Prairie Operating Co. Segments Disclosure
Note 17. Segment Information
The Company’s reportable business segments have been identified based on the differences in products or services provided. The Company’s E&P segment is comprised of oil and gas properties which are currently related to its assets in Colorado. The cryptocurrency mining segment generates revenue through cryptocurrency mining activities from assets that we acquired through the Merger. All such activities currently operate under a contract with Atlas as described above and occur in the United States. The Company exited cryptocurrency mining upon the January 2024 disposition of its cryptocurrency mining equipment (see Note 18).
Summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following table. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described for the Company. Management evaluates the performance of its segments based on operating income, defined as operating revenues less operating costs. Income before income taxes, for the purpose of reconciling the operating income amount shown below to consolidated income before income taxes, is the sum of operating income, interest expense. General and administrative expense, interest income, interest expense, liquidated damages and losses on adjustment to fair value (warrant liabilities and obligation shares) are incurred at the corporate level and allocated to the segments.
| E&P | Cryptocurrency Mining | Total | ||||||||||
| Year ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | 1,545,792 | $ | 1,545,792 | |||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense | 983,788 | 983,788 | ||||||||||
| Impairment of cryptocurrency mining equipment | 17,072,015 | 17,072,015 | ||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (13,305,589 | ) | (20,285,841 | ) | (33,591,430 | ) | ||||||
| Interest income (1) | 199,737 | 48,336 | 248,073 | |||||||||
| Interest expense (1) | (8,849 | ) | (112,985 | ) | (121,834 | ) | ||||||
| Liquidated damages (1) | (486,423 | ) | (61,721 | ) | (548,144 | ) | ||||||
| Loss on adjustment to fair value – warrant liabilities (1) | (35,822,179 | ) | (3,975,815 | ) | (39,797,994 | ) | ||||||
| Loss on adjustment to fair value – AR Debentures | (3,790,428 | ) | (3,790,428 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss on adjustment to fair value – Obligation Shares (1) | (973,224 | ) | (503,879 | ) | (1,477,103 | ) | ||||||
| Assets | 28,969,614 | 3,512,056 | 32,481,670 | |||||||||
| Capital investments | 28,705,404 | 21,238,109 | 49,943,513 | |||||||||
| June 7, 2022 (date of inception) through December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues- | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense- | ||||||||||||
| Operating income- | (461,520 | ) | (461,520 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest expense- | ||||||||||||
| Interest income- | ||||||||||||
| Other expense- | ||||||||||||
| Other income- | ||||||||||||
| Assets- | 1,760,665 | 1,760,665 | ||||||||||
| (1) | Amounts are allocated to each segment as they are incurred at the corporate level. |
The following table presents the breakout of other assets, which represent corporate assets not allocated to segments at December 31, 2023 and 2022:
| As of December 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 13,036,950 | $ | 79,845 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | 164,391 | |||||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mar 19, 2024 | Showing above |
| 2018 | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Apr 2, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Apr 17, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Apr 14, 2016 | |
About Segments Disclosures
Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.
Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.