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Hive Digital Technologies Ltd.: Q2 FY2027 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2027, from the documents filed with the SEC on 10 November 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose sequentially, fell year over year: Revenue was $84.9 million, up 7.3% from $79.1 million in the first quarter and down 2.7% from a year earlier. Source
  • Net loss driven by non-cash charges: GAAP net loss was $78.7 million, or $(0.29) per diluted share. The company named depreciation, impairment, share-based compensation and derivative fair-value changes as non-cash items. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA up 85% sequentially: Adjusted EBITDA was $24.8 million, 29.2% of revenue, compared with $13.4 million in the first quarter. This is a non-GAAP measure. Source
  • HPC revenue up 25% sequentially: BUZZ HPC revenue reached $8.8 million. Management attributed growth mainly to a B200 GPU cluster deployed at the Manitoba site and to GPU marketplace demand and pricing. Source
  • Bell AI Fabric sovereign AI deal: A three-year sovereign AI agreement with Bell AI Fabric, supporting Cohere, is valued at about $225 million and covers 2,304 NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 GPUs. Source
  • Gross operating margin rose to 35.6%: Gross operating margin was $30.2 million, or 35.6% of revenue, up from 30.6% in the first quarter. This is a non-GAAP measure. Source
  • $31.2 million mining equipment impairment: A non-cash impairment of $31.2 million on mining equipment followed a U.S. GAAP recoverability assessment, tied by the company to Bitcoin mining economics and lower ASIC market values. Source
  • Cash down to $139.0 million: Cash and cash equivalents ended at $139.0 million, down from $208.0 million at June 30, with digital currencies at $22.6 million. Source

“Revenue was broadly stable year over year despite a 27% decline in Bitcoin prices, while HPC revenue increased more than 70%.”

Frank Holmes, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
GPU Cloud ARR Sourcefourth quarter of calendar 2026approximately $200 millionKept
Total HPC ARR Sourceyear-end 2028approximately $700 millionKept
Energized power capacity Sourcefourth quarter of calendar 2026approximately 540 MWKept
Sweden colocation potential annual revenue Sourceannual, once project enters serviceapproximately $45 millionKept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: A new approximately $350 million, five-year GPU cloud agreement with an investment-grade enterprise customer covers 2,016 NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 GPUs. Source
  • New: Management said the Province of Ontario released a data center playbook in August 2026. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose sequentially, fell year over year: Revenue was $84.9 million, up 7.3% from $79.1 million in the first quarter and down 2.7% from a year earlier. Source
  • Net loss driven by non-cash charges: GAAP net loss was $78.7 million, or $(0.29) per diluted share. The company named depreciation, impairment, share-based compensation and derivative fair-value changes as non-cash items. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA up 85% sequentially: Adjusted EBITDA was $24.8 million, 29.2% of revenue, compared with $13.4 million in the first quarter. This is a non-GAAP measure. Source

Segments and regions

  • HPC revenue up 25% sequentially: BUZZ HPC revenue reached $8.8 million. Management attributed growth mainly to a B200 GPU cluster deployed at the Manitoba site and to GPU marketplace demand and pricing. Source
  • Bitcoin production rose as difficulty fell: Average network difficulty declined to about 128 trillion from 135 trillion. Digital currency revenue was $76.0 million, down 7.4% year over year. Source
  • Canada, Sweden and Paraguay footprint: Management described Canada as an AI research and enterprise ecosystem, Sweden as established digital infrastructure, and Paraguay as a source of abundant hydroelectric resources. Source

“We note that GPU demand remains very high, and current GPU market prices (measured in dollars per GPU hour, which vary by GPU model) exceed contracted prices from six months ago.”

Aydin Kilic, President and CEO

Products and customers

  • Bell AI Fabric sovereign AI deal: A three-year sovereign AI agreement with Bell AI Fabric, supporting Cohere, is valued at about $225 million and covers 2,304 NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 GPUs. Source
  • Contracted ARR not yet recognized revenue: Contracted GPU Cloud ARR includes capacity not yet in service. Management said it is not equivalent to current recognized revenue. Source
  • Sweden colocation letter of intent: The letter of intent covers long-term colocation at the 32 MW Big Boden facility. The potential is subject to definitive agreements and is excluded from contracted GPU Cloud ARR. Source

Costs, margins and impairment

  • Gross operating margin rose to 35.6%: Gross operating margin was $30.2 million, or 35.6% of revenue, up from 30.6% in the first quarter. This is a non-GAAP measure. Source
  • SG&A rose on Merritt lease: SG&A was $10.7 million, up from $9.0 million in the first quarter and $7.8 million a year earlier. Management linked the sequential increase to the Merritt facility lease. Source
  • $31.2 million mining equipment impairment: A non-cash impairment of $31.2 million on mining equipment followed a U.S. GAAP recoverability assessment, tied by the company to Bitcoin mining economics and lower ASIC market values. Source

“As we advance our contracted AI infrastructure deployments, our financial priorities remain disciplined capital allocation, liquidity management and translating new capacity into sustainable operating performance.”

Darcy Daubaras, CFO

Demand and pricing

  • GPU pricing evaluated in deployments: Management is evaluating GPU pricing and demand as inputs to deployment decisions. Source
  • Sovereign capacity seen gaining value: Craig Tavares, President and COO of BUZZ HPC, said Canadian and Swedish sovereign AI sites could gain value as US political resistance and permitting delays constrain new computing capacity. Source
  • Investment tied to customer demand: Management said investment decisions remain grounded in customer demand, power economics, community and capital discipline. Source

Capital, cash and returns

  • Cash down to $139.0 million: Cash and cash equivalents ended at $139.0 million, down from $208.0 million at June 30, with digital currencies at $22.6 million. Source
  • At-the-market share sales continued: The company issued 13,698,085 shares at an average $3.15 for about $43.2 million gross, with $1.3 million of commissions. First-quarter sales were $31.1 million. Source
  • Convertible loan liability on balance sheet: The convertible loan liability component was $235.3 million at September 30, 2026, against $234.9 million at June 30, 2026. Source
  • Regulatory provision added back as non-cash: The six-month cash flow adds back an $84.5 million provision for regulatory liabilities. The prior release tied a provision to Swedish VAT assessments; this release does not describe the matter. Source

Strategy, pipeline and power

  • Tier III pipeline beyond 2026: Beyond calendar 2026, the proposed Tier III pipeline includes New Brunswick, Toronto, Sweden and the planned 320 MW Greater Toronto Area Gigafactory. Source
  • Ontario support for new data centers: Management cited Ontario support for approving new data centers, which it linked to its Canadian sovereign AI thesis. Source
  • 400 MW of Canadian utility load: The company has 400 MW of utility load across Canada earmarked for Tier III HPC data centers, with over 320 MW in Ontario. Source

Coming up, as management said on 10 November 2026

  • GPUs expected to ship by year-end: Management expects the GB200 GPUs to ship before calendar year-end, after which lender funds are released from escrow to the GPU OEM as milestones are met. Source
  • Sentiment expected to stabilize: Holmes said sentiment toward data centers could stabilize over the next six months. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Bitcoin rewards received Source1,070 Bitcoin
Share of global Bitcoin network hashrate Sourceapproximately 2%
Global power capacity operated Sourceapproximately 440 MW
Live GPU Cloud ARR Sourceapproximately $40 million
Contracted GPU Cloud ARR Sourceapproximately $185 million

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management cited macro headwinds in the AI infrastructure sector and said its primary objective is protecting the balance sheet and maintaining cash flow and profitability. Source
  • Regulatory: Management said new US data center development may face resistance after recent political shifts, which may constrain the supply of new GPU compute. Source
  • Demand: Management believes US election-related rhetoric has contributed to negative sentiment toward data centers. Source
  • Operational: The Big Boden colocation letter of intent remains subject to definitive agreements, investment requirements and execution. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: Management said the capital commitments for the 2,304 GB200 GPU cluster were satisfied as of September 30, 2026, following $129 million of financing. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.