Cipher Mining

CIFR

Financial - Capital Markets · Technology

Price

$17.56

-0.16 (-0.90%)

Market Cap

$7.18B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+75.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 218.0M (2021) → 381.6M (2025)

Cipher Mining Inc., a technology company, operates in the bitcoin mining ecosystem in the United States. It engages in developing and growing a cryptocurrency mining business that specializes in bitcoin. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-28.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-154.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

17.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~5 months

$715M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Cipher Mining has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin

-105.9%

Thin — -105.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

-139.6%

Losing money on operations — -139.6%

ROCE

-4.5%

Weak — -4.5% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+38.0%

Fast-growing sales (38.0% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

-443.1%

Burning cash (-443.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.52

Conservative — low debt load (0.52)

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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