LM Funding America, Inc. Achieves Over 105% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth to $4.7 Million

Mined 86.4 Bitcoins in Q1 2024 Valued at Approximately $4.6 Million at an Average Market Revenue Value of Approximately $53,000 per Bitcoin

Held 163.4 Bitcoin at March 31, 2024, Valued at Approximately $11.7 Million Based on Bitcoin Price of $71,300

Reports Working Capital of Approximately $12.7 Million and LM Funding Stockholders’ Equity of
$38.5 Million ($15.43 per share) as of March 31, 2024

Conference Call to Be Held Today at 11:00 am ET

TAMPA, Fla., May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMFA) (“LM Funding” or the “Company”), a cryptocurrency mining and technology-based specialty finance company, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Operational Highlights

Approximately 5,900 Bitcoin mining machines are in operation at hosting sites as of March 31, 2024
Mined 86.4 Bitcoin in Q1 2024, which generated approximately $4.6 million in revenue based on the approximate $53,000 average price of Bitcoin in Q1 2024
As of March 31, 2024, held 163.4 Bitcoin valued at approximately $11.7 million
As of April 30, 2024, held 155.1 Bitcoin valued at approximately $9.7 million based on a recent Bitcoin price of approximately $62,500
Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2024, increased approximately 105% over the same period last year
Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was $1.9 million as compared to a net loss of $7.2 million for the 2023 comparable quarter
Achieved positive Core positive EBITDA (defined below) of $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to a Core EBITDA loss of $307 thousand for the same period last year (Core EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, and a reconciliation of Core EBITDA to net loss can be found below)

Bruce Rodgers, Chairman and CEO of LM Funding, commented, “We continued to make tremendous strides in growing our Bitcoin mining operations in the first quarter of 2024, building on the progress we made in 2023, our first full year as a Bitcoin mining company. We are encouraged by our performance, having mined 86.4 Bitcoins worth approximately $4.6 million, based on the average Bitcoin price of approximately $53,000 for the quarter. This success has resulted in a 105% increase in our revenue compared to the first quarter of 2023. As a result, I am pleased to report we achieved a record $1.9 million of net income and $4.4 million of Core EBITDA (defined below) for the first quarter of 2024.”

“The Company was well-positioned for the Bitcoin halving event in mid-April, and as we move forward, we expect to enter into new hosting agreements reflecting the 2024 post-halving economic realities. To that end, we purchased 300 Bitmain S21 Antminer high-efficiency, high hash rate machines, mining the SHA-256 algorithm, which increased the Company’s mining capacity to 673 PH. These S21s are anticipated to boost long-term revenue in the lead-up to and following the next halving event, which is projected to occur in 2028. Moving forward, we anticipate entering into new hosting agreements that reflect the economic conditions post-2024 halving and will continue to assess further investments in Antminer equipment to fuel our growth. Considering current market conditions and the future outlook for Bitcoin, which reached a new all-time high of approximately $73,800 in the 2024 first quarter, we remain very optimistic about the future, as historically, halving events such as the April halving have preceded new all-time high Bitcoin prices in the six months post-halving.”

Richard Russell, Chief Financial Officer of LM Funding, further noted, “We ended the quarter with cash plus Bitcoin, valued as of March 31, 2024, of approximately $12.5 million. Including the Bitcoin that we mined through the end of April 2024, our reported Bitcoin holdings of 155.1 Bitcoin are valued at approximately $9.7 million based on the recent Bitcoin price of approximately $62,500 as of May 8, 2024. Our working capital stood at $12.7 million as of March 31, 2024, and the equity of LM Funding shareholders was $38.5 million, or $15.43 per share. During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, we sold just 18 Bitcoin to fund our operations and we remain highly encouraged and optimistic regarding the financial outlook for both Bitcoin and the business.”

Financial Highlights

Total revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, was approximately $4.7 million, an increase of $2.4 million, or approximately 105%, compared to $2.3 million for the 2023 comparable quarter. This increase was primarily due to digital mining revenue of $4.6 million for the quarter, compared to $2.1 million for the same quarter in 2023. The average Bitcoin price for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, recognized as revenue was approximately $53,200 and $22,800, respectively.
Operating expenses totaled $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $4.3 million for the comparable 2023 period. The change is primarily attributable to the $4.3 million gain on the fair value of Bitcoin which was not present during 2023 as we adopted the new Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-08 for Bitcoin effective January 1, 2024. This gain was partially offset by a $1.0 million increase in digital mining costs, a $1.6 million increase in depreciation expense, a $1.2 million impairment loss on mining equipment and a $0.3 million increase in staff costs and payroll compared to the same quarter in 2023. Due to the discrepancy caused by the new ASU adoption in 2024, the comparable 2023 period reflects a $0.2 million impairment loss on mined digital assets and a $0.4 million realized gain on the sale of mined digital assets, which are not reflected in first quarter 2024 results.
Net income attributable to LM Funding shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was approximately $1.5 million, which included a $1.4 million non-cash, unrealized gain on investment and equity securities, and a $1.2 million non-cash, unrealized loss on the impairment of assets that were sold in April 2024 as part of an asset switch over. This compares to a net loss of approximately $5.4 million for the 2023 comparable quarter, which included a $5.8 million non-cash, unrealized loss on investment and equity securities and $0.6 million of income from the sale of coupons.
Core positive EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2024, totaled approximately $4.4 million compared to a Core EBITDA loss of $0.3 million in the prior year’s comparable quarter. The improvement in Core EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was primarily due to the full implementation of increased Bitcoin mining operations in the current year that did not exist in the prior year and higher Bitcoin prices.
Cash was approximately $0.8 million, with digital assets of $11.7 million, and working capital of $12.7 million as of March 31, 2024, based on 163.4 BTC at a price of approximately $71,300 as of March 31, 2024. In the first quarter of 2024, the Company received approximately $1.4 million from SeaStar Medical Holdings as a final repayment of their outstanding note receivable.
Total LM Funding stockholders’ equity was approximately $38.5 million, or $15.43 per share, as of March 31, 2024. (with the per-share amount calculated as LMFA stockholders’ equity divided by approximately 2,492,964 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2024).

Investor Conference Call

LM Funding will host a conference call today, May 16, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as well as the Company’s corporate progress and other developments.

The conference call will be available via telephone by dialing toll-free +1 888-506-0062 for U.S. callers or +1…