoPay Super App (currently in a beta version), offering retail customers a range of services, including but not limited to online payments in their domestic or foreign currencies, as well as the ability to manage their Visa cards, pay bills, arrange insurance, arrange loans and purchase mobile telephone top-ups. TingoPay also offers businesses a range of Visa powered merchant services.

The Company recently decided to exit its operations of one of its VIEs, All Weather, which operates an insurance platform business in the Verticals and Technology segment. The Company is currently reconsidering its focus areas and subsequent to the balance sheet date made the decision to cease the operations of Magpie.

Acquisition of Tingo Mobile

Our business has changed significantly since December 1, 2022, following the completion of the acquisition of Tingo Mobile. We also consummated the significant Acquisition of Tingo Foods on February 9, 2023.

Tingo Mobile is a leading Agri-Fintech company in Africa, with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products, including a “device as a service” smartphone and pre-loaded platform product.

Tingo Mobile’s Nwassa platform is believed to be Africa’s leading digital agriculture ecosystem that empowers rural farmers and agri-businesses by using proprietary technology that enables users to access markets in which they operate. Using Tingo Mobile’s ecosystem, farmers can sell their produce throughout Nigeria and beyond. The ecosystem provides real-time pricing, straight from the farms, which eliminates middlemen.

Although Tingo Mobile has a large retail subscriber base, its business model is essentially a business-to-business-to-consumer model. Each of the subscribers is a member of one of a small number of cooperatives with whom we have a contractual relationship, which facilitates the distribution of Tingo Mobile smartphones into to the farmers/agri-worker users.

Our revenues from Tingo Mobile are derived from agri-tech business activities including, among other things, smart phone leasing, an agri-marketplace, airtime top ups, utility payment services, bill-pay and e-wallet, insurance products and access to finance and lending services.

On November 10, 2022, Tingo Mobile opened a new regional head office in Ghana and launched operations there, supported by an agreement with the Ashanti Investment Trust which, under the terms of the agreement, committed to enroll two million new customers in Ghana. On December 14, 2022, Tingo Mobile launched in Malawi as a strategic base from which to expand into East Africa and target neighboring countries such as Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique. The plans for Tingo Mobile Malawi are currently being developed.

In addition to its agri-fintech business, on December 12, 2022, we launched our global Tingo DMCC from DMCC, which is regarded as Free Trade Zone and a major global commodity trading center, to facilitate purchases and export of agricultural commodities from both its existing customer base and new customers. Through the strong relationships between Tingo Mobile and the cooperatives and other parties it deals with in Nigeria and Ghana, we have secured access to significant quantities of agricultural produce for export, including rice, wheat, millet and maize. Since its launch, Tingo DMCC has been working with the farming co-operatives contracted to Tingo Mobile to aggregate large volumes of agricultural produce for export. The first export transactions were completed in May 2023.

As a means of further expanding and strengthening the Tingo eco-system, on February 9, 2023, we acquired the entire share capital of Tingo Foods, which had already commenced food processing operations in September 2022, generating more than $400 million of revenue (prior to our acquisition) in its first four months of operations. Through Tingo Foods, we have enhanced our ability to integrate agricultural producers into the ’seed to sale’ value chain and digital ecosystem.

As part of our strategy to leverage our fintech platforms, infrastructure and the Tingo Mobile brand, we recently launched a beta version of the TingoPay Super App in partnership with Visa, which aims to improve access to digital payments and financial services and drive financial inclusion across Africa. We expect to launch the full version of TingoPay before the end of the third quarter. The launch of the Tingo Visa card, together with the new TingoPay Super App and the TingoPay business portal, opens significant global opportunities to Tingo’s subscribers, allowing secure cashless payments at more than 61 million merchants in over 200 countries through Visa’s global network, as well as the ability for business subscribers to more readily and securely accept payments from customers and other third parties. TingoPay broadens our reach outside of the agricultural sector, targeting retail customers of any age (18+) and demographic. Customers of the TingoPay Super App can make online payments in their domestic or foreign currencies, as well as manage their Visa cards, pay bills, arrange insurance, arrange loans and purchase mobile telephone top-ups.

We are aiming to be the leading fintech and agri-fintech business in Africa, before expanding into southeast Asia and certain other parts of the world, delivering financial inclusion and financial upliftment to our customers, including to rural farming communities through the Company’s agri-fintech platform and products.

Acquisition of Tingo Foods

Overview. On February 9, 2023, the Company and MICT Fintech acquired from Dozy Mmobuosi, the Tingo Mobile founder, all of the outstanding share capital of Tingo Foods, a Nigerian limited company that has operated in the food processing industry since its inception in August 2022, whereby it purchases crops and raw foods, before processing them into finished food products through arrangements with third party rice mills, cashew processing plants, and other food processing companies, to be sold to large food distributor and wholesaler companies. As part of its expansion strategy, Tingo Foods plans to fit out and operate a state-of-the-art food processing facility in the Delta State of Nigeria, which is expected to be the largest of its kind in Africa. The construction of the food processing facility is being carried out in two stages, with the first stage expected to be completed by mid-2024. We have agreed to fit out the Tingo Foods facility with the necessary processing equipment and also agreed that Tingo Foods will enter into a long-term ground lease on the facility, with lease payments to commence when the facility becomes operational.

Consideration Provided. As consideration for Tingo Foods, we issued Mr. Mmobuosi a senior secured promissory note in the principal amount of $204,000,000, bearing interest at 5.0% per annum and maturing in 24 months, and certain undertakings and obligations of the Company. For further information, reference is made to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 15, 2023, as amended by Forms 8-K/A filed with the SEC on April 27, 2023 and May 10, 2023.

The following diagram illustrates the Company’s current corporate structure, including its subsidiaries and VIEs, as of June 30, 2023:

Reportable Segments

We report our financial performance based on the following segments: Verticals and Technology, Online Stock Trading, Comprehensive Platform Service, Food Processing and Export and Commodity Trading. The segment amounts included in MD&A are presented on a basis consistent with our internal management reporting. Additional information on our reportable segments is contained in Note 7 – Segments of the Financial Statements. Following the acquisition of Tingo Mobile, the Company restructured its segments and prospectively applied it to all periods presented.

Verticals and Technology – this segment comprising of our operations in China where we have two VIEs through which we primarily operate, our insurance brokerage business.

Online Stock Trading – this segment comprises mainly the operation of Magpie through which we operate the business of online stock trading, located mainly in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Comprehensive Platform Service – this segment includes the operations of Tingo Mobile described above.

Food Processing - this segment includes the operations of Tingo Foods which commenced food processing operations in September 2022 and was acquired by the Company in February 2023.Tingo Foods has outsourced its processing activities to third-party food processing plants in Nigeria, for which Tingo Foods arranges the supply of raw crops, as well as the customers for the finished processed foods.

Export and Commodity Trading - this segment deals in the export and trade of agricultural commodities and processed foods on a global basis, and is operated through Tingo DMCC, which operates from the Dubai Multi Commodity Centre.

Results of Operations

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023, Compared to Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022.

We measure our performance on a consolidated basis as well as the performance of each segment.

These business activities conducted by the Company, in combination with the completion of the above acquisitions, contributed to the following statements of operations items:

Revenues

Net revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $977,169,000 and $1,828,414,000, respectively, compared to $11,958,000 and $21,521,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This represents an increase of $965,211,000 and $1,806,893,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same period last year, which is primarily attributable to the Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods acquisitions, which were completed on December 1, 2022, and February 9, 2023, respectively. The U.S. Dollar reported revenues of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods were materially affected in the second quarter by the significant devaluation of Nigeria’s currency, which ensued following the Nigerian Government’s lifting of certain foreign exchange restrictions. The exchange rate moved from Naira 462.88 / $1.00 on June 13, 2023, to Naira 770.38 on June 30, 2023, equating to a devaluation of 66.4%. The businesses of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods were also temporarily adversely affected during the second quarter by the economic disruption following Nigeria’s government elections in February 2023 and the subsequent change of presidential administrations. The impact of these challenges was partly offset by the Company commencing its first export trades through Tingo DMCC in May 2023.

Cost of revenues

Cost of revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $631,153,000 and $1,095,544,000, respectively, compared to $9,885,000 and $18,183,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This represents an increase of $621,268,000 and $1,077,361,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period last year, which again is primarily attributable to the Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods acquisitions and the commencement of export trades through Tingo DMCC.

Gross profit

Gross profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $346,016,000 and $732,870,000, respectively, and represents 35% and 40% of the revenues. This is in comparison to gross profit of $2,073,000 and $3,338,000, representing 17% and 16% of the revenues, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and reflects an increase of $343,943,000 and $729,532,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the same period last year, and is again attributable to the addition of the Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods acquisitions and Tingo DMCC. The reduction in the gross margins in the second quarter compared to the first quarter is attributable to the combined impact of the material change in the exchange rate of Nigeria’s currency against the U.S. dollar and the commencement of the Tingo DMMC export business, which targets a gross margin of between 20% and 25%.

SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

	For the six months ended June 30,						For the three months ended June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Revenue
Verticals and Technology	$	33,721,000		$	21,483,000		$	13,169,000		$	11,950,000
Online Stock Trading		28,000			38,000			20,000			8,000
Corporate and others		-			-			-			-
Export and Commodity Trading		347,997,000			-			347,997,000
Comprehensive Platform Service		463,016,000			-			209,550,000			-
Food Processing		983,652,000			-			406,433,000			-
Total	$	1,828,414,000		$	21,521,000		$	977,169,000		$	11,958,000

Profit (loss) from operations
Verticals and Technology	$	(41,054,000	)	$	(6,090,000	)	$	(37,830,000	)	$	(1,795,000	)
Online Stock Trading		(4,515,000	)		(6,038,000	)		(2,814,000	)		(2,494,000	)
Corporate and others		(14,744,000	)		(11,612,000	)		(4,827,000	)		(9,481,000	)
Export and Commodity Trading		69,599,000			-			69,599,000			-
Comprehensive Platform Service		229,289,000			-			97,215,000			-
Food Processing		203,815,000			-			60,370,000			-
Total	$	442,390,000		$	(23,740,000	)	$	181,713,000		$	(13,770,000	)

Verticals and Technology

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Net revenues related to the fintech business and insurance agency business for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $13,169,000 and $33,721,000, respectively, as compared to $11,950,000 and $21,483,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and reflects an increase of $1,219,000 and $12,238,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period last year. The increase is attributable to the following factors: (1) Chinese government has eased a three-year-long restriction for COVID at the beginning of 2023, which stimulated consumption, travel and rapid business growth and; (2) The Company opened several new branches, for example in the cities of Weifang and Chengdu and; (3) The Company increased its telemarketing activity, which stimulated business growth and; (4) The Company successfully improved customer satisfaction levels, creating customer “stickiness”, and recruited additional senior business development management, which assisted to increase top line revenue.

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Cost of revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $10,921,000 and $28,939,000, respectively, as compared to $9,870,000 and $18,163,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, reflecting an increase of $1,051,000 and $10,776,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period last year. The increase is attributable to: (1) an increase in sales activity due to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and; (2) the opening of several new branches; (3) the Company increasing its telemarketing activity, and; (4) an increase in top line revenues that arose through increasing customer satisfaction levels.

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Gross profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $2,248,000 and $4,782,000, respectively, as compared to $2,080,000 and $3,320,000 gross profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, reflecting an increase of $168,000 and $1,462,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period last year. The increase is attributable to the uplift in revenues as discussed above.

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The loss from operations related to the fintech business and insurance agency business for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $37,830,000 and $41,054,000, respectively, as compared to $1,795,000 and $6,090,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and reflects an increase of $36,035,000 and $34,964,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same period last year. The increase is attributable to the impairment of long-term assets and goodwill, further described in Note 14 and Note 15 to the Financial Statements, and from loss from deconsolidation of All Weather as from May 31, 2023, further described in Note 5 to the Financial Statements.

Online Stock Trading

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Net revenues related to the Online Stock Trading platform segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $20,000 and $28,000, respectively as compared to $8,000 and $38,000 revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively and reflects an increase of $12,000 and a decrease of $10,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same period last year. The decrease is attributable to the general decrease in retail stock trading business as the Company reduced its marketing activity in this area and began to pivot away from this segment.

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Cost of revenues related to the Online Stock Trading platform segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $0 and $22,000 as compared to $15,000 and $20,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and reflects a decrease of $15,000 and an increase of $2,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same period last year.

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Gross profit (loss) related to the Online Stock Trading platform segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 was $20,000 and $6,000, respectively, as compared to $(7,000) and $18,000 gross loss and profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and reflects an increase of $27,000 and decrease of $12,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the same period last year. The variance is attributed to the combination of the decreased in revenues and the increased in the broker minimum charges.

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The loss from operations related to the Online Stock Trading platform segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $2,814,000 and $4,515,000, respectively, as compared to $2,494,000 and $6,038,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and reflects an increase of $320,000 and decrease of $1,523,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the same period last year. The change is due to the cost savings that the Company made as it reduced staff numbers, cut back on marketing activity and commenced to pivot away from the B2C retail stock trading market and explore opportunities as a B2B, white-label operator and also adapt its technology with a view to launching payment service product in the future. On July 12, 2023, the Company made a business decision to close its online stock trading business in Hong Kong and Singapore having considered the level of losses being incurred, the ongoing challenges in the market sector, and the fact that the business is no longer core to the Company’s strategy following the acquisitions of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods. The Company will however continue to explore opportunities to monetize the proprietary online stock trading technology and products it has developed.

Comprehensive Platform Service

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Net revenues related to the Comprehensive Platform Service segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $209,550,000 and $463,016,000, respectively, as compared to $0 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The year-over-year increase is attributable to the Tingo Mobile acquisition which was completed on December 1, 2022.

The segment’s U.S. dollar reported net revenues for the second quarter were materially affected by the substantial devaluation of Nigeria’s currency against the U.S. dollar, following the Nigerian Government’s lifting of certain foreign exchange restrictions. This resulted in a devaluation of the Naira against the U.S. Dollar of 66.4%. Net revenues from the Nwassa agri-fintech platform were also further adversely affected in the second quarter by the economic disruption following Nigeria’s government elections in February 2023 and the subsequent change of presidential administrations. We believe the exchange rate between the Naira and U.S. Dollar has now begun to stabilize and that the actions of Nigeria’s new government will ultimately improve economic stability and deliver economic growth for the country. We also expect the net revenues from the Comprehensive Platform Service to materially benefit from the distribution of the six million new Tingo Mobile handsets that have been ordered and partlially paid and are expected to be delivered to members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria before the end of the third quarter.

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Cost of revenues related to the Comprehensive Platform Service segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $87,826,000 and $185,282,000, respectively, as compared to $0 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase is again attributable to the Tingo Mobile acquisition.

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Gross profit related to the Comprehensive Platform Service segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $121,724,000 and $277,734,000 respectively, representing a gross margin of 58% and 60%, respectively. The gross margin of the Comprehensive Platform Service segment fell slightly for the second quarter as compared to the first quarter due to the combination of the impact of the devaluation of the Naira against the U.S. Dollar and the adverse impact of Nigeria’s economic instability, following its recent change of presidential administrations, on Nwassa’s revenues.

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The profit from operations related to the Comprehensive Platform Service segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $97,215,000 and $229,289,000, respectively, as compared to nil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase is again attributable to the Tingo Mobile acquisition. The profit from the operations of the Comprehensive Platform Service segment was lower for the second quarter compared to the first quarter, which again was due to the combination of the impact of the devaluation of the Naira against the U.S. Dollar and the adverse impact on Nwassa’s revenues arising from Nigeria’s economic instability following its recent change of presidential administrations.

Food Processing

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Net revenues related to the Food Processing segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $406,433,000 and $983,652,000, respectively, as compared to $0 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The year-over-year increase is attributable to the Tingo Foods acquisition, which was completed on February 9, 2023, resulting in the inclusion of the revenues of Tingo Foods from the months of February and March and the full second quarter of 2023.

The segment’s net revenues for the second quarter were affected by the material devaluation of Nigeria’s currency following the Nigerian Government’s lifting of certain foreign exchange restrictions, which resulted in a devaluation of the Naira against the U.S. Dollar of 66.4%. This in turn resulted in a lower U.S. Dollar conversion of the Naira revenue of Tingo Foods. The Food Processing segment was also further adversely affected in the second quarter by the economic disruption following Nigeria’s government elections in February 2023 and the subsequent change of presidential administrations. We believe that the exchange rate between the Naira and U.S. Dollar has now begun to stabilize and that the actions of Nigeria’s new government will ultimately improve economic stability and deliver economic growth to the country.

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Cost of revenues related to the Foods Processing segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $254,008,000 and $602,903,000, respectively, as compared to $0 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase is again attributable to the Tingo Foods acquisition and the inclusion of its cost of revenues, which relate to the cost of the purchase of raw crops and the processing of those crops into finished food products from the months of February and March and the full second quarter of 2023.

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Gross profit related to the Food Processing segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $152,425,000 and $380,749,000, respectively, representing 37% and 39% margin. The gross margin of the Food Processing segment fell slightly for the second quarter as compared to the first quarter due to the impact of the devaluation of the Naira against the dollar and the related increases in processing costs that could not be passed on immediately to customers.

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The profit from operations related to the Food Processing segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $60,370,000 and $203,815,000, respectively. The increase is again attributable to the Tingo Foods acquisition. The profit from the operations of the Food Processing segment fell for the second quarter, which again was due to the combination of the impact of the devaluation of the Naira against the U.S. Dollar and the related increases in processing costs and distribution costs that could not be passed on immediately to customers.

Export and Commodity Trading

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Net revenues related to the Export and Commodity Trading segment for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $347,997,000, as compared to $0 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase is attributable to the commencement of sales from the Export and Commodity Trading segment in May 2023.

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Cost of revenues related to the Export and Commodity Trading segment for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $278,398,000, as compared to $0 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase is again attributable to the commencement of sales from the Export and Commodity Trading segment in May 2023.

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Gross profit related to the Export and Commodity Trading segment for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $69,599,000 representing a gross profit margin of 20%.

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The profit from operations related to the Export and Commodity Trading segment for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $69,599,000.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

Selling and marketing expenses are part of operating expenses. Selling and marketing costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $89,139,000 and $174,207,000, respectively, as compared to expenses of $1,035,000 and $3,552,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This represents an increase of $88,104,000 and $170,655,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same period last year. The increase is mainly attributable to: (1) the inclusion of the sales and marketing expenses of Tingo Foods following its acquisition, which amounted to $84,851,000 and $164,047,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively; (2) the inclusion of the sales and marketing expenses of Tingo Mobile, which amounted to $4,050,000 and $$6,743,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and; (3) offset by a decrease in the sales and marketing expenses from the Online Stock Trading business.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses are part of operating expenses. General and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $23,416,000 and $53,043,000, respectively, compared to $13,665,000 and $20,991,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This represents an increase of $9,751,000 and $32,052,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same period last year. The increase is mainly as a result of: (i) the inclusion of the expenses of Tingo Foods for the five months from its date of acquisition, which amounted to $2,587,000 and $5,190,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023; (ii) the inclusion of the expenses of Tingo Mobile for the three and six months, which amounted to $13,218,000 and $27,213,000, and; (iii) an increase in in share-based expenses to directors and employees in the of amount of $3,688,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and; (iv) partially offset by a reduction in the cost base of the Online Stock Trading business as cut backs were made, including a reduction in staff numbers, in connection with the winding down of that business, and; (v) partially offset by a reduction in expenses in the fintech business and insurance agency business related to the deconsolidation of All Weather from May 31, 2023.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses are part of operating expenses. Research and development expenses, which mainly include wages, materials and sub-contractors, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, were $333,000 and $696,000, compared to $346,000 and $941,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This represents a decrease of $13,000 and $245,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same period last year. The decrease is attributed to a reduction in spend on research and development activity in connection with the Online Stock Trading platform.

Impairment of long-term assets and goodwill

During the second quarter of 2023, the Company's management decided to focus its operations on our recent acquisitions of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods. That decision led to the decision to dispose of our interests in All Weather. As part of the decision, the Company demanded the full repayment of the loan granted to the shareholders of All Weather. As of May 31, 2023, the Company is no longer consolidating All Weather. The result of the loss from disposal appears in the statement of operations as loss from deconsolidation of subsidiaries in the amount of $3,333,000 in the period.

As result of the decision above, the Company also considered the need for impairment of its assets. We conducted forecasting and strategic reviews and integration assessments of our Verticals and Technology business, and with performance below expectations since acquisition, we revised internal financial projections of the business to reflect updated expectations of future financial performance. These reviews and the subsequent revisions in the projections highlighted challenges for the and Technology segment and Online Stock Trading segment as a result of performance below expectations due to the impact of modified consumer shopping behavior in the post-COVID-19 period.

Also, on July 12, 2023, the Company made a business decision to close its Online Stock Trading business in Hong Kong and Singapore having considered the level of losses being incurred, the ongoing challenges in the market sector, and the fact that the business is no longer core to the Company’s strategy following the acquisitions of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods. The Company will however continue to explore opportunities to monetize the proprietary online stock trading technology and products it has developed.

The intangible assets that are subject to impairment testing were recorded as part of the intangible assets segments and included indefinite-lived and finite-lived Trade name/ trademarks, licenses and finite-lived Developed technology and customer relationships. As a result of the interim impairment assessments, we recognized impairment charges for the excess of the book value over the fair value of those intangible assets in amount of $14,397,000 pre-tax ($11,924,000 after tax) to write-down these intangible assets to their respective fair values close to nil as of June 30, 2023 related to the Verticals and Technology segment and $1,253,000 pre-tax ($1,253,000 after tax) to write-down these intangible assets to their respective fair values close to nil as of June 30, 2023 related to the Online Stock Trading segment. The valuation methods used in the assessments included the relief-from-royalty methodology and excess earnings of the income approach for intangible assets from the acquisitions of our subsidiaries. This noncash charge was included in Impairment of long-term assets and goodwill in our consolidated statement of operations.

We also recorded an $19,788,000 pre-tax non-cash impairment charge related to goodwill for the six months period ended June 30, 2023, relating to Verticals and Technology segment reporting unit, representing a full impairment charge for its goodwill balance.

Profit from Operations

Our profit from operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $181,713,000 and $442,390,000, respectively, compared to a loss from operations of $13,770,000 and $23,740,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. The year-over-year increase in profit from operations is mainly attributed to the acquisitions of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods, and the commencement of Tingo DMCC’s export activity as explained above.

Our profit from operations in the second quarter was materially affected by the impact on the revenues and profitability of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods from the significant devaluation of Nigeria’s currency against the U.S. Dollar, which ensued following the Nigerian Government’s lifting of certain foreign exchange restrictions. This resulted in a devaluation of the Naira of 66.4% against the U.S. Dollar. The profit from operations of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods, and therefore the Company, were also temporarily adversely affected during the second quarter of 2023 by the economic disruption following Nigeria’s government elections in February 2023 and the subsequent change of presidential administrations. The impact of these challenges was partly offset by the Company commencing its first export trades through Tingo DMCC in May 2023.

Financial Income (Expense), Net

Financial expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, amounted to $22,821,000 and $21,377,000, respectively, compared to $1,167,000 and $1,089,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This represents an increase of $21,654,000 and $20,288,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same period last year, which is primarily due to increased borrowings and exchange rate changes.

Net Profit (Loss) Attributed to the Company

The net profit attributed to the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, amounted to $96,508,000 and $273,248,000, respectively, compared to a net loss of $14,337,000 and $23,023,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. This represents an increase of $110,845,000 and $296,271,000, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same period last year, which is primarily attributable to the acquisitions of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods and the commencement of export trades through Tingo DMCC, as explained above.

Our net profit attributed to the Company in the second quarter was materially affected by the impact on the revenues and net profit of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods from the significant devaluation of Nigeria’s currency against the U.S. Dollar, which ensued following the Nigerian Government’s lifting of certain foreign exchange restrictions. This decision resulted in a devaluation of the Naira of 66.4% against the U.S. Dollar. The profits from operations of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods, and therefore the Company, were also temporarily adversely affected during the second quarter by the economic disruption following Nigeria’s government elections in February 2023 and the subsequent change of presidential administrations. The impact of these challenges was partly offset by the Company commencing its first export trades through Tingo DMCC in May 2023.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have funded our operations with proceeds from the sales of shares of our Common Stock, which we undertook in November 2020 and February and March 2021. As of June 30, 2023, our total cash and cash equivalents balance was $53,195,000, as compared to $500,316,000 as of December 31, 2022. This reflects a decrease of $447,121,000 in cash and cash equivalents which relates to the operations of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods, and fluctuations of Nigerian Naira against U.S. dollar for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Notwithstanding the material levels of cash balances held by Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods, it should be noted that the majority of the cash is held at banks in Nigeria, and there are certain foreign currency and exchange restrictions in place that limit the conversion of such cash into US Dollars and other currencies. As stated in numerous recent Company announcements, we have adopted a strategy to dollarize the business of Tingo Mobile, with the goal of generating or converting a higher portion of income in US Dollars, including through the Tingo DMCC commodity trading platform and export business, where produce is paid for primarily in Naira and sales are made primarily in US Dollars or other freely tradeable currencies; as well as through expansion into other countries that have freely tradeable currency, such as Ghana, Malawi and Dubai; and through the launch of TingoPay in partnership with Visa. In addition, the Company, with the assistance of its banks in Nigeria, is progressing applications to the Central Bank of Nigeria to convert significant amounts of its Naira cash balances into U.S. Dollars, and transfer such U.S. Dollars to the Company’s bank accounts in the U.S.

Even taking into account the foreign exchange restrictions on the Naira cash balances held in Tingo Mobile, based on our current operating plan we believe that our cash and cash equivalents, as of June 30, 2023, will be sufficient to fund our currently projected operating expenses for at least the next 12 months.

Change in Cash and Liquidity from March 31, 2023. The Company’s operating activities generated a net cash inflow during the period. The Company did however make several significant substantial investments and outlays into fixed assets and stock purchases, which combined with the devaluation of the Naira against the U.S. Dollar, resulted in a short-term reduction in our cash and cash equivalents from $780,153,000 as of March 31, 2023, to $53,195,000 on June 30, 2023. The change in our cash position was principally due to the following:

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Change in the official NGN-USD exchange rate. On June 14, 2023, the Nigerian Central Bank announced that it would allow the Nigerian Naira to float against major world currencies. The effective rate of exchange increased from NGN 460.35 on March 31, 2023, to 770.38 as of June 30, 2023. Because a substantial portion of our cash balances are held in Naira but expressed in U.S. dollars, we incurred a loss on foreign exchange of $114,001,000 during the quarter.

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Prepayment on purchase of mobile phone handsets. During the second quarter of 2023, we paid our supplier of mobile phone handsets, $434,224,000 as a prepayment toward the manufacture of six million units for distribution to new customers of Tingo Mobile, which have been and continue to be refereed by All Farmers Association of Nigeria under the terms of the trade agreement signed with them on October 20, 2022.

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Prepayments for stock for Tingo Foods. On June 30, 2023, we prepaid the amount of $140,190,555 to All Farmers Association of Nigeria for the purchase of agricultural produce stock that was subsequently delivered, processed and sold. Taking into account the payables balance due to All Farmers Association of Nigeria on March 31, 2023, which amounted to $195,945,446, the net cash movement on the Tingo Foods account with All Farmers Association of Nigeria amounted to $336,136,001 during the second quarter, resulting in a decrease in our cash reserves of the corresponding amount.

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Working capital funding on export trades for Tingo DMCC. During the second quarter of 2023, we self-funded agricultural stock purchases for our export business in Tingo DMCC in the amount of $225,801,657 using the exchange rate as of the date of the payment. The revenue receipts for these trades are expected to be received during the third quarter of 2023.

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Tax Payments. During the second quarter of 2023, we paid income taxes on the taxable profits of Tingo Mobile for 2022, which amounted to NGN 73,808,855,344, together with an education tax payment in the amount of NGN 6,088,740,636, which equated to approximately $174,000,000.

Exchange Rate Fluctuations

The Nigerian Naira and the RMB represents the largest foreign currency denomination of our contractual and operational exposure. As a result, a portion of our revenue and expenses are subject to exchange rate fluctuations. We have translated the Naira and the RMB into U.S. dollars using the following average exchange rates based on data obtained from Central Bank of Nigeria:

Currency	For the six months ended June 30, 2023 average		USD exchange rate as of June 30, 2023		USD exchange rate as of December 31, 2022
Naira		481.977		770.38		448.55
RMB		6.928		7.2513		6.8972

Sales of our Securities

On February 11, 2021, the Company announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors for the sale of (i) 22,471,904 shares of Common Stock, (ii) 22,471,904 Series A Warrants (the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase 22,471,904 shares of Common Stock and (iii) 11,235,952 Series B Warrants (the “Series B Warrants”) to purchase 11,235,952 shares of Common Stock at a combined purchase price of $2.67 (the “February Offering”). The gross proceeds to the Company from the February Offering were expected to be approximately $60.0 million. The Series A Warrants are exercisable nine months after the date of issuance, have an exercise price of $2.80 per share and will expire five and one-half years from the date of issuance. The Series B Warrants are exercisable nine months after the date of issuance, have an exercise price of $2.80 per share and will expire three and one-half years from the date of issuance. The Company received net proceeds of $54.0 million on February 16, 2021 after deducting the placement agent’s fees and other expenses.

On March 2, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “March Purchase Agreement”) with certain investors for the purpose of raising approximately $54.0 million in gross proceeds for the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the March Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to sell, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 19,285,715 shares of Common Stock, at a purchase price of $2.675 per share and in a concurrent private placement, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 19,285,715 shares of Common Stock, at a purchase price of $0.125 per warrant, for a combined purchase price per share and warrant of $2.80 which was priced at the market under Nasdaq rules. The warrants are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $2.80 per share, subject to adjustment, and expire five years after the issuance date. The closing date for the March Purchase Agreement was on March 4, 2021. The Company received net proceeds of $48.69 million on March 4, 2021, after deducting the placement agent’s fees and other expenses.

On February 2, 2023, the Company entered into Repurchase Agreements with certain Warrant Holders. The warrants being repurchased were originally issued by the Company between November 2020 and March 2021 pursuant to three offerings of Common Stock and warrants. The exercise prices of the warrants were $3.12 in the first offering and $2.80 in the subsequent two offerings, with various expiration dates falling between August 16, 2024, and August 16, 2026. The repurchase will result in the surrender and cancellation of the warrants held by each Warrant Holder.

Pursuant to the Repurchase Agreements, the Company paid $0.15 per warrant in April 2023 and $0.10 per warrant on May 1, 2023, with each warrant having the right to convert to one share, at an aggregate amount of $6,548,115.99.

Loans Provided by the Company

On May 13, 2022, the Company and TMNA executed a loan agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to loan TMNA (“Maker”) a sum of $3,000,000 (the “Note” and “Loan” respectively). The Loan bears an annual interest of 5%. The principal balance of the Loan and any accrued and unpaid interest due under the Note shall be due and payable on May 10, 2024. The principal balance may be prepaid at any time by Maker without penalty.

On July 28, 2022, the Company agreed to replace the Note with a new note (“New Note”), pursuant to which the amount of the Loan granted under the New Note is $3,500,000, with all other terms remaining in effect without a change.

On September 28, 2022, the Company agreed to replace the New Note with a second new note (“Second New Note”), pursuant to which the amount of the Loan granted under the New Note is $3,700,000, with all other terms remaining in effect without a change.

On October 6, 2022, the Company agreed to replace the Second New Note with a third new note (“Third New Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $23,700,000 with all other terms remaining in effect without a change.

On December 21, 2022, the Company and its subsidiary, MICT Fintech executed a loan agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to loan MICT Fintech a sum of $10,000,000, with interest charged at a rate of 10% per annum. The principal balance of the loan and any accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on December 31, 2023. On the same date, MICT Fintech loaned $10,000,000 to its subsidiary, Tingo Mobile, with interest charged at a rate of 25% per annum. The principal balance of this loan and any accrued and unpaid interest shall also be due and payable on December 31, 2023. The purpose of the loan is to fund dollar denominated time-sensitive costs relating to the purchase of smartphone handsets to be provided under operating lease agreements to two key customers of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Ghana Limited, which in turn is expected to facilitate a number of business revenue streams for Tingo Mobile and Tingo Ghana Limited, including but not limited to operating lease revenues, platform transaction revenues, product sale commissions and commodity export revenues.

On January 24, 2023, the Company and its subsidiary, MICT Fintech executed a loan agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to loan MICT Fintech a sum of $1,480,000, with interest charged at a rate of 25% per annum. The principal balance of the loan and any accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on December 31, 2023. On the same date, MICT Fintech loaned $1,480,000 to its subsidiary, Tingo Mobile, with interest charged at a rate of 25% per annum. The principal balance of this loan and any accrued and unpaid interest shall also be due and payable on December 31, 2023. The purpose of the loan is to fund costs relating to the purchase of smartphone handsets to be provided under operating lease agreements to two key customers of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Ghana Limited, which in turn is expected to facilitate a number of business revenue streams for Tingo Mobile and Tingo Ghana Limited, including but not limited to operating lease revenues, platform transaction revenues, product sale commissions and commodity export revenues.

On February 3, 2023, the Company and its subsidiary, MICT Fintech executed a loan agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to loan MICT Fintech a sum of $5,000,000, with interest charged at a rate of 25% per annum. The principal balance of the loan and any accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on December 31, 2023. On the same date, MICT Fintech loaned $5,000,000 to its subsidiary, Tingo Mobile, with interest charged at a rate of 25% per annum. The principal balance of this loan and any accrued and unpaid interest shall also be due and payable on December 31, 2023. The purpose of the loan is to fund costs relating to the purchase of smartphone handsets to be provided under operating lease agreements to two key customers of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Ghana Limited, which in turn is expected to facilitate a number of business revenue streams for Tingo Mobile and Tingo Ghana Limited, including but not limited to operating lease revenues, platform transaction revenues, product sale commissions and commodity export revenues.

On May 17, 2023, the Company, and its subsidiary, Tingo DMCC executed a loan agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to loan Tingo DMCC a sum of $1,000,000, with interest charged at a rate of 25% per annum. The principal balance of the loan and any accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on May 15, 2025. The purpose of the loan is to fund the purchase of certain crops and produce, via members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, to fulfil purchase orders from customers based in Chad and Niger.

On May 30, 2023, the Company and its subsidiary, Tingo Group Holdings LLC executed a loan agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to loan Tingo Group Holdings LLC a sum of $5,000,000, with interest charged at a rate of 25% per annum. The principal balance of the loan and any accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on May 31, 2024. For the principal purpose of assisting Tingo Holdings with its funding costs and the consummation of certain commodities export transactions from Nigeria where a relatively small part of the costs, including for logistics and AFAN/PCX fees, require payment in US Dollars.

Working Capital

As of June 30, 2023, our working capital was $291,704,000, compared to $265,781,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase is mainly due to the increase in our trade account receivable, in relation to Tingo DMCC and Tingo Mobile, as described above. Based on our current business plan, and in view of our cash balance following the completion of the acquisition of Tingo Foods, we anticipate that our cash balances will be sufficient to permit us to conduct our operations and carry out our contemplated business plans for at least the next 12 months from the date of this Report.

	For the six months ended June 30,
	2023			2022
	USD in thousands			USD in thousands
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	$	68,894		$	(16,544	)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities		(377,516	)		(2,570	)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities		(13,833	)		(736	)
Translation adjustment on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		(125,520	)		445
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		502,549			99,036
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	54,574		$	79,631

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, net cash provided by operating activities was $68,894,000, which related to net profit adjusted for non-cash expenses, primarily depreciation and amortization and share based compensation in the amount of $532,814,000, as well as (1) changes in deferred tax, net of $(9,688,000) which relates in the main to the deferred tax arising on the purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods; and (2) effects of changes in working capital in the amount of $(454,232,000), which in the main relate to the acquisition and consolidation of Tingo Foods, which completed on February 9, 2023.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $(16,544,000), which primarily consists of net loss of $(23,281,000) and various non-cash items of $6,219,000, as well as (1) changes in deferred tax, net of $(1,174,000), (2) changes in trade account receivable of $5,774,000, (3) changes in trade accounts payable of (6,137,000), (4) changes in deposit held on behalf of clients of $(1,622,000), (5) changes in other current assets of $1,048,000, (6) changes in other current liabilities of $1,692,000, (7) changes in related party of $494,000, (8) changes in long-term deposit and other non-current assets of $369,000, (9) changes in right of use assets of $338,000, and (10) change in lease liabilities of $(264,000).

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had net cash used in investing activities of $(377,516,000), which consisted of the net cash provided by additional investment of the Company of $ 56,849,000, and advances and purchases of property and equipment of $(434,365,000).

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had net cash used in investing activities of $ (2,570,000), which consisted of (1) net cash used in investing of purchase of property and equipment of $(104,000) and (2) receipt of loan back from Micronet Ltd. of $534,000, and (3) loan to TMNA of $(3,000,000).

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had net cash used in financing activities of $ (13,833,000), which primarily consisted of: (1) repayment of loan to related party and others of $(9,831,000) and (2) repayment of short-term loan of $(154,000), and (3) repurchase of warrants $(6,548,000), and (4) exercise of warrants in amount of $2,700,000.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had net cash used in financing activities of $(736,000), which solely consisted of repayment of loan to others.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S., or GAAP, we provide additional financial metrics that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, or non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for financial and operational decision making, for planning and forecasting purposes and to evaluate our financial performance.

Management believes that EBITDA reflects our ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful comparisons and analysis of trends in our business, as they exclude expenses and gains that are not reflective of our ongoing operating results. Management also believes that EBITDA is a key measure used by our management team to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions. The Company believes EBITDA is useful to investors for the purposes of comparing our results period-to-period and alongside peers and understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management team and board of directors.

These supplemental measures should not be considered superior to, as a substitute for or as an alternative to, and should be considered in conjunction with, the GAAP financial measures presented. In addition, since these non-GAAP measures are not determined in accordance with GAAP, they are susceptible to varying calculations and may not be comparable to other similarly titled non-GAAP measures of other companies.

EBITDA does not replace the presentation of our GAAP financial results and should only be used as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP.

EBITDA is defined as net income from continuing operations calculated in accordance with GAAP, less net income attributable to non-controlling interests, plus the sum of income tax expense, interest expense, net, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”).

The following is a reconciliation of net profit (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) for each of the periods indicated.

	For the three months ended June 30,
Dollars in Thousands	2023			2022
Net profit (loss) attributable to Tingo Group, Inc.	$	96,508		$	(14,337	)
Adjusted for:
Net loss attributable to non-controlling stockholders		(397	)		(99	)
Loss from equity investment		212			187
Income tax expenses (benefit)		61,781			(5	)
Financial expenses, net		22,821			1,167
Depreciation and amortization		102,202			838
Total EBITDA attributable to Tingo Group, Inc.	$	283,127		$	(12,249	)

	For the six months ended June 30,
*Dollars in Thousands*	2023			2022
Net profit (loss) attributable to Tingo Group, Inc.	$	273,248		$	(23,023	)
Adjusted for:
Net loss attributable to non-controlling stockholders		(713	)		(258	)
Loss from equity investment		420			371
Income tax expenses (benefit)		147,695			(1,081	)
Financial expenses, net		21,377			1,089
Depreciation and amortization		213,257			1,709
Total EBITDA attributable to Tingo Group, Inc.	$	655,284		$	(21,193	)

Financing Needs

The Company’s operations are cash generative following the acquisition of Tingo Mobile and Tingo Foods. There is however the possibility that the Company may seek to raise external financing in the future if required to fund its growth plans and expansion strategy, for example in relation to financing the Tingo Foods share of the fit out and equipment installation at the new food processing facility, which is currently being constructed by the landowner and joint venture partner.

In the event that any external financing is required to cover the Tingo Foods share of the fit out and equipment installation at the food processing facility, which is estimated at approximately $500 million, the Company will seek to do so by raising debt funding.

Based on the Company’s current business plan, and taking into account its cash balance, accounts receivable and operating cash flows, it is anticipated that the Company’s cash balances will be sufficient to permit it to conduct operations and carry out the contemplated business plans for at least the next 12 months from the date of this Report.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer (together, the “Certifying Officers”), or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Certifying Officers, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, the Certifying Officers concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures at June 30, 2023 were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

As permitted by SEC guidance, management has excluded from its assessment of internal control over financial reporting the internal controls related to Tingo Foods acquired on February 9, 2023. As of June 30, 2023, total assets and total operating revenues excluded from management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting related to this Tingo Foods represented approximately 21% and 54% of the Company’s consolidated total assets and total operating revenues, respectively.

There have been no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 5. Other.

None.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The Company is subject to litigation arising from time to time in the ordinary course of its business.

On April 18, 2023, the Investors filed the Motion against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York (the “Court”), requesting that the Court order the Company to purchase certain Warrants from the Investors at the Black Scholes Value of $13,425,727.30. The Investors hold the Warrants issued pursuant to the SPAs that the Company is to purchase at their Black Scholes Value upon the Investors’ demand and after a “Fundamental Transaction” (as defined in the Warrants). According to the Investors, the Merger described herein constituted a Fundamental Transaction. The Company initially was of the view that the Merger was not a Fundamental Transaction. However, upon further reflection, the Company concluded that the Investors were correct, and filed a response agreeing that a Fundamental Transaction had occurred, that the Investors were entitled to the Black Scholes Value of their Warrants and requested that the Court enter an order directing the Company to pay the Investors accordingly. The day after the Company filed its response, the Investors claimed to rescind their demand for the Black Scholes Value of their Warrants, pursuant to a provision in the SPAs that they say entitles them to do so. After the Investors purported to rescind their demand for the Black Scholes Value of their Warrants and attempted to unilaterally withdraw their Motion, the Investors sought to exercise certain of the Warrants. The Company rejected Investors’ exercise notices and filed a counterclaim alleging that Investors did not have the right to exercise the Warrants because the Motion by which they sought to compel the Company to purchase the Warrants could not be unilaterally withdrawn and was still pending. Investors then filed an Amended Complaint seeking declaratory relief and unspecified “millions” in damages plus attorney’s fees, based on the Company’s failure to honor their exercise of certain of their warrants. On July 3, 2023, the Court issued an order (the “Order”) directing the Company to deposit 13,167,641 shares with the Court to serve as security for any judgment Plaintiffs may obtain in the action. On July 19, 2023, the Company filed a motion to vacate the Order, which is currently scheduled for September 14, 2023. The litigation is ongoing.

On June 8, 2023, two putative class action complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against the Company, Dozy Mmobuosi, Darren Mercer, and Kevin Chen. The first complaint was filed by Christopher Arbour, individually and on behalf of a class of “persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Tingo securities between March 31, 2023, and June 6, 2023.” The second was filed the same day by Mark Bloedor, individually and on behalf of a class of “all investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Common Stock between December 1, 2022, and June 6, 2023.” Both complaints are based entirely on the allegations in the Hindenburg short seller report issued on June 6, 2023, following which the Company’s stock price declined by nearly 50 percent. Relying solely on the allegations in the Hindenburg report, both complaints allege defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder and the individual defendants violated Section 20A of the Securities Exchange Act. The Company and individual defendants deny the allegations in the complaints and intend to vigorously defend the actions. Following the publication of the Hindenburg report, the Company’s independent directors retained independent counsel to conduct an investigation of the Hindenburg allegations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Please refer to our note on forward-looking statements on page 29 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated into this item by reference.

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in our 2022 Annual Report. The risks described in such 2022 Annual Report are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and stock price.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description

10.1*		Forbearance Agreement with respect to Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Preferred Stock.

31.1*		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

31.2*		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

32.1**		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

32.2**		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

101*		The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

104*		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

*	Filed herewith

**	Furnished herewith

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	TINGO GROUP, INC.

Date: August 31, 2023	By:	/s/ Darren Mercer
		Name:	Darren Mercer
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 31, 2023	By:	/s/ Kevin Chen
		Name:	Kevin Chen
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)