NASDAQ$RIOT

Riot Platforms Inc · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Riot reported a decrease in revenue due to lower Bitcoin prices, but achieved record Bitcoin production and hash rate capacity.

Riot Platforms reported a total revenue of $73.2 million for Q1 2023, a decrease compared to Q1 2022 due to lower Bitcoin prices. However, the company achieved record Bitcoin production of 2,115 and a hash rate capacity of 10.5 EH/s. The company is nearing completion of miner deployment at its Rockdale Facility and is working to enhance operating efficiency.

  • Total revenue was $73.2 million, compared to $79.8 million in the same period last year.
  • Bitcoin production reached 2,115, up from 1,405 in the same period last year.
  • The company maintained a strong financial position with $158.3 million in cash on hand and $202.0 million in Bitcoin.
  • Riot achieved an all-time record hash rate capacity of 10.5 EH/s as of April 30, 2023.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$73.2M

Previous: $79.8M-8.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.04

Previous: $0.30-86.7%
Bitcoin Produced

2.1K

Previous: 1.4K+50.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$51M

Previous: -$37.1M-37.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$107M

Previous: -$1.45M-7254.7%
Net Income

-$55.7M

Previous: $35.6M-256.3%
Operating Income

-$56.8M

Previous: $37.9M-249.9%
Gross Profit

$73.2M

Previous: $79.8M-8.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$158M

Previous: $114M+39.3%
Total Assets

$1.25B

Previous: $1.54B-18.9%
Stock-Based Comp

-$2.3M

Previous: $3.04M-175.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Riot · Revenue · Quarterly

$73.2M

Q1 2023-8.2%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 6 of 16 quarters(38%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Riot · $64.1M total across 2 segments · Q1 2023

  • Bitcoin Mining
    $48M-17.1%
  • Engineering
    $16.1M+33.1%

Forward guidance

Riot Platforms is continuing its 400 MW expansion at the Rockdale Facility, expected to be completed in Q2 2023, and anticipates achieving a hash rate capacity of 12.5 EH/s in the second half of 2023.

Tailwinds

  • Completion of water-cooling pads installation in Building D.
  • Installation of evaporative water wall system framing in Building E.
  • Building F has been brought back online.
  • Ongoing 400 MW expansion at the Rockdale Facility.
  • Expects to have a total of 94,976 miners deployed with a hash rate capacity of approximately 10.6 EH/s.

Headwinds

  • Damage to Buildings F and G at our Rockdale Facility due to severe winter storms.
  • Delay in achieving 12.5 EH/s in total self-mining hash rate capacity in Q1 2023.
  • 17,040 miners currently offline in Building G.
  • The net loss for the quarter included non-cash stock-based compensation of $2.2 million.
  • The net loss for the quarter included non-cash charges of $4.5 million related to impairment of our Bitcoin.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

-1.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+9.1%

Avg return

30 days after

35%

14 / 40 earnings

Positive

+37.3%

Q4 2018

Best reaction

-20.3%

Q2 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025———
Q1 2026+7.9%+27.3%+69.6%
Q4 2025-4.3%-13.8%-21.7%
Q3 2025-5.6%-10.1%-23.5%
Q1 2025+7.8%+0.9%+3.9%
Q4 2024-6.7%-7.1%-22.2%
Q3 2024-15.0%-17.4%+16.4%
Q2 2024-10.1%-19.9%-27.4%
Q1 2024+1.9%+6.5%-3.7%
Q4 2023-1.7%+11.3%-24.5%
Q3 2023-6.6%-5.9%+35.1%
Q2 2023-12.2%-14.2%-35.9%
Q1 2023-6.4%-3.1%-9.7%
Q4 2022+3.3%+0.5%+62.7%
Q3 2022-7.9%-7.8%-27.1%
Q2 2022-7.7%-27.0%-23.9%
Q1 2022-10.8%+3.9%-28.7%
Q4 2021+23.6%+31.6%+0.4%
Q3 2021-16.5%-18.1%-41.5%
Q2 2021+9.6%+12.4%-16.3%
Q1 2021-1.8%-12.2%+31.4%
Q4 2020+1.0%-10.1%-46.6%
Q3 2020-5.5%+9.0%+142.5%
Q2 2020-4.0%+0.3%-21.8%
Q1 2020-13.5%+12.4%+67.6%
Q4 2019+2.3%-0.8%+56.6%
Q3 2019-1.3%-1.3%-13.7%
Q2 2019+2.8%-6.6%-3.8%
Q1 2019+22.6%+24.2%-25.6%
Q4 2018+37.3%+26.0%+25.4%
Q3 2018-15.5%-15.5%-13.7%
Q2 2018-20.3%-20.0%-43.4%
Q1 2018+5.9%-7.6%-12.9%
Q4 2017-6.0%-9.0%+30.1%
Q3 2017-2.0%+13.5%+221.6%
Q2 2017-1.3%-3.2%+5.3%
Q1 2017-3.3%+0.3%+8.6%
Q4 2016-2.0%-3.5%-7.6%
Q3 2016+0.4%+5.6%+46.4%
Q2 2016+4.1%+1.3%+24.7%
Q1 2016-3.2%——
Q4 2015———
Q3 2015———
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Q4 2014———
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Q4 2013———
Q3 2013———
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Q4 2012———
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Q2 2012———
Q1 2012———
Q4 2011———
Q3 2011———
Q2 2011———
Q1 2011———
Q4 2010———
Q3 2010———
Q2 2010———
Q1 2010———

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