VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. (TSXV:DMGI) (OTCQB:DMGGF) (FRANKFURT: 6AX) (“DMG” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated blockchain and data center technology company, today announces its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results. All financial references are in Canadian Dollars unless specified otherwise.
Q4 and Full Year 2024 Financial Results Highlights
Revenue: $5.9 million in Q4 2024, down 29% sequentially; $33.9 million for the full year 2024, up 21% from the previous year
Bitcoin Mined: 65 bitcoin mined in Q4 2024, reflecting a 26% sequential decrease due to the April halvening and network difficulty increases; 502.5 bitcoin mined in the full year 2024, down 43% from the previous year
Cash Flow from Operations: $1.3 million in Q4 2024, contributing to $8.2 million for the full year 2024, a 69% increase from the previous year
Hashrate: 0.96 EH/s for the full year 2024, up 21% from the previous year; now operating at 1.7 EH/s with plans to reach 2.1 EH/s by February 2025
Fleet Efficiency: 24.6 J/TH in Q4 2024 and 26.7 J/TH for the full year 2024, an increase of 9% from the previous year; further improved to 23 J/TH in the current quarter with a target of 21 J/TH in February based on the Company’s previously announced 6 megawatt hydro miner deployment
Cash and Digital Assets: $36.0 million as of quarter-end Q4 2024, up 90% year-over-year
Net Loss: -$0.03 per share for the full year 2024 versus -$0.10 per share in 2023
DMG’s CEO, Sheldon Bennett, commented: “2024 was a transformative year for DMG, driven by remarkable achievements in our Core+ strategy and Core operations. Our revenue grew by 21% year-over-year to $33.9 million, and we achieved $8.2 million in cash flow from operations, reflecting a 69% increase. We mined 65 bitcoin in the September quarter with a hashrate of 0.98 EH/s and fleet efficiency of 24.6 J/TH. Our cash and digital currency holdings reached $36.0 million, with total assets of $104 million at year-end. As we look to 2025, we expect to grow our hashrate to 2.1 EH/s by the end of February with a planned further expansion to 3 EH/s by year-end, leveraging hydro direct liquid cooling technology for enhanced efficiency. We also achieved key milestones in building our carbon neutral Bitcoin ecosystem with the development of Systemic Trust while revamping Terra Pool with a focus on both to onboard new clients in 2025. We also laid the foundation for cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, including a 30 megawatt AI data center memo of understanding with the Malahat Nation. DMG is uniquely positioned for multipronged growth in the coming year that should deliver value to our stakeholders.”
Financial Year 2024 Financial Results Review
Revenue increased by $6.0 million to $33.9 million in 2024 from $27.9 million in 2023. The increase is attributable to increases in digital currency mining revenues supported by a 125% increase in the average price of bitcoin over the year as compared to the previous year. The Company also added new mining equipment received in the year.
Operating and maintenance expenses for 2024 were $19.7 million, up from $16.8 million in the previous year. This increase is primarily attributed to a $2.6 million rise in utilities expenses, driven by expanded digital currency mining operations as miners were added during the year.
Research and development costs for 2024 were $2.1 million compared to $2.0 million in the previous year. These costs include salaries and wages for work on software, mainly on Systemic Trust, Terra Pool, Helm and Explorer, and subscription costs for servers related to development software.
General and administrative costs for 2024 were $5.9 million, up from $3.7 million in the previous year. General and administrative costs consist mostly of wages, professional fees, consulting fees and financing costs. These costs increased during the year mainly due to the ramp up of operations of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Systemic Trust. The Company also incurred additional interest expense related to its loan with Sygnum Bank, which contributed to financing costs increasing $0.6 million.
Depreciation for 2024 was $18.9 million, down from $21.9 million in the previous year. The decrease is due to the timing of new installations, which did not ramp up until the later half of 2024.
Net loss decreased in 2024 by $11.2 million to $5.2 million from $16.5 million in the previous year. The decrease is a result of increases in revenue of $5.9 million, unrealized gains on digital currency of $4.9 million, realized gains on the sale of digital currency of $2.0 million and an overall decrease in depreciation on fixed assets of $3.0 million, offset by an overall increase in operating and maintenance costs of $2.9 million.
Regarding our Balance Sheet, total assets as of September 30, 2024 were $103.9 million, up from $82.6 million the previous year, an increase of $21.3 million. The increase is mostly attributable to an increase in digital currency of $17.2 million due to the increase in the fair value of BTC as compared to the previous year. Net property and equipment increased by $6.4 million, offset by a decrease in assets held for sale of $3.5 million.
Selected financial and operating information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended September 30, 2024, available at www.sedarplus.ca. All financial information in this news release is prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Future changes in the Bitcoin network-wide mining difficulty rate or Bitcoin hash rate may materially affect the future performance of DMG’s production of bitcoin, and future operating results could also be materially affected by the price of bitcoin and an increase in hash rate mining difficulty.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results Conference Call Details
The Company will host a conference call to review its results and provide a corporate update on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM ET. Participants should register for the call via the registration link.
In addition to a live Q&A session via chat, management will also address pre-submitted questions. Those wishing to submit a question may do so via email at investors@dmgblockchain.com, using the subject line ‘Conference Call Question Submission,’ through 2:00 PM ET on December 19, 2024.
About DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc.
DMG is a publicly traded, sustainably-focused and vertically integrated blockchain and data center technology company that develops, manages and operates end–to-end digital solutions to monetize the blockchain and generative artificial intelligence compute ecosystems. DMG’s businesses are segmented into two business lines under the Core (data center infrastructure) and Core+ (software and services) strategies and unified through DMG’s vertical integration.
For more information on DMG Blockchain Solutions visit: www.dmgblockchain.com
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For further information, please contact:
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Sheldon Bennett, CEO & Director
Tel: +1 (778) 300-5406
Email: investors@dmgblockchain.com
Web: www.dmgblockchain.com
For Investor Relations:
investors@dmgblockchain.com
For Media Inquiries:
Chantelle Borrelli
Head of Communications
chantelle@dmgblockchain.com
DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
As at
September 30,
2024
As at
September 30,
2023
ASSETS
$
$
Current
Cash and cash equivalents
1,679,060
1,789,913
Amounts receivable
4,910,251
2,476,679
Digital currency
34,327,703
17,142,683
Prepaid expense and other current assets
337,042
193,512
Marketable securities
316,803
386,984
Assets held for sale
–
3,451,024
Total current assets
41,570,859
25,440,795
Long-term deposits
2,047,682
3,256,324
Property and equipment
53,798,978
47,398,585
Long-term investments
45,000
45,000
Amount recoverable
6,406,462
6,446,251
Total assets
103,868,981
82,586,955
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current
Trade and other payables
5,183,107
4,178,104
Deferred revenue
–
64,361
Current portion of lease liability
43,483
50,555
Loans payable
13,928,462
1,272,397
Total current liabilities
19,155,052
5,565,417
Long-term lease liability
51,842
41,202
Total liabilities
19,206,894
5,606,619
Shareholders’ Equity
Share capital
113,086,455
110,820,540
Reserves
45,853,100
45,507,272
Accumulated other comprehensive income
10,448,614
149,044
Accumulated deficit
(84,726,082
)
(79,496,520
)
Total shareholders’ equity
84,662,087