September Operational Update

RNS Number : 2860O

Argo Blockchain PLC

07 October 2021

 

Press Release

07 October 2021

Argo Blockchain PLC

("Argo" or the "Company")

September Operational Update

Operational Update

Argo Blockchain plc, a global leader in cryptocurrency mining (LSE: ARB; NASDAQ: ARBK), is pleased to provide the following operational update for September.

During the month of September, Argo mined 165 Bitcoin or Bitcoin Equivalent (together, BTC) compared to 206 BTC in August. This brings the total amount of BTC mined year-to-date to 1479 BTC.

Based on daily foreign exchange rates and cryptocurrency prices during the month, mining revenue in September amounted to £5.50 million ($7.59 million*) (August 2021: £6.83 million ($9.43 million*)). Argo generated this income at a Bitcoin and Bitcoin Equivalent Mining Margin of approximately 84% for the month of September (August 2021: 86%). The Company has maintained consistent Bitcoin and Bitcoin Equivalent Mining Margins despite increases in network difficulty since July 2021.

At the end of September, the Company owned 1836 Bitcoin or BTC equivalent.

Non-IFRS Measures

Bitcoin and Bitcoin Equivalent Mining Margin is a financial measure not defined by IFRS. We believe Bitcoin and Bitcoin Equivalent Mining Margin has limitations as an analytical tool. In particular, Bitcoin and Bitcoin Equivalent Mining Margin excludes the depreciation of mining equipment and so does not reflect the full cost of our mining operations, and it also excludes the effects of fluctuations in the value of digital currencies and realized losses on the sale of digital assets, which affect our IFRS gross profit. This measure should not be considered as an alternative to gross margin determined in accordance with IFRS, or other IFRS measures. This measure is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. As a result, you should not consider this measure in isolation from, or as a substitute analysis for, our gross margin as determined in accordance with IFRS.

The following table shows a reconciliation of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Equivalent Mining Margin to gross margin, the most directly comparable IFRS measure, for the months of August and September 2021.

	Month Ended 31 August 2021			Month Ended 30 September 2021
	£	$	£		$
Gross Profit	10,427,53	14,396,250		108,284	149,497
Gross Margin¹	145%	145%		2%	2%
Depreciation of mining equipment	846,382	1,168,515		770,006	1,063,070
Charge in fair value of digital currencies	(4,736,507)	(6,539,222)		4,130,925	5,703,155
Realised profit on sale of digital currencies	(305,366)	(421,588)		(74,582)	(102,968)
Crypto-currency management fees	(327,652)	(452,356)		(298,136)	(411,607)
Mining Profit	5,904,388	8,151,599		4,636,497	6,401,147
Bitcoin and Bitcoin Equivalent Mining Margin	86%	86%		84%	84%

(1)   Due to favourable changes in fair value of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Equivalents in August and September 2021, gross profit exceeded revenue in both periods.

*Dollar values translated from pound sterling into U.S. dollars at the rate of £1.00 to $1.38, which was the noon buying rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on June 30, 2021.

This announcement contains inside information.

For further information please contact:

Argo Blockchain
Peter Wall Chief Executive	via Tancredi [phone]
finnCap Ltd
Corporate Finance Jonny Franklin-Adams Tim Harper  Joint Corporate Broker Sunila de Silva	[phone]
Tennyson Securities
Joint Corporate Broker Peter Krens	[phone]
OTC Markets
Jonathan Dickson [e-mail]	[phone] [phone]
Tancredi Intelligent Communication UK & Europe Media Relations
Emma Valgimigli Emma Hodges Salamander Davoudi [e-mail]	[phone] [phone] [phone]

About Argo:

Argo Blockchain plc is a global leader in cryptocurrency mining with one of the largest and most efficient operations powered by clean energy. The Company is headquartered in London, UK and its shares are listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker: ARB and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the United States under the ticker: ARBK.

 

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