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Key highlights

• Massive compute revenue jump: Compute revenue more than doubled to $72.5 million from $34.2 million a year ago, fueled by the company's shift into AI cloud and data center solutions. This segment now provides nearly all of the company's $74.9 million in total quarterly revenue.
• Gigawatt scale expansion underway: The company is currently building 1,330 megawatts of power capacity, which is the electricity needed to run its massive data centers, across two major campuses. Management expects to deliver the first data halls at the River Bend site by the second quarter of 2027.
• Significant data center deals: Management signed a major 352 megawatt lease for its Beacon Point site, which brings the total expected value of its long term contracts to $26.6 billion. These deals are signed with investment grade tenants, meaning large companies with a very high ability to pay their bills.
• Billions in new financing: The company secured $7.5 billion in new project loans to fund its construction without selling more stock, which would have diluted existing owners. This debt is non-recourse, meaning if the specific projects fail, the lenders cannot come after the parent company's other assets.
• Future earnings outlook: The company expects its currently contracted data center capacity to eventually produce more than $1.75 billion in yearly net operating income, which is the profit left over after paying for the daily costs of running the buildings. This represents the long term earning power once construction is finished.

Our take: A pivotal quarter that proves the company can transform from a bitcoin miner into a major AI infrastructure player. The $26.6 billion in contract value and $7.5 billion in non-dilutive funding are massive wins. While the quarterly loss looks heavy, it was driven by swings in digital asset prices rather than the core business.