The following management's discussion and analysis is presented in four sections as below and should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report on Form 10-Q. In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains certain forward-looking information. See "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements" above for certain information concerning those forward-looking statements.

•Overview

•Results of Operations

•Liquidity and Capital Resources

•Outlook

OVERVIEW

Ideanomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDEX) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on October 19, 2004.

Through March 31, 2022, the Company operates in one segment with two business units, Ideanomics Mobility and Ideanomics Capital. Ideanomics Mobility is driving EV adoption by assembling a synergistic ecosystem of subsidiaries and investments across the three key pillars of EV: Vehicles, Charging, and Energy. These three pillars provide the foundation for Ideanomics Mobility's planned offering of unique business solutions such as CaaS and VaaS.

Ideanomics Capital is the Company's business focused on the financial services and title and agency services in the real estate market. Ideanomics Capital has begun providing a range of financing programs in support of the sale of EVs and associated charging and energy systems by Ideanomics Mobility. Over time, it is Ideanomics intention to focus Ideanomics Capital solely as the financial services arm of Ideanomics Mobility and to divest its other fintech assets accordingly.

Immaterial Corrections of Prior Period Financial Statements

The accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations gives effect to the prior period adjustments made to the previously reported Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the periods ended March 31, 2021. For additional information and a detailed discussion of the Restatement, see Note 2, "Immaterial Corrections of Prior Period Financial Statements."

Significant Transactions in the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

Energica Loan Agreement

On January 7, 2022, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Energica. Pursuant to this loan agreement, the Company may advance up to €5.0 million ($5.7 million), in installments of €250,000 ($284,075), at an annual interest rate of Euribor plus 2.0%. The purpose of the loan is to provide working capital during the motorcycle manufacturing and purchasing season. The loan is unsecured, with interest payable semi-annually, on June 30 and December 31 of each year. The outstanding principal is due and payable in two installments, on June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024.

Energica Tender Offer

On September 15, 2021, the Company announced it had entered into an agreement to launch a voluntary conditional tender offer in concert with the founders of Energica for shares of Energica, pursuant to which Ideanomics plans to increase its investment from 20.0% in Energica to approximately 70.0%. The Energica founders shall continue to own 29.0% of Energica.

On February 9, 2022, the Company wired €52.5 million (approximately $60.3 million) to an escrow account in order to facilitate and fund the conditional tender offer. On March, 7, 2022 the Company announced that it had achieved the 90.0% threshold for the conditional tender offer. The transaction received final approval from Italian regulatory authorities and closed on March 14, 2022.


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Disposition of Seven Stars Energy Pte. Ltd.

On February 9, 2022, the Company transferred its 51.0% interest in Seven Starts Energy Pte. Ltd. for a nominal amount. The Company expects to record a loss resulting from the disposition of $0.5 million.

Principal Factors Affecting the Company's Financial Performance

The business is expected to be impacted by both macroeconomic and Ideanomics-specific factors. The following factors have been part of the transformation of the Company which affected the results of its operations in 2022 and 2021:

•The Company's ability to access the equity and debt markets to obtain the working capital and investment capital required to fund its EV operations. The Company's EV businesses are in the development stage, are not profitable, and are not expected to be profitable and cash generative in the short to medium term. Consequently, the EV businesses are highly dependent on the Company's ability to access the equity & debt capital markets to provide sufficient cash for these businesses to continue to develop their products, build large scale manufacturing capacity and invest in sales and marketing infrastructure.

•The Company's ability to remain competitive. The Company will continue to face intense competition: these new technologies are constantly evolving, and the Company's competitors may introduce new platforms and solutions that are superior. In addition, the Company's competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to new technologies or may be able to devote greater resources to the development, marketing and sale of their products than the Company can. The Company may never establish and maintain a competitive position in the hybrid financing and logistics management businesses.

•The fluctuation in earnings from the deployment of the Company's services through acquisitions, strategic equity investments, the formation of joint ventures, and through licenses of technology. The Company's results of operations may fluctuate from period to period based on the entry into new transactions to expand the business. In addition, while management intends to contribute cash and other assets to the Company's various investments, the Company does not intend for its holding company to conduct significant research and development activities. The Company intends research and development activities to be conducted by its technology partners and licensors. These fluctuations in growth or costs and in the Company's various investments may contribute to significant fluctuations in the results of the Company's operations.

Effects of COVID 19

COVID-19 is an infectious disease cause by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As of August 31, 2022, over 607.6 million cases had been reported across the globe, resulting in 6.5 million deaths.

The spread of COVID-19 has caused significant disruption to society as a whole, including the workplace. The resulting impact on the global supply chain has disrupted most aspects of national and international commerce, with government-mandated social distancing measures imposing stay-at-home and work-from-home orders in almost every country. The effects of social distancing have shut down significant parts of the local, regional, national, and international economies, for limited or extended periods of time, with the exception of government designated essential services.

In many parts of the world, stay-at-home and work-from-home orders were relaxed during the summer of 2020 as the effects of the Coronavirus appeared to lessen, and economic activity began to recover. However, commencing in the autumn and fall of 2020, the U.S. as well as countries in Europe, South America and Asia began to experience an increase in new COVID-19 cases, and in some cases local, state, and national governments began to reinstate restrictive measures to stem the spread of the virus. The U.S. and other countries also experienced an increase in new COVID-19 cases after the fall and winter holiday season, with new, more infectious variants of COVID-19 identified. Various vaccines have been developed, with vaccination programs in effect worldwide, though reaching acceptable levels for worldwide immunization against COVID-19 remains challenging at the local, regional and global level.

The future effects of the virus are difficult to predict, due to uncertainty about the course of the virus, different variants that may evolve, and the supply of the vaccine on a local, regional, and global basis, as well as the ability to implement vaccination programs in a short time frame.



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The Company does not anticipate significant adverse effects on its operations' revenue as compared to its business plan in the near- or mid-term, although the future effects of COVID-19 may result in regional restrictive measures which may constrain the Company's operations, and supply chain shortages of various materials may have a negative effect on our EV sales or production capacity in the longer-term. The Company's Tree Technologies business, which focuses on the sale of motorbikes in the ASEAN region, is experiencing disruption in its operations as a result the continued lockdowns in the region, which have adversely impacted its ability to fulfill committed orders.

The Company continues to monitor the overall situation with COVID-19 and its effects on local, regional and global economies.

Information about Segment Presentation

The Company's chief operating decision maker has been identified as the chief executive officer, who reviews consolidated results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company. The Company operates in one segment with two business units: Ideanomics Mobility and Ideanomics Capital. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company completed one acquisition. We are in the in the process of obtaining required shareholder approval to acquire 100% of VIA. The total aggregate consideration payable in connection with this transaction is equal to $630.0 million, consisting of an upfront payment at the closing of the transaction of $450.0 million and an earnout payment of up to $180.0 million. The Company anticipates that its internal management structure and the information reviewed by the chief operating decision maker will change such that it may have multiple reportable segments in the future.

Ideanomics Mobility will drive EV adoption by assembling a synergistic ecosystem of subsidiaries and investments across the three key pillars of EV: Vehicles, Charging, and Energy. These three pillars provide the foundation for Ideanomics Mobility's planned offering of unique business solutions such as CaaS and VaaS.

Ideanomics Capital will be the Company's fintech business unit, which focuses on providing a range of financing programs in support of the sale of EVs and associated charging and energy systems by Ideanomics Mobility. Over time, it is Ideanomics intention to focus Ideanomics Capital as the financial services arm of Ideanomics Mobility and to divest its other fintech assets accordingly.

Our Unconsolidated Equity Investments

The investments where the Company exercises significant influence, but not control, are classified as long-term equity investments and accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment is initially recorded at cost and adjusted for its share of undistributed earnings or losses of the investee. Investment losses are recognized until the investment is written down to nil, provided that the Company does not guarantee the investee's obligations or is committed to provide additional funding. Refer to Note 11 of the notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information.


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