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$CIFR $84 Price Target 2029 (570% upside) and $42 price target (234% upside) in the next year
Thesis explained simply below:
$GOOG $META $AMZN $MSFT and OpenAI are in a race to build out AI data centers, which require 10x the power of traditional data centers. Each player wants to build out 10GW by 2030 (according to the CEO of $NVDA on the recent @bg2pod podcast). 10GW is where artificial general intelligence (AGI) can be achieved (according to $NVDA CEO).
These companies need ~40GW-50GW of INCREMENTAL data center infrastructure. $CIFR can provide an incremental ~2GW of this infrastructure (excluding the $3B deal $CIFR signed with Fluidstack that was backed stopped by $GOOG). The GW that $CIFR can deliver represent GWs 15-25 of the 40-50GW needed. That makes it HIGHLY likely that $CIFR’s pipeline gets fully leased. CIFR has 2GW that can get leased and start generating revenue by year end 2030. What does the mean in terms of valuation?
Valuation:
CIFR 2030 revenue: 2GW / 1.5 PUE = 1.33GW critical GW. 1.33GW * $1.8M/MW (similar to announced deals) = $2.4B revenue. $2.4B * 80% EBITDA margin = $1.92B 2030 EBITDA. $1.92B EBITDA * 22.5x (multiple in line with public peers $EQIX $DLR) = Enterprise Value of $43.2B.
Based on other industry deals, it is likely to cost around $16B to build this out (ie $12M per critical MW, in this case 1,333 = $16B). Construction loans are typically 80% debt. So $12.8B in net debt and $3.2B in new equity.
$43B - $12.8B debt is $30B equity. We need to account for the $3.2B of equity dilution, so for simplicity let’s just say $24B of INCREMENTAL equity value (ie current market cap $5B + $24B = $29B).
We need to discount the $24B on incremental equity value back from 2030. Using a 20% discount rate we get a present value of $11.57B. This implies $CIFR market cap should be ~$5B current market cap + $11.5B = $16.5B. Implies fair value of shares today is $42/share.
Pushback:
AI is in a funding bubble: If the hyperscale companies raise price 3%-4% per year and cut headcount 1%, the economic value added is higher than the cash costs. Do the math before you end up like a lazy value investor on the wrong side of this trade. Elon cut Twitter’s headcount 90%. These companies could have way higher margins if not for regulatory concerns. Many ppl making $500k a year working 10/hrs week.
@mikealfred@theBTCMiningGuy@rftylerpage