AIB Data Centers Reports 570 MW of Identified AI/HPC Capacity Potential in Second Quarter 2026
=Increased Contracted Power Capacity at Existing CLT-01 Facility to 65 MW to Support AI and HPC Growth
Strengthened Balance Sheet with $52.8 Million of Cash to Support Continued Growth
Ended Quarter with $82.7 Million of Stockholders’ Equity
NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AIB Data Centers Inc. (NYSE American: AIB) (“AIB” or the “Company”), formerly BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure, Inc., a developer and operator of digital infrastructure focused on artificial intelligence (“AI”) and high-performance computing (“HPC”) workloads, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.
“This quarter we secured the two foundations that matter most at our stage: power and capital,” said Jerry Tang, CEO of AIB Data Centers. “We enhanced our power position with a 65 megawatts 15-year electric service agreement, raised $63.3 million to strengthen our balance sheet, and completed our rebrand to AIB Data Centers. Now we’re focused on turning it into signed, long-term AI and HPC contracts.”
Second Quarter 2026 and Recent Operational Highlights
- Contracted power capacity at the CLT-01 data center with 65 MW 15-year electric service agreement. The 65MW power supports site improvements to the existing data center and expands AIB’s ability to serve growing AI and HPC infrastructure demand at the site.
- Strengthened financial position with the completion of an underwritten public offering that generated approximately $59 million in net proceeds, including the full exercise of the underwriter’s overallotment, ending the quarter with $52.8 million in cash, $82.7 million in stockholders’ equity, and no traditional debt.
- Completed the Company’s strategic rebrand to AIB Data Centers Inc., reflecting its continued transition toward developing and operating infrastructure designed for AI and high-performance computing workloads. The Company’s common stock continues to trade on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol “AIB.”
- Advanced development opportunities for future AI infrastructure capacity, including a non-binding letter of intent and a $1.2 million refundable land deposit, made to a related party, in connection with the evaluation of an approximately 75 MW AI-focused data center campus, or MSP-01. No definitive acquisition, lease, or development agreements have been executed as of quarter end.
- Identified approximately 505 MW of prospective AI and HPC capacity across five additional sites under evaluation, none of which is subject to a definitive lease, purchase or development agreement. Together with the 65 MW of contracted power capacity at the Company’s existing CLT-01 data center, this represents approximately 570 MW of identified capacity potential.
- Expanded the Company’s data center execution and commercial organization with the appointments of Christopher Iannacone as Director of Construction Execution, Gary Heitz as Vice President of Sales, Nicholas Ukachi as Project Manager, Joshua Fernandez as Senior Procurement Manager, Alex Ocello as Strategic Partner, Christopher Wong as VP Finance & Corporate Controller, and Ashwin Sewdass as VP Finance, Operations & Projects. The new additions to the team bring decades of combined experience across mission-critical infrastructure, hyperscale data center, and commercial development. Wong and Sewdass also bring significant financial and operational experience to the Company.
- Continued diversifying the Company’s customer base as it transitions toward long-term AI and HPC infrastructure contracts, reducing historical customer concentration and positioning AIB for a broader commercial platform.
- Temporarily de-energized the Company’s legacy operations on June 5, 2026. The Company is working to redeploy the site’s existing power and infrastructure to support higher-density AI and HPC workloads.
- Enhanced visibility within the investment community, including its addition to the Russell Microcap® Index, presentations at leading investor conferences, the NYSE Opening Bell ceremony commemorating the Company’s rebrand and listing, and initiation of equity research coverage by Lucid Capital Markets and Maxim Group.
Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- Strengthened its financial position with $52.8 million of cash and $82.7 million of total stockholders’ equity as of June 30, 2026, compared to $15,265 of cash and $7.9 million of stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2025, following the successful completion of the Company’s June 2026 underwritten public offering.
- Revenue was $2.9 million, compared to $4.7 million in the prior-year period, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 39%, reflecting the Company’s strategic transition away from a single-anchor-tenant hosting model toward a broader portfolio of AI and HPC infrastructure customers and the June 5, 2026 temporary de-energization of the site.
- Cost of revenues was $3.4 million, compared to $4.2 million in the prior-year period, a decrease of $0.8 million, or 18%.
- Gross loss was $0.5 million, or a gross margin of (18)%, compared to gross profit of $0.5 million, or a gross margin of 12%, in the prior-year period, primarily reflecting higher per-kWh energy costs absorbed by the Company and lower billable energy volume following temporary de-energization of the site.
- Total costs and operating expenses were $6.5 million, compared to $5.3 million in the prior-year period, an increase of $1.2 million, or 23%, primarily reflecting increased investments in public company infrastructure, advisory services, consulting arrangements, and transaction-related expenses.
- Operating loss was $3.6 million, compared to an operating loss of $0.5 million in the prior-year period.
- Net loss was $3.5 million, or $(0.07) per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.5 million, or $(0.01) per basic and diluted share, in the prior-year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss was $3.1 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.1 million in the prior-year period.
- Ended the quarter with no traditional indebtedness, providing additional financial flexibility to execute the Company’s AI and HPC infrastructure growth strategy.
First Six Months of 2026 Financial Results
- Revenue was $7.8 million, compared to $9.2 million in the prior-year period, a decrease of $1.4 million, or 15%, primarily attributable to the Company’s ongoing transition toward long-term AI and HPC infrastructure opportunities, including the June 5, 2026 temporary de-energization of the site.
- Gross profit was less than $0.1 million, or a gross margin of 1%, compared to gross profit of $1.8 million, or a gross margin of 19%, in the prior-year period.
- Net loss of $3.8 million, or $(0.09) per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.1 million, or $(0.00) per basic and diluted share, in the prior-year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss was $3.2 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $0.7 million in the prior-year period.
- Net cash used in operating activities was $4.7 million, compared to $1.0 million in the prior-year period, primarily reflecting changes in accounts payable and contract liabilities.
- Net cash provided by financing activities was $58.4 million, primarily reflecting approximately $59.0 million of net proceeds from the June 2026 underwritten public offering.
“Our financial position has been fundamentally transformed,” said Jolienne Halisky, Chief Financial Officer of AIB Data Centers. “We ended the quarter with $52.8 million of cash, $82.7 million of stockholders’ equity, and no traditional debt, providing the capital and financial flexibility to execute our growth strategy. We are deploying these resources toward securing contracted power, procuring long lead-time equipment, and improving our existing infrastructure to support AI and HPC customers.”
Leadership Update
Eyal Rozen has notified the Company of his decision to resign as Chief Operating Officer, effective August 14, 2026. Mr. Rozen is assisting with an orderly transition of his responsibilities. The Company has commenced a search for a Chief Operating Officer with large-scale data center and operations experience.
Valuation Relative to AI and HPC Infrastructure Peers
As of July 28, 2026, AIB’s market capitalization equated to approximately $2 million per energized, operating megawatt, compared with a median of approximately $26 million per megawatt across a peer group of seven publicly traded digital infrastructure and AI and HPC operators. The Company believes this gap reflects the early stage of its transition and does not yet capture the approximately 570 MW of identified capacity potential described above.
Operating megawatts reflect energized capacity as reported in each company’s most recent Form 10-Q, Form 10-K or earnings release; contracted and planned capacity is excluded. TeraWulf megawatts reflect energized HPC critical IT capacity only. Market capitalizations are based on intraday prices as of July 28, 2026 (Yahoo Finance). Peer group: Applied Digital (APLD), Cipher Mining (CIFR), CoreWeave (CRWV), Core Scientific (CORZ), Hut 8 (HUT), IREN (IREN) and TeraWulf (WULF).
Note About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA is a key factor in how we assess the operating performance of our data center and develop growth strategies and expansion decisions. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss excluding income tax expense, interest income, interest expense, other income and expense items, gain or loss on asset sales, depreciation, amortization, transaction costs, and non-recurring legal and professional fees, as presented below:
| Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||
| NET (LOSS)/INCOME | (3,481,233 | ) | (541,812 | ) | (3,754,431 | ) | (53,033 | ) |
| Add/(Deduct): | ||||||||
| Other (income) expense | (98,770 | ) | — | (102,898 | ) | 5,360 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 250,910 | 193,809 | 501,011 | 356,981 | ||||
| Transaction costs | 75,000 | 255,913 | 1,279,573 | 471,924 | ||||
| Reimbursement of transaction costs | — | — | (1,330,000 | ) | — | |||
| Non-recurring legal and professional fees | 180,766 | — | 180,766 | — | ||||
| Gain on asset sales | — | — | — | (67,714 | ) | |||
| ADJUSTED EBITDA | (3,073,327 | ) | (92,090 | ) | (3,225,979 | ) | 713,518 | |
Non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation, but should be considered together with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. We have presented non-GAAP financial measures to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate our results of operations in a manner that focuses on what management believes to be our core, ongoing business operations.
Accordingly, Adjusted EBITDA is not meant to be considered in isolation of, and should be read in conjunction with, the information contained in our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Our primary non-GAAP financial measure is Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes depreciation and amortization expense as these do not reflect our current or future cash spending levels to support our business. In addition, depreciation is also based on the estimated useful lives of our data center assets. These estimates could vary from actual performance of the asset, are based on historical costs incurred to build out our data center and are not indicative of current or expected future capital expenditures. Therefore, we exclude depreciation and amortization in computing Adjusted EBITDA. We also exclude gain or loss on asset sales as it represents profit or loss that is not meaningful in evaluating the current or future operating performance. Additionally, we exclude transaction costs and related reimbursement to enhance the comparability of our financial results to our historical operations. The transaction costs and reimbursement relate to expenses we incurred in connection with the Business Combination transaction with Signing Day Sports, including advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees. We also exclude non-recurring legal and professional fees, which represent legal and professional fees incurred in connection with corporate transaction and financing activities, including a terminated financing transaction and advisory arrangements related to the Business Combination, and which management does not consider indicative of ongoing operating performance. Such charges generally are not relevant to assessing our long-term performance. In addition, the frequency and amount of such charges vary significantly based on the size and timing of the transactions. Management believes items such as impairment charges, gain or loss on asset sales and transaction costs are non-core transactions; however, these types of costs may occur in future periods. Future transaction costs will depend on the Company executing additional transactions, which cannot be anticipated or estimated.
About AIB Data Centers
AIB Data Centers Inc. is a developer and operator of digital infrastructure focused on AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads. The Company's platform combines access to reliable, scalable power resources with modular infrastructure deployment designed to accelerate the development of next-generation compute capacity.
For more information, visit https://www.aib.us/.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Investor Relations
Chris Tyson
Executive Vice President
MZ Group - MZ North America
Phone: (949) 491-8235
AIB@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us
| AIB Data Centers Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Revenues (Note 5) | $ | 2,915,460 | $ | 4,744,627 | $ | 7,828,661 | $ | 9,244,269 | ||||
| Costs and operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 3,432,555 | 4,196,007 | 7,775,997 | 7,469,329 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization (Note 3) | 250,910 | 193,809 | 501,011 | 356,981 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,710,592 | 896,623 | 3,307,576 | 1,533,346 | ||||||||
| Advertising expense | 101,406 | — | 101,406 | — | ||||||||
| Total costs and operating expenses | 6,495,463 | 5,286,439 | 11,685,990 | 9,359,656 | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | (3,580,003 | ) | (541,812 | ) | (3,857,329 | ) | (115,387 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||
| Gain on disposal of assets held for sale (Note 3) | — | — | — | 67,714 | ||||||||
| Other income (expense) | 98,770 | — | 102,898 | (5,360 | ) | |||||||
| Total other income | 98,770 | — | 102,898 | 62,354 | ||||||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (3,481,233 | ) | $ | (541,812 | ) | $ | (3,754,431 | ) | $ | (53,033 | ) |
| Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) |
| Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding | 46,840,272 | 37,646,133 | 42,268,601 | 37,646,133 | ||||||||
| AIB Data Centers Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||
| June 30, | December 31, | ||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||||
| Assets | |||||
| Current assets: | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 52,784,510 | $ | 15,265 | |
| Accounts receivable | 740,224 | 7,720 | |||
| Due from related party, net (Note 11) | 1,698,329 | 2,144,506 | |||
| Loan receivable - related party (Note 11) | 1,083,460 | 1,083,460 | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note 11) | 1,401,828 | 218,698 | |||
| Total current assets | 57,708,351 | 3,469,649 | |||
| Property and equipment, net (Note 3) | 8,771,622 | 8,865,019 | |||
| Goodwill (Note 4) | 23,874,326 | 4,851,136 | |||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset (Note 6) | 27,268 | 81,712 | |||
| Other assets | 26,200 | — | |||
| Total assets | $ | 90,407,767 | $ | 17,267,516 | |
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity: | |||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 2,635,633 | $ | 3,304,012 | |
| Contract liabilities (Note 5) | — | 2,330,584 | |||
| Consideration payable, current portion (Note 3) | 1,166,001 | 1,166,001 | |||
| Operating lease liability, current portion (Note 6) | 27,269 | 81,712 | |||
| Other current liabilities | 3,814,852 | 1,845,760 | |||
| Total current liabilities | 7,643,755 | 8,728,069 | |||
| Consideration payable, net of current portion (Note 3) | 97,167 | 680,166 | |||
| Total liabilities | 7,740,922 | 9,408,235 | |||
| Commitments and contingencies (see Note 10) | |||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||
| Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (Note 9) | — | — | |||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 75,979,466 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2026; no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 (Note 9) | 7,599 | — | |||
| Additional paid in capital | 86,413,677 | — | |||
| (Accumulated deficit) retained earnings | (3,754,431 | ) | 7,859,281 | ||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 82,666,845 | 7,859,281 | |||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 90,407,767 | $ | 17,267,516 | |
| AIB Data Centers Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | ||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (3,754,431 | ) | $ | (53,033 | ) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities: | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 501,011 | 356,981 | ||||
| Gain on disposal of assets held for sale (Note 3) | — | (67,714 | ) | |||
| Non-cash advisory shares (Note 4) | 650,642 | — | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | (276,781 | ) | (525,627 | ) | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 42,738 | 36,920 | ||||
| Operating lease right of use asset | 54,444 | — | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (1,472,069 | ) | 654,086 | |||
| Contract liabilities | (2,332,010 | ) | (1,638,517 | ) | ||
| Lease liability | (54,443 | ) | — | |||
| Other current liabilities | 1,969,092 | 247,623 | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (4,671,807 | ) | (989,281 | ) | ||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||
| Cash acquired in reverse merger (Note 4) | 253,214 | — | ||||
| Payment of land deposit (Note 11) | (1,200,000 | ) | — | |||
| Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale (Note 3) | — | 132,000 | ||||
| Proceeds from loan receivable - related party | — | 996,146 | ||||
| Net cash (used in) / provided by investing activities | (946,786 | ) | 1,128,146 | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||
| Contributions | — | 1,174,085 | ||||
| Distributions | — | (1,442,600 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from public offering, net (Note 9) | 58,970,837 | — | ||||
| Repayments of consideration payable | (582,999 | ) | — | |||
| Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities | 58,387,838 | (268,515 | ) | |||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 52,769,245 | (129,650 | ) | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 15,265 | 131,107 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 52,784,510 | $ | 1,457 | ||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||
| Non-cash additions to construction in progress included in accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 400,000 | — | |||
| Acquisition of property and equipment through deferred payment arrangement | — | $ | 2,332,000 | |||
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