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Applied Digital Corporation - Common Stock (APLD) May 2025 Filing Analysis
How durable is the business?
The segment is currently in a pre-revenue construction phase but has secured massive long-term leases with CoreWeave for 250 MW of capacity, validating the business model shift toward AI infrastructure. (1 expanding)
“We anticipate that this business segment will begin generating meaningful revenues once the first building within Polaris Forge 1 becomes operational, which is expected in calendar year 2025.”
The company significantly strengthened its moat by securing a $375 million term loan from SMBC to fund the 400 MW Polaris Forge 1 campus, de-risking the massive capex required for AI infrastructure. (2 expanding)
“On February 11, 2025, APLD HPC Holdings LLC... entered into a credit and guaranty agreement... for an aggregate of $375 million of term loans... used to pay for certain data center project development costs at Polaris Forge 1”
Revenue grew 17% year-over-year to $144.2 million, driven by the 180 MW Ellendale facility reaching full capacity and improved uptime compared to the prior year's outages. (1 expanding)
“Revenue increased $20.4 million, or 17%, from $121.9 million for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2024 to $142.3 million for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025 which was caused by our 180 MW Data Center Hosting Facility in Ellendale, ND operating at full capacity”
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What could break the thesis?
Cash outflow pressure is intensifying. Estimated interest on debt obligations is $102.7 million and preferred share dividends are $37.8 million through FY2030. (2 intensifying)
“Interest on debt obligations 102,692... Preferred share dividends 37,812”
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