Amber International Holding (AMBR) opened 2026 with Q1 revenue of US$10.0 million and a net loss from continuing operations of US$3.7 million, while the trailing 12 month figures show revenue of US$61.6 million and net income from continuing operations close to breakeven at US$0.02 million. Over recent quarters the company has seen revenue move from US$4.8 million in Q4 2024 to between US$14.9 million and US$21.0 million across 2025, with basic EPS ranging from a loss of US$0.38 to a gain of US$0.02. This sets up Q1 2026 as a period in which top line scale and a tighter earnings profile put the focus squarely on how margins are evolving.

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With the headline numbers on the table, the next step is to see how this earnings profile lines up against the widely held narratives around Amber International Holding’s profitability, quality of earnings, and longer term potential.

Profit swings from US$4.7 million loss to near breakeven

• On a trailing 12 month basis, Amber moved from a net loss from continuing operations of US$23.3 million in Q4 2024 to a very small loss of US$0.02 million by Q1 2026, even though the latest single quarter shows a loss of US$3.7 million.
• Bulls often highlight the shift toward profitability and high quality trailing earnings, and this view is partly tested by the data, as trailing revenue rose from US$7.5 million to US$61.6 million while reported profit over that period moved from a sizeable loss to roughly breakeven. However, the most recent Q1 2026 loss reminds you that this profit profile is still quite sensitive quarter to quarter.
  • Supporters can point to four straight profitable quarters in 2025, with net income from continuing operations between US$0.7 million and US$2.2 million, as evidence of progress.
  • At the same time, the return to a US$3.7 million loss in Q1 2026 shows that the bullish case around steady profitability is not fully reflected in the latest quarter.

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Revenue scale shifts from US$7.5 million to US$61.6 million

• Trailing 12 month revenue increased from US$7.5 million in the period ending Q4 2024 to US$61.6 million by Q1 2026, while individual 2025 quarters sat in a higher band between US$14.9 million and US$21.0 million before Q1 2026 came in at US$10.0 million.
• What stands out for the bullish view is that higher trailing revenue has coincided with Amber reaching around breakeven over 12 months, since the company moved from a US$23.3 million loss to a small US$0.02 million loss. Yet the Q1 2026 revenue drop from US$16.3 million in Q4 2025 to US$10.0 million tests how consistently bulls can lean on scale as a support for earnings.
  • Supporters may focus on the step up in quarterly revenue across 2025 compared to Q4 2024, arguing that the business now operates at a very different size.
  • However, the Q1 2026 combination of US$10.0 million revenue and a US$3.7 million loss shows that higher annual revenue alone has not guaranteed stable profitability yet.

P/E of 33.1x versus 24.7x industry benchmark

• The stock trades on a trailing P/E of 33.1x, compared with a peer average of 17.4x and a US Media industry average of 24.7x, while the current share price is US$1.61.
• Critics who lean bearish often point to this richer P/E multiple, and the numbers give that argument some weight, because the premium valuation is being applied to earnings that only recently reached around breakeven on a trailing basis, after a period where net income from continuing operations moved from a loss of US$23.3 million to roughly zero.
  • Bears can argue that paying 33.1x for trailing earnings that include both profitable 2025 quarters and a US$3.7 million loss in Q1 2026 requires investors to be comfortable with that recent volatility.
  • On the other side, anyone comfortable with the premium needs to be very clear on why Amber should trade above both its peer group on 17.4x and the broader industry at 24.7x on the back of this profit history.

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