AVAX ONE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Apr 7, 2025.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, based on our audits, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 2, the Company has a significant working capital deficiency, has incurred significant losses and needs to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Change in Accounting Principle
As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07,Segment Reporting (Topic 280)—Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, and accordingly has modified its segment disclosures using the retrospective approach.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Marcum LLP
Marcum LLP (PCAOB ID 688)
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020
Costa Mesa, CA
April 7, 2025
(Expressed in US dollars)
| Note | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||
| Current | |||
| Cash | $489,868 | $3,878,578 | |
| Digital assets | 26,282 | - | |
| Other receivable | 115,520 | 30,859 | |
| Deposit receivable | 73,849 | - | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 5 | 559,271 | 272,872 |
| Inventories | 6 | 42,443 | 38,857 |
| Total current assets | 1,307,233 | 4,221,166 | |
| Non-current | |||
| Property and equipment, net | 7 | 808,895 | 11,801 |
| Intangible assets, net | 8 | 8,307,690 | 12,733,885 |
| Lease deposit, non-current | 45,224 | 63,708 | |
| Construction in progress | 9 | - | 113,566 |
| Goodwill | 4 | 294,941 | - |
| Investment | 10 | - | 223,801 |
| Total assets | $10,763,983 | $17,367,927 | |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||
| Current | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 11 | $2,583,295 | $1,942,011 |
| Debentures | 12 | 1,443,209 | 4,084,643 |
| Contract liabilities | 13 | - | 15,336 |
| Derivative liabilities | 14 | 293,761 | - |
| Total current liabilities | 4,320,265 | 6,041,990 | |
| Non-current | |||
| Derivative liabilities | 14 | 191,902 | 2,690,308 |
| Long term loan | 15 | 41,699 | 45,365 |
| Other liabilities | 98,864 | 25,684 | |
| Total liabilities | 4,652,730 | 8,803,347 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | 22 | - | - |
| Shareholders’ equity | |||
| Common shares, no par value per share - unlimited shares authorized; 1,550,296 and 58,415 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively* | 16 | 65,042,657 | 49,828,942 |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 16 | 2,964,795 | 3,472,444 |
| Obligation to issue shares | 16 | 44,214 | 97,094 |
| Accumulated deficit | (60,782,119) | (44,507,304) | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,158,294) | (326,596) | |
| Total shareholders’ equity | 6,111,253 | 8,564,580 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $10,763,983 | $17,367,927 | |
| * | Periods presented have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the 1:50 reverse stock split effected on October 11, 2023, and the 1:100 reverse stock split effected on December 5, 2024. Additional information regarding the reverse stock splits may be found in Note 1 – Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Expressed in US dollars)
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
| Note | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 17 | $67,887 | $16,281 |
| Cost of sales | 89,115 | 13,577 | |
| Gross profit (loss) | (21,228) | 2,704 | |
| OPERATING EXPENSES | |||
| Wages and salaries | 2,300,904 | 2,961,569 | |
| Write down of construction in progress deposit | 9 | - | 1,963,304 |
| Consulting | 423,500 | 1,281,236 | |
| Professional fees | 655,031 | 1,188,984 | |
| Office and administrative | 669,310 | 1,041,725 | |
| Share based compensation | 387,090 | 841,081 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 7 & 8 | 667,061 | 679,844 |
| Investor and public relations | 273,492 | 447,725 | |
| Lease expense | 21 | 60,224 | 290,017 |
| Sales and marketing | 141,638 | 221,840 | |
| Shareholder and regulatory | 165,779 | 121,472 | |
| Travel and entertainment | 67,867 | 110,224 | |
| Research and development | 20 | 211,354 | 6,589 |
| Repairs and Maintenance | 20,610 | - | |
| Write-off of inventory | 38,470 | - | |
| Write-off of deposit | 50,000 | - | |
| Legal Settlement | 111,196 | - | |
| Intangible asset impairment | 8 | 4,137,271 | - |
| Total operating expenses | 10,380,797 | 11,155,610 | |
| Operating loss | (10,402,025) | (11,152,906) | |
| OTHER EXPENSES / (INCOME) | |||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | (204,218) | 75,009 | |
| Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | 14 | (1,392,530) | (9,360,886) |
| Accretion of interest on debentures | 12 | 2,978,722 | 7,963,299 |
| Loss (gain) on conversion of convertible debt | 12 | 1,627,858 | 1,190,730 |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 12 | 2,805,306 | 680,935 |
| Loss (gain) on extinguishment of warrant liability | (14,769) | - | |
| Change in fair value of long-term investment | 4 | 97,488 | - |
| Other loss | 4,252 | 105,684 | |
| Write-off of deposit | - | 12,000 | |
| Other income | (29,319) | (86,467) | |
| Net loss | (16,274,815) | (11,733,210) | |
| Other comprehensive loss | |||
| Foreign currency translation | (831,698) | 316,114 | |
| Comprehensive loss | $(17,106,513) | $(11,417,096) | |
| Earnings per share: | |||
| Basic | $(22.81) | $(1,011.05) | |
| Diluted | $(28.84) | $(1,011.05) | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted* | |||
| Basic* | 713,627 | 11,605 | |
| Diluted * | 407,311 | 11,605 | |
| * | Periods presented have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the 1:50 reverse stock split effected on October 11, 2023, and the 1:100 reverse stock split effected on December 5, 2024. Additional information regarding the reverse stock splits may be found in Note 1 – Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Expressed in US dollars, except share numbers)
| Common Shares · Additional Paid-in- · Obligation to issue · Accumulated · Accumulated other comprehensive · Total Shareholders’ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note · # of Shares* · Amount · capital · shares · Deficit · income (loss) · Equity | |||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | 3,159 | $27,142,762 | $16,816,695 | $ | - | $(32,774,094) | $(642,710) | $10,542,653 | |
| Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt | 12 & 16 | 45,670 | 9,292,871 | - | - | - | - | 9,292,871 | |
| Shares issued for compensation | 16 | 540 | 348,199 | - | 97,094 | - | - | 445,293 | |
| Shares issued for consulting services | 16 | 5,811 | 324,311 | - | - | - | - | 324,311 | |
| Shares issued for cash, net of issuance costs | 16 | 1,249 | 939,695 | - | - | - | - | 939,695 | |
| Shares issued in private placement | 16 | 200 | 204,880 | - | - | - | - | 204,880 | |
| Shares issued on conversion of vested prefunded warrants | 8 & 16 | 1,413 | 11,576,224 | (11,576,224) | - | - | - | - | |
| Fractional shares issued due to roundup from 2023 reverse split | 373 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Cancelled prefunded warrants | 5 | - | - | (2,085,960) | - | - | - | (2,085,960) | |
| Share based compensation | 16 | - | - | 317,933 | - | - | - | 317,933 | |
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | (11,733,210) | - | (11,733,210) | ||
| Foreign currency translation | - | - | - | - | - | 316,114 | 316,114 | ||
| Balance, December 31, 2023 | 58,415 | $49,828,942 | $3,472,444 | $97,094 | $(44,507,304) | $(326,596) | $8,564,580 | ||
| Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt | 12 & 16 | 894,991 | 11,469,407 | - | - | - | - | 11,469,407 | |
| Shares issued for compensation | 16 | 8,545 | 115,639 | - | (52,880) | - | - | 62,759 | |
| Shares issued for consulting services | 16 | 1,423 | 27,624 | - | - | - | - | 27,624 | |
| Shares issued for business combination | 4 | 50,000 | 295,000 | - | - | - | - | 295,000 | |
| Shares issued for cash | 16 | 536,863 | 2,775,616 | - | - | - | - | 2,775,616 | |
| Shares issued on conversion of vested prefunded warrants | 8 & 16 | 64 | 530,429 | (530,429) | - | - | - | - | |
| Fractional shares rounded down from 2024 reverse split | (5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Share based compensation | 16 | - | - | 22,780 | - | - | - | 22,780 | |
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | (16,274,815) | - | (16,274,815) | ||
| Foreign currency translation | - | - | - | - | - | (831,698) | (831,698) | ||
| Balance, December 31, 2024 | 1,550,296 | $65,042,657 | $2,964,795 | $44,214 | $(60,782,119) | $(1,158,294) | $6,111,253 | ||
| * | Periods presented have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the 1:50 reverse stock split effected on October 11, 2023, and the 1:100 reverse stock split effected on December 5, 2024. Additional information regarding the reverse stock splits may be found in Note 1 – Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. |
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(Expressed in US Dollars)
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
| Note · 2024 · 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||
| Net loss for the year | $(16,274,815) | $(11,733,210) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||
| Write down of construction in progress deposit | 9 | - | 1,963,304 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 7 & 8 | 667,061 | 679,844 | |
| Impairment of intangible asset | 8 | 4,137,271 | - | |
| Share based compensation | 16 | 22,780 | 317,933 | |
| Shares issued for consulting services | 16 | 27,624 | 324,311 | |
| Shares issued for compensation | 16 | 62,759 | 445,293 | |
| Loss (gain) on debt conversion | 12 | 1,627,858 | 1,190,730 | |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 12 | 2,805,306 | 680,935 | |
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets | 7 | 4,252 | 75,362 | |
| Loss on long-term investment | 4 | 97,488 | - | |
| Loss on termination of right of use asset | - | 30,322 | ||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 2,583,211 | 7,764,872 | ||
| Write-off of deposit | 50,000 | 12,000 | ||
| Prepaid research and development | 20 | 63,566 | - | |
| Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | 14 | (1,392,530) | (9,360,886) | |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
| Revenue from crypto asset production | 17 | (26,282) | ||
| Other receivables | (84,661) | 18,082 | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 5 | (286,399) | 313,470 | |
| Inventories | (3,586) | (38,857) | ||
| Deposit receivable | (73,849) | |||
| Lease deposit asset | 15,502 | (63,708) | ||
| Contingent payable | 80,218 | - | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 11 | 641,284 | 834,147 | |
| Contract liabilities | (15,336) | 15,300 | ||
| Lease deposit liability | - | 25,684 | ||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (5,271,278) | (6,505,072) | ||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||
| Purchase of investment | 10 | - | (225,000) | |
| Acquisition of plant and equipment | 4 | (839,937) | - | |
| Acquisition of power agreement | 4 | (673,769) | - | |
| Cash consideration paid for business combination | 4 | (356,079) | - | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,869,785) | (225,000) | ||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||
| Proceeds from common shares issued for cash | 16 | 2,775,616 | 1,342,915 | |
| Share issuance costs paid | - | (153,220) | ||
| Proceeds from debentures – net of discount | 2,250,000 | 9,615,385 | ||
| Repayment of convertible debentures | (1,331,467) | (2,143,091) | ||
| Financing costs of debentures | (84,463) | (387,917) | ||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 3,609,686 | 8,274,072 | ||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 142,667 | 65,258 | ||
| Change in cash | (3,388,710) | 1,609,258 | ||
| Cash, beginning of year | 3,878,578 | 2,269,320 | ||
| Cash, end of year | $489,868 | $3,878,578 | ||
| Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||
| Cash paid during the period for interest | $53,403 | $198,427 | ||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing transactions | ||||
| Initial fair value of debenture warrants (“Second Tranche Warrants”) | $ | - | $2,378,000 | |
| Initial fair value of conversion feature of debentures (“Second Tranche Debentures”) | - | 1,599,000 | ||
| Initial fair value of debenture warrants (“Third Tranche Warrants”) | - | 1,251,000 | ||
| Initial fair value of conversion feature of debentures (“Third Tranche Debentures”) | - | 1,152,000 | ||
| Initial fair value of debenture warrants (“Fourth Tranche Warrants”) | - | 1,053,000 | ||
| Initial fair value of conversion feature of debentures (“Fourth Tranche Debentures”) | - | 1,065,000 | ||
| Reclassified accrued construction in progress fees | - | 39,875 | ||
| Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt | - | 9,292,871 | ||
| Initial fair value of debenture warrants (“Fifth Tranche Warrants”) | 564,000 | - | ||
| Initial fair value of conversion feature of debentures (“Fifth Tranche Debentures”) | 359,000 | - | ||
| Initial fair value of debenture warrants (“Sixth Tranche Warrants”) | 198,000 | - | ||
| Initial fair value of conversion feature of debentures (“Sixth Tranche Debentures”) | 242,000 | - | ||
| Initial fair value of conversion feature of debentures (“Seventh Tranche Debentures”) | 297,000 | - | ||
| Initial fair value of debenture warrants (“Seventh Tranche Warrants”) | 369,000 | - | ||
| Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt | 11,469,407 | - | ||
| Prefunded warrants related to land deposit cancelled | - | 2,085,960 | ||
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in US Dollars, except where noted)
1. BUSINESS OVERVIEW
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (“AgriFORCE™” of the “Company”) was incorporated as a private company by Articles of Incorporation issued pursuant to the provisions of theBusiness Corporations Act (British Columbia) on December 22, 2017. The Company’s registered and records office address is at 800 – 525 West 8 th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1C6.
The Company is an innovative sustainable technology focused company that strives to innovate and deliver sustainable technology solutions across a wide array of verticals utilization of our proprietary intellectual property to businesses and enterprises through our AgriFORCE™ Solutions division (“Solutions”) and deliver innovative flour products through our AgriFORCE™ Brands division (“Brands”). In the third quarter of 2024, the Company bought the assets of the Radical Clean Solutions (“RCS”) business for which it had bought an exclusive license to the agricultural industry in 2023. During 2023, the Company commenced efforts to launch its UN(THINK) Awakened Flour™, which is a nutritious flour that we believe provides health advantages over traditional flour.
Solutions’ legacy focus was to operate in the plant based pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and other high value crop markets using its unique proprietary facility design and hydroponics based automated growing system that enable cultivators to effectively grow crops in a controlled environment (“FORCEGH+™”). The Company has designed FORCEGH+™ facilities to produce in virtually any environmental condition and to optimize crop yields to as near their full genetic potential possible whilst substantially eliminating the need for the use of pesticides and/or irradiation. During 2024, the Company has changed its focus to broaden the use of its proprietary intellectual property across multiple industries. For instance, the Company through its RCS purchase is now able to utilize that technology to deliver solutions across multiple industries, including not only agriculture, but other industries including hospitality, commercial applications, education institutions, residential real estate and transportation.
Brands is focused on the development and commercialization of plant-based ingredients and products that deliver healthier and more nutritious solutions. We strive to market and commercialize both branded consumer product offerings and ingredient supply.
As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company has entered into the sustainable Bitcoin mining industry and has completed two acquisitions since late November 2024 pursuant to which the Company now owns and operates three Bitcoin mining facilities, one in Alberta, Canada and two in Ohio, for a total of 1120 BITMAIN Antminer S19j units. The facility is powered by sustainable energy, advancing AgriFORCE’s mission to integrate innovative technologies that promote environmental stewardship while generating significant financial returns. The Company is proud to announce the launch of sustainable agricultural operations at its newly acquired Bitcoin mining facility in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. By harnessing the excess heat and carbon emissions from Bitcoin mining, AgriFORCE is pioneering a novel approach to promote agricultural productivity while reducing environmental impact.
2. BASIS OF PREPARATION
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements (the “financial statements”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
The financial statements and accompanying notes are the representations of the Company’s management, who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary for fair financial statement presentation.
Principal of Consolidation
Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our wholly owned subsidiaries. We consolidate variable interest entities (VIEs) when we have variable interests and are the primary beneficiary. The Company has no VIEs.
All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation. These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries:
| Name of entity: | Country of Incorporation | Purpose | Date of Incorporation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. | Canada | Parent Company | Dec 22, 2017 |
| un(Think) Food Company Canada Ltd.* | Canada | Food Product Manufacturing | Dec 4, 2019 |
| West Pender Holdings, Inc. | United States | Real Estate Holding and Development Company | Sep 1, 2018 |
| AgriFORCE Investments Inc. | United States | Holding Company | Apr 9, 2019 |
| West Pender Consulting Company | United States | Management Advisory Services | Jul 9, 2019 |
| AGI IP Co. | United States | Intellectual Property | Mar 5, 2020 |
| un(Think) Food Company | United States | Food Product Manufacturing | June 20, 2022 |
| AgriFORCE Europe BV* | Belgium | Holding Company | March 29, 2023 |
| AgriFORCE Belgium BV* | Belgium | Holding Company | March 29, 2023 |
| GrowForce BV* | Belgium | Holding Company | June 19, 2023 |
| Radical Technologies, Ltd. | New York | Hydroxyl Device Manufacturing Company | November 25, 2024 |
| AF Redwater, Inc. | Alberta | Crypto Asset Production Company | November 26, 2024 |
| * | Entities have been dissolved. |
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Functional and Reporting Currency
The functional currency for each entity included in these consolidated financial statements is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. These consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars (“USD”). Currency conversion to USD is performed in accordance with ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates reflected in these financial statements include, but are not limited to, accounting for share-based compensation, valuation of derivative liabilities, valuation of embedded conversion feature, going concern, business combination, impairment as well as depreciation method. Actual results could differ from these estimates and those differences could be material.
Going Concern
The Company has incurred substantial operating losses since its inception, expects to continue to incur significant operating losses for the foreseeable future, and may never become profitable. As reflected in the financial statements, the Company had a working capital deficiency of $2.7 million, an accumulated deficit of approximately $60.8 million at December 31, 2024, a net loss of approximately $16.3 million, and approximately $5.3 million of net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2024. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company anticipates incurring additional losses until such time, if ever, that it can obtain marketing approval to sell, and then generate significant sales, of its technology that is currently in development. The Company will need to raise additional capital in order to fund its operations and to develop and commercialize its technology. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company is seeking additional financing to support its growth plans. The sale of additional equity may dilute existing shareholders and newly issued shares may contain senior rights and preferences compared to currently outstanding common shares.
Reverse Stock Split
On October 11, 2023, the Company executed a one-for-fifty reverse stock split of the Company’s common shares (the “2023 Reverse Split”). As a result of the 2023 Reverse Split, every 50 shares of the Company’s old common shares were converted into one share of the Company’s new common shares. Fractional shares resulting from the 2023 Reverse Split were rounded up to the nearest whole number. The 2023 Reverse Split automatically and proportionately adjusted all issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common shares, as well as convertible debentures, convertible features, prefunded warrants, stock options and warrants outstanding at the time of the date of the 2023 Reverse Split. The exercise price on outstanding equity based-grants was proportionately increased, while the number of shares available under the Company’s equity-based plans was proportionately reduced. Share and per share data (except par value) for the periods presented reflect the effects of the 2023 Reverse Split. References to numbers of common shares and per share data in the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto for periods ended prior to October 11, 2023 have been adjusted to reflect the 2023 Reverse Split on a retroactive basis.
On June 24, 2024, the Company received a Staff Listing Determination Letter from Nasdaq pursuant to which the Staff has determined that as of June 21, 2024, the Company’s common shares had a per share closing bid price of $0.10 or less for ten consecutive trading days (the Company’s bid price has closed at or below $0.10 per share from June 6, 2024, through June 21, 2024). Nasdaq has granted the Company an exception to comply with the bid price rule as follows:
| 1. | On or before November 27, 2024, the Company shall obtain shareholders approval for a reverse stock split at a ratio that satisfies the minimum requirement in the Bid Price Rule; |
| 2. | On or before December 4, 2024, the Company shall effect a reverse stock split and, thereafter, maintain a $1 closing bid price for a minimum of ten consecutive business days; |
| 3. | On or before December 17, 2024, the Company shall have demonstrated compliance with the Bid Price Rule, by evidencing a closing bid price of $1 or more per share for a minimum of ten consecutive trading sessions. |
To meet these requirements, the Company is held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on November 25, 2024, at which the Company’s shareholders approved the reverse stock split. The reverse stock split was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and was effective as of the commencement of trading on December 5, 2024.
The Company’s December 5, 2024, reverse stock split was executed as a one-for-one hundred reverse stock split of the Company’s common shares (the “2024 Reverse Split”). As a result of the 2024 Reverse Split, every 100 shares of the Company’s old common shares were converted into one share of the Company’s new common shares. Fractional shares resulting from the 2024 Reverse Split were sold at the then prevailing price on the open market, with the proceeds being distributed on a pro-rata basis to the impacted stock holders. The 2024 Reverse Split automatically and proportionately adjusted all issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common shares, as well as convertible debentures, convertible features, prefunded warrants, stock options and warrants outstanding at the time of the date of the 2024 Reverse Split. The exercise price on outstanding equity based-grants was proportionately increased, while the number of shares available under the Company’s equity-based plans was proportionately reduced. Share and per share data (except par value) for the periods presented reflect the effects of the 2024 Reverse Split. References to numbers of common shares and per share data in the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto for periods ended prior to December 5, 2024 have been adjusted to reflect the 2024 Reverse Split on a retroactive basis.
3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Cash
The Company’s cash consists of cash maintained in checking and interest-bearing accounts. The Company accounts for financial instruments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase as cash equivalents. The Company heldno cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Digital assets
Bitcoin awarded to the Company through its mining activities are accounted for in connection with the Company’s revenue recognition policy.
Digital assets are classified on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as a current asset due to the Company’s ability to sell it in a highly liquid marketplace and its intent to liquidate a portion of its Bitcoin to support operations as needed. The Company measures digital assets at fair value with changes recognized in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company tracks its cost basis of digital assets in accordance with the first-in-first-out (“FIFO”) method of accounting.
Sales of Bitcoin by the Company and Bitcoin awarded to the Company are included within the operating activities o the consolidated statement of cash flows as a substantial portion of the Company’s Bitcoin production may be sold within a short period of time from being produced. The Company will monitor its cash needs and sell Bitcoin in the future to fund its cash expenditures as needed.
Inventories
Inventories consist of work-in-progress hydroxyl devices and finished goods of milled flour and related packaging material recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value with the cost measured using the average cost method. Inventories includes all costs that relate to bringing the inventory to its present condition and location under normal operating conditions.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are initially recognized at acquisition cost or manufacturing cost, including any costs directly attributable to bringing the assets to the location and condition necessary for them to be capable of operating in the manner intended by the Company’s management. Property, plant and equipment are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognized on a straight-line basis to write down the cost less estimated residual value of computer equipment and furniture and fixtures. The following useful lives are applied:
| Computer equipment | 3 years |
|---|---|
| Furniture and fixtures | 7 years |
| Leasehold improvements | Lower of estimated useful life or remaining lease term |
Gains or losses arising on the disposal of property, plant and equipment are determined as the difference between the disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the assets and are recognized in profit or loss within other income or other expenses.
Construction in progress includes construction progress payments, deposits, engineering costs, interest expense for debt financing on long-term construction projects and other costs directly related to the construction of the facilities. Expenditures are capitalized during the construction period and construction in progress is transferred to the relevant class of property and equipment when the assets are available for use, at which point the depreciation of the asset commences.
Definite Lived Intangible Asset
Definite lived intangible assets consist of a granted patent and intangible assets acquired from an acquisition. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset (Note 8).
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. In order to determine if assets have been impaired, assets are grouped and tested at the lowest level for which identifiable independent cash flows are available (“asset group”). An impairment loss is recognized when the sum of projected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the asset group. The measurement of the impairment loss to be recognized is based on the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the asset group. Fair value can be determined using a market approach, income approach or cost approach. The reversal of impairment losses is prohibited.
Investments
The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with ASC 321, Investments – Equity Securities (“ASC 321”). The Company’s investment does not have a readily determinable fair value, therefore the Company has elected to account for its investment at cost, less impairment. Adjustments to fair value are made when there are observable transactions that provide an indicator of fair value. Additionally, if qualitative factors demonstrate a potential impairment to the investment, fair value must be estimated, and the investment written down if the fair value is lower than the carrying value.
Convertible Instruments
The Company evaluates and accounts for conversion options embedded in its convertible instruments in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), which provides that if three criteria are met, the Company is required to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free-standing derivative financial instruments. These three criteria include circumstances in which;
(a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract;
(b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur; and
(c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.
ASC 815 also provides an exception to this rule when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional as defined under professional standards as “The Meaning of Conventional Convertible Debt Instrument.”. Accordingly, the Company records, when necessary, discounts to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt to their earliest date of redemption. The Company also records when necessary deemed dividends for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in preferred shares based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. ASC 815 provides that, among other things, generally, if an event is not within the entity’s control or could require net cash settlement, then the contract shall be classified as an asset or a liability.
Leases
The Company determines at the inception of a contract if the arrangement is or contains a lease. A contract is or contains a lease if the contract gives the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company classifies leases at the lease commencement date as operating or finance leases and records a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with an initial lease term of greater than 12 months. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet, but payments are recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Company’s contracts can contain both lease and non-lease components. The non-lease components may include maintenance, utilities, and other operating costs. The Company combines the lease and non-lease components of fixed costs in its leases as a single lease component. Variable costs, such as utilities or maintenance costs, are not included in the measurement of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. These costs are expensed when the event determining the amount of variable consideration to be paid occurs.
Lease liabilities and their corresponding right-of-use assets are recorded based on the present value of future lease payments over the expected lease term. The Company determines the present value of future lease payments by using its estimated secured incremental borrowing rate for that lease term as the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. The Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate for each lease based on the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments over a similar term.
Revenue Recognition
Product revenue in 2024 was limited to sales from hydroxyl generators and, we believe, will expand to include sales of our un(Think) Foods products in 2025. We recognize product revenue when we satisfy performance obligations by transferring control of the promised products or services to customers. Product revenue is recognized at a point in time when control of the promised good or service is transferred to the customer, which is at the point of shipment or delivery of the goods.
The Company earns revenue from the production of digital assets through mining activities. The Company provides transaction verification services to the transaction requestor, in addition to the Bitcoin network. Transaction verification services are an output of the Company’s ordinary activities; therefore, the Company views the transaction requestor as a customer and recognizes the transaction fees as revenue from contracts with customers under ASC 606. The Bitcoin network is not an entity such that it may not meet the definition of a customer; however, the Company has concluded that it is appropriate to apply ASC 606 by analogy to block rewards earned from the Bitcoin network. The Company is currently entitled to the block reward of 3.125 bitcoin. The Company is also entitled to the transaction fees paid by the transaction requester payable in bitcoin for each successful validation of a block. The Company assessed the following factors in the determination of the inception and duration of each individual contract to validate a block and satisfaction of its performance obligation as follows:
For each individual contract, the parties’ rights, the transaction price, and the payment terms are fixed and known as of the inception of each individual contract.
The transaction requestor and the Bitcoin network each have a unilateral enforceable right to terminate their respective contracts at any time without penalty.
For each of these respective contracts, contract inception and completion occur simultaneously upon block validation; that is, the contract begins upon, and the duration of the contract does not extend beyond, the validation of an individual blockchain transaction; and each respective contract contains a single performance obligation to perform a transaction validation service and this performance obligation is satisfied at the point-in-time when a block is successfully validated.
In accordance with ASC 606-10-32-21, the Company measures the estimated fair value of the non-cash consideration (block reward and transaction fees) at contract inception, which is at the time the performance obligation to the requester and the network is fulfilled by successfully validating a block. The Company measures the non-cash consideration which is fixed as of the inception of each individual contract using the quoted spot rate for bitcoin determined using the Company’s primary trading platform for bitcoin at the time the Company successfully validates a block.
Expenses associated with providing bitcoin transaction verification services, such as hosting fees, electricity costs, and related fees are recorded as cost of revenues. Digital assets received are recorded as digital assets. Cash flows from selling digital assets are included within the investing activities on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
The Company evaluates and accounts for its digital assets in accordance with ASU 2023-08,Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets, the Company measures digital assets at fair value with changes recognized in operating expenses. The Company applies the first-in-first-out method of accounting to its digital assets and tracks the cost basis of the crypto asset by wallet.
Contract Balances
We recognize a receivable when the Company has a right to consideration for which the Company has completed the performance obligations and only the passage of time is required before payment of that consideration is due.
We recognize a contract asset when revenue is recognized prior to invoicing.
We recognize a contract liability when a customer provides payment to the Company for a performance obligation not yet satisfied.
Payment terms generally require payments within 30 days.
Loss per Common Share
The Company presents basic and diluted loss per share data for its common shares. Basic loss per common share is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to common shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. The number of common shares used in the loss per shares calculation includes all outstanding common shares plus all common shares issuable for which there are no conditions to issue other than time. Diluted loss per common share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of common shares outstanding to assume conversion of all potentially dilutive share equivalents, such as stock options and warrants and assumes the receipt of proceeds upon exercise of the dilutive securities to determine the number of shares assumed to be purchased at the average market price during the year.
Loss per common share calculations for all periods have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock splits effected on October 11, 2023, and December 5, 2024.
Research and Development
Expenditure on research and development activities, undertaken with the prospect of gaining new scientific or technical knowledge and understanding, is recognized as an expense when incurred.
Foreign Currency Transactions
The financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries whose functional currencies are the local currencies are translated into USD for consolidation as follows: assets and liabilities at the exchange rate as of the balance sheet date, shareholders’ equity at the historical rates of exchange, and income and expense amounts at the average exchange rate for the period. Translation adjustments resulting from the translation of the subsidiaries’ accounts are included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income” as equity in the consolidated balance sheets. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the applicable functional currency are converted to the functional currency at the exchange rate on the transaction date. At period end, monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured to the reporting currency using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at historical exchange rates. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included within non-operating expenses.
Fair value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximate their carrying amounts due to the relatively short maturities of these items.
As part of the issuance of debentures on June 30, 2022, January 17, 2023, October 18, 2023, November 30, 2023, February 21, 2024, April 11, 2024 and May 22, 2024 as well as the private placement on June 20, 2023, the Company issued warrants having strike price denominated in USD. This creates an obligation to issue shares for a price that is not denominated in the Company’s functional currency and renders the warrants not indexed to the Company’s stock, and therefore, must be classified as a derivative liability and measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period. On the same basis, the Series A Warrants and the representative warrants issued as part of the IPO are also classified as a derivative liability and measured at fair value.
The fair value of the Company’s warrants is determined in accordance with FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the assumptions (inputs) to valuation techniques used to price assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value. The hierarchy, as defined below, gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The guidance for fair value measurements requires that assets and liabilities measured at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:
| ● | Level 1: Defined as observable inputs, such as quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
|---|---|
| ● | Level 2: Defined as observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. This includes quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. |
| ● | Level 3: Defined as unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include those whose fair value measurements are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar valuation techniques, as well as significant management judgment or estimation. |
Income Taxes
Current tax expense is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the period, using tax rates enacted at period-end.
Deferred tax assets, including those arising from tax loss carryforwards, requires management to assess the likelihood that the Company will generate sufficient taxable earnings in future periods in order to utilize recognized deferred tax assets. Assumptions about the generation of future taxable profits depend on management’s estimates of future cash flows. In addition, future changes in tax laws could limit the ability of the Company to obtain tax deductions in future periods. To the extent that future cash flows and taxable income differ significantly from estimates, the ability of the Company to realize the net deferred tax assets recorded at the reporting date could be impacted.
The Company operates in various tax jurisdictions and is subject to audit by various tax authorities.
The Company records uncertain tax positions based on a two-step process whereby (1) a determination is made as to whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position and (2) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold the Company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. Significant judgment is required in the identification of uncertain tax positions and in the estimation of penalties and interest on uncertain tax positions.
There were no material uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Share Based Compensation
The Company generally uses the straight-line method to allocate compensation cost to reporting periods over each optionee’s requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period, and estimates the fair value of stock-based awards to employees and directors using the Black-Scholes option-valuation model (the “Black-Scholes model”). This model incorporates certain assumptions for inputs including a risk-free market interest rate, expected dividend yield of the underlying common stock, expected option life, and expected volatility in the market value of the underlying common stock. The Company recognizes any forfeitures as they occur.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”). Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for complying with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
In November 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Reporting (Topic 820): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” ASU 2023-07 provides guidance to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. ASU 2023-07 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023 and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024 on a retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 for the annual period ending December 31, 2024 and as a result the Company reported Reportable Segment Disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” ASU 2023-09 requires companies to provide enhanced rate reconciliation disclosures, including disclosure of specific categories and additional information for reconciling items. The standard also requires companies to disaggregate income taxes paid by federal, state and foreign taxes. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 on a retrospective or prospective basis. We are currently assessing the impact this guidance will have on our financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03,Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The requires additional disclosures of certain expenses in the notes of the financial statements, to provide enhanced transparency into the expense captions presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Additionally, in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01,Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), to clarify the effective date of ASU 2024-03. The new standard is effective for the Company for its annual periods beginning January 1, 2027 and for interim periods beginning January 1, 2028, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
Reclassifications
The Company has reclassified certain share base payment expenses fromWages and salaries toShare based compensation in the 2023 consolidated statements of comprehensive loss to align with the 2024 presentation.
4. ACQUISITIONS
| (a) | Radical Clean Solutions Acquisition |
On August 16, 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of assets of Radical Clean Solutions, Inc. (“RCS”), effectively increasing its interest from 14% to 100%, and providing the Company control over RCS. The RCS technology is a product line consisting of patent-pending “smart hydroxyl generation systems” focused on numerous industry verticals that is proven to eliminate 99.99+% of all major pathogens, virus, mold, volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) and allergy triggers. As the Company’s investment in RCS does not have a readily determinable fair value, the Company previously elected to account for its 14% interest in RCS at cost, less impairment. The Company recognized a loss on the investment of $97,488 during the year ended December 31, 2024.
The acquired business did not contribute revenues or earnings to the Company for the period from August 16, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The following pro forma summary presents consolidated information of the Company as if the business combination had occurred on January 1, 2023.
| Pro forma year ended December 31, 2024 | Pro forma year ended December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 67,887 | 262,991 |
| Net loss | 16,274,815 | 11,740,635 |
The Company did not have any material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and net loss position.
These pro forma amounts have been calculated after applying the Company’s accounting policies and adjusting the results of RCS to reflect the additional amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value adjustments to the intangible assets had been applied from August 1, 2024, with the consequential tax effects.
The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire RCS and the amounts of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.
| Note payable forgiven | 202,093 |
|---|---|
| Convertible debentures repaid on behalf of RCS | 153,986 |
| Common shares | 295,000 |
| Contingent consideration | 79,000 |
| Previously invested equity | 118,850 |
| Purchase price | $848,929 |
| Purchase price | 848,929 |
|---|---|
| Assets acquired | |
| In-process research and development | 300,000 |
| Trademark | 10,000 |
| Brand logo | 10,000 |
| Web domain | 10,000 |
| Customer list | 138,000 |
| Device firmware and software | 50,000 |
| Blueprints | 20,000 |
| Fair value of identified net assets acquired | 538,000 |
| Goodwill acquired on acquisition | $310,929 |
The acquisition of RCS includes a contingent consideration arrangement that requires additional consideration to be paid by AgriFORCE to a previous owner of RCS who now serves as a Consultant to AgriFORCE (the “Consultant”). The Consultant is entitled to receive commissions on sales and production of RCS Units, which are payable in cash upon receipt of revenue or completed inventory by the Company. The consultant is also entitled to other manufacturing, sales and product development milestones, which are outlined below.
(a) Completion of wall mount design
(b) Completion of patent prosecution for any of the patent applications heretofore provided to Company or any new U.S. patent applications
(c) Execute distribution agreements for other countries or verticals
(d)Production of 250 RCS units
(e)Production of 500 RCS units
(f)Production of 1,000 RCS units
The Consultant is entitled to be awarded 250 restricted common shares of the Company for meeting each milestone.
The Consultant is also entitled to restricted stock units (“RSUs”) provided certain conditions are met.
As of December 31, 2024, there were no changes in the recognized amounts or range of outcomes for the contingent consideration recognized as a result of the acquisition of RCS.
The goodwill is attributable to the acquisition of the RCS technologies, synergies, access to their key vendors, and other non-quantifiable assets which are expected to create growth and diversification opportunities for the Company.
Prior to the acquisition, the Company had a preexisting relationship with RCS. The Company was a 14% investor of RCS and held a receivable of $200,000 for a secured loan note issued to RCS. As part of the acquisition terms, the receivable amount of $200,000 funded the purchase price consideration and was deemed settled.
| (b) | Redwater Acquisition |
On November 28, 2024, the Company completed its acquisition of the Redwater Bitcoin Mining Facility, located in Alberta, Canada. (“Redwater”) for a total purchase price of approximately $1.5 million. Redwater is a Bitcoin mining facility, powered by 1.2 MW of natural gas energy, currently supports over 130 bitcoin mining units and has the scalability to accommodate up to 250 units. The acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition as, at the time of acquisition, no outputs were produced from the property, and skilled employees or contractors required for the operation of the facility were not included in the transaction. The purchase price consisted primarily of cash proceeds paid to the seller, and legal transaction costs. The acquired assets will be amortized from their acquisition date over their remaining estimated useful lives.
The purchase price was allocated based on the relative fair value of the assets acquired as follows:
| Assets Acquired: | Fair Value |
|---|---|
| S19J Pro Bitmain ASIC Miners | $102,812 |
| Natural Gas Power Plant | 566,009 |
| Power Purchase Agreement | 673,769 |
| Bitcoin Mining Facility and Infrastructure | 171,116 |
| Fair value of assets acquired | $1,513,706 |
The Power Purchase Agreement between the Company and Rivogenix Energy Corp (“Rivogenix”), allows the Company to obtain natural gas for its Natural Gas Power Plant. The Power Purchase Agreement was determined to be a favourable contract asset, and as such was recorded at the present value of the contractual benefit. As per the agreement, Rivogenix procures the natural gas required to generate power using the Natural Gas Power Plant and allows the Company to purchase the power generated at a rate of C$0.05 per kilowatt hour (KWH). The expected power cost per kilowatt hour in Alberta was determined to be C$0.0883, providing a discount of C$0.0383. The power usage required to operate each of the acquired Bitcoin Miners is 75.9KWH per day per Bitcoin Miner. The discount rate used in the present value calculation is 11.25%, and the period of the contract has been determined to be 3 years.
5. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS AND LAND DEPOSIT
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Legal retainer | 30,976 | 8,039 |
| Prepaid expenses | 248,053 | 223,624 |
| Inventory advances | 227,087 | 30,654 |
| Purchase Prepayments | 53,155 | - |
| Others | - | 10,555 |
| Prepaid expenses, other current assets | $559,271 | $272,872 |
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company wrote off a non-refundable deposit amounting to $12,000 which was related to a land purchase agreement.
6. INVENTORIES
As at December 31, 2024, the Company had $42,443 in finished goods inventory (December 31, 2023 – $38,857 in finished goods).
7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Computer equipment and software | 835,142 | 30,812 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 2,358 | 10,299 |
| Total property and equipment | 837,500 | 41,111 |
| Less: Accumulated amortization | (28,605) | (29,310) |
| Property and equipment, net | $808,895 | $11,801 |
Depreciation expense on property and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $18,792 (December 31, 2023 - $24,892). During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company disposed of property and equipment which resulted in a loss of $4,252 (December 31, 2023 - $75,362). This is included in other losses.
8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Manna IP | $7,347,757 | $13,404,089 |
| In-process research and development | 284,573 | - |
| Trademark | 9,485 | - |
| Brand logo | 9,485 | - |
| Web domain | 9,485 | - |
| Customer list | 130,904 | - |
| Device firmware and software | 47,429 | - |
| RCS blueprints | 18,972 | - |
| Power Purchase Agreement | 625,736 | - |
| Total intangible assets | 8,483,826 | 13,404,089 |
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | (176,136) | (670,204) |
| Intangible assets, net | $8,307,690 | $12,733,885 |
Intangible assets included $7,209,118 (December 31, 2023 - $12,733,885) for intellectual property (“Manna IP”) acquired under an asset purchase agreement with Manna Nutritional Group, LLC (“Manna”) dated September 10, 2021. The Manna IP encompasses patented technologies to naturally process and convert grains, pulses, and root vegetables, into low-starch, low-sugar, high-protein, fiber-rich baking flour products, as well as a wide range of breakfast cereals, juices, natural sweeteners, and baking enhancers. The Company paid $1,475,000 in cash and issued 1,476 prefunded warrants valued at $12,106,677 (the “Purchase Price”). Subject to a 9.99% stopper and SEC Rule 144 restrictions, the prefunded warrants will vest in tranches up until March 10, 2024. When vested the tranches of prefunded warrants are convertible into an equal number of common shares.
On January 3, 2023, Manna satisfied all of its contractual obligations when the patent was approved by the US Patent and Trademark Office and the title was transferred to the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 1,413 shares in relation to this transaction. As at December 31, 2024, all prefunded warrants had been converted (December 31, 2023 -64 unconverted prefunded warrants).
Based on the terms above and in conformity with US GAAP, the Company accounted for purchase as an asset acquisition. The asset was available for use on January 3, 2023. The asset was completed and will be amortized over its useful life of 20 years. The Company recorded $632,051 in amortization expense related to the Manna IP for the year ended December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2023 - $654,952).
As at September 30, 2024, the Company determined that there was an indicator of impairment for the intangible assets due in part to the significant decline in the Company’s stock price as at September 30, 2024. As a result, the Company performed an intangible impairment test and determined that the fair value of the intangible asset was $7,832,200 based on an income approach using forecasted discounted royalty payments. For valuing the Manna IP, the Company made estimates regarding future revenues of a market participant, royalty rate, tax rate, and discount rate. The resulting fair value estimate was considered a level 3 fair value estimate given the significant uncertainty involved in estimating future revenues and other inputs. For purposes of estimatingthe fair value of the patent, the Company assumed that a market participant would capture between 0.008% and 0.115% of the estimated $52.9 billion flour market between the valuation date and the expiration of the patent in 2038, with an average of 0.073%. The Company accordingly recorded an asset impairment loss of $4,137,271 in operating expenses.
The Company acquired intangible assets from RCS as part of the business combination (Note 4). The following intangible assets were acquired from RCS:
| Weighted Average Useful Life (Years) | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-process research and development | Term of the patent | 300,000 |
| Trademark | 10 | 10,000 |
| Brand logo | 10 | 10,000 |
| Web domain | 5 | 10,000 |
| Customer list | 5 | 138,000 |
| Device firmware and software | 5 | 50,000 |
| RCS blueprints | 5 | 20,000 |
| Identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles | $538,000 | |
The Company recorded $16,218 in amortization expense, and a foreign exchange loss of $27,665 related to the RCS assets for the year ended December 31, 2024.
The Company acquired an intangible asset from the acquisition of Redwater, as part of the asset acquisition (note 4). The Power Purchase Agreement between the Company and Rivogenix, allows the Company to obtain natural gas for its Natural Gas Power Plant. The Power Purchase Agreement was determined to be a favourable contract asset, and as such was recorded as an intangible asset at the present value of the contractual benefit. The period of the contract has been determined to be 3 years. The fair value of the Power Purchase Agreement Contract as of December 31, 2024 is $625,736. The Company recognized $32,335 in amortization expense (reflected in cost of sales) during the year ended December 31, 2024 in relation to the Power Purchase Agreement.
The estimated annual amortization expense, for all intangible assets held, for the next five years is as follows:
| Period ending: | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $855,026 |
| 2026 | 829,661 |
| 2027 | 797,143 |
| 2028 | 615,589 |
| 2029 | 600,080 |
| Subsequent years | 4,610,191 |
| Total | $8,307,690 |
9. CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS
The Company engaged external contractors to begin construction work on its first facility. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company terminated the agreement with one of its construction contractors and wrote down the deposit of $1,963,304 as the return of the deposit is being disputed with the construction contractor. As of December 31, 2024, there wereno outstanding progress payments related to facility construction. (December 31, 2023 – $113,566 ).
10. INVESTMENT
On June 18, 2023, the Company signed a memorandum of understanding with Radical Clean Solutions Ltd. (“RCS”) to purchase common shares issued by RCS. The Company paid RCS $225,000 for 14% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company. Under the terms of the MOU, the use of proceeds is exclusively for the advance purchase of hydroxyls generating devices for commercial sales into controlled environment agriculture, food manufacturing, warehousing and transportation verticals. The Company was to receive one of five board of director seats of RCS and had a right of first refusal to maintain an ownership percentage in RCS of not less than 10% of the total issued and outstanding common shares. On October 1, 2023 the Company and RCS signed a definitive agreement to convert the advance into a 14% ownership investment in RCS.
On August 16, 2024, the Company acquired the assets of RCS as part of a business combination. The investment in RCS was accounted for as part of the step-acquisition accounting (Note 4). As at December 31, 2024, the carrying value of the investment in RCS was $Nil (December 31, 2023 - $223,801).
11. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts payable | $696,168 | $1,073,560 |
| Accrued expenses | 1,887,127 | 868,451 |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $2,583,295 | $1,942,011 |
12. DEBENTURES
On June 30, 2022, the Company executed the definitive agreements (the “Purchase Agreements”) with arm’s length accredited institutional investors (certain “Investors”) for $14,025,000 in debentures with a 10% original issue discount for gross proceeds of $12,750,000 (“First Tranche Debentures”). The First Tranche Debentures were convertible into common shares at $11,100.00 per share. In addition, the Investors received 822 warrants at a strike price of $12,210.00, which expire on December 31, 2025 (the “First Tranche Warrants”). The First Tranche Warrants and First Tranche Debentures each have down round provisions whereby the conversion and strike prices will be adjusted downward if the Company issues equity instruments at lower prices. The First Tranche Warrants strike price and the First Tranche Debenture conversion price will be adjusted down to the effective conversion price of the issued equity instruments. The transaction costs incurred in relation to first tranche were $1,634,894. The Debentures are senior to all other indebtedness or claims in right of payment, other than indebtedness secured by purchase money security interested.
The Investors had the right to purchase additional tranches of $5,000,000 each, up to a total additional principal amount of $33,000,000.
On January 17, 2023, the Investors purchased additional debentures totaling $5,076,923 with a 10% original issue discount for gross proceeds of $4,615,385 (the “Second Tranche Debenture”). The Second Tranche Debentures were convertible into common shares at $6,200.00 per share and the Investors received an additional 532 warrants at a strike price of $6,200.00, which expire on December 31, 2025 (the “Second Tranche Warrants”). The issuance of the additional tranche triggered the down round provision, adjusting the exercise prices of the First Tranche Debentures and the First Tranche Warrants to $6,200.00. The transaction costs incurred in relation to second tranche were $325,962.
On June 26, 2023, the Company entered into waiver and amendment agreements (“Debenture Modification Agreements”) with the Investors to modify terms of the Purchase Agreements. The Debenture Modification Agreements provide as follows:
| 1. | The July 1, 2023 interest and principal payments will be settled with the Company’s Common Shares. |
| 2. | The Conversion Price has been reduced to the lower of $2,250.00 or the price of subsequent dilutive issuances under the Company’s ATM program. |
| 3. | 100% of ATM proceeds up to $1 million USD may be kept by Company, while any dollar amount over this threshold will be distributed 33% to the Company and 67% to the Investors. |
| 4. | The minimum tranche value for Additional Closings has been reduced from $5.0 million to $2.5 million. |
| 5. | The Investors have each agreed to raise no objection to one or more private placements of securities by the Company with an aggregate purchase price of up to $1,000,000 at a purchase price of at least $1,250.00 per common share and two-year 2 warrant (with a per share exercise price of $2,500.00, and no registration rights). |
| 6. | The Company may not prepay any portion of the principal amount of this Debenture without the prior written consent of the Investor; However the Company must apply the approved or percentage of approved gross proceeds from the sale of its Common Stock from an at-the-market offering to prepay this Debenture (pro-rated among all Debentures) and shall be permitted to prepay the Debentures notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Debenture or the Purchase Agreement. |
On August 9, 2023, the Company entered into another waiver and amendment agreement (“Agreement”) with the Investors with respect to a certain Senior Convertible Debenture (the “Debentures”) due July 17, 2025 issued by the Company to that Investor. The Agreement provides as follows:
| 1. | The Company wishes to make Monthly Redemptions in shares of the Company’s Common Stock in lieu of cash payments, until further written notice from the Company to the Purchaser. |
| 2. | The Purchaser is willing to accept such shares as payment of the Monthly Redemption Amount provided that the Equity Conditions are met; and will consider on a case-by-case basis accepting payments in shares of Common Stock if the Equity Conditions are not met, at its sole discretion. The Company may inquire of the Purchaser at least five (5) Trading Days prior to a Monthly Redemption Date whether the Purchaser is willing to accept Shares without the Equity Conditions having been met. An email reply from the Purchaser shall be sufficient evidence of such monthly waiver. |
| 3. | The Purchaser will accept the August 1, 2023 Monthly Redemption Amount in shares of Common Stock valued at the August 1 Repayment Price for such date. |
On October 18, 2023, the Investors purchased additional debentures totaling $2,750,000 with a 10% original issue discount for gross proceeds of $2,500,000 (the “Third Tranche Debenture”). The Third Tranche Debentures were convertible into common shares at $262.00 per share and the Investors received an additional 6,202 warrants at a strike price of $262.00, which expire on April 18, 2027 (the “Third Tranche Warrants”). The issuance of the additional tranche triggered the down round provision, adjusting the exercise prices of the First and Second Tranche Debentures and the First and Second Tranche Warrants to $262.00. The transaction costs incurred in relation to third tranche were $31,915.
On November 30, 2023, the Investors purchased additional debentures totaling $2,750,000 with a 10% original issue discount for gross proceeds of $2,500,000 (the “Fourth Tranche Debenture”). The Fourth Tranche Debentures were convertible into common shares at $90.00 per share and the Investors received an additional 19,861 warrants at a strike price of $90.00, which expire on May 30, 2027 (the “Fourth Tranche Warrants”). The issuance of the additional tranche triggered the down round provision, adjusting the exercise prices of the First, Second and Third Tranche Debentures and the First, Second and Third Tranche Warrants to $90.00. The transaction costs incurred in relation to fourth tranche were $30,040.
On February 21, 2024, the Investors purchased additional debentures totaling $1,100,000 with a 10% original issue discount for gross proceeds of $1,000,000 (the “Fifth Tranche Debenture”). The Fifth Tranche Debentures were convertible into common shares at $21.40 per share and the Investors received an additional 33,411 warrants at a strike price of $23.54, which expire on August 21, 2027 (the “Fifth Tranche Warrants”). The issuance of the additional tranche triggered the down round provision, adjusting the exercise prices of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Tranche Debentures and the First, Second, Third and Fourth Tranche Warrants to $21.40. The transaction costs incurred in relation to fifth tranche were $50,000.
On April 11, 2024, the Investors purchased additional debentures totaling $550,000 with a 10% original issue discount for gross proceeds of $500,000 (the “Sixth Tranche Debenture”). The Sixth Tranche Debentures were convertible into common shares at $16.30 per share and the Investors received an additional 21,933 warrants at a strike price of $18.00, which expire on October 11, 2027 (the “Sixth Tranche Warrants”). The issuance of the additional tranche triggered the down round provision, adjusting the exercise prices of the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Tranche Debentures and Warrants to $16.30. The transaction costs incurred in relation to sixth tranche were $31,309.
On May 22, 2024, the Investors purchased additional debentures totaling $833,000 with a 10% original issue discount for gross proceeds of $750,000 (the “Seventh Tranche Debenture”). The Seventh Tranche Debentures were convertible into common shares at $10.00 per share and the Investors received an additional 54,145 warrants at a strike price of $11.00, which expire on November 22, 2027 (the “Seventh Tranche Warrants”). The issuance of the additional tranche triggered the down round provision, adjusting the exercise prices of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Tranche Debentures and the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Tranche Warrants to $10.00. The transaction costs incurred in relation to seventh tranche were $3,154.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Investors converted the full principal balance of the Third, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Tranche Debenture which resulted in extinguishments of the existing debts (see below).
The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Tranche Debentures (the “Debentures”) have an interest rate of 5% for the first 12 months, 6% for the subsequent 12 months, and 8% per annum thereafter. Principal repayments will be made in 25 equal installments which began on September 1, 2022 for the First Tranche Debentures, July 1, 2023 for the Second Tranche Debentures, January 1, 2024 for the Third Tranche Debentures, May 1, 2024 for the Fourth Tranche Debentures, August 1, 2024 for the Fifth Tranche Debentures, October 1, 2024 for the Sixth Tranche Debentures and November 1, 2024 for the Seventh Tranche Debentures. The Debentures may be extended by nine months at the election of the Company by paying a sum equal to nine months’ interest on the principal amount outstanding at the end of the 18 th month, at the rate of 8% per annum.
The following table summarizes our outstanding debentures as of the dates indicated:
| Maturity | Cash Interest Rate | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal (First Tranche Debentures) | 12/31/2024 | 5.00% - 8.00% | $25,000 | $3,029,676 |
| Principal (Second Tranche Debentures) | 07/17/2025 | 5.00% - 8.00% | 25,000 | 2,940,461 |
| Principal (Third Tranche Debentures) | 04/18/2026 | 5.00% - 8.00% | - | 2,750,000 |
| Principal (Fourth Tranche Debentures) | 06/01/2026 | 5.00% - 8.00% | 1,485,714 | 2,750,000 |
| Principal (Fifth Tranche Debentures) | 08/20/2026 | 5.00% - 8.00% | - | - |
| Debt issuance costs and discounts (Note 12 & 14) | (92,505) | (7,385,494) | ||
| Total Debentures (current) | $1,443,209 | $4,084,643 | ||
The effective interest rates of the First Tranche Debentures were 23.47% as of December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2023 –168.60%). The fair value of the First Tranche Debentures as of December 31, 2024 was $26,560 (Level 3).
The effective interest rates of the Second Tranche Debentures were 50.4% as of December 31, 2024 and (December 31, 2023 –320.16%). The fair value of the second Tranche Debentures as of December 31, 2024 was $26,564 (Level 3).
The effective interest rates of the Fourth Tranche Debentures were 24.72% as of December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2023 –218.5%). The fair value of the Fourth Tranche Debentures as of December 31, 2024 was $1,390,085 (Level 3).
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Investors converted $11,272,605 of principal (December 31, 2023 – $6,543,721) and $196,802 of interest (December 31, 2023 - $426,661) into shares of the Company resulting in a $1,627,858 (December 31, 2023 - $1,190,730) loss on the conversion of convertible debentures and $2,805,306 (December 31, 2023 - $Nil) of losses on the extinguishment of debentures. During the year ended December 31, 2023 there were no debt extinguishments incurred. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred $2,978,722(December 31, 2023 - $7,963,299) in accretion interest and made $1,331,467 of cash repayments (December 31, 2023 - $2,143,091).
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Investors converted $11,469,407 of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Tranche Debentures into 894,991 shares of the Company. The conversions were determined to be an extinguishment of the existing debt and issuance of new debt for the remaining First and Second Tranches. As a result, the Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment in the amount of $2,805,306. During the year ended December 31, 2023 there were no debt extinguishments incurred.
Subsequent to the year end, on January 16, 2025, the Company entered into security purchase agreements with certain accredited investors for the purchase of $7,700,000 in convertible debentures (the “January 2025 debentures”) due January 16, 2026. The Debentures were convertible into common shares at $2.62 per share. The Convertible Debt Investors had the right to purchase additional tranches up to a total additional principal amount of $42,300,000. In addition, the accredited investors received 1,910,306 warrants at a strike price of $2.882 which expire on July 16, 2028 (the “January 2025 Debenture Warrants”). The Debenture Warrants and Debentures each have down round provisions whereby the conversion and strike prices will be adjusted downward if the Company issues equity instruments at lower prices.
13. CONTRACT BALANCES
As at December 31, 2024*,*the Company did not have any outstanding advance payments for product sales not yet delivered, As at December 31, 2023, the Company had $15,336 advance payments outstanding, which were recognized as a contract liability.
14. DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
The Company’s derivative liabilities consist of warrants, denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency (the “Warrant Liabilities”) and conversion rights embedded in the Debentures (the “Debenture Convertible Features”), see Note 12.
Warrant Liabilities
As at December 31, 2024, the Warrant Liabilities represent aggregate fair value of 200 warrants issued in a private placement (“Private Placement Warrants”) (Note 16),822 First Tranche Warrants,532 Second Tranche Warrants,6,202 Third Tranche Warrants,19,861 Fourth Tranche Warrants,33,411 Fifth Tranche Warrants,21,933 Sixth Tranche Warrants and 54,145 Seventh Tranche Warrants (“Debenture Warrants”).
The fair value of the IPO Warrants and Rep Warrants amounted to $21 To (December 31, 2023 - $11,308). The Rep Warrants were exercisable one year from the effective date of the IPO registration statement, expiring three years after the effective date. As of July 16, 2024,645 Company warrants issued as part of its IPO expired which consisted of publicly traded 618 Series A warrants (“IPO Warrants”) and 27 representative’s warrants (“Rep Warrants”). The expiry resulted in a gain on extinguishment of warrant liability of $14,769.
The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants amounted to $23 (December 31, 2023 - $23). As at December 31, 2024 the Company utilized the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for the Private Placement Warrants and used the following assumptions: stock price $0.47 (December 31, 2023 - $47.00 ), dividend yield –nil (December 31, 2023 –nil), expected volatility 105% (December 31, 2023 –105% to 117%), risk free rate of return 3.88% (December 31, 2023 –3.67% -3.88% ), and expected term of 1.50 years (December 31, 2023 – expected term of 1.50 years to 3 years).
As at December 31, 2024 the First Tranche Warrants had a fair value that amounted to $24,000 (December 31, 2023 - $24,000). As at December 31, 2024 the Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model to value the First Tranche Warrants using the following assumptions: stock price $2.37 (December 31, 2023 - $47.00), dividend yield –nil (December 31, 2023 –nil), expected volatility 90.0% (December 31, 2023 –100.0%), risk free rate of return 4.16% (December 31, 2023 –4.23%), and expected term of 1 year (December 31, 2023 – expected term of 2 years).
As at December 31, 2024 the Second Tranche Warrants had a fair value that amounted to $15,000 (December 31, 2023 - $15,000). As at December 31, 2024 the Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model to value the Second Tranche Warrants using the following assumptions: stock price $2.37 (December 31, 2023 - $47.00), dividend yield –nil (December 31, 2023 –nil), expected volatility 95.0% (December 31, 2023 –105.0% ), risk free rate of return 4.21% (December 31, 2023 –4.12% ), and expected term of 1.55 years (December 31, 2023 – expected term of 2.55 years).
As at December 31, 2024 the Third Tranche Warrants had a fair value that amounted to $192,000 (December 31, 2023 - $192,000). As at December 31, 2024 the Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model to value the Third Tranche Warrants using the following assumptions: stock price $2.37 (December 31, 2023 - $47.00), dividend yield –nil (December 31, 2023 –nil), expected volatility 95.0% (December 31, 2023 –107.5%), risk free rate of return 4.26% (December 31, 2023 –3.98%), and expected term of 2.3 years (December 31, 2023 – expected term of 3.3 years).
As at December 31, 2024 the Fourth Tranche Warrants had a fair value that amounted to $724,000 (December 31, 2023 - $724,000). As at December 31, 2023 the Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model to value the Fourth Tranche Warrants using the following assumptions: stock price $2.37 (December 31, 2023 - $47.00), dividend yield –nil (December 31, 2023 –nil), expected volatility 90.0% (December 31, 2023 –107.5%), risk free rate of return 4.20% (December 31, 2023 –3.97% ), and expected term of 2.42 years (December 31, 2023 – expected term of 3.42 years).
As at December 31, 2024 the Fifth Tranche Warrants had a fair value that amounted to $111,000 (February 21, 2024 - $564,000). As at December 31, 2024 the Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model to value the Fifth Tranche Warrants using the following assumptions: stock price $2.37 (February 21, 2024 - $21.00), dividend yield –nil (February 21, 2024 –nil), expected volatility 95.0% (February 21, 2024 –105.0%), risk free rate of return 4.26% (February 21, 2024 –4.40%), and expected term of 2.64 years (February 21, 2024 – expected term of 3.50 years).
As at December 31, 2024 the Sixth Tranche Warrants had a fair value that amounted to $73,000 (April 11, 2024 - $242,000). As at December 31, 2024 the Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model to value the Sixth Tranche Warrants using the following assumptions: stock price $2.37 (April 11, 2024 – $16.00), dividend yield –nil (April 11, 2024 –nil), expected volatility 95.0% (April 11, 2024 –95.0%), risk free rate of return 4.27% (April 11, 2024 –4.73%), and expected term of 2.78 years (April 11, 2024 – expected term of 3.50 years).
As at December 31, 2024 the Seventh Tranche Warrants had a fair value that amounted to $170,000 (May 22, 2024 - $369,000). As at December 31, 2024 the Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model to value the Seventh Tranche Warrants using the following assumptions: stock price $2.37 (May 22, 2024 – $10.00), dividend yield –nil (May 22, 2024 –nil), expected volatility 95.0% (May 22, 2024 –95.0%), risk free rate of return 4.27% (May 22, 2024 –4.60%), and expected term of 2.89 years (May 22, 2024 – expected term of 3.50 years).
Debenture Convertible Feature
As at December 31, 2024 the fair value of the First Tranche Debentures’ convertible feature amounted to $164,000 (December 31, 2023 - $164,000 ). The Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model for valuing the convertible feature using the following assumptions: stock price $0.47 (December 31, 2023 - $0.47 ), dividend yield –nil (December 31, 2023 –nil), expected volatility 100.0% (December 31, 2023 –100.0% ), risk free rate of return 5.03% (December 31, 2023 –5.03% ), discount rate 17.50% (December 31, 2023 –17.50% ), and expected term of 1 year (December 31, 2023 –1 year).
As at December 31, 2024 the fair value of the Second Tranche Debentures’ convertible feature amounted to $429,000 (December 31, 2023 - $429,000). The Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model for valuing the convertible feature using the following assumptions: stock price $0.47 (December 31, 2023 - $0.47), dividend yield –nil (December 31, 2023 –nil), expected volatility 105.0% (December 31, 2023 –105.0%), risk free rate of return 4.51% (December 31, 2023 –4.51%), discount rate 17.50% (December 31, 2023 –17.50%), and expected term of 1.55 years (December 31, 2023 –1.55 years).
As at December 31, 2024 the fair value of the Fourth Tranche Debentures’ convertible feature amounted to $317,000 (December 31, 2023 – $640,000). The Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model for valuing the convertible feature using the following assumptions: stock price $2.37 (December 31, 2023 - $47.00), dividend yield –nil (December 31, 2023 –nil), expected volatility 90.0% (December 31, 2023 –107.5%), risk free rate of return 4.20% (December 31, 2023 –4.12%), discount rate 11.25% (December 31, 2023 –17.25%), and expected term of 1.42 years (December 31, 2023 –2.42 years).
As at December 31, 2024 the fair value of the Fifth Tranche Debentures’ convertible feature amounted to $92,000 (February 21, 2024 - $359,000). The Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model for valuing the convertible feature using the following assumptions: stock price $0.05 (February 21, 2024 – $0.21), dividend yield –nil (February 21, 2024 –nil), expected volatility 95.0% (February 21, 2024 –105.0%), risk free rate of return 3.66% (February 21, 2024 –4.54%), discount rate 12.25% (February 21, 2024 –16.00%), and expected term of 1.89 years (February 21, 2024 –2.50 years).
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Investors converted the full principal balance of the Third, Sixth and Seventh Tranche Debenture which resulted in an extinguishment of the existing debt and convertible feature. On March 31, 2024, the fair value of the Third Tranche Debentures’ convertible feature amounted to $614,000. The Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model for valuing the convertible feature using the following assumptions: stock price $18.00, dividend yield –nil, expected volatility 95.0%, risk free rate of return 4.59%, discount rate 18.00%, and expected term of 2.05 years. On April 11, 2024, the fair value of the Sixth Tranche Debentures’ convertible feature amounted to $197,000. The Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model for valuing the convertible feature using the following assumptions: stock price $16.00, dividend yield –nil, expected volatility 95.0%, risk free rate of return 4.85%, discount rate 19.00%, and expected term of 2.50 years. On May 22, 2024, the fair value of the Seventh Tranche Debentures’ convertible feature amounted to $295,000. The Company utilized the Monte Carlo option-pricing model for valuing the convertible feature using the following assumptions: stock price $10.00, dividend yield –nil, expected volatility 95.0%, risk free rate of return 4.75%, discount rate 19.00%, and expected term of 2.50 years.
The IPO Warrants, Rep Warrants, and Private Placement Warrants (the “Equity Warrants”) are classified as Level 1 financial instruments, while the Debenture Warrants and Debenture Convertible Feature are classified as Level 3 financial instruments.
Changes in the fair value of Company’s Level 1 and 3 financial instruments for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
| Level 1 · Level 3 · Level 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Warrants | Debenture Warrants | Debenture Convertible Feature | Total | |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $11,308 | $955,000 | $1,724,000 | $2,690,308 |
| Additions | - | 1,175,000 | 854,000 | 2,029,000 |
| Conversions | - | - | (2,703,836) | (2,703,836) |
| Expiries | (14,769) | - | - | (14,769) |
| Change in fair value | 4,104 | (1,890,135) | 493,501 | (1,392,530) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes | (622) | (47,985) | (73,903) | (122,510) |
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $21 | $191,880 | $293,762 | $485,663 |
Changes in the fair value of Company’s Level 1 and 3 financial instruments for the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:
| Level 1 · Level 3 · Level 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Warrants | Debenture Warrants | Debenture Convertible Feature | Total | |
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | $275,115 | $2,917,000 | $1,457,000 | $4,649,115 |
| Additions | 45,120 | 4,682,000 | 3,816,000 | 8,543,120 |
| Conversions | - | - | (1,229,482) | (1,229,482) |
| Change in fair value | (314,995) | (6,670,231) | (2,375,660) | (9,360,886) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes | 6,068 | 26,231 | 56,142 | 88,441 |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $11,308 | $955,000 | $1,724,000 | $2,690,308 |
Due to the expiry date of the warrants and conversion feature being subsequent to December 31, 2024, the liabilities have been classified as non-current.
15. LONG TERM LOAN
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Alterna Bank for a principal amount of $27,799 (CAD$40,000) (December 31, 2023 - $30,243 (CAD$40,000)) under the Canada Emergency Business Account Program (the “Program”).
The Program, as set out by the Government of Canada, requires that the funds from this loan shall only be used by the Company to pay non-deferrable operating expenses including, without limitation, payroll, rent, utilities, insurance, property tax and regularly scheduled debt service, and may not be used to fund any payments or expenses such as prepayment/refinancing of existing indebtedness, payments of dividends, distributions and increases in management compensation.
In April 2021, the Company applied for an additional loan with Alterna Bank under the Program and received $13,900 (CAD$20,000) (December 31, 2023 - $15,122 (CAD$20,000)). The expansion loan is subject to the original terms and conditions of the Program.
The loan is interest free for an initial term that ends on January 18, 2024. Any outstanding loan after initial term carries an interest rate of 5% per annum, payable monthly during the extended term i.e. January 19, 2024 to December 31, 2025. The loan is due December 31, 2026.
The balance as at December 31, 2024 was $41,699 (CAD $60,000) (December 31, 2023 - $45,365 (CAD $60,000)).
16. SHARE CAPITAL
| a) | Authorized Share Capital |
The Company is authorized to issue unlimited preferred shares with no par value and unlimited common shares with no par value.
| b) | Issued Share Capital |
On June 17, 2024 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”) under which the Company may repurchase up to $1 million of its outstanding common shares, for a period of six months, subject to contractual requirements. As at December 31, 2024, no shares have been repurchased under the Repurchase Program.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued share for cash under its at-the-market agreement (the “ATM”). In total,536,863 share were issued for $2,973,470, less share issuance costs of $197,509.
On October 15, 2024, the Company entered into a private placement agreement issuing 160,000 common shares for proceeds of $800,000.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued shares for cash under its ATM. In total 1,247 shares were issued for $1,092,915 less share issuance costs of $153,220.
On June 20, 2023 the Company entered in to a private placement agreement issuing 200 units of one common share and one whole Private Placement Warrant at a strike price of $2,500 with an expiry date of June 20, 2025 for total consideration of $250,000. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants at initial recognition was $45,120.
As at December 31, 2024, the Company owed $44,214 worth of stock-based compensation to a former officer of the Company. The balance issuable was classified as anObligation to issue shares.
The Company had the following common share transactions during the year ended December 31, 2024:
| # of shares | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Shares issued for cash, net of share issuance costs | 376,863 | $1,975,616 |
| Shares issued in private placement | 160,000 | 800,000 |
| Common shares issued for conversion of convertible debt | 894,991 | 11,469,407 |
| Shares issued on conversion of vested prefunded warrants | 64 | 530,429 |
| Shares issued for compensation | 8,545 | 115,639 |
| Common shares issued to consultants | 1,423 | 27,624 |
| Common shares issued as part of a Business Combination | 50,000 | 295,000 |
| Fractional shares rounded down from 2024 reverse split | (5) | - |
| Total common shares issued | 1,491,881 | $15,213,716 |
The Company had the following common share transactions during the year ended December 31, 2023:
| # of shares | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Shares issued for cash, net of share issuance costs | 1,249 | $939,695 |
| Shares issued in private placement | 200 | 204,880 |
| Common shares issued for conversion of convertible debt | 45,670 | 9,292,871 |
| Shares issued on conversion of vested prefunded warrants | 1,413 | 11,576,224 |
| Shares issued for compensation | 540 | 348,199 |
| Common shares issued to consultants | 5,811 | 324,311 |
| Fractional shares issued due to roundup from 2023 reverse split | 373 | - |
| Total common shares issued | 55,256 | $22,686,180 |
| c) | Stock Options |
The Company has adopted a stock option plan (the “Option Plan”) for its directors, officers, employees and consultants to acquire common shares of the Company. The terms and conditions of the stock options are determined by the Board of Directors.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded aggregate share-based compensation expense of $22,780 (December 31, 2023 - $317,933) for all stock options on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.
As of December 31, 2024,545 (December 31, 2023 –761 ) options were outstanding at a weighted average exercise price of $4,236 (December 31, 2023 - $4,175), of which 545 (December 31, 2023 –263) were exercisable.
The amounts recognized as share-based payments and stock options are included in share-based compensation in the Statement of Loss and Comprehensive Loss.
As of December 31, 2024, there was $24,967 (December 31, 2023 - $116,646) of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted.
The following summarizes stock option activity during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| Number of Options · Weighted Average Exercise Price · Weighted Average Remaining Life (years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | 273 | $16,509.89 | 4.24 | |
| Granted | 579 | $450.00 | 4.70 | |
| Forfeited | (38) | $13,366.42 | - | |
| Cancelled | (51) | $22,423.92 | - | |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | 761 | $4,174.78 | 4.37 | |
| Granted | - | $ | - | - |
| Forfeited | (90) | $1,722.14 | - | |
| Cancelled | (126) | $4,976.98 | - | |
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | 545 | $4,236.16 | 3.38 | |
The Company’s outstanding and exercisable stock options at December 31, 2024 were:
| Outstanding Options · Exercisable Options | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiry Date | Number | Weighted Average Remaining Life (years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Number | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
| $ · $ | |||||
| June 30, 2026 | 13 | 1.50 | 16,505.66 | 13 | 16,505.66 |
| May 31, 2026 | 23 | 1.41 | 35,000.00 | 23 | 35,000.00 |
| July 15, 2026 | 11 | 1.54 | 35,000.00 | 11 | 35,000.00 |
| September 30, 2026 | 10 | 1.75 | 35,000.00 | 10 | 35,000.00 |
| November 18, 2027 | 63 | 2.88 | 5,700.00 | 63 | 5,700.00 |
| September 12, 2028 | 425 | 3.70 | 450.00 | 425 | 450.00 |
| Total Share Options | 545 | 3.38 | 4,236.16 | 545 | 4,236.16 |
The following table summarizes the Company’s weighted average assumptions used in the valuation of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
| December 31, 2024 · December 31, 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expected volatility | - | % | 77.46% | |
| Expected term (in years) | - | 2.82 | ||
| Risk-free interest rate | - | % | 3.97% | |
| Fair value of options | $ | - | $2.31 | |
| d) | Warrants |
The Company’s outstanding warrants as of December 31, 2024 were:
| Number of warrants · Weighted average exercise price · Expiry Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ | ||||
| Outstanding, December 31, 2022 | 1,976 | 24,531.44 | ||
| Granted January 17, 2023 | 532 | 10.00 | ab | July 17, 2026 |
| Granted June 20, 2023 | 200 | 2,500.00 | June 20, 2025 | |
| Granted October 18, 2023 | 6,202 | 10.00 | ab | April 18, 2027 |
| Granted November 30, 2023 | 19,861 | 10.00 | ab | May 30, 2027 |
| Outstanding, December 31, 2023 | 28,771 | 2,314.07 | ||
| Granted February 21, 2024 | 33,411 | 10.00 | ab | August 21, 2027 |
| Granted April 11, 2024 | 21,933 | 10.00 | ab | October 11, 2027 |
| Granted May 22, 2024 | 54,145 | 11.00 | ab | November 22, 2027 |
| Expired July 16, 2024 | (645) | 30,000.00 | ||
| Outstanding, December 31, 2024 | 137,615 | 351.57 | ||
| (a) | The issuance of the Seventh Tranche Debenture on May 22, 2024 triggered the down round provision, adjusting the exercise prices of the Debenture Warrants to $10.00 (Note 12). |
|---|---|
| (b) | Subsequent to December 31, 2024, On January 16, 2025, institutional investors purchased $7,700,000 of convertible debt and warrants were issued with an exercise price of $2.62 per share. The issuance of the additional tranche triggered the round down provision, adjusting the exercise price of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Tranche Debentures and First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Tranche Warrants to $2.62. |
| e) | Loss per Common Share |
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted net loss per share is computed by giving effect to all potential weighted average dilutive common stock. For diluted net loss per share, the dilutive effect of outstanding awards is reflected by application of the treasury stock method and convertible securities by application of the if-converted method, as applicable.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share:
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Basic net loss per share: | ||
| Numerator | ||
| Net loss | $(16,274,815) | $(11,733,210) |
| Denominator | ||
| Basic weighted-average common share outstanding | 713,627 | 11,605 |
| Basic net loss per share | $(22.81) | $(1,011.05) |
| Diluted net loss per share: | ||
| Numerator | ||
| Net loss | $(16,274,815) | $(11,733,210) |
| Assumed net loss attributable upon redemption of convertible debentures | $(2,388,890) | - |
| Change in fair value of convertible debenture derivatives | $(493,501) | - |
| Loss on conversion and extinguishment of convertible debentures | $4,433,164 | - |
| Interest expense, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs of convertible debentures | $2,978,722 | - |
| Diluted net loss | $(11,745,320) | - |
| Denominator | ||
| Number of shares used in basic net loss per share computation | 713,627 | 11,605 |
| Weight-average effect of potentially dilutive securities: | - | |
| Convertible debentures | (306,316) | - |
| Diluted weighted-average common share outstanding | 407,311 | 11,605 |
| Diluted net loss per share | $(28.84) | $(1,011.05) |
Potentially dilutive securities that are not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share because their effect is anti-dilutive are as follows (in common equivalent shares):
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Warrants | 137,615 | 28,771 |
| Options | 545 | 761 |
| Prefunded warrants | - | - |
| Convertible debentures | - | 134,448 |
| Total anti-dilutive weighted average shares | 138,160 | 163,980 |
17. REVENUE
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company sold hydroxyl generating devices. The Company’s revenue from the hydroxyl generating devices sales are as follows:
| December 31, 2024 · December 31, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC devices | $ | - | $13,753 |
| Transport devices | - | 2,528 | |
| QuadPro devices | 41,315 | - | |
| Crypto asset production | 26,572 | - | |
| Total Revenue | $67,887 | $16,281 | |
18. INCOME TAXES
For the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, loss before income tax provision consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic operations – Canada | $(15,395,415) | $(10,981,917) |
| Foreign operations - United States | (879,400) | (751,293) |
| Total loss before taxes | $(16,274,815) | $(11,733,210) |
Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| December 31, 2024 · December 31, 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss before taxes | $(16,274,815) | $(11,733,210) | ||
| Statutory tax rate | 27.00% | 27.00% | ||
| Income taxes at the statutory rate | $(4,394,200) | $(3,167,967) | ||
| Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | (377,536) | (2,525,761) | ||
| Non-deductible accretion interest | 671,064 | 1,665,506 | ||
| Debt conversion and extinguishment losses | 1,195,929 | 509,945 | ||
| Stock-based compensation | 109,803 | 314,023 | ||
| Share issue costs | (126,529) | (167,075) | ||
| Foreign currency translation | 1,159,454 | (185,096) | ||
| Other | (80,453) | 1,893 | ||
| Total | $(1,842,468) | $(3,554,532) | ||
| Change in valuation allowance | $1,842,468 | $3,554,532 | ||
| Total income tax expense (benefit) | $ | - | $ | - |
The Company is subject to Canadian federal and provincial tax for the estimated assessable profit for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 at a rate of 27%.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that we will not realize those tax assets through future operations. Significant components of the Company’s deferred taxes are as follows:
| December 31, 2024 · December 31, 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||
| Unused net operating losses carry forward - Canada and United States | $11,941,424 | $10,964,564 | ||
| Share issue costs | 261,984 | 285,654 | ||
| Tangible capital assets | (51,391) | 2,692 | ||
| Intangible capital assets | 943,361 | - | ||
| Total deferred tax assets | 13,095,378 | 11,252,910 | ||
| Valuation allowance | (13,095,378) | (11,252,910) | ||
| Net deferred tax assets | $ | - | $ | - |
The Company has non-capital losses of $38.7 million as of December 31, 2024 and $37.4 million as of December 31, 2023, which can be used to offset future taxable income in Canada, and are due to expire in the following years:
| 2038 | $1,855,758 |
| 2039 | 4,203,902 |
| 2040 | 2,166,985 |
| 2041 | 5,892,732 |
| 2042 | 10,250,711 |
| Thereafter | 14,375,687 |
| $38,745,775 |
For foreign operations in United States, aggregate net operating losses are $3.8 million as of December 31, 2024 and $2.2 million as of December 31, 2023 which can be carried forward indefinitely. Non-Capital Losses in Canada can be carried forward after change of ownership, if the particular business which gave rise to the loss is carried on by the company for profit or with a reasonable expectation of profit. Certain accumulated net operating losses in United States are subject to an annual limitation from equity shifts, which constitute a change of ownership as defined under Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 382. These rules will limit the utilization of the losses. No analysis has been done as of December 31, 2024 since the Company continued to generate losses and no net operating losses have been utilized
The Company files income tax returns in Canada and the United States and is subject to examination in these jurisdictions for all years since the Company’s inception in 2017. As at December 31, 2024, no tax authority audits are currently underway.
The Company currently has no uncertain tax position and is therefore not reflecting any adjustments.
19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Key management personnel include those persons having the authority and responsibility of planning, directing, and executing the activities of the Company. The Company has determined that its key management personnel consist of the Company’s officers and directors.
As of December 31, 2024, $600,000 (December 31, 2023, $57,561) in total was owing to officers and directors, or to companies owned by officers and directors, of the Company for services and expenses. These amounts owing have been included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred $58,445 and $8,213, respectively, to our U.S. general counsel firm, Enso Law against legal services, a corporation controlled by the Chairman of the Company.
There were no other payments to related parties for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 other than expense reimbursements in the ordinary course of business.
20. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company spent $211,354 in research and development costs in relation to RCS product development and UN(THINK)™ production research. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company spent $6,589 in research and development costs in relation to UN(THINK)™ food product development. The following represents the breakdown of research and development activities:
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Product development | 147,788 | 6,589 |
| Production research | 63,566 | - |
| Research and Development | $211,354 | $6,589 |
21. LEASES
On November 1, 2023, the Company terminated its operating lease for office space. This resulted in a loss of $30,322 which is included in other loss. On the same date, the Company entered into a new short-term lease and has elected not to apply the recognition requirements under ASC 842 “Leases”. The Company has no finance leases.
The components of lease expenses were as follows:
| December 31, 2024 · December 31, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating lease cost | $ | - | $242,632 |
| Short-term lease cost | 60,224 | 47,385 | |
| Total lease expenses | $60,224 | $290,017 | |
22. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Debenture principal repayments
The following table summarizes the future principal payments related to our outstanding debt as of December 31, 2024:
| 2024 | $1,430,000 |
| 2025 | 55,714 |
| Long Term Debt | $1,485,714 |
Contingencies
Litigation
On August 11, 2023, AgriFORCE’s former CEO, Ingo Wilhelm Mueller filed a Notice of Civil Claim in which he alleges that AgriFORCE wrongfully terminated his employment without notice, in breach of the parties’ underlying employment agreement. Mr. Mueller alleges to have suffered damages including, among other things, a loss of base salary of $473,367 CAD per annum and damages from not receiving common stock of AgriFORCE equivalent in value to $468,313 CAD. AgriFORCE’s position is that Mr. Mueller was terminated for ‘just cause’ because he breached his fiduciary duty to act in AgriFORCE’s best interest by, among other things, submitting a sizeable bid for the acquisition of a company without first obtaining Board approval. In doing so, Mr. Mueller misrepresented AgriFORCE’s financial standing and forged, or instructed others to forge, a document by affixing the electronic signature of AgriFORCE’s CFO.
As at December 31, 2023, the parties were in the discovery stage of litigation. AgriFORCE has produced relevant documents to Mr. Mueller, and is awaiting Mr. Mueller’s production of relevant documents. The parties are also in the process of scheduling examinations for discovery. Management is instructing counsel to advance the matter given the relative strength of AgriFORCE’s case.
The likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is not probable given the facts supporting AgriFORCE’s ‘for cause’ termination of Mr. Mueller as well as the significant expense that Mr. Mueller would have to incur to advance this matter to trial.
On September 31, 2023, Stronghold filed a Complaint with the Superior Court of California for Breach of Contract; Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; and Common Count: Goods and Services Rendered in relation to the purchase and sale agreement for the Coachella property (Note 5). Stronghold alleges that AgriFORCE breached the PSA by failing to deposit certain stocks certificates into Escrow, failing to pay amounts owed for its costs incurred in connection with the Sellers Work, and for terminating the PSA despite Stronghold’s performance of the Sellers Work. Stronghold is claiming $451,684.00 plus interest in damages based on invoices it provided. AgriFORCE will dispute, among other things, the amount and invoices, estimating approximately $230,000 as Stronghold’s true expenses that may be claimed. The Company filed their answer on February 26, 2024. On January 17, 2025, the Company settled the complaint with Stronghold and agreed to pay Stronghold $20,833 monthly for 12 months beginning February 1, 2025.
On March 27, 2024, BV Peeters Advocaten-Avocats (“Peeters”) summoned the Company to appear on May 31, 2024 at the First Chamber of the Dutch-Speaking Division of the Business Court in Brussels. Peeters is seeking payment for €467,249 of unpaid bills for legal services plus penalties and interest. The Company believes that Peeters performed actions that were not in the Company’s best interest. The Company does not intend to pay the outstanding legal bills and intends to vigorously defend its position in court. The parties have agreed to go into mediation.
On July 11, 2024, AgriFORCE’s former General Counsel filed a Notice of Civil Claim with the Supreme Court of British Columbia, in which he alleges that AgriFORCE wrongfully terminated his employment without notice, in breach of the parties’ underlying employment agreement. Former General Counsel alleges to have suffered damages including, among other things, a loss of base salary of $250,000 CAD per annum, damages from not receiving common stock of AgriFORCE equivalent in value to $62,500 CAD, and damages from not receiving entitlement to the Company’s short-term incentive bonus of $90,563 CAD, and participation in the Company’s long-term incentive stock option program, and participation in the Company’s Group Benefits plan. The Company filed a response to the claim on August 2, 2024. AgriFORCE’s position is that General Counsel was terminated for ‘just cause’. On January 6, 2025, the Company settled the Civil Claim with the Company’s former General Counsel and agreed to pay a settlement amount of $160,000 CAD (accrued) to the Company’s former General Counsel.
23. SEGMENTED INFORMATION
The Company has chosen to organize its operating segments based on products or services offered. Each operating segment is also a reportable segment (i.e. operating segments have not been aggregated). The Company’s operating and reportable segments at December 31, 2024, include Unthink Food, which produces high protein baking flour; Radical Clean Solutions, which sells its patented hydroxyl devices; and Bitcoin Mining. All other activities, including financing, are carried out through the corporate entity. At December 31, 2024, Bitcoin Mining operations were conducted at the Redwater Property in Alberta, Canada. Subsequent to December 31, 2024, on January 17, 2025, the Company will add Bitcoin Mining operations in Ohio, USA, which reflects the manner in which the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), its Chief Executive Officer, reviews and assesses the performance of the business and allocates resources.
The information used by the CODM to assess performance and allocate resources includes various measures of segment profit, however, for the purposes of the disclosures required by ASC 280, Segment Reporting and ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, the Company has determined that the measure most consistent with the measurement principles used in measuring the corresponding amounts in the consolidated financial statements is net income. Segment financial information is used to monitor forecast versus actual results in order to make key operating decisions for each segment. The CODM evaluates the performance or allocate resources for each segment based on the Company’s assets or liabilities.
The following discloses key financial information including the significant segment expenses, in the context of deriving net income, that are regularly provided to and reviewed by the CODM reconciled to the segment’s net income:
| Unthink Food · Radical Clean Solutions · Bitcoin Mining · Corporate · Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $ | - | $41,315 | $26,572 | $ | - | $67,887 |
| Significant segment expenses | |||||||
| Costs of services | - | - | 54,923 | - | 54,923 | ||
| Cost of inventory sold | - | 34,192 | - | - | 34,192 | ||
| Gross profit (loss) | 7,123 | (28,351) | (21,228) | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 885,956 | 296,488 | - | 4,173,747 | 5,356,191 | ||
| Acquisition-related integration costs | - | - | 20,610 | - | 20,610 | ||
| Depreciation | 631,399 | - | 16,809 | 18,853 | 667,061 | ||
| Accretion interest expense | - | - | - | 2,978,722 | 2,978,722 | ||
| Impairment expense | 4,137,271 | - | - | - | 4,137,271 | ||
| Foreign exchange loss / gain | (385) | (203,835) | (204,220) | ||||
| Change in fair value of derivatives | (1,392,530) | (1,392,530) | |||||
| Loss (gain) on conversion of convertible debt | 1,627,858 | 1,627,858 | |||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 2,805,306 | 2,805,306 | |||||
| Other segment items | 38,938 | 512 | - | 217,868 | 257,318 | ||
| Total operating expenses and other expenses (income) | 5,693,179 | 297,000 | 37,419 | 10,225,989 | 16,253,587 | ||
| Net Loss | $(5,693,179) | $(289,877) | $(65,770) | $(10,225,989) | $(16,274,815) | ||
| Unthink Food · Radical Clean Solutions · Bitcoin Mining · Corporate · Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $ | - | $16,281 | $ | - | $ | - | $16,281 |
| Significant segment expenses | ||||||||
| Costs of services | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Cost of inventory sold | - | 13,577 | - | - | 13,577 | |||
| Gross margin | 2,704 | 2,704 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 682,868 | 15,761 | - | 7,813,833 | 8,512,462 | |||
| Acquisition-related integration costs | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Depreciation | 670,411 | - | - | 9,433 | 679,844 | |||
| Interest expense | - | - | - | 7,963,299 | 7,963,299 | |||
| Impairment expense | - | - | - | 1,963,304 | 1,963,304 | |||
| Foreign exchange loss / gain | 75,009 | 75,009 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of derivatives | (9,360,886) | (9,360,886) | ||||||
| Loss (gain) on conversion of convertible debt | 1,190,730 | 1,190,730 | ||||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 680,935 | 680,935 | ||||||
| Other segment items | (4,440) | 1,248 | - | 34,409 | 31,217 | |||
| Total operating expenses and other expenses (income) | 1,348,840 | 17,009 | - | 10,370,066 | 11,735,914 | |||
| Net Income | $(1,348,839) | $(14,305) | $ | - | $(10,370,066) | $(11,733,210) | ||
Other segment items consists of loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment, change in fair value of derivatives, impairment loss, interest income, and foreign exchange (loss) gain, as reported on the consolidated income statements.
The following table summarizes the additions to property and equipment, total property and equipment, and total assets by segment, used by the CODM to assess segment performance.
| Unthink Food · Radical Clean Solutions · Bitcoin Mining · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property and equipment, additions | $ | - | $ | - | $839,937 | $ | - | $839,937 | ||
| Intangible assets, additions | - | 510,333 | 625,736 | - | 1,136,069 | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | - | - | 807,471 | 1,424 | 808,895 | |||||
| Intangible assets, net | 7,209,120 | 472,834 | 625,736 | - | 8,307,690 | |||||
| Total assets | $7,209,120 | $767,775 | $1,459,489 | $1,327,599 | $10,763,983 | |||||
| Property and equipment, additions | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
| Intangible assets, additions | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | - | - | - | 11,801 | 11,801 | |||||
| Intangible assets, net | 12,733,885 | - | - | - | 12,733,885 | |||||
| Total assets | $12,772,742 | $223,801 | $ | - | $4,371,384 | $17,367,927 | ||||
The following tables summarize revenue, assets, and property, plant, and equipment by geographic area based on the location of the underlying action activity or rendering of services and location of the underlying assets:
| Year Ended December 31, | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ||
| Canada | $67,887 | $16,281 |
| United States | - | - |
| Total Revenue | $67,887 | $16,281 |
| Assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents for all segments | ||
| Canada | $423,907 | $3,869,333 |
| United States | 65,961 | 9,245 |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | $489,868 | $3,878,578 |
| Property Plant and Equipment | ||
| Canada | $808,895 | $10,707 |
| United States | - | 1,094 |
| Total property plant and equipment | $808,895 | $11,801 |
The revenues for the Radical Clean Solutions segment were generated from one customer for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
The revenues for the Bitcoin mining segment were generated from Bitcoin network.
24. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
From January 1, 2025 through April 7, 2025, the Company issued 189,768 common shares upon conversion of convertible debt and conversion of convertible debt in lieu of repayment in cash (principal and interest of $385,269).
On January 16, 2025, institutional investors purchased $7,700,000 of convertible debt and warrants were issued with an exercise price of $2.62 per share. The issuance of the additional tranche triggered the round down provision, adjusting the exercise price of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Tranche Debentures and First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Tranche Warrants to $2.62.
On January 17, 2025, acquired a 5 MW bitcoin mining facility located in Columbiana County, Ohio for $4.5 million in cash. The assets purchased consist of following assets, among other things: Nine hundred (900) S-19 J Pro BITMAIN Antminers, transformers necessary to operate the Facility, five custom 40 ft Crytpo Canman housing containers including 5 power distribution boxes, one Caterpillar trailer mounted standby generator, one Doosan trailer mounted generator set, eight shipping containers and five 1 MW natural gas generator power plants. The Company also received assignment of power purchase agreements to purchase gas at $0.04 per kWh and access leases to the realty underlying the Facility.
On March 21, 2025, an Investors purchased an additional tranche of $1,320,000. The convertible debt and warrants were issued with an exercise and strike price of $1.99. The issuance of the additional tranche triggered the down round provision, adjusting the exercise prices of the First, Second, Third, Fourth Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and January 2025 Tranche Debentures and the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and January 2025 Tranche Warrants to $1.99.
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