MicroStrategy Announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

TYSONS CORNER, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MicroStrategy^® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) (“MicroStrategy” or the “Company”), the largest independent publicly-traded business intelligence company, today announced financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 (the first quarter of its 2023 fiscal year).

“The durability of our enterprise BI platform and the depth of our existing customer base continued to act as the drivers of growth in total revenue during the first quarter of 2023. The conviction in our bitcoin strategy remains strong as the digital asset environment continues to mature. Furthermore, we are extremely excited to return to an in-person MicroStrategy World, showcasing the competitive advantages of our MicroStrategy One platform and highlighting the key areas of product innovation that will carry MicroStrategy into the future,” said Phong Le, President and Chief Executive Officer, MicroStrategy.

“In Q1, we strengthened our capital structure by reducing leverage by fully repaying our bitcoin-backed loan. We also continued to strategically manage our balance sheet through the addition of 7,500 bitcoin in the quarter for a total of 140,000. Our goals for the enterprise analytics software business remain to grow our revenues and transition that business to the cloud while rigorously managing costs and strengthening margin as we focus on product innovation and winning market share,” said Andrew Kang, Chief Financial Officer, MicroStrategy.

First Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

Revenues: Total revenues for the first quarter of 2023 were $121.9 million, a 2.2% increase, or a 5.7% increase on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, compared to the first quarter of 2022. Product licenses and subscription services revenues for the first quarter of 2023 were $36.2 million, a 23.4% increase, or a 29.5% increase on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, compared to the first quarter of 2022. Product support revenues for the first quarter of 2023 were $65.5 million, a 2.5% decrease, or a 0.3% decrease on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, compared to the first quarter of 2022. Other services revenues for the first quarter of 2023 were $20.2 million, an 11.2% decrease, or a 7.5% decrease on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, compared to the first quarter of 2022.
Gross Profit: Gross profit for the first quarter of 2023 was $94.0 million, representing a 77.1% gross margin, compared to a gross profit of $93.6 million, representing a gross margin of 78.5%, for the first quarter of 2022.
Operating Expenses: Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2023 were $114.3 million, a 56.6% decrease compared to the first quarter of 2022. Operating expenses include impairment losses on MicroStrategy’s digital assets, which were $18.9 million during the first quarter of 2023, compared to $170.1 million in the first quarter of 2022.
Loss from Operations and Net Income (Loss): Loss from operations for the first quarter of 2023 was $20.3 million, compared to $170.0 million for the first quarter of 2022. Net income for the first quarter of 2023 was $461.2 million, or $31.79 per share on a diluted basis, as compared to a net loss of $130.8 million, or $(11.58) per share on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of 2022. Digital asset impairment losses of $18.9 million and $170.1 million for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively, were reflected in these amounts. Benefits from income taxes of $453.2 million and $48.0 million for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively, and a gain on debt extinguishment of $44.7 million for the first quarter of 2023 were reflected in net income (loss).
Cash and Cash Equivalents: As of March 31, 2023, MicroStrategy had cash and cash equivalents of $94.3 million, as compared to $43.8 million as of December 31, 2022, an increase of $50.5 million.
Digital Assets: As of March 31, 2023, the carrying value of MicroStrategy’s digital assets (comprised of approximately 140,000 bitcoins) was $2.000 billion, which reflects cumulative impairment losses of $2.172 billion since acquisition and an average carrying amount per bitcoin of approximately $14,289. As of March 31, 2023, the original cost basis and market value of MicroStrategy’s bitcoin were $4.172 billion and $3.986 billion, respectively, which reflects an average cost per bitcoin of approximately $29,803 and a market price per bitcoin of $28,468.44, respectively. Additional information on MicroStrategy’s digital asset holdings is included in the “Digital Assets – Additional Information” tables at the end of this press release.
Repayment of 2025 Secured Term Loan: On March 24, 2023, MacroStrategy LLC (“MacroStrategy”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Silvergate Bank (“Silvergate”) entered into an agreement pursuant to which MacroStrategy voluntarily prepaid Silvergate approximately $161.0 million (the “Payoff Amount”), in full repayment, satisfaction, and discharge of the 2025 Secured Term Loan. Upon Silvergate’s receipt of the Payoff Amount on March 24, 2023, the Credit and Security Agreement under which the 2025 Secured Term loan was issued was terminated. The Payoff Amount consisted of a $159.9 million payment to repay the full $205.0 million outstanding principal amount of the 2025 Secured Term Loan as of March 24, 2023 and a $1.1 million payment for accrued unpaid interest on the 2025 Secured Term Loan as of March 24, 2023. The net carrying value of the 2025 Secured Term Loan as of March 24, 2023, immediately prior to the loan’s repayment, was $204.7 million, which resulted in a $44.7 million gain on debt extinguishment recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Upon Silvergate’s receipt of the Payoff Amount on March 24, 2023, Silvergate released its security interest in all of MacroStrategy’s assets that collateralized the 2025 Secured Term Loan, including all of the approximately 34,619 bitcoins previously held in a collateral account.
Sales Agreement: On September 9, 2022, MicroStrategy entered into a Sales Agreement (the “2022 Sales Agreement”) with Cowen and Company LLC and BTIG, LLC, as agents (collectively, the “2022 Sales Agents”), pursuant to which MicroStrategy may issue and sell shares of its class A common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $500.0 million from time to time through the 2022 Sales Agents. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company issued and sold 1,348,855 shares of its class A common stock under the 2022 Sales Agreement for aggregate net proceeds (less sales commissions and expenses) of approximately $339.0 million. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had issued and sold an aggregate of 1,567,430 shares of class A common stock under the 2022 Sales Agreement for aggregate net proceeds (less sales commissions and expenses) of approximately $385.2 million. As of March 31, 2023, approximately $112.3 million of the Company’s class A common stock remained available for issuance and sale pursuant to the 2022 Sales Agreement.

The tables provided at the end of this press release include a reconciliation of the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) to non-GAAP financial measures for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. An explanation of non-GAAP financial measures is also included under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. Additional non-GAAP financial measures are included in MicroStrategy’s “Q1 2023 Earnings Presentation,” which will be available under the “Events and Presentations” section of MicroStrategy’s investor relations website at https://www.microstrategy.com/en/investor-relations.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

MicroStrategy is providing supplemental financial measures for (i) non-GAAP loss from operations that excludes the impact of share-based compensation expense, (ii) non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per share that exclude the impacts of share-based compensation expense, interest expense arising from the amortization of debt issuance costs related to MicroStrategy’s long-term debt, gain on debt extinguishment, and related income tax effects, and (iii) non-GAAP constant currency revenues that exclude foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. These supplemental financial measures are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP and, as a result, these supplemental financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to help understand, manage, and evaluate business performance and to help make operating decisions.

MicroStrategy believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are also useful to investors and analysts in comparing its performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis. The first supplemental financial measure excludes a significant non-cash expense that MicroStrategy believes is not reflective of its general business performance, and for which the accounting requires management judgment and the resulting share-based compensation expense could vary significantly in comparison to other companies. The second set of supplemental financial measures excludes the impacts of (i) share-based compensation expense, (ii) non-cash interest expense arising from the amortization of debt issuance costs related to MicroStrategy’s long-term debt, (iii) a gain on debt extinguishment, and (iv) related income tax effects. The third set of supplemental financial measures excludes changes resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates so that results may be compared to the same period in the prior year on a non-GAAP constant currency basis. MicroStrategy believes the use of these non-GAAP financial measures can also facilitate comparison of MicroStrategy’s operating results to those of its competitors.

Conference Call

MicroStrategy will be discussing its first quarter 2023 financial results on a live Video Webinar today beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. ET. The live Video Webinar and accompanying presentation materials will be available under the “Events and Presentations” section of MicroStrategy’s investor relations website at https://www.microstrategy.com/en/investor-relations. Log-in instructions will be available after registering for the event. An archived replay of the event will be available beginning approximately two hours after the call concludes.

About MicroStrategy Incorporated

MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is the largest independent publicly-traded analytics and business intelligence company. The MicroStrategy analytics platform is consistently rated as the best in enterprise analytics and is used by many of the world’s most admired brands in the Fortune Global 500. We pursue two corporate strategies: (1) acquire and hold bitcoin, which we view as a dependable store of value supported by a robust, public, open-source architecture untethered to sovereign monetary policy and (2) grow our enterprise analytics software business to promote our vision of Intelligence Everywhere. For more information about MicroStrategy, visit www.microstrategy.com.

MicroStrategy, Intelligent Enterprise, and MicroStrategy Library are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

This press release may include statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements,” including estimates of future business prospects or financial results and statements containing the words “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “will,” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of MicroStrategy Incorporated and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could contribute to such differences include: fluctuations in the market price of bitcoin and any associated impairment charges that the Company may incur as a result of a decrease in the market price of bitcoin below the value at which the Company’s bitcoins are carried on its balance sheet; gains or losses on any sales of bitcoins; changes in the accounting treatment relating to the Company’s bitcoin holdings; changes in securities laws or other laws or regulations, or the adoption of new laws or regulations, relating to bitcoin that adversely affect the price of bitcoin or the Company’s ability to transact in or own bitcoin; a decrease in liquidity in the markets in which bitcoin is traded; security breaches, cyberattacks, unauthorized access, loss of private keys, fraud or other circumstances or events that result in the loss of the Company’s bitcoins; impacts to the price and rate of adoption of bitcoin associated with financial difficulties and bankruptcies of various participants in the digital asset industry; the level and terms of the Company’s substantial indebtedness and its ability to service such debt; the extent and timing of market acceptance of the Company’s new product offerings; continued acceptance of the Company’s other products in the marketplace; the Company’s ability to recognize revenue or deferred revenue through delivery of products or satisfactory performance of services; the timing of significant orders; delays in or the inability of the Company to develop or ship new products; customers shifting from a product license model to a cloud subscription model, which may delay the Company’s ability to recognize revenue; fluctuations in tax benefits or provisions; changes in the market price of bitcoin as of period-end and their effect on our deferred tax assets and related valuation allowance; competitive factors; general economic conditions, including high levels of inflation and increased interest rates; currency fluctuations; and other risks detailed in MicroStrategy’s registration statements and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2023			2022
	(unaudited)			(unaudited)
Revenues:
Product licenses	$	17,412		$	16,513
Subscription services		18,810			12,845
Total product licenses and subscription services		36,222			29,358
Product support		65,481			67,151
Other services		20,212			22,768
Total revenues		121,915			119,277
Cost of revenues:
Product licenses		534			477
Subscription services		7,856			5,410
Total product licenses and subscription services		8,390			5,887
Product support		5,768			5,191
Other services		13,783			14,599
Total cost of revenues		27,941			25,677
Gross profit		93,974			93,600
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		36,106			33,240
Research and development		31,358			33,523
General and administrative		27,906			26,706
Digital asset impairment losses		18,911			170,091
Total operating expenses		114,281			263,560
Loss from operations		(20,307	)		(169,960	)
Interest expense, net		(14,930	)		(11,039	)
Gain on debt extinguishment		44,686			0
Other (expense) income, net		(1,443	)		2,225
Income (loss) before income taxes		8,006			(178,774	)
Benefit from income taxes		(453,187	)		(48,023	)
Net income (loss)	$	461,193		$	(130,751	)
Basic earnings (loss) per share (1)	$	38.97		$	(11.58	)
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing basic earnings (loss) per share		11,834			11,289
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (1)	$	31.79		$	(11.58	)
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing diluted earnings (loss) per share		14,575			11,289

(1)

Basic and fully diluted earnings (loss) per share for class A and class B common stock are the same.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except per share data)

	March 31,			December 31,
	2023			2022*
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	94,311		$	43,835
Restricted cash		2,153			7,033
Accounts receivable, net		139,178			189,280
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		24,034			24,418
Total current assets		259,676			264,566

Digital assets		2,000,392			1,840,028
Property and equipment, net		31,338			32,311
Right-of-use assets		59,655			61,299
Deposits and other assets		23,825			23,916
Deferred tax assets, net		651,516			188,152
Total Assets	$	3,026,402		$	2,410,272

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and operating lease liabilities	$	50,604		$	42,976
Accrued compensation and employee benefits		39,199			53,716
Accrued interest		10,368			2,829
Current portion of long-term debt, net		460			454
Deferred revenue and advance payments		211,768			217,428
Total current liabilities		312,399			317,403

Long-term debt, net		2,175,918			2,378,560
Deferred revenue and advance payments		11,646			12,763
Operating lease liabilities		65,355			67,344
Other long-term liabilities		17,675			17,124
Deferred tax liabilities		198			198
Total liabilities		2,583,191			2,793,392

Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Preferred stock undesignated, $0.001 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding		0			0
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; 330,000 shares authorized; 19,679 shares issued and 10,995 shares outstanding, and 18,269 shares issued and 9,585 shares outstanding, respectively		20			18
Class B convertible common stock, $0.001 par value; 165,000 shares authorized; 1,964 shares issued and outstanding, and 1,964 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		2			2
Additional paid-in capital		2,205,518			1,841,120
Treasury stock, at cost; 8,684 shares and 8,684 shares, respectively		(782,104	)		(782,104	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(13,063	)		(13,801	)
Accumulated deficit		(967,162	)		(1,428,355	)
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)		443,211			(383,120	)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	$	3,026,402		$	2,410,272

Derived from audited financial statements.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2023			2022
	(unaudited)			(unaudited)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	37,397		$	43,682
Net cash used in investing activities		(179,774	)		(216,141	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		187,622			207,291
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		351			(324	)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		45,596			34,508
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period		50,868			64,434
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	$	96,464		$	98,942

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED REVENUE AND COST OF REVENUE DETAIL (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2023		2022
	(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Revenues
Product licenses and subscription services:
Product licenses	$	17,412	$	16,513
Subscription services		18,810		12,845
Total product licenses and subscription services		36,222		29,358
Product support		65,481		67,151
Other services:
Consulting		19,337		21,435
Education		875		1,333
Total other services		20,212		22,768
Total revenues		121,915		119,277

Cost of revenues
Product licenses and subscription services:
Product licenses		534		477
Subscription services		7,856		5,410
Total product licenses and subscription services		8,390		5,887
Product support		5,768		5,191
Other services:
Consulting		13,012		13,300
Education		771		1,299
Total other services		13,783		14,599
Total cost of revenues		27,941		25,677

Gross profit	$	93,974	$	93,600

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED DIGITAL ASSETS – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ROLLFORWARD OF BITCOIN HOLDINGS (unaudited)

	Source of Capital Used to Purchase Bitcoin	Digital Asset Original Cost Basis (in thousands)			Digital Asset Impairment Losses (in thousands)			Digital Asset Carrying Value (in thousands)			Approximate Number of Bitcoins Held (Disposed) *			Approximate Average Purchase or Sale Price Per Bitcoin
Balance at December 31, 2021		$	3,751,529		$	(901,319	)	$	2,850,210			124,391		$	30,159
Digital asset purchases	(a)		215,500						215,500			4,827			44,645
Digital asset impairment losses						(170,091	)		(170,091	)
Balance at March 31, 2022		$	3,967,029		$	(1,071,410	)	$	2,895,619			129,218		$	30,700
Digital asset purchases	(b)		10,000						10,000			481			20,790
Digital asset impairment losses						(917,838	)		(917,838	)
Balance at June 30, 2022		$	3,977,029		$	(1,989,248	)	$	1,987,781			129,699		$	30,664
Digital asset purchases	(c)		5,978						5,978			301			19,860
Digital asset impairment losses						(727	)		(727	)
Balance at September 30, 2022		$	3,983,007		$	(1,989,975	)	$	1,993,032			130,000		$	30,639
Digital asset purchases	(d)		56,443						56,443			3,204			17,616
Digital asset impairment losses						(198,557	)		(198,557	)
Digital asset sales **			(46,260	)		35,370			(10,890	)		(704	)		16,786
Balance at December 31, 2022		$	3,993,190		$	(2,153,162	)	$	1,840,028			132,500		$	30,137
Digital asset purchases	(e)		179,275						179,275			7,500			23,903
Digital asset impairment losses						(18,911	)		(18,911	)
Balance at March 31, 2023		$	4,172,465		$	(2,172,073	)	$	2,000,392			140,000		$	29,803

*		MicroStrategy owns and has purchased bitcoins both directly and indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, MacroStrategy. References to MicroStrategy below refer to MicroStrategy and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
**		In the fourth quarter of 2022, MicroStrategy sold approximately 704 bitcoins having an original cost basis of $46.3 million and cumulative digital asset impairment losses of $35.4 million, resulting in a carrying value of $10.9 million at the time of sale. The approximately 704 bitcoins were sold for cash proceeds of $11.8 million, net of fees and expenses, resulting in gains on sale of $0.9 million.

(a)		In the first quarter of 2022, MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $190.5 million of the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2025 Secured Term Loan and Excess Cash.
(b)		In the second quarter of 2022, MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using Excess Cash.
(c)		In the third quarter of 2022, MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using Excess Cash.
(d)		In the fourth quarter of 2022, MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $44.6 million of the net proceeds from its sale of class A common stock offered under the 2022 Sales Agreement and $11.8 million in proceeds from sales of bitcoin.
(e)		In the first quarter of 2023, MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $179.3 million of the net proceeds from its sale of class A common stock offered under the 2022 Sales Agreement.

Excess Cash refers to cash in excess of the minimum Cash Assets that MicroStrategy is required to hold under its Treasury Reserve Policy, which may include cash generated by operating activities and cash from the proceeds of financing activities.

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