TAOP Reports Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Taoping (NASDAQ: TAOP) reported a 71.9% increase in revenue, reaching $6.4 million for the first half of 2021, compared to $3.7 million in the same period of 2020. This growth was fueled by higher sales of high-end data storage servers and new revenue streams from advertising and cryptocurrency mining. However, the net loss rose to $14.1 million, up from $7.7 million year-over-year, primarily driven by increased administrative expenses. Cash and cash equivalents stood at $0.8 million as of June 30, 2021, reflecting ongoing challenges in financial stability.
- Revenue increased by $2.7 million, or 71.9%, driven by new business segments.
- Launch of new revenue streams from cryptocurrency mining and advertising.
- Net loss attributable to the company increased to $14.1 million from $7.7 million.
- Gross profit margin decreased to 33.3% from 39.3% due to lower margins in new business ventures.
- Administrative expenses surged by 92.6% to $13.6 million, affecting overall profitability.
Hong Kong, Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP), a provider of blockchain technology and smart cloud services, today announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Revenue was
Gross profit was
Net loss attributable to the Company was
Excluding share-based compensation expenses and loss from equity method investment of TNM, the adjusted net loss attributable to the Company was
“In 2021, we made a series of strategic decisions including the investment in digital asset business and the acquisition of Taoping New Media. The new actions led to a
Mr. Lin added, “We are glad to see the cryptocurrency mining business generating new revenue stream in the first half of 2021 and its subsequent significant growth. We have acquired additional cryptocurrency miners to boost our mining capability and expect our computing power of Ethereum to reach a total of 1000GH/s by the end of 2021, which will generate about 700 Ether per month by then. In addition to Hong Kong facility, we are in the process of constructing new data center and cryptocurrency mining sites in Kazakhstan. We believe that our devoted efforts in the cryptocurrency mining business will provide additional value to the Company’s shareholders.”
Digital Assets Business Progress and Plan
● | On August 27, 2021, the Company announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Taoping Digital Assets (Asia) Limited (“TDAL”) and a Kazakhstan company, Aral Petroleum Capital LLP (“APC”), have signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) to establish a joint venture to operate a cryptocurrency mining site in Kazakhstan, of which TDAL and APC will own | |
● | On August 11, 2021, the Company signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Dennver Group Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, to purchase Ethereum mining machines with a total hash rate of 500 GH/s. Both parties aim to reach a definitive purchase agreement in the fourth quarter of 2021. | |
● | On July 30, 2021, the Company entered into a strategic cooperation agreement (the “Agreement”) with Shenzhen IntelStrat Technology Co., Ltd. (“IntelStrat”). Pursuant to the Agreement, TAOP and IntelStrat will seek in-depth collaboration in data service center and investments in blockchain company. It is expected that the parties will initiate the R&D cooperation on certain blockchain technology related projects by the end of 2021. | |
● | On May 5, 2021, the Company launched “Taoping G Cloud Hong Kong Data Center” in Hong Kong. The Company would deploy a total of 1,000 general-purpose servers suitable for Ethereum and cloud desktops at the data center, with a total hash rate of 480,000 MH/s, by the end of 2021. The Company has accomplished most of its planned deployment for the data center. | |
● | On May 3, 2021, the Company entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Singapore-based ZNDS Global Technology PTE. LTD. (“Zionodes”), a leading computing power trading platform for a 5-year term from May 1, 2021, to April 30, 2026. Pursuant to the strategic cooperation agreement, TAOP plans to increase the supply of computing power to Zionodes in stages totaling at least |
Digital Culture (Advertising) Business Progress
● | On August 6, 2021, the Company entered into a letter of intent with the majority shareholder of Yunnan Taoping IoT Limited (“Yunnan Taoping”) to acquire additional equity interests to increase its ownership interest of Yunnan Taoping to | |
● | On July 28, 2021, the Company entered into a letter of intent with the shareholders of Zhenjiang Taoping IoT Technology Limited (“Zhenjiang Taoping”) to acquire |
Dissolution of VIE Structure and Change of Corporate Headquarters to Hong Kong
On September 18, 2021, the Company’s wholly owned Chinese subsidiary, Information Security Technology (China) Co., Ltd. (“IST”), exercised the option to acquire
In addition, the Company relocated its global corporate headquarters from Shenzhen, China to Hong Kong as part of the implementation of its global growth strategy. As a result, the executive offices of the Company are now located at Unit 3102, 31/F, Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitefield Road, Hong Kong. TAOP’s Shenzhen office will serve as TAOP’s regional headquarter in Mainland China.
Financial Results for the First Six Months of 2021
Revenue
Revenue was
Gross Profit
Gross profit was
Administrative, R&D and Selling Expenses
Administrative expenses increased by
Research and development (“R&D”) expenses increased by
Selling expenses increased by approximately
Net loss attributable to Company
For the first six months of 2021, net loss attributable to the Company was
Adjusted Net loss attributable to the Company
Excluding the two major reconciliation items, which are
Cash and Financial Position
As of June 30, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of
Net cash used in operating activities was
About Taoping Inc.
Taoping Inc. (TAOP) is a blockchain technology and smart cloud services provider. The Company provides cloud-based ads display terminal, digital advertising distribution network and new media resource sharing platform in the Out-of-Home advertising market in China. TAOP is also dedicated to the research and application of blockchain technology and digital assets, a new business segment the Company initiated in 2021. With multiple cloud data center deployed overseas, the Company continues to improve computing power and create value for the encrypted digital currency industry. Relying on its self-developed smart cloud platform, TAOP provides solutions and cloud services to industries such as new media and artificial intelligence. To learn more, please visit http://www.taop.com/.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” relating to the business of Taoping Inc. and its subsidiaries. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, are “forward-looking statements” in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, often identified by the use of forward-looking terminologies such as “believes”, “expects” or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements may relate to, among other things, statements regarding our expected growth and financial performance, our strategies to drive growth, anticipated effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, expectations regarding our businesses and anticipated progress and benefits of the Company’s digital assets and digital culture (advertising) transactions. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company’s periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company and its subsidiaries or persons acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the Company’s financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, which are adjusted from results based on U.S. GAAP to exclude share-based compensation expenses and loss from equity method investment of TNM, a company acquired on June 9, 2021. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP financial measures are set forth in table at the end of this release, which provide more details on the non-GAAP financial measures.
Non-GAAP financial information is provided as additional information to help investors compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and to enhance investors’ overall understanding of the historical and current financial performance of the Company’s continuing operations and prospects for the future. Non-GAAP financial information should not be considered a substitute for or superior to U.S. GAAP results. In addition, calculations of this non-GAAP financial information may be different from calculations used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Net (Loss) Attributable to the Company and EPS are provided in the table at the end of this press release.
For further information, please contact:
TAOPING INC. | |
Chang Qiu | |
Email: chang_qiu@taoping.cn | |
Or | |
Dragon Gate Investment Partners LLC | |
Tel: +1 (646)-801-2803 | |
Email: taop@dgipl.com |
TAOPING INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE 30, 2021 AND DECEMBER 31, 2020
June 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 849,519 | $ | 882,770 | ||||
Restricted cash | - | 214,144 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 2,707,994 | 4,264,257 | ||||||
Accounts receivable-related parties, net | 166,012 | 2,919,215 | ||||||
Advances to suppliers | 10,950,271 | 3,177,678 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 9,891,376 | 24,635 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 1,366,594 | 254,678 | ||||||
Cryptocurrencies, net | 175,487 | - | ||||||
Loan receivable - related party | - | 519,331 | ||||||
Other current assets | 2,629,046 | 173,026 | ||||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 28,736,299 | 12,429,734 | ||||||
Non-current accounts receivable, net | - | 1,839,230 | ||||||
Non-current accounts receivable-related parties, net | - | 1,323,196 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 18,599,830 | 10,851,899 | ||||||
Long-term investments | 818,266 | 30,592 | ||||||
Right-of-use assets | 926,689 | - | ||||||
Other assets, non-current | 3,790,167 | 4,302,000 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 52,871,251 | $ | 30,776,651 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Short-term bank loans | $ | 5,949,005 | $ | 6,210,176 | ||||
Accounts payable | 14,985,772 | 14,857,436 | ||||||
Accounts payable-related parties | - | 69,585 | ||||||
Advances from customers | 653,804 | 315,924 | ||||||
Advances from customers-related parties | 100,636 | 161,063 | ||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 3,380,197 | 137,664 | ||||||
Accrued payroll and benefits | 222,086 | 231,598 | ||||||
Other payables and accrued expenses | 4,991,801 | 6,636,097 | ||||||
Convertible note payable, net of debt discounts | 689,502 | 1,180,908 | ||||||
Lease liability-current | 418,546 | - | ||||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 31,391,349 | 29,800,451 | ||||||
Lease liability | 580,917 | - | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 31,972,266 | 29,800,451 | ||||||
EQUITY | ||||||||
Ordinary shares, 2021 and 2020: par | 154,316,011 | 131,247,787 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 26,914,305 | 15,643,404 | ||||||
Statutory reserve | 14,044,269 | 14,044,269 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (206,310,884 | ) | (192,212,544 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 23,675,886 | 23,612,413 | ||||||
Total equity (deficit) of the Company | 12,639,587 | (7,664,671 | ) | |||||
Non-controlling interest | 8,259,398 | 8,640,871 | ||||||
TOTAL EQUITY | 20,898,985 | 976,200 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $ | 52,871,251 | $ | 30,776,651 |
* On July 30, 2020, the Company implemented a one-for-six reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Except for shares authorized, all references to number of shares, and to per share information in the consolidated financial statements have been retroactively adjusted.
TAOPING INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 | |||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||
Revenue – Products | $ | 2,971,899 | $ | 2,056,805 | ||||
Revenue – Products-related parties | 67,612 | 217,813 | ||||||
Revenue – Software | 1,621,534 | 1,049,377 | ||||||
Revenue – Advertising | 576,310 | - | ||||||
Revenue – Cryptocurrency mining | 814,772 | - | ||||||
Revenue – Other | 319,429 | 371,381 | ||||||
Revenue – Other-related parties | 54,021 | 41,974 | ||||||
TOTAL REVENUE | 6,425,577 | 3,737,350 | ||||||
Cost – Products | 2,696,207 | 1,970,154 | ||||||
Cost – Software | 237,986 | 296,190 | ||||||
Cost – Advertising | 683,835 | - | ||||||
Cost – Cryptocurrency mining | 661,753 | - | ||||||
Cost – Other | 7,555 | 4,001 | ||||||
TOTAL COST | 4,287,336 | 2,270,345 | ||||||
GROSS PROFIT | 2,138,241 | 1,467,005 | ||||||
Administrative expenses | 13,606,688 | 7,064,286 | ||||||
Research and development expenses | 2,260,274 | 1,802,747 | ||||||
Selling expenses | 193,484 | 143,816 | ||||||
(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | (13,922,205 | ) | (7,543,844 | ) | ||||
Subsidy income | 136,393 | 223,391 | ||||||
(Loss) from equity method investment | (578,619 | ) | - | |||||
Other income (loss), net | 378,831 | (302,336 | ) | |||||
Interest expense and debt discounts, net of interest income | (478,439 | ) | (387,761 | ) | ||||
(Loss) before income taxes | (14,464,039 | ) | (8,010,550 | ) | ||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (871 | ) | 69,858 | |||||
NET LOSS | (14,464,910 | ) | (7,940,692 | ) | ||||
Less: Net loss attributable to the non- controlling interest | 366,570 | 264,047 | ||||||
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY | $ | (14,098,340 | ) | $ | (7,676,645 | ) | ||
Loss per share - Basic and Diluted* | ||||||||
Basic | $ | (1.34 | ) | $ | (1.12 | ) | ||
Diluted | $ | (1.34 | ) | $ | (1.12 | ) | ||
NET LOSS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY* | ||||||||
Basic | $ | (1.31 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | ||
Diluted | $ | (1.31 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) |
* On July 30, 2020, the Company implemented a one-for-six reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Except shares authorized, all references to number of shares, and to per share information in the consolidated financial statements have been retroactively adjusted.
TAOPING INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 | |||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (14,464,910 | ) | $ | (7,940,692 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Provision for credit losses on accounts receivable and other current assets | 6,697,608 | 5,875,044 | ||||||
Provision (reversal) for obsolete inventories | 48,589 | (15,255 | ) | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,713,008 | 1,605,201 | ||||||
(Gain) on sales of cryptocurrencies | (41,345 | ) | - | |||||
Impairment on cryptocurrencies | 42,447 | - | ||||||
(Gain) on business acquisition | (12,345 | ) | - | |||||
Loss on equity method investment | 578,620 | - | ||||||
Loss on disposal of equipment and inventories | 44,705 | 50,428 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation for consulting services | 2,142,892 | 204,443 | ||||||
Amortization of convertible note discount | 257,430 | 163,833 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation to employees | 2,950,070 | 92,308 | ||||||
Write-off of long aged payables | (330,991 | ) | - | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | 1,460,535 | (1,225,284 | ) | |||||
Accounts receivable - related parties | 744,732 | 803,982 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | (701,611 | ) | - | |||||
Inventories | (1,193,956 | ) | 27,762 | |||||
Cryptocurrencies – mining | (814,772 | ) | - | |||||
Other non-current assets | - | 342,269 | ||||||
Other current assets | (139,076 | ) | 1,601,902 | |||||
Advances to suppliers | (8,488,625 | ) | (1,685,458 | ) | ||||
Other payables and accrued expenses | (741,892 | ) | 305,903 | |||||
Advances from customers | 322,214 | (48,317 | ) | |||||
Advances from customers - related parties | (62,356 | ) | 18,491 | |||||
Amounts due to related parties | (140,447 | ) | - | |||||
Accounts payable to related party | (70,299 | ) | - | |||||
Accounts payable | (7,065,510 | ) | (1,283,642 | ) | ||||
Lease liability | (62,818 | ) | - | |||||
Income tax payable | - | (69,858 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (16,328,103 | ) | (1,176,940 | ) | ||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 38,974 | - | ||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (769,751 | ) | (150,470 | ) | ||||
Acquired cash in connection with a business acquisition | 7,644 | - | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of cryptocurrencies | 638,183 | - | ||||||
Repayment of loan receivable-related party | 170,909 | 43,708 | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 85,959 | (106,762 | ) | |||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Proceeds from short-term bank loans | 4,172,283 | 4,029,193 | ||||||
Borrowings from related party | 3,090,580 | - | ||||||
Repayment of short-term bank loans | (4,512,247 | ) | (5,696,201 | ) | ||||
Capital injected by minority shareholders in joint venture | 4,047 | - | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of convertible note, net of debt issuance costs | - | 1,344,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost | 13,071,998 | 576,000 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 15,826,661 | 252,992 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 168,088 | (4,092 | ) | |||||
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | (247,395 | ) | (1,034,802 | ) | ||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING | 1,096,914 | 1,519,666 | ||||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, ENDING | $ | 849,519 | $ | 484,864 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Cash paid during the year | ||||||||
Income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Interest | $ | 195,469 | $ | 346,042 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 | |||||||
Reconciliation to amounts on consolidated balance sheets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 849,519 | $ | 286,795 | ||||
Restricted cash | - | 198,069 | ||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | 849,519 | $ | 484,864 |
TAOPING INC.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Net (Loss) Attributable to the Company and EPS
Six Months Ended | ||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Net (loss) attributable to the Company | $ | (14,098,340 | ) | $ | (7,676,645 | ) | ||
Share-based compensation for consulting services | 2,142,892 | 204,443 | ||||||
Share-based compensation to employees | 2,950,070 | 92,308 | ||||||
Loss from equity method investment | 578,620 | - | ||||||
Adjusted net (loss) attributable to the Company | $ | (8,426,758 | ) | $ | (7,379,894 | ) | ||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | ||||||||
Basic | 10,761,008 | 7,075,611 | ||||||
Diluted | 10,761,008 | 7,075,611 | ||||||
(Loss) per share | ||||||||
Basic | $ | (1.31 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | ||
Diluted | $ | (1.31 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | ||
Adjusted (loss) per share | ||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.78 | ) | $ | (1.04 | ) | ||
Diluted | $ | (0.78 | ) | $ | (1.04 | ) |
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