Why IREN Limited Rallied Over 77% in September

Core Insights - IREN Limited's shares surged by 77.2% in September, driven by increased projections for AI computing demand and the company's strategic positioning in the AI cloud market [2][3]. Company Performance - IREN, transitioning from Bitcoin mining to a "neocloud" model, reported its fiscal fourth-quarter results at the end of August, achieving Nvidia's "preferred partner" status, which positively impacted its stock [3]. - The company announced a doubling of its GPU supply in September, leading to an increase in its revenue projections for the end of the year [4][9]. Revenue and Forecasts - IREN's revenue from its AI cloud data center business was $2.4 million in August, a slight increase from $2.3 million in July, but the company expects this to grow by 8 to 10 times by December [5][6]. - Following significant announcements from Oracle and Nvidia regarding AI computing investments, IREN raised its AI cloud annualized revenue run-rate guidance to $500 million by January, up from a previous forecast of $250 million [7][9]. Market Demand - The demand for AI computing is underscored by Oracle's $455 billion future performance obligations and Nvidia's $100 billion investment in OpenAI, indicating a potential supply tightness for AI chips and power [7][8]. - IREN's existing power capacity of 2.91 GW, along with an additional 750 megawatts contracted, positions the company to meet the high demand for AI computing resources [8].