Excerpts from last Quarterly...BTC $38.4K USD$ this am. Earnings continue to grow, BItcoins held are increasing in value since this Qtr report was issued, evaluating opportunities and sitting on war chest of cash...
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Financial Position
As of November 26, 2020, Fortress holds an inventory of 163.2 Bitcoin, comprised of 46.5 Bitcoin retained from the Washington state operations and 116.7 Bitcoin which were acquired in May 2020 and October 2020. Of this, the Company notes that it acquired 77.1 BTC on October 27, 2020 at a price of CDN$18,026 (approximately US$13,550).
The 163.2 Bitcoin are worth approximately CDN$3,630,000 based on the Bitcoin price of US$17,100 and USD CAD exchange rate of 1.30. In total, as of November 26, 2020, the Company held approximately $11,060,000 in liquid assets (cash, digital currency and accrued interest from redeemable GICs), with a cash value per share of 15.8 cents per share.
Since the Company acquired its Washington state facility, approximately 524 Bitcoin and 100 Bitcoin cash have been generated which has resulted in a total recorded revenue of US$3,656,093, up to and including November 24, 2020.
Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights
- Fortress had a cash balance of $9,049,962 as at September 30, 2020 compared to cash balance of $10,293,948 as at December 31, 2019. The cash balance decrease of $1,243,986 during the nine-month period as the Company balanced its treasury to acquire further Bitcoin, to better align with investor expectations for cryptominers to hold higher digital currency balances. The Company has also purchased and cancelled 1,006,000 common shares for the amount of $154,434 pursuant to its normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”).
- Thus far the Company has purchased 1,416,000 of its shares under the NCIB. These shares are in the process of being cancelled, upon which the Company’s overall number of shares outstanding has been reduced to 69,761,984. Further details are available on SEDI.