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Today, Semler Scientific (Nasdaq: SMLR) shares rose over 2.64% to $35.37 after the company released<\/a> its second quarter 2025 financial results, reporting an increase in net income driven by unrealized gains from its Bitcoin holdings.<\/p>\n

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Semler Scientific Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results, BTC Holdings of 5,021 and BTC Yield of 31.3% YTD through July 31, 2025. $SMLR<\/a><\/p>\n

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The company posted net income of $66.9 million, up from just $11,000 in the same period last year. The increase came despite a 43% drop in revenue, which fell to $8.2 million. Operating expenses climbed to $10.3 million, resulting in a $2.1 million operating loss for the quarter. However, the company\u2019s $83.8 million unrealized gain on Bitcoin<\/a> holdings pushed pre-tax income to $80.6 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have made excellent progress with our Bitcoin treasury strategy,\u201d stated the executive chairman of Semler Scientific Eric Semler. \u201cYear-to-date through July 31, 2025, this strategy has generated more than $110.4 million in unrealized gains and delivered a 31.3% BTC yield. We also deepened our connection to the Bitcoin community by appointing Natalie Brunell to our board of directors and hiring Joe Burnett as director of Bitcoin strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As of July 31, 2025, Semler reported holding 5,021 Bitcoins with a fair value of $586.2 million, up from 4,636 Bitcoins at the end of Q2. The company acquired approximately 1,829 Bitcoins during the quarter and July, spending a total of $195.4 million funded through operating cash flow, investment monetization, and proceeds from equity and debt offerings.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the quarter, we were very pleased to launch CardioVanta, a wholly owned subsidiary that will drive our future healthcare initiatives focused on early detection of heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia,\u201d said the CEO of Semler Scientific Doug Murphy-Chutorian. \u201cWe believe CardioVanta positions us to deliver long-term value in our healthcare business as we continue to aggressively execute on our Bitcoin treasury strategy<\/a> \u2014 establishing Semler Scientific as a dual-engine platform for growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the new subsidiary, Semler Scientific entered a new at-the-market (ATM) equity offering agreement in April, allowing the company to issue and sell up to $500 million of its common stock. As of July 31, it had raised approximately $194.3 million under the new agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cSemler Scientific entered into a new Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement with Barclays Capital Inc., Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Canaccord Genuity LLC, Needham & Company, LLC, Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC and Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC\u2026 in an ATM offering,\u201d the press release stated.<\/p>\n

Those interested can watch the full Semler Scientific Q2 2025 earnings call below for more information:<\/p>\n

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