Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

ACQUISITIONS

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ACQUISITIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS

3. 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 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  

 

    August 16, 2024  
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 March 31, 2025, 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.

 

  (c) Bald Eagle Acquisition

 

On January 17, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of assets of Bald Eagle Mining (“Bald Eagle”), located in Columbiana Country, Ohio, for a total purchase price of $4,840,000. Bald Eagle is a Bitcoin mining facility, powered by 5MW of natural gas energy, and currently supports over 900 bitcoin mining units, and has the capability to scale up to 1,200 units.

 

The following pro forma summary presents consolidated information of the Company as if the business combination had occurred on January 1, 2024.

 

   

Pro forma
period ended

March 31, 2025

    Pro forma
year ended
March 31, 2024
 
Revenue     272,723      

636,675

 
Net loss     49,079      

3,301,205

 

 

 

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 Bald Eagle to reflect the additional amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value adjustments to the intangible assets had been applied from January 1, 2025, with the consequential tax effects.

 

The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire Bald Eagle and the amounts of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.

 

         
    January 17, 2025  
Cash consideration   $ 3,550,000  
Option payment     1,215,000  
Purchase price   $ 4,765,000  

 

Assets acquired        
S19J Pro Bitmain ASIC Miners   $ 746,159  
Natural gas power generators     1,671,586  
Transformers     131,878  
Data centres     609,554  
Shipping containers     13,744  
Standby generators     66,090  
Fair value of identified net assets acquired     3,239,012  
Goodwill   $ 1,525,988  

 

The goodwill is attributable to the acquisition of the Bald Eagle surface access rights to the Pin Oak gas pad, which allows for further expansion of the Bald Eagle mining operation up to 1,200 bitcoin mining units. In addition, the potential exists to purchase additional natural gas from Geopetro and Pin Oak, which would allow the Company to generate additional power to increase its mining capacity. Further, the potential exists to utilize the heat generated by the bitcoin mining operations to support the cultivation of premium crops and aquaculture at the Bald Eagle site. These crops will generate additional revenue for the Company, while also supporting food security and economic development in the region.