SAI.TECH Global Corporation Reports Unaudited Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
SAI.TECH Global Corporation (NASDAQ: SAI, SAITW) reported a net loss of US$2.8 million for the six months ending June 30, 2022, compared to a loss of US$0.2 million in the same period last year. Total revenues decreased by 33% to US$5.4 million, with gross profits falling 47% to US$0.6 million. The decline is attributed to tightened regulations and fluctuations in cryptocurrency markets. Despite the downturn, the company introduced new liquid cooling infrastructure products and updated its SAIHUB App to enhance operations.
- Introduced two new liquid cooling products, TANKBOX and RACKBOX, enhancing product range.
- Received UL listing certification for core product, aiding credibility in the market.
- Updated SAIHUB App to support the growing Bitcoin Lighting Network.
- Decline in total revenues by 33% year-over-year.
- Gross profits decreased by 47%, affecting profitability.
- Net losses increased significantly from US$0.2 million to US$2.8 million.
SINGAPORE, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SAI.TECH Global Corporation (“SAI.TECH” or the “Company”, NASDAQ: SAI, SAITW), a global energy-saving bitcoin mining operator and a clean-tech company that integrates the bitcoin mining, heating, and power industries, today reported unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Financial Highlights for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
- Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2022, were US
$ 5.4 million , having decreased33% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. - Gross profits for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was US
$0.6 million , having decreased47% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. - Net losses for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was US
$2.8 million compared to net losses of US$0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Mr. Arthur Lee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated that, “The negative impact caused by tightened regulation on crypto mining businesses and the vibration in cryptocurrency markets on the Company’s business resulted in the downward trend on the Company’s half-year financial result.”
Recent Developments
Despite the deterioration of global bitcoin market and the fall of bitcoin price, we believe that minimizing total mining costs is key to future success and have continued our research and development towards innovative liquid cooling technologies, to expand our capabilities and advantages as an energy-saving clean bitcoin mining operator. We have introduced two new liquid cooling bitcoin mining infrastructure products in September 2022 and received UL listing certification for US and Canada for our current product. We also updated our SAIHUB App to support the rapidly growing Bitcoin Lighting Network. We hosted and streamed the first Bitcoin Heat Day in August and sponsored the 2022 Cryptocurrency Research Conference in September 2022.
Launch of New Products
- With our continuing efforts on product research and development, we added two new infrastructure products – TANKBOX and RACKBOX, to our current SAIHUB BOX product line in September 2022.
- TANKBOX is our new immersion cooling outdoor container product, which is compatible with all air-cooled mining machines on the market. Equipped with heat recovery system, TANKBOX can accommodate 72 to 144 mining machines in outdoor environments and provide hot water of up to 50 degrees Celsius. TANKBOX is expected to be officially launched to market by end of 2022.
- RACKBOX is our new outdoor container product, which can accommodate 90 units of Whatsminer’s latest liquid-cooling miners. Equipped with heat recovery system, RACKBOX is capable of recovering waste heat and providing hot water of up to 60 degrees Celsius. RACKBOX is expected to be launched in the first quarter of 2023.
Update of SAIHU App
- We updated and launched the SAIHUB App 1.1, which supports Bitcoin Lighting Network.
UL Listing Certification
- We have received the formal UL (Underwriters Laboratories) Listing certification for US and Canada under industrial control panels section for SAI.TECH's core product SAIHUB CAB 025M.
Presence at Online and In-Person Conferences
- We hosted the first ‘Bitcoin Heat Day’ offline gathering event in New York City on August 9, 2022.
- We sponsored and presented on the 2022 Cryptocurrency Research Conference (CRC), held in Durham, the United Kingdom, from September 22 to 23, 2022.
Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Revenues
Sales of Products. Sales of products represented the sales of high-performance digital asset mining machines to end customers. The revenue from sales of products was
Hosting Service. Hosting services includes all services related to hosting (including keeping and running the mining machines) and daily maintenance of servers to customers. Our hosting revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2021, were derived from our hosting operations in Kazakhstan. The revenues were
Mining Pool. Mining pool income includes revenues from the Company’s self-owned sai.plus mining pool, representing mining rewards from sai.plus mining pool. The Company allocates mining rewards to each pool participant, mainly the hosting clients, net of the pool operator fees based on the sharing mechanism predetermined and records as cost of mining pool revenue. Our mining pool revenues were
Mining Revenue. Mining revenues represent mining rewards generated from the Company’s self-owned mining machines. The mining revenues are mainly derived from our operations in Mexico beginning in 2022.Our mining revenue was
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues primarily included the cost for the purchase of high-performance digital asset mining machines, costs incurred for our self-mining activities, and the direct costs incurred for the provision of hosting services and mining rewards allocated to each provider of pool participant in exchange for their computing power contributed to the mining pool.
The cost of revenues decreased by
Gross (Loss)/Profit and Gross Margin
Our gross profit decreased by
Selling and Marketing Expenses
Our selling and marketing expenses primarily consisted of staff costs and travelling expenses to participate in marketing activities. Selling and marketing expenses increased by
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses mainly consisted of salaries and bonuses, office related expenses and professional service fees. General and administrative expenses increased by
Research and Development Expenses
Our research and development expenses mainly consisted of amortization expenses of intangible assets and costs for the development of waste heat recovery technology. Research and development expenses decreased by
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Impairment of long-lived assets increased by
Other Income(Expense), net
Other income included
Net loss
As a result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of
Liquidity
As of June 30, 2022, cash and cash equivalents were US
About SAI.TECH
SAI.TECH is a global energy-saving Bitcoin mining operator and a clean-tech company that integrates the bitcoin mining, power and heating industries. SAI.TECH uses proprietary liquid cooling and waste heat recovery technology for its digital asset mining machines, which utilizes waste heat to provide recycled energy and heating to potential customers while lowering mining operating costs. SAI.TECH strives to globally become the most energy-efficient digital asset mining operations company, while simultaneously promoting the clean transition of the bitcoin mining, power and heating industries. For more information on SAI.TECH, please visit https://sai.tech/.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “project”, “targets”, “optimistic”, “confident that”, “continue to”, “predict”, “intend”, “aim”, “will” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that may be deemed forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements concerning SAI.TECH and the Company’s operations, financial performance and condition are based on current expectations, beliefs and assumptions which are subject to change at any time. SAI.TECH cautions that these statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of important factors such as government and stock exchange regulations, competition, political, economic and social conditions around the world and in China including those discussed in SAI.TECH’s Form 20-F under the headings “Risk Factors”, “Results of Operations” and “Business Overview” and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. All forward-looking statements are applicable only as of the date it is made and SAI.TECH specifically disclaims any obligation to maintain or update the forward-looking information, whether of the nature contained in this release or otherwise, in the future.
SAI.TECH GLOBAL CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except for number of shares and per share data)
| As of December 31, 2021 | As of June 30, 2022 | |||||||
| (US$) | (US$) | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 22,984 | 16,500 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | 1,174 | 680 | ||||||
| Amount due from related parties | — | 61 | ||||||
| Inventories | 198 | 159 | ||||||
| Cryptocurrencies | 83 | 54 | ||||||
| Deposits, prepayments and other current assets, net | 1,022 | 5,253 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 25,461 | 22,707 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 4,345 | 3,184 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 265 | 174 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 43 | 407 | ||||||
| Total assets | 30,114 | 26,472 | ||||||
| Liabilities and equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 2,720 | 149 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities-current | 17 | 152 | ||||||
| Advance from customers | 62 | 59 | ||||||
| Accrued and other liabilities | 25 | 123 | ||||||
| Income tax payable | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Amount due to related parties | 160 | 28 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 2,985 | 512 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities-non-current | 27 | 255 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities | 3,012 | 767 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies - Note 12 | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| *Class A Ordinary shares ( | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| *Class B Ordinary shares ( | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 42,365 | 46,579 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (15,348 | ) | (20,794 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | 83 | (82 | ) | |||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 27,102 | 25,705 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities and shareholders’ equity | 30,114 | 26,472 | ||||||
* The shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the reorganization.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
SAI.TECH GLOBAL CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME
(In thousands, except for number of shares and per share data)
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2022 | |||||||
| (US$) | (US$) | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Revenues | 7,990 | 5,376 | ||||||
| Cost of revenues | 6,849 | 4,774 | ||||||
| Gross Profit | 1,141 | 602 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing expenses | 122 | 238 | ||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 910 | 2,574 | ||||||
| Research and development expenses | 230 | 129 | ||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 53 | 70 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,315 | 3,011 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (174 | ) | (2,409 | ) | ||||
| Other income, net | 32 | (320 | ) | |||||
| Loss before income tax | (142 | ) | (2,729 | ) | ||||
| Income tax expenses | (33 | ) | - | |||||
| Net loss | (175 | ) | (2,729 | ) | ||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation loss | (37 | ) | (118 | ) | ||||
| Total comprehensive loss | (212 | ) | (2,847 | ) | ||||
| Loss per ordinary share* | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted | (0.008 | ) | (0.121 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding*: | ||||||||
| Basic & Diluted | 22,564,287 | 22,564,287 | ||||||
* The shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the reorganization.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
About SAI.TECH
SAI.TECH is an energy-saving bitcoin mining operator and a clean-tech company that integrates the bitcoin mining, power, and heating industries. SAI.TECH uses proprietary liquid cooling and waste heat recovery technology for its digital asset mining machines, utilizing waste heat to provide recycled energy and heating to potential customers while lowering mining operating costs. SAI.TECH strives to become the most cost-efficient digital asset mining operations company globally while simultaneously promoting the clean transition of the bitcoin mining, power, and heating industries.
In May 2022, SAI became a publicly trading company under the new ticker symbol “SAI” on the Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ) through a merger with TradeUP Global Corporation ("TradeUP").
For more information on SAI.TECH, please visit https://sai.tech/.
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