Marathon Digital sees 670% revenue gain in Q3 as Bitcoin production surges

The results saw Marathon also swing to a quarterly profit, with $64.1 million of net income in the third quarter, according to the firm’s Nov. 8 results filing.

Marathon’s Q3 Earnings Release is here:
- Revenue of $97.8M, due to 467% increase in #Bitcoin production and higher BTC prices.
- Adjusted EBITDA improves to $43.7M.
- 8% increase in hash rate; expanding with hydro-powered ventures in Paraguay.
- Long-term debt reduced by 56%,…

— Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) (@MarathonDH) November 8, 2023

Part of Marathon’s boost in hashrate came from its new, 27-megawatt hydro-powered mining venture in Paraguay, which it announced on Nov. 8.

Marathon’s CEO and chairman Fred Thiel said the “significant progress” has helped strengthen the firm’s balance sheet ahead of the Bitcoin halving event scheduled for April 2024.

A $417 million note exchange completed in September managed to reduce Marathon’s long-term debt to 56% and in doing so captured over $100 million in cash savings for shareholders, Thiel noted, adding:

“For the first time in two years, our combined cash and bitcoin holdings exceeded our debt at the quarter's end.”

Meanwhile, Marathon remains committed to increasing its hashrate in the short to mid-term.

Its installed hashrate currently sits at 23.1 exahashes per second but the firm is looking to boost that to 26 EH/s and a further 30% in 2024.

Marathon’s (MARA) share price fell 6.9% to $8.55 on Nov. 8 but rebounded 4.3% in after-hours trading following the release of Marathon’s earnings statement, according to Google Finance.