HIVE Blockchain TechnologiesHIVE.TOBUY ON WEAKNESSJun 19, 2018Stock price when the opinion was issued
EPS of $0.522 missed the $0.117 estimate, and sales of $127.86M fell short of the $132.39M forecast. Revenue surged over 200% year-over-year, while gross operating margin of 35% improved significantly from the prior year. The company mined 885 bitcoin in the quarter, up 23% sequentially, and generated $4.9M in AI revenue from its BUZZ high-performance computing services. Overall, results were respectable given weaker bitcoin prices and higher network mining difficulty compared to the previous quarter. They would be comfortable holding at current levels. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
Fair bit of volatility around crypto and these companies. Focus lately has been on using crypto as a treasury asset. Some of the miners have started to move in the last few weeks, probably due to crypto having a big move off the bottom. If miners can be efficient, their numbers are probably going to ramp up over the next couple of quarters.
This was the first cryptocurrency miner to go public, via a reverse takeover. They are based in Iceland and expanding to Sweden. These are low-cost power jurisdictions, which gives HIVE an advantage. They have a great management team. The stock has been under a lot of pressure. The downside might be another 30% but long term, these are great assets to own. (Analyst’s price target is $3)