Canaan Inc. Reports Unaudited First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
- Revenue exceeded guidance at $82.8M, up 135.9% YoY
- Mining revenue increased 131.9% YoY to $24.3M
- Computing power sold grew 62.6% YoY to 5.5M TH/s
- Achieved gross profit vs previous year's loss
- Bitcoin holdings reached all-time high of 1,408 BTC
- Competitive mining cost at $0.042/kWh
- Installed mining capacity expanded to 6.6 EH/s
- Net loss widened to $86.4M from $39.4M YoY
- U.S. tariff measures causing industry disruption
- Products revenue declined QoQ from $73.5M to $58.3M
- Operating loss of $37.6M
- Terminated second tranche of Series A-1 Preferred Shares financing due to market conditions
Insights
Canaan achieved revenue growth but still posted significant net losses amid Bitcoin market volatility and U.S. tariff challenges.
Canaan's Q1 2025 results present a mixed financial picture, with total revenues of
The core mining equipment business sold 5.5 million TH/s of computing power, up
Despite these improvements, Canaan still reported a substantial net loss of
The company's operating loss did narrow to
Cash position remains stable at
The company is actively exploring a potential share repurchase program, signaling management's belief that the stock is undervalued following price declines related to U.S. tariff impacts. With a mining capacity of 8 EH/s (including 3 EH/s in North America) and competitive power costs of
Total revenues of
Bitcoin mining revenues reached
First Quarter 2025 Operating and Financial Highlights
Total revenues were
Total computing power sold was 5.5 million Terahash per second (TH/s), representing a year-over-year increase of
Mining revenue was
Gross profit was
Nangeng Zhang, chairman, and chief executive officer of Canaan, commented, "In the first quarter, our industry endured intensified volatility stemming from a combined effect of seasonal softness and the abrupt rollout of new
"Following the
Jin "James" Cheng, chief financial officer of Canaan, stated, "In the challenging first quarter, we achieved encouraging results, with total revenues outperforming expectations. The mass delivery of our new A15 products supported a
"During the first quarter, we remained disciplined in managing expenses while keeping our research and development advancement. We achieved a more than
First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Total revenues in the first quarter of 2025 were
Products revenue in the first quarter of 2025 was
Mining revenue in the first quarter of 2025 was
Cost of revenues in the first quarter of 2025 was
Products costs in the first quarter of 2025 were
Mining costs in the first quarter of 2025 were
Gross profit in the first quarter of 2025 was
Total operating expenses in the first quarter of 2025 were
Research and development expenses in the first quarter of 2025 were
Sales and marketing expenses in the first quarter of 2025 were
General and administrative expenses in the first quarter of 2025 were
Impairment on property and equipment in the first quarter of 2025 was nil, compared to
Loss from operations in the first quarter of 2025 was
Change in fair value of cryptocurrency and Change in fair value of financial derivative in the first quarter of 2025 were a loss of
Change in fair value of financial instruments other than derivatives in the first quarter of 2025 was a loss of
Excess of fair value of Convertible Preferred Shares in the first quarter of 2025 was
Foreign exchange gains, net in the first quarter of 2025, were
Loss before income tax expense in the first quarter of 2025 was
Net loss in the first quarter of 2025 was
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2025 was a loss of
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil tax, in the first quarter of 2025 was a loss of
Basic and diluted net loss per American depositary share ("ADS") in the first quarter of 2025 were
As of March 31, 2025, the Company held Cryptocurrency assets with a fair value of
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cash of
Accounts receivable, net as of March 31, 2025, was
Contract liabilities as of March 31, 2025, were
Shares Outstanding
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had a total of 360,596,806 ADSs outstanding, each representing 15 of the Company's Class A ordinary shares.
Recent Developments
Strategic Initiatives to Enhance Shareholder Value
In response to recent market dynamics, including the impact of
Termination of the Second Tranche of the New Series A-1 Preferred Shares Financing
On March 6, 2025, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor (the "Buyer"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Buyer up to 200,000 Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Shares (the "Series A-1 Preferred Shares"). On March 10, 2025, the Company closed the first tranche of the Series A-1 Preferred Shares financing (the "First Tranche Preferred Shares Closing") with the issuance of 100,000 Series A-1 Preferred Shares and the net proceeds of
Effective April 30, 2025, due to unforeseen market conditions, the Company and the investor have mutually agreed to terminate the agreement with respect to the second tranche of US
As of the date of the Company's earnings release for the first quarter of 2025, the Company has 6,800,585,898 Class A ordinary shares, 311,624,444 Class B ordinary shares, 50,000 Series A Preferred Shares and 47,450 Series A-1 Preferred Shares issued and outstanding. The increase in the outstanding Class A ordinary shares compared to the end of 2024 was due to the conversion from 52,550 Series A-1 Preferred Shares to 1,413,765,855 Class A ordinary shares by the Buyer and the issuance of 7,000,000 ADSs (105,000,000 Class A ordinary shares) as pre-delivery shares.
The At-the-Market ("ATM") Offering
On December 23, 2024, the Company entered into a sales agreement (the "ATM Agreement") with Macquarie Capital Limited ("Macquarie Capital"), Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. ("KBW"), China Renaissance Securities (
From December 23, 2024, to May 20, 2025, the date of the Company's earnings release for the first quarter of 2025, the Company utilized the ATM for fundraising and sold 21,088,579 ADSs with net proceeds of approximately US
Business Outlook
In light of the recent developments surrounding the
For the second quarter of 2025, the Company currently expects total revenues to be approximately
The Company will continue to closely monitor the global policy environment and market developments, and may revise or update its outlook as appropriate, based on future clarity and business visibility.
Conference Call Information
The Company's management team will hold a conference call at 8:00 A.M. U.S. Eastern Time on May 20, 2025 (or 8:00 P.M. Singapore Time on the same day) to discuss the financial results. Details for the conference call are as follows:
Event Title: | Canaan Inc. First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call |
Registration Link: | https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI5209e6bc41a444668d61b62fb0e465c9 |
All participants must use the link provided above to complete the online registration process in advance of the conference call. Upon registering, each participant will receive a set of participant dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN, which can be used to join the conference call.
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at investor.canaan-creative.com.
About Canaan Inc.
Established in 2013, Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN), is a technology company focusing on ASIC high-performance computing chip design, chip research and development, computing equipment production, and software services. Canaan has extensive experience in chip design and streamlined production in the ASIC field. In 2013, Canaan's founding team shipped to its customers the world's first batch of mining machines incorporating ASIC technology in bitcoin's history under the brand name Avalon. In 2019, Canaan completed its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market. To learn more about Canaan, please visit https://www.canaan.io/.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating Canaan's business, the Company uses non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted EBITDA, as supplemental measures to review and assess its operating performance. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net loss excluding income tax expenses, interest income, interest expense, depreciation and amortization expenses, share-based compensation expenses, impairment on property, equipment and software, change in fair value of financial instruments other than derivatives and excess of fair value of Convertible Preferred Shares. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about the Company's results of operations, enhance the overall understanding of the Company's past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the Company's management in its financial and operational decision-making.
The non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under
Investor Relations Contact
Canaan Inc.
Xi Zhang
Email: IR@canaan-creative.com
ICR, LLC.
Robin Yang
Tel: +1 (347) 396-3281
Email: canaan.ir@icrinc.com
CANAAN INC. | ||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
(all amounts in thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted) | ||
As of December 31, | As of March 31, | |
2024 | 2025 | |
USD | USD | |
ASSETS | ||
Current assets: | ||
Cash | 96,488 | 96,773 |
Accounts receivable, net | 1,514 | 1,679 |
Inventories | 94,620 | 113,863 |
Prepayments and other current assets | 90,874 | 161,912 |
Cryptocurrency receivable, current | 50,525 | 60,927 |
Total current assets | 334,021 | 435,154 |
Non-current assets: | ||
Cryptocurrency | 61,821 | 39,967 |
Cryptocurrency receivable, non-current | 19,057 | 25,030 |
Property, equipment and software, net | 40,163 | 40,979 |
Intangible asset | 901 | 848 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 3,495 | 3,014 |
Deferred tax assets | 295 | 295 |
Other non-current assets | 476 | 17,481 |
Non-current financial investment | 2,782 | 2,786 |
Total non-current assets | 128,990 | 130,400 |
Total assets | 463,011 | 565,554 |
LIABILITIES, AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
Current liabilities | ||
Current portion of long-term loans | 16,658 | 23,959 |
Accounts payable | 13,975 | 15,724 |
Contract liabilities | 24,248 | 17,515 |
Income tax payable | 10,932 | 10,743 |
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities | 43,406 | 36,702 |
Operating lease liabilities, current | 1,237 | 1,420 |
Convertible Preferred Shares | 68,113 | 183,805 |
Total current liabilities | 178,569 | 289,868 |
Non-current liabilities: | ||
Long-term loans | 7,279 | 20,738 |
Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 1,701 | 1,098 |
Deferred tax liability | 153 | 144 |
Other non-current liabilities | 9,055 | 9,068 |
Total liabilities | 196,757 | 320,916 |
Shareholders' equity: | ||
Ordinary shares ( | - | - |
Treasury stocks ( | (57,055) | (57,055) |
Additional paid-in capital | 816,363 | 882,235 |
Statutory reserves | 14,892 | 14,892 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (57,456) | (58,513) |
Accumulated deficit | (450,490) | (536,921) |
Total shareholders' equity | 266,254 | 244,638 |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 463,011 | 565,554 |
CANAAN INC. | |||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF | |||
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | |||
(all amounts in thousands of USD, except share and per share data, or as otherwise | |||
noted) | |||
For the Three Months Ended | |||
March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | |
USD | USD | USD | |
Revenues | |||
Products revenue | 23,446 | 73,452 | 58,322 |
Mining revenue | 10,460 | 15,295 | 24,254 |
Other revenues | 1,185 | 20 | 200 |
Total revenues | 35,091 | 88,767 | 82,776 |
Cost of revenues | |||
Product cost | (59,757) | (80,215) | (59,190) |
Mining cost | (12,152) | (14,904) | (22,940) |
Other cost | (509) | - | - |
Total cost of revenues | (72,418) | (95,119) | (82,130) |
Gross (loss) profit | (37,327) | (6,352) | 646 |
Operating expenses: | |||
Research and development expenses | (15,342) | (16,572) | (18,947) |
Sales and marketing expenses | (1,073) | (1,338) | (2,936) |
General and administrative expenses | (16,671) | (27,784) | (16,908) |
Impairment on property and equipment | - | (4,043) | - |
Gain on disposal of property, equipment and | 2,367 | 448 | 516 |
Total operating expenses | (30,719) | (49,289) | (38,275) |
Loss from operations | (68,046) | (55,641) | (37,629) |
Interest income | 205 | 107 | 57 |
Interest expense | - | (260) | (351) |
Change in fair value of cryptocurrency | 33,583 | 15,641 | (2,264) |
Change in fair value of financial instruments | 2,340 | 17,213 | (4,392) |
Change in fair value of financial derivatives | (5,891) | 23,411 | (14,055) |
Excess of fair value of convertible preferred | (376) | (22,052) | (28,179) |
Foreign exchange (losses) gains, net | (1,843) | 5,650 | 835 |
Other income, net | 1,437 | 8,330 | 252 |
Loss before income tax expenses | (38,591) | (7,601) | (85,726) |
Income tax expense | (802) | (85,301) | (705) |
Net loss | (39,393) | (92,902) | (86,431) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of | (4,987) | (9,720) | (1,057) |
Total comprehensive loss | (44,380) | (102,622) | (87,488) |
Weighted average number of shares used in | |||
— Basic | 3,719,629,615 | 4,285,731,465 | 4,817,919,054 |
— Diluted | 3,719,629,615 | 4,285,731,465 | 4,817,919,054 |
Net loss per share (cent per share) | |||
— Basic | (1.06) | (2.17) | (1.79) |
— Diluted | (1.06) | (2.17) | (1.79) |
Share-based compensation expenses were included in: | |||
Cost of revenues | 57 | 143 | 76 |
Research and development expenses | 1,865 | 1,840 | 1,770 |
Sales and marketing expenses | 43 | 45 | 53 |
General and administrative expenses | 5,946 | 7,769 | 5,316 |
The table below sets forth a reconciliation of net loss to non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the period indicated:
For the Three Months Ended | |||
March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | |
USD | USD | USD | |
Net loss | (39,393) | (92,902) | (86,431) |
Income tax expense | 802 | 85,301 | 705 |
Interest income | (205) | (107) | (57) |
Interest expense | - | 260 | 351 |
EBIT | (38,796) | (7,448) | (85,432) |
Depreciation and amortization expenses | 6,873 | 8,038 | 7,513 |
EBITDA | (31,923) | 590 | (77,919) |
Share-based compensation expenses | 7,911 | 9,797 | 7,215 |
Impairment on property, equipment and | - | 4,043 | - |
Change in fair value of financial | (2,340) | (17,213) | 4,392 |
Excess of fair value of convertible | 376 | 22,052 | 28,179 |
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA | (25,976) | 19,269 | (38,133) |
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