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FRMO Corp. Announces Second Quarter Results and Conference Call

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FRMO Corp. (the “Company” or “FRMO”) (OTC Pink: FRMO) today reported its financial results for the 2021 second quarter, ended November 30, 2020 (May fiscal year).

Financial Highlights

FRMO’s book value as of November 30, 2020 was $180.1 million ($4.09 per share on a fully diluted basis), including $51.6 million of non-controlling interests. This compares with book value at the prior fiscal year ended May 31, 2020 of $161.9 million ($3.68 per share), including $46.9 million of non-controlling interests. Current assets, comprised primarily of cash and equivalents and equity securities, amounted to $111.9 million as of November 30, 2020, and $104.8 million as of May 31, 2020. Total liabilities were $15.0 million as of November 30, 2020, and $11.8 million as of May 31, 2020, comprised primarily of securities sold, not yet purchased and deferred taxes.

FRMO’s net income (loss) attributable to the Company for the three months ended November 30, 2020 was $11,671,366, or $0.27 per share, compared to $(481,719), or $(0.01) per share for the three months ended November 30, 2019.

FRMO’s net income (loss) attributable to the Company for the six months ended November 30, 2020 was $11,853,607, or $0.27 per share, compared to $(700,580), or $(0.02) per share for the six months ended November 30, 2019.

FRMO’s net income (loss) attributable to the Company excluding the effect of unrealized gain (loss) from equity securities net of taxes for the three months ended November 30, 2020 was $7,795,670 ($0.18 per diluted share) compared to $(190,203) ($0.00 per diluted share) for the three months ended November 30, 2019.

For the six months ended November 30, 2020, the figure was $10,025,116 (0.23 per diluted share) compared to $(236,087) ((0.01) per share) in 2019.

Net income (loss) attributable to the Company excluding the effect of unrealized gains (losses) from equity securities net of taxes is a measure not based on GAAP and is defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in “Information Regarding Non-GAAP Measures” at the end of this release.

Valuation of securities and cryptocurrencies are subject to change after November 30, 2020. The market value of several securities and cryptocurrencies might have changed substantially since that date. We look forward to finding new ways to expand our cryptocurrency mining operations.

As of November 30, 2020 and May 31, 2020, the Company held a 21.15% and 19.23% equity interest in Horizon Kinetics Hard Assets LLC (“HKHA”), a company formed by Horizon Kinetics LLC and certain officers, principal stockholders and directors of FRMO Corp. (“the Company”). Due to the common control and ownership between HKHA and the Company’s principal stockholders and directors, HKHA has been consolidated within the Company’s financial statements. The noncontrolling interest of 78.85% and 80.77% in HKHA has been eliminated from results of operations for the periods ended November 30, 2020 and May 31, 2020.

Further details are available in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended November 30, 2020. These statements have been filed on the OTC Markets Group Disclosure and News Services, which may be accessed at www.otcmarkets.com/stock/FRMO/filings. These documents are also available on the FRMO website at www.frmocorp.com.

Conference Call

Murray Stahl, Chairman and CEO, and Steven Bregman, President and CFO, will host a conference call on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 4:15 p.m. ET. Only questions submitted to info@frmocorp.com before 1:00 p.m. on the day of the call will be considered. The call can be accessed by dialing 800-367-2403- (domestic toll free), or +1 334-777-6978 (international toll) and entering the following conference ID: 6361035. A replay will be available from 7:15 p.m. on the day of the teleconference until February 20, 2021. To listen to the archived call, dial 888-203-1112 (domestic toll free) or +1 719-457-0820 (international toll), and enter conference ID number 6361035.

 
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About FRMO

frmo corporation, through its 4.95% interest in horizon kinetics, llc, operates as an investment advisory and independent research company. it provides in-depth analysis of information-poor, under-researched companies, and strategies to identify the complex situations primarily to institutional investors. the company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in white plains, new york.