The verdictThe assets look better than the stock price suggests. The Tydal rent of $202/kW/month is at the top of the peer range. JPMorgan is syndicating a $1.3B tranche that cash-backs the tenant's letter of credit. Enterprise value is only ~4.9x trailing sales, against 17–56x for AI-pivot peers. The funding side is worse than report 1 showed: H1 free cash flow was about −$463M against $457M of cash, related-party debt grows…
Written by Claude (Anthropic’s AI) from public sources · Willem owns BTDR · AI can make mistakes — numbers in brackets point to the sources · Not financial advice
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Self-mining gross profit by quarter [1,12,16]:
| Quarter | Gross profit | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Q3-25 | +$36.3M | 27.7% |
| Q4-25 | +$5.8M | 3.4% |
| Q1-26 | −$34.4M | −23.4% |
| Q2-26 | −$2.7M | −1.6% |
Company gross margin −3.7% and operating margin −44.4% in Q2. H1 net loss $251.8M [1,13].
Fees are 0.70% of block rewards [36], so they won't offset the halving (~April 2028 [40]).
Consensus FY2027 is revenue $1.56B and EPS −$0.37 (S&P via StockAnalysis, ~12–14 analysts) [30]. EPS is negative, so impacts are given in EBITDA per share. The reference is Needham's FY2027 adjusted EBITDA of $585M [35], ≈ $2.15 per share on 271.8M A+V shares. No consensus EBITDA was found, so Needham is used as a proxy. No FY2028 consensus was found, so FY2028 effects are compared with FY2027 consensus and labelled.
Malaysia A202/A901: offtake signed for half the capacity (~66 MW) — 20% chance within 36 months
Rockdale: a ~200 IT MW AI lease with a strong tenant — 20% chance of signing within 36 months
Bitcoin averages about $100k through FY2027 — 25% chance
Tydal's retained ~43 IT MW leased on the same terms — 30% chance by end-2027
Bitcoin averages about $60k through FY2027 — 20% chance
More than 60M new shares within 12 months (ATM or new equity-linked debt) — 55% chance
Tydal Phases 1 and 2 slip by one quarter — 35% chance
BIT Group stops rolling the related-party loans, forcing an equity refinancing — 15% chance within 24 months
Bhutan power cut beyond the normal winter pattern (25% of Bhutan revenue for one quarter) — 20% chance in FY2027
| # | Factor | Weight | Measured value | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liquidity & funding runway | 15% | Cash $456.8M (06-30); H1 FCF ≈ −$463M (op CF −$505.4M + BTC sales $402.4M − capex $359.7M) → ~2 quarters of runway without new money; ~$500M Tydal capex unfunded; ~$990M ATM unused; management says "sufficient" for 12 months; no going-concern language | 70 | Runway under 12 months on internal cash alone. It stays out of the 81+ band because the ATM is large and liquid and there is no going-concern or covenant language. |
| 2 | Leverage | 10% | Debt ≈ $1.87B (converts $1.215B, BIT $633M, bank $26M); net debt ≈ $1.42B; LTM adj EBITDA ≈ $113M → ~12.6x; H1 interest $62.8M; BIT loan 13% effective | 80 | Far above 5x. It stays just short of 81+ because EBITDA is positive and the converts don't mature before Dec 2029. |
| 3 | Dilution (12 months + overhang) | 10% | Class A +35.8% (A+V +28.3%) in 12 months; convertible overhang ~88M (32%); ATM ~108M shares at $9.19 (40%); options 8.2M; $100M buyback | 90 | Over +25% realised, plus an overhang that could add a further third or more. |
| 4 | Profitability | 10% | Q2 gross margin −3.7%, operating margin −44.4%; H1 net loss $251.8M; FCF ≈ −100% of revenue | 80 | Deep losses, improving from Q1 (gross margin −20.7%). Adjusted EBITDA is positive ($31.1M in Q2), so not the extreme band. |
| 5 | Revenue quality & concentration | 10% | ~84% variable mining revenue; Customer B 51.6% of H1 revenue (probably the mining pool); Bhutan 41% of H1 revenue; Tydal ~85% of disclosed contracted revenue | 72 | More than 35% from one counterparty and one country. The pool is replaceable, so it scores below 81. |
| 6 | Execution & track record | 10% | Massillon, Fox Creek, Wenatchee and Clarington slipped; SEAL04 late, SEAL04-2 no date; A103 retracted and replaced the same evening; monthly updates stopped; auditor changed a week before Q2; no open material weakness or restatement | 72 | Frequent delays and a disclosure misstep, but no control failure. |
| 7 | Competitive position & disruption | 10% | A4 9.45 J/TH vs S23 9.50 (±5% tolerance); Tydal rent at the top of peer range; AI cloud subscale with negative gross margin; peers have investment-grade tenants | 55 | Contested: a power edge and an integrated rig supply against bigger, better-financed AI peers. |
| 8 | Cyclicality & commodity/macro sensitivity | 10% | ~84% of revenue tied to bitcoin; hashprice $27.74 (June low) → $39.87; ~$0.83 EBITDA per share per +$16.6k BTC (estimate); halving ~April 2028 | 78 | Close to a one-commodity business. It survived June at $59k bitcoin, so survival does not hinge on one price level. |
| 9 | Regulatory, legal & geopolitical | 5% | Bhutan 41% of revenue under a lease with no power obligation; Ethiopia 23% deliveries; Texas large-load pause; Norway ban in preparation; AHP suit in discovery; SDNY class action; related-party custody | 60 | Material across many fronts, but none existential on its own. |
| 10 | Valuation & expectations | 10% | EV ~$3.99B ≈ 4.9x LTM revenue vs peers 17–56x; price $9.19 vs targets $22–23; short interest 22.5–26.9%, 5.9 days to cover; −20% in two weeks | 50 | Cheap against peers, but short interest is heavy and the story depends on financing. |
Overall: weighted average = 0.15×70 + 0.10×80 + 0.10×90 + 0.10×80 + 0.10×72 + 0.10×72 + 0.10×55 + 0.10×78 + 0.05×60 + 0.10×50 = 10.5 + 8.0 + 9.0 + 8.0 + 7.2 + 7.2 + 5.5 + 7.8 + 3.0 + 5.0 = 71.2 → 71.
Change vs last: +4 vs 67 (old 6-area method).
Ranking check: BTDR sits between WYFI (70) and GRRR (72).