The bitcoin mining company reported revenue and sales results that beat analyst estimates for the second quarter
Bitcoin mining company Riot Blockchain reported that revenues grew to a record $34.3 million in the second quarter, up from just $1.9 million in the year-ago quarter. Net income came in at 22 cents per share versus a loss of 31 cents a share in the second quarter of 2020.
- Analysts had been expecting revenues of $32.6 million for the quarter and adjusted earnings per share of one cent.
- Riot shares were rising 2.4% to $36.58 in after-hours trading Monday following the release of the results. They rose over 4% during the day as bitcoin (BTC, -1.71%) prices rose above $50,000 earlier in the day for the first time in three months. Shares are up almost 117% year to date.
- Riot closed the acquisition of Whinstone in the quarter, helping create one of the largest hosting and mining companies in North America as measured by developed and future capacity.
- Earlier this month, Riot forecast that its new facility in Texas will lift its total hash rate capacity to 7.7 EH/s by the fourth quarter of 2022.
- Recent SEC filings revealed that asset management giant Black Rock owned a 6.6% stake in Riot, as well as a 6.7% stake in rival miner Marathon Digital, as of the end of the second quarter. Together, Black Rock's stakes in the two companies amounted to almost $400 million.
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