Cipher Mining Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y, Shares Fall

Core Insights - Cipher Mining (CIFR) reported a GAAP loss per share of 1 cent, which is an improvement from a loss of 26 cents in the same quarter last year, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 87.50% [1][9] - Revenues for the third quarter of 2025 reached $71.7 million, a significant increase of 197.5% from $24.1 million in the prior-year quarter, although it fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5% [2][9] - The company mined 689 bitcoins in Q3 2025, a 35% increase from 509 BTC in Q2 2025, generating $72 million in revenues at an average price of $114,400 per bitcoin [3][9] Financial Performance - Adjusted earnings rose to $41 million or 10 cents per share, up from $30 million, reflecting a 34% sequential increase [1] - Operating expenses decreased by 5% year over year to $109.3 million, with general and administrative expenses down 8.4% to $8.2 million [6] - The operating loss for Q3 2025 was $37.6 million, compared to a loss of $91.4 million in the same quarter last year [6] Mining Operations - The end-of-period self-mining hash rate was 23.6 exahash per second, a 40% increase from 16.8 exahash per second in Q2 2025, attributed to the completion of Black Pearl Phase I [4] - The All-In Electricity Cost per BTC rose 25% sequentially to $34,189 due to higher network hashrate and the energization of Black Pearl Phase [4] Strategic Developments - Cipher Mining signed a 15-year Data Center Campus Lease with Amazon Web Services valued at approximately $5.5 billion, supporting AI workloads [5][9] - AI hosting contracts now represent approximately $8.5 billion in lease payments [5] Balance Sheet - As of September 30, 2025, Cipher Mining had cash and cash equivalents of $1.2 billion, a significant increase from $62.7 million as of June 30, 2025 [7] Future Outlook - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Q4 2025 loss is projected at 6 cents per share, with revenues estimated at $96.46 million, indicating a year-over-year increase of 128.47% [10] - For the full year 2025, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for loss is pegged at 36 cents per share, with revenues expected to reach $264.16 million, a year-over-year increase of 74.63% [11]