Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Highlights
Blue Hat achieved a revenue of
Management Commentary
Mr.
Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results
Please refer to Blue Hat’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended
About Blue Hat
Blue Hat was formerly a provider of communication services and IDC business, as well as a producer, developer, and operator of AR interactive entertainment games, toys, and educational materials in
Forward-Looking Statements
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
(Restated) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 407,588 | $ | 69,273 | ||||
Restricted cash | 1,587 | 1,129 | ||||||
Inventories | 17,545,153 | — | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 15,157,384 | 9,170,996 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, related party | 9,571 | — | ||||||
Other receivables, net | 4,182,706 | 4,704,455 | ||||||
Other receivables, related party | 1,941,723 | 1,427,829 | ||||||
Prepayments, net | 36,588 | 80,834 | ||||||
Assets related to discontinued operation | — | 6,077,554 | ||||||
Total current assets | 39,282,300 | 21,532,070 | ||||||
Non-current assets: | ||||||||
Operating lease, right-of-use asset | 2,353,083 | 40,596 | ||||||
Prepayments | 2,388,435 | 2,495,570 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 3,544,751 | 3,817,015 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | — | 1,368,424 | ||||||
Long-term investments | 1,694,269 | 1,722,999 | ||||||
Assets related to discontinued operation | — | 3,300,184 | ||||||
Total non-current assets | 9,980,538 | 12,744,788 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 49,262,838 | $ | 34,276,858 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Short-term loans - banks | $ | 273,713 | $ | 473,825 | ||||
Taxes payable | 805,577 | 841,334 | ||||||
Accounts payable | 318,729 | 324,991 | ||||||
Other payables and accrued liabilities | 4,027,883 | 9,014,057 | ||||||
Other payables - related party | — | 22,643 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities - current | 235,470 | 11,261 | ||||||
Customer deposits | 3,020 | 19,629 | ||||||
Liability related to discontinued operation | — | 6,700,468 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 5,664,392 | 17,408,208 | ||||||
Non-current liabilities: | ||||||||
Operating lease liability | 2,141,421 | 31,041 | ||||||
Long-term loans banks | — | — | ||||||
Long-term loans – related party | 834,950 | 914,771 | ||||||
Convertible notes payable | — | 1,393,499 | ||||||
Total other liabilities | 2,976,371 | 2,339,311 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 8,640,763 | 19,747,519 | ||||||
Shareholder’s equity | ||||||||
Ordinary shares, | 583,982 | 98,947 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 93,828,090 | 44,145,826 | ||||||
Statutory reserves | 2,143,252 | 2,143,252 | ||||||
Retained earnings | (56,832,015 | ) | (35,113,598 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 898,766 | 834,513 | ||||||
Total | 40,622,075 | 12,108,940 | ||||||
Non-controlling interests | — | 2,420,399 | ||||||
Total Equity | 40,622,075 | 14,529,339 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 49,262,838 | $ | 34,276,858 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Year ended | Year ended | Year ended | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
(Restated) | (Restated) | |||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 73,686,733 | $ | 2,195,954 | $ | 12,139,500 | ||||||
Cost of revenue | (72,532,882 | ) | (958,438 | ) | (5,782,664 | ) | ||||||
Gross profit | 1,153,851 | 1,237,516 | 6,356,836 | |||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Selling | (7,677 | ) | (159,937 | ) | (315,600 | ) | ||||||
Research and development | (2,570,158 | ) | (2,734,982 | ) | (11,233,806 | ) | ||||||
General and administrative expenses | (13,766,487 | ) | (6,224,674 | ) | (31,335,421 | ) | ||||||
Impairment loss | (13,693,305 | ) | (33,397 | ) | (14,632,931 | ) | ||||||
Total operating expenses | (30,037,627 | ) | (9,152,990 | ) | (57,517,758 | ) | ||||||
(Loss)/Income from operations | (28,883,776 | ) | (7,915,474 | ) | (51,160,922 | ) | ||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||
Interest income | 7 | 374 | 156,038 | |||||||||
Interest expense | (222,057 | ) | (133,882 | ) | (229,985 | ) | ||||||
Other finance expenses | (62,025 | ) | (15,264 | ) | (65,344 | ) | ||||||
Other income (expense), net | 66,205 | 39,080 | (191,499 | ) | ||||||||
Total other expense, net | (217,870 | ) | (109,692 | ) | (330,790 | ) | ||||||
(Loss)/ income from Continuing Operations before income taxes | (29,101,646 | ) | (8,025,166 | ) | (51,491,712 | ) | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | (6,081 | ) | (1,097,888 | ) | (1,104 | ) | ||||||
(Loss)/ income from continuing operations | (29,107,727 | ) | (9,123,054 | ) | (51,492,816 | ) | ||||||
Discontinued Operations (Note 19) | ||||||||||||
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations | 7,389,310 | — | 1,493,945 | |||||||||
(Loss) from discontinued operations | — | (282,027 | ) | (10,055,749 | ) | |||||||
Net Income (Loss) | (21,718,417 | ) | (9,405,081 | ) | (60,054,620 | ) | ||||||
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest | (2,420,399 | ) | (40,025 | ) | (2,918,680 | ) | ||||||
Net (Loss) Income attributable to | (19,298,018 | ) | (9,365,056 | ) | (57,135,940 | ) | ||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income | ||||||||||||
Net (loss)/ Income from continued operations | (29,107,727 | ) | (9,123,054 | ) | (51,492,816 | ) | ||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment continued operation | (199,032 | ) | (1,883,571 | ) | 651,272 | |||||||
Comprehensive (loss) income - continued operation | $ | (29,306,759 | ) | $ | (11,006,625 | ) | $ | (50,841,544 | ) | |||
Income (loss) from discontinued operation | 7,389,310 | (282,027 | ) | (8,561,804 | ) | |||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment - discontinued operation | 263,285 | 258,828 | 66,288 | |||||||||
Comprehensive income (Loss) - discontinued operation | $ | 7,652,595 | $ | (23,199 | ) | $ | (8,495,516 | ) | ||||
Comprehensive (loss) income | $ | (21,654,164 | ) | $ | (11,029,824 | ) | $ | (59,337,060 | ) | |||
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest | (2,420,399 | ) | (40,025 | ) | (2,918,680 | ) | ||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to | (19,233,765 | ) | (10,989,799 | ) | (56,418,380 | ) | ||||||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares | ||||||||||||
Basic | 29,722,950 | 7,639,482 | 5,053,727 | |||||||||
Diluted | 30,975,275 | 8,565,163 | 5,800,048 | |||||||||
Earnings per share | ||||||||||||
Basic (loss) earnings per share from continued operation | $ | (0.98 | ) | $ | (1.19 | ) | $ | (10.19 | ) | |||
Basic earnings per share from discontinued operation | 0.33 | (0.04 | ) | (1.12 | ) | |||||||
Diluted Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continued operation | $ | (0.98 | ) | $ | (1.19 | ) | $ | (10.19 | ) | |||
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operation | 0.33 | (0.04 | ) | (1.12 | ) |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW | ||||||||||||
Year ended | Year ended | Year ended | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
(Restated) | (Restated) | |||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (21,718,417 | ) | $ | (9,405,081 | ) | $ | (60,054,620 | ) | |||
Net income (loss) from discontinued operation | 7,389,310 | (282,027 | ) | (8,561,804 | ) | |||||||
Net (loss) from continuing operation | (29,107,727 | ) | (9,123,054 | ) | (51,492,816 | ) | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 260,883 | 185,083 | 241,265 | |||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 159,579 | 169,149 | 1,557,016 | |||||||||
Impairment of goodwill | — | 3,681 | 14,537 | |||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets | 1,075,997 | — | 14,632,931 | |||||||||
Impairment of Property, plant and equipment | 17,308 | 29,716 | — | |||||||||
Impairment of inventory | 12,600,000 | |||||||||||
Interest expenses related to convertible note | 146,322 | 100,314 | — | |||||||||
Share-based payments | 3,659,080 | 4,043,550 | — | |||||||||
Issuance of common stock to pay for goods | 42,420,000 | — | — | |||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 10,246,270 | (1,060,782 | ) | (29,661,273 | ) | |||||||
Deferred income taxes | — | — | 119,127 | |||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (14,915,499 | ) | 4,762,503 | 9,091,390 | ||||||||
Accounts receivables related party | — | — | 1,906,101 | |||||||||
Other receivables | (1,208,861 | ) | 385,779 | 24,850,497 | ||||||||
Inventories | (17,545,153 | ) | 116,115 | (41,460 | ) | |||||||
Prepayments | 41,367 | (773,671 | ) | 14,189,940 | ||||||||
Operating lease assets | 22,102 | 276 | (13,025 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts payable | (6,260 | ) | (21,891 | ) | 134,526 | |||||||
Other payables and accrued liabilities | (4,986,175 | ) | 92,607 | 5,179,130 | ||||||||
Customer deposits | (16,609 | ) | 12,549 | 5,532 | ||||||||
Taxes payable | (35,756 | ) | (395,191 | ) | (5,337,785 | ) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) generated from operating activities - continued operation | (9,773,132 | ) | (1,473,267 | ) | (14,624,367 | ) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) generated from operating activities - discontinued operation | 7,661,561 | 281,780 | (5,488,297 | ) | ||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | — | (3,429 | ) | (140,962 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from disposal of equipment | — | 9,760 | 52,799 | |||||||||
Purchase of intangible assets | — | — | (16,385,451 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets | — | — | 12,985,106 | |||||||||
Disposal of a subsidiary | (15,380 | ) | — | (866,075 | ) | |||||||
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash received | — | 5 | (162,326 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash from investing activities – continued operation | (15,380 | ) | 6,336 | (4,516,909 | ) | |||||||
Net cash from investing activities – discontinued operation | — | — | (1,952 | ) | ||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of new shares | 2,998,397 | 88,592 | 12,830,780 | |||||||||
Gross proceeds from issuance of convertible note | — | 1,550,000 | — | |||||||||
Repayment of convertible note | (449,999 | ) | — | (739,189 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds (Repayment) from other payables - related party | — | 905,171 | 6,406 | |||||||||
(Repayment) from loan payables - related party | (102,464 | ) | — | (14,117 | ) | |||||||
Change in restricted cash | (1,587 | ) | (1,129 | ) | — | |||||||
Repayments of short-term loans - banks | (138,393 | ) | — | (4,663,292 | ) | |||||||
Net cash generated from financing activities – continued operation | 2,305,954 | 2,542,634 | 7,420,588 | |||||||||
Net cash generated from financing activities – discontinued operation | (52,322 | ) | (11,960 | ) | 154,260 | |||||||
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH | 210,505 | (1,319,437 | ) | 1,439,535 | ||||||||
NET CHANGES IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 337,186 | 26,086 | (15,617,142 | ) | ||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year | 70,402 | 50,449 | 15,752,704 | |||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year | $ | 407,588 | $ | 76,535 | $ | 135,562 | ||||||
Less: cash and cash equivalents from the discontinued operations, end of year | — | (7,262 | ) | (85,113 | ) | |||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT, FROM THE CONTINUING OPERATIONS, end of year | $ | 407,588 | $ | 69,273 | $ | 50,449 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 407,588 | $ | 76,535 | $ | 135,562 | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year | $ | 407,588 | $ | 76,535 | $ | 135,562 | ||||||
Provision for doubtful trade receivables | $ | (8,929,110 | ) | $ | (1,035,345 | ) | $ | (6,037,274 | ) | |||
Provision for doubtful other receivables | (1,207,145 | ) | (22,869 | ) | (13,484,319 | ) | ||||||
Reversal for doubtful prepayments | (110,014 | ) | 4,925 | (10,166,240 | ) | |||||||
Allowance for inventory | — | (7,492 | ) | 26,561 | ||||||||
(Reversal)/Provision for doubtful accounts | $ | (10,246,269 | ) | $ | (1,060,781 | ) | $ | (29,661,272 | ) | |||
Cash paid for income tax | $ | 6,081 | $ | 1,097,888 | $ | 1,529,850 | ||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 222,057 | $ | 133,882 | $ | 229,985 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH INVESTING INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||
Additional of operating lease, right-of-use asset | $ | 2,353,083 | $ | 40,596 | $ | 118,272 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH FINANCING INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities | $ | 235,470 | $ | 11,261 | $ | 57,645 |
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