MicroStrategy Announces Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results

TYSONS CORNER, Va.--()--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 December 31, 2022 (the fourth quarter of its 2022 fiscal year).

In 2022, MicroStrategy achieved total revenue growth on a constant currency basis for the fourth quarter as well as the full year on the strength of our cloud business. In the fourth quarter, current subscription billings grew at a double-digit growth rate for the eleventh straight quarter. The stickiness of our products and the long-standing tenure of our top customers is a testament to the resiliency of our business, despite ongoing macroeconomic headwinds,” said Phong Le, President and Chief Executive Officer, MicroStrategy.

I am pleased to report we again increased our bitcoin holdings this past quarter to a total of 132,500 bitcoins. Our corporate strategy and conviction in acquiring, holding, and growing our bitcoin position for the long term remains unchanged. And while we encountered macroeconomic and foreign currency headwinds in 2022, we continue to shift to higher quality, recurring revenues as we grow and scale our cloud business. We remain intentional and precise in prioritizing costs, focusing on areas that drive revenue growth while preserving margins,” said Andrew Kang, Chief Financial Officer, MicroStrategy.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights

  • Revenues: Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $132.6 million, a 1.5% decrease, or a 4.1% increase on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. Product licenses and subscription services revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $45.0 million, a 1.5% increase, or an 8.5% increase on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. Product support revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $66.8 million, a 3.3% decrease, or a 1.0% increase on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. Other services revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $20.7 million, a 1.4% decrease, or a 5.0% increase on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Gross Profit: Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $105.8 million, representing a 79.8% gross margin, compared to a gross profit of $110.5 million, representing a gross margin of 82.2%, for the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Operating Expenses: Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $299.5 million, a 20.8% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. Operating expenses include impairment losses, net of gains on sale, on MicroStrategy’s digital assets, which were $197.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $146.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Loss from Operations and Net Loss: Loss from operations for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $193.7 million, compared to $137.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $249.7 million, or $21.93 per share on a diluted basis, as compared to $90.0 million, or $8.43 per share on a diluted basis, for the fourth quarter of 2021. Digital asset impairment losses, net of gains on sale, of $197.6 million and $146.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 and 2021, respectively, were reflected in these amounts.
  • Cash and Cash Equivalents: As of December 31, 2022, MicroStrategy had cash and cash equivalents of $43.8 million, as compared to $63.4 million as of December 31, 2021, a decrease of $19.5 million.
  • Digital Assets: As of December 31, 2022, the carrying value of MicroStrategy’s digital assets (comprised of approximately 132,500 bitcoins) was $1.840 billion, which reflects cumulative impairment losses of $2.153 billion since acquisition and an average carrying amount per bitcoin of approximately $13,887. As of December 31, 2022, the original cost basis and market value of MicroStrategy’s bitcoin were $3.993 billion and $2.194 billion, respectively, which reflects an average cost per bitcoin of approximately $30,137 and a market price per bitcoin of $16,556.32, respectively. MicroStrategy sold approximately 704 bitcoins for cash proceeds of $11.8 million, net of fees and expenses, resulting in gains on sale of $0.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. Additional information on MicroStrategy’s digital asset holdings is included in the “Digital Assets – Additional Information” tables at the end of this press release.
  • 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 and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued and sold 218,575 shares of its class A common stock under the 2022 Sales Agreement, at an average gross price per share of approximately $213.16, for aggregate net proceeds (less $0.4 million in sales commissions and expenses) of approximately $46.2 million. As of December 31, 2022, approximately $453.4 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 and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. 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 “Q4 2022 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 loss and non-GAAP diluted 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, 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, and (iii) 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 fourth quarter 2022 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; 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

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021*

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product licenses

 

$

27,570

 

 

$

32,543

 

 

$

86,498

 

 

$

101,804

 

Subscription services

 

 

17,470

 

 

 

11,848

 

 

 

60,746

 

 

 

43,069

 

Total product licenses and subscription services

 

 

45,040

 

 

 

44,391

 

 

 

147,244

 

 

 

144,873

 

Product support

 

 

66,839

 

 

 

69,146

 

 

 

266,521

 

 

 

281,209

 

Other services

 

 

20,675

 

 

 

20,978

 

 

 

85,499

 

 

 

84,680

 

Total revenues

 

 

132,554

 

 

 

134,515

 

 

 

499,264

 

 

 

510,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product licenses

 

 

358

 

 

 

431

 

 

 

1,672

 

 

 

1,721

 

Subscription services

 

 

7,467

 

 

 

5,181

 

 

 

24,770

 

 

 

16,901

 

Total product licenses and subscription services

 

 

7,825

 

 

 

5,612

 

 

 

26,442

 

 

 

18,622

 

Product support

 

 

5,722

 

 

 

4,901

 

 

 

21,264

 

 

 

19,254

 

Other services

 

 

13,176

 

 

 

13,490

 

 

 

55,283

 

 

 

54,033

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

26,723

 

 

 

24,003

 

 

 

102,989

 

 

 

91,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

105,831

 

 

 

110,512

 

 

 

396,275

 

 

 

418,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

41,371

 

 

 

43,413

 

 

 

146,882

 

 

 

160,141

 

Research and development

 

 

31,617

 

 

 

30,875

 

 

 

127,428

 

 

 

117,117

 

General and administrative

 

 

28,930

 

 

 

27,104

 

 

 

111,421

 

 

 

95,501

 

Digital asset impairment losses (gains on sale), net

 

 

197,630

 

 

 

146,587

 

 

 

1,286,286

 

 

 

830,621

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

299,548

 

 

 

247,979

 

 

 

1,672,017

 

 

 

1,203,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(193,717

)

 

 

(137,467

)

 

 

(1,275,742

)

 

 

(784,527

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

(14,837

)

 

 

(11,629

)

 

 

(53,136

)

 

 

(29,149

)

Other (expense) income, net

 

 

(5,829

)

 

 

656

 

 

 

6,413

 

 

 

2,287

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(214,383

)

 

 

(148,440

)

 

 

(1,322,465

)

 

 

(811,389

)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

35,286

 

 

 

(58,463

)

 

 

147,332

 

 

 

(275,909

)

Net loss

 

$

(249,669

)

 

$

(89,977

)

 

$

(1,469,797

)

 

$

(535,480

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic loss per share (1):

 

$

(21.93

)

 

$

(8.43

)

 

$

(129.83

)

 

$

(53.44

)

Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing basic loss per share

 

 

11,386

 

 

 

10,679

 

 

 

11,321

 

 

 

10,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted loss per share (1):

 

$

(21.93

)

 

$

(8.43

)

 

$

(129.83

)

 

$

(53.44

)

Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing diluted loss per share

 

 

11,386

 

 

 

10,679

 

 

 

11,321

 

 

 

10,020

 

(1)

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

 

* Derived from audited financial statements.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021*

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

43,835

 

 

$

63,356

 

Restricted cash

 

 

7,033

 

 

 

1,078

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

189,280

 

 

 

189,280

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

24,418

 

 

 

14,251

 

Total current assets

 

 

264,566

 

 

 

267,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital assets

 

 

1,840,028

 

 

 

2,850,210

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

32,311

 

 

 

36,587

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

61,299

 

 

 

66,760

 

Deposits and other assets

 

 

23,916

 

 

 

15,820

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

188,152

 

 

 

319,782

 

Total assets

 

$

2,410,272

 

 

$

3,557,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and operating lease liabilities

 

$

42,976

 

 

$

46,084

 

Accrued compensation and employee benefits

 

 

53,716

 

 

 

54,548

 

Accrued interest

 

 

2,829

 

 

 

1,493

 

Current portion of long-term debt, net

 

 

454

 

 

 

0

 

Deferred revenue and advance payments

 

 

217,428

 

 

 

209,860

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

317,403

 

 

 

311,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net

 

 

2,378,560

 

 

 

2,155,151

 

Deferred revenue and advance payments

 

 

12,763

 

 

 

8,089

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

67,344

 

 

 

76,608

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

17,124

 

 

 

26,224

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

198

 

 

 

109

 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,793,392

 

 

 

2,578,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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; 18,269 shares issued and 9,585 shares outstanding, and 18,006 shares issued and 9,322 shares outstanding, respectively

 

 

18

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,841,120

 

 

 

1,727,143

 

Treasury stock, at cost; 8,684 shares and 8,684 shares, respectively

 

 

(782,104

)

 

 

(782,104

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(13,801

)

 

 

(7,543

)

(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings

 

 

(1,428,355

)

 

 

41,442

 

Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

 

(383,120

)

 

 

978,958

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

$

2,410,272

 

 

$

3,557,124

 

 

* Derived from audited financial statements.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021*

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

3,211

 

 

$

93,833

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(278,590

)

 

 

(2,629,235

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

265,188

 

 

 

2,541,685

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

(3,375

)

 

 

(2,608

)

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

(13,566

)

 

 

3,675

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year

 

 

64,434

 

 

 

60,759

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year

 

$

50,868

 

 

$

64,434

 

 

* Derived from audited financial statements.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

REVENUE AND COST OF REVENUE DETAIL

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021*

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product licenses and subscription services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product licenses

 

$

27,570

 

 

$

32,543

 

 

$

86,498

 

 

$

101,804

 

Subscription services

 

 

17,470

 

 

 

11,848

 

 

 

60,746

 

 

 

43,069

 

Total product licenses and subscription services

 

 

45,040

 

 

 

44,391

 

 

 

147,244

 

 

 

144,873

 

Product support

 

 

66,839

 

 

 

69,146

 

 

 

266,521

 

 

 

281,209

 

Other services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting

 

 

19,591

 

 

 

19,661

 

 

 

80,844

 

 

 

79,732

 

Education

 

 

1,084

 

 

 

1,317

 

 

 

4,655

 

 

 

4,948

 

Total other services

 

 

20,675

 

 

 

20,978

 

 

 

85,499

 

 

 

84,680

 

Total revenues

 

 

132,554

 

 

 

134,515

 

 

 

499,264

 

 

 

510,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product licenses and subscription services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product licenses

 

 

358

 

 

 

431

 

 

 

1,672

 

 

 

1,721

 

Subscription services

 

 

7,467

 

 

 

5,181

 

 

 

24,770

 

 

 

16,901

 

Total product licenses and subscription services

 

 

7,825

 

 

 

5,612

 

 

 

26,442

 

 

 

18,622

 

Product support

 

 

5,722

 

 

 

4,901

 

 

 

21,264

 

 

 

19,254

 

Other services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting

 

 

12,416

 

 

 

12,258

 

 

 

50,820

 

 

 

48,773

 

Education

 

 

760

 

 

 

1,232

 

 

 

4,463

 

 

 

5,260

 

Total other services

 

 

13,176

 

 

 

13,490

 

 

 

55,283

 

 

 

54,033

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

26,723

 

 

 

24,003

 

 

 

102,989

 

 

 

91,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

$

105,831

 

 

$

110,512

 

 

$

396,275

 

 

$

418,853

 

 

* Derived from audited financial statements.

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, 2020

 

 

 

$

1,125,000

 

 

$

(70,698

)

 

$

1,054,302

 

 

 

70,469

 

 

$

15,964

 

Digital asset purchases

 

(a)

 

 

1,086,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,086,375

 

 

 

20,857

 

 

 

52,087

 

Digital asset impairment losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(194,095

)

 

 

(194,095

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2021

 

 

 

$

2,211,375

 

 

$

(264,793

)

 

$

1,946,582

 

 

 

91,326

 

 

$

24,214

 

Digital asset purchases

 

(b)

 

 

529,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

529,231

 

 

 

13,759

 

 

 

38,464

 

Digital asset impairment losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(424,774

)

 

 

(424,774

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

 

$

2,740,606

 

 

$

(689,567

)

 

$

2,051,039

 

 

 

105,085

 

 

$

26,080

 

Digital asset purchases

 

(c)

 

 

419,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

419,865

 

 

 

8,957

 

 

 

46,876

 

Digital asset impairment losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(65,165

)

 

 

(65,165

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

 

 

$

3,160,471

 

 

$

(754,732

)

 

$

2,405,739

 

 

 

114,042

 

 

$

27,713

 

Digital asset purchases

 

(d)

 

 

591,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

591,058

 

 

 

10,349

 

 

 

57,113

 

Digital asset impairment losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(146,587

)

 

 

(146,587

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

 

 

$

3,751,529

 

 

$

(901,319

)

 

$

2,850,210

 

 

 

124,391

 

 

$

30,159

 

Digital asset purchases

 

(e)

 

 

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

 

(f)

 

 

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

 

(g)

 

 

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

 

(h)

 

 

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

 

* 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 2021, MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $1.026 billion in net proceeds from its issuance of its 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (together with the 0.750% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025, the “Convertible Notes”) and Excess Cash.

(b)

In the second quarter of 2021, MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $487.2 million in net proceeds from its issuance of its 6.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 and Excess Cash.

(c)

In the third quarter of 2021, MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $399.5 million in net proceeds from its sale of 555,179 shares of class A common stock offered under an Open Market Sale Agreement (the “Open Market Sale Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, as agent, and Excess Cash.

(d)

In the fourth quarter of 2021, MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $591.0 million in net proceeds from its sale of 858,588 shares of class A common stock offered under the Open Market Sale Agreement and Excess Cash.

(e)

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.

(f)

In the second quarter of 2022, MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using Excess Cash.

(g)

In the third quarter of 2022, MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using Excess Cash.

(h)

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 Sales Agreement and $11.8 million in proceeds from sales of bitcoin.

 

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. Cash Assets refers to cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

DIGITAL ASSETS – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

MARKET VALUE OF BITCOIN HOLDINGS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Approximate

Number of
Bitcoins Held
at End of
Quarter *

 

 

Lowest
Market Price
Per Bitcoin
During
Quarter (a)

 

 

Market Value
of Bitcoin
Held at End of
Quarter Using
Lowest
Market Price
(in thousands)
(b)

 

 

Highest
Market Price
Per Bitcoin
During
Quarter (c)

 

 

Market Value
of Bitcoin
Held at End of
Quarter Using
Highest Market
Price
(in thousands)
(d)

 

 

Market Price
Per Bitcoin at
End of
Quarter (e)

 

 

Market Value
of Bitcoin
Held at End of
Quarter Using
Ending
Market Price
(in thousands)
(f)

 

December 31, 2020

 

70,469

 

 

$

10,363.76

 

 

$

730,324

 

 

$

29,321.90

 

 

$

2,066,285

 

 

$

29,181.00

 

 

$

2,056,356

 

March 31, 2021

 

91,326

 

 

$

27,678.00

 

 

$

2,527,721

 

 

$

61,788.45

 

 

$

5,642,892

 

 

$

58,601.28

 

 

$

5,351,820

 

June 30, 2021

 

105,085

 

 

$

28,800.00

 

 

$

3,026,448

 

 

$

64,899.00

 

 

$

6,819,911

 

 

$

34,763.47

 

 

$

3,653,119

 

September 30, 2021

 

114,042

 

 

$

29,301.56

 

 

$

3,341,609

 

 

$

52,944.96

 

 

$

6,037,949

 

 

$

43,534.56

 

 

$

4,964,768

 

December 31, 2021

 

124,391

 

 

$

42,333.00

 

 

$

5,265,844

 

 

$

69,000.00

 

 

$

8,582,979

 

 

$

45,879.97

 

 

$

5,707,055

 

March 31, 2022

 

129,218

 

 

$

32,933.33

 

 

$

4,255,579

 

 

$

48,240.00

 

 

$

6,233,476

 

 

$

45,602.79

 

 

$

5,892,701

 

June 30, 2022

 

129,699

 

 

$

17,567.45

 

 

$

2,278,481

 

 

$

47,469.40

 

 

$

6,156,734

 

 

$

18,895.02

 

 

$

2,450,665

 

September 30, 2022

 

130,000

 

 

$

18,153.13

 

 

$

2,359,907

 

 

$

25,214.57

 

 

$

3,277,894

 

 

$

19,480.51

 

 

$

2,532,466

 

December 31, 2022

 

132,500

 

 

$

15,460.00

 

 

$

2,048,450

 

 

$

21,478.80

 

 

$

2,845,941

 

 

$

16,556.32

 

 

$

2,193,712

 

* 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.

 

(a)

The "Lowest Market Price Per Bitcoin During Quarter" represents the lowest market price for one bitcoin reported on the Coinbase exchange during the respective quarter, without regard to when MicroStrategy purchased any of its bitcoin.

(b)

The "Market Value of Bitcoin Held at End of Quarter Using Lowest Market Price" represents a mathematical calculation consisting of the lowest market price for one bitcoin reported on the Coinbase exchange during the respective quarter multiplied by the number of bitcoins held by MicroStrategy at the end of the applicable period.

(c)

The "Highest Market Price Per Bitcoin During Quarter" represents the highest market price for one bitcoin reported on the Coinbase exchange during the respective quarter, without regard to when MicroStrategy purchased any of its bitcoin.

(d)

The "Market Value of Bitcoin Held at End of Quarter Using Highest Market Price" represents a mathematical calculation consisting of the highest market price for one bitcoin reported on the Coinbase exchange during the respective quarter multiplied by the number of bitcoins held by MicroStrategy at the end of the applicable period.

(e)

The "Market Price Per Bitcoin at End of Quarter" represents the market price of one bitcoin on the Coinbase exchange at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the last day of the respective quarter.

(f)

The "Market Value of Bitcoin Held at End of Quarter Using Ending Market Price" represents a mathematical calculation consisting of the market price of one bitcoin on the Coinbase exchange at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the last day of the respective quarter multiplied by the number of bitcoins held by MicroStrategy at the end of the applicable period.

 

The amounts reported as “Market Value” in the above table represent only a mathematical calculation consisting of the price for one bitcoin reported on the Coinbase exchange (MicroStrategy’s principal market for bitcoin) in each scenario defined above multiplied by the number of bitcoins held by MicroStrategy at the end of the applicable period. The SEC has previously stated that there has not been a demonstration that (i) bitcoin and bitcoin markets are inherently resistant to manipulation or that the spot price of bitcoin may not be subject to fraud and manipulation; and (ii) adequate surveillance-sharing agreements with bitcoin-related markets are in place, as bitcoin-related markets are either not significant, not regulated, or both. Accordingly, the Market Value amounts reported above may not accurately represent fair market value, and the actual fair market value of MicroStrategy’s bitcoin may be different from such amounts and such deviation may be material. Moreover, (i) the bitcoin market historically has been characterized by significant volatility in price, limited liquidity and trading volumes compared to sovereign currencies markets, relative anonymity, a developing regulatory landscape, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation, and various other risks that are, or may be, inherent in its entirely electronic, virtual form and decentralized network and (ii) MicroStrategy may not be able to sell its bitcoins at the Market Value amounts indicated above, at the market price as reported on the Coinbase exchange (its principal market) on the date of sale, or at all.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP loss from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

$

(193,717

)

 

$

(137,467

)

 

$

(1,275,742

)

 

$

(784,527

)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

17,032

 

 

 

13,153

 

 

 

63,619

 

 

 

44,126

 

Non-GAAP loss from operations

 

$

(176,685

)

 

$

(124,314

)

 

$

(1,212,123

)

 

$

(740,401

)

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

NET LOSS AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP net loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(249,669

)

 

$

(89,977

)

 

$

(1,469,797

)

 

$

(535,480

)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

17,032

 

 

 

13,153

 

 

 

63,619

 

 

 

44,126

 

Interest expense arising from amortization of debt issuance costs

 

 

2,204

 

 

 

2,117

 

 

 

8,694

 

 

 

7,201

 

Income tax effects (1)

 

 

(3,064

)

 

 

(15,099

)

 

 

(13,250

)

 

 

(47,976

)

Non-GAAP net loss

 

$

(233,497

)

 

$

(89,806

)

 

$

(1,410,734

)

 

$

(532,129

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP diluted loss per share (2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted loss per share

 

$

(21.93

)

 

$

(8.43

)

 

$

(129.83

)

 

$

(53.44

)

Share-based compensation expense (per diluted share)

 

 

1.50

 

 

 

1.23

 

 

 

5.62

 

 

 

4.40

 

Interest expense arising from amortization of debt issuance costs (per diluted share)

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

0.20

 

 

 

0.77

 

 

 

0.72

 

Income tax effects (per diluted share)

 

 

(0.27

)

 

 

(1.41

)

 

 

(1.17

)

 

 

(4.79

)

Non-GAAP diluted loss per share

 

$

(20.51

)

 

$

(8.41

)

 

$

(124.61

)

 

$

(53.11

)

(1)

Income tax effects reflect the net tax effects of share-based compensation expense, which includes tax benefits and expenses on exercises of stock options and vesting of share-settled restricted stock units, and interest expense for amortization of debt issuance costs.

 

(2)

For reconciliation purposes, the non-GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations use the same weighted average shares outstanding as that used in the GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations for the same period. For example, in periods of GAAP net loss, otherwise dilutive potential shares of common stock from MicroStrategy’s share-based compensation arrangements and Convertible Notes are excluded from the GAAP diluted loss per share calculation as they would be antidilutive, and therefore are also excluded from the non-GAAP diluted earnings or loss per share calculation.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

CONSTANT CURRENCY

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

GAAP

 

 

Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Rate Impact (1)

 

 

Non-GAAP
Constant

Currency (2)

 

 

GAAP

 

 

GAAP %
Change

 

 

Non-GAAP
Constant
Currency
% Change (3)

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product licenses

 

$

27,570

 

 

$

(2,303

)

 

$

29,873

 

 

$

32,543

 

 

 

-15.3

%

 

 

-8.2

%

Subscription services

 

 

17,470

 

 

 

(815

)

 

 

18,285

 

 

 

11,848

 

 

 

47.5

%

 

 

54.3

%

Total product licenses and subscription services

 

 

45,040

 

 

 

(3,118

)

 

 

48,158

 

 

 

44,391

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

8.5

%

Product support

 

 

66,839

 

 

 

(3,023

)

 

 

69,862

 

 

 

69,146

 

 

 

-3.3

%

 

 

1.0

%

Other services

 

 

20,675

 

 

 

(1,349

)

 

 

22,024

 

 

 

20,978

 

 

 

-1.4

%

 

 

5.0

%

Total revenues

 

 

132,554

 

 

 

(7,490

)

 

 

140,044

 

 

 

134,515

 

 

 

-1.5

%

 

 

4.1

%

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

GAAP

 

 

Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Rate Impact (1)

 

 

Non-GAAP
Constant
Currency (2)

 

 

GAAP

 

 

GAAP %
Change

 

 

Non-GAAP
Constant
Currency
% Change (3)

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product licenses

 

$

86,498

 

 

$

(4,618

)

 

$

91,116

 

 

$

101,804

 

 

 

-15.0

%

 

 

-10.5

%

Subscription services

 

 

60,746

 

 

 

(2,331

)

 

 

63,077

 

 

 

43,069

 

 

 

41.0

%

 

 

46.5

%

Total product licenses and subscription services

 

 

147,244

 

 

 

(6,949

)

 

 

154,193

 

 

 

144,873

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

6.4

%

Product support

 

 

266,521

 

 

 

(11,570

)

 

 

278,091

 

 

 

281,209

 

 

 

-5.2

%

 

 

-1.1

%

Other services

 

 

85,499

 

 

 

(5,263

)

 

 

90,762

 

 

 

84,680

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

7.2

%

Total revenues

 

 

499,264

 

 

 

(23,782

)

 

 

523,046

 

 

 

510,762

 

 

 

-2.3

%

 

 

2.4

%

(1)

The “Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Impact” reflects the estimated impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on international revenues. It shows the increase (decrease) in international revenues from the same period in the prior year, based on comparisons to the prior year quarterly average foreign currency exchange rates. The term “international” refers to operations outside of the United States and Canada.

 

(2)

The “Non-GAAP Constant Currency” reflects the current period GAAP amount, less the Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Impact.

 

(3)

The “Non-GAAP Constant Currency % Change” reflects the percentage change between the current period Non-GAAP Constant Currency amount and the GAAP amount for the same period in the prior year.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

DEFERRED REVENUE DETAIL

(in thousands)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021*

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred product licenses revenue

 

$

2,825

 

 

$

993

 

Deferred subscription services revenue

 

 

51,861

 

 

 

35,589

 

Deferred product support revenue

 

 

155,366

 

 

 

166,477

 

Deferred other services revenue

 

 

7,376

 

 

 

6,801

 

Total current deferred revenue and advance payments

 

$

217,428

 

 

$

209,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred product licenses revenue

 

$

2,742

 

 

$

68

 

Deferred subscription services revenue

 

 

3,030

 

 

 

1,064

 

Deferred product support revenue

 

 

6,387

 

 

 

6,203

 

Deferred other services revenue

 

 

604

 

 

 

754

 

Total non-current deferred revenue and advance payments

 

$

12,763

 

 

$

8,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current and non-current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred product licenses revenue

 

$

5,567

 

 

$

1,061

 

Deferred subscription services revenue

 

 

54,891

 

 

 

36,653

 

Deferred product support revenue

 

 

161,753

 

 

 

172,680

 

Deferred other services revenue

 

 

7,980

 

 

 

7,555

 

Total current and non-current deferred revenue and advance payments

 

$

230,191

 

 

$

217,949

 

 

* Derived from audited financial statements.

 

Contacts

MicroStrategy Incorporated
Shirish Jajodia
Investor Relations
ir@microstrategy.com
(703) 848-8600

Contacts

MicroStrategy Incorporated
Shirish Jajodia
Investor Relations
ir@microstrategy.com
(703) 848-8600