The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction the unaudited financial statements and
related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and with
the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the years
ended December 31, 2021 and 2021 included in Amendment No. 1 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the
SEC on May 23, 2022 (the "10-K Amendment"), and Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K
filed on June 1, 2022. In addition to historical information, the discussion and
analysis here and throughout this Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements
that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a
number of factors, including but not limited to, risks described in the section
entitled "Risk Factors" in the 10-K Amendment, as the same may be updated from
time to time.
Overview of the Company's Subsidiaries
Sysorex Government Services
SGS is a provider of information technology solutions from multiple vendors,
including hardware products, software, services, including warranty and
maintenance support, offered through our dedicated sales force, ecommerce
channels, existing federal contracts and service team. Since our founding, we
have served our customers by offering products and services from key industry
vendors such as Aruba, Cisco, Dell, GETAC, Lenovo, Microsoft, Panasonic,
Samsung, Symantec, VMware and others. We provide our customers with
comprehensive solutions incorporating leading products and services across a
variety of technology practices and platforms such as cyber, cloud, networking,
security, and mobility. We utilize our professional services, consulting
services and partners to develop and implement these solutions. Our sales and
marketing efforts in collaboration with our vendor partners, allow us to reach
multiple customer public sector segments including federal, state and local
governments, as well as educational institutions.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements present the combined
results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows of Sysorex and its
subsidiaries. These financial statements were prepared on a combined basis
because the operations were under common control. All intercompany accounts and
transactions have been eliminated between the combined entities.
TTM Digital
TTM Digital is a digital asset technology and mining company that owns and
operates a large number of specialized cryptocurrency mining processors and is
currently focused on the Ethereum blockchain ecosystem.
As discussed in the Heads of Terms agreement below, the Company is in discussion
with a third party to sell TTM Digital's assets.
The Company made the decision to divest its mining equipment and the data center
of the TTM Digital and commenced discussions with a third party to execute an
asset sale. On March 24, 2022, the Company executed Heads of Terms ("Heads of
Terms") with Ostendo Technologies, Inc. ("Ostendo") which includes certain
binding and non-binding provisions. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company and
Ostendo agreed to certain terms related to the Company's sale of its Ethereum
mining assets and certain associated real property. The Assets to be sold will
not include the Company's Ether funds generated prior to and held at Closing.
The definitive terms of the sale of assets will be set forth in definitive
transaction agreements (the "Definitive Documentation") to be executed by the
parties. The closing of the TTM Digital Asset sale will be subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.
The parties have extended the closing of the transaction to July 31, 2022. As of
August 15, 2022, the parties have not yet entered into Definitive Documentation,
and have not amended the Heads of Terms, as amended, to extend the closing date;
however, the parties continue to negotiate toward completion of Definitive
Documentation.
Known Trends or Uncertainties
SGS experiences variability in our net sales and operating results on a
quarterly basis as a result of many factors. SGS experiences some seasonal
trends in our sales of technology solutions to government and educational
institutions. For example, the fiscal year-ends of U.S. Public Sector customers
vary for those in the federal government space and those in the state and local
government and educational institution ("SLED") space. SGS generally sees an
increase in our second quarter sales related to customers in the U.S. SLED
sector and in our third quarter sales related to customers in the federal
government space as these customers close out their budgets for their fiscal
year (June 30th and December 31st, respectively). SGS may experience variability
in our gross profit and gross profit margin as a result of changes in the
various vendor programs we participate in and its effect on the amount of vendor
consideration we receive from a particular vendor or their authorized
distributor/wholesaler, may be impacted by a number of events outside of our
control.
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TTM Digital, as noted above and disclosed in Note 1 - Nature and description of
the Business, Heads of Terms agreement, has made the decision to divest its
mining equipment and the data center of the TTM Digital reporting unit and
commenced discussions with a third party to execute an asset sale. However,
shall a sale not be consummated, to successfully continue in the industry, our
business model may need to evolve to reflect the trends of the industry. Over
time, we may be required to modify aspects of our business model relating to our
strategy. We cannot offer any assurance that we will be successful or that the
future industry or business operation changes will not result in harm to our
business. We may not be able to manage growth effectively, which could damage
our reputation, limit our growth and negatively affect our operating results.
Management cannot provide any assurances that we will identify all emerging
trends and growth opportunities in this business sector, and we may lose out on
those opportunities to current or future competitors. As anticipated, any such
circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects,
or operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022, Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Summary of TTM Mining Result
The following table present the roll forward of digital asset activity from
continuing and discontinued operations during the respective periods:
Three months ended
June 30,
2022 2021
Opening Balance $ 1,237 $ 14
Revenue from mining 1,286 4,234
Purchases of Mining equipment with digital assets - (1,019 )
Mining pool operating fees (13 ) (45 )
Impairment of digital assets (1,187 ) -
Transaction fees (23 ) -
Proceeds from sale of digital assets (1,246 ) (3,080 )
Realized gain on sale of digital assets 164 1
Ending Balance $ 218 $ 105
Discussion of Results of Operations of TTM Digital for the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022, and 2021
The activities for TTM revenues and costs for the three months ended June 30,
2022, represent discontinued operations. As noted above and disclosed in Note 5
to the financial statements, the Company continues to negotiate the closing of
the Heads of Terms agreement.
Revenues from mining are impacted significantly by volatility in cryptocurrency
prices and network difficulty. The average price of Ethereum mined during the
three months ended June 30, 2022, was approximately $2,131 compared to
approximately $2,596 during the three months ended June 30, 2021. Network
difficulty was also significantly higher in 2022, resulting in lower total
rewards from mining. Total Ethereum mined during the three months ended June 30,
2022, was approximately 561 ETH vs approximately 1,600 ETH during the three
months ended June 30, 2021.
The estimated transition to proof of stake ("POS") is currently September 19,
2022, and this date is subject to change based on voting in Ethereum Core
Development meetings. Transition to proof of stake will have a direct negative
impact on the company's ability to generate revenue if the Heads of Terms
agreement is not closed prior to POS.
Discussion of Results of Operations of SGS for the Three Months Ended June 30,
2022, and 2021
SGS operates on the resale of technology products and associated services
related to those products. These products are resold through several contracts
with the federal government in SGS' portfolio of contracts. SGS suppliers
include wholesale distributors of major technology products, small niche product
suppliers, services from specialized partners, and services from SGS' own
resources.
The lifecycle of an order includes: solicitation of a requirement form the
customer, quotation or proposal in response to the solicitation, evaluation of
quote or proposal by the customer, awarding an order to SGS based on favorable
evaluation, customer order is then entered in as a sales order, the SGS system
then issues purchase orders to suppliers, suppliers delivers the goods to the
customer and performs any services necessary to complete order obligations,
customer provides acceptance, and SGS issues an invoice to the customer. Once a
customer accepts the invoice the dollar amount is guaranteed and backed by the
U.S. Treasury. Post invoice obligation may include warranty, maintenance, and
telephonic support either directly by SGS or through the OEM directly. From
acceptance until the period of performance is completed (warranty, maintenance,
and/or telephonic support), SGS is responsible for the operability of the
delivered goods. Once the period of performance is completed, the customer will
contact SGS to complete a contract closeout.
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SGS revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, was
approximately $3.5 million and 2.0 million. This includes approximately 80% of
sales coming from the Company's top two customers. SGS product and service costs
for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, was approximately $3.2
million. This includes approximately 85% of product costs from the Company's top
two vendors.
SGS margins are affected by the diversity of our supplier. Supplier diversity
allows companies such as SGS to seek better cost through competition of multiple
suppliers of the same product. Currently, SGS does not have the supplier
diversity that is required to increase margin. SGS is on a prepay basis with
many suppliers and this requires SGS to finance cash advances to suppliers from
our finance source, South Star Capital. Our financial source charges high fees
and interest, which also affects our net margin.
SGS also reported for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, $0.3
million and in sales and marketing costs, $1.6 million in general and
administrative costs, $0.1 million in amortization costs, resulting in a loss
from operations of approximately $1.7 million. The Company continues to search
for paths to drive costs down and increase its cash position.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022, Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Summary of TTM Mining Result
The following tables present the roll forward of digital asset activity from
continuing and discontinuing operations during the periods ended:
Six months ended
June 30,
2022 2021
Opening Balance $ 5,202 $ 24
Revenue from mining 3,268 6,252
Purchase of mining equipment with digital assets - (1,019 )
Mining pool operating fees
(33 ) (66 )
Impairment of digital assets (2,423 )
Management fees - (322 )
Owners' distributions - (1,521 )
Transaction fees (112 ) -
Proceeds from sale of digital assets (6,955 ) (3,331 )
Realized gain on sale of digital assets 1,271 88
Ending Balance $ 218 $ 105
Discussion of Results of Operations of TTM Digital for the Six Months Ended June
30, 2022, and 2021
The activities for TTM revenues and costs for the six months ended June 30,
2022, represent discontinued operations. As noted above and disclosed in Note 5
to the financial statements, the Company continues to negotiate the closing of
the Heads of Terms agreement.
As disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, revenues from mining are
impacted significantly by volatility in cryptocurrency prices and network
difficulty. The average price of Ethereum mined during the six months ended June
30, 2022, was approximately $2,564 compared to approximately $2,071 during the
six months ended June 30, 2021. While the average price of Ethereum during the
six months ended June 30, 2022, was higher than the six months ended June 30,
2021, network difficulty was also significantly higher in 2022, resulting in
lower total rewards from mining. Total Ethereum mined during the six months
ended June 30, 2022, was approximately 1,235 ETH compared to approximately 2,917
ETH during the six months ended June 30, 2021.
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The estimated transition to proof of stake ("POS") is currently September 19,
2022, and this date is subject to change based on voting in Ethereum Core
Development meetings. Transition to proof of stake will have a direct negative
impact on the company's ability to generate revenue if the Heads of Terms
agreement is not closed prior to POS.
Discussion of Results of Operations of SGS for the Six Months Ended June 30,
2022, and 2021
SGS revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, was approximately
$8.6 million and $2.0 million. SGS revenues resulted from product sales to U.S.
governmental agencies and local county governments. This includes approximately
95% of sales coming from the Company's top two customers in 2022. As disclosed
in the notes to the financial statements, Note 3 - Basis of Presentation, the
acquisition/merger was effective April, 2021 which resulted in SGS's reporting
period of April 15, 2021 through June 30, 2021. As a result, the six months
ended June 30, 2021, is not comparable in total months of operation to the six
months ended June 30, 2022.
Product, and service costs for the six months ended June 30, 2022, of
approximately $5.5 million included a gain on a vendor liability settlement of
$1.5 million. Without this gain, product and service costs would approximate
$7.1 million. The margin effect on the revenue and costs as presented is
approximately 32%, however without the one-time settlement gain of $1.5 million,
the margin is approximately 14%.
Selling, general, and administrative expenses ("SG&A") for the six months ended
June 30, 2022, was $3.1 million, which were associated with compensation and
payroll tax costs, and professional fees related the Heads of Terms investment
and sale of TTM assets and ongoing advisory services.
Other income and expense for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was
approximately $4.6 million which included interest incurred on the Company's
convertible debt of approximately of $1.7 million, a loss on extinguishment of
debt of $1.4 million, a realized gain on sale of digital assets $1.2 million and
a conversion feature derivative liability valuation of $2.7 million. Other
income and expenses for the six months ended June 30,2021 was approximately
$24.0 million. SGS recorded approximately $22.0 million in merger charges and
$2.0 million in debt restructuring fees for the period six months ended June 30,
2021, related to the acquisition as disclosed in Note 2 Basis of Presentation to
the financial statements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources as of June 30, 2022
Going Concern
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had an approximate cash balance of $0.4
million, working capital deficit of approximately $21.7 million, and an
accumulated deficit of approximately $59.3 million. The aforementioned factors
raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets
and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The
condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
relating to the recoverability and classification of asset amounts or the
classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be
unable to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the
condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.
The Company does not believe that its capital resources as of June 30, 2022, its
ability to settle convertible debt obligations through issuance of the Company's
shares, availability on the SouthStar facility to finance purchase orders and
invoices, reauthorization of key vendors and credit limitation improvements will
be sufficient to fund planned operations during the next twelve months. As a
result, the Company will need additional funds to support its obligations. The
Company continues to explore a number of other possible solutions to its
financing needs, including efforts to raise additional capital as needed,
through the issuance of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, as well as
possible transactions with other companies, strategic partnerships, and other
mechanisms for addressing our financial condition. The Company will utilize its
current contracts that are not limited to a single branch of government or a
specific agency. These contracts can provide the Company an opportunity to
attain new solutions and service type orders. The Company will also utilize
SGS's small business status to partner with prime contractors on larger orders.
The Company currently has utilized SouthStar to finance purchase orders and it
also has the ability to factor its receivables if needed to fund operations. In
addition, the Company will need to increase its authorized common stock to
settle convertible debt conversions.
If the Company is unable to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to the
Company and on a timely basis, or is unable to attain new vendors, the Company
will be required to downsize or wind down its operations through liquidation,
bankruptcy, or sale of its assets. In addition, until the sale of the TTM Assets
is consummated, the Company will be subject to changes in the Ethereum Network.
The Ethereum network is in the process of implementing software upgrades and
other changes to its protocol, which are intended to be a new iteration of the
Ethereum network that changes its consensus mechanism from "proof of work" to
"proof of stake", which may decrease the reliance on computing power as an
advantage to validating blocks. The move to a proof of stake mechanism will
shift the network from mining utilizing computing power to staking, in which
Ethereum holders can deposit their Ethereum in exchange for rewards. The switch
to a proof of stake model would adversely affect the Company's operations and
ability to sustain operations. In addition, as of June 30, 2022, the Company has
been reliant on its ability to liquidate Ethereum to continue to fund operations
when needed, and as such, the Company does not currently have enough Ethereum on
hand to fund operations through the next twelve months.
Our capital resources and operating results as of and through June 30, 2022,
consist of the:
1) An overall working capital deficit of $21.7 million,
2) Cash and cash equivalents of $0.4 million,
3) Net cash used in operating activities of $5.6 million,
4) Net cash provided by investing activities of $5.4 million.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources as of June 30, 2022, Compared to June 30, 2021
The Company's net cash flow used in operating, investing and financing
activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021 and certain balances
as of the end of those periods are as follows (in thousands):
For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
(Thousands, except per share data) 2022 2021
Net cash used in operating activities $ (5,642 ) $ (1,129 )
Net cash provided by investing activities 5,355
3,256
Net cash used in financing activities - (2,095 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash $ (287 ) $ 32
June 30, December 31,
2022 2021
Cash $ 372 $ 659
Working capital (deficit) $ (21,714 ) $ (17,413 )
Operating Activities:
Net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2022,
and 2021, was $(5.6) million and $(1.1) million, respectively. Net cash used in
operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2022, consisted of the
following (in thousands):
Net loss $ (10,092 )
Non-cash income and expenses 4,529
Net change in operating assets and liabilities (79 )
Net cash used in operating activities
$ (5,642 )
The non-cash income and expenses of $4,529, consisted of (in thousands):
$ 288 Depreciation and amortization
83 Amortization of right of use asset
1,444 Loss on extinguishment of debt
(1,533 ) Gain on settlement of vendor liabilities
(1,271 ) Realized gain on sale of digital assets
2,423 Impairment of digital assets
2,706 Change in fair value of debt conversion feature
38 Change in fair value of share derivative liability
111 Stock-based compensation
240 Issuance of shares in exchange for services
$ 4,529 Total non-cash income and expenses
The net proceeds of cash due to changes in operating assets and liabilities
totaled ($79) and consisted of the following (in thousands):
$ 818 Decrease in accounts receivable and other receivables
546 Prepaid assets and other current assets
(1,094 ) Decrease in accounts payable
834 Increase in accrued liabilities and other payables
8 Operating lease liability
(1,191 ) Operating cash flows - discontinued operations
$ (79 ) Net use of cash in the changes in operating assets and liabilities
Investing Activities:
Net cash provided by investing activities during the six months ended June 30,
2022, was approximately $5.4 million, primarily driven from proceeds from the
sale of digital assets of $7 million, offset by Pre-funded right in Ostendo of
$1.6 million. Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended
June 30, 2021, was approximately $3.3 million, also driven from the proceeds
from the sale of digital assets.
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Financing Activities:
The company did not incur financing activities for the six months ended June 30,
2022. Net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30,
2021, was approximately $2.1 million, primarily from the repayment of loans and
offset by the payment of a subscription receivable.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We consider certain accounting policies related to Digital Assets, Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets, Revenue Recognition, Derivative Liabilities, and Convertible
debt to be critical accounting policies that require the use of significant
judgements and estimates relating to matters that are inherently uncertain and
may result in materially different results under different assumptions and
conditions.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet guarantees, interest rate swap transactions
or foreign currency contracts. We do not engage in trading activities involving
non-exchange traded contracts.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
For a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements, please see the
Recent Accounting Standards section of Note 3 to our condensed consolidated
financial statements, which is included in this Form 10-Q in Item 1.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet guarantees, interest rate swap transactions
or foreign currency contracts. We do not engage in trading activities involving
non-exchange traded contracts.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
None
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