RE: ePIC ASIC mining rigs13 Apr 2021 20:40
Maybe profitable at $8k BTC, but even at $55k BTC the profit doesn't support a £1bn valuation, IMV.
Company giving away equity for the Texas deal, more equity given away in other recent events too. Something doesn't add up does it?
Take the Texas land deal. If you are bullish on BTC (as the board are), and part of the company strategy is to hoard BTC, giving away equity for the land deal is stupid - because you're giving away multiples of that value if BTC continues to rise in price. It would make more sense to get debt finance.
The increase in capacity will only be a temporary filip - everyone else is doing the same, so guess what? Difficulty increases so your mining is les efficient. It's a stupid, unwinnable arms race.
Daft deals like this that make no logical sense, an inflated PE multiple on a very volatile asset, your own mining efficiency impacted by other players expanding (so uncertain return on investment), has 25-bagged or more in a few months and directors selling shares. Not difficult to see why the sentiment has gone!
There's no mystery - it's overvalued and there are significant risks. Comparing with US-listed counterparts just illustrates they are even more ridiculously overvalued.