UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

(Amendment No.1)

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period endedMarch 31,September 30, 2019

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from __________ to __________

 

Commission File Number:001-35561

 

IDEANOMICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada20-1778374
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

55 Broadway, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10006

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

212-206-1216

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class: Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share 

IDEX

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yesx       No¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yesx       No¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “larger accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer¨Accelerated filer                   ¨
Non-accelerated filer  xSmaller reporting companyx

Emerging growth company¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes¨       Nox

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 108,561,959133,871,256 shares as of May 1, 2019.November 11, 2019.

 

 

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

OF IDEANOMICS, INC.

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I-FINANCIALFINANCIAL INFORMATION 
   
Item 1.Financial Statements34
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations2731
Item 3Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk3643
Item 4.Controls and Procedures3643
   
PART II-OTHEROTHER INFORMATION 
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings3744
Item 1A.Risk Factors3744
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds3946
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities3946
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures3946
Item 5.Other Information3946
Item 6.Exhibits3946
Signatures4047

Explanatory Note

Ideanomics, Inc. is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (this “Amendment”) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 (the “Original Filing”), which was originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 2, 2019.

The purpose of this amendment is to amend certain Items of our Original Filing in response to comments received from the SEC. The Company is not required to update disclosures to reflect any events that occurred subsequent to May 2, 2019

 

References

 

Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this report to the following:

(i)the “Company,” “Ideanomics,”, “IDEX”, “we,” “us,” and “our” are to Ideanomics, Inc. a Nevada corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest entities;
(ii)“CB Cayman” refers to our wholly-owned subsidiary China Broadband, Ltd., a Cayman Islands company;
(iii)“Exchange Act” refers to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
(iv)“GTD” refers to our minority shareholder, GT Dollar Pte. Ltd., a Singapore based information technology solution company;
(v)“GTB” refers to cryptocurrency received from GTD for digital asset management service and disposal of certain assets;
(vi)“Hua Cheng” refers to Hua Cheng Hu Dong (Beijing) Film and Television Communication Co., Ltd., a PRC company 39% owned by Sinotop Beijing and 20% owner of Zhong Hai Media;
(vii)“PRC” and “China” refer to People’s Republic of China;
(viii)“Renminbi” and “RMB” refer to the legal currency of China;
(ix)“SEC” refers to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
(x)“Securities Act” refers to Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
(xi)“Sinotop Beijing” or “Sinotop” refers to Beijing Sino Top Scope Technology Co., Ltd, a PRC company controlled by YOD Hong Kong through contractual arrangements;
(xii)“SSF” refers to Tianjin Sevenstarflix Network Technology Limited, a PRC company controlled by YOD Hong Kong through contractual arrangements;
(xiii)“U.S. dollar,” “$” and “US$” refer to United States dollars;
(xiv)“VIEs” refers to our current variable interest entities, Sinotop Beijing, and Tianjin Sevenstarflix Network Technology Limited;
(xv)“Wecast Services” refers to our wholly-owned subsidiary Wecast Services Group Limited (formerly known as Sun Video Group Hong Kong Limited,) a Hong Kong company;
(xvi)“Wecast SH” refers to Shanghai Wecast Supply Chain Management Limited, a PRC company 51% owned by the Company;
(xvii)“Wide Angle” refers to Wide Angle Group Limited, a Hong Kong company 55% owned by the Company;
(xviii)“Zhong Hai Media” refers to Zhong Hai Shi Xun Media Co., Ltd., a PRC company 80% owned by Sinotop Beijing until June 30, 2017.2017;
(xix)SSSIG” refers to Sun Seven Stars Investment Group Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation, an affiliate of Dr. Wu.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

IDEANOMICS, INC.

INDEX TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 Page
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets4
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations5
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)6
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsEquity97
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of EquityCash Flows79
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements10

 

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IDEANOMICS, INC.

IDEANOMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

 

  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
     (Restated) 
ASSETS        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $2,011,898  $3,106,244 
Accounts receivable, net  19,406,354   19,370,665 
Licensed content, current  -   16,958,149 
Prepayments  

2,581,746

   2,042,041 
Other current assets  

3,799,358

   3,594,942 
Total current assets  

27,799,356

   45,072,041 
Property and equipment, net  15,593,255   15,029,427 
Intangible assets, net  

68,394,632

   3,036,352 
Goodwill  704,884   704,884 
Long-term investments  22,943,594   26,408,609 
Operating lease right of use assets  6,802,721   - 
Other non-current assets  3,983,796   3,983,799 
Total assets $

146,222,238

  $94,235,112 
         
LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND EQUITY        
Current liabilities: (including amounts of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to Ideanomics, Inc. See Note 4)        
Accounts payable $19,219,153  $19,265,094 
Deferred revenue  

14,709,050

   405,929 
Amount due to related parties  1,028,253   800,822 
Other current liabilities  

5,510,856

   5,321,697 
Convertible promissory note due to related parties  4,312,561   4,140,055 
Total current liabilities  

44,779,873

   29,933,597 
Deferred tax liabilities  427,531   513,935 
Asset retirement obligations  8,000,000   8,000,000 
Convertible note-long term  12,011,784   11,313,770 
Operating lease liability  7,044,164   - 
Total liabilities  

72,263,352

   49,761,302 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)        
Convertible redeemable preferred stock:        
Series A - 7,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation and deemed liquidation preference of $3,500,000 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018  1,261,995   1,261,995 
Equity:        
Common stock - $0.001 par value; 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 108,561,959 shares and 102,766,006 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively  

108,561

   102,765 
Additional paid-in capital  

205,203,264

   195,779,576 
Accumulated deficit  (130,048,787)  (149,975,302)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (1,492,465)  (1,664,598)
Total IDEX shareholder’s equity  

73,770,573

   44,242,441 
Non-controlling interest  (1,073,682)  (1,030,626)
Total equity  

72,696,891

   43,211,815 
Total liabilities, convertible redeemable preferred stock and equity $

146,222,238

  $94,235,112 

  September 30, 2019  December 31, 2018 
ASSETS        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $1,686,596  $3,106,244 
Accounts receivable, net  2,941,245   19,370,665 
Licensed content, current  -   16,958,149 
Prepayments  1,013,384   2,042,041 
Other current assets  2,371,913   3,594,942 
Total current assets  

8,013,138

   45,072,041 
Property and equipment, net  14,504,993   15,029,427 
Intangible assets, net  81,960,331   3,036,352 
Goodwill  10,028,073   704,884 
Long-term investments  42,159,313   26,408,609 
Operating lease right of use assets  6,845,031   - 
Other non-current assets  1,252,797   3,983,799 
Total assets $

164,763,676

  $94,235,112 
         
LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND EQUITY        
Current liabilities: (including amounts of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to Ideanomics, Inc. See Note 4)        
Accounts payable $1,543,291  $19,265,094 
Deferred revenue  458,894   405,929 
Amount due to related parties  2,565,812   800,822 
Other current liabilities  9,141,870   5,321,697 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities  912,271   - 
Convertible promissory note due to related parties  1,288,032   4,140,055 
Total current liabilities  15,910,170   29,933,597 
Deferred tax liabilities  -   513,935 
Asset retirement obligations  6,392,500   8,000,000 
Convertible promissory note due to related parties – long term  

3,000,000

   - 
Convertible note - long term  12,627,531   11,313,770 
Promissory note - long term  3,000,000   - 
Operating lease liability-long term  6,329,533   - 
Total liabilities  47,259,734   49,761,302 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)        
Convertible redeemable preferred stock:        
Series A - 7,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation and deemed liquidation preference of $3,500,000 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018  1,261,995   1,261,995 
Equity:        
Common stock - $0.001 par value; 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 132,696,071 shares and 102,766,006 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively  132,696   102,765 
Additional paid-in capital  255,737,318   195,779,576 
Accumulated deficit  

(138,468,441

)  (149,975,302)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (1,557,346)  (1,664,598)
Total IDEX shareholder’s equity  

115,844,227

   44,242,441 
Non-controlling interest  

397,720

  (1,030,626)
Total equity  

116,241,947

   43,211,815 
Total liabilities, convertible redeemable preferred stock and equity $

164,763,676

  $94,235,112 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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IDEANOMICS, INC.

IDEANOMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

 

  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 2019  March 31, 2018 
     (restated) 
Revenue from third parties $345,564  $185,933,821 
Revenue from related party  

26,600,000

   - 
Total revenue  

26,945,564

   185,933,821 
Cost of revenue from third parties  257,406   23,280,931 
Cost of revenue from related parties  -   162,259,754 
Gross profit  

26,688,158

   393,136 
         
Operating expenses:        
Selling, general and administrative expenses  4,187,868   3,737,999 
Research and development expense  -   46,022 
Professional fees  1,360,214   712,933 
Depreciation and amortization  

244,178

   10,205 
Total operating expenses  

5,792,260

   4,507,159 
         
Income (Loss) from operations  

20,895,898

   (4,114,023)
         
Interest and other income (expense):        
Interest expense, net  (735,205)  (28,035)
Equity in loss of equity method investees  (280,486)  (19,743)
Others  (57,858)  348,988 
Income (Loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest  

19,822,349

   (3,812,813)
         
Income tax benefit  86,405   - 
         
Net income (loss)  

19,908,754

   (3,812,813)
         
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest  17,761   91,444 
       - 
Net income (loss) attributable to IDEX common shareholders $

19,926,515

  $(3,721,369)
         
Earnings (loss) per share        
Basic $0.19  $(0.05)
Diluted  0.18  $(0.05)
         
Weighted average shares outstanding:        
Basic  

105,345,673

   

68,816,303

 
Diluted  

116,301,236

   

68,816,303

 

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
Revenue from third parties $249,512  $43,707,937  $949,384  $362,628,296 
Revenue from related party  

2,854,178

   -   43,554,178   - 
Total revenue  3,103,690   43,707,937   44,503,562   362,628,296 
Cost of revenue from third parties  243,360   42,844,876   750,290   115,729,433 
Cost of revenue from related parties  -   -   466,894   244,110,132 
Gross profit  2,860,330   863,061   43,286,378   2,788,731 
                 
Operating expenses:                
Selling, general and administrative expense  7,769,503   4,333,259   18,442,280   16,861,425 
Research and development expense  -   667,416   -   1,393,025 
Professional fees  1,388,842   1,927,431   3,918,461   3,280,729 
Impairment of property and equipment  

2,298,887

   -   

2,298,887

   - 
Depreciation and amortization  806,481   291,512   1,420,480   314,737 
Total operating expense  12,263,713   7,219,618   26,080,108   21,849,916 
                 
Income (loss) from operations  (9,403,383)  (6,356,557)  17,206,270   (19,061,185)
                 
Interest and other income (expense)                
Interest expense, net  (639,395)  (145,610)  (1,955,476)  (201,782)
Equity in loss of equity method investees  (40,369)  (13,882)  (606,390)  (44,316)
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries  1,057,363   -   1,057,363   - 
Loss on remeasurement of DBOT investment  (3,178,702)  -   (3,178,702)  - 
Other  (99,997)  (925,771)  (155,946)  (558,271)
Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest  (12,304,483)  (7,441,820)  12,367,119   (19,865,554)
                 
Income tax benefit  -   -   513,935   - 
                 
Net income (loss)  (12,304,483)  (7,441,820)  12,881,054   (19,865,554)
                 
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest  (1,407,384)  254,973   (1,374,193)  637,314 
                 
Net income (loss) attributable to IDEX common shareholders $(13,711,867) $(7,186,847) $11,506,861  $(19,228,240)
                 
Earnings (loss) per share                
Basic $(0.11) $(0.10) $0.10  $(0.27)
Diluted $(0.11) $(0.10) $0.10  $(0.27)
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding:                
Basic  127,609,748   74,063,495   113,964,933   71,574,303 
Diluted  127,609,748   74,063,495   118,319,893   71,574,303 

 

 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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IDEANOMICS, INC.

IDEANOMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)

 

  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 2019  March 31, 2018 
     

(restated)

 
Net income (loss) $

19,908,754

  $(3,812,813)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of nil tax        
Foreign currency translation adjustments  146,838   (41,629)
Comprehensive income (loss)  

20,055,592

   (3,854,442)
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest  43,056   100,592 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to IDEX common shareholders $

20,098,648

  $(3,753,850)

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
Net income (loss) $(12,304,483) $(7,441,820) $12,881,054  $(19,865,554)
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of nil tax                
Foreign currency translation adjustments  23,502  708,140   102,481   565,315 
Comprehensive income (loss)  (12,280,981)  (6,733,680)  12,983,535   (19,300,239)
                 
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest  (1,470,410)  243,078   (1,419,916)  614,298 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to IDEX common shareholders $(13,751,391) $(6,490,602) $11,563,619  $(18,685,941)

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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IDEANOMICS, INC.

IDEANOMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (Unaudited)

 

 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 
 Common Stock Par Value Additional Paid-in
Capital
 Accumulated
Deficit
 Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
 

Ideanomics

Shareholders' equity

 Non-controlling Interest Total Equity  Common
Stock
  Par
Value
  Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  

Ideanomics

Shareholders'
equity

  Non-
controlling
Interest
  Total
Equity
 
Balance, January 1, 2018 (restated) 68,509,090 $68,509 $158,449,544 $(126,693,022) $(782,074) $31,042,957 $(1,289,367) $29,753,590 
Balance, January 1, 2018  68,509,090  $68,509  $158,449,544  $(126,693,022) $(782,074) $31,042,957  $(1,289,367) $29,753,590 
Share-based compensation - - 121,190 - - 121,190 - 121,190   -   -   121,190   -   -   121,190   -   121,190 
Common stock issuance for RSU vested 13,464 13 (13) - - - - -   13,464   13   (13)  -   -   -   -   - 
Common stock issuance for option exercised  42,501   43   2,589   -   -   2,632   -   2,632 
Common stock issued for warrant exercised 300,000 300 524,700 - - 525,000 - 525,000   300,000   300   524,700   -   -   525,000   -   525,000 
Common stock issuance for option exercised 42,501 43 2,589 - - 2,632 - 2,632 
Acquisition of Guangmin - - (36,646) - - (36,646) - (36,646)
Net loss - - - (3,721,369) - (3,721,369) (91,444) (3,812,813)  -   -   -   (3,721,369)  -   (3,721,369)  (91,444)  (3,812,813)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax  -  -  -  -  (32,481)  (32,481)  (9,148)  (41,629)  -   -   -   -   (32,481)  (32,481)  (9,148)  (41,629)
Balance, March 31, 2018 (restated)  68,865,055 $68,865 $159,061,364 $(130,414,391) $(814,555) $27,901,283 $(1,389,959) $26,511,324   68,865,055  $68,865  $159,098,010  $(130,414,391) $(814,555) $27,937,929  $(1,389,959) $26,547,970 
Share-based compensation  -   -   3,239,727   -   -   3,239,727   -   3,239,727 
Investment from GTD and SSS  -   -   5,900,000   -   -   5,900,000   -   5,900,000 
Common stock issuance for RSU vested  1,227,244   1,227   (1,227)  -   -   -   -   - 
Common stock issuance for acquisition of BDCG  3,000,000   3,000   7,797,000   -   -   7,800,000   -   7,800,000 
Net loss  -   -   -   (8,320,024)  -   (8,320,024)  (290,897)  (8,610,921)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax  -   -   -   -   (121,465)  (121,465)  20,269   (101,196)
Balance, June 30, 2018  73,092,299  $73,092  $176,033,510  $(138,734,415) $(936,020) $36,436,167  $(1,660,587) $34,775,580 
Share-based compensation  -   -   11,530   -   -   11,530   -   11,530 
Investment from GTD and SSS  -   -   5,288,502   -   -   5,288,502   -   5,288,502 
Common stock issued for warrant exercised  343,714   344   601,156   -   -   601,500   -   601,500 
Common stock issuance for option exercised  40,295   40   (40)  -   -   -   -    
Common stock issuance for Star Thrive Group Limited  3,770,493   3,770   6,869,138   -   -   6,872,908   -   6,872,908 
Conversion feature of convertible note  -   -   1,384,614   -   -   1,384,614   -   1,384,614 
Acquisition of Grapevine  -   -   -   -   -      1,154,419   1,154,419 
Net loss  -   -   -   (7,186,847)  -   (7,186,847)  (254,973)  (7,441,820)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax  -   -   -   -   696,245   696,245   11,895   708,140 
Balance, September 30, 2018  77,246,801   77,246   190,188,410   (145,921,262)  (239,775)  44,104,619   (749,246)  43,355,373 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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IDEANOMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (Unaudited)

  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 
  

Common

Stock

  

Par

Value

  

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

  

Retained

Earnings/

Accumulated (Deficit)

  

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

  

Ideanomics

Shareholders'

equity

  

Non-

controlling

Interest

  Total Equity 
Balance, January 1, 2019  102,766,006  $102,765  $195,779,576  $(149,975,302) $(1,664,598) $44,242,441  $(1,030,626) $43,211,815 
Share-based compensation  -   -   224,484   -   -   224,484   -   224,484 
Common stock issuance for restricted shares  129,840   130   (130)  -   -   -   -   - 
Common Stock issuance for acquisition-SolidOpinion (Note 5(a))  4,500,000   4,500   7,150,500   -   -   7,155,000   -   7,155,000 
Common stock issuance for convertible debt (Note 12(b))  1,166,113   1,166   2,048,834   -   -   2,050,000   -   2,050,000 
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   19,926,515   -   19,926,515   (17,761)  19,908,754 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax  -   -   -   -   172,133   172,133   (25,295)  146,838 
Balance, March 31, 2019  108,561,959  $108,561  $205,203,264  $(130,048,787) $(1,492,465) $73,770,573  $(1,073,682) $72,696,891 
Share-based compensation  -   -   3,702,636   -   -   3,702,636   -   3,702,636 
Common stock issuance for asset acquisition-Fintalk (Note 5(b))  2,860,963   2,861   5,347,139   -   -   5,350,000   -   5,350,000 
Common stock issuance for acquisition of non-controlling interest Grapevine (Note 5(c))  590,671   591   491,027   -   -   491,618   (491,618)  - 
Investment from SSSIG1  575,431   576   (576)  -   -   -   -   - 
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   5,292,213   -   5,292,213   (15,430)  5,276,783 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax  -   -   -   -   (75,851)  (75,851)  7,992   (67,859)
Balance, June 30, 2019  112,589,024  $112,589  $214,743,490  $(124,756,574) $(1,568,316) $88,531,189  $(1,572,738) $86,958,451 
Share-based compensation  -   -   2,547,107   -   -   2,547,107   -   2,547,107 
Common stock issuance for acquisition of BlackHorse Ventures2  815,217   815   1,499,475   -   -   1,500,290   -   1,500,290 
Common stock issuance for acquisition of Glory Connection (Note 5(e))  12,190,000   12,190   24,367,810   -   -   24,380,000   -   24,380,000 
Common stock issuance for acquisition of DBOT (Note 5(f))  5,851,830   5,852   9,708,186   -   -   9,714,038   104,648   9,818,686 
Common stock issuance for releasing Grapevine as collateral  250,000   250   372,250   -   -   372,500   -   372,500 
Common stock issuance for Convertible note (Note 12(c))  1,000,000   1,000   2,499,000   -   -   2,500,000   -   2,500,000 
Deconsolidation of Amer (Note 5(h))  -   -   -   -   -      445,894   445,894 
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   (13,711,867)  -   (13,711,867)  1,407,384  (12,304,483)
Foreign curency translation adjustments, net of nil tax  -   -   -   -   10,970   10,970   12,532   23,502 
Balance, September 30, 2019  132,696,071   132,696   255,737,318   (138,468,441)  (1,557,346)  115,844,227   397,720  116,241,947 

Notes:

1In 2018, the Company entered into a subscription agreement and amended agreements with SSSIG to purchase $1.1 million of Common Stock at the then market price. The Company has received $1.1 million in total in 2018 and issued 575,431 shares of common stock in June 2019.

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 
  Common Stock  Par Value  Common Stock in
Escrow Account
  Par Value  Additional Paid-in
Capital
  Retained Earnings/
Accumulated (Deficit)
  Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
  Ideanomics
Shareholders' equity
  Non-controlling Interest  Total Equity 
Balance, January 1, 2019  102,766,006  $102,765   -  $-  $195,779,576  $(149,975,302) $(1,664,598) $44,242,441  $(1,030,626) $43,211,815 
Share-based compensation  -   -   -   -   224,484   -   -   224,484   -   224,484 
Common stock issuance for restricted shares  129,840   130   -   -   (130)   -   -   -   -   - 
Common Stock issuance for acquisition (SolidOpinion, Inc)  4,500,000   4,500   -   -   7,150,500   -   -   7,155,000   -   7,155,000 
Common stock issuance for convertible debt  1,166,113   1,166   -   -   2,048,834   -   -   2,050,000   -   2,050,000 
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   -   -   19,926,515   -   

19,926,515

   (17,761)  19,908,754 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax  -   -   -   -   -   -   172,133   172,133   (25,295)  146,838 
Balance, March 31, 2019  108,561,959  $108,561   25,500,000  $25,500  $205,203,264  $(130,048,787 $(1,492,465) $73,770,573  $(1,073,682) $72,696,891 

2On July 16, 2019, the Company entered into a share subscription agreement to subscribe 1,186 Pre-A preferred shares of BlackHorse Ventures, a Cayman Islands company, for a consideration of $1,500,290 paid in the form of common shares of the Company. The subscription shares represent 10% of the share capital of BlackHorse Ventures on a fully diluted basis.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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IDEANOMICS, INC.

IDEANOMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

 

  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 2019  March 31, 2018 
     (restated) 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net income (loss) $

19,908,754

  $(3,812,813)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities        
Share-based compensation expense  224,484   121,190 
Depreciation and amortization  244,178   10,205 
Non-cash interest expense  

735,205

   - 
Equity in losses of equity method investees  280,486   19,743 
Digital currencies received as payment for services  (26,600,000)  - 
Change in assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (35,689)  (80,546,513)
Prepaid expenses and other assets  (124,121)  190,865 
Accounts payable  (45,941)  (5,618,606)
Deferred revenue  

203,121

   (68,850)
Amount due to related parties  40,206   86,265,554 
Accrued expenses, salary and other current liabilities  

398,550

   34,907 
Net cash used in operating activities  (4,770,767)  (3,404,318)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Acquisition of property and equipment  (580,437)  (7,682)
Disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed  -   (36,646)
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired  -   (391,610)
Payments for long term investments  (620,000)  - 
Net cash used in investing activities  (1,200,437)  (435,938)
         
Cash flows from financing activities        
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes  2,132,300   - 
Proceeds from issuance of common stocks  2,500,000   527,632 
Proceeds from/(Repayment of) amounts due to related parties  227,431   - 
Repayment of amounts due to related parties  -   (42,420)
Net cash provided by financing activities  

4,859,731

   485,212 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  17,127   21,687 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash  (1,094,346)  (3,333,357)
         
Cash and restricted cash at the beginning of the period  3,106,244   7,577,317 
         
Cash and restricted cash at the end of the period $2,011,898  $4,243,960 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Cash paid for income tax $-  $- 
Cash paid for interest $-  $- 
         
Disposal assets in exchange of GTB $

20,218,920

  $- 
Service Revenue received in GTB  $

26,600,000

  $- 
Advances from Customer received in GTB $

14,100,000

  $- 
Issuance of shares for acquisition of intangible assets $

4,655,000

  $- 

  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,2019  September 30, 2018 
       
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net income (loss) $12,881,054  $(19,865,554)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities        
Share-based compensation expense  6,474,227   3,372,447 
Depreciation and amortization  1,420,480   314,737 
Non-cash interest expense  2,265,921   - 
Equity in losses of equity method investees  606,390   44,316 
Digital currency received as payment for services  (40,700,000)  - 
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries  (1,057,363)  - 
Impairment of property and equipment  

2,298,887

     
Loss on remeasurement of DBOT investment  3,178,702   - 
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of businesses acquired:        
Accounts receivable  (2,814,198)  (78,572,438)
Prepaid expenses and other assets  2,446,822   (3,332,696)
Accounts payable  1,024,370   6,560,434 
Deferred revenue  149,723   366,474 
Amount due to related parties  (104,323)  71,939,834 
Accrued expenses, salary and other current liabilities  3,217,279   1,530,544 
Net cash used in operating activities  (8,712,029)  (17,641,902)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Acquisition of property and equipment  (1,809,092)  (167,891)
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries  694,282   - 
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired  246,929   (2,840,219)
Payments for long term investments  (870,000)  (2,035,190)
Net cash used in investing activities  (1,737,881)  (5,043,300)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from issuance of convertible note  4,802,300   12,000,000 
Proceeds from issuance of shares and warrant  2,500,000   19,186,771 
Borrowings from related parties  1,764,992   - 
Net cash provided by financing activities  9,067,292   31,186,771 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  (37,030)  (48,638)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and restricted cash  (1,419,648)  8,452,931 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period  3,106,244   7,577,317 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period $1,686,596  $16,030,248 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Disposal of assets in exchange of GTB $20,218,920  $- 
Service Revenue received in GTB $40,700,000  $- 
Issuance of shares for acquisition of intangible assets $10,005,000  $- 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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IDEANOMICS, INC.

IDEANOMICS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1.Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Note 1.     Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

 

Ideanomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDEX) is a Nevada corporation that primarily operates in the United States and Asia. The Company is comprised of two operating segments (i) our Legacy YOD business with primary operations in the PRC which has been winding down operations over the last 12 months and (ii) our Mobile Energy Group (MEG) (formally known as our Wecast ServiceService) business, which is transitioning to focus on the commercial fleet market for electric vehicles in addition to the Company’s existing fintech advisory business. Our MEG business operates as an end-to-end solutions provider for the procurement, financing, charging and energy management needs for fleet operators of commercial Electronic Vehicles (EV). MEG operates through a global financial technology (“Fintech”) advisory and Platform-as-a-Service companyseries of joint ventures with the intentleading companies in the commercial EV space, principally in China, and earns fees for every transaction completed based on the spread for group buying of offeringvehicles and fees derived from the arrangement of financing and energy management such as commercial purchasing of pre-paid electricity credits. MEG focuses on commercial EV rather than passenger EV, as commercial EV is on an accelerated adoption path when compared to consumer EV adoption – which is expected to take between ten to fifteen years. We focus on four distinct commercial vehicles types with supporting income streams: 1) Closed-area heavy commercial, in areas such as Mining, Airports, and Sea Ports; 2) Last-mile delivery light commercial; 3) Buses and Coaches; 4) Taxis. The purchase and financing of vehicles provides for one-time fees and the charging and energy management provides for recurring revenue streams. In July 2019 the company invested in Glory Connection Snd. Bhd, (Glory) a vehicle manufacturer based in Malaysia. Glory holds the only license granted so far for the manufacture of electric vehicles in Malaysia and is in the process of setting up its manufacturing and assembly capabilities.

We continue to develop our FinTech services which principally consist of our ownership of the Delaware Board of Trade (DBOT) ATS, Intelligenta for marketing AI solutions to the Financial Services industry and FinTech Village, a 58 acre development site in West Hartford, Connecticut.

The fintech business intends to offer customized services based on best-in-class blockchain, AI and other technologies to mature and emerging businesses across various industries. To do so, we are building a financial technology ecosystem through license agreements, joint ventures and strategic acquisitions,investments, which we refer to as our “Fintech Ecosystem”. In parallel, through strategic acquisitions, equity investments and joint ventures, we are building a network of businesses, operating across industry verticals which we refer to as our “Industry Ventures”. We believe these industry verticals have significant potential to recognize benefits from blockchain and AI technologies that may, for example, enhance operations, address cost inefficiencies, improve documentation and standardization, unlock asset value and improve customer engagement. Our core business strategy is to promote the use, development and advancement of blockchain- and AI-based technologies, and our positioning in the fintech industry overall, by bringing technology leaders together with industry leaders and creating synergies between the businesses in our expanding Fintech Ecosystem and the businesses in our Industry Ventures.

Various aspects of the development of our Fintech Ecosystem and our Industry Ventures are still in the planning and testing phase and are generally not operational or revenue generating.

 

Basis of Presentation

In this Form 10-Q, unless the context otherwise requires, the use of the terms "we," "us", "our" and the “Company” refers to Ideanomics, Inc, its consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest entities (“VIEs”).

 

On April 24, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of a 100% equity ownership in Shanghai Guang Ming Investment Management (“Guang Ming”), a PRC limited liability company. One of the two selling shareholders is a related party, an affiliate of Bruno Wu (“Dr. Wu.Wu”). Guang Ming holds a special fund management license. The acquisition will help the Company develop a fund management platform. Under Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 805-50-05-5 and ASC 805-50-30-5, the transaction was accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control, in a manner similar to a pooling of interest, using historical costs. As a result of the reorganization, the net assets of Guang Ming were transferred to the Company, and the accompanying consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 have been prepared as if the current corporate structure had been in place at the beginning of the periods presented in which the common control existed.

 

In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (which includeof a normal recurring adjustments)nature that are necessary to presentfor a fair statementspresentation of the financial position as of March 31, 2019, results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, have been made.interim periods presented. All significant intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated on consolidation. However, the results of operations included in such financial statements may not necessary be indicative of annual results.

 

We use the same accounting policies in preparing quarterly and annual financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2019 (“2018 Annual Report”).

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to the bad debt allowance, variable considerations, fair values of financial instruments, intangible assets (including digital currencies) and goodwill, useful lives of intangible assets and property and equipment, asset retirement obligations, income taxes, and contingent liabilities, among others. We base our estimates on assumptions, both historical and forward looking, that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.

 

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Fair Value Measurements

Accounting standards require the categorization of financial assets and liabilities, based on the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The various levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:

 

Level 1 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities in an active market that we have the ability to access.

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Level 2 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

 

The fair value hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

 

The Company reviews the valuation techniques used to determine if the fair value measurements are still appropriate on an annual basis and evaluate and adjust the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements based on current market conditions and third party information.

 

Our financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, other current liabilities and convertible notes. The fair values of these assets approximate carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. If these instruments were measured at fair value in the financial statements, they would be classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Our financial assets that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include goodwill and other intangible assets, asset retirement obligations, and adjustment in carrying value of equity securities for which the measurement alternative of cost less impairment plus or minus observable price changes is used. There were no material impairments and no material adjustments to equity securities using the measurement alternative for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Digital Currency

Digital currency consists of GTDollar Coins (“GTB”), Bitcoin and Ethereum.

GTB is received in connection with the services agreement and assets purchase agreement with GT Dollar Pte. Ltd. (“GTD”), our minority shareholder at the time of the transaction (Note 3 and 1314 (b)). As of September 30, 2019, GTD has disposed of its investment in the Company and is no longer a minority shareholder.

 

GTB is a type of digital asset that is not a fiat currency and is not backed by hard assets or other financial instruments, and does not represent an investment in GTD or a right to access GTD’s platform. As a result, the value of GTB is determined by the value that various market participants place on GTB through their transactions. GTB holders make or lose money from buying and selling GTB. To date, the Asia EDX exchange has not permitted holders of GTB, Bitcoin or Ethereum to exchange digital currencies held in accounts at the exchange for fiat. The company is unable to predict when our cryptocurrency holdings will be convertible into fiat and also hasconsequently does not consider them to be part of the rightcompany’s liquid resources.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company gradually converted 1,038,778 GTB to access2,763 Bitcoins and 21,312 Ethereum. As of September 30, 2019, the applications built with GTD Payment Blockchain.Company holds 7,294,555 GTB, 2,763 Bitcoins and 21,312 Ethereum. These Bitcoins and Etheruem represent GTB denominated in Bitcoin & Etheruem and do not represent a direct holding of Bitcoin and Etheruem.

 

Given that there is limited precedent regarding the classification and measurement of cryptocurrencies and other digital currencies under current GAAP, the Company has determined to account for these currencies as indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles—GoodwillIntangibles-Goodwill and Other until further guidance is issued by the FASB.

 

Indefinite-lived intangible assets are recorded at cost and are not subject to amortization, but shall be tested for impairment annually and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. If, at the time of an impairment test, the carrying amount of an intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss in an amount equal to the excess is recognized. The fair value of GTB currency was a Level 2 measurement (see Note 3) based upon the consideration agreed by GTD and the Company with a discount considering volatility, risk and limitations at contract inception.

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

 

The Company classifies assets and liabilities (disposal group) to be sold as held for sale in the period in which all of the following criteria are met: management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the disposal groups; the disposal group is available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for sales of such disposal group; an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell the disposal group have been initiated; the sale of the disposal group is probable, and transfer of the disposal group is expected to qualify as a completed sale within one year, except if events or circumstances beyond the Company’s control extend the period of time required to sell the disposal group beyond one year; the disposal group is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value; and actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.

The Company initially measures a disposal group that is classified as held for sale at the lower of its carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell. Any loss resulting from this measurement is recognized in the period in which the held for sale criteria are met. Gains are not recognized on the sale of a disposal group until the date of sale. The Company assesses the fair value of a disposal group, less any costs to sell, each reporting period it remains classified as held for sale and reports any subsequent losses as an adjustment to the carrying value of the disposal group.

Reclassifications of a General Nature

Certain amounts in the prior periods presented have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on previously reported net income. Note 2 provides information about our adoption of new accounting standards for leases.

Note 2.     New Accounting Pronouncements

Note 2.New Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

We adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as of January 1, 2019, using a modified retrospective transition method and as a result, the consolidated balance sheet prior to January 1, 2019 was not restated, continues to be reported under ASC Topic 840, Leases, or ASC 840. For all leases at the lease commencement date, a right-of-use asset and a lease liability are recognized. The right-of-use asset represents the right to use the leased asset for the lease term. The lease liability represents the present value of the lease payments under the lease.

 

The lease liability is based on the present value of the remaining minimum lease payments, determined under ASC 840, discounted using our incremental borrowing rate at the effective date of January 1, 2019, using the original lease term as the tenor. As permitted under the transition guidance, we elected several practical expedients that permit us to not reassess (1) whether a contract is or contains a lease, (2) the classification of existing leases, and (3) whether previously capitalized costs continue to qualify as initial indirect costs. The application of the practical expedients did not have a significant impact on the measurement of the operating lease liability. Adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of operating right of use assets and the related lease liabilities of approximately $3.6 million and $3.7 million, respectively, as of January 1, 2019. The difference between the additional lease assets and lease liabilities was immaterial. The standard did not materially impact our consolidated operating results and had no impact on cash flows. Please see Note 9.10.

 

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In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which largely aligns the measurement and classification guidance for share-based payments to nonemployees with the guidance for share-based payments to employees. The ASU also clarifies that any share-based payment issued to a customer should be evaluated under ASC 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The ASU requires a modified retrospective transition approach. We adopted ASU 2018-07 as of January 1, 2019 and there is no impact to our consolidated financial statement because we did not have such payments in 2019.

 

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-11, (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception. The new standard applies to issuers of financial instruments with down-round features. A down-round provision is a term in an equity-linked financial instrument (i.e. a freestanding warrant contract or an equity conversion feature embedded within a host debt or equity contract) that triggers a downward adjustment to the instrument’s strike price (or conversion price) if equity shares are issued at a lower price (or equity-linked financial instruments are issued at a lower strike price) than the instrument’s then-current strike price. The purpose of the feature is typically to protect the instrument’s counterparty from future issuances of equity shares at a more favorable price. The ASU amends (1) the classification of such instruments as liabilities or equity by revising the certain guidance relative to evaluating if they must be accounted for as derivative instruments and (2) the guidance on recognition and measurement of freestanding equity-classified instruments. For the Company, this ASU was effective January 1, 2019. Please see Note 11.12.

 

Standards Issued and Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13 (ASU 2016-13) "Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments" which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss model which requires the use of forward-looking information to calculate credit loss estimates. It also eliminates the concept of other-than-temporary impairment and requires credit losses related to available-for-sale debt securities to be recorded through an allowance for credit losses rather than as a reduction in the amortized cost basis of the securities. These changes will result in earlier recognition of credit losses. We will adopt ASU 2016-13 effective January 1, 2020. We are currently evaluating the effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on our consolidated financial statements. The effect will largely depend on the composition and credit quality of our investment portfolio and the economic conditions at the time of adoption.

 

Note 3.     Revenue

Note 3.Revenue

 

The Company recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.

 

The majorityAll of the Company’s revenue is derived from Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Service.Services). The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by revenue source, geography (based on our business locations) and timing of revenue recognition.

 

 Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 2019  March 31, 2018  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
      September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
  September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
 
Geographic Markets                        
Singapore $-  $178,178,605  $-  $-  $-  $260,034,401 
USA  26,945,564   -   249,512   200,660   41,649,384   200,660 
Hong Kong  -   7,755,216 
 $26,945,564  $185,933,821 
Hong Kong/PRC  2,854,178   43,507,277   2,854,178   102,393,235 
Total $3,103,690  $43,707,937  $44,503,562  $362,628,296 
Services Lines                        
-Wecast Service        
Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)                
Crude oil $-  $178,178,605  $-  $-  $-  $260,034,401 
Consumer electronics  -   7,613,113   -   43,432,556   -   102,081,176 
Digital asset management services  

26,600,000

   -   -   -   40,700,000   - 
Electric Vehicles (“EV”)  2,854,178   -   2,854,178   - 
Digital advertising services and other  345,564   142,103   249,512   275,381   949,384   512,719 
  

26,945,564

   185,933,821 
-Legacy YOD  -   - 
Total $

26,945,564

  $185, 933,821  $3,103,690  $43,707,937  $44,503,562  $362,628,296 
                        
Timing of Revenue Recognition                        
Products transferred at a point in time $345,564  $185, 933,821 
Products and services transferred at a point in time $3,103,690  $43,707,937  $3,803,562  $362,628,296 
Services provided over time  

26,600,000

   -   -   -   40,700,000   - 
Total $

26,945,564

  $185, 933,821  $3,103,690  $43,707,937  $44,503,562  $362,628,296 

 

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Mobile Energy Group revenue (formerly Wecast service revenue Services)

Wecast Services

Mobile Energy Group is engaged in the sourcing, procurement, financing and management of commercial fleets of electronic vehicles. Historically, the Mobile Energy Group were mainly engaged in the logistics management, including sales of crude oil, consumer electronics, and digital consulting services such as assets management and marketing services. As of September 30, 2019, we no longer have control over Amer, the subsidiary that engaged in consumer electronics business, as disclosed in Note 5(h).

 

Logistics management revenue:

Revenue from the sales of crude oil and consumer electronics is recognized when the customer obtains control of the Company’s crude oil and consumer electronics, which occurs at a point in time, usually upon shipment or upon acceptance. The contracts are generally short-term contracts where the time between order confirmation and satisfaction of all performance obligations is less than one year.

 

The most significant judgment is determining whether we are the principal or agent for the sales of crude oil and consumer electronics. We report revenues from these transactions on a gross basis where we are the principal considering the following principal versus agent indicators:

 

(a)We are primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the goods to the customer. The Company enters into contracts with customers with specific quality requirements and the suppliers separately. The Company is obliged to provide the goods if the supplier fails to transfer the goods to the customer and responsible for the acceptability of the goods.
(b)The Company has certain inventory risk. Although the Company has the title to the goodgoods only momentarily before passing title on to the customer, the Company is responsible to arrange and issue bill of lading to the customer so that the customer can have the right to obtain the required oil product. In addition, the customer can seek remedies and submit the clamclaim against the Company regarding the quality or quantity of the products delivered.
(c)The Company has discretion in establishing prices. Upon delivery of the crude oil and consumer electronics to the customer, the terms of the contract between the Company and the supplier require the Company to pay the supplier the agreed-upon price. The Company and the customer negotiate the selling price, and the Company invoices the customer for the agreed-upon selling price. The Company’s profit is based on the difference between the sales price negotiated with the customer and the price charged by the supplier. The sales price for crude oil is based on the daily benchmark price of spot product plus any premium determined by the Company.

  

During the fourth quarter of 2018, we began experiencing market demand for non-logistics management revenue -generating opportunities and have begun focusing our efforts on these new market fintech services opportunities, while phasing out of the oil trading and electronics trading businesses.

Digital asset management service with GTD:

On March 14, 2019, the Company entered into a service agreement with GTD, one of our minority shareholders, GTD to provide digital asset management services including consulting, advisory and management services which will be delivered in two phases. There are two performance obligations: (1) the development of a master plan for GTD’s assets for 7,083,333 GTB agreed by both parties; and (2) exclusive marketing and business development management services for a fee as percentage (0.25%) of the total market value of GTB;GTB ; based on a 10-day average of the 10 business days leading up to the end of a respective calendar month, and paid on the first day of each new calendar month. No marketing and business development management services were delivered by the Company during the current quarter and, furthermore, the company does not anticipate providing these services in the fourth quarter.

 

The Company recognizes revenue for the master plan development services over the contract period (expected to be completed in six months), based on the progress of the services provided towards completed satisfaction. Based on ASC 606-10-32, at contract inception, the Company considered the following factors to estimate the fair value of GTB (noncash consideration): a) it only trades in one exchange, which operations have been less than one year; b) its historical volatility is high; c) the Company’s intention to hold the majority of GTB, as part of our digital asset management services; and d) associated risks discussed in Note 1819 (f). Therefore, the fair value of 7,083,333 GTB using Level 2 measurement was approximately $40.7 million with a 76% discount to the fixed contract price agreed upon by both parties when signedsigning the contract. We considered similar tokenassets exchanges in Singapore and considered the volatility of the quoted prices and determined a discount of 76%. The fairestimated value of GTB is calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation model using the following assumptions: expected terms 3.0 years; volatility 155%; dividend yield: zero and risk free interest rate 2.25%.

We recognized revenues of $26.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and recognized deferred revenues in the amount of $14.1 million as of March 31, 2019.

 

The Company considers the payments for marketing and business development management services as performance based consideration, in accordance with ASC 606 on constraining estimates of variable consideration, including the following factors:

The susceptibility of the consideration amount to factors outside the Company’s influence.
The uncertainty associated with the consideration amount is not expected to be resolved for a long period of time.
The Company’s experience with similar types of contracts.
Whether the Company expects to offer price concessions or change the payment terms.
The range of possible consideration amounts.

As of the consideration amount to factors outside the Company’s influence.

The uncertaintySeptember 30, 2019, all performance obligations associated with the consideration amount is not expected to be resolveddevelopment of the master plan for a long period of time.
The Companys experience with similar types of contracts.
WhetherGTD’s assets have been satisfied. Accordingly, the Company expects to offer price concessions or change the payment terms.
The rangerecognized revenue of possible consideration amounts.

For$0 and $40.7 million, for the three months and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, respectively. No marketing and business development management services were delivered by the Company during the current quarter and, furthermore, the company does not anticipate providing these services in the fourth quarter.

Taxis Commission Revenue:

During Q2 2019, the Company only providedsigned an agreement with iUnicorn (also known as Shenma Zhuanche) to form a strategic joint venture (“JV”) that will focus on green finance and integrated marketing services for new energy taxi vehicles as part of Ideanomics’ Mobile Energy Group (“MEG”). The Company agreed to contribute advisory and sales resources which include arranging ABS-based auto financing with its bank partners, and will have 50.01% ownership interest in the serviceJV and will have control of master plan developmentthe board. iUnicorn, which will own 49.99% of the JV, agreed to contribute its vehicles sales orders in Sichuan province. The JV will generate revenues from commissions on vehicle sales order and recognizedABS fees related to the financing, which will vary accordingly to manufacturer and vehicle model.

During Q3 2019, the JV took over an order of 4,172 EV taxis from a third-party and helped facilitate the completion of the order in Q3 2019. As part of the transaction, Qianxi agreed to pay a commission of $2.9 million to the JV for facilitating the completion of this order. There is no other remaining performance obligation relating to this commission. In addition, the commission revenue is considered revenue from related party as the minority shareholder of $26.6 million.the JV is an affiliate of our customer, Qianxi.

 

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Legacy YOD revenue

Since 2017, we have run our legacy YOD segment with limited resources. No revenue was recognized for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018. As of September 30, 2019, we have ceased operations in the YOD segment.

 

Arrangements with multiple performance obligations

Our contracts with customers may include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, we allocate revenue to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. We generally determine standalone selling prices based on the observable prices charged to customers or adjusted market assessment or using expected cost plus margin when one is available. Adjusted market assessment price is determined based on overall pricing objectives taking into consideration market conditions and entity specific factors.

 

Variable consideration

Certain customers may receive discounts, which are accounted for as variable consideration. We estimate these amounts based on the expected amount to be provided to customers and reduce revenues recognized. Our revenue reserves, consisting of various discounts and allowances, which are components of variable consideration as discussed above, are considered an area of significant judgment. Additionally, our digital asset management service revenue, as discussed above, is calculated as a percentage (0.25%) of the total market value of GTB. For these areas of significant judgment, actual amounts may ultimately differ from our estimates and are adjusted in the period in which they become known.

 

Deferred revenues

We record deferred revenues when cash payments are received or due in advance of our performance, including amounts which are refundable. The increase in the deferred revenue balance for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is primarily driven by cash payments and GTB received or due in advance of satisfying our performance obligations.

 

Our payment terms vary by the type and location of our customer and the products or services offered. The term between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. For certain products or services and customer types, we require payment before the products or services are delivered to the customer.

 

Practical expedients and exemptions

We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less.

Note 4.     VIE Structure and Arrangements

Note 4.VIE Structure and Arrangements

 

We consolidate VIEs in which we hold a variable interest and are the primary beneficiary through contractual agreements. We are the primary beneficiary because we have the power to direct activities that most significantly affect their economic performance and have the obligation to absorb the majority of their losses or benefits. The results of operations and financial position of these VIEs are included in our consolidated financial statements.

 

For these consolidated VIEs, their assets are not available to us and their creditors do not have recourse to us. As of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, assets (mainly long-term investments) that can only be used to settle obligations of these VIEs were approximately $3.6$0.2 million and $3.5 million, respectively, and the Company is the major creditor for the VIEs.

 

In order to operate our Legacy YOD business in PRC and to comply with PRC laws and regulations that prohibit or restrict foreign ownership of companies that provides value-added telecommunication services, the Company entered into a series of contractual agreements with two VIEs: Beijing Sinotop Scope Technology Co., Ltd (“Sinotop Beijing”) and Tianjin Sevenstarflix Network Technology Limited (“SSF”). These contractual agreements will be expiredexpire in March 2030 and April 2036, respectively and may not be terminated by the VIEs, except with the consent of  the Company , or , in event of a material breach of the agreement by us.the Company. Currently, the Company is still evaluating the overall operating strategy for YOD legacy business and does not have plan to provide any funding to these two VIEs. Please refer to Note 18(a)19(a) for associated regulatory risks.

 

Based on the contracts we entered with VIEs’ shareholders, we consider that there is no asset of the VIEs that can be used only to settle obligation of the Company, except for the registered capital of VIEs amounting to RMB 38.2 million (approximately $5.7 million).

 

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Note 5.     Acquisitions

Note 5.(a)Assets Acquisition of SolidOpinion, Inc (“SolidOpinion”)Acquisitions and Divestitures

 

Acquisitions

(a) Assets Acquisition of SolidOpinion, Inc (“SolidOpinion”)

On February 19, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets from SolidOpinion in exchange for 4,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The assets include cash ($2.5 million) and an intellectual property (“IP”) which is complementary to the IP of Grapevine. The parties agreed that 450,000 of such shares of common stock (“Escrow Shares”) will be held in escrow until February 19, 2020 in connection with SolidOpinion’s indemnity obligations pursuant to the agreement. SolidOpinion have the rights to vote and receive the dividends paid with respect to the Escrow Shares. 

(b)Assets Acquisition of Fintalk Assets (“Fintalk”)

(b)Acquisition of Tree Motion Sdn. Bhd. (“Tree Motion”)

 

On March 5,In September 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase Fintalk Assets from Sun Seven Star International Limited, a Hong Kong company and an affiliate of Dr. Wu. FinTalk Assets include the rights, titles and interest in a secure mobile financial information, social, and messaging platform that has been designed for streamlining financial-based communication for professional and retail users. The purchase price for Fintalk Assets was $7.0 million payable with $1.0 million in cash and shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair market value of $6.0 million. The Company paid $1.0 million in October 2018 and recorded in prepaid expense as of December 31, 2018 because the transaction had not closed.

In June 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to the following acquisition agreements:agreement which amended the purchase price for Fintalk Assets to $6.35 million payable with $1.0 million in cash and shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair market value of $5.35 million. The Company issued 2,860,963 shares ($1.87 per share) in June 2019 and completed the transaction. In addition, upon completion of transaction the $1.0 million cash paid in 2018 was reclassified from prepaid expense to intangible assets.

 

(c)Acquisition of Grapevine Logic, Inc. (“Grapevine”)

In September 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of a 65.65% share of Grapevine for $2.4 million in cash. Fomalhaut Limited (“Fomalhaut”), a British Virgin Islands company and an affiliate of Dr. Wu, the Chairman of the Company, is the non-controlling equity holder of 34.35% in Grapevine (the “Fomalhaut Interest”). Fomalhaut entered into an option agreement, effective as of August 31, 2018 (the “Option Agreement”), with the Company pursuant to which the Company provided Fomalhaut with the option to sell the Fomalhaut Interest to the Company (the “Option”). The aggregate exercise price for the Option is the fair market value of the Fomalhaut Interest as of the close of business on the date preceding the date upon which the Option is exercised, and is payable in a combination of 1/3 in cash and 2/3 in the Company’s shares of common stock at the then market value on the exercise date. The Option Agreement will expire on August 31, 2021.

In May 2019, the Company entered into two amendments to the Option Agreement, The aggregate exercise price for the Option is amended to the greater of (i) fair market value of the Fomalhaut Interest in Grapevine as of the close of business on the date preceding the date upon which the option is exercised; and (ii) $1.84 per share of the Company’s common stock. It was also agreed that the full amount of the exercise price shall be paid in the form of common stock of the Company.

In June 2019, the Company issued 590,671 shares in exchange for a 34.35% ownership in Grapevine as a result of the exercise of the Option, at the completion of this transaction the Company owned 100% of Grapevine. At the completion date of the transaction, the carrying amount of the non-controlling interest in Grapevine was approximately $0.5 million. The difference between the value of the consideration exchanged of approximately $1.1 million and the carrying amount of the non-controlling interest in Grapevine is recorded as a debit to Additional Paid in Capital based on ASC 810-10-45-23.

(d)Termination of agreements with Tree Motion Sdn. Bhd. (“Tree Motion”)

Effective July 18, 2019, Ideanomics, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated its Acquisition Agreement with Tree Motion Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian company (“Tree Motion”), pursuant to which the Company was to acquire 51% of Tree Motion in exchange for 25,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $2.00 per share. Further, the Company terminated its Acquisition Agreement to acquire 11.22% of Tree Motion’s parent company, Tree Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (the “Parent Company”) for 12,190,000 shares of the Company’s common stock; provided, however, that the Company has acquired 250 acres in Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), the 1st Malaysia National Industrial Park joint developed by both Malaysia and China for $620,000.

·15Acquire 51% of Tree Motion, a Malaysian company, for 25,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $2.00 per share.
·Acquire 11.22% of Tree Motion’s parent company, Tree Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., for 12,190,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and $620,000 in cash or/and loan. Therefore, we will directly and indirectly own 55.50% of Tree Motion.

(e)Acquisition of Glory Connection Sdn. Bhd (“Glory”)

On July 18, 2019, Ideanomics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Acquisition Agreement (“Glory Agreement”) to purchase a 34% interest in Glory Connection Sdn. Bhd. a Malaysian Company, from its shareholder Beijing Financial Holding Limited, a Hong Kong registered company, for the consideration of 12,190,000 restricted common shares of Ideanomics (IDEX), representing $24.4 million at $2.00 per share. As part of this transaction, the Company was also granted an option to purchase a 40% interest in Bigfair Holdings Limited (“Bigfair”) from its shareholder Beijing Financial Holding Limited for an exercise price of $13.2 million in the form of common shares of Ideanomics. Bigfair currently holds a 51% ownership stake in Glory. The option is exercisable from July 18, 2020 to July 19, 2021. If the option was exercised, the Company would have 20.4% indirect ownership in Glory in addition to the 34% direct ownership it already has. As of September 30, 2019, the Company does not have control of Glory and has accounted for Glory as an equity method investment.

The Company has performed a valuation analysis and allocated $23,000,000 and $1,380,000 of the consideration transferred to the equity method investment and the call option, respectively. The call option is accounted for as an equity security without readily determinable fair value. Pro forma results of operations for Glory have not been presented because they are not material to the consolidated results of operations. Glory is currently in the process of ramping up its operations.

The following table summarizes the income statement information of Glory as of September 30, 2019:

  

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2019

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2019

 
Revenue $2,041  $3,936 
Gross Profit  1,379   769 
Net loss from operations  173,465   354,502 
Net loss  171,719   352,606 
Net loss attributable to Glory $95,477  $195,121 

(f) Acquisition of Delaware Board of Trade Holdings, Inc. (“DBOT”)

In April 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement to acquire 6,918,547 shares in DBOT in exchange for 4,427,870 shares of the Company’s common stock at $2.11 per share. In July 2019, the Company entered into another securities purchase agreement to acquire an additional 2,224,937 shares in DBOT in exchange for 1,423,960 shares of the Company’s common stock at $2.11 per share. The two transactions, which increased the Company’s ownership in DBOT to 99.04%, were completed in July 2019. The securities purchase agreements required the Company to issue additional shares of the Company’s common stock (“True-Up Common Stock”) in the event the stock price of the common stock fall below $2.11 at the close of trading on the date immediately preceding the lock-up date, which is 9 months from the closing date. The Company accounted for the additional True-Up Common Stock consideration as a liability in accordance with ASC 480. We recorded this liability at fair value of $2,217,034 on the date of acquisition. As of September 30, 2019, we remeasured this liability to $2,327,919 and the remeasurement loss of $(110,885) was recorded in the other income/(expense) of the income statement.

DBOT operates three companies: (i) DBOT ATS LLC, an SEC recognized Alternative Trading System; (ii) DBOT Issuer Services LLC, focused on setting and maintaining issuer standards, as well as the provision of issuer services to DBOT designated issuers; and (iii) DBOT Technology Services LLC, focused on the provision of market data and marketplace connectivity.

 

The transactions are conditioned uponconsolidated statements of operation for the three months ended September 30, 2019 include the results of DBOT. Supplemental information on an unaudited pro forma basis, as if the acquisition had been consummated as of January 1, 2018 is as follows:

  

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018

  

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019

  

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018

 
Revenue $43,798,865  $

44,612,471

  $363,004,917 
Net Income (loss) attributable to IDEX common shareholders $(7,818,047) $

10,582,474

  $(21,387,162)

The unaudited pro forma results of operations do not purport to represent what the Company’s completionresults of operations would actually have been had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2018. Actual future results may vary considerably based on a variety of factors beyond the Company’s control.

For all intangible assets acquired, continuing membership agreements have useful life of 20 years and the customer list has useful life of 3 years.

The following table summarizes the acquisition-date fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as the fair value of the non-controlling interest in DBOT recognized:

Cash $246,929 
Other financial assets  1,686,464 
Financial liabilities  (4,411,140)
Noncontrolling interest  (104,649)
Goodwill  9,323,189 
Intangible asset – continuing membership agreement  8,255,440 
Intangible asset – customer list  58,830 
  $15,055,063 

Divestitures

The Company may divest certain businesses from time to time based upon review of the Company’s portfolio considering, among other items, factors relative to the extent of strategic and technological alignment and optimization of capital deployment, in addition to considering if selling the businesses results in the greatest value creation for the Company and for shareholders.

(g)Red Rock Global Capital LTD (“Red Rock”)

In May 2019, the Company determined to sell the Red Rock business and entered into an agreement with Redrock Capital Group Limited, an affiliate of Dr. Wu, to sell its due diligence, customary closing conditionsentire interest in Red Rock for a consideration of $700,000. The Company decided to sell Red Rock primarily because it has incurred operating losses and regulatory approval. We paid $620,000 in March 2019 as an investment deposit and recorded in prepaymentsits business is no longer needed based on our consolidated balance sheetstrategic plan. The transaction was completed in July 2019 and the company recorded a disposal gain of $552,215.

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(h) Amer Global Technology Limited (“Amer”)

On June 30, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with BCC Technology Company Limited (“BCC”) and Tekang Holdings Technology Co., Ltd (“Tekang ”) pursuant to which Tekang will inject certain assets in the robotics and electronic internet industry and IOT business consisting of manufacturing data, supply chain management & financing, and lease financing of industrial robotics into Amer in exchange for 71.81% of ownership interest in Amer. The parties subsequently entered into several amendments including (1) changing the name of Amer to Logistorm Technology Limited, (2) issuing 39,500 new shares in Amer or 71.81% ownership interest to BCC instead of Tekang, (3) issuing 5,500 new shares in Amer or 10% ownership interest to Merry Heart Technology Limited (“MHT”) and (4) the Company is responsible for 20%of any potential tax obligation associated with Amer, if Amer fails to be publicly listed in 36 months from the closing date of this transaction. The Company concluded that it’s not probable that this contingent liability would be incurred. As a result of this transaction, the Company’s ownership interest in Amer was diluted from 55% to 10%. The transaction was completed on August 31, 2019.

The Company recognized a disposal gain of $505,148 as a result of the deconsolidating Amer. $95,104 of the gain is attributable to the 10% ownership interest retained in Amer. In addition, on the date Amer was deconsolidated, the Company recorded a bad debt expense of $622,286 relating to a receivable due from Amer to a subsidiary of the Company.

The following table summarizes the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018, on an unaudited pro forma basis, as if the dilution of the Company’s interest in Amer had been consummated as of March 31,January 1, 2018:

  

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2018

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2018

 
Revenue $275,380  $260,547,120 
Net loss from operations  (6,305,340)  (18,548,258)
Net loss  (7,390,597)  (19,351,526)
Net loss attributable to IDEX common shareholders $(7,158,674) $(18,945,524)

Pro forma results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2019 have not been presented because they are not material to the consolidated results of operations. Amer has no revenue and minimal operating expense in 2019.

Note 6.      Accounts Receivable

Note 6.Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable is mainly from our Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast ServiceServices) business and consisted of the following:

 

 March 31, December 31,  September 30, December 31, 
 2019  2018  2019  2018 
Accounts receivable, gross $19,406,354  $19,370,665  $

2,941,348

  $19,370,665 
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts  -   -   (103)  - 
Accounts receivable, net $19,406,354  $19,370,665  $

2,941,245

  $19,370,665 

 

The following table outlines the aging of the accounts receivable:

  

 

March 31,

2019

  December 31,
2018
  

September 30,

2019

  

December 31,

2018

 
Within 90 days $-  $1,219,526  $

2,941,245

  $1,219,526 
91-180 days  1,142,599   633   -   633 
181-365 days  11,215,027   12,385,193   -   12,385,193 
More than 1 year  6,894,513   5,765,313   -   5,765,313 
Total $19,406,354  $19,370,665  $

2,941,245

  $19,370,665 

 

The decrease in balance is mainly representsdue to the receivables from electronics consumer products trading business.deconsolidation of Amer as of September 30, 2019 as disclosed in Note 5(h). Our payment term is usually within 180 days upon the receipts of the goods. The Company has reviewed the outstanding balance by customers and concluded that the outstanding balances are collectible. The customers have promised to pay to the Company and the outstanding balances are expected to be collected in the second half year of 2019.

Note 7.     Property and Equipment, net

Note 7.Property and Equipment, net

 

The following is a breakdown of property and equipment:

 

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2019  2018 
Furnitures and office equipment  602,548   357,064 
Vehicle  60,951   63,135 
Leasehold improvements  239,781   200,435 
Total property and equipment  903,280   620,634 
Less: accumulated depreciation  (482,548)  (186,514)
         
Land  3,042,777   3,042,777 

Building1

  

308,779

   2,607,666 
Assets Retirement Obligations - Environmental Remediation  8,000,000   8,000,000 
Capitalized direct development cost  2,732,705   944,864 
Construction in progress (Fintech Village)  

14,084,261

   14,595,307 
         
Property and Equipment, net $

14,504,993

  $15,029,427 

  March 31,  December 31, 
  2019  2018 
Furniture and office equipment $345,541  $357,064 
Vehicle  64,632   63,135 
Leasehold improvements  198,584   200,435 
Total property and equipment  608,757   620,634 
Less: accumulated depreciation  (196,566)  (186,514)
Land  3,042,777   3,042,777 
Building  2,067,666   2,067,666 
Assets Retirement Obligations – Environmental Remediation  8,000,000   8,000,000 
Capitalized direct development cost  2,070,621   1,484,864 
Total Construction in progress (Fintech Village)  15,181,064   14,595,307 
Property and Equipment, net $15,593,255  $15,029,427 

Note

1 The $2.3 million decrease from the prior year represents the impairment charge recorded in connection with four of the five existing buildings on Fintech Village which are expected to be demolished.

 

The Company recorded depreciation expense, of approximately $16,609 and $7,584, which is included in its operating expensesexpense, of $65,862 and $14,820 for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 and $102,991 and $32,941 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The Company recorded $8.0 million of Asset Retirement Obligations which are related to our legal contractual obligations in connection with the acquisition of Fintech Village. The Capitalized direct development costs mainly representsrepresent the legal and architectural costs.

 

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Note 8.     Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Note8.Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill

There were no acquisitions that closed during the first three months of 2019 and there is no change

Changes in the carrying value of goodwill consist of following:

  Nine months ended
September 30, 2019
  

Year Ended

December 31, 2018

 
At the beginning of the year  704,884   - 
Goodwill Acquired1  9,323,189   704,884 
At the end of the period  10,028,073   704,884 

Note

1 The change in carrying amount of goodwill.

goodwill in the current year was the result of the acquisition of DBOT as disclosed in Note 5(f).

 

Intangible Assets

Information regarding amortizing and indefinite lived intangible assets consisted of the following:

  

     September 30, 2019  December 31, 2018 
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
  Gross
Carry
  Accumulated  Accumulated
Impairment
  Net  Gross
Carry
  Accumulated  Accumulated
Impairment
  Net 
  Useful Life  Amount  Amortization  Loss  Balance  Amount  Amortization  Loss  Balance 
Amortizing Intangible Assets                                    
Animation Copyright (Note 14 (b))  -  $-  $-  $-  $-  $301,495  $(64,606) $-  $236,889 
Software and licenses  -   97,308   (97,308)  -   -   97,308   (93,251)  -   4,057 
SolidOpinion IP (Note 5 (a))  4.4   4,655,000   (543,084)  -   4,111,916   -   -   -   - 
Fintalk intangible assets (Note 5 (b))  4.8   6,350,000   (317,500)  -   6,032,500   -   -   -   - 
Influencer network  8.9   1,980,000   (214,500)  -   1,765,500   1,980,000   (66,000)  -   1,914,000 
Customer contract1  2.0   558,830   (185,458)  -   373,372   500,000   (55,556)  -   444,444 
Continuing Membership Agreement1  19.8   8,255,440   (103,193)  -   8,152,247   -   -   -   - 
Trade name  13.9   110,000   (7,944)  -   102,056   110,000   (2,444)  -   107,556 
Technology platform  5.9   290,000   (44,881)  -   245,119   290,000   (13,808)  -   276,192 
Total amortizing intangible assets     $22,296,578  $(1,513,868) $-  $20,782,710  $3,278,803  $(295,665) $-  $2,983,138 
Indefinite lived intangible assets                                    
Website name      159,504   -   (134,290)  25,214   159,504   -   (134,290)  25,214 
Patent      28,000   -   -   28,000   28,000   -   -   28,000 
GTB (Note 14 (b))      61,124,407   -   -   61,124,407   -   -   -   - 
Total intangible assets     $83,608,489  $(1,513,868) $(134,290) $81,960,331  $3,466,307  $(295,665) $(134,290) $3,036,352 

 Note

     March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
    Weight
Average Remaining
  Gross
Carry
  Accumulated  Impairment  Net  Gross
Carry
  Accumulated  Impairment  Net 
    Useful Life  Amount  Amortization  Loss  Balance  Amount  Amortization  Loss  Balance 
Amortizing Intangible Assets                                    
Animation Copyright (Note 13 (b))  -  $-  $-  $-  $-  $301,495  $(64,606) $-  $236,889 
Software and licenses  -   97,308   (95,648)  -   1,660   97,308   (93,251)  -   4,057 
Intellectual property (Note 5 (a))  4.9   4,655,000   (77,583)  -   4,577,417   -   -   -   - 
Influencer network  9.5   1,980,000   (115,500)  -   1,864,500   1,980,000   (66,000)  -   1,914,000 
Customer contract  2.5   500,000   (97,223)  -   402,777   500,000   (55,556)  -   444,444 
Trade name  14.5   110,000   (4,277)  -   105,723   110,000   (2,444)  -   107,556 
Technology platform  6.5   290,000   (24,165)  -   265,835   290,000   (13,808)  -   276,192 
Total amortizing intangible assets     $7,632,308  $(414,396) $-  $7,217,912  $3,278,803  $(295,665) $-  $2,983,138 
Indefinite lived intangible assets                                    
Website name      25,214   -      25,214   159,504   -   (134,290)  25,214 
Patent      28,000   -   -   28,000   28,000   -   -   28,000 
GTB (Note 13 (b))      61,123,506   -   -   61,123,506   -   -   -   - 
Total intangible assets     $68,809,028  $(414,396) $-  $68,394,632  $3,466,307  $(295,665) $(134,290) $3,036,352 

1 During the third quarter of 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of additional shares in DBOT which increased its ownership in DBOT to 99.04%. $8,314,270 of intangible assets were recognized on the date of acquisition as disclosed in Note 5(f).

 

Amortization expense relating to intangible assets was $227,568$764,010 and $2,621$276,692 for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 and $1,317,419 and $281,796 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The following table outlines the expected amortization expense for the following years:

 

 

Amortization

to be

   

Amortization

to be

 
Years ending December 31, recognized   recognized 
   
2019 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2019) $1,198,499 
2019 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2019)  $761,702 
2020  1,344,429    3,046,811 
2021  1,288,873    2,991,255 
2022  1,177,762    2,870,339 
2023 and thereafter  2,208,350 
2023   2,860,534 
2024 and thereafter   8,252,069 
Total amortization to be recognized $7,217,913   $20,782,710 

 

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Note 9.     Long-term Investments

Note9.Long-term Investments

 

Long-term investments consisted of Non-marketable Equity Investment and Equity Method Investment as below:

 

 March 31, December 31,  September 30, December 31, 
 2019  2018  2019  2018 
Non-marketable Equity Investment $6,266,880  $9,452,103  $9,147,170  $9,452,103 
Equity Method Investment  16,676,714   16,956,506   33,012,143   16,956,506 
Total $22,943,594  $26,408,609  $42,159,313  $26,408,609 

 

Non-marketable equity investment

 

Our non-marketable equity investments are investments in privately held companies without readily determinable fair valuesvalues. These investments are carried at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer.

 

The Company reviews its equity securities without readily determinable fair values on a regular basis to determine if the investment is impaired. For purposes of this assessment, the Company considers the investee’s cash position, earnings and revenue outlook, liquidity and management ownership, among other factors, in its review. If management’s assessment indicates that an impairment exists, the Company estimates the fair value of the equity investment and recognizes in current earnings an impairment loss that is equal to the difference between the fair value of the equity investment and its carrying amount. There is no impairment for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019.

 

Equity method investments

The Company’s investment in companies accounted for using the equity method of accounting consist of the following:

 

   March 31, 2019     September 30, 2019 
            Foreign currency                Foreign
currency
    
   December 31,     Loss on Impairment translation        December 31,     Loss on Reclassification translation September 30, 
   2018  Addition  investment  loss  adjustments  March 31, 2019     2018  Addition  investment  to subsidiaries  adjustments  2019 
Wecast Internet (i) $4,114  $-  $(5) $-  $1,930  $6,039   (i)  $4,114  $-  $(5) $-  $1,930  $6,039 
Hua Cheng (ii)  308,666   -   (14,598)  -   (1,236)  292,832   (ii)   308,666   -   (32,890)  -   (37,210)  238,566 
Shandong Media  (iii)   -   -   -   -   -   - 
BDCG (iv)  9,800,000   -   -   -   -   9,800,000   (iv)   9,800,000   -   -   -   -   9,800,000 
DBOT (v)  6,843,726   -   (265,883)  -   -   6,577,843   (v)   6,843,726   -   (3,719,735)  (3,123,991)  -   - 
Glory  (vi)   

-

   23,000,000   (32,462)  

-

   

-

   22,967,538 
                            
Total   $16,956,506  $-  $(280,486) $-  $694  $16,676,714      $16,956,506  $23,000,000  $(3,785,092) $(3,123,991) $(35,280) $33,012,143 

 

All the investments above are privately held companies; therefore, quoted market prices are not available. We have not received any dividends since initial investments.

 

(i)Wecast Internet

(i) Wecast Internet

Starting from October 2016, we have 50% interest in Wecast Internet Limited (“Wecast Internet”) and initial investment was invested RMB 1,000,000 (approximately $149,750). Wecast Internet is in the process of liquidation and the remaining carrying value is immaterial.

 

(ii)Hua Cheng Hu Dong (Beijing) Film and Television Communication Co., Ltd.(“Hua Cheng”)

(ii) Hua Cheng Hu Dong (Beijing) Film and Television Communication Co., Ltd.(“Hua Cheng”)

The Company held 39% equity ownership in Hua Cheng, a company established to provide integrated value-added service solutions for the delivery of VOD and enhanced content for cable providers.

 

(iii)Shandong Lushi Media Co., Ltd (“Shandong Media”)

(iii) Shandong Lushi Media Co., Ltd (“Shandong Media”)

The Company held 30% equity ownership in Shandong Media, a print based media business, for Legacy YOD business. The accumulated operating loss of Shandong Media reduced the Company’s investment in Shandong Media to zero. The Company has no obligation to fund future operating losses.

 

(iv)BBD Digital Capital Group Ltd. (“BDCG”) 

(iv) BBD Digital Capital Group Ltd. (“BDCG”) 

In 2018, we signed a joint venture agreement with two unrelated parties, to establish BDCG located in the United States for providing block chain services for financial or energy industries by utilizing AI and big data technology in the United States. The Company received 40% equity ownership in BDCG from the initial joint venture agreement. On April 24, 2018, the Company acquired 20% equity ownership in BDCG from one noncontrolling party with cash consideration offor a total consideration of $9.8 million which consists of $2 million in cash and $7.8 million paid in the form of the Company’s capitalcommon stock (valued at $2.60 per share and equal to 3 million shares of the Company’s common stock), increasing the Company’s ownership to 60%. in BDCG. The remaining 40% of BDCG are held by Seasail ventures limited (“Seasail”). The accounting treatment of the joint venture is based on the equity method due to variable substantive participating rights (in accordance with ASC 810-10-25-11) granted to Seasail. The new entity is currently in the process of ramping up its operations. In April 2019, the company rebranded the name of the BDCG joint venture to Intelligenta. As part of the rebranding, Intelligenta’s strategy will now include credit services, corporation services, index services and products, and capital market services and products.

 

(v) Delaware Board of Trade Holdings, Inc. (“DBOT”)

Refer to Note 5(f).

(vi) Glory Connection Sdn. Bhd (“Glory”)

Refer to Note 5(e).

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Note 10.(v)Delaware Board of Trade Holdings, Inc. (“DBOT”)Leases

As of March 31, 2019, the Company held 36.92% equity ownership in DBOT. DBOT is an approved and licensed FINRA- and SEC-regulated electronic trading platform with operations in Delaware. One of our subsidiaries is powered by DBOT’s platform, trading system and technology.

In April, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement to acquire additional shares in DBOT for 4,427,870 shares of the Company’s common stock at $2.11 per share, thereby becoming the majority and controlling shareholder in DBOT.

Note 10.     Leases

 

We lease certain office space and equipment from third parties. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For leases beginning in 2019 and later, at the inception of a contract we assess whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. Our assessment is based on: (1) whether the contract involves the use of a distinct identified asset, (2) whether we obtain the right to substantially all the economic benefit from the use of the asset throughout the period, and (3) whether we have the right to direct the use of the asset. At inception of a lease, we allocate the consideration in the contract to each lease component based on its relative stand-alone price to determine the lease payments. Leases entered into prior to January 1, 2019, are accounted for under ASC 840 and were not reassessed. We account for lease components (e.g., fixed payments including rent, real estate taxes and insurance costs) separately from the nonlease components (e.g.,common-area maintenance costs).

 

Most leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one year or more. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. Our leases do not include options to purchase the leased property. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term. Certain of our lease agreements include rental payments adjusted periodically for inflation. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. All our leases are operating lease. We have elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases that have a term of 12 months or less. The effect of short-term leases and initial direct costs on our right-of-use asset and lease liability was not material.

 

As of March 31,September 30, 2019, our operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liability are approximately $6.8 million and $7.0$7.2 million, respectively. The operating lease expenses including in Selling, general and administrative expense are approximately $428,000 and $216,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The weighted-average remaining lease term is 3.86.6 years and the averageweighted-average discount rate is 7.25%7.5%.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the components of lease expense were as follows:

  

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2019

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2019

 
Operating Lease Cost $390,577  $1,264,049 
Short-Term Lease Cost  78,076   250,924 
Sublease Income  (10,605)  (10,605)
Total Lease Cost $458,048  $1,504,368 

Supplemental information related to leases was as follows:

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2019

 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:    
Operating cash flows from operating leases $967,565 
     
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $935,242 

  

Maturity of operating lease liability is as follows:

 

Maturity of Lease Liability Operating Lease   Operating Lease 
2019 $

1,320,442

 
2019 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2019)  $332,549 
2020  1,177,261    1,307,783 
2021  1,202,496    1,328,160 
2022  1,294,781    1,422,965 
2023  1,343,668    1,474,391 
After 2024  2,529,735 
2024 and thereafter   3,377,653 
Total lease payments  

8,868,383

    9,243,501 
Less: Interest  (1,824,219)   (2,001,696)
Total $

7,044,164

   $7,241,805 

Note 11.     Supplemental Financial Statement Information

Note 11.Supplemental Financial Statement Information

 

Other Current Assets

“Other current assets” were approximately $3.8$2.4 million and $3.6 million as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. ComponentComponents of "Other current assets" that waswere more than 5 percent of total current assets: (1) other receivable due from third parties in our subsidiaries located in PRC and Hong Kong in the amount of $3.5$1.7 million and $3.3 million respectively.

for the period ended September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and (2) $0.6 million receivable due from ID Venturas 7 relating to the convertible debenture executed on September 27, 2019. As disclosed in Note 12(c), we have received the $0.6 million in October.

 

Other Current Liabilities

“Other current liabilities” were approximately $5.5$9.1 million and $5.3 million as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Components of "Other current liabilities" that were more than 5 percent of total current liabilities wereliabilities: (1) $2.3 million liability relating to additional True-Up Common Stock consideration from the DBOT acquisition as disclosed in Note 5 (f) and (2) other payable due to third parties in the amount of $4.8$5.1 million and $4.6 million for the period ended September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

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Note 12.     Convertible Note

Note 12.Convertible Note

 

The following is the summary of outstanding convertible notes as of MarchSeptember 30, 2019 and December 31, 2019:2018:

 

 March 31, December 31,  September 30, December 31, 
 2019  2018  2019  2018 
Convertible Note-Mr. McMahon(Note 13 (a)) $3,169,644  $3,140,055 
Convertible Note-SSSIG (Note 13 (a))  1,142,917   1,000,000 
Convertible Note-Mr. McMahon(Note 14 (a)) $3,229,808  $3,140,055 
Convertible Note-SSSIG (Note 14 (a))  1,288,032   1,000,000 
Convertible Note-Advantech  11,664,914   11,313,770   12,382,806   11,313,770 
Senior Secured Convertible Note  346,870   - 
$2.05 million Senior Secured Convertible Note - ID Venturas 7  626,387   - 
$2.5 million Senior Secured Convertible Note - ID Venturas 7  14,917   - 
Total $16,324,345  $15,453,825  $17,541,950  $15,453,825 
Short-term Note  4,312,561   4,140,055   1,914,419   4,140,055 
Long-term Note  12,011,784   11,313,770   15,627,531   11,313,770 

(a) $12 million Convertible Note - Advantech

 

On June 28, 2018, the Company entered into a convertible note purchase agreement with Advantech Capital Investment II Limited (“Advantech”) in the aggregate principal amount of $12,000,000 (the Notes). The Notes bear interest at a rate of 8%, mature on June 28, 2021, and are convertible into approximately 6,593,406 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $ 1.82 per share. The difference between the conversion price and the fair market value of the common stock on the commitment date (transaction date) resulted in a beneficial conversion feature recorded of approximately $1.4 million. TotalFor the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, total interest expense recognized relating to the beneficial conversion feature was $114,000$117,000 and $0.0 during$112,000, respectively. For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, total interest expense recognized relating to the beneficial conversion feature was $347,000 and $112,000, respectively. The agreement also requires the Company to comply with certain covenants, including restrictions on the use of the proceeds and other convertible note offering. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all ratios and covenants.

 

Issuance of(b) $2.05 million Senior Secured Convertible Debenture due in August 2020 - ID Ventura 7

On February 22, 2019, the Company executed a security purchase agreement with ID Venturas 7, LLC (“IDV”), whereby the Company issued $2,050,000 of senior secured convertible note. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per year payable either in cash or in kind at the option of the Company on a quarterly basis and matures on August 22, 2020. In addition, IDV is entitled to the following: (i) the convertible note is senior secured; (ii) convertible at $1.84 per share of Company common stock at the option of IDV (approximately 1,114,130 shares), subject to adjustments if subsequent equity shares have a lower conversion price, (ii) 1,166,113 shares of common stock of the Company and (iii) a warrant exercisable for 150% of the number of shares of common stock which the Notenote is convertible into (approximately 1,671,196 shares) at an exercise price of $1.84 per share and will expire 5 years after issuance. On October 29, 2019 the Company entered into a letter agreement (the “Agreement”) with ID Venturas pursuant to which the Company agreed to reduce the conversion price of the Debentures and the exercise price of the Warrants to $1.00,

 

The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $2 million, net of $50,000 for the issuance expenses paid by IDV. Total funds received were allocated to convertible note, common stocks and warrants based on their relative fair values in accordance with ASC 470-20-30. The value of the convertible note and common stocks was based on the closing price on February 22, 2019. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with the following assumptions: expected life of 5 years, expected dividend rate of 0%, volatility of 111.83% and an interest rate of 2.48%.  The relative fair value of the warrants was recorded as additional paid-in capital and reduced the carrying amount of the convertible note. The Company recognized a beneficial conversion feature discount on convertible note at its intrinsic value, which was the fair value of the common stock at the commitment date for convertible note, less the effective conversion price. The Company recognized approximately $600,000 of beneficial conversion feature as an increase in additional paid in capital and reduced (discount on) the carrying amount of the convertible note in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

 

The discounts on the convertible note for the warrants and beneficial conversion feature are being amortized to interest expense, using the effective interest method over the term of the convertible note. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the unamortized discount on the convertible note is approximately $1,724,000.$1,424,000. Total interest expense recognized relating to the discount was approximately $326,000 during$175,000 and $626,000 for the periodthree and nine months ended March 31, 2019.September 30, 2019, respectively.

 

Interest on the convertible note is payable quarterly starting from April 1, 2019. The convertible note is redeemable at the option of the Company in whole at an initial redemption price of the principal amount of the convertible note plus additional warrants and accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.

 

The security purchase agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants. The convertible note is collateralized by the Company’s equity interest in Grapevine, which had a carrying amount of $2.6$2.4 million as of March 31,September 30, 2019. The Company has the right to request for the removal of the guarantee and collateral by issuance of additional 250,000 shares of common stock. In addition, On September 27, 2019, the Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock to IDV in exchange for the release of Grapevine as collateral.

IDV has registration rights that require the Company to file and register the common stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the convertible note or the exercise of the warrants, within 180 days following the closing of the transaction.

The Company is also subject to penalty fee at 8% per annum for late payments of interests and compensation for the loss of IDV on failure to timely deliver conversion shares upon conversion.

  

 1921 

 

(c) $2.5 million Senior Secured Convertible Debenture due in March 2021 - ID Ventura 7

On September 27, 2019, the Company executed a security purchase agreement with ID Venturas 7, LLC (“IDV”), whereby the Company issued $2,500,000 of senior secured convertible note. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per year payable either in cash or in kind at the option of the Company on a quarterly basis and matures on March 27, 2021. In addition, IDV is entitled to the following: (i) the convertible note is senior secured; (ii) convertible at $1.84 per share of Company common stock at the option of IDV (approximately 1,358,696 shares), subject to adjustments if subsequent equity shares have a lower conversion price, (ii) 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company and (iii) a warrant exercisable for 150% of the number of shares of common stock which the note is convertible into (approximately 2,038,043 shares) at an exercise price of $1.84 per share and will expire 5 years after issuance. On October 29, 2019 the Company entered into a letter agreement (the “Agreement”) with ID Venturas pursuant to which the Company agreed to reduce the conversion price of the Debentures and the exercise price of the Warrants to $1.00,

The Company will receive aggregate gross proceeds of $2.5 million, net of $66,195 for the issuance expenses paid by IDV. The Company received $1.8 million proceed in September and the remaining $633,805 was received in October. Total gross proceeds were allocated to convertible note, common stocks and warrants based on their relative fair values in accordance with ASC 470-20-30. The value of the convertible note and common stocks was based on the closing price on September 27, 2019. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with the following assumptions: expected life of 5 years, expected dividend rate of 0%, volatility of 110.36% and an interest rate of 1.55%.  The relative fair value of the warrants was recorded as additional paid-in capital and reduced the carrying amount of the convertible note. The Company recognized a beneficial conversion feature discount on convertible note at its intrinsic value, which was the fair value of the common stock at the commitment date for convertible note, less the effective conversion price. The Company recognized approximately $989,000 of beneficial conversion feature as an increase in additional paid in capital and reduced (discount on) the carrying amount of the convertible note in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

The discounts on the convertible note for the warrants and beneficial conversion feature are being amortized to interest expense, using the effective interest method over the term of the convertible note. As of September 30, 2019, the unamortized discount on the convertible note is approximately $2,488,000. Total interest expense recognized relating to the discount was approximately $12,000 and $12,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

Interest on the convertible note is payable quarterly starting from October 1, 2019. The convertible note is redeemable at the option of the Company in whole at an initial redemption price of the principal amount of the convertible note plus additional warrants and accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.

The security purchase agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants. The convertible note is collateralized by the Company’s equity interest in DBOT, which had a carrying amount of $14.3 million as of September 30, 2019.

IDV has registration rights that require the Company to file and register the common stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the convertible note or the exercise of the warrants, within 120 days following the closing of the transaction.

 

The Company is also subject to penalty fee at 8% per annum for late payments of interests and compensation for the loss of IDV on failure to timely deliver conversion shares upon conversion.

 

Note 13.     Stockholders’ Equity

Note13.Stockholders’ Equity

 

Convertible Preferred Stock

 

Our board of directors has authorized 50 million shares of convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, issuable in series.

 

As of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 7,000,000 shares of Series A preferred stock were issued and outstanding and is convertible, at any time at the option of the holder, into 933,333 shares of common stock (subject to customary adjustments). The Series A preferred stock shall be entitled to ten vote per common stock on an as-converted basis and only entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by the board. On liquidation, both series of preferred stock are entitled to a liquidation preference of $0.50 per share. The shares are not redeemable except on liquidation or if there is a change in control of the Company or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. The conversion price of the Series A may only be adjusted for standard anti-dilution, such as stock splits and similar events. The Series A preferred stocks are considered to be equity instruments and therefore the embedded conversion options have not been separated. Because the preferred stocks have conditions for their redemption that may be outside the control of the Company, they have been classified outside of Shareholders’ Equity, in the mezzanine section of our balance sheet.

 

Common Stock

 

Our board of directors has authorized 1,500 million shares of common stock, $0.001 par value.

 

Note 14.     
Note 14.Related Party Transactions

(a) Convertible Notes

 

(a)Convertible Note

$3.0 Million Convertible Note with Mr. Shane McMahon (“Mr. McMahon”)

On May 10, 2012, Mr. McMahon, our Vice Chairman, made a loan to the Company in the amount of $3,000,000. In consideration for the loan, the Company issued a convertible note to Mr. McMahon in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 (the “Note”) at a 4% interest rate computed on the basis of a 365-day year. We entered several amendments with respect to the effective conversion price (changed from $1.75 to $1.5), convertible stocks (changed from of Series E Preferred Stock to Common Stock) and extension of the maturity date to December 31, 2019. 2020.

 

For the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, and 2018, the Company recorded interest expense of $29,589approximately $30,000 and $90,000, respectively, related to the Note. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company also recorded interest expense of approximately $30,000 and $90,000, respectively, related to the Note. Interest payable was $169,644$229,808 and $140,055 as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

$2.5 Million Convertible Promissory Note with Sun Seven Stars Investment Group Limited (“SSSIG”)SSSIG

On February 8, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement with SSSIG, an affiliate of Mr.Dr. Wu, in the aggregate principal amount of $2,500,000. The convertible promissory note bearbears interest at a rate of 4%, matures on February 8, 2020, and areis convertible into the shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $1.83 per share anytime at the option of SSSIG.

 

As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company received $1.1$1.3 million from SSSIG. The Company has not received the remaining $1.4$1.2 million as of the date of this report. For the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company recorded interest expense of $10,617approximately $13,000 and $36,000, respectively, related to the note.

Note.

 

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(b)Transactions with GTD

(b) Transactions with GTD

Disposal of Assets in exchange of GTB

 

In March 2019, the Company completed the sale of the following assets (with total carrying amount of approximately $20.4 million) to GTD, a minority shareholder based in Singapore, in exchange for 1,250,000 GTB. The Company considers the arrangement isas a nonmonetary transaction and the fair values of GTB are not reasonably determinable due to the reasons described in Note 3. Therefore, GTB received are recorded at the carrying amount of the assets exchanged and the Company did not recognize any gain or loss based on ASC 845-10-30.

 

·License content (net carrying amount approximately $17.0 million)

·Approximately 13% ownership interest in Nanjing Shengyi Network Technology Co., Ltd (“Topsgame”) (carrying amount approximately $3.2 million which was included in long-term investment-Non-marketable Equity Investment)

·Animation copy right (net carrying amount approximately $0.2 million which was included in intangible asset.)

 

Digital asset management services

Please refer to Note 3. 

 

(c)Crude Oil Trading

(c) Crude Oil Trading

For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, we purchased crude oil in the amount of approximately $162.3$244.1 million from twothree suppliers that a minority shareholder of the Company has significant influence upon because this minority shareholder has significant influence on both our Singapore joint venture and these twothree suppliers. The Company has recorded the purchase on a separate line item referenced as “Cost of revenue from related parties” in its financial statements. There is no outstanding balancesbalance due (in Accounts Payable) as of March 31,September 30, 2019. No such related party transactions occurred for the same period in 2019.

 

(d)Severance payments

(d) Severance payments

On February 20, 2019, the Company accepted the resignation of former Chief Executive Officer, former Chief Investment Officer and former Chief Strategy Officer and agreed to pay approximately $837,000 in total for salary, severance and expenses. The Company paid $637,000 in the first quarter of year 2019 and recorded $200,000 in other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31,September 30, 2019. The $837,000 severance expenses were recorded in the Selling, general and administrative expenses of the income statement.

 

(e) Borrowing from Dr. Wu. and his affiliates

During the third quarter of 2019, the Company’s net borrowings from Dr. Wu and his affiliates increased by $1.0 million. We recorded these borrowings in amount due to related parties on our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019. These borrowings bear no interest.

(f) Acquisition of Fintalk Assets

Please refer to Note 15.     Share-Based Payments5(b).

(g) Asset for Sale-Red Rock Global Capital LTD (“Red Rock”)

Please refer to Note 5(g).

(h) Acquisition of Grapevine Logic. (“Grapevine”)

Please refer to Note 5(c).

(i) Amer Global Technology Limited (“Amer”)

Please refer to Note 5(h).

(j)Taxis commission revenue from Guizhou Qianxi Green Environmentally Friendly Taxi Service Co. (“Qianxi”)

Please refer to Note 3.

Note15.Share-Based Payments

 

As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company had 1,646,43114,971,431 options, 87,58655,586 restricted shares and 1,671,1963,709,240 warrants outstanding.

 

The Company awards common stock and stock options to employees and directors as compensation for their services, and accounts for its stock option awards to employees and directors pursuant to the provisions of ASC 718,Stock Compensation. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Merton valuation model. The Company recognizes the fair value of each option as compensation expense ratably using the straight-line attribution method over the service period, which is generally the vesting period.

 

Effective as of December 3, 2010 and amended on August 3, 2018, our Board of Directors approved the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (“the 2010 Plan”) pursuant to which options or other similar securities may be granted. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the maximum aggregate number of shares of our common stock that may be issued under the 2010 Plan is 31,500,000 shares. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, options and restricted shares available for issuance are 27,575,49914,160,326 shares.

 

ForThe company recorded share-based payments expense of $2,547,107 and $11,530 for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 total share-based payments expense was approximately $224,000 and $121,000,$6,474,227 and $3,372,447 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

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(a)Stock Options

(a)Stock Options

Stock option activity for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 is summarized as follows:

        Weighted    
     Weighted  Average    
     Average  Remaining  Aggregated 
  Options  Exercise  Contractual  Intrinsic 
  Outstanding  Price  Life (Years)  Value 
Outstanding at January 1, 2019  1,706,431  $3.28   4.08  $- 
Granted  -   -   -   - 
Exercised  -   -   -   - 
Expired  -   -   -   - 
Forfeited  (60,000)  1.91   -   - 
Outstanding at March 31, 2019  1,646,431  $3.33   3.66  $54,565 
Vested and expected to be vested as of March 31, 2019  1,646,431  $3.33   3.66  $54,565 
Options exercisable at March 31, 2019 (vested)  1,634,348  $3.34   3.63  $53,365 

        Weighted    
     Weighted  Average    
     Average  Remaining  Aggregated 
  Options  Exercise  Contractual  Intrinsic 
  Outstanding  Price  Life (Years)  Value 
Outstanding at January 1, 2019  1,706,431  $3.28   4.08  $- 
Granted  14,325,000   1.98   8.75   - 
Exercised  -   -   -   - 
Expired  (83,333)  1.98   -   - 
Forfeited  (976,667)  1.98   -   - 
Outstanding at September 30, 2019  14,971,431  $2.13   8.72  $- 
Vested and expected to be vested as of September 30, 2019  14,971,431  $2.13   8.72  $- 
Options exercisable at September 30, 2019 (vested)  5,529,977  $2.38   7.55  $- 

 

As of March 31,September 30, 2019, approximately $12,448$14,255,266 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested share options is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 0.611.4 years. The total fair value of shares vested for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $6,312$6,010,085 and $312,688$319,001, respectively.  Cash received from options exercised during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 was approximately $0.0$0 and $2,632.$2,632, respectively.

 

(b)Warrants

(b)Warrants

In connection with the Company’s financings, the Warner Brother Agreement and the service agreements, the Company issued warrants to service providers to purchase common stock of the Company. The warrants issued to Warner Brother were expired without exercise on January 31, 2019. The Company issued warrants to IDV in connection with senior secured convertible notenotes (See Note 11)12) and the weighted average exercise price was $1.84 and the weighted average remaining life was 5approximately 4.73 years.

 March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018      September 30, 2019  December 31, 2018      
 Number of Number of      Number of Number of     
 Warrants Warrants      Warrants Warrants    
 Outstanding and Outstanding and Exercise Expiration Outstanding and Outstanding and Exercise Expiration
Warrants Outstanding Exercisable  Exercisable  Price  Date Exercisable  Exercisable  Price  Date
2014 Broker Warrants (Series E Financing)  -   60,000  $1.75  1/31/19
$2.05 million IDV Senior Secured Convertible Debenture  1,671,196   -  $1.84  2/22/2024
$2.5 million IDV Senior Secured Convertible Debenture  2,038,044   -   1.84  9/27/2024
          3,709,240   60,000       
2014 Broker Warrants (Series E Financing)  -   60,000  $1.75  01/31/19
2018 IDV (Senior secured convertible note )  

1,671,196

   -  $1.84  2/22/2024
  

1,671,196

   60,000       

 

On September 24, 2018, the Company entered into an employment agreements with three executives. As part of their employment agreements, they are entitled to warrants for an aggregate of 8,000,000 shares at an exercise price of $5.375 per share (the “Exercise Price”), which is a 25% premium to the $4.30 per share closing market price of the Company’s common stock on September 7, 2018, the date upon which the terms of the employment agreements were mutually agreed. In February 2019, the rights to receive warrants were terminated due to the resignation of three executives.

 

(c)Restricted Shares

(c)Restricted Shares

In January 2019, the Company granted 129,840 restricted shares to each ofthe two then independent directors under the “2010 Plan” which was approved as part of the 2018 independent board compensation plan by the Board of Directors for year 2018 independent board compensation plan.Directors. The restricted shares were all vested immediately since commencement date. The aggregated grant date fair value of all those restricted shares was $161,001.

 

A summary of the unvested restricted shares is as follows:

 

    Weighted-average     Weighted-average 
 Shares  fair value  Shares  fair value 
Non-vested restricted shares outstanding at January 1, 2019  87,586  $2.46   87,586  $2.46 
Granted  129,840  $1.24   129,840  $1.24 
Forfeited  -  $-   (3,000) $2.60 
Vested  (129,840) $1.24   (158,840) $1.49 
Non-vested restricted shares outstanding at March 31, 2019  87,586  $2.46 
Non-vested restricted shares outstanding at September 30, 2019  55,586  $2.37 

  

As of March 31,September 30, 2019, there was $106,600$33,800 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted shares. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.010.51 years.

 

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Note 16.     Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

Note 16. Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to our shareholders is calculated by dividing the net earnings (loss) attributable to our shareholders by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period.

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated by taking net earnings (loss), divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. The calculations of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three months and nine months ended, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

For the periods ended March 31, 2019  2018 
Net earnings (loss) attributable to common stockholders $

19,926,515

  $(3,721,369)
Interest expense attributable to convertible promissory notes  

738,219

   

-

 
Net earnings (loss) assuming dilution $

20,664,734

  $

(3,721,369

)
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding  

105,345,673

   

68,816,303

 
Effect of dilutive securities        
Convertible preferred shares- Series A  933,333   - 
Convertible promissory notes  10,022,230   - 
Diluted potential common shares  

116,301,236

   

68,816,303

 
Earnings (loss) per share:        
Basic $0.19  $(0.05)
Diluted $0.18  $(0.05)

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
Net earnings (loss) attributable to common stockholders $

(13,711,867

) $(7,186,847) $

11,506,861

  $(19,228,240)
Interest expense attributable to convertible promissory note  -   -   125,485   - 
Net earnings (loss) assuming dilution  

(13,711,867

)  (7,186,847)  

11,632,346

   (19,228,240)
Basic                
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding  127,609,748   74,063,495   113,964,933   71,574,303 
Effect of dilutive securities  

-

   

-

   

-

   

-

 
Convertible preferred shares- Series A  

-

   

-

   933,333   

-

 
Conversion of restricted shares and employee stock options  

-

   

-

   22,823   

-

 
Convertible promissory notes  

-

   

-

   2,777,687   

-

 
Contingently issuable shares  

-

   

-

   

621,117

   

-

 
Diluted potential common shares  127,609,748   74,063,495   118,319,893   71,574,303 
                 
Net earnings (loss) per share:                
Basic $(0.11) $(0.10) $0.10  $(0.27)
Diluted $(0.11) $(0.10) $0.10  $(0.27)

 

DilutedIn 2018, diluted net loss per share equals basic net loss per share because the effect of securities convertible into common shares iswas anti-dilutive. The following table includes the number of shares that may be dilutive potential common shares in the future. The holders of these shares do not have a contractual obligation to share in our earnings (losses) and thus these shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because the effect was antidilutive.

 

 Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 March 31, December 31,  September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, 
 2019 2018  2019  2018  2019  2018 
Warrants  1,671,196   60,000   3,709,240   60,000   3,709,240   60,000 
Options  1,646,431   1,706,431   14,971,431   1,797,017   14,965,598   1,797,017 
Series A Preferred Stock  -   933,333   933,333   933,333   -   933,333 
Convertible promissory note and interest  -   10,407,233   12,417,909   10,227,507   9,324,911   10,227,507 
Total  3,317,627   13,106,997   

32,031,913

   13,017,857   27,999,749   13,017,857 

  

Note 17.     Income Taxes

Note 17.Income Taxes

 

During the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $86,405 which consisted$513,935, $152,876 resulting from losses of a $4,750,449 expense related to current operationsGrapevine Logic, Inc. offsetting deferred tax liabilities that were recognized on the acquisition of Grapevine Logic, Inc. and a $4,836,854 benefit from a$361,059 reduction of the valuation allowance on Ideanomics, Inc. deferred tax assets in excess of those reversed to offset Ideanomics, Inc.’s income. The reduction in thevaluation allowance resulted from Ideanomics, Inc.’s acquisition of additional ownership interests in Grapevine Logic, Inc. which caused Grapevine Logic, Inc. to be included in a consolidated tax return with Ideanomics, Inc. beginning June 30, 2019. This meant that $361,059 of the yearIdeanomics, Inc.’s deferred tax valuation allowance.assets could be utilized to offset Grapevine Logic Inc.’s remaining deferred tax liabilities. This resulted in an effective tax rate of (1%(4.43%). The effective tax rate for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to the effect of taxes on foreign earnings, non-deductible expenses and the reduction in the beginning of the year deferred tax valuation allowance.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had approximately $9.9 million of the U.S domestic cumulative tax loss carryforwards and approximately $30.9 million of the foreign cumulative tax loss carryforwards which may be available to reduce future income tax liabilities in certain jurisdictions. The remaining 2018 U.S. tax loss is not subject to expiration under the new Tax Law. The foreign tax loss carryforwards will expire beginning year 2019 through 2023.

There was no identified unrecognized tax benefit as of March 31, 2018 andSeptember 30, 2019.  We are not aware of any unrecorded tax liabilities which would impact our financial position or our results of operations.

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Note 18.     Contingencies and Commitments

Note 18.Contingencies and Commitments

 

Lawsuits and Legal Proceedings

Lawsuits and Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. As

Shareholder Class Action

On July 19, 2019, a purported class action, captioned Jose Pinto Claro Da Fonseca Miranda v. Ideanomics, Inc., was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of March 31, 2019,New York against the Company and certain of its current and former officers. While the Company believes that the Class Action is without merit and plans to vigorously defend itself against these claims, there arecan be no such legal proceedingsassurance that the Company will prevail in the lawsuits. The Company cannot currently estimate the possible loss or claimsrange of losses, if any, that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.it may experience in connection with these litigations.

Note 19.     Concentration, Credit and Other Risks

Note 19.Concentration, Credit and Other Risks

 

(a)PRC Regulations

(a)PRC Regulations

The PRC market in which the Company operates poses certain macro-economic and regulatory risks and uncertainties. These uncertainties extend to the ability of the Company to conduct wireless telecommunication services through contractual arrangements in the PRC since the industry remains highly regulated. The Company conducts legacy YOD business in China through a series of contractual arrangements (See Note 4). The Company believes that these contractual arrangements are in compliance with PRC law and are legally enforceable. If Sinotop Beijing, SSF or their respective legal shareholders fail to perform the obligations under the contractual arrangements or any dispute relating to these contracts remains unresolved, Wewe can enforce its rights under the VIE contracts through PRC law and courts. However, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Company’s ability to enforce these contractual arrangements. In particular, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws, rules and regulations involve uncertainties. If we had direct ownership of Sinotop Beijing and SSF, itwe would be able to exercise itsour rights as a shareholder to effect changes in the board of directors of Sinotop Beijing or SSF, which in turn could effectaffect changes at the management level, subject to any applicable fiduciary obligations. However, under the current contractual arrangements, the Company relies on Sinotop Beijing, SSF and their respective legal shareholders to perform their contractual obligations to exercise effective control. The Company also gives no assurance that PRC government authorities will not take a view in the future that is contrary to the opinion of the Company. If the current ownership structure of the Company and its contractual arrangements with the VIEs and their equity holders were found to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws or regulations, the Company's ability to conduct its business could be affected and the Company may be required to restructure its ownership structure and operations in the PRC to comply with the changes in the PRC laws which may result in deconsolidation of the VIEs.

 

From time to time the PRC government imposes regulations that limit the amount and timing of foreign payments from companies operating in the PRC. Our ability to repatriate cash held in the PRC, or obtain funding from sources in the PRC, may be restricted by such regulations.

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In addition, the telecommunications, information and media industries remain highly regulated. Restrictions are currently in place and are unclear with respect to which segments of these industries foreign owned entities, like YOD WFOE, may operate. The PRC government may issue from time to time new laws or new interpretations on existing laws to regulate areas such as telecommunications, information and media, some of which are not published on a timely basis or may have retroactive effect. For example, there is substantial uncertainty regarding the Draft Foreign Investment Law, including, among others, what the actual content of the law will be as well as the adoption and effective date of the final form of the law. Administrative and court proceedings in China may also be protracted, resulting in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention. While such uncertainty exists, the Company cannot assure that the new laws, when it is adopted and becomes effective, and potential related administrative proceedings will not have a material and adverse effect on the Company's ability to control the affiliated entities through the contractual arrangements. Regulatory risk also encompasses the interpretation by the tax authorities of current tax laws, and the Company’s legal structure and scope of operations in the PRC, which could be subject to further restrictions resulting in limitations on the Company’s ability to conduct business in the PRC.

  

(b)

Major Customers

Wecast Services is currently primarily engaged with consumer electronics e-commerce and smart supply chain management operations. The Company’s ending customers are located across the world.

 

For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, one customer individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue from third parties revenue. Two customersparties. One customer individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s net accounts receivables as of March 31,September 30, 2018, respectively.

 

For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, one customer individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue. Two customersOne customer individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s net accounts receivables as of March 31,September 30, 2019, respectively.

(c)Major Suppliers

 

(c)Major Suppliers

For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, one suppliertwo suppliers individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s cost of revenues. One supplierTwo suppliers individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts payable and amount due to related parties as of March 31,September 30, 2018.

  

For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, two suppliersone supplier individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts payable as of March 31,September 30, 2019.

 

(d)Concentration of Credit Risks

(d)Concentration of Credit Risks

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk primarily consist of cash and accounts receivable. As of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s cash was held by financial institutions (located in the PRC, Hong Kong, the United States and Singapore) that management believes have acceptable credit. Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and are mainly derived from revenues from Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services.Services). The risk with respect to accounts receivable is mitigated by regular credit evaluations that the Company performs on its distribution partners and its ongoing monitoring of outstanding balances.

 

(e)Foreign Currency Risks

(e)Foreign Currency Risks

We have certain operating transactions that are denominated in RMB and a portion of the Company’s assets and liabilities that is denominated in RMB. RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. The value of the RMB is subject to changes in the central government policies and to international economic and political developments. In the PRC, certain foreign exchange transactions are required by laws to be transacted only by authorized financial institutions at exchange rates set by the People’s Bank of China (“PBOC”). Remittances in currencies other than RMB by the Company in China must be processed through PBOC or other China foreign exchange regulatory bodies which require certain supporting documentation in order to complete the remittance.

 

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Cash consist of cash on hand and demand deposits at banks, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal.

 

Time deposits, which mature within one year as of the balance sheet date, represent interest-bearing certificates of deposit with an initial term of greater than three months when purchased. Time deposits which mature over one year as of the balance sheet date are included in non-current assets.

 

Cash and time deposits maintained at banks consist of the following:

 

 March 31, December 31,  September 30, December 31, 
 2019  2018  2019  2018 
RMB denominated bank deposits with financial institutions in the PRC $483,829  $1,523,622  $110,005  $1,523,622 
US dollar denominated bank deposits with financial institutions in the PRC $24,436  $133,053  $30,666  $133,053 
HKD denominated bank deposits with financial institutions in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HK SAR”) $215  $13,133  $17,985  $13,133 
US dollar denominated bank deposits with financial institutions in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HK SAR”) $35,381  $44,182  $13,708  $44,182 
US dollar denominated bank deposits with financial institutions in Singapore (“Singapore”) $687,151  $697,099  $569,707  $697,099 
SGD denominated bank deposits with financial institutions in Singapore $70,432   - 
US dollar denominated bank deposits with financial institutions in The United States of America (“USA”) $780,886  $695,155  $874,093  $695,155 
Total $2,011,898  $3,106,244  $1,686,596  $3,106,244 

  

As of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, theredeposits of $855,915 and $0 were no deposits insured. To limit exposure to credit risk relating to bank deposits, the Company primarily places bank deposits only with large financial institutions in the PRC, HK SAR, USA, Singapore and Cayman with acceptable credit rating.

(f)Digital Currency Risks

 

(f)Digital Currency Risks

As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company holds 8,333,333 GTB.7,294,555 GTB, 2,763 Bitcoins and 21,312 Ethereum. These Bitcoins and Etheruem represent GTB denominated in Bitcoin & Etheruem and not direct holdings of Bitcoin and Etheruem. The risks related to our holdings of GTB including:

·Digital currency is highly volatile due to the limited trading history, and singular currency exchange platform;

·Under the circumstances where governments prohibit or effectively prohibit the trading of digital currency, this will significantly impact the financial statements of the Company since the digital currency market is currently largely unregulated; and

·To date the company has not been able to convert any of its crypto currency holdings to fiat. The CompanyAsia EDX exchange has indicated that it continues work towards providing exchangeability for coins held on the exchange into fiat. Management is also subjectunable to cybersecurity risk where hacking and breachgive any assurance as to when, if ever, the Asia EDX exchange will permit conversion of information will result in the loss of assets.company’s crypto currency holdings into fiat.

Note 20.     Defined Contribution Plan

Note 20.Defined Contribution Plan

 

For our U.S. employees, during 2011,2019, the Company began sponsoringintroduced a new 401(k) defined contribution plan ("401(k) Plan") thatwhich provides for a 100% employer matching contribution of the first 3% and a 50% employer matching contribution of each additional percent contributed by an employee up to 5%4% of each employee’s pay. Employees become fully vested in employer matching contributionsEmployee is eligible to participate after six months of employment. Company 401(k) matching contributions were approximately $0.0$8,700 and $14,486$487 for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 and $8,700 and $3,242 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Full time employees in the PRC participate in a government-mandated defined contribution plan pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, unemployment insurance, employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided to employees. PRC labor regulations require the Company to make contributions based on certain percentages of the employees’ basic salaries. Other than such contributions, there is no further obligation under these plans. The total contribution for such PRC employee benefits was $77,199$113,654 and $211,704$235,811 for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 and $267,868 and $607,872 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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Note 21.     Segments and Geographic Areas

Note 21.Segments and Geographic Areas

 

The Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the chief executive officer, who reviews consolidated results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company.

 

We operate our business in two operating segments: Legacy YOD and Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Service.Services). Segment disclosures are on a performance basis consistent with internal management reporting. The Company does not allocate expenses below segment gross profit since these segments share the same executive team, office space, occupancy expenses, information technology infrastructures, human resources and finance department.

 

Information about segments during the periods presented were as follows:

 

  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 2019  March 31, 2018 
NET SALES TO EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS        
-Legacy YOD $-  $- 
-Wecast Service  

26,945,564

   185,933,821 
Net sales  

26,945,564

   185,933,821 
Cost of Sales        
-Legacy YOD  -   - 
-Wecast Service  257,406   185,540,685 
Gross profit $

26,688,158

  $393,136 
  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
 
Revenue        
-Legacy YOD $-  $- 
-Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)  44,503,562   362,628,296 
Total revenue  44,503,562   362,628,296 
Cost of revenue        
-Legacy YOD  -   - 
-Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)  1,217,184   359,839,565 
Gross profit $43,286,378  $2,788,731 

 

 March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018  September 30,
2019
  

December 31,

2018

 
TOTAL ASSETS                
-Legacy YOD $10,578,437  $26,442,810  $635,128  $26,442,810 
-Wecast Service  

135,643,801

   51,592,929 
-Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)  164,128,548   51,592,929 
-Unallocated assets  -   16,199,383   -   16,199,373 
Total $

146,222,238

  $94,235,122  $164,763,676  $94,235,112 

Note 22.     Going Concern and Management’s Plans

Note 22.Going Concern and Management’s Plans

 

As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $2.0$1.7 million and the Company has incurred losses since its inception and must continue to rely on proceeds from debt and equity issuances to pay for ongoing operating expenses in order to execute its business plan.

 

Management has taken several actions below to ensure that the Company will continue as a going concern through May 31,November 30, 2020, including reductions inthe cessation of YOD legacy segment related expenses and discretionary expenditures.

 

·As discussed in Note 12, the Company executed a security purchase agreement with ID Venturas 7, LLC (“IDV”), whereby the Company issued $2,500,000 of senior secured convertible note during the third quarter.
·As discussed in Note 13,5, the Company has entered into a convertible note agreement with SSSIG in which it will receive approximately $1.4received $0.7 million in additional cash during 2019; and

·Asproceeds from the sale of March 31, 2019, the Company holds 8,333,333 GTB and we may convert all or a portion of our GTB to fiat currency or into U.S. Dollars as needed. Redrock.

 

As part ofThe Company’s operating businesses are in the Company’s strategy, management raised these recentdevelopment and ramp up phase and are not yet cash generative as they generate minimal revenues and require investment to support their business plans. The Company intends to raise both debt and equity capital to cover its short and medium term cash needs, while it plans to unlock revenue from its new fintech advisory services business in 2019.  Therefore, the Company does not plan to take additional outside investments in the near term, unless there is a delay in product expectations and sales. 

capital needs.

 

Although the Company may attempt to raise funds by issuing debt or equity instruments, in the future additional financing may not be available to the Company on terms acceptable to the Company or at all or such resources may not be received in a timely manner. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, the Company may be required to scale back or to discontinue certain operations, scale back or discontinue the development of new business lines, reduce headcount, sell assets, file for bankruptcy, reorganize, merge with another entity, or cease operations.

 

These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. If the Company is in fact unable to continue as a going concern, the shareholders may lose their entire investment in the Company.

Note 23.Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents information about our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis, grouped into level 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable:

  September 30, 2019 
  Level I  Level II  Level III  Total 
Contingent Consideration Liability1  -   -   2,327,919   2,327,919 

Note

1 This represents the liability incurred in connection with the acquisition of DBOT shares during Q3 2019 as disclosed in Note 5(f).

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The fair value of the contingent consideration liability at September 30, 2019 was valued using the Black-Scholes Merton method. The following table presents the significant inputs and assumptions used in the model:

September
30, 2019
Risk-free interest rate1.8%
Expected volatility30%
Expected term0.5 year
Expected dividend yield0%

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s contingent consideration liability includes the risk-free interest rate, expected volatility, expected term and expected dividend yield. Significant increases or decreases in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly different fair value measurement.

Reconciliation of level 3 fair value measurements:

  Contingent
Consideration
Liability
 
January 1, 2019 $- 
Addition  (2,217,034)
Remeasurement (loss)/gain recognized in the income statement  (110,885)
September 30, 2019 $(2,327,919)

Note 24.Subsequent Events

 

Note 23.     Subsequent EventsSenior Secured Convertible Debentures - ID Ventura 7

 

On October 29, 2019, the Company entered into an Additional Issuance Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with ID Venturas 7, LLC. (“ID Venturas”) an exempted company incorporated and existing under the laws of the Delaware, pursuant to which ID Venturas invested $400,000 of the up to $2,500,000 of additional investment rights granted to ID Venturas in the September SPA (as defined below) and received (i) a promissory note (the “Convertible Note”) which is senior secured and convertible at $1.00 per share of Company common stock, subject to anti-dilution adjustments and (ii) a warrant (the “Warrant”) exercisable for 150% of the number of shares of common stock which the Note is convertible into. The Convertible Note is convertible into common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a conversion price of $1.00, subject to anti-dilution adjustments. The Convertible Note matures on March 27, 2021, and accrues at a 10% interest rate.

In connection with the above transaction, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement with ID Venturas (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) which grants ID Venturas demand registration rights.

As disclosed in Note 12, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements, dated February 22, 2019 (“The Purchase Agreement”) and dated September 27, 2019 (“Convertible Note Agreement”) with ID Venturas pursuant to which ID Venturas purchased 10% Senior Secured Convertible Debentures (the “Debentures”) and common stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) and were granted additional investments rights to purchase up to an additional $2,500,000 of Debentures and Warrants (“Additional Investment Rights”). On October 29, 2019 Ideanomics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement (the “Agreement”) with ID Venturas pursuant to which the Company agreed to reduce the conversion price of the Debentures and the exercise price of the Warrants to $1.00, subject to adjustment thereunder. The Agreement also reduced the conversion price of Debentures and the exercise price of the Warrants issuable pursuant to the Additional Investment Rights.

GTB Impairment review

On October 29, 2019, our digital currency, GTB tokens (see Note 1), had a one-time unexpected significant decline in quoted price from $17 to $1.84. The Company’s management is currently evaluating the risks and potential impacts of this incident and plans to perform its annual impairment test as of December 31, 2019. The Company evaluated subsequent events through May 2, 2019, the date the unaudited consolidated financial statements were issued. With the exceptionis not able to make a meaningful estimate of the matter discussedamount or range of potential impairment resulting from the subsequent decline in Notes 8 (v), there were no material subsequent events that required recognition or additional disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.quoted price.

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

 

This Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking” statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking words such as "may", "will", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "continue", or other similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our future expectations, contain projections of our future results of operations or financial condition or state other "forward-looking" information. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. However, these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from the expectations that are expressed, implied or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. There may be events in the future that we are unable to accurately predict or control, including weather conditions and other natural disasters which may affect demand for our products, and the product-development and marketing efforts of our competitors. Examples of these events are more fully described in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report under Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Unless required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, readers should carefully review the reports and documents the Company files from time to time with the SEC, particularly its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Report on Form 10-K, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports.

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The following management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report. In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains certain forward-looking information. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” above for certain information concerning those forward-looking statements.

 

The MD&A is organized in the following sections:

·

Overview

·

Results of Operations-threeOperations - three months and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019

·

Liquidity and Capital Resources

·

Outlook

·Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

  

Overview

 

Ideanomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDEX) is a holding companyNevada corporation that primarily operates in the United States and Asia. The Company is comprised of two operating segments (i) our Legacy YOD business with primary operations in the PRC which has been winding down operations over the last 12 months and (ii) our Mobile Energy Group (MEG) (formally known as our Wecast ServiceService) business, which is transitioning to focus on the commercial fleet market for electric vehicles in addition to the Company’s existing fintech advisory business. Our MEG business operates as an end-to-end solutions provider for the procurement, financing, charging and energy management needs for fleet operators of commercial Electric Vehicles (EV). MEG operates through a global financial technology (“Fintech”) advisory and Platform-as-a-Service companyseries of joint ventures with the intent of offering customized servicesleading companies in the commercial EV space, principally in China, and earns fees for every transaction completed based on best-in-class blockchain, AIthe spread for group buying of vehicles and other technologiesfees derived from the arrangement of financing and energy management such as commercial purchasing of pre-paid electricity credits. MEG focuses on commercial EV rather than passenger EV, as commercial EV is on an accelerated adoption path when compared to matureconsumer EV adoption – which is expected to take between ten to fifteen years. We focus on four distinct commercial vehicles types with supporting income streams: 1) Closed-area heavy commercial, in areas such as Mining, Airports, and emerging businesses across various industries. To doSea Ports; 2) Last-mile delivery light commercial; 3) Buses and Coaches; 4) Taxis. The purchase and financing of vehicles provides for one-time fees and the charging and energy management provides for recurring revenue streams. In July 2019 the company invested in Glory Connection Snd. Bhd, (Glory) a vehicle manufacturer based in Malaysia. Glory holds the only license granted so we are building a technology ecosystem through license agreements, joint venturesfar for the manufacture of electric vehicles in Malaysia and strategic acquisitions, which we refer to as our “Fintech Ecosystem”. In parallel, through strategic acquisitions, equity investments and joint ventures, we are building a network of businesses, operating across industry verticals which we refer to as our “Industry Ventures”. We believe these industry verticals have significant potential to recognize benefits from blockchain and AI technologies that may, for example, enhance operations, address cost inefficiencies, improve documentation and standardization, unlock asset value and improve customer engagement. Our core business strategy is to promote the use, development and advancement of blockchain- and AI-based technologies, and our positioning in the fintech industry overall, by bringing technology leaders together with industry leadersprocess of setting up its manufacturing and creating synergies between the businesses in our expanding Fintech Ecosystem and the businesses in our Industry Ventures. .assembly capabilities.

 

The Company is in a transition period from the Legacy YOD businessWe continue to our new fintech services business, including the build out of the human capital needed to transform the business and the infrastructure needed to build out the U.S. operations. As part of our transition strategy, we are identifying promising technologies and use cases for operations as a next-generation fintech company. As we further develop our FinTech services business and this business continues to mature, we have been gradually phasing outwhich principally consist of our logistics management and financing business for strategic reasons, as further described below. During the fourth quarter of 2018 we began experiencing market demand for non-logistics management revenue generating opportunities and have begun focusing our efforts on these new market FinTech services opportunities, while phasing outownership of the oil trading and electronics trading businesses. These new FinTech services market opportunities are in line with our FinTech Ecosystem and Industry Ventures strategy. We intendDelaware Board of Trade (DBOT) ATS, Intelligenta for marketing AI solutions to continue to capitalize on our efforts and learning from logistics management business so that we can leverage the applications of our technologiesFinancial Services industry and FinTech Ecosystem across this business and as part of our Industry Ventures strategy. Various other aspects of theVillage, a 58 acre development of our Fintech Ecosystem and our Industry Ventures, as described below, are stillsite in the planning and testing phase and are generally not operational or revenue generating.West Hartford, Connecticut.

 

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Principal Factors Affecting Our Financial Performance

 

Our business is expected to be impacted by both macroeconomic and Ideanomics-specific factors. The following factors have been part of the transformation of the Company which affected the results of our operations for the three months and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019:

 

·Our business strategy may affect the comparability of financial results

Our business strategy and the primary goal for entering certain industries, such as logistics management for crude oil trading and electronics, was to learn about the needs of buyers and sellers in industries and to promote the use, development and advancement of blockchain- and AI-based technologies.

In parallel, and for strategic reasons, after the fourth quarter of 2018, we also chose to focus our resources and efforts on other non-logistics management revenue generating opportunities that we identified in the market. These new market opportunities also involve the use of our technologies in our FinTech Ecosystem and their application across Industry Ventures. We intend to continue to capitalize on our efforts and learning from overall logistics management business, but it is not intended to be our core business. Therefore, for comparability purposes, the financial results may not be comparable as we phase out of the logistics management business going forward. 

Our business strategy and the primary goal for entering certain industries, such as logistics management for crude oil trading and electronics, was to learn about the needs of buyers and sellers in industries and to promote the use, development and advancement of blockchain and AI-based technologies.

 

In parallel, and for strategic reasons, after the fourth quarter of 2018, we also chose to focus our resources and efforts on other non-logistics management revenue generating opportunities that we identified in the market. These new market opportunities also involve the use of our technologies in our FinTech Ecosystem and their application across Industry Ventures. We intend to continue to capitalize on our efforts and learning from overall logistics management business, but it is not intended to be our core business. Therefore, for comparability purposes, the financial results may not be comparable as we phase out of the logistics management business going forward.

·Our ability to transform our business and to meet internal or external expectations of future performance.

In connection with this transformation, we are in the process of considerable changes, which include assembling a new management team in the United States and overseas, reconfiguring our business structure to reflect our blockchain-based fintech strategy, continuing to further enhance our controls, procedures, and oversight during this transformation, and expanding our mission and business lines for continued growth. It is uncertain whether these efforts will prove beneficial or whether we will be able to develop the necessary business models, infrastructure and systems to support our businesses. To succeed, among other things, we will need to have or hire the right talent to execute our business strategy. Market acceptance of new product and service offerings will be dependent in part on our ability to include functionality and usability that address customer requirements, and optimally price our products and services to meet customer demand and cover our costs.

In connection with this transformation, we are in the process of considerable changes, which include assembling a new management team in the United States and overseas, reconfiguring our business structure to reflect our focus on the commercial fleet market for electric vehicles and blockchain-based fintech strategy, continuing to further enhance our controls, procedures, and oversight during this transformation, and expanding our mission and business lines for continued growth. It is uncertain whether these efforts will prove beneficial or whether we will be able to develop the necessary business models, infrastructure and systems to support our businesses. To succeed, among other things, we will need to have or hire the right talent to execute our business strategy. Market acceptance of new product and service offerings will be dependent in part on our ability to include functionality and usability that address customer requirements, and optimally price our products and services to meet customer demand and cover our costs.

 

·Our ability to remain competitive.

As we transition to becoming an AI- and blockchain-enabled fintech company, we will continue to face intense competition: these new technologies are constantly evolving, and our competitors may introduce new platforms and solutions that are superior to ours. In addition, our competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to new technologies or may be able to devote greater resources to the development, marketing and sale of their products than we can.

As we enter the commercial fleet market for electric vehicles and develop our AI- and blockchain-enabled capabilities, we will continue to face intense competition: these new technologies are constantly evolving, and our competitors may introduce new platforms and solutions that are superior to ours. In addition, our competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to new technologies or may be able to devote greater resources to the development, marketing and sale of their products than we can.

 

·

The fluctuation in earnings from the deploymentcontinuing development of the Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast ServicesServices) segment through acquisitions, strategic equity investments, the formation of joint ventures, and in-licenses of technology.

Our results of operations may fluctuate from period to period based on our entry into new transactions to expand commercial fleet market for commercial vehicles and develop our Fintech Ecosystem and Industry Ventures. There could be an increase in value in the Wecast Services segment as a result of increases in value from our investment in DBOT or other unconsolidated entities. In addition, while we intend to contribute cash and other assets to our joint ventures, we do not intend for our holding company to conduct significant research and development activities. We intend research and development activities to be conducted by our technology partners and licensors. These fluctuations in growth or costs and in our joint ventures and partnerships may contribute to significant fluctuations in the results of our operations.

 

·Longer periods for development and implementation of our technology.

The Company has moved into a fintech advisory services and Platform-as-a-Service model. Our technology in this area of our ecosystem is new and constantly evolving and thus it has taken longer than anticipated to implement these technologies. Innovation is an integral part of our ecosystem and, while we strive to be first to market, it is also important to be best in class.

·Ongoing evaluationsThe Company has moved into a fintech advisory services and Platform-as-a-Service model. Our technology in this area of our Legacy YOD business.ecosystem is new and constantly evolving and thus it has taken longer than anticipated to implement these technologies. Innovation is an integral part of our ecosystem and, while we strive to be first to market, it is also important to be best in class.

We are currently evaluating various assets and investments previously done as part of the Legacy YOD business, and their ability to contribute to the business strategy of our new fintech advisory and services business, to our cash flows, and the overall recoverability of these assets.

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Information about segments

 

Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast ServicesServices) Segment

  

Within the Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast ServicesServices) segment, we are engaged in (1)providing an end-to-end solution for the tradingpurchase, financing, charging and energy management for fleets of commercial Electric Vehicles (EV). We operate through a series of joint ventures with the leading companies in the commercial EV space, principally in China, and earn a fee for every transaction completed using the marketplace. MEG focuses on commercial EV rather than passenger EV, as commercial EV is on an accelerated adoption path when compared to consumer electronics starting from January 2018,EV adoption – which is operated outexpected to take between ten to fifteen years. We focus on four distinct commercial vehicles types with supporting income streams: 1) Closed-area heavy commercial, in areas such as Mining, Airports, and Sea Ports; 2) Last-mile delivery light commercial; 3) Buses and Coaches; 4) Taxis. The purchase and financing of Hong Kong through our subsidiary, Amervehicles provide a one time fee and crude oil trading business commencedthe charging and energy management provide recurring revenue streams. In July 2019 the company invested in October 2018  when we formed our Singapore joint venture, SSE;Glory Connection Snd. Bhd, (Glory) a vehicle manufacturer based in Malaysia. Glory holds the only license granted so far for the manufacture of electric vehicles in Malaysia and (2) digital asset management services. We have engagedthe is in the crude oil trading (i.e. the saleprocess of crude oil) and consumer electronics businesses with the primary goal of learning about the needs of buyers and sellers in industries that rely heavily on the shipment of goods in ordersetting up its manufacturing capability.

We continue to (i) inform our understanding of the features a blockchain platform would need to serve the logistics management and finance market, (ii) identify inefficiencies in this market and (iii) generate data to support the potential future application of AI solutions. As we further develop our FinTech services business and this business continues to mature, we have been gradually phasing outwhich principally consist of our logistics managementownership of the Delaware Board of Trade (DBOT) ATS, Intelligenta for marketing AI solutions to the Financial Services industry and financing business for strategic reasons.FinTech Village, a 58 acre development site in West Hartford, Connecticut.

 

Legacy YOD Segment

 

Since 2017, we run our legacy YOD segment with limited resources. No revenue was recognized for the three months ended March 31,As of September 30, 2019, and 2018.

we have ceased our operation of YOD Segment.

 

Our Unconsolidated Equity Investments

 

For the investments where we may exercise significant influence, but not control, they are classified as long-term equity investments and accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment is initially recorded at cost and adjusted for our share of undistributed earnings or losses of the investee. Investment losses are recognized until the investment is written down to nil, provided that we do not guarantee the investee’s obligations or we are committedcommit to provide additional funding. Please refer to Note 89 of the notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information.

Taxation

 

TaxationUnited States

 

United States

Ideanomics, Inc., M.Y. Products, LLC, Grapevine Logic, Inc.Inc., DBOT, and Red Rock Global Capital Ltd. are United States companies subject to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The $86,405Taxes that otherwise would have been due on the income of Ideanomics, Inc. were completely offset by net operating loss carryovers from prior years. Deferred tax assets related to those net operating loss carryovers had previously been entirely offset by valuation allowances. In July 2019, the Company completed the disposal of its interest in Red Rock Global Capital Ltd. A $513,935 income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 includes an expense of $4,836,854 on Ideanomics, Inc.’s pre-tax income offset by a equivalent benefit resulting from the reduction of the beginning of the year Ideanomics, Inc. deferred tax valuation allowance and an $86,405 income tax benefitwas recorded, $152,876 resulting from losses of Grapevine Logic, Inc. offsetting deferred tax liabilities that were recognized on the acquisition of Grapevine Logic, Inc. and a $361,059 reduction of the valuation allowance on Ideanomics, Inc. deferred tax assets in excess of those reversed to offset Ideanomics, Inc.’s income. The reduction in valuation allowance resulted from Ideanomics, Inc.’s acquisition of additional ownership interests in Grapevine Logic, Inc. which caused Grapevine Logic, Inc. to be included in a consolidated tax return with Ideanomics, Inc. beginning June 30, 2019. This meant that $361,059 of Ideanomics, Inc.’s deferred tax assets could be utilized to offset Grapevine Logic Inc.’s remaining deferred tax liabilities. No provision for income taxes has been provided for M.Y. Products, LLC, DBOT or Red Rock Global Capital Ltd. as neither of the companies had taxable profit since inception.

 

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2018 includes provision for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) under which taxes on foreign income are imposed on the excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of certain foreign subsidiaries. TCJA also enacted the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) under which taxes are imposed on certain base eroding payments to related foreign companies, subject to certain requirements.

 

There are substantial uncertainties in the interpretation of BEAT and GILTI and while certain formal guidance has been issued by the U.S. tax authorities, there are still aspects of the TCJA that remain unclear and additional clarification is expected in 2019. Future guidance may result in changes to the interpretations and assumptions the company made and actions it may have to take, which may impact amounts recorded with respect to international provisions of the TCJA.

 

Based on current year financial results, the company has determined that there is no GILTI nor BEAT tax liability.

 

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In addition, the TCJA now entitles US companies that own 10% or more of a foreign corporation a 100% dividends-received deduction for the foreign-source portion of dividends paid by such foreign corporation. Also, net operating losses (NOLs) arising after December 31, 2018 are deductible only to the extent of 80% of the taxpayer’s taxable income, and may be carried forward indefinitely but generally not allowed to be carried back.

 

Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands

 

Under current laws of the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, the company is not subject to tax on its income or capital gains. In addition, dividend payments are not subject to withholding tax in the Cayman Islands or British Virgin Islands.

 

Hong Kong

 

The company’s subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong are subject to Profits Tax of 16.5%. No provision for Hong Kong Profits Tax has been made as NOL carryovers offset current taxable income.

 

The People’s Republic of China

 

Under the PRC’s Enterprise Income Tax Law (“EIT”), the company’s Chinese subsidiaries and VIEs are subject to an EIT of 25.0%.

 

The company’s future effective income tax rate depends on various factors, such as tax legislation, geographic composition of its pre-tax income and non-tax deductible expenses incurred. The company’s management regularly monitors these legislative developments to determine if there are changes in the statutory income tax rate. 

 

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Consolidated Results of Operations

 

Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018

  Three Months Ended    
  March 31, 2019  March 31, 2018  Amount Change  % Change 
             
Revenue $26,945,564  $185,933,821   

(158,988,257

)  (86)
Cost of revenue  257,406   185,540,685   (185,283,279)  (100)
Gross profit  26,688,158   393,136   

26,295,022

   

6,689

 
                 
Operating expenses:                
Selling, general and administrative expenses  4,187,868   3,737,999   449,869   12 
Research and development expense  -   46,022   (46,022)  (100)
Professional fees  1,360,214   712,933   647,281   91 
Depreciation and amortization  244,178   10,205   233,973   2,293 
Total operating expenses  5,792,260   4,507,159   1,285,101   29 
                 
Income (Loss) from operations  

20,895,898

   (4,114,023)  

25,009,921

   (608)
                 
Interest and other income (expense):                
Interest expense, net  (735,205)  (28,035)  (707,170)  2,522 
Equity in loss of equity method investees  (280,486)  (19,743)  (260,743)  1,321 
Others  (57,858)  348,988   (406,846)  (117)
Earnings (Loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest  

19,822,349

   (3,812,813)  

23,635,162

   (620)
                 
Income tax (expense) benefit  

86,405

   -   86,405   - 
                 
Net income (loss)  

19,908,754

   (3,812,813)  

23,721,567

   (622)
                 
Net (earnings) loss attributable to non-controlling interest  17,761   91,444   

(73,683

)  (81)
       -         
Net earnings (loss) attributable to IDEX common shareholders $

19,926,515

  $(3,721,369)  

23,647,884

   (635)
                 
Earnings (loss) per share                
Basic $0.19  $(0.05)        
Diluted $0.18  $(0.05)        

  Three Months Ended       
  September 30,  September 30,  Amount    
  2019  2018  Change  % Change 
Revenue $3,103,690  $43,707,937   (40,604,247)  (93)
Cost of revenue  243,360   42,844,876   (42,601,516)  (99)
Gross profit  2,860,330   863,061   1,997,269   231 
                 
Operating expenses:                
Selling, general and administrative expenses  7,769,503   4,333,259   3,436,244   79 
Research and development expense  -   667,416   (667,416)  (100)
Professional fees  1,388,842   1,927,431   (538,589)  (28)
Impairment of property and equipment  2,298,887   -   2,298,887   100 
Depreciation and amortization  806,481   291,512   514,969   177 
Total operating expenses  12,263,713   7,219,618   5,044,095   70 
                 
Loss from operations  (9,403,383)  (6,356,557)  (3,046,826)  48 
                 
Interest and other income (expense):                
Interest expense, net  (639,395)  (145,610)  (493,785)  339 
Equity in loss of equity method investees  (40,369)  (13,882)  (26,487)  191 
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries  1,057,363   -   1,057,363   100 
Loss on remeasurement of DBOT investment  (3,178,702)  -   (3,178,702)  100 
Others  (99,997)  (925,771)  825,774   (89)
Income (Loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest  (12,304,483)  (7,441,820)  (4,862,663)  65 
                 
Income tax benefit  -   -         
                 
Net income (loss)  (12,304,483)  (7,441,820)  (4,862,663)  65 
                 
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest  (1,407,384)  254,973   (1,662,357)  (652)
                 
Net income (loss) attributable to IDEX common shareholders $(13,711,867) $(7,186,847)  (6,525,020)  91 
                 
Earnings (loss) per share                
Basic $(0.11) $(0.10)        
Diluted $(0.11) $(0.10)        

 

Revenues

 

  Three Months Ended       
  March 31, 2019  March 31, 2018  Amount Change  % Change 
-Wecast Service                
Crude oil $-  $178,178,605  $(178,178,605)  (100)
Consumer electronics  -   7,613,113   (7,613,113)  (100)
Digital asset management services  26,600,000   -   26,600,000   - 
Other  345,564   142,103   203,461   100 
   26,945,564   185,933,821   (158,988,257)  (86)
-Legacy YOD  -   -   -   - 
Total $26,945,564  $185,933,821  $(158,988,257)  (86)

  Three Months Ended       
  September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
  Amount
Change
  % Change 
- Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)                
Crude oil $-  $-  $-   - 
Consumer electronics  -   43,432,556   (43,432,556)  (100)
Digital asset management services  -   -   -   - 
Electric Vehicles (“EV”)  2,854,178   -   2,854,178   100 
Other  249,512   275,381   (25,869)  (9)
Total $3,103,690  $43,707,937  $(40,604,247)  (93)

 

Revenue for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was $26.9$3.1 million as compared to $185.9$43.7 million for the same period in 2018, a decrease of approximately $159.0$40.6 million, or 86%93%. The decrease was mainly due to a change to our business focus from logistics management to digital business consulting services.services and electric vehicle businesses.  Our business strategy and the primary goal for entering the crude oil and electronic trading businesses was to learn about the needs of buyers and sellers in these industries that rely heavily on the shipment of goods. Our activities in the crude oil trading and electronic trading business have been successful in various aspects in 2018, and for strategic reasons we have now phased out of our crude oil trading business and electronics trading business so that we can work towards enabling the application of our Fintech Ecosystem for other useful cases that we have identified. We intend to continue to capitalize on our efforts and learning from logistic management business so that we can leverage the applications of our technologies and FinTech Ecosystem across this business and as part of our Industry Ventures strategy.

 

We did not generate any revenue from YOD Legacy business in 2018 and for the three months ended September 30, 2019 since our new fintech services business strategy limits the support of the Legacy YOD business.

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In March 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with GTD, oneCost of our minority shareholders and strategic investors, whereby the Company will provide digital asset management services. According to the agreement, an advanced payment with a market value equivalent torevenues

  Three Months Ended       
  September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
  Amount
Change
  % Change 
- Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)                
Crude oil $-  $-  $-   - 
Consumer electronics  -   42,658,775   (42,658,775)  (100)
Digital asset management services  -   -   -   - 
Electric Vehicles (“EV”)  -   -   -   - 
Other  243,360   186,101   57,259   31 
Total $243,360  $42,844,876  $(42,601,516)  (99)

Cost of revenues was approximately $40.7$0.2 million for the master plan development services, which payment was received by the Company. The revenue will be recognized based on the progress of completion of services. The Company recognized $26.6three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to $42.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, a decrease of approximately $42.6 million, or 99%. From a comparability perspective, the cost of revenue during 2018 is not necessarily indicative of the digital business consulting services and electric vehicle businesses in 2019. The cost of revenue during 2018 was primarily associated with the logistics management business (oil trading and electronics trading), which traditionally has a very high cost of revenue and low gross margin, while the cost of revenue during the third quarter of 2019 is primarily associated with subsidiaries including Grapevine and DBOT.  

Gross profit

  Three Months Ended       
For the Period ended September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
  Amount
Change
  % Change 
- Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)                
Crude oil $-  $-  $-   - 
Consumer electronics  -   773,781   (773,781)  (100)
Digital asset management services  -   -   -   - 
Electric Vehicles (“EV”)  2,854,178   -   2,854,178   100 
Other  6,152   89,280   (83,128)  (93)
Total $2,860,330  $863,061  $1,997,269   231 

Gross profit ratio

  Three Months Ended  
  September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
  
- Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)         
Crude oil  0%  0% 
Consumer electronics  0%  2% 
Digital asset management services  0%  0% 
Electric Vehicles (“EV”)  100%  0% 
Other  2%  32% 
Total  92%  2% 

Our gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was approximately $2.9 million, as compared to $0.9 million during the same period in 2018, representing an increase of 231%. The gross profit ratio for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was 92%, as compared to 2% during the same period in 2018.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the remaining revenue isthree months ended September 30, 2019 was $7.8 million as compared to $4.3 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of approximately $3.5 million or 79%. Majority of the increase was due to:

·an increase of $2.6 million in share-based compensation expense primarily related to the stock options granted to employees and directors during Q1 2019;
·an increase of $0.3 million in office related expenses; and
·an increase of $0.3 million in insurance expenses

Research and development expense

Research and development expense decreased to zero for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $0.7 million in the same period in 2018. Majority of the expense in 2018 was related to the early stage technology development.

Professional fees

Professional fees are generally related to public company reporting and governance expenses as well as legal fees related to business transition and expansion. Our professional fees for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $1.4 million as compared to $1.9 million for the same period in 2018, a decrease of approximately $0.5 million. The decrease was related to a decrease in legal, valuation, audit and tax as well as fees associated with continuing to build out our technology ecosystem and establishing strategic partnerships and M&A activity as part of this technology ecosystem.

Impairment of property and equipment

Impairment of property and equipment increased $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. The increase was due to the impairment charge recorded in connection with four of the five existing buildings on Fintech Village which are expected to be recognized in 2019.

demolished.

 

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.8 million as compared to $0.3 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of approximately $0.5 million. The increase was mainly due to the increase in amortization expense from intangible assets acquired during 2019.

Interest expense, net

Our interest expense increased $0.5 million to $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, from $0.1 million during the same period of 2018. The increase in interest expense was primarily because of the accretion of interest expense and amortization of beneficiary conversion features associated with the convertible note issued in February 2019.

Equity in loss of equity method investees

Loss of equity method investees increased $0.03 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 comparing to the same period in 2018 was primarily due to the net loss incurred in Glory (see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

Gain on disposal of subsidiaries

Gain on disposal of subsidiaries increased $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 comparing to the same period in 2018 was due to the disposal of Redrock and the dilution of the Company’s equity interest in Amer from 55% to 10% (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

Loss on remeasurement of DBOT investment

Loss on remeasurement of DBOT investment increased $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 comparing to the same period in 2018 was due to the acquisition of controlling equity interest in DBOT which resulted in the remeasurement of the Company’s previously held equity interest in DBOT at the acquisition-date fair value.

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests was approximately $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to a net loss of $0.3 million during the same period in 2018. The change is primarily due to the $1.4 million net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest of the Mobile Energy Group (“MEG”) in relation to the taxis commission revenue recognized during the quarter.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

  Nine Months Ended    
  September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
  Amount
Change
  % Change 
Revenue $44,503,562  $362,628,296   (318,124,734)  (88)
Cost of revenue  1,217,184   359,839,565   (358,622,381)  (100)
Gross profit  43,286,378   2,788,731   40,497,647   1,452 
                 
Operating expenses:                
    Selling, general and administrative expenses  18,442,280   16,861,425   1,580,855   9 
    Research and development expense  -   1,393,025   (1,393,025)  (100)
    Professional fees  3,918,461   3,280,729   637,732   19 
    Impairment of property and equipment  2,298,887   -   2,298,887   100 
    Depreciation and amortization  1,420,480   314,737   1,105,743   351 
Total operating expenses  26,080,108   21,849,916   4,230,192   19 
                 
Income (Loss) from operations  17,206,270   (19,061,185)  36,267,455   (190)
                 
Interest and other income (expense):                
    Interest expense, net  (1,955,476)  (201,782)  (1,753,694)  869 
    Equity in loss of equity method investees  (606,390)  (44,316)  (562,074)  1268 
    Gain on disposal of subsidiaries  1,057,363   -   1,057,363   100 
    Loss on remeasurement of DBOT investment  (3,178,702)  -   (3,178,702)  100 
    Others  (155,946)  (558,271)  402,325   (72)
Income (Loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest  12,367,119   (19,865,554)  32,232,673   (162)
                 
Income tax benefit  513,935   -   513,935   100 
                 
Net income (loss)  12,881,054   (19,865,554)  32,746,608   (165)
                 
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest  (1,374,193)  637,314   (2,011,507)  (316)
                 
Net income (loss) attributable to IDEX common shareholders $11,506,861  $(19,228,240)  30,735,101   (160)
                 
Earnings (loss) per share                
Basic $0.10  $(0.27)        
Diluted $0.10  $(0.27)        
                 

Revenues

  Nine Months Ended       
  

September 30,

2019

  

September 30,

2018

  

Amount

Change

  % Change 
- Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)                
Crude oil $-  $260,034,401  $(260,034,401)  (100)
Consumer electronics  -   102,081,176   (102,081,176)  (100)
Digital asset management services  40,700,000   -   40,700,000   100 
Electric Vehicles (“EV”)  2,854,178   -   2,854,178   100 
Other  949,384   512,719   436,665   85 
Total $44,503,562  $362,628,296  $(318,124,734)  (88)

Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $44.5 million as compared to $362.6 million for the same period in 2018, a decrease of approximately $318.1 million, or 88%. The decrease was mainly due to a change to our business focus from logistics management to digital business consulting services and electric vehicle businesses.  Our business strategy and the primary goal for entering the crude oil and electronic trading businesses was to learn about the needs of buyers and sellers in these industries that rely heavily on the shipment of goods. Our activities in the crude oil trading and electronic trading business have been successful in various aspects in 2018, and for strategic reasons we have now phased out of our crude oil trading business and electronics trading business so that we can work towards enabling the application of our Fintech Ecosystem for other useful cases that we have identified.

Please see Note 3 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this report.

 

We did not generate any revenue from YOD Legacy business in 2018 and for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 since our new fintech services business strategy limits the support of the Legacy YOD business.

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Cost of revenues 

  Nine Months Ended       
  September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
  Amount
Change
  % Change 
- Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)                
Crude oil $-  $260,006,382  $(260,006,382)  (100)
Consumer electronics  -   99,568,729   (99,568,729)  (100)
Digital asset management services  466,894   -   466,894   100 
Electric Vehicles (“EV”)  -   -   -   - 
Other  750,290   264,454   485,836   184 
Total $1,217,184  $359,839,565  $(358,622,381)  (100)

 

  Three Months Ended       
  March 31, 2019  March 31, 2018  Amount Change  % Change 
-Wecast Service                
Crude oil $-  $178,156,004  $(178,156,004)  (100)
Consumer electronics  -   7,344,578   (7,344,578)  (100)
Digital asset management services  -   -   -   - 
Other  257,406   40,103   217,303   542 
   257,406   185,540,685   (185,283,279)  (100)
-Legacy YOD  -   -   -   - 
Total $257,406  $185,540,685  $(185,283,279)  (100)

Cost of revenues was approximately $0.3$1.2 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, as compared to $185.5$359.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Our costsame period in 2018, a decrease of revenues decreased by $185.2approximately $358.6 million, fromor 100%. From a comparability perspective, the cost of revenue during 2018 is not necessarily indicative of the new FinTech business in 2019. The cost of revenue during 2018 was primarily associated with the logistics management business (oil trading and electronics trading), which traditionally has a very high cost of revenue and low gross margin, while the cost of revenue during the first 39 months of 2019 is primarily include the personnel cost associated with our digital asset management services as part of our new FinTech servicesand creator payments from the Grapevine business. The majorityMajority of the cost associated with the development of the master plan services have already been incurred in 2018. In 2018, due to the uncertainty associated with the future economic benefits when such costs were incurred, the Company expensed those costs during 20182018.

 

Gross profit 

 

  Three Months Ended       
For the Period ended March 31, 2019  March 31, 2018  Amount Change  % Change 
-Wecast Service                
Crude oil $-  $22,601  $(22,601)  (100)
Consumer electronics  -   268,535   (268,535)  (100)
Digital asset management services  26,600,000   -   26,600,000   - 
Other  88,158   102,000   (13,842)  (14)
   26,688,158   393,136   26,295,022   

6,689

 
-Legacy YOD  -   -   -   - 
Total $26,688,158  $393,136  $26,295,022   

6,689

 

  Nine Months Ended       
For the Period ended September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
  Amount Change  % Change 
- Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)                
Crude oil $-  $28,019  $(28,019)  (100)
Consumer electronics  -   2,512,447   (2,512,447)  (100)
Digital asset management services  40,233,106   -   40,233,106   100 
Electric Vehicles (“EV”)  2,854,178   -   2,854,178   100 
Other  199,094   248,265   (49,171)  (20)
Total $43,286,378  $2,788,731  $40,497,647   1,452 

 

Gross profit ratio

 

  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 2019  March 31, 2018 
-Wecast Service        
Crude oil  0%  0%
Consumer electronics  0%  4%
Digital asset management services  100%  0%
Other  26%  72%
   99%  0%
-Legacy YOD  0%  0%
Total  99%  0%

  Nine Months Ended  
  September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
  
- Mobile Energy Group (formerly Wecast Services)         
Crude oil  0%  0% 
Consumer electronics  0%  2% 
Digital asset management services  99%  0% 
Electric Vehicles ("EV")  100%  0% 
Other  21%  48% 
Total  97%  1% 

 

Our gross profit for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was approximately $26.7$43.3 million, as compared to gross profit in the amount of $0.4$2.8 million during the same period in 2018. The gross profit ratio for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was 99%97%, while in 2018, it was 0%.1% during the same period in 2018. The increase was mainly due to: 1) the Company recorded service revenue from digital asset management services in the first quarter of 2019; in first quarter of 2018, the company recognized one-time consulting service fees as most of our gross profit;2019 and 2) due to the low cost of revenue inwith our digital asset management services, thewhich resulted in higher gross profit margin of first quarter ofin 2019 increased significantly, comparecompared to the low gross profit margin of the logistics management business which the Company has primarily focused its activities in this area with the intent of learning the logistics management business so that we could develop use cases for the applications of our technologies and the overall benefit of our long-term strategy, not necessarily with a focus on deriving margin improvement. The reasons of high gross margin of the digital assets management services provided to GTD are as follows:2018.

 

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we have invested in our technical development knowledge in digital asset management since early 2018;
with our uncapitalized assets, such as knowhow and expertise in our management team to develop the appropriate strategy to provide the digital asset management service which has delivered a lot of values to our client, GTD;
there are no significant incremental cost, other than immaterial labor expense associated with delivering on the master plan.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was $4.2$18.4 million, as compared to $3.7$16.9 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of approximately $0.5$1.6 million or 12%9%. The majorityMajority of the increase was due to

to:

 

·an increase in headcounts and relevant salary expense in the amount of $0.4 million;
·an increase of approximately of $0.6$2.9 million in consulting, legal,share-based compensation expense primarily related to the stock options granted to employees and professional service fees that that were paid to our external consultants who provided various consulting services with respect to our Fintech Service business; anddirectors during Q1 2019;
·an increase of $0.8 million in rent expenseseverance payments to the former Chief Executive Officer, former Chief Investment Officer and former Chief Strategy Officer; partially offset by $0.3
·a decrease of $2.3 million mainly for our office in New York City.salary and employee benefits expenses

Research and development expense

 

No material changes in our researchResearch and development expense.expense decreased to zero for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $1.4 million in the same period in 2018. Majority of the expense in 2018 was related to the early stage technology development.

 

Professional fees

 

Professional fees are generally related to public company reporting and governance expenses as well as legal fees related to business transition and expansion. Our professional fees for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was $1.4$3.9 million as compared to $0.7$3.3 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of approximately $0.7$0.6 million. The increase was related to an increase in legal, valuation, audit and tax as well as fees associated with continuing to build out our technology ecosystem and establishing strategic partnerships and M&A activity as part of this technology ecosystem. 

 

Impairment of property and equipment

Impairment of property and equipment increased $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. The increase was due to the impairment charge recorded in connection with four of the five existing buildings on Fintech Village which are expected to be demolished.

Depreciation and amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was $0.2$1.4 million as compared to $0.01$0.3 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of approximately $0.19$1.1 million. The increase was mainly due to the increase in amortization expense from intangible assets acquired after the third quarter of year 2018.during 2019.

 

Interest expense, net

 

Our interest expense increased $0.7$1.8 million to $0.7$2.0 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, from $0.03$0.2 million during the same period of 2018. The increase in interest expense was primarily because we issued convertible notes inof the accretion of interest expense and amortization of beneficiary conversion features associated with convertible notes issued in June 2018 and February 2019.

Income tax expenses

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $26.3 million of the U.S domestic cumulative tax loss carryforwards and approximately $30.3 million of the foreign cumulative tax loss carryforwards which may be available to reduce future income tax liabilities in certain jurisdictions. $14.2 million U.S. tax loss carryforwards will expire beginning year 2027 through 2037 and the remaining U.S. tax loss is not subject to expiration under the new Tax Law. The foreign tax loss carryforwards will expire beginning year 2019 through 2023. We had utilized tax loss carryforwards against net income before income tax and therefore, there is no income tax for the three months period ended March 31, 2019.

We are not aware of any unrecorded tax liabilities which would impact our financial position or our results of operations.

  

Equity in loss of equity method investees

 

Loss of equity method investees increased $0.3$0.6 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 by comparing to the same period of 2018 iswas due to net loss incurred in DBOT for the first half of the year (see Note 89 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

 

Gain on disposal of subsidiaries

Gain on disposal of subsidiaries increased $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 comparing to the same period in 2018 was due to the disposal of Redrock and the dilution of the Company’s equity interest in Amer from 55% to 10% (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

Loss on remeasurement of DBOT investment

Loss on remeasurement of DBOT investment increased $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 comparing to the same period in 2018 was due to the acquisition of controlling equity interest in DBOT which resulted in the remeasurement of the Company’s previously held equity interest in DBOT at the acquisition-date fair value.

Income tax expenses

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $513,935, $152,876 resulting from losses of Grapevine Logic, Inc. offsetting deferred tax liabilities that were recognized on the acquisition of Grapevine Logic, Inc. and a $361,059 reduction of the valuation allowance on Ideanomics, Inc. deferred tax assets in excess of those reversed to offset Ideanomics, Inc.’s income. The reduction in valuation allowance resulted from Ideanomics, Inc.’s acquisition of additional ownership interests in Grapevine Logic, Inc. which caused Grapevine Logic, Inc. to be included in a consolidated tax return with Ideanomics, Inc. beginning June 30, 2019. This meant that $361,059 of Ideanomics, Inc.’s deferred tax assets could be utilized to offset Grapevine Logic Inc.’s remaining deferred tax liabilities.

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest

 

No material changes.Net income attributable to non-controlling interests was approximately $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to a net loss of $0.6 million during the same period in 2018. The change is primarily due to (1) the $1.4 million net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest of the Mobile Energy Group (“MEG”) in relation to the taxis commission revenue recognized during the third quarter and (2) the decrease in net loss from Grapevine and Amer.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31,September 30, 2019, we had cash of approximately $2.0$1.7 million. Approximately $1.5$1.6 million was held in our Hong Kong, US and Singapore entities and $0.5$0.1 million was held in our PRC entities.

  

The following table provides a summary of our net cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities (unaudited).

 

 Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 March 31, 2019  March 31, 2018  

September 30,
2019

  

September 30,
2018

 
Net cash used in operating activities $(4,770,767) $(3,404,318) $(8,712,029) $(17,641,902)
Net cash used in investing activities  (1,200,437)  (435,938)  (1,737,881)  (5,043,300)
Net cash provided by financing activities  

4,859,731

   485,212   9,067,292   31,186,771 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  17,127   21,687   (37,030)  (48,638)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash  (1,094,346)  (3,333,357)
Net decrease in cash  (1,419,648)  8,452,931 
Total cash at beginning of period  3,106,244   7,577,317   3,106,244   7,577,317 
Cash at end of period $2,011,898  $4,243,960  $1,686,596  $16,030,248 

 

Operating Activities 

 

Cash used in operating activities increaseddecreased by $1.4$8.9 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, primarily due to (1) an increase in operating results from net loss $3.8of $19.9 million infor the first quarter ofnine months ended September 30, 2018 to net income $19.9of $12.9 million in the first quarter ofsame period in 2019, (2) total non-cash adjustments increase (decrease) to net income (loss) was $(25.1)$(25.5) million and $0.15$3.8 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively;respectively, and (3) total changes in operating assets and liabilities resulted in an increase of $0.4$3.9 million and of $0.3$(1.5) million in cash used in operations activities for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Investing Activities

 

Cash used in investing activities increaseddecreased by $0.8$3.3 million, primarily useddue to the $2.8 million cash consideration paid for the additional costs incurred for Fintech Village, the related costs (approximately $0.6 million) and an increaseacquisition of approximately $0.2 million related to acquisitions of long term investments.Grapevine in 2018.

 

Financing Activities

 

We received $2.1$4.8 million from the issuance of convertible notes and $2.5 million in proceeds in a private placement from the issuance of restricted shares for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, to certain investors, including officers, directors and other affiliates. While in the same period in 2018, we received $0.5$31.2 million. In addition, the borrowings from related parties increased by $1.8 million for the nine month ended September 30, 2019 from the same period in 2018.

 

Currently, our primary source of liquidity is cash on hand and we have relied on debt and equity financings to fund our operations to date. We believe that our cash balance and our expected cash flow, including additional debt & equity issuances will be sufficient to meet all of our financial obligations for the twelve months from the date of this report. As described above, in March 2019, we received 1,250,000 GTB under asset purchase agreement and 7,083,333 GTB under our Digital Asset Management Services Agreement with GTD.

 

In the future, it is possible that we will need additional capital to fund our operations and growth initiatives, which we expect we wouldto raise through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, related party or third-party funding. We may also convert all or a portion of our GTB to fiat currency or U.S. Dollars as needed.

 

The fact thatCompany’s operating strategy is to enter into joint ventures (JVs) with partners who bring special capabilities in a particular market sector, Because we operate through joint ventures we may be restricted by the operating agreement governing a particular JV from accessing any cash balances in the JV for use in other Company activities outside of the JV.

We have historically incurred significant continuing losses andwhich could raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this report have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm’s report of the financial statements for year ended December 31, 2018, contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. 

 

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Effects of Inflation

 

Inflation and changing prices have had an effect on our business and we expect that inflation or changing prices could materially affect our business in the foreseeable future. Our management will closely monitor the price change and make efforts to maintain effective cost control in operations.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Off-balance sheet arrangements are obligations the Company has with nonconsolidated entities related to transactions, agreements or other contractual arrangements. The Company holds variable interests in joint ventures accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of these joint ventures and therefore is not required to consolidate these entities (see Note 89 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

 

We do not have other off balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to an investor in our securities.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

As of the date of this report, other than changes related to adoption of the new lease accounting standard as described in Note 2 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements, there were no material changes to our contractual obligations and commitments outside the ordinary course of business since April 1, 2019 as reported in our 2018 Form 10-K.

 

OUTLOOK

 

In order to meetThe Company believes that the fleet market demands, the Company has identified various areas that we intendfor commercial Electronic Vehicles (EV) provides a significant revenue and profit opportunity.  It is our intention to develop as partthis market initially in China and the ASEAN countries with potential in the future to expand into other regions. 

The most immediate revenue opportunity is in the Taxi sector where the company has orders for 11,000 taxis of which we anticipate delivering 5,000 in the fourth quarter 2019 and the remaining 6,000 in the first quarter of 2020 with a potential for another 82,000 taxis to be delivered in 2020.   

The Company is well advanced in its plans to develop finance and buy-back programs for the batteries used in closed-area heavy vehicles, last mile delivery light commercial vehicles and buses and coaches. We anticipate having these financing and buy-back programs in place by the end of the first quarter 2020 and anticipate the first revenues from these activities in the second quarter of 2020. 

The company acquired a non-controlling interest in Glory Connection Sdn. Bhd. (Glory), a Malaysian entity, in July 2019.  Glory holds the only license granted so far for the manufacture of electric vehicles in Malaysia and is in the process of setting up its manufacturing and assembly capabilities. 

We converted our DBOT business to a new trading infrastructure that went live in November.  We have commenced a marketing program to grow revenues by increasing the number of financial institutions trading on the DBOT platform. 

Remediation work continues on the Company’s 58 acre campus located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this is the intended site of our overall fintech services strategy, which are complementaryFinTech Village. We anticipate that the remediation work will be completed in the second half of 2020. 

Grapevine our business focused on connecting nano-influencers with established brands continues to bothdevelop its platform. In November 2019 we launched Grapevine Village, an ecommerce platform driven by social media content.  We continue to look for ways to grow our FinTech Ecosystemmarket share in the influencer and Industry Ventures. These areas will focus primarily around (i) an Ideanomics AI Engine Group, (ii) a Digital Banking Advisory Group, and (iii) asocial media space. 

We have recorded no revenues from Digital Asset Management Group.

1.The Ideanomics AI Engine Group: we will leverage BDCG’s technology as we intend to work towards developing an AI-powered database, which will be customized for the bankingservices in the current quarter and insurance industries.

2.Ideanomics Digital Banking Advisory Group: we intend to utilize and integrate our investments in technologies done during 2017 and 2018 into two key areas of operations:

a.Digital Renaissance Innovation: we will serve as an expansion of our FinTech Village in Connecticut and act as a catalyst hub to foster a pipeline of technological excellence in various industries.

b.Global Debt Exchange Ecosystem: we will provide services around deal origination, AI risk management, advisory, issuance, and sales in a regulatory and complaint manner across fixed income products.

3.Digital Asset Management Group: we intent to provide large-scale holders of assets and digital currencies with digital asset management services which work towards stabilizing and growing the value of their portfolios, in a regulatory and compliant manner across jurisdictions. In this capacity, we recently entered into an agreement with GT Dollar Pte. Ltd., a minority shareholder of the Company, to provide digital asset management services.

Through these groups, we intend to further leverage our core business strategy, which is to promotedo not anticipate recording any revenues in the use, development and advancementfourth quarter of blockchain- and AI-based technologies, by bringing technology leaders together with industry leaders and creating synergies in our Fintech Ecosystem and the business in our network of Industry Ventures.2019. 

 

Environmental Matters

 

We are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations governing, among other things, hazardous materials, environmental contamination and the protection of the environment. We have made, and expect to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, but cannot predict the full amount of such future expenditures. We may also incur fines and penalties from time to time associated with noncompliance with such laws and regulations. Starting from year 2018, we had $8 million accrued for Asset Retirement Obligations which is related to our legal contractual obligation in connection with the acquisition of Fintech Village.

 

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES 

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operation are based upon our unaudited consolidated financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires our management to make assumptions, estimates, and judgments that affect the amounts reported, including the notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 describes the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. Since December 31, 2018, besides new accounting policy adopted (see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), there have been no material changes in the Company’s accounting policies that are impacted by judgments, assumptions and estimates. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Periodically, we review our critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

 

See the discussion in this section for information regarding the Company's accounting policy with respect to digital currencies.currency.

 

Digital Currency 

 

Digital Currency consistconsists of (1) GTB received in connection with the services agreement and assets purchase agreement with GTD.GTD and (2) GTB denominated in Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Bitcoin and Ethereum were obtained as part of the companies ongoing plan to convert its crypto currency holdings from GTB to Bitcoin & Ethereum in order to diversify our holdings of crypto currency. Given that there is limited precedent regarding the classification and measurement of cryptocurrencies and other digital currenciescurrency under current GAAP, the Company has determined to account for these currenciestokens as indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles—GoodwillIntangibles-Goodwill and Other until further guidance is issued by the FASB.

 

Indefinite-lived intangible assets are recorded at cost and are not subject to amortization, but shall be tested for impairment annually and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. If, at the time of an impairment test, the carrying amount of an intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss in an amount equal to the excess is recognized. The fair value of our digital currency, such as GTB, Bitcoin and Ethereum, was a Level 2 measurement based upon the consideration agreed by GTD and the Company with a discount considering volatility, risk and limitations at contract inception.

  

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

Refer to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of accounting standards adopted related to leases. We do not expect any other recently issued accounting pronouncements will have a material effect on our financial statements.

  

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information that would be required to be disclosed in Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31,September 30, 2019. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarternine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, which have materially affected or would likely materially affect our internal control over financial reporting. The Company continues to invest resources in order to upgrade internal controls.

   

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

There are no material pendingFor a description of our legal proceedings, see Note 18, Contingencies and Commitments, to which we are a party or to which anythe Consolidated Financial Statements of our property is subject. To the best of our knowledge, no such actions against us are contemplated or threatened.this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2018 Annual Report which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K is not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

 

We are subject to risks related to holding cryptocurrencies and accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment.

 

We have formed strategic partnerships with third parties and entered into service agreements that provided us with cryptocurrencies as compensation for our services. Cryptocurrencies are not considered legal tender or backed by any government and have experienced price volatility, technological glitches and various law enforcement and regulatory interventions. The use of cryptocurrency such as bitcoin has been prohibited or effectively prohibited in some countries. If we fail to comply with prohibitions applicable to us, we could face regulatory or other enforcement actions and potential fines and other consequences.

 

As part of our strategy of forming strategic alliances with other companies in the blockchain and FinTech services industry, we may receive cryptocurrency or tokens as compensation for services. For instance, as part of our digital asset management services agreement with GTD, our compensation was paid in GTB. The prices of cryptocurrency, includingsuch as GTB, Bitcoins and Ethereum, are typically highly volatile and subject to exchange rate risks, as well as the risk that regulatory or other developments may adversely affect their value. However, our GTBcryptocurrency will be tested for impairment annually and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. As a result, fluctuations in the market value of GTBcryptocurrency could cause us to record an impairment charge on the value of our GTB,cryptocurrency, which would directly impact our balance sheet and statements of operations. We currently expect to hold our GTB unless we need cash to support our operations, at which time we may determine to convert to fiat currency and U.S Dollars.

 

In particular, our GTB may experience periods of extreme volatility due to (i) GTB having a very limited trading history, (ii) a lack of adoption of GTB by cryptocurrency holders, including a lack of adoption of cryptocurrencies generally due to the expense of mining cryptocurrencies in the current cryptocurrency price environment and (iii) GTB trading on one cryptocurrency exchange which has limited operating histories. Speculators and investors who seek to profit from trading and holding GTB currently account for a significant portion of GTB demand. Such speculation regarding the potential future appreciation in the value of GTB may artificially inflate their price. Fluctuations in the value of our GTB or any other cryptocurrencies that we hold may also lead to fluctuations in the value of our common stock.  In addition, because of converting our holdings to fiat currency would likely take an extended period of time. If the exchange where GTB trades was to cease operations or no longer quote GTB, there would be no trading platform for GTB and it would likely be impossible to convert GTB into fiat currency.

 

In addition, there is substantial uncertainty regarding the future legal and regulatory requirements relating to cryptocurrency or transactions utilizing cryptocurrency. For instance, governments may in the near future curtail or outlaw the acquisition, use or redemption of cryptocurrencies. Ownership of, holding or trading in cryptocurrencies may then be considered illegal and subject to sanction. These uncertainties, as well as future accounting and tax developments, or other requirements relating to cryptocurrency, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

We may not be able to convert our holdings of cryptocurrencies into fiat

To date the Asia EDX exchange has not permitted us to convert any part of our holdings of GTB, Bitcoin & Ethereum to fiat. We are in regular contact with the exchange regarding the ability to convert some or all of our holdings to fiat, we have been informed that the exchange plans to introduce a capability to allow convertibility into fiat. It is possible that the Asia EDX Exchange may never allow GTB, Bitcoin & Ethereum held at the exchange to be converted into fiat.

The cryptocurrency exchange on which our GTBtrade has limited operating histories and, in most cases, is largely unregulated and, therefore, may be more exposed to fraud and failure than established, regulated exchanges for traditional securities and other products. To the extent that such exchange involved in fraud or experience security failures or other operational issues, it may result in negative impact to our financial results, or the loss or destruction of, our GTB.

 

The cryptocurrency exchange on which the GTB trade has limited operating histories and, in most cases, are largely unregulated. Furthermore, the cryptocurrency exchange does not provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management team, corporate practices or regulatory compliance. As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in or may experience problems relating to such exchange. Cryptocurrency exchanges may impose daily, weekly, monthly or customer-specific transaction or distribution limits, or they may suspend withdrawals entirely, rendering the exchange of GTB for other digital assets or for fiat currency difficult or impossible.

 

Over the past few years, a number of cryptocurrency exchanges have been closed due to fraud, failure or security breaches. In many of these instances, the customers of such exchanges were not compensated or made whole for the partial or complete losses of their account balances in such exchanges. The AsiaEDX, Exchange , which is the principal exchange for the GTB, launched in 2018 and is less likely to have the infrastructure and capitalization that make larger cryptocurrency exchanges more stable. As a result, the AsiaEDX Exchange may be at risk for cybersecurity attacks or may suffer from a greater exposure to technical failure.

 

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A lack of stability in the AsiaEDX or the other exchanges upon which GTB trade and their closure or temporary shutdown due to fraud, business failure, hackers or malware, or government-mandated regulation could result in us losing all or a portion of our GTB or may reduce confidence in the GTB and result in greater volatility in their pricing. If the GTB are delisted from the AsiaEDX or any other cryptocurrency exchange, or if any of the cryptocurrency exchanges that list GTB shut down or cease to continue operations, there may cease to be a liquid market for GTB. These potential consequences could also have a material adverse impact on our financial results. Moreover, the exchangeexchanges that list GTB operate outside of the United States. Accordingly, in the event of fraud, we may have difficulty successfully pursuing claims against these exchanges in the courts of the countries in which they are organized.

 

Currently, there are no regulated trading markets for our GTB or the other digital currencies that we hold, and therefore our ability to sell such digital currenciestokens may be limited.

 

As of the date of this report, the online trading platforms on which the digital currenciestokens we hold trade, including, with respect to our GTB, the AsiaEDX, currently does not qualify as registered exchanges within the meaning of federal securities laws or regulated alternative trading systems. To the extent the digital currenciestokens trading on these platforms meet the definition of a security under federal securities laws, the platform is generally required to register with the SEC as a national securities exchange or be exempt from such registration requirements. The failure of these platforms to register as national securities exchanges or properly comply with registration exemptions could result in the SEC bringing an enforcement action seeking to prohibit, suspend or limit their operations. In such event, the digital currenciestokens we hold may be tradable on a very limited range of venues, or not at all, and there may be periods where trading activity in digital currenciestokens that we hold is minimal or non-existent. These potential consequences could have a material adverse impact on the trading price of the digital currenciestokens that we hold and could render the exchange of our digital currenciestokens for other digital assets or fiat currency difficult or impossible.

 

GTB and other cryptocurrencies that we hold may be subject to loss, theft or restriction on access.

 

There is a risk that some or all of our cryptocurrencies could be lost or stolen. Access to our coins could also be restricted by cybercrime. We currently hold all of our GTB in cold storage. Cold storage refers to any cryptocurrency wallet that is not connected to the internet. Cold storage is generally more secure but is not ideal for quick or regular transactions. We expect to continue to hold the majority of our cryptocurrencies in cold storage to reduce the risk of malfeasance, but this risk cannot be eliminated.

 

Hackers or malicious actors may launch attacks to steal, compromise or secure cryptocurrencies, such as by attacking the cryptocurrency network source code, exchange servers, third party platforms, cold and hot storage locations or software, or by other means. We are in control and possession of one of the more substantial holdings of GTB, and we may in the future hold substantial positions in other cryptocurrencies. As we increase in size, we may become a more appealing target of hackers, malware, cyber-attacks or other security threats. Any of these events may adversely affect our operations and, consequently, our investments and profitability. The loss or destruction of a private key required to access our digital wallets may be irreversible and we may be denied access for all time to our cryptocurrency holdings or the holdings of others. Our loss of access to our private keys or our experience of a data loss relating to our digital wallets could adversely affect our investments and assets.

 

Cryptocurrencies are controllable only by the possessor of both the unique public and private keys relating to the local or online digital wallet in which they are held, which wallet’s public key or address is reflected in the network’s public blockchain. We will publish the public key relating to digital wallets in use when we verify the receipt of transfers and disseminate such information into the network, but we will need to safeguard the private keys relating to such digital wallets. To the extent such private keys are lost, destroyed or otherwise compromised, we will be unable to access our cryptocurrency coins and such private keys may not be capable of being restored by any network. Any loss of private keys relating to digital wallets used to store our cryptocurrencies could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and the value of any GTB or other cryptocurrencies we hold for our own account.

Because there has been limited precedent set for financial accounting of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, the determination that we have made for how to account for our GTB and any other digital assets we may acquire may be subject to change.  

Because there has been limited precedent set for the accounting classification and measurement of cryptocurrency and other digital currenciestokens and related revenue recognition, it is unclear how companies may in the future be required to account for digital asset transactions and assets and related revenue recognition. We are currently accounting for our GTB as indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification No. 350: Intangibles—GoodwillIntangibles-Goodwill and Other. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are recorded at cost and are not subject to amortization, but shall be tested for impairment annually and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. However, a change in regulatory or financial accounting standards could result in the necessity to change our accounting methods and restate our financial statements. Such a restatement could adversely affect the accounting for our GTB or other cryptocurrencies that we may acquire and may more generally negatively impact our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operation. 

 

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the fiscal quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019, other than those that were previously reported in our Current Reports on Form 8-K.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

There were no defaults upon senior securities during the fiscal quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

Not applicable.  

On April 30, 2019, the Company, its Board of Directors, and the Audit committee unanimously accepted the resignation of Mr. Federico Tovar, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. In light of the above, effective May 1, 2019, Mrs. Cecilia Xu, our Corporate Controller, will assume the duties of interim Chief Financial Officer of Ideanomics, Inc. and will continue to receive an annual base salary of $195,000. Mrs. Xu, 41, joined the Company in October 2018 as Corporate Controller, and has served in that role until present. 

Cecilia Xu, has over 15 years of experience in areas of finance and accounting.  She was the financial reporting director at Axiom Global Inc from April 2017 to October 2018. She was formerly the SEC reporting manager of the Ubiquiti Networks (Nasdaq: UBNT) from May 2016 to April 2017. Prior to that, she was the global audit manager and corporate accounting manager at the China and U.S. offices of Unisys (NYSE: UIS) from 2007 to 2016. In addition, she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2001 to 2007 most recently as an audit manager in the Shanghai office. She is a certified public accountant in the U.S. and China.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit  
No. Description
10.1Trade Finance Services Agreement, dated January 9, 2019, by and among the Company, Ningbo Free Trade Zone Cross-Border Supply Chain Management and Settlement Technology Co., Ltd. *
10.2Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 19, 2019, by and between the Company and Solid Opinion, Inc*
10.3Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 19, 2019, by and between the Company and Solid Opinion, Inc.*
10.4 Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated February 22,September 27, 2019, by and between the Company and ID Venturas 7, LLC*
10.510.2 Convertible Note, dated February 22,September 27, 2019, by and between the Company and ID Venturas 7, LLC*
10.610.3 Warrant, dated February 22,September 27, 2019, by and between the Company and ID Venturas 7, LLC*
10.710.4 Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 22,September 27, 2019, by and between the Company and ID Venturas, LLC*
10.810.5 AcquisitionEmployment Agreement, dated MarchSeptember 5, 2019, by and between the Company and Tree Motion Sdn. Bhd. *Mr. Conor McCarthy*
10.910.6 Asset Purchase Agreement, March 14,Share transfer agreement, dated July 18, 2019, by and between the CompanyIdeanomics Inc. and GT Dollar PTE Ltd*
10.10Employment Agreement, dated February 15, 2019, by and between the Company and Mr. Alfred Poor*
10.11Termination Agreement, dated February 12, 2019 by and between the Company and Brett McGonegal*
10.12Termination Agreement, dated February 12, 2019 by and between the Company and Evangelos Kalimtgis*
10.13Termination Agreement, dated February 12, 2019 by and between the Company and Uwe Henke*
10.14GT Dollar Service Agreement, dated March 14, 2019 by and between the Company, Thai Setakij Insurance Plc and GT Dollar Ltd*Beijing Financial Holdings Limited*
31.1 Certifications of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
31.2 Certifications of Interim Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
32.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
32.2 Certification ofInterim PrincipalFinancial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
101.INS XBRL Instance Document**Document
101.SCH Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**Document
101.CAL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**Document
101.DEF Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**Document
101.LAB Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document**Document
101.PRE Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**Document

 

*Previously filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-Q.Filed herewith

**Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on July 16,November 14, 2019.

  

IDEANOMICS, INC.

 

By:/s/ Cecilia XuConor McCarthy 
 Chief Financial Officer 
 

Cecilia Xu

Interim Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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