Company: CLSKW
Filing Date: 2025-02-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000950170-25-015470
Chunk: 52

Company: CLEANSPARK, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 1
Chunk 52
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 compared to $5,574 and $1,411, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2023. The hosting fees and profit sharing fees were primarily the result of our co-location agreement with Coinmint. The hosting fees increased period over period due to increased rates charged per KWH even though KWHs utilized decreased slightly. 

Professional fees

Professional fees, which consisted primarily of legal, accounting and consulting fees, were $3,885 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $2,313, or 147%, from $1,572 for the three months ended December 31, 2023. Legal expenses were $1,445 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $173 for the three months ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to legal and other professional fees in connection with merger and acquisition transactions of $396 during the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $0 during the three months ended December 31, 2023. Other professional fees, namely accounting and consulting, were $2,445 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $1,403 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, representing an increase of $1,042. The increase in accounting fees was primarily related to tax services and consulting.

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Payroll expenses

Payroll expenses were $20,869 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $5,549, or 36%, from $15,320 for the three months ended December 31, 2023. Our payroll expenses include all compensation related expenses for our employees and mainly include salaries, wages, payroll-related taxes and benefits and non-cash stock-based compensation. Payroll expenses, excluding non-cash stock-based compensation, were $17,847 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, representing an increase of 232% from $5,368 for the three months ended December 31, 2023, mainly attributed to an increase in employee headcount along with employee bonuses. 

We grant stock-based awards to certain employees as a significant portion of our payroll-related costs. Stock-based compensation, which is a non-cash expense, was $3,021 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $6,931, or