Q3 Earnings: An Ugly Quarter For Riot Platforms

Summary:

  • For quarter ended September 2024, Riot Platforms reported top line revenue of $84.8 million – a year over year increase of 63%.
  • The company lost 54 cents per share in the quarter. From both net income and earnings per share standpoints, this was Riot’s worst quarter since ‘crypto winter.’
  • Riot’s energy curtailment strategy lacks consistency and SG&A is enormous relative to industry peers.

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When I last covered Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) for Seeking Alpha, I was actively holding the company’s stock as a trade idea. The thesis behind that trade wasn’t technical in nature, but there was a shelf-life on

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