HIVE Announces Quarterly Revenue of $44.2 Million up 13% From The Same Quarter Last Year and Earnings for our 1st Quarter Ended June 30, 2022 Vancouver, Canada – HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (TSX.V:HIVE) (Nasdaq:HIVE) (FSE:HBFA) (the “Company” or “HIVE”) is pleased to announce the earnings report for the first quarter ended June 30, 2022 (all amounts in US dollars, unless otherwise indicated). We achieved strong gross mining margin of $27.0 million for the quarter, a 18% increase over the prior quarter of $22.9 million. This fiscal achievement was driven by our global Bitcoin and Ethereum mining operations which experienced significant hashrate growth during this period. In addition to the Company’s expansions, HIVE maintains the best operational uptime amongst all its peers, with HIVE repeatedly emerging at the most efficient crypto-miner based on digital assets mined per Exahash (commonly measured as quantity of mined Bitcoin per Exahash of reported hashrate). Additionally, the Company’s gross mining margin of 61% this period is also an increase from the gross mining margin from last quarter of 42%. HIVE has been able to consistently mine with strong profit margins during periods of market volatility, as a result of being globally diversified and enjoying low power costs in Sweden and Quebec, and higher profit margins from the Ethereum mining business. The Company notes that currently with Ethreum at $1,900, the legacy GPU fleet of RX580 cards generate approximately $0.30 per KWHR of revenue, and our new data center grade Nvidia GPU cards generate approximately $0.40 to $0.50 per KWHR of revenue. Whereas Bitcoin ASICs are generating approximately $0.11 to $0.15 per KWHR in revenue, at Bitcoin price of $24,000 and Difficulty of 28.1T, for ASICs with efficiency between 30 to 40 Joules per Terahash (J/TH). We achieved revenue of $44.2 million for this quarter, as we mined 1338 Bitcoin equivalent, comprised of 821 green and clean Bitcoin as well as 7,675 green and clean Ethereum. This compares with $49.8 million revenue in the previous quarter, when HIVE mined 1248 Bitcoin equivalent, comprised of 787 Bitcoin and 6,325 Ethereum. As such, HIVE’s overall production of digital currencies increased by 7% quarter over quarter, comprised of 4% more Bitcoin produced and 20% more Ethereum produced. The Company notes, HIVE’s Bitcoin production of 821 Bitcoin this quarter represents an increase of 265% year over year, where in the same period last year (period end June 30, 2021), HIVE mined 225 Bitcoin. This reflects a substantial growth in our operating hashrate, in large part a result of our New Brunswick facility expanding from 30MW last year, to currently operating over 17,600 new generation ASIC miners, operating at approximately 60MW of capacity. This large increased in quantity of Bitcoin production stands even as network difficulty has effectively doubled during this one-year period. Frank Holmes, HIVE’s Executive Chairman, stated “We wish to again thank our loyal shareholders for believing in our vision to mine both Ethereum and Bitcoin to generate robust cash flow returns on invested capital and we believe our results continue to validate the significant contribution to our strategy to mine both BTC and ETH and HODL as many coins as possible. It was an extremely challenging quarter for the global digital asset ecosystem, where we saw the capitulation of Bitcoin and Ethereum prices not seen since 2020. On a relative basis we are very pleased with our Company’s performance amongst our peers in the digital asset industry.”
Q1 Quarterly Highlights- June 30, 2022
• Generated revenue from digital currency mining of $44.2 million, with a gross mining margin1 of $27.0 million • Mined 1,338 Bitcoin equivalent; comprised of 851 Bitcoin and over 7,675 Ethereum during the three-month period ended June 30, 2022 • Adjusted EBITDA of $11.2 million • Non-cash charges of $118.7 million, including impairment on equipment and equipment deposits totalling $11.0 million • Net loss after non-cash charges and mark to market adjustment is $95.3 million for the period • Working capital decreased by $112.4 million during the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, this decrease was partially attributable to the sale of digital currencies during the quarter to fund expansion and a mark to market adjustment on the closing HODL balances of the digital currencies held (revaluation of digital currencies) • Digital currency assets of $71.4 million, as at June 30, 2022
Q1 F2023 Financial Review
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, revenue from digital currency mining was $44.2 million, an increase of approximately 13% from the prior year primarily due to the increased production of Bitcoin because of the Quebec and Atlantic (New Brunswick) facility acquisitions, in addition to expansions at the Company’s flagship European operation in Boden, Sweden. Gross mining margin1 during the period was $27.1 million, or 61% of income from digital currency mining, compared to $32.8 million, or 84% of income from digital currency mining, in the same period in the prior year. The Company’s gross mining margin from digital currency mining is partially dependent on external network factors including mining difficulty, the amount of digital currency rewards and fees it receives for mining, as well as the market price of digital currencies. The Company notes that, while adjusted EBITDA1 this quarter was $11.2 million, as a result of mark to market accounting practice, net loss during the quarter ended June 30, 2022, was $95.3 million, or a loss of $1.16 per share, compared to net income of $23.5 million, or $0.31 per share, the same period last year. The decline from the prior year was driven primarily higher non-cash charges such as depreciation, unrealized valuation losses on digital currencies and investments, and impairment charges on equipment and equipment deposits; which in turn were all affected by lower Bitcoin and Ethereum prices seen in June and July 2022. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measurement and should be read in conjunction with, and should not be viewed as, an alternative to or replacement of, measures of operating results and liquidity presented in accordance with IFRS. Mr. Holmes noted “I have urged investors to focus on HIVE’s operating earnings from our data centers which generate digital assets, however as a result of recent changes to IFRS reporting rules, the quarterly mark-to-market fluctuations in the value of HIVE’s investment portfolio in digital assets must be reflected on the Company's income statement each quarter. HIVE was dedicated to navigating through this crypto storm for our shareholders, while delivering profitable gross mining margins of $27.0 million and adjusted EBITDA of $11.2 million. Our global team of technicians, coders and executives all working together delivered this for the shareholders.”
