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CleanSpark Reports $239 Million Quarterly Loss After Large Bitcoin Markdowns

Noncash fair‑value writedowns on mined Bitcoin drove the loss, leaving the company exposed until its Sandersville AI lease begins phased deliveries in Q4 2027.

Overview

  • The company posted a $239 million net loss and $138 million in revenue for the quarter, a 30.5% drop from a year earlier and short of analysts’ expectations.
  • About $432.8 million of fair‑value losses on Bitcoin holdings accounted for the bulk of the swing from profit to loss, reflecting accounting rules that mark mined coins to market.
  • CleanSpark held $202.6 million in cash and roughly $1.78 billion in long‑term debt at quarter end, and used $409.3 million in operating cash in the first nine months of its fiscal year.
  • The firm signed a 20‑year, 175 MW lease at its Sandersville, Georgia campus that it says could generate about $6.6 billion over the term, but only the project’s anticipated equity slice is funded and phased deliveries — and rent — do not begin until Q4 2027.
  • The results highlight a timing gap between near‑term cash strain and long‑term AI colocation revenue, and raise financing and execution risks as CleanSpark transitions from core Bitcoin mining to AI and high‑performance computing services.