NASDAQ$MARA

Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Marathon Digital reported record-high revenue, net income, and Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 2024, driven by increased bitcoin prices and operational efficiency, despite the April halving event.

Marathon Digital Holdings achieved record-high revenue, net income, and Adjusted EBITDA in Q4 2024. Revenues increased 37% year-over-year to $214.4 million, net income surged 248% to $528.3 million, and Adjusted EBITDA grew 207% to $794.4 million. The company's strategic shift to a vertically integrated energy and digital infrastructure model, coupled with significant acquisitions and operational improvements, contributed to these strong results.

  • Record-high revenue of $214.4 million in Q4 2024, a 37% increase from Q4 2023.
  • Net income increased 248% to $528.3 million in Q4 2024, with diluted EPS of $1.24.
  • Adjusted EBITDA reached a new industry benchmark of $794.4 million in Q4 2024, up 207% year-over-year.
  • Energized hashrate increased 115% to 53.2 EH/s in Q4 2024, and direct energy cost per bitcoin from owned sites was $28,801 for 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$214M

Previous: $157M+36.8%
EPS (adj)

$1.24

Previous: -$0.02+6300.0%
Bitcoin Holdings

44.9K

Previous: 15.1K+196.8%
Net Income

$528M

Previous: $152M+248.0%
Operating Income

$341M

Previous: -$28.6M+1294.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Marathon Digital · Revenue · Quarterly

$214M

Q4 2024+36.8%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 3 of 15 quarters(20%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

MARA is accelerating its transformation into a vertically integrated energy and technology solutions provider in 2025, focusing on owning and operating infrastructure and energy generation assets to reduce costs and expand into AI and adjacent markets.

Tailwinds

  • Securing 300% more energy capacity (from ~0.5 GW to ~1.7 GW) to support mining and future AI workloads.
  • Deployment of owned power generating assets (136 MW operational) to reduce reliance on grid power and lower costs.
  • Conversion of waste heat into opportunity, subsidizing mining costs and providing renewable heating to communities.
  • Deployment of Auradine ASIC miners and investment in distributed energy technology to reduce dependency on foreign suppliers.
  • Strategic focus on energy management, load balancing, and edge infrastructure technologies to capitalize on AI inference opportunities.

Headwinds

  • Potential for increased energy costs for grid-attached miners, forcing industry consolidation.
  • The 2028 halving event is expected to force another industry-wide reckoning, potentially impacting less differentiated miners.
  • Volatility in BTC price is expected to impact earnings to a larger extent due to the company's large HODL position.
  • The need to differentiate by securing low-cost energy and vertically integrating operations to survive in an increasingly competitive market.
  • Uncertainty regarding the exact timing and scale of AI inference workload growth and its impact on revenue opportunities.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

-1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+5.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.8%

Avg return

30 days after

44%

24 / 55 earnings

Positive

+21.6%

Q3 2015

Best reaction

-17.2%

Q1 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.2%-4.0%-3.4%
Q4 2025-8.3%+9.9%-5.1%
Q3 2025+4.2%-6.3%-29.4%
Q1 2025+10.6%+11.1%+10.4%
Q4 2024+5.5%+12.2%+0.2%
Q3 2024-13.2%-15.8%-9.7%
Q2 2024-12.6%-12.3%-15.1%
Q1 2024-14.6%-10.1%-4.1%
Q4 2023-14.5%-15.2%-25.5%
Q3 2023+0.5%+0.0%+82.8%
Q2 2023+2.9%-1.3%-18.0%
Q1 2023-6.9%+1.7%+0.0%
Q4 2022+15.2%+25.1%+68.8%
Q3 2022-8.5%-7.0%-48.7%
Q2 2022-0.4%+28.7%-17.6%
Q1 2022-5.2%-28.0%-47.6%
Q4 2021+6.0%-10.0%+10.3%
Q3 2021-7.1%-27.2%-46.9%
Q2 2021-2.4%-9.0%+5.6%
Q1 2021-17.2%-26.3%-16.6%
Q4 2020+0.2%-0.1%-2.2%
Q3 2020+2.6%+33.0%+103.9%
Q2 2020+4.8%-11.5%-49.3%
Q1 2020+8.1%+9.5%+25.7%
Q4 2019+0.0%-3.8%-19.2%
Q3 2019-5.3%-14.3%-17.3%
Q2 2019+0.5%-2.4%-20.1%
Q1 2019+19.0%+13.4%-24.3%
Q4 2018-12.3%-8.8%+36.0%
Q3 2018-5.7%-4.3%-35.7%
Q2 2018-7.3%-7.3%-10.4%
Q1 2018-8.2%-11.6%-21.8%
Q4 2017-3.3%-4.7%-6.7%
Q3 2017+2.2%+328.1%+310.1%
Q2 2017+4.0%+24.0%+44.0%
Q1 2017-8.1%-27.0%-51.4%
Q4 2016+5.2%-5.2%-44.3%
Q3 2016+1.7%-15.2%-33.9%
Q2 2016-0.3%-3.3%-4.9%
Q1 2016+14.1%
Q4 2015-2.9%
Q3 2015+21.6%
Q2 2015-13.7%
Q1 2015+7.9%
Q4 2014-4.1%
Q3 2014+3.6%
Q4 2013+0.8%
Q2 2014-6.9%
Q3 2013+0.9%
Q2 2013+1.0%
Q1 2013-2.2%
Q4 2012-12.5%
Q3 2012+0.0%
Q2 2012+0.0%
Q1 2012-1.9%
Q3 2011
Q2 2011
Q1 2011
Q4 2010
Q2 2010

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