Marathon Digital Holdings Reports Q1 2024 Results Stock Down 6%

Marathon Digital Holdings ( MARA ), a global leader in leveraging digital asset compute to support energy transformation, reported its financial and operational results for the first quarter that ended March 31, 2024. The company saw an increase in energized hash rate by 142% to 27.8 EH/s in Q1 2024 from 11.5 EH/s in Q1 2023. The company produced 2,811 BTC during Q1 2024, a 28% increase from Q1 2023. Revenues increased 223% to $165.2 million in Q1 2024 from $51.1 million in Q1 2023. Net income increased 184% to $337.2 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, in Q1 2024 from $118.7 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, in Q1 2023. Adjusted EBITDA increased 266% to $528.8 million in Q1 2024 from $144.5 million in Q1 2023.

The company introduced Anduro, a new multi-chain Bitcoin layer-two network aimed at accelerating Bitcoin development and adoption. It launched the Company's first products and services to support the Bitcoin ecosystem, including Slipstream, MARAFW, MARA UBC 2100, and MARA 2PIC700. The company closed multiple acquisitions of data centers, increasing its mining portfolio to more than 1.1 gigawatts of capacity, 54% of which resides on sites now directly owned and operated by the Company.

Marathon ( MARA ) also increased its 2024 hash rate target to 50 EH/s, representing approximately 100% growth in hash rate during 2024. The company doubled the size of its portfolio of digital asset compute, launched its first products and services to support the Bitcoin ecosystem, and battled against operational challenges to produce record financial results.

Net income increased 184% to $337.2 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, during the three months ended March 31, 2024, from net income of $118.7 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, in the same period last year. The increase in net income was primarily driven by the favorable mark-to-market adjustment of digital assets from the newly adopted FASB fair value accounting rules, ASU No. 2023-08, Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets, which requires on-going measurement of crypto assets to fair value.

Revenues increased 223% to $165.2 million in Q1 2024 from $51.1 million in Q1 2023. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by an $82.9 million increase in the average price of bitcoin mined, a $10.4 million increase in bitcoin production, and $20.8 million in revenues generated from providing hosting services as a result of the acquisition of GC Data Center Equity Holdings, LLC on January 12, 2024. The Company sold 26% of the bitcoin it produced during the quarter to fund operating costs.

Gains on digital assets were $488.8 million during the first quarter of 2024, compared to $137.4 million during the same period last year. The $351.4 million, or approximately 256% increase, was primarily related to the price of bitcoin increasing to $71,289 as of March 31, 2024, compared to $28,474 for the prior year period ended March 31, 2023.

Technical Outlook
Despite the positive earnings beat, Marathon Digital Holdings ( MARA ) stock is down 6.51% on Friday's Market open trading with a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 49 and trading below the 100-day Moving Average (MA). The daily price chart depicts a bearish hammer head.