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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022

  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 333-205835

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TINGO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

 

83-0549737

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

43 West 23rd Street, 2nd Floor

New York, NY

10010

(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 847- 0144

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

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

Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

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. Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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). Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer 

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer 

Smaller Reporting Company

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. Yes  No 

There were 1,227,516,211 shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding, as of August 15,November 10, 2022.

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TINGO, INC.

(A Nevada Corporation)

INDEX

 

    

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

3

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

87

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

98

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

2221

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

3130

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

3130

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

3231

Item 1A. Risk Factors

3231

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

3231

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

3231

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

3231

Item 5. Other Information

3231

Item 6. Exhibits

3332

SIGNATURE

3433

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Part I.Financial Information

Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

TINGO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

    

September 30, 

    

December 31, 

2022

2021

2022

2021

Assets

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Current Assets

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cash

$

104,137,120

  

$

128,367,605

$

246,550,136

  

$

128,367,605

Accounts receivable, net

1,005,225,346

1,400,917,140

386,037,551

364,308,399

Inventory

33,913

123,823

129,823

Prepayments - current portion

404,774,820

409,434,667

Total Current Assets

1,514,171,199

1,938,849,235

632,587,687

492,805,827

Non-Current Assets

Prepayments - non-current portion

373,627,944

575,464,002

Property, plant and equipment, net

212,471,571

223,762,115

876,114,483

1,198,883,019

Intangible assets, net

1,096,571

1,670,924

779,697

1,670,924

Total non-current assets

587,196,086

800,897,041

876,894,180

1,200,553,943

Total Assets

$

2,101,367,285

  

$

2,739,746,276

$

1,509,481,867

  

$

1,693,359,770

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable and accruals

$

101,328,836

  

$

755,885,194

$

3,593,659

  

$

755,885,193

Deferred income - current portion

486,666,731

492,269,333

336,752,128

221,215,018

Value added tax - current portion

38,083,320

38,190,992

26,515,899

17,162,192

Income tax payable

87,962,365

100,606,352

144,295,342

100,606,352

Advances from related party

89,216,821

85,574,855

Note payable - short term

3,049,945

3,659,945

Total current liabilities

806,308,018

1,386,951,871

600,391,827

1,094,868,755

Non-current liabilities

Deferred income - non-current portion

448,256,363

690,922,799

Value added tax - non-current portion

35,077,579

53,602,826

Deferred Tax

4,337,147

2,171,039

4,160,098

2,171,039

Total non- current liabilities

487,671,089

746,696,664

4,160,098

2,171,039

Total Liabilities

1,293,979,107

2,133,648,535

604,551,925

1,097,039,794

Stockholders’ Equity

Common stock - Class A, par value $.001 per share, 2,250,000,000 shares authorized, 1,227,516,211 and 1,205,016,211 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

1,227,516

1,172,511

Common stock - Class B, par value $.001 per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 65,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

65,000

65,000

Common stock - Class A, par value $.001 per share, 2,250,000,000 shares authorized, 1,227,516,211 and 1,205,016,211 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

1,227,516

1,205,016

Common stock - Class B, par value $.001 per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 65,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

65,000

65,000

Additional paid-in-capital

419,181,135

330,736,140

419,181,135

330,703,635

Retained earnings

521,280,398

416,095,565

612,007,343

416,095,565

Deferred stock compensation

(53,633,818)

(66,357,804)

(43,282,593)

(66,357,804)

Translation reserve

(80,732,053)

(75,613,671)

(84,268,459)

(85,391,436)

Total Stockholders’ Equity

807,388,178

606,097,741

904,929,942

596,319,976

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$

2,101,367,285

  

$

2,739,746,276

$

1,509,481,867

  

$

1,693,359,770

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

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TINGO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

For the six months ended

For the three months ended

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

For the nine months ended

    

June 30, 2022

    

June 30, 2021

    

June 30, 2022

    

June 30, 2021

    

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

    

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

Revenues

$

268,684,899

$

100,731,394

$

525,742,418

$

145,969,519

$

291,700,902

$

176,985,441

$

817,443,320

$

317,540,202

Cost of Sales

(104,520,064)

(47,481,689)

(208,302,749)

(49,993,630)

(22,881,851)

(2,241,861)

(28,374,179)

(6,630,971)

Gross Profit

164,164,835

53,249,705

317,439,669

95,975,889

268,819,051

174,743,580

789,069,141

310,909,231

Operating expenses

Payroll and related expenses

20,329,684

773,918

39,570,896

1,464,614

13,465,678

781,710

53,036,574

2,191,994

Distribution expenses

288,774

6,245

509,961

110,818

403,141

352,919

913,102

574,531

Professional fees

12,821,414

307,681

68,490,826

623,115

764,536

111,660,000

69,255,362

112,260,000

Bank fees and charges

360,373

173,201

996,420

236,025

300,877

286,072

1,297,297

513,342

Depreciation and amortization

5,471,283

721,339

10,929,377

1,461,955

100,175,992

90,815,271

313,915,790

135,972,995

General and administrative expenses - other

2,887,859

260,346

3,726,772

449,513

4,103,855

122,774

7,812,627

150,489

Bad debt expenses

57

47,455

66,365

23,012

113,820

44,365

Total Operating Expenses

42,159,444

2,242,730

124,271,707

4,346,040

119,280,444

204,041,758

446,344,572

251,707,716

Income from Operations

122,005,391

51,006,975

193,167,962

91,629,849

Income (loss) from Operations

149,538,607

(29,298,178)

342,724,569

59,201,515

Other Income (Expenses)

Other income

137,938

79,767

323,736

139,488

Other income (expense)

666,446

(243,128)

990,525

(2,752)

Interest expense

(23,726)

(23,726)

(41,849)

(65,918)

Total Other Income

114,212

79,767

300,010

139,488

624,597

(243,128)

924,607

(2,752)

Income before tax

122,119,603

51,086,742

193,467,972

91,769,337

Income (loss) before tax

150,163,204

(29,541,306)

343,649,176

59,198,763

Taxation

(49,584,310)

(16,347,757)

(88,283,139)

(29,336,188)

(59,454,259)

(15,141,810)

(147,737,398)

(54,548,065)

Net Income

$

72,535,293

$

34,738,985

$

105,184,833

$

62,403,149

Net Income (Loss)

$

90,708,945

$

(44,683,116)

$

195,911,778

$

4,650,698

Other Comprehensive Income (loss)

Translation Adjustment

1,356,924

(22,507,442)

(5,118,382)

(33,316,682)

(31,187,311)

(2,555,063)

1,122,977

(33,935,739)

Total Comprehensive Income

$

73,892,217

$

12,231,543

$

100,066,451

$

29,086,467

Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)

$

59,521,634

$

(47,238,179)

$

197,034,755

$

(29,285,041)

Earnings per share - Basic and Diluted

$

0.06

$

0.01

$

0.08

$

0.03

$

0.05

$

(0.04)

$

0.16

$

(0.03)

Weighted Average number of common shares outstanding

Basic and diluted

1,221,262,021

1,028,000,000

1,221,082,509

1,028,000,000

1,227,516,211

1,051,384,648

1,223,250,643

1,014,563,668

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

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TINGO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Continued on Next Page)

SixNine Months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022

Common Stock - Class A

Common Stock - Class B

Additional Paid

Deferred Stock

Retained

Translation

Total Stockholders’

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

In Capital

    

Compensation

    

Earnings

    

Reserve

    

Equity

Balance as of January 1, 2022

 

1,205,016,211

$

1,205,016

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

330,703,635

$

(66,357,804)

$

416,095,565

$

(75,613,671)

$

606,097,741

Issuance of shares for incentive compensation plan – consultants

 

14,500,000

 

14,500

 

 

66,485,500

 

(66,500,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of shares for incentive compensation plan - employees

8,000,000

8,000

21,992,000

(22,000,000)

Vesting of deferred stock compensation

101,223,986

101,223,986

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022

105,184,833

105,184,833

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

(5,118,382)

(5,118,382)

Balances as of June 30, 2022

1,227,516,211

$

1,227,516

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

419,181,135

$

(53,633,818)

$

521,280,398

$

(80,732,053)

$

807,388,178

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TINGO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Continued from Previous Page)

Common Stock - Class A

Common Stock - Class B

Additional Paid

Deferred Stock

Retained

Translation

Total Stockholders’

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

In Capital

    

Compensation

    

Earnings

    

Reserve

    

Equity

Balance as of January 1, 2022

 

1,205,016,211

$

1,205,016

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

330,703,635

$

(66,357,804)

$

416,095,565

$

(85,391,436)

$

596,319,976

Issuance of shares for incentive compensation plan – consultants

 

14,500,000

 

14,500

 

 

66,485,500

 

(66,500,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of shares for incentive compensation plan - employees

8,000,000

8,000

21,992,000

(22,000,000)

Vesting of deferred stock compensation

111,575,211

111,575,211

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Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022

195,911,778

195,911,778

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

1,122,977

1,122,977

Balances as of September 30, 2022

1,227,516,211

$

1,227,516

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

419,181,135

$

(43,282,593)

$

612,007,343

$

(84,268,459)

$

904,929,942

Three Months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022

Common Stock - Class A

Common Stock - Class B

Additional Paid

Deferred Stock

Retained

Translation

Total Stockholders’

Common Stock - Class A

Common Stock - Class B

Additional Paid

Deferred Stock

Retained

Translation

Total Stockholders’

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

In Capital

    

Compensation

    

Earnings

    

Reserve

    

Equity

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

In Capital

    

Compensation

    

Earnings

    

Reserve

    

Equity

Balance as of March 31, 2022

 

1,205,016,211

$

1,205,016

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

385,693,635

$

(49,318,303)

$

448,745,105

$

(82,088,977)

$

704,311,476

Issuance of shares for incentive compensation plan – consultants

 

4,500,000

4,500

 

11,495,500

 

11,500,000

 

 

 

Issuance of shares for incentive compensation plan - employees

8,000,000

8,000

21,992,000

(22,000,000)

Balance as of June 30, 2022

 

1,227,516,211

$

1,227,516

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

419,181,135

$

(53,633,818)

$

521,298,398

$

(80,732,053)

$

807,406,178

Vesting of deferred stock compensation

29,184,485

29,184,485

10,351,225

10,351,225

Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2022

72,535,293

72,535,293

Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2022

90,708,945

90,708,945

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

1,356,924

1,356,924

(3,536,406)

(3,536,406)

Balances as of June 30, 2022

1,227,516,211

$

1,227,516

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

419,181,135

$

(53,633,818)

$

521,280,398

$

(80,732,053)

$

807,388,178

Balances as of September 30, 2022

1,227,516,211

$

1,227,516

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

419,181,135

$

(43,282,593)

$

612,007,343

$

(84,268,459)

$

904,929,942

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TINGO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Continued from Previous Page)

SixNine Months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021

Common Stock - Class A

Common Stock - Class B

Additional Paid

Retained

Translation

Total Stockholders’

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

In Capital

    

Earnings

    

Reserve

    

Equity

Balance as of January 1, 2021

 

1,028,000,000

$

1,028,000

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

508,549

$

458,438,770

$

(32,283,238)

$

427,757,081

 

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021

62,403,149

62,403,149

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

(33,316,682)

(33,316,682)

Balances as of June 30, 2021

1,028,000,000

$

1,028,000

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

508,549

$

520,841,919

$

(65,599,920)

$

456,843,548

Common Stock - Class A

Common Stock - Class B

Additional Paid

Retained

Translation

Total Stockholders’

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

In Capital

    

Earnings

    

Reserve

    

Equity

Balance as of January 1, 2021

 

1,028,000,000

$

1,028,000

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

508,549

$

458,438,770

$

(32,283,238)

$

427,757,081

 

Issuance of shares for acquisition of IWEB

40,306,211

7,801

3,207,635

(3,316,865)

(93,472)

(194,901)

Issuance of shares for services provided

27,840,000

27,840

111,332,160

111,360,000

Additional share issuances

100,000,000

100,000

---

100,000

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021

4,650,698

4,650,698

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

(33,935,739)

(33,935,739)

Balances as of September 30, 2021

1,196,146,211

$

1,163,641

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

115,048,344

$

459,772,603

$

(66,312,449)

$

509,737,139

Three Months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021

Common Stock - Class A

Common Stock - Class B

Additional Paid

Retained

Translation

Total Stockholders’

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

In Capital

    

Earnings

    

Reserve

    

Equity

Balance as of March 31, 2021

 

1,028,000,000

$

1,028,000

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

508,549

$

486,102,934

$

(43,092,478)

$

444,612,005

Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

34,738,985

 

34,738,985

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

 

 

 

 

(22,507,442)

 

(22,507,442)

Balances as of June 30, 2021

1,028,000,000

$

1,028,000

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

508,549

$

520,841,919

$

(65,599,920)

$

456,843,548

Common Stock - Class A

Common Stock - Class B

Additional Paid

Retained

Translation

Total Stockholders’

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

In Capital

    

Earnings

    

Reserve

    

Equity

Balance as of June 30, 2021

 

1,028,000,000

$

1,028,000

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

508,549

$

507,772,584

$

(63,663,914)

$

445,710,219

Issuance of shares for acquisition of IWEB

 

40,306,211

 

7,801

 

 

3,207,635

 

(3,316,865)

(93,472)

 

(194,901)

Issuance of shares for services provided

27,840,000

27,840

111,332,160

111,360,000

Additional share issuances

100,000,000

100,000

100,000

Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

(44,683,116)

 

(44,683,116)

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

 

 

 

 

(2,555,063)

 

(2,555,063)

Balances as of September 30, 2021

1,196,146,211

$

1,163,641

65,000,000

$

65,000

$

115,048,344

$

459,772,603

$

(66,312,449)

$

509,737,139

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

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TINGO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

For the Six months ended

    

June 30, 2022

    

June 30, 2021

Cash Flows from operating activities

  

 

  

Net Income

$

105,184,833

$

62,403,149

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash (used in) provided by operating activities

Depreciation and amortization

10,929,377

1,461,954

Shares issued to outside parties

66,500,000

Shares issued under employee incentive plan

22,000,000

Deferred compensation

12,723,986

Increase/Decrease related to

Inventories

95,910

(194,696)

Trade and other receivables

395,691,794

(732,493,104)

Prepayments

206,495,905

(744,367,280)

Accounts payable and accruals

(654,556,358)

1,442,127,470

Deferred income

(248,269,038)

Value added tax

(18,632,919)

(20,493,802)

Income tax payable

(10,477,879)

23,221,668

Net Cash (used in) provided by operating activities

(112,314,389)

31,665,359

Cash Flows from financing activities

Proceeds from related party

89,216,821

Proceeds from notes payable

3,049,945

Net Cash provided by financing activities

92,266,766

Translation Adjustment

(4,182,862)

(15,362,143)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

(24,230,485)

16,303,216

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year

128,367,605

28,202,869

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period

$

104,137,120

$

44,506,085

Supplemental Cash flow information

Cash paid for period for:

Income taxes

$

100,262,236

$

Interest

$

4,000

$

Non-cash disclosures

Shares issued under incentive plan - employees

$

22,000,000

$

Shares issued to outside parties for services

$

66,500,000

$

For the Nine months ended

    

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

Cash Flows from operating activities

  

 

  

Net Income

$

195,911,778

$

4,650,698

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities

Depreciation and amortization

313,915,790

135,972,995

Bad debt expense

44,365

Shares issued to outside parties

66,500,000

111,360,000

Shares issued under employee incentive plan

22,000,000

Deferred compensation

23,075,211

Increase/Decrease related to

Inventories

129,823

(194,509)

Trade and other receivables

(21,729,152)

(1,172,531,430)

Prepayments

(1,228,303,999)

Accounts payable and accruals

(752,291,536)

2,110,223,470

Deferred income

115,537,110

Value added tax

9,353,707

Income tax payable

45,678,049

51,774,614

Net Cash provided by operating activities

18,080,781

28,353,001

Cash Flows from investing activities

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

(403,947)

Acquisition of IWEB

(194,901)

Acquisition of intangibles

(573,915

Net Cash used in investing activities

(1,172,763)

Cash Flows from financing activities

Proceeds from related party

85,574,855

Proceeds from notes payable

3,659,945

Net Cash provided by financing activities

89,234,800

Translation Adjustment

10,866,950

(30,017,453)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

118,182,531

(2,837,215)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year

128,367,605

28,202,869

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period

$

246,550,136

$

25,365,654

Supplemental Cash flow information

Cash paid for period for:

Income taxes

$

96,169,379

$

Interest

$

$

Non-cash disclosures

Shares issued for acquisition

$

$

100,000

Shares issued for services

$

88,500,000

$

111,360,000

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

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TINGO, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

(1)Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business—Tingo, Inc. (collectively, with our subsidiary, “we,” “us,” “our,” “Tingo” and the “Company”), a Nevada corporation, was formed on February 17, 2015. Our shares trade on the OTC Markets trading platform under the symbol ‘TMNA’. We acquired our wholly-owned subsidiary, Tingo Mobile, PLC, a Nigerian public limited company (“Tingo Mobile”), in a share exchange with its sole shareholder effective August 15, 2021. The Company, including its subsidiary Tingo Mobile, is an Agri-Fintech company offering a comprehensive platform service through use of smartphones – ‘device as a service’ (using GSM technology) to empower a marketplace to enable subscribers/farmers within and outside of the agricultural sector to manage their commercial activities of growing and selling their production to market participants both domestically and internationally. The ecosystem provides a ‘one stop shop’ solution to enable such subscribers to manage everything from airtime top ups, bill pay services for utilities and other service providers, access to insurance services and micro finance to support their value chain from ‘seed to sale’.

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2022, Tingo had approximately 9.3 million subscribers using its mobile phones and Nwassa payment platform (www.nwassa.com). Nwassa is Africa’s leading digital agriculture ecosystem that empowers rural farmers and agri-businesses by using proprietary technology to enable access to market. Nwassa’s payment gateway also has an escrow structure that creates trust between buyers and sellers. Our system provides real-time pricing, straight from the farms, eliminating middlemen. Our users’ customers pay for produce bought using available pricing on our platform. Our platform is paperless, verified and matched against a smart contract. Data is efficiently stored on the blockchain.

Our platform has created an escrow solution that secures the buyer, funds are not released to our members until fulfilment. The platform also facilitates trade financing, ensuring that banks and other lenders compete to provide credit to our members.

Tingo aims to be Africa’s leading Agri-Fintech player that transforms rural farming communities by enabling growers to connect through our proprietary platform to meet their complete needs from inputs, agronomy, off take and marketplace which delivers sustainable income in an impactful way. Additional information about the Company can be obtained from our website at www.tingoinc.com. Our website, however, does not constitute a part of this Quarterly Report.

Basis of Presentation— The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Articles 3 and 3A of Regulation S-X. The interim unaudited financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, including any amendments thereto, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”).

Our results of operations for the quarter and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of results that ultimately may be achieved for the remainder of 2022.

The Impact of COVID-19—In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been a broad number of governmental and commercial actions taken to limit the spread of the virus, including social distancing measures, stay-at-home orders, travel restrictions, business shutdowns and slowdowns. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be dynamic, and near-term challenges across the economy remain. Although vaccines are now being distributed and administered across many parts of the world, new variants of the virus have emerged and may continue to emerge that have shown to be more contagious. We continue to adhere to applicable governmental and commercial restrictions and to work to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on our employees, customers, communities, liquidity and financial position.

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(2)Entry Into Restated Merger Agreement with MICT, Inc.

On June 15,October 6, 2022, the Company, MICT, Inc. (“MICT”), and representatives of each company’s shareholders entered into ana Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Restated Merger Agreement”) among MICT, Inc. (“MICT”), MICT Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and the Company, whereby Merger Sub would be merged with and into the Company, and the Company would therefore become a wholly-owned subsidiary of MICT..  The sharescommon stock of MICT areis traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol ‘MICT’.  The Restated Merger Agreement is the second restatement of the agreement and the result of efforts of Tingo and MICT to restructure the transaction as a multi-phase forward triangular merger (“Merger”) instead of as a reverse triangular merger as previously agreed.  Under the terms of the Restated Merger Agreement, Tingo will create a newly-formed subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“Tingo BVI Sub”) to facilitate the Merger and hold the Company’s beneficial ownership interest in Tingo Mobile.  MICT will also create a subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“MICT BVI Sub”), which will be merged with and into Tingo BVI Sub, with MICT BVI Sub as the surviving corporation and a subsidiary of MICT.  The Merger will, therefore, result in Tingo Mobile becoming an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MICT, and the operations of Tingo Mobile, as an agri-fintech company, becoming the predominant operations of MICT. The aggregate consideration tendered by MICT to Tingo, the sole shareholder of Tingo Mobile, will consist of: (i) newly-issued common stock of MICT equal to 19.9% of its outstanding shares, calculated immediately prior to the closing date of the Merger; and (ii) two series of convertible preferred shares – Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (collectively, the “MICT Preferred Shares”).  The conversion of the MICT Preferred Shares is subject to various conditions, including approval of MICT’s shareholders and, in the case of the MICT Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, is also subject to Nasdaq approving a change of control of MICT.  If all of the MICT Preferred Shares are converted into MICT common stock, Tingo will hold 75.0% of the outstanding shares of MICT.  A summary of the Restated Merger Agreement and the actions taken by the Company and MICT in connection therewith are included in the Company’sour Current Report on Form 8-K8-K/A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15,October 14, 2022.  On July 26,November 9, 2022, the Company and MICTwe filed a registration and joint proxy statement on Form S-4 to register the shares intended to be issued in connection with the Merger Agreement anddefinitive Information Statement to provide information to our shareholders about the shareholders of the respective companies in order to approveMerger, the Merger Agreement, and the transactions contemplated thereby.

(3)Change in Accounting Treatment

As disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2022, in preparation for the planned merger of the Company with a wholly owned subsidiary of MICT,Merger, the Company reviewed and considered its accounting treatment of its Acquisitionacquisition of Tingo Mobile on August 15, 2021. Based on this review, the Company elected to modify its accounting treatment of the Acquisitionacquisition of Tingo Mobile as a reverse acquisition of the Company by Tingo Mobile instead of as a forward acquisition of Tingo Mobile by the Company as had been previously presented.

Accordingly, the financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with reverse acquisition accounting rules, which therefore include the consolidated operating results of Tingo Mobile for the full periods presented, rather than using forward acquisition accounting.

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(4)Significant Accounting Policies

Reverse Acquisition Accounting—We have adopted reverse acquisition accounting methods in connection with the Company’s Acquisition of Tingo Mobile. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements include the results of Tingo Mobile for the periods indicated in this Report.

Earnings Per Share— Basic and diluted per share calculations are computed utilizing the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Pursuant to our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan adopted in 2021, in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, the unvested shares of restricted stock awarded in the quarter and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 pursuant to our equity compensation plans are participating securities and, therefore, are included in the basic earnings per share calculation.

Share-Based Compensation—We account for share-based compensation using the fair value method, as prescribed by ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation. Accordingly, for restricted stock awards, we measure the grant date fair value based upon the market price of our common stock on the date of the grant and amortize the fair value of the awards as share-based compensation expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting term. For all share-based awards that are not subject to vesting, we recognize expense associated with the award during the period in which the award is granted, in an amount equal to the number of shares granted, multiplied by the closing trading price of the shares on the relevant grant date. Determining the appropriate fair value of share-based awards requires the use of subjective assumptions, particularly given that the Company’s common stock is not actively traded. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of share-based awards represents management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. As a result, if factors change and management uses different assumptions, share-based compensation expense could be materially different for future awards.

Classes of Common Stock—The Company has two classes of common stock. Each share of Class A common stock is entitled to one (1) vote, and is entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by the board of directors out of assets legally available therefor. Each share of Class B common stock is entitled to ten (10) votes, but carries no dividend, distribution, liquidation, conversion, or economic rights of any kind.

Distributable Earnings— The components that make up distributable earnings (accumulated retained earnings) on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are as follows:

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June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

    

September 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Net Income (Loss) for period

$

105,184,833

$

(39,026,340)

$

195,911,778

$

(39,026,340)

Acquisition of Company’s Former Business (IWeb)

(3,316,865)

(3,316,865)

Retained earnings

416,095,565

458,538,770

416,095,565

458,538,770

Retained Earnings

$

521,280,398

$

416,095,565

$

612,007,343

$

416,095,565

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets—In accordance with authoritative guidance on accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, as set forth in Topic 360 of the ASC, the Company assesses the recoverability of the carrying value of its long-lived assets when events occur that indicate an impairment in value may exist. An impairment loss is indicated if the sum of the expected undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the assets. If this occurs, an impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the assets. There was 0no impairment of long-lived assets during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021.

Income Taxes—The Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences of temporary differences between the accounting bases and the tax bases of the Company’s assets and liabilities. The deferred tax assets are computed using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse.

The Company has adopted ASC guidance regarding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. This guidance clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold an income tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the consolidated financial statements and applies to all income tax positions. Each income tax position is assessed using a two-step process. A determination is first made as to whether it is more likely than not that the income tax position will be sustained, based upon technical merits, upon examination by the taxing authorities. If the income tax position is expected to meet the more likely than not criteria, the benefit recorded in the consolidated financial statements equals the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely

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to be realized upon its ultimate settlement. At JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 0no uncertain tax positions that required accrual.

The reconciliation of income tax benefit of our parent company at the U.S. statutory rate of 25.0% for sixnine months and year ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

    

June 30, 2022

    

Percent

    

December 31, 2021

    

Percent

 

    

September 30, 2022

    

Percent

    

December 31, 2021

    

Percent

 

Federal statutory rates

$

25,305,997

25.0

%

$

65,199,716

25.0

%

$

27,893,803

25.0

%

$

65,199,716

25.0

%

Valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets

 

(25,305,997)

(25.0)

%

 

(65,199,716)

(25.0)

%

 

(27,893,803)

(25.0)

%

 

(65,199,716)

(25.0)

%

Effective rate

$

0.00

%

$

0.00

%

$

0.00

%

$

0.00

%

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s net deferred tax assets on an unconsolidated basis for the quarter and year ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, are as follows:

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

    

September 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Beginning of period

$

$

$

$

Net Operating Loss Carryforward

 

90,505,713

 

65,199,716

 

93,093,519

 

65,199,716

Valuation Allowance

 

(90,505,713)

 

(65,199,716)

 

(93,093,519)

 

(65,199,716)

Net Deferred Tax Assets

$

$

$

$

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In our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, we have deducted taxes payable in connection with our operations in Nigeria. However, inasmuch as the U.S. and Nigeria do not have a tax treaty, we do not receive a corresponding credit in the U.S. for tax paid in Nigeria by Tingo Mobile, our wholly-owned subsidiary. In addition, our parent company, Tingo, Inc. has incurred operating losses on an unconsolidated basis, largely due to non-cash expenses associated with stock awards made pursuant to our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. Our ability to utilize tax losses associated with the operations of our parent company is restricted, however, due to limitations on the deductibility of certain share compensation to our executive officers and directors that may be deemed ‘excess compensation’ pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Subject to any such disallowances pursuant to Code Section 162(m), as of JuneSeptember 30, 2022, the Company has approximately $90.5$93.0 million of net operating losses carried forward to offset taxable income, if any, in future years which expire commencing in fiscal year 2037. In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on this assessment, management has established a full valuation allowance against all of the deferred tax asset relating to NOLs because it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized as the parent company is not presently income producing.

Inventory—The Company holds certain stocks of spare parts to support the maintenance of new phones. These are recorded at cost. The company does not hold significant stock of new phones in the event of damage or replacement. Inventory is measured on the first-in, first-out method.

Prepayments— We reflect the full cost of the mobile phones purchased as a prepaid cost at the outset. The leasing of mobile phones runs over a three-year term and a monthly release to cost of sales is conducted to match the income recognition of the monthly revenue from mobile phone leasing on a matching principle.

Operating Segments—We have examined our operating business pursuant to the guidance of ASC 280, Segment Reporting, which establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. It also establishes standards for related disclosures about customers, products and geographic areas. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities that earn revenues, incur expenses and prepare separate financial information that is evaluated regularly by our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in order to allocate resources and assess performance. Resources are allocated and performance is assessed by the CODM.

Based on the provisions of ASC 280, we have evaluated our operating business and considered various factors associated therewith, including the concentration of our business in one country and the integration of our leasing business with the use of our agri-fintech platform that utilizes software embedded within the leased device. Accordingly, this evaluation resulted in 1one reportable segment.

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Deferred Income— We reflect the full value of the three-year12-month leasing revenues due in accordance with our mobile leasing contracts with our subscribers. OnWe recognize lease revenue on a ratable basis over the 12-month term.  We do not allocate the costs of our mobile phones against these revenues, but instead recognize depreciation expense ratably on a straight-line basis a monthly release is made to profit and loss to reflect revenue from mobile leasing over the estimated 36-month3 term.-year useful life of these devices.

Leased Assets— We make use of leasing arrangements principally for the provision of our offices and related facilities. The rental contracts for offices are typically negotiated for terms of between 1 and 10 years and some of these have extension terms. Lease terms for office fixtures and equipment have lease terms of between 1 year and 10 years without any extension terms. The Company does not enter into sale and leaseback arrangements. All the leases are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a wide variety of different terms and conditions such as purchase options and escalation clauses. The Company assesses whether a contract is or contains a lease at inception of the contract. A lease conveys the right to direct the use and obtain substantially all of the economic benefits of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

Measurement and Recognition of Leases as a Lessee—At lease commencement date, we recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet. The right-of-use asset is measured at cost, which is made up of the initial measurement of the lease liability, any initial direct costs incurred by the company, an estimate of any costs to dismantle and remove the asset at the end of the lease, and any lease payments made in advance of the lease commencement date (net of any incentives received). We depreciate the right-of-use assets on a straight-line basis from the lease commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term. We also assess the right-of-use asset for impairment when such indicators exist.

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At the commencement date, we measure the lease liability at the present value of the lease payments unpaid at that date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease if that rate is readily available or the incremental borrowing rate. The incremental borrowing rate is the estimated rate that the Company would have to pay to borrow the same amount over a similar term, and with similar security to obtain an asset of equivalent value. This rate is adjusted should the lessee entity have a different risk profile to that of the Company.

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability are made up of fixed payments (including in substance fixed), variable payments based on an index or rate, amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee and payments arising from options reasonably certain to be exercised.

Subsequent to initial measurement, the liability will be reduced by lease payments that are allocated between repayments of principal and finance costs. The finance cost is the amount that produces a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the lease liability.

The lease liability is reassessed when there is a change in the lease payments. Changes in lease payments arising from a change in the lease term or a change in the assessment of an option to purchase a leased asset. The revised lease payments are discounted using the incremental borrowing rate at the date of reassessment when the rate implicit in the lease cannot be readily determined. The amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability is reflected as an adjustment to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset. The exception being when the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero then any excess is recognized in profit or loss.

Payments under leases can also change when there is either a change in the amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees or when future payments change through an index or a rate used to determine those payments, including changes in market rental rates following a market rent review. The lease liability is remeasured only when the adjustment to lease payments takes effect and the revised contractual payments for the remainder of the lease term are discounted using an unchanged discount rate. Except for where the change in lease payments results from a change in floating interest rates, in which case the discount rate is amended to reflect the change in interest rates.

The remeasurement of the lease liability is dealt with by a reduction in the carrying amount of the right-of use asset to reflect the full or partial termination of the lease for lease modifications that reduce the scope of the lease. Any gain or loss relating to the partial or full termination of the lease is recognized in profit or loss. The right-of-use asset is adjusted for all other lease modifications.

The Company has elected to account for short-term leases and leases of low-value assets using the practical expedients. These leases relate to residential houses for a year. Instead of recognizing a right-of-use asset and lease liability, the payments in relation to these are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

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Accounting Pronouncements—In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) - Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity,” which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments. The new guidance removes the separation models for convertible debt with a cash conversion feature or a beneficial conversion feature. In addition, the new standard provides guidance on calculating the dilutive impact of convertible debt on earnings per share. The ASU clarifies that the average market price should be used to calculate the diluted earnings per share denominator when the exercise price or the number of shares that may be issued is variable. The ASU is effective for the Company on January 1, 2022, including interim periods, with early adoption permitted. The ASU permits the use of either a full or modified retrospective method of adoption. The Company is still evaluating the impact of the adoption of this ASU on its future financial statements and disclosures.

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(5)Share-Based Compensation

On October 6, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (“Incentive Plan”), the purpose of which was to promote the interests of the Company by encouraging directors, officers, employees, and consultants of Tingo to develop a long-term interest in the Company, align their interests with that of our stockholders, and provide a means whereby they may develop a proprietary interest in the development and financial success of the Company and its stockholders. The Incentive Plan is also intended to enhance the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of the Company. The Incentive Plan permits the award of restricted stock, common stock purchase options, restricted stock units, and stock appreciation awards. The maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock that are subject to awards granted under the Incentive Plan is 131,537,545 shares. The term of the Incentive Plan will expire on October 6, 2031. On October 12, 2021, our stockholders approved our Incentive Plan and, during the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first sixnine months of 2022, the Tingo Compensation Committee granted awards under the Incentive Plan to certain directors, executive officers, employees, and consultants in the aggregate amount of 131,370,000 shares. The majority of the awards so issued are each subject to a vesting requirement over a 2-year period unless the recipient thereof is terminated or removed from their position without “cause”, or as a result of constructive termination, as such terms are defined in the respective award agreements entered into by each of the recipients and the Company. We account for share-based compensation using the fair value method, as prescribed by ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. Accordingly, for restricted stock awards, we measure the grant date fair value based upon the market price of our common stock on the date of the grant and amortize the fair value of the awards as share-based compensation expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting term. For all stock awards under the Incentive Plan that are not subject to vesting, we recognize expense associated with the award during the period in which the award is granted, in an amount equal to the number of shares granted, multiplied by the closing trading price of the shares on the relevant grant date. In connection with these awards, we recorded stock-based compensation expense and professional fees of $29.2$10.4 million and $101.2$111.6 million for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022, respectively. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2022, total compensation expense to be recognized in future periods is $53.6$43.3 million. The weighted average period over which this expense is expected to be recognized is 1.51.1 years.

The following table summarizes the activity related to granted, vested, and unvested restricted stock awards under the Incentive Plan for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022:

    

    

Weighted 

Number of 

Average Grant 

Shares

Date Fair Value

Unvested shares outstanding, January 1, 2022

 

36,950,833

$

1.80

Shares Granted

 

22,500,000

$

3.93

Shares Vested

 

32,176,510

$

3.15

Shares Forfeited

 

 

Unvested shares outstanding, June 30, 2022

 

27,274,322

$

1.97

    

    

Weighted 

Number of 

Average Grant 

Shares

Date Fair Value

Unvested shares outstanding, January 1, 2022

 

36,950,833

$

1.80

Shares Granted

 

22,500,000

$

3.93

Shares Vested

 

37,447,214

$

3.71

Shares Forfeited

 

 

Unvested shares outstanding, September 30, 2022

 

22,003,619

$

1.97

(6)Revenue Recognition

Policy

Revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration that an entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The amount

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of revenue that is recorded reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for those goods. We apply the following five-step model in order to determine this amount:

1.Identification of the promised goods in the contract;
2.Determination of whether the promised goods are performance obligations, including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract;
3.Measurement of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration;
4.Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and
5.Recognition of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies each performance obligation.

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We only apply the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the entity will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer. Once a contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606 at contract inception, the Company reviews the contract to determine which performance obligations the Company must deliver and which of these performance obligations are distinct. We recognize as revenues the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when the performance obligation is satisfied or as it is satisfied. Generally, our performance obligations for phone leasing are recognized over time, while our obligations for agri-fintech services, which are usage based, are transferred to customers at a point in time, typically upon delivery. We have elected to record revenue net of taxes collected from our customers that are remitted to governmental authorities, with the collected taxes recorded within other liabilities until remitted to the relevant government authority.

Our revenue is principally comprised of lease payments for smart phone devices, and fees for services and financial technology solutions.Wesolutions.  From time to time, we also sell mobile phones in one-off bulk transactions.  We offer service-only contracts and contracts that bundle equipment used to access the services and/or with other service offerings. All mobile leasing contracts have fixed terms.

Sources

The Company has the following principal revenue sources:

Mobile Leasingour customers enter a three-year12-month contract for a fixed monthly rental. The customers are committed for the full term. Our accounting policy is to debit Accounts Receivable forrecognize lease revenue ratably during the full valueterm.  We do not assess a cost of the contract and a matched Deferred Income credit under Liabilities for the same value. We recognizesales associated with such release tolease revenue, but instead depreciate our mobile devices ratably on a monthly basis.straight-line basis over their estimated life of 36 months. Mobile devices are included as Fixed Assets for such mobile leasing contracts.
Call and Data Services – our customers use call and data services at normalized rates which, given the increasing proliferation of wifi connections, even in rural locations, have steadily declined over time.
Nwassa services – this is our Agri-Fintech platform. Revenue is recognized based on fixed percentage of the value of the transaction on the following basis when transactions are executed as follows:
Agri- Marketplace – fixed percentage of the value of produce trade on Nwassa
Mobile airtime top up – fixed percentage of value of top-up
Utilities – fixed percentage of value of transaction
Mobile Insurance – fixed fee recognized monthly based on contract
Financial Services (Loans and related services) – fixed referral fee as completed

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(7)Foreign Currency Translation

Functional and presentation currency—The consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, which is the presentation currency, the functional currency is Nigeria Naira.

The exchange rate used for conversion is:

    

June 30,

    

December 31,

    

September 30, 

    

December 31, 

2022

2021

2022

2021

Balance Sheet:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Nigerian Naira

 

414.72

 

412.99

 

432.37

 

412.99

Profit and Loss :

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Nigerian Naira

 

413.855

 

396.46

 

422.68

 

396.46

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Foreign currency transactions—Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currencies of the Company’s subsidiaries using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Non-monetary items carried at cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary items carried at fair value are translated at the date the fair value is determined. For Nigeria, due to the volatile nature of the exchange rate, we have applied the prudent approach to convert both the Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet at the same rate to indicate a fairer reflection of the state of affairs.

(8)Inventory

Inventory on hand consisted of the following:

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

    

September 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Spare parts

 

$

33,913

 

$

123,823

 

$

 

$

129,823

Total Inventory

 

$

33,913

 

$

123,823

 

$

 

$

129,823

(9)Accounts and Other Receivables

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

    

September 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Trade and other receivable gross

 

$

1,005,231,006

 

$

1,400,958,916

 

$

386,104,187

 

$

364,350,175

Allowance for expected credit loss

 

(5,660)

 

(42,065)

 

(66,636)

 

(42,065)

 

1,005,225,346

 

1,400,916,851

 

386,037,551

 

364,308,110

Directors current account

 

 

289

 

 

289

 

$

1,005,225,346

 

$

1,400,917,140

Total accounts and other receivables

 

$

386,037,551

 

$

364,308,399

Accounts Receivable—This amount consists almost exclusively of trade receivables relating to our 3-year12-month smartphone leasing contract which our customers entered during 2021.2021 and 2022.  The release and delivery of new phones in accordance with the new 12-month phone contracts took place in May 2021 and August 2021.2021, each of which were renewed in 2022.  The balances reflect the remaining balance outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.  The December 31,202131, 2021 balances also include balance due from one off sales completed in November 2021. This outstanding balance was fully repaid in January 2022. The previous lease contracts expired in May 2020. The delay in renewal of new contracts in 2021 was due to the impact of Covid 19 and resultant delays in recommencement of our supply chains as a consequence.  The new phone leasing contracts will expire in April 20242023 and July 20242023 respectively.  The Company had approximately 9.3 million subscribers for this service as of JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.  The Company has successfully renewed its previous contractcontracts that originally expired in May and August of 2020, were renewed in May and August of 2021, and again in May and August of 2022, without any attrition in the number of subscribers. We view this as significant, given the gap of a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic that affected our supply chain in 2020 and the early part of 2021. We believe it is a clear demonstration of our ability to maintain subscriber loyalty and reflection of affordability at the price point we offer our subscribers over the three-year12-month leasing period. Management reviews accounts receivable periodically to determine if any

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receivables will potentially be uncollectible. Management’s evaluation includes several factors including the aging of the accounts receivable balances, a review of significant past due accounts, economic conditions, and our historical write-off experience, net of recoveries. The Company includes any accounts receivable balances that are determined to be uncollectible, along with a general reserve, in its allowance for doubtful accounts. After all attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off against the allowance. We recognized bad debt expense of $57$66,365 during the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and $47,455$113,820 for the sixnine months ended June 30,2022.September 30, 2022. The allowance for credit loss for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 was $5,660$66,636 and was $42,065 for the year ended December 31, 2021.

We also offer certain of our customers the option to purchase certainsome of our wireless devices in installments over a specified period of time and, in many cases, once certain conditions are met, they may be eligible to trade in the original equipment for a new device and have the remaining unpaid balance paid or settled. As of December 31, 2021, all receivables on this arrangement have been collected and the balance has been written off, and no new receivables have been incurred during the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022.

We have a strong history of mobile leasing to our subscriber base in partnership with our farmers’ cooperatives. Unlike a typical mobile leasing business, we analyze credit risk on these cooperatives and not directly with our 9.3 million subscribers. We have history of leasing to the same number of subscribers since 2017 and have a strong collection record where the cooperatives settle the monthly leasing receivables in bulk. The cooperatives manage the interaction and collection from their members and, therefore, we do not undertake direct credit risk with our subscribers. This ‘business to business’ credit model has assured minimal bad debts and late payments, as well as reduced administrative effort needed to collect monthly receivables due over the 36-month12-month contract.

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Prepayments—This represents the total cost of sales for the mobile devices purchased that are contracted out on three year leasing agreements. The company policy is to amortize the cost to profit and loss on a monthly basis to match the recognition of the monthly leasing revenue that the Company will recognize over the three-year contract term. The aging of the prepayments balance is as follows:

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Due within one year

$

404,774,820

$

409,434,667

Over one year:

 

 

One to two years

 

373,627,944

 

409,434,666

Over two years

 

 

166,029,336

Total Prepayments

$

778,402,764

$

984,898,669

Prepayments - current portion

404,774,820

 

409,434,667

Prepayments - non-current portion

 

373,627,944

 

575,464,002

Total Prepayments

$

778,402,764

$

984,898,669

(10)  Property, Plant & Equipment

    

    

MOTOR

    

FURNITURE &

    

OFFICE

    

PLANT &

SITE

    

    

    

    

MOTOR

    

FURNITURE &

    

OFFICE

    

PLANT &

SITE

    

MOBILE

    

    

LAND

BUILDING

VEHICLES

FITTINGS

EQUIPMENT

MACHINERY

INSTALLATIONS

Total

LAND

BUILDING

VEHICLES

FITTINGS

EQUIPMENT

MACHINERY

INSTALLATIONS

DEVICES

Total

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

    

$

COST

December 31, 2021

 

8,794,695

 

31,774,624

 

207,709

60,009

 

66,142

10,112,085

191,316,838

242,332,103

 

8,794,695

 

31,774,624

 

207,709

60,009

66,142

10,112,085

191,316,838

1,219,411,221

1,461,743,324

ADDITIONS

 

0

 

0

 

0

0

 

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

Forex translation difference

 

(36,687)

 

(132,549)

 

(866)

(250)

 

(276)

(42,182)

(798,076)

(1,010,886)

 

(394,203)

 

(1,424,225)

 

(9,310)

(2,690)

(2,965)

(453,251)

(8,575,341)

(10,861,985)

June 30, 2022

 

8,758,008

 

31,642,075

 

206,844

59,759

 

65,866

10,069,903

190,518,762

241,321,217

September 30, 2022

 

8,758,008

 

31,642,075

 

206,844

59,759

65,866

10,069,903

190,518,762

1,219,411,221

1,450,881,339

DEPRECIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

0

8,246,459

126,507

41,444

62,662

10,092,916

18,569,988

 

8,246,459

126,507

41,444

62,662

10,074,916

244,290,317

262,860,305

CHARGED FOR THE YEAR

 

0

810,705

13,412

3,222

1,135

4,486

9,545,848

10,378,808

 

1,164,262

19,698

4,732

1,667

6,588

14,019,815

297,864,011

313,080,743

Forex translation difference

 

0

(36,128)

(556)

(180)

(264)

(42,112)

(19,910)

(99,150)

 

(396,527)

(6,112)

(1,963)

(2,847)

(452,540)

(314,203)

(1,174,192)

June 30, 2022

 

0

9,021,036

139,363

44,486

63,533

10,055,290

9,525,938

28,849,646

September 30, 2022

 

9,032,164

140,093

44,213

61,482

9,628,964

13,705,612

542,154,328

574,766,856

NET BOOK VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

8,794,695

23,510,165

81,202

18,565

3,480

19,169

191,316,838

223,762,115

 

8,794,695

23,510,165

81,202

18,565

3,480

37,169

191,316,839

975,120,904

1,198,883,019

June 30, 2022

 

8,758,008

22,621,040

67,480

15,273

2,333

14,613

180,992,824

212,471,571

September 30, 2022

 

8,400,492

21,318,235

58,306

13,106

1,695

29,870

169,035,886

677,256,893

876,114,483

The fixed assets table above refers to the Tingo Mobile business as consolidated into Tingo, Inc. for the sixnine months and year ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Property, plant and equipment are carried at historical value and depreciated over their useful life. All property and equipment with a cost of $5,000 or greater are capitalized. Major betterments that extend the useful lives of assets are also capitalized. Normal maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When assets are sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in operations.

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Plant and equipment consist of prototypes, mobile devices, software, furniture and equipment, which are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their expected useful lives.

    

Estimated useful lives

(years)

Buildings

 

20

Motor Vehicles

 

5

Furniture & Fittings

5

Office Equipment

5

Plant & Machinery

4

Mobile Devices

3

Site Installations

204

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Site Installations relates to the capitalization of the Company’s investment in rural fibrefiber network and equipment. Depreciation on these assets commenced from January 1, 2022.

Mobile devices are assets that are leased on 12 month contracts to the subscriber base linked to two major farmers’ cooperatives in Nigeria. We estimate the useful life of these devices to be 3 years.

(11)  Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets—The details below relate to Intangible Assets for Tingo Mobile as consolidated into the Company for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022. This represents cost incurred on software development of our mobile operating system and secure browser. This is Tingo’s proprietary operating system and mobile/web browser. The system and its technology platform is designed to help our customers securely execute financial transactions. This cost is amortized over 5 (Five) years, because on or before then we are expected to have significantly upgraded the software. For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022, the Company incurred capitalized costs of $ 0 and charged $568,569$835,047 in amortization costs for this period.

Cost

    

  

    

  

As of January 1, 2022

 

$

6,193,507

 

$

6,193,507

Additions

 

 

Forex translation difference

 

(519,680)

 

(277,610)

As of June 30, 2022

 

5,673,827

As of September 30, 2022

 

5,915,897

Amortization

 

 

As of January 1, 2022

 

4,026,671

 

4,026,671

Charge for the period

 

568,569

 

835,047

Forex translation difference

 

(17,984)

 

274,482

As of June 30, 2022

 

4,577,256

As of September 30, 2022

 

5,136,200

Carrying Amount as of June 30, 2022

 

$

1,096,571

Carrying Amount as of September 30, 2022

 

$

779,697

(12)  Liquidity and Financing Arrangements

Liquidity—There are several factors that may materially affect our liquidity during the reasonably foreseeable future including, for example, currency volatility, foreign exchange controls and other items that affect cash flows to our parent company. In view of the foregoing, we believe that our operating cash flow and cash on hand will be sufficient to meet operating requirements from the date of this filing through the next twelve months.

Cash and Cash Equivalents—As of JuneSeptember 30, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $104.1$246.6 million on a consolidated basis. As of December 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $128.4 million on a consolidated basis. The cash and cash equivalent mainly consists of funds held with the company’s bank in Nigeria. We seek to optimize value by managing and placing excess liquidity on fixed deposits to earn income from such excess cashflows. Reduction is cash and cash equivalent is mainly due to a significant repayment of accounts payables to our core suppliers of mobile phones.

(13)  Current and Non-Current Liabilities

Accounts Payable and Accruals

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Trade payables

 

$

99,260,527

 

$

754,709,170

Accrued compensation

 

2,135,389

 

1,049,029

Accrued interest

19,726

Other payables

 

(86,806)

 

126,994

Total Accounts Payable and Accruals

 

$

101,328,836

 

$

755,885,193

Trade Payables—This represents the balance due to our Smartphone suppliers at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

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(13)  Current and Non-Current Liabilities

Accounts Payable and Accruals

    

September 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Trade payables

 

$

596,352

 

$

754,709,169

Accrued compensation

 

2,935,389

 

1,049,030

Accrued interest

61,918

Other payables

 

 

126,994

Total Accounts Payable and Accruals

 

$

3,593,659

 

$

755,885,193

Trade Payables—Included in this amount is the balance due to our Smartphone suppliers at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

Deferred Income—The balance represents tothe gross income due over the term of the 3-year12-month phone leasing cycle. Monthly releases to revenue will be conducted in line with our revenue recognition policy and will reduce to $0 by April 20242023 and July 20242023 accordingly.  The table below provides the aging of the balances between current and non-current liabilitiesdeferred income as follows:

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

    

September 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Due within one year

 

$

486,666,731

 

$

492,269,333

 

$

336,752,128

 

$

221,215,018

Over one year

 

 

 

 

One to two years

 

448,256,363

 

492,269,333

Over two years

 

 

198,653,466

Total Deferred income

 

934,923,094

 

1,183,192,132

 

336,752,128

 

221,215,018

Deferred income - current portion

 

486,666,731

 

492,269,333

 

336,752,128

 

221,215,018

Deferred income - non-current portion

 

448,256,363

 

690,922,799

 

 

Total Deferred income

 

$

934,923,094

$

1,183,192,132

 

$

336,752,128

$

221,215,018

VAT—This represents the current and future VAT liability at rate of 7.5% relating to the mobile phone leasing contracts included under Accounts Receivable and Deferred Income. The table below shows the aging of when such liabilities will become due and payable:

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

    

September 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Due within one year

 

$

38,083,320

 

$

38,190,992

 

$

26,515,899

 

$

17,162,192

Over one year

 

 

 

 

One to two years

 

35,077,579

 

38,190,992

Over two years

 

 

15,411,833

Total Value added tax

 

73,160,899

 

91,793,817

 

26,515,899

 

17,162,192

Value added tax - current portion

 

38,083,320

 

38,190,992

 

26,515,899

 

17,162,192

Value added tax - non-current portion

 

35,077,579

 

53,602,825

 

 

Total Value added tax

 

$

73,160,899

$

91,793,817

 

$

26,515,899

$

17,162,192

(14)  Notes and Loans Payable

On May 13,October 6, 2022, in connection with the Restated Merger Agreement described in Note (2) above, we issued a Senior Promissory Note (“Note”) to MICT in the original principal amount of $3,000,000,$23,700,000, bearing interest at 5% per annum, and maturing on the first to occur of (i) May 10, 2024, or (ii) thirty days from the date of termination of the Restated Merger Agreement.  OnThis Note superseded and replaced a previous promissory note issued to MICT on July 28, 2022 we issued a First Replacement Senior Promissory Note to MICT, which supersededin the Note and increased theoriginal principal amount to $3,500,000, with all other material terms and conditions of the original Note unchanged.$3,500,000. Interest expense and interest accrued on the Note for the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 was $19,726.$42,192 and $61,918, respectively.

We also borrowed $49,945 from a third party during the second quarter of 2022, which amount is payable on demand.  This loan was repaid subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2022.  From time to time to facilitate the operation of our Company, we will continue to procure short- and long-term loans of various amounts and maturities.

(15)  Taxation and Deferred Tax

The provision for income tax consists of the following components for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:

    

June 30, 2022

    

June 30, 2021

Income tax(1)

$

82,765,443

$

27,530,801

Education tax

5,517,696

1,835,387

Current Tax

$

88,283,139

$

29,366,188

(1) Tax provision is based on pre-tax income of Tingo Mobile on a stand-alone basis for the period indicated.

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(15)  Taxation and Deferred Tax

The provision for income tax consists of the following components for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:

    

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

Income tax(1)

$

138,503,810

$

51,138,811

Education tax

9,233,588

3,409,254

Current Tax

$

147,737,398

$

54,548,065

(1) Tax provision is based on pre-tax income of Tingo Mobile on a stand-alone basis for the period indicated.

The significant components of the tax liabilities as of JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and December 2021 are summarized below:

Current Tax Liabilities

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Beginning of period

$

100,606,352

$

67,601,594

Charge for the period(1)

 

88,283,139

 

104,802,090

 

188,889,491

 

172,403,684

Paid during the period

 

(100,262,236)

 

(62,946,048)

Forex translation difference

 

(664,890)

 

(8,851,284)

Total Current Tax Liabilites

$

87,962,365

$

100,606,352

Current Tax Liabilities

    

September 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Beginning of period

$

100,606,352

$

67,601,594

Charge for the period(1)

 

147,737,398

 

104,802,090

 

248,282,418

 

172,403,684

Paid during the period

 

(96,169,379)

 

(62,946,048)

Forex translation difference

 

(7,817,697)

 

(8,851,284)

Total Current Tax Liabilites

$

144,295,342

$

100,606,352

(1) Tax liability is based on pre-tax income of Tingo Mobile on a stand-alone basis for the period indicated.

The significant components of the deferred tax liabilities as of JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are summarized below:

Deferred Tax

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Beginning of period

$

2,171,039

$

2,360,004

Change for the period

 

2,184,276

 

Forex translation difference

 

(18,168)

 

(188,965)

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

$

4,337,147

$

2,171,039

Deferred Tax

    

September 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Beginning of period

$

2,171,039

$

2,360,004

Change for the period

 

 

Forex translation difference

 

1,989,059

 

(188,965)

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

$

4,160,098

$

2,171,039

(16)  Related-Party Transactions and Agreements

From time to time, we may enter into transactions or incur indebtedness to persons affiliated with members of our board of directors or executive officers. We will seek to ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, any such agreements or transactions are undertaken on an arms-length basis and representative of standard commercial terms and conditions that would be available to us from third parties. During the quarter ended June 30, 2022, we received an advance of $89.2 million from affiliates of our founder and CEO, Dozy Mmobuosi, to satisfy short-term capital needs of Tingo Mobile, our wholly-owned operating subsidiary. As of September 30, 2022, the balance on this advance was $85.6 million. We expect to repay some or all of this advance later in 2022.

(17)  Legal Proceedings

On May 23, 2022, ClearThink Capital LLC, a Florida limited liability company claiming to be an investment banking firm (“ClearThink”), filed a complaint against the Company alleging a breach by Tingo of a purported non-circumvention agreement and an alleged obligation to pay ClearThink an investment banking fee in connection with the planned merger of the Company with a wholly-owned subsidiary of MICT, Inc. The lawsuit seeks relief for breach of contract, a breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and unjust enrichment, and also seeks declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and an award of costs, attorneys’ fees, and expenses. We believe that this lawsuit, and the allegations included therein, are without merit, particularly in view of the fact that ClearThink and its Managing Director, Craig Marshak, failed to disclose to Tingo their lack of a required broker-dealer license, or that Robert S. Brown, the Chief Executive Officer of ClearThink, was subject to an Order from the SEC suspending him from practicing before the Commission. While the outcome of the lawsuit cannot at this time be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that the proceeding will have a material effect upon Tingo’s financial condition or results of operations.

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From time to time, the Company is a party to certain other proceedings incidental to the normal course of our business including the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our customers and subscribers. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot at this time be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material effect upon the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

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(18)  Subsequent Events

Management performed an evaluation of the Company’s activity through the date the financial statements were issued, noting the following subsequent event:events:

Entry into Second Amended and Restated Merger Agreement. As described above in Note 2 – Entry Into Restated Merger Agreement with MICT, on October 6, 2022, the Company, MICT, and representatives of each company’s shareholders entered into the Restated Merger Agreement.

Amendment of Purchaser Loan. As described above in Note 14 – Notes and Loans Payable, on October 6, 2022, MICT extended to Tingo a loan in the principal amount of $23,700,000 with an interest rate of 5% per year, and which amended and restated the previous loan agreement between MICT and Tingo dated May 10, 2022, for a principal amount of $3,500,000.

Filing of Registration and Joint ProxyInformation Statement on Form S-4. In connection with the anticipated mergerMerger, on November 9, 2022, we filed a definitive information statement on Schedule 14C with the SEC, including a copy of the Company with a wholly-owned subsidiary of MICT as described in Note (2) above, on July 26, 2022, the Company and MICT filed a registration and joint proxy statement on Form S-4 to register the shares intended to be issued in connection with theRestated Merger Agreement, and to provide information to theour shareholders of the respective companies in order to approveabout the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

Agreement with AFAN. On October 20, 2022, the Company announced that Tingo Mobile had signed an agreement with the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), the umbrella body of the 56 recognized commodities and agricultural associations in Nigeria.  Under the terms of the agreement, AFAN committed to add a minimum of 20 million additional subscribers to the Company’s customer base. These new subscribers would be comprised principally of owners of small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises throughout the country.

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Tingo, Inc. (collectively with our subsidiary, “we,” “us,” “our,” “Tingo” or the “Company”), a Nevada corporation, was formed on February 17, 2015. Our shares trade on the OTC Markets trading platform under the symbol ‘TMNA’. We acquired our wholly-owned subsidiary, Tingo Mobile, PLC, a Nigerian public limited company (“Tingo Mobile”), in a share exchange with its sole shareholder effective August 15, 2021. The Company, including its subsidiary Tingo Mobile, is an Agri-Fintech company offering a comprehensive platform service through use of smartphones – ‘device as a service’ (using GSM technology) to empower a marketplace to enable subscribers/farmers within and outside of the agricultural sector to manage their commercial activities of growing and selling their production to market participants both domestically and internationally. The ecosystem provides a ‘one stop shop’ solution to enable such subscribers to manage everything from airtime top ups, bill pay services for utilities and other service providers, access to insurance services and micro finance to support their value chain from ‘seed to sale’.

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2022, Tingo had approximately 9.3 million leasing customers using its mobile phones and who also use the Company’s agri-fintech platform (www.nwassa.com). Nwassa is considered to be Africa’s leading digital agriculture ecosystem that empowers rural farmers and agri-businesses by using proprietary technology to enable access to markets in which they operate. Farmers in Nigeria use the Nwassa agri-trading platform to support the supply and purchase of a variety of agricultural inputs and produce. The system provides real-time pricing, straight from the farms, eliminating middlemen. Our users’ customers pay for produce bought using available pricing on our platform.

The Nwassa platform has also created an escrow solution that secures the buyer, inasmuch as funds are not released until fulfilment. The platform also facilitates trade financing, ensuring that banks and other lenders compete to provide credit to our members.

Although we have a large retail subscriber base, ours is essentially a business-to-business-to-consumer (“B2B2C”) business model. Each of our subscribers is a member of one of two large farmers’ cooperatives with whom we have a contractual relationship and which relationship facilitates the distribution of our branded smartphones into various rural communities of member farmers. And it is through our phones and our proprietary applications imbedded therein where we are able to distribute our wider array of agri-fintech services and generate the diverse revenue streams as described in more detail in this report.

Our principal office is located at 43 West 23rd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10010, and the telephone number is +1-646-847-0144. Our corporate website is located at www.tingoinc.com, although it does not constitute a part of this Quarterly Report. We make available free of charge on our website our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our shares are traded on OTC Markets under the ticker symbol ‘TMNA’.

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s Amendment No. 2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on July 22, 2022,10-K, and any amendments thereto (“10-K”). In addition, some of the statements in this report constitute forward-looking statements. The matters discussed in this Quarterly Report, as well as in future oral and written statements by management of Tingo, that are forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations that involve substantial risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. We generally identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar words. Important assumptions include our ability to generate revenues, achieve certain margins and levels of profitability, and the availability of additional capital. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a forward-looking statement in this Quarterly Report should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans or objectives will be achieved. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report include statements as to:

our future operating results;
our business prospects;
currency volatility, foreign exchange, and inflation risk;
our contractual arrangements with our customers and other relationships with third parties;
the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest;

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political instability in the countries in which we operate;
uncertainty regarding certain legal systems in Africa;
our dependence upon external sources of capital;
our expected financings and capital raising;
our regulatory structure and tax treatment;
the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital;
the timing of cash flows from our operations;
the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on our business;
market conditions and our ability to access additional capital, if deemed necessary;
uncertainty regarding the timing, pace and extent of an economic recovery in the United States and elsewhere; and
natural or man-made disasters and other external events that may disrupt our operations.

There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of factors that could cause our actual results to differ from forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report, please see the discussion in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 10-K. In particular, you should carefully consider the risks we have described in the 10-K and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report concerning the coronavirus pandemic and the economic impact of the coronavirus on the Company and our operations. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date this Quarterly Report is filed with the SEC.

Entry Into Merger Agreement with MICT, Inc.

On June 15,October 6, 2022, the Company, MICT, Inc. (“MICT”), and representatives of each company’s shareholders entered into ana Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Restated Merger Agreement”) among MICT, Inc. (“MICT”), MICT Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and the Company, whereby Merger Sub would be merged with and into the Company, and the Company would therefore become a wholly-owned subsidiary of MICT..  The sharescommon stock of MICT areis traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol ‘MICT’.  The Restated Merger Agreement is the second restatement of the agreement and the result of efforts of Tingo and MICT to restructure the transaction as a multi-phase forward triangular merger (“Merger”) instead of as a reverse triangular merger as previously agreed. Under the terms of the Restated Merger Agreement, Tingo will create a newly-formed subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“Tingo BVI Sub”) to facilitate the Merger and hold the Company’s beneficial ownership interest in Tingo Mobile.  MICT will also create a subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“MICT BVI Sub”), which will be merged with and into Tingo BVI Sub, with MICT BVI Sub as the surviving corporation and a subsidiary of MICT.  The Merger will, therefore, result in Tingo Mobile becoming an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MICT, and the operations of Tingo Mobile, as an agri-fintech company, becoming the predominant operations of MICT. The aggregate consideration tendered by MICT to Tingo, the sole shareholder of Tingo Mobile, will consist of: (i) newly-issued common stock of MICT equal to 19.9% of its outstanding shares, calculated immediately prior to the closing date of the Merger; and (ii) two series of convertible preferred shares – Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (collectively, the “MICT Preferred Shares”).  The conversion of the MICT Preferred Shares is subject to various conditions, including approval of MICT’s shareholders and, in the case of the MICT Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, is also subject to Nasdaq approving a change of control of MICT.  If all of the MICT Preferred Shares are converted into MICT common stock, Tingo will hold 75.0% of the outstanding shares of MICT.  A summary of the Restated Merger Agreement and the actions taken by the Company and MICT in connection therewith are included in the Company’sour Current Report on Form 8-K8-K/A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15,October 14, 2022.  On July 26,November 9, 2022, the Company and MICTwe filed a registration and joint proxy statement on Form S-4 to register the shares intended to be issued in connectiondefinitive Information Statement with the Merger Agreement andSEC to provide information to our shareholders about the shareholders of the respective companies in order to approveMerger, the Merger Agreement, and the transactions contemplated thereby.

Acquisition of Tingo Mobile plc

On August 15, 2021, the Company acquired all of the share capital of Tingo Mobile plc, a Nigerian corporation (“Tingo Mobile”) from Tingo International Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TIH”), the sole shareholder of Tingo Mobile. Pursuant to

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the Acquisition Agreement executed in connection with the transaction, as subsequently amended, we issued TIH 1,028,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock and 65,000,000 shares of our Class B common stock. We also paid various fees and expenses in connection with the transaction, including 27,840,000 shares of our Class A common stock as a finder’s fee.

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 Compared with the Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021

The Company’s consolidated results from operations for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and JuneSeptember 30, 2021 are summarized as follows:

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

% of 

% of 

% of 

% of 

(in Thousands)

    

June 30, 2022

    

Revenue

    

June 30, 2021

    

Revenue

    

September 30, 2022

    

Revenue

    

September 30, 2021

    

Revenue

Revenue

$

268,685

$

100,731

$

291,701

$

176,985

Operating Expense

(146,680)

54.59

%  

(49,724)

49.36

%

(142,162)

48.74

%  

(206,284)

116.55

%

Operating Income

 

122,005

 

45.41

%  

51,007

50.64

%

 

149,539

 

51.26

%  

(29,298)

(16.55)

%

Other Income, net

 

114

 

80

Income before taxes

 

122,119

 

45.45

%  

51,087

 

50.72

%

Other Income (Expense), net

 

625

 

(243)

Income (Loss) before taxes

 

150,163

 

51.48

%  

(29,541)

 

(16.69)

%

Income tax(1)

 

(49,584)

(16,348)

 

(59,454)

(15,142)

Income from continuing operations

 

72,535

27.00

%  

34,739

34.49

%

Net Income

 

$

72,535

 

27.00

%  

$

34,739

 

34.49

%

Net Income (Loss)

 

$

90,709

 

31.10

%  

$

(44,683)

 

(25.25)

%

(1) Tax liability is based on pre-tax income of Tingo Mobile on a stand-alone basis for the period indicated.

Tingo’s operating income for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 was $122.0$149.5 million as compared to $51.0an operating loss of $29.3 million during the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021, an increase of $71.0 million, or 139.2%.$178.8 million.  The substantial increase as compared to the secondthird quarter of 2021 is largely due to renewal of the mobile leasing activity that commenced in May 2021 and August 2021 with our two partner cooperatives, as well as the revenue contribution made by our Nwassa agri-fintech platform.  We believe the increased adoption rates and growth in our Nwassa user base are a clear demonstration of how rapidly the Nwassa agri-fintech platform, powered through a smartphone, is providing value and convenience to farming and rural communities. We earn up to a 4.0% commission on Nwassa services, which have net margins of over 90.0%. As Nwassa becomes a progressively larger component of our aggregate revenue, we expect overall gross profit margins, as well as aggregate profit, to increase accordingly. This is reflective in the growth of Tingo’s Net Income of $72.5$90.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $34.7a loss of $44.7 million for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021, an increase of $37.8 million, or 108.9%.$135.4 million.

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 Compared with the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021

The Company’s consolidated results from operations for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and JuneSeptember 30, 2021 are summarized as follows:

Six Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

% of 

% of 

% of 

% of 

(in Thousands)

    

June 30, 2022

    

Revenue

    

June 30, 2021

    

Revenue

    

September 30, 2022

    

Revenue

    

September 30, 2021

    

Revenue

Revenue

$

525,742

$

145,970

$

817,443

$

317,540

Operating Expense

(332,574)

63.26

%

(54,340)

37.23

%

(474,719)

58.07

%

(258,339)

(81.36)

%

Operating Income

 

193,168

 

36.74

%

91,630

 

62.77

%

 

342,725

 

41.93

%

59,202

 

18.64

%

Other Income, net

 

300

 

139

 

Other Income (Expense), net

 

925

 

(3)

 

Income before taxes

 

193,468

 

36.80

%

91,769

 

62.87

%

 

343,649

 

42.04

%

59,199

 

18.64

%

Income tax (current period)(1)

 

(88,283)

 

(29,366)

 

 

(147,737)

 

(54,548)

 

Income from continuing operations

105,185

20.01

%

62,403

42.75

%

Net Income

 

$

105,185

 

20.01

%

$

62,403

 

42.75

 

$

195,912

 

23.97

%

$

4,651

 

1.46

(1) Tax liability is based on pre-tax income of Tingo Mobile on a stand-alone basis for the period indicated.

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Tingo’s operating income for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 was $193.2$342.7 million as compared to $91.6$59.2 million during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021, an increase of $101.6 million, or 110.0%.$283.5 million.  As with the comparative three-month results discussed above, the substantial increase is largely due to renewal of the mobile leasing activity that commenced in May and August 2021, as well as the significantly positive growth of revenue mix in the higher margin business in Nwassa, where we earn up to a 4.0% commission on various agri-fintech transactions and have relatively insignificant marginal costs as compared to our sales and leasing business.

Revenue

Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and 2021

    

Three Months Ended

    

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2022

    

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

Mobile Phone leasing

 

$

122,068,101

 

$

55,301,413

Mobile Phone leasing and sales

 

$

136,676,839

 

$

108,669,889

Services- Mobile calls & data

 

15,750,628

 

10,413,632

 

15,971,094

 

11,799,270

NWASSA revenue

 

130,866,170

 

35,016,349

 

139,052,969

 

56,516,282

Airtime

 

3,626,243

 

2,103,211

 

3,854,119

 

2,762,722

Brokerage on loans

 

6,025,477

 

485,053

 

8,240,610

 

552,180

Insurance

 

6,626,878

 

2,058,221

 

6,386,797

 

5,380,600

Trading on agricultural produce

 

65,437,480

 

16,599,033

 

70,779,965

 

20,746,218

Utility

 

49,150,092

 

13,770,831

 

49,791,478

 

27,074,562

Total Revenue

 

$

268,684,899

 

$

100,731,394

 

$

291,700,902

 

$

176,985,441

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and 2021

    

Six Months Ended

    

Nine Months Ended

June 30, 2022

    

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

Mobile Phone leasing

$

243,841,958

$

55,301,413

Mobile Phone leasing and sales

$

380,518,797

$

161,919,889

Services- Mobile calls & data

 

29,477,240

 

23,990,510

 

45,448,334

 

34,899,849

NWASSA revenue

 

252,423,220

 

66,677,596

 

391,476,189

 

120,720,464

Airtime

 

7,051,761

 

4,138,750

 

10,905,880

 

6,747,944

Brokerage on loans

 

10,146,128

 

1,050,328

 

18,386,738

 

1,563,546

Insurance

 

13,222,078

 

2,058,221

 

19,608,875

 

7,362,470

Trading on agricultural produce

 

127,635,985

 

31,699,485

 

198,415,950

 

51,269,806

Utility

 

94,367,268

 

27,730,812

 

144,158,746

 

53,776,698

Total Revenue

$

525,742,418

$

145,969,519

$

817,443,320

$

317,540,202

Generally. We generated total revenue of $268.7$291.7 million during the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 compared to $100.7$177.0 million during the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021, an increase of $168.0$114.7 million, or 167.8%64.8%.  During the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022, we generated revenue of $525.7$817.4 million as compared to $146.0$317.5 million during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021, an increase of $379.7$499.9 million, or 260.0%157.4%.  In addition to recognizing leasing and service revenue from our mobile phones during the first half of 2022, we also experienced sharp growth in the utilization of our Nwassa agri-fintech platform as compared to the first halfnine months of 2021.  This platform delivered strong growth in revenue, increasing from $35.0$56.5 million and $66.7$120.7 million during the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021, respectively, to $130.9$139.1 million and $252.4$391.5 million during the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022, respectively. This represents growth of 274.0%146.2% and 278.4%224.4% for the respective comparative periods. Our Nwassa agri-fintech business now represents approximately 48.0%47.9% of total revenue for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 as compared to approximately 45.7%38.0% of total revenue for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021.  The principal reasons for the increases during the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2022 as compared to the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2021 were as follows:

Our strategy of enabling rural communities with an affordable smartphone ‘device as a service’ has proved successful in increasing the volume of agri-produce trading being conducted on the platform. Given the fees we earn through these services, we estimate that the Company processed just under $6.0$9.0 billion in transaction volume for our subscribers during the first halfnine months of 2022.

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Agri-trading revenues for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2022 were $65.5$70.8 million and $127.6$198.4 million, respectively, as compared to $16.6$20.7 million and $31.7$51.3 million during the secondthird quarter and first half,nine months, respectively, of 2021.  The number of farmers trading produce on our system has also increased by a significant level as compared to prior periods. We believe that this is a clear demonstration of the value that Nwassa offers farmers as the platform of choice to trade their produce into the domestic market.
Utility top-ups on Nwassa saw revenues increase to $49.2$49.8 million and $94.4$144.2 million for the quarter and sixnine months respectively, ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to $13.8$27.1 million and $27.7$53.8 million for the quarter and sixnine months respectively, ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021.2021, respectively. This represents a growth rate of 356.5%83.8% on a quarter-over-quarter basis, and a 340.8%168.0% growth rate as compared to the first halfnine months of 2021. The level of activity is a strong indicator of the level of trust and reliability that consumers place on our service, with virtually no resistance to the transaction fees we charge.
The significant growth in Nwassa revenues is in line with our strategy to expand our Agri-Fintech business as our core focus with the access to mobile devices as an enabler to assure access and connectivity to our Nwassa platform.
The decline in the Naira -USD exchange rate from JuneSeptember 30, 2021 to JuneSeptember 30, 2022 has been mitigated by the significant organic growth of both volume and margins on our agri-fintech trading business.

Mobile leasing revenues continue to be in line with expectations of the three-yearour 12-month leasing contractcontracts and has been slightly impacted by the declining exchange rate.

Leasing revenue is recognized over 3612 months in equal instalments from the date of sign up of the contract. Inasmuch as our lease agreements did not commence until later inmidway through the first halfnine months of 2021, wherein we had $55.3$108.7 million and $161.9 million in leasing revenue during the quarter and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to $122.1$136.7 million and $243.8$380.5 million for the quarter and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022, respectively.

Nwassa, our Agri-Fintech platform generated 48.7%47.7% and 48.0%47.9% of total Company revenue during the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022, respectively, compared to 34.8%31.9% and 45.7%38.0% of total revenue for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2021, respectively.

Utility top-up activity levels more than tripled during the three and six monthsquarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 as compared to the threequarter ended September 30, 2021, and sixwere more than double during the nine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. We believe that the strong performance of the Agri-fintech side of our business is a clear demonstration of the maturity and adoption of the Nwassa platform by a higher percentage of our ‘Device as a Service’ customer base powered through farmers’ cooperatives.  The level of loan brokerage, which was relatively negligible in the first sixnine months of 2021 increased to $10.1$18.4 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022.  Of note was the residual revenue stream in the first halfnine months of 2022 resulting from the one-time sale of mobile phones in the fourth quarter of 2021, where we estimate that at least 30% of the non-leasing customer base who purchased these phones registered for access to the Nwassa platform to manage airtime and utility payments during the first sixnine months of 2022. This is significant, inasmuch as it is a demonstration of our successful campaigns we ran to register customers who bought a phone via a third non-agricultural cooperative with which we contracted in November 2021.

However, we believe that it is important to understand that the provision of smartphones is the means to drive a higher level of access to our Agri-Fintech platform Nwassa, to enable our customers to participate in our Agri-marketplace, top up their airtime, pay for utilities, insure their mobile devices and access credit services through partner institutions. Typical fees and commissions on these services can be up to 4.0%. Insurance revenue is fixed at $0.24 per device per month. Our focus on providing an affordable mobile device is core to the delivery of our fintech services and we call that ‘Device as a Service’ model. The richness of our Agri-Fintech service and related payment services deliver a very unique model of social upliftment and financial inclusion to rural communities. The agri-marketplace we have created provides our customers with an opportunity to market their fresh produce to reduce the ‘time to market’ and contribute towards our objectives to support the rural farming community with products and services that enable reduction in ‘post-harvest losses’ - a key area of focus for us as part of our investment to deliver services through use of smartphones to drive tangible social upliftment through increased sales for such farmers using the Nwassa platform.

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Cost of Sales

Three Months Ended June 30,September 2022 and 2021

The following table sets forth the cost of sales for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and JuneSeptember 30, 2021:

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

    

June 30, 2022

    

June 30, 2021

    

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

Commission to Cooperatives and Agents

 

$

2,992,488

 

$

2,046,256

 

$

3,142,856

 

$

2,241,861

Cost of Mobile Phones

 

101,527,576

 

45,435,433

 

19,738,995

 

Total cost of sales

 

$

104,520,064

 

$

47,481,689

Total Cost of Sales

 

$

22,881,851

 

$

2,241,861

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and 2021

The following table sets forth the cost of sales for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and JuneSeptember 30, 2021:

    

Six Months Ended

    

Nine Months Ended

June 30, 2022

    

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

Commission to Cooperatives and Agents

$

5,492,328

$

4,558,197

$

8,635,184

$

6,630,971

Cost of Mobile Phones

 

202,810,421

 

45,435,433

 

19,738,995

 

Total cost of sales

$

208,302,749

$

49,993,630

Total Cost of Sales

$

28,374,179

$

6,630,971

The Company’s cost of sales for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 was $104.5$22.9 million and $208.3$28.4 million, respectively, as compared to $47.5 million and $50.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. The lower cost of sales in the first half of 2021 was due to the absence of leasing revenue during most of the period, inasmuch as our leasing contracts only re-commenced in May 2021. The sharp decrease from the fourth quarter of 2021which was related to the first quarter of 2022 was largely due toa one-off costs associated with a bulk sale of mobile phones in November 2021 of $301 million. Cost of revenue principally consists of matching the release of our lease prepayments to our manufacturer to that of our customers over the 36-month mobile leasing period. Increases over the prior year are a combination of a longer leasing period in 2021, due to the renewal of new contracts in May and August of 2021. However, because overall cost of revenue also includes the cost of our agri-fintech services, the trending decrease in cost of revenue as a percentage of overall sales is inversely related to the proportional increase over time of revenue generation from our higher margin agri-fintech services as described below. In other words, as we expand our Nwassa platform and revenue streams associated therewith, we expect our overall cost of revenue, as a percentage of overall revenue, to decrease accordingly.July 2022.

Cost of sales consists of two key elements:

Commissions to Cooperatives and Agents - the Company has over 17,000 agents that support the rollout of our services through Cooperatives and an independent agency network of rural farmers and women.
Cost of mobile phonesIn July 2022, we amortize and match the cost of thesold 87,508 mobile devices in line witha one-off sale, generating approximately $24.1 million in revenue.  Other than the 36-month contract recognition of revenue for our leased phones. Thereforegoing, there were no outright sales of phones during the three or sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022.
Prepayments on the Balance Sheet represent the gross value The cost of phone costs that will be amortized monthly.sales relating to these devices was $19.7million.

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Selling, General & Administrative Expenses

Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and 2021

The following table sets forth selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and JuneSeptember 30, 2021:

    

Three Months Ended

    

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2022

    

June 30, 2021

    

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

Payroll and related expenses

$

20,329,684

$

773,918

$

13,465,678

$

781,710

Distribution expenses

288,774

6,245

403,141

352,919

Professional fees

12,821,414

307,681

764,536

111,660,000

Bank fees and charges

360,373

173,201

300,877

286,072

Depreciation and amortization

5,471,283

721,339

100,175,992

90,815,271

General and administrative – other

2,887,859

260,346

4,103,855

122,774

Bad debt expenses

57

66,365

23,012

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

$

42,159,444

 

$

2,242,730

 

$

119,280,444

 

$

204,041,758

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and 2021

The following table sets forth selling, general and administrative expenses for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and JuneSeptember 30, 2021:

    

Six Months Ended

    

Nine Months Ended

June 30, 2022

    

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

Payroll and related expenses

$

39,570,896

$

1,464,614

$

53,036,574

$

2,191,994

Distribution expenses

 

509,961

 

110,818

 

913,102

 

574,531

Professional fees

 

68,490,826

 

623,115

 

69,255,362

 

112,260,000

Bank fees and charges

 

996,420

 

236,025

 

1,297,297

 

513,342

Depreciation and amortization

 

10,929,377

 

1,461,955

 

313,915,790

 

135,972,995

General and administrative – other

 

3,726,772

 

449,513

 

7,812,627

 

150,489

Bad debt expenses

 

47,455

 

 

113,820

 

44,365

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

$

124,271,707

$

4,346,040

$

446,344,572

$

251,707,716

Prior year expenses mainly relate to general and administrative expenses relating of Tingo Mobile only. Our acquisition of Tingo Mobile during the third quarter of 2021 and the attendant expenses to maintain our status as a public reporting company has substantially increased these costs.  In addition, in the fourth quarter of 2021, we adopted our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan which provided for, among other awards, shares of restricted stock to Plan participants. This resulted in stock-based compensation expense and professional fees of $101.2$111.6 million in the aggregate for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022. A detailed breakdown of other costs included in Selling General and Administrative Expenses are contained in the Consolidated Profit and Loss Statement. A substantial part of these costs relate to Tingo Mobile’s operations in Nigeria and operational costs related to our parent company, Tingo, Inc.

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2021 Equity Incentive Plan

On October 6, 2021, the Board adopted our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (“Incentive Plan”), the purpose of which was to promote the interests of the Company by encouraging directors, officers, employees, and consultants of Tingo to develop a long-term interest in the Company, align their interests with that of our stockholders, and provide a means whereby they may develop a proprietary interest in the development and financial success of the Company and its stockholders. The Incentive Plan is also intended to enhance the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of the Company. The Incentive Plan permits the award of restricted stock, common stock purchase options, restricted stock units, and stock appreciation awards. The maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock that are subject to awards granted under the Incentive Plan is 131,537,545 shares. The term of the Incentive Plan will expire on October 6, 2031. On October 12, 2021, our stockholders approved our Incentive Plan and, during the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first sixnine months of 2022, the Tingo Compensation Committee granted awards under the Plan to certain directors, executive officers, employees, and consultants in the aggregate amount of 131,370,000 shares. The majority of the awards so issued are each subject to a vesting requirement over a 2-year period unless the recipient thereof is terminated or removed from their position without “cause”, or as a result of constructive termination, as such terms are defined in the respective award agreements entered into by each of the recipients and the Company. We account for share-based compensation using the fair value method, as prescribed by ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation.Compensation. Accordingly, for restricted stock awards, we measure the grant date fair value based upon the market price of our common stock on the date of the grant and amortize the fair value of the awards as share-based compensation expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting term. For all stock awards under the Incentive Plan that are not subject to vesting, we recognize expense associated with the award during the period in which the award is granted, in an amount equal to the number of shares granted, multiplied by the closing trading price of the shares on the relevant grant date. In connection with these awards, we recorded stock-based compensation expense and professional fees of $29.2$10.4 million and $101.2$111.6 million for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022, respectively. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2022, total compensation expense to be recognized in future periods is $53.6$43.3 million. The weighted average period over which this expense is expected to be recognized is 1.51.1 years.

The following table summarizes the activity related to granted, vested, and unvested restricted stock awards under the Incentive Plan for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2022:

    

    

Weighted 

    

    

Weighted 

Number of 

Average Grant 

Number of 

Average Grant 

Shares

Date Fair Value

Shares

Date Fair Value

Unvested shares outstanding, January 1, 2022

 

36,950,833

$

1.80

 

36,950,833

$

1.80

Shares Granted

 

22,500,000

$

3.93

 

22,500,000

$

3.93

Shares Vested

 

32,176,510

$

3.15

 

37,447,214

$

3.71

Shares Forfeited

 

 

 

 

Unvested shares outstanding, June 30, 2022

 

27,274,322

$

1.97

Unvested shares outstanding, September 30, 2022

 

22,003,619

$

1.97

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses of Cash: Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents, and cash generated from operations. On September 24, 2021, we filed a Form DIn addition, on October 6, 2022, in connection with the SecuritiesRestated Merger Agreement described herein, we issued a Senior Promissory Note (“Note”) to MICT in the original principal amount of $23,700,000, bearing interest at 5% per annum, and Exchange Commission indicatingmaturing on the salefirst to occur of our securities in one(i) May 10, 2024, or more private transactions (the “Private Offering”).(ii) thirty days from the date of termination of the Restated Merger Agreement.. We expect that, as a result of issuance of the Private Offering,Note, we will also be able to secure sufficient operating and working capital for our parent company activities for the next twelve months.

Cash on Hand. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2022, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $104.1$246.6 million on a consolidated basis.basis, as compared to cash and cash equivalents of $128.4 million on a consolidated basis at December 31, 2021.

Indebtedness: The Company had $3.0$3.5 million and $0 in investment debt as of JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

We expect our cash on hand and proceeds received from our assets and operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated liquidity needs for business operations for the next twelve months. There can be no assurance that we will continue to generate cash flows at or above current levels or that we will be able to raise additional financing to support our parent company’s operating and compliance expenditures.

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Our cash flows could be adversely affected by events outside our control, including, without limitation, changes in overall economic conditions, regulatory requirements, changes in technologies, demand for our products and services, availability of labor resources and capital, natural disasters, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases and other adverse public health developments, such as COVID-19, and other conditions. Our ability to attract and maintain a sufficient customer base, particularly in our principal markets, is critical to our ability to maintain a positive cash flow from operations. The foregoing events individually or collectively could affect our results.

We are evaluating the impact of current market conditions on our Company and its ability to generate dollar-denominated income. We believe that our operating cash flow and cash on hand will be sufficient to meet operating requirements and to finance routine capital expenditures through the next twelve months.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.

Dividends

On November 10, 2021, our Board adopted a Dividend Policy for the Company. The Policy provides a process that the Board will undertake when approving quarterly, annual, and special dividends for the Company including, but not limited to, various financial criteria and macroeconomic factors, as well as certain financial and economic factors specific to the Company. In the case of quarterly dividends, within ninety (90) calendar days following the end of each fiscal year, the Board will determine the dividend payment, if any, that will be made to holders of the Company’s capital stock. Such dividend will generally be expressed as a cash amount equal to a percentage of the Company’s consolidated after-tax net income for such prior fiscal year, and will be divided into fourths, with one-fourth of the amount payable each quarter.

Subsequent Events

Management performed an evaluation of the Company’s activity through the date the financial statements were issued, noting the following subsequent event:events:

Entry into Second Amended and Restated Merger Agreement. As described herein, on October 6, 2022, the Company, MICT, and representatives of each company’s shareholders entered into the Restated Merger Agreement.

Amendment of Purchaser Loan. As described herein, on October 6, 2022, MICT extended to Tingo a loan in the principal amount of $23,700,000 with an interest rate of 5% per year, and which amended and restated the previous loan agreement between MICT and Tingo dated May 10, 2022, for a principal amount of $3,500,000.

Filing of Registration and Joint ProxyInformation Statement on Form S-4. In connection with the antcipated mergerMerger, on November 9, 2022, we filed a definitive information statement on Schedule 14C, including a copy of the Company with a wholly-owned subsidiary of MICT as described under Entry IntoRestated Merger Agreement, with MICT, Inc. above, on July 26, 2022, the Company and MICT filed a registration and joint proxy statement on Form S-4 to register the shares intended to be issued in connection with the Merger Agreement and to provide information to theour shareholders of the respective companies in order to approveabout the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

Agreement with AFAN. On October 20, 2022, the Company announced that Tingo Mobile had signed an agreement with the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), the umbrella body of the 56 recognized commodities and agricultural associations in Nigeria.  Under the terms of the agreement, AFAN committed to add a minimum of 20 million additional subscribers to the Company’s customer base. These new subscribers would be comprised principally of owners of small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises throughout the country.

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Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates, lease rates, credit rates, and general debt terms.

We are subject to risks regarding currency volatility and foreign exchange rates. In particular, we are subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates between the U.S. dollar, our reporting currency, and currencies of countries where we market or source our products and services, which presently consists principally of the Nigerian Naira. Such fluctuations may result in significant increases or decreases in our reported revenue and other results as expressed in dollars, and in the reported value of our assets, liabilities and cash flows. In addition, currency fluctuation may adversely affect receivables, payables, debt, firm commitments and forecast transactions denominated in non-U.S. currencies. In particular, transition risks arise where parts of the cost of sales are not denominated in the same currency of such sales. We currently do not hedge this exposure. Fluctuation in exchange rates, depreciation of local currencies, changes in monetary and/or fiscal policy or inflation in the countries in which we operate could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

In addition to foreign currency risk, our ability to generate operating cash flows at our parent company level depends on the ability of our subsidiaries to upstream funds. Nigeria and other countries in which we may operate have exchange controls that can, from time to time, place restrictions on the exchange of local currency for foreign currency and the transfer of funds abroad. These controls and other controls that may be implemented in the future could limit the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer cash to us and make us dependent upon external sources of cash and credit.

We can offer no assurance that additional restrictions on currency exchange will not be implemented in the future or that these restrictions will not limit the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer cash to us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2022. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in 2013.

Based upon our evaluation of internal controls, our CEO and CFO determined that (i) we have a material weakness over our entity level control environment as of JuneSeptember 30, 2022 and (ii) our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of JuneSeptember 30, 2022, inasmuch as, subsequent to quarter-end,during the quarter, we recharacterized the acquisition of Tingo Mobile as a reverse acquisition under applicable accounting rules and amended and restated our financial statements in previous quarterly and annual reports accordingly.

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Part II.Other Information

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

On May 23, 2022, ClearThink Capital LLC, a Florida limited liability company claiming to be an investment banking firm (“ClearThink”), filed a complaint against the Company alleging a breach by Tingo of a purported non-circumvention agreement and an alleged obligation to pay ClearThink an investment banking fee in connection with the planned merger of the Company with a wholly-owned subsidiary of MICT, Inc. The lawsuit seeks relief for breach of contract, a breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and unjust enrichment, and also seeks declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and an award of costs, attorneys’ fees, and expenses. We believe that this lawsuit, and the allegations included therein, are without merit, particularly in view of the fact that ClearThink and its Managing Director, Craig Marshak, failed to disclose to Tingo their lack of a required broker-dealer license, or that Robert S. Brown, the Chief Executive Officer of ClearThink, was subject to an Order from the SEC suspending him from practicing before the Commission. While the outcome of the lawsuit cannot at this time be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that the proceeding will have a material effect upon Tingo’s financial condition or results of operations.

From time to time, the Company is a party to certain other proceedings incidental to the normal course of our business including the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our customers and subscribers. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot at this time be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material effect upon the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In connection with our acquisition of Tingo Mobile and as a public company focused on the agri-fintech sector, we are subject to a number of risks, many of which are identified in our Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on July 22, 2022, as may be further amended10-K and any amendments thereto (“10-K”). In addition, we have identified additional risks associated with our planned merger with MICTMerger as described in our joint registration and proxy statementdefinitive Information Statement on Form S-4Schedule 14C filed with the SEC on July 26,November 9, 2022, as may be amended (“S-4”Information Statement”). As the business of the Company and its subsidiaries continues to develop and as we progress toward completion of the merger, we intend to identify, as will be reasonably possible, any such additional risks and include the same in our subsequent filings and reports with the SEC.

Moreover, the economic dislocation precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic is still rapidly evolving. As of the date of filing of this 10-Q, we are unable to predict either the potential near-term or longer-term impact that the coronavirus may have on our financial and operating results due to numerous uncertainties regarding the duration and severity of the crisis. To the greatest extent possible, we intend to operate our business in the ordinary course. Nevertheless, the ultimate impact of the coronavirus pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change, and our business, results of operations, and financial condition have been and will likely continue to be impacted by future developments concerning the pandemic and the resulting economic disruption.

Readers should carefully consider these risks and all other information contained in our 10-K the S-4,Information Statement, including the Company’s financial statements and the related notes thereto. The risks and uncertainties described in our 10-K, the S-4,Information Statement, and throughout this 10-Q are not the only ones facing the Company.

Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or not presently deemed material by us, may also impair our operations and performance.

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

None.

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5.Other Information

Not Applicable.

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Item 6.Exhibits

3.

    

Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws

(a)

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 20, 2021]

(b)

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2021]

(c)

Acquisition Agreement, dated July 29, 2021, among the Company, Tingo International Holdings, Inc., and Tingo Mobile PLC. [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 4, 2021.]

 10.

Material Contracts

(a)

Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and its directors and certain officers. [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed on July 21, 2022]

(b)

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 20, 2021]

(c)

2021 Equity Incentive Plan. [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on October 12, 2021.]

(d)

Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Company, MICT, Inc., and certain representatives of the shareholders of the Company and MICT Merger Sub, Inc. [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K,8-K/A, filed on June 15,October 14, 2022.]

31.

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications

1.

Certification by Chief Executive Officer*

2.

Certification by Chief Financial Officer*

32.

Rule 1350 Certifications

1.

Certification by Chief Executive Officer**

2.

Certification by Chief Financial Officer** 

101.INS

Formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

*   Filed herewith

** The certifications furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are deemed furnished and not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 22,November 14, 2022

 

TINGO, INC.

 

 

 

/s/Dozy Mmobuosi

 

 Dozy Mmobuosi

 

 Chief Executive Officer

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