MIAMI - Hut 8 Corp. (NASDAQ: HUT ) reported a profit in the third quarter as revenue surged and Bitcoin mining costs declined significantly. The cryptocurrency miner's shares were up 2% following the results.

Hut 8 posted net income of $0.9 million, or $0.01 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, compared to a net loss of $4.4 million in the same period last year. Revenue jumped to $43.7 million from $21.7 million YoY.

The company's cost to mine a Bitcoin fell 33% to $28.83 per MWh from $42.73 in the prior year period. Hut 8 mined 234 Bitcoin during the quarter at a weighted average revenue of $61,025 per Bitcoin, compared to a cost to mine of $31,482.

"This quarter, we executed several strategic initiatives designed to drive topline growth and strengthen our competitive position in both AI and Bitcoin mining," said CEO Asher Genoot.

He highlighted a ~15 EH/s colocation partnership with BITMAIN and the launch of a GPU-as-a-Service business as key developments expected to generate nine figures in new annualized revenue.

The company held 9,106 Bitcoin in reserve as of September 30, valued at approximately $576.5 million. Total (EPA: TTEF ) cash stood at $72.9 million.

Hut 8 also announced plans to upgrade its mining fleet, which is expected to increase its self-mining hashrate to ~9.3 EH/s and improve average fleet efficiency by 37% to 19.9 J/TH in Q1 2025.

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