- 74.3% “BTC Yield” KPI achieved in FY 2024 and 2.9% in QTD
2025
- Revises annual BTC Yield target to a minimum of 15% for
2025
- Announces new “BTC Gain” and “BTC $ Gain” KPIs
- Announces an annual “BTC $ Gain” target of $10 billion for
2025
MicroStrategy® Incorporated d/b/a Strategy™ (Nasdaq: MSTR)
(“Strategy” or the “Company”), the largest corporate holder of
bitcoin and the world’s first Bitcoin Treasury Company, today
announced financial results for the three-month period ended
December 31, 2024 (the fourth quarter of its 2024 fiscal year).
"Earlier today, we announced that we are now Strategy, a new
name that powerfully and succinctly conveys the universal and
global appeal of our company. Strategy is at the cutting edge of
innovation, championing the two most transformative technologies of
the 21st century: Bitcoin and AI. We have completed $20 billion of
our $42 billion capital plan, significantly ahead of our initial
timelines, while leading the digital transformation of capital in
the financial markets. Looking ahead to the rest of 2025, we are
well-positioned to further enhance shareholder value by leveraging
the strong support from institutional and retail investors for our
strategic plan," said Phong Le, President and Chief Executive
Officer.
"The fourth quarter of 2024 marked our largest ever increase in
quarterly bitcoin holdings, culminating in the acquisition of
218,887 bitcoins acquired for $20.5 billion, since the end of Q3.
We carried this strong momentum forward into Q1, raising an
additional $584 million through the launch and upsize of the
inaugural STRK convertible preferred offering which was supported
by both institutional and retail investors. 2025 will take our
evolution further with the introduction of the BTC $ Gain KPI and
when we adopt fair value accounting for our bitcoin holdings with
our Q1 results, transforming our financial results and bringing
more transparency to the value generation and profitability of our
treasury operations," said Andrew Kang, Chief Financial
Officer.
On August 7, 2024, the Company completed a 10-for-1 stock split
of the Company’s class A and class B common stock. All prior period
share and per share information presented herein has been
retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split.
Bitcoin Treasury Highlights
- “BTC Yield” KPI: For the full year 2024, the Company’s
BTC Yield was 74.3%. The Company is revising its 2025 target to
achieve an annual BTC Yield of more than 15%. BTC Yield is a key
performance indicator (“KPI”) that the Company uses to help assess
the performance of its strategy of acquiring bitcoin in a manner
the Company believes is accretive to shareholders. See “Important
Information about BTC Yield, BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain KPIs” in this
press release for the definition of BTC Yield and how it is
calculated.
- “BTC Gain” and “BTC $ Gain” KPIs: For the full year
2024, the Company’s BTC Gain was 140,538. The Company’s 2025 target
is to achieve an annual BTC $ Gain of $10 billion. BTC Gain and BTC
$ Gain are KPIs that the Company uses to assess the performance of
its strategy of acquiring bitcoin in a manner the Company believes
is accretive to shareholders. See “Important Information about BTC
Yield, BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain KPIs” in this press release for
definitions of BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain and how these metrics are
calculated.
- Digital Assets: As of December 31, 2024, the carrying
value of the Company’s digital assets (comprised of approximately
447,470 bitcoins) was $23.909 billion. As of December 31, 2024, the
original cost basis and market value of the Company’s bitcoin were
$27.968 billion and $41.789 billion, respectively, which reflects
an average cost per bitcoin of approximately $62,503 and a market
price per bitcoin of $93,390, respectively. On January 1, 2025, we
adopted ASU 2023-08. ASU 2023-08 requires us to measure our bitcoin
holdings at fair value in our statement of financial position, with
gains and losses from change in the fair value of our bitcoin
recognized in net income each reporting period. As a result of our
adoption of ASU 2023-08, as of January 1, 2025, we are required to
apply a cumulative-effect net increase to the opening balance of
our retained earnings of $12.745 billion.
- At-the-Market Equity Offering Program: During the three
months ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued and sold
42,308,443 shares of its class A common stock for aggregate net
proceeds of approximately $15.1 billion. Between January 1, 2025
and February 2, 2025, the Company issued and sold an additional
6,487,654 shares of its class A common stock for aggregate net
proceeds of approximately $2.4 billion. As of February 2, 2025,
approximately $4.3 billion of the Company's class A common stock
remained available for issuance and sale pursuant to its current
at-the-market equity offering program.
- Issuance of 2029 Convertible Notes: In November 2024,
the Company issued $3.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 0%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Convertible Notes”)
with an initial conversion price of $672.40 per share of class A
common stock, for net proceeds of approximately $2.97 billion,
after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions
and estimated offering expenses.
- Issuance of Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock: In January
2025, the Company issued 7,300,000 shares of 8.00% Series A
Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock (the “perpetual strike preferred
stock”), at a public offering price of $80.00 per share for net
proceeds of approximately $563.4 million, after deducting the
underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering
expenses. The perpetual strike preferred stock has a liquidation
preference of $100 per share and accumulates cumulative dividends
on the liquidation preference at a fixed rate of 8.00% per
annum.
- Redemption and Conversions of 2027 Convertible Notes: On
January 24, 2025, the Company announced that it delivered a notice
of redemption (the “Redemption Notice”) to the trustee of its 0.0%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Convertible Notes”)
for redemption of all $1.05 billion in aggregate principal amount
of the 2027 Convertible Notes then outstanding on February 24, 2025
(the “Redemption Date”). As a result of the delivery of the
Redemption Notice, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on February 20, 2025, the 2027 Notes are convertible, at the
option of the holders of the 2027 Notes, at the applicable
conversion rate of 7.0234 shares of the Company’s class A common
stock per $1,000 principal amount (reflecting a conversion price of
$142.38 per share). In the event that any holder delivers a
conversion notice as provided in the indenture related to the 2027
Notes, the Company has elected to satisfy its conversion obligation
with respect to each $1,000 principal amount of 2027 Notes by
delivering solely shares of its class A common stock, together with
cash in lieu of any fractional shares.
- Increase in Authorized Class A Common Stock and Preferred
Stock. In January 2025, the Company’s stockholders approved an
amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation increasing
the number of authorized shares of class A common Stock from
330,000,000 to 10,330,000,000 and the number of authorized shares
of preferred stock from 5,000,000 to 1,005,000,000.
Q4 2024 Software Business Highlights
- Revenues:
- Total revenues were $120.7 million, a 3.0% decrease
year-over-year.
- Subscription Services Revenues were $31.9 million, a 48.4%
increase year-over-year.
- Product licenses and subscription services revenues were $47.2
million, a 18.3% increase year-over-year.
- Product support revenues were $58.4 million, an 10.8% decrease
year-over-year.
- Other services revenues were $15.1 million, an 20.8% decrease
year-over-year.
- Gross Profit: Gross profit was $86.5 million,
representing a 71.7% gross margin, compared to $96.3 million,
representing a gross margin of 77.3%, for the fourth quarter of
2023.
Other Q4 Financial Highlights
- Operating Expenses: Operating expenses were $1.103
billion, a 693.2% increase year-over-year. Operating expenses
include impairment losses on the Company’s digital assets, which
were $1.006 billion, compared to $39.2 million in the fourth
quarter of 2023.
- Loss from Operations and Net (Loss) Income: Loss from
operations was $1.016 billion, compared to $42.8 million for the
fourth quarter of 2023. Net loss was $670.8 million, or $3.03 per
share on a diluted basis, as compared to net income of $89.1
million, or $0.50 per share on a diluted basis, for the fourth
quarter of 2023.
- Cash and Cash Equivalents: As of December 31, 2024, the
Company had cash and cash equivalents of $38.1 million, as compared
to $46.8 million as of December 31, 2023, a decrease of $8.7
million.
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, 2024
and 2023. 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 Strategy’s
“Q4 2024 Earnings Presentation,” which will be available under the
“Events and Presentations” section of Strategy’s investor relations
website at https://www.strategy.com/investor-relations.
Strategy Dashboard
Strategy today announced that it is launching a dashboard on its
website, to be available at strategy.com, as a disclosure channel
to provide broad, non-exclusionary distribution of information
regarding the Company to the public. Some of the information
distributed through the website dashboard may be considered
material information. The website dashboard will include
information regarding market data for our securities and bitcoin,
BTC Yield, BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain KPIs, bitcoin purchases,
bitcoin holdings, capital markets activity, and other related
information. Investors and others are encouraged to regularly
review the information that the Company makes public via the
website dashboard.
Conference Call
Strategy will be discussing its fourth quarter 2024 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 Strategy’s investor relations website at
https://www.strategy.com/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 Strategy
MicroStrategy Incorporated d/b/a Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is the
world's first and largest Bitcoin Treasury Company. We are a
publicly traded company that has adopted Bitcoin as our primary
treasury reserve asset. By using proceeds from equity and debt
financings, as well as cash flows from our operations, we
strategically accumulate Bitcoin and advocate for its role as
digital capital. Our treasury strategy is designed to provide
investors varying degrees of economic exposure to Bitcoin by
offering a range of securities, including equity and fixed-income
instruments. In addition, we provide industry-leading AI-powered
enterprise analytics software, advancing our vision of Intelligence
Everywhere. We leverage our development capabilities to explore
innovation in Bitcoin applications, integrating analytics expertise
with our commitment to digital asset growth. We believe our
combination of operational excellence, strategic Bitcoin reserve,
and focus on technological innovation positions us as a leader in
both the digital asset and enterprise analytics sectors, offering a
unique opportunity for long-term value creation.
Strategy, MicroStrategy, and Intelligence Everywhere 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.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Strategy 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) income
and non-GAAP diluted (loss) earnings per share that exclude the
impacts of share-based compensation expense, interest expense
arising from the amortization of debt issuance costs related to
Strategy’s long-term debt, gains and losses on debt extinguishment,
and related income tax effects, and (iii) non-GAAP constant
currency revenues that exclude certain 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.
Strategy 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 Strategy 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 Strategy’s long-term debt, (iii) gains and losses
on debt extinguishment, and (iv) related income tax effects. The
third set of supplemental financial measures excludes changes
resulting from certain 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. Strategy believes
the use of these non-GAAP financial measures can also facilitate
comparison of Strategy’s operating results to those of its
competitors.
Important Information About BTC Yield, BTC Gain and BTC $
Gain KPIs
BTC Yield is a key performance indicator (“KPI”) that
represents the percentage change, during a period, of the ratio
between the Company’s bitcoin holdings and its Assumed Diluted
Shares Outstanding, where:
- “Assumed Diluted Shares Outstanding” refers to the aggregate of
our Basic Shares Outstanding as of the end of each period plus all
additional shares that would result from the assumed conversion of
all outstanding convertible notes and convertible preferred stock,
exercise of all outstanding stock option awards, and settlement of
all outstanding restricted stock units and performance stock units.
Assumed Diluted Shares Outstanding is not calculated using the
treasury method and does not take into account any vesting
conditions (in the case of equity awards), the exercise price of
any stock option awards or any contractual conditions limiting
convertibility of convertible debt instruments.
- “Basic Shares Outstanding” reflects the actual class A common
stock and class B common stock outstanding as of the dates
presented. For purposes of this calculation, outstanding shares of
such stock are deemed to include shares, if any, that were sold
under at-the-market equity offering programs or that were to be
issued pursuant to options that had been exercised or restricted
stock units that have vested, but which in each case were pending
issuance as of the dates presented.
BTC Gain is a KPI that represents the number of bitcoins
held by the Company at the beginning of a period multiplied by the
BTC Yield for such period.
BTC $ Gain is a KPI that represents the dollar value of
the BTC Gain calculated by multiplying the BTC Gain by the market
price of bitcoin as of 4:00pm ET on the Coinbase exchange on the
last day of the applicable period. The Company has selected 4:00pm
ET on the last day of the applicable period as the date and time of
determination of the market price of bitcoin solely for the purpose
of facilitating this illustrative calculation.
The Company uses BTC Yield, BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain as KPIs to
help assess the performance of its strategy of acquiring bitcoin in
a manner the Company believes is accretive to shareholders. The
Company believes these KPIs can be used to supplement an investor’s
understanding of the Company’s decision of the manner in which it
funds the purchase of bitcoin and the value created in a period
by:
- in the case of BTC Yield, comparing the rate of change in the
Company’s bitcoin holdings as compared to the rate of change in the
number of shares of its common stock and instruments convertible to
common stock;
- in the case of BTC Gain, hypothetically expressing the change
reflected in the BTC Yield metric as if it reflected an increase in
the amount of bitcoin held at the end the applicable period as
compared to the beginning of such period; and
- in the case of BTC $ Gain, further expressing that gain as a
dollar value by multiplying that bitcoin-denominated gain by the
market price of bitcoin at the end of the applicable period as
described above.
When the Company uses these KPIs, management also takes into
account the various limitations of these metrics, including that
they do not take into account debt, preferred stock and other
liabilities and claims on company assets that would be senior to
common equity and that they assume that all indebtedness will be
refinanced or, in the case of the Company’s senior convertible debt
instruments and convertible preferred stock, converted into shares
of common stock in accordance with their respective terms.
Additionally, BTC Yield is not, and should not be understood as,
an operating performance measure or a financial or liquidity
measure. In particular, BTC Yield is not equivalent to “yield” in
the traditional financial context. It is not a measure of the
return on investment the Company’s shareholders may have achieved
historically or can achieve in the future by purchasing stock of
the Company, or a measure of income generated by the Company’s
operations or its bitcoin holdings, return on investment on its
bitcoin holdings, or any other similar financial measure of the
performance of its business or assets.
BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain are not, and should not be understood
as, operating performance measures or financial or liquidity
measures. In particular, BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain are not equivalent
to “gain” in the traditional financial context. They also are not
measures of the return on investment the Company’s shareholders may
have achieved historically or can achieve in the future by
purchasing stock of the Company, or measures of income generated by
the Company’s operations or its bitcoin holdings, return on
investment on its bitcoin holdings, or any other similar financial
measure of the performance of its business or assets. It should
also be understood that BTC $ Gain does not represent a fair value
gain of the Company’s bitcoin holdings, and BTC $ Gain may be
positive during periods when the Company has incurred fair value
losses on its bitcoin holdings.
The trading price of the Company’s class A common stock is
informed by numerous factors in addition to the amount of bitcoins
the Company holds and number of actual or potential shares of its
stock outstanding, and as a result, the market value of the
Company’s shares may trade at a discount or a premium relative to
the market value of the bitcoin the Company holds, and neither BTC
Yield, BTC Gain nor BTC $ Gain are indicative or predictive of the
trading price of the Company’s securities.
As noted above, these KPIs are narrow in their purpose and are
used by management to assist it in assessing whether the Company is
using equity capital in a manner accretive to shareholders solely
as it pertains to its bitcoin holdings.
In calculating these KPIs, the Company does not take into
account the source of capital used for the acquisition of its
bitcoin. The Company notes in particular, it has acquired bitcoin
using proceeds from the offering of its 6.125% Senior Secured Notes
due 2028 (which the Company has since redeemed), which were not
convertible to shares of the Company’s common stock, as well as
from the offerings of its convertible senior notes, which at the
time of issuance had, and may from time-to-time thereafter have,
conversion prices above the current trading prices of the Company’s
common stock, or as to which the holders of such convertible notes
may not then be entitled to exercise the conversion rights of the
notes. Such offerings have had the effect of increasing the BTC
Yield, BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain without taking into account the
corresponding debt. Conversely, if any of the Company’s convertible
notes mature or are redeemed without being converted into common
stock, the Company may be required to sell shares in quantities
greater than the shares such notes are convertible into or generate
cash proceeds from the sale of bitcoin, either of which would have
the effect of decreasing the BTC Yield, BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain due
to changes in the Company’s bitcoin holdings and shares in ways
that were not contemplated by the assumptions in calculating BTC
Yield, BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain, respectively. Accordingly, these
metrics might overstate or understate the accretive nature of the
Company’s use of equity capital to buy bitcoin because not all
bitcoin may be acquired using proceeds of equity offerings and not
all issuances of equity may involve the acquisition of bitcoin.
In addition, we are required to pay dividends with respect to
our perpetual strike preferred stock in perpetuity. We could pay
these dividends with cash or by issuing shares of class A common
stock. If we issue shares of class A common stock in lieu of paying
dividends in cash, or if we issue shares of class A common stock
for cash to fund the payment of dividends in cash, then we would
experience an increase in our Assumed Diluted Shares Outstanding
without a corresponding increase in our bitcoin holdings and a
decrease in BTC Yield, BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain for the period in
which such issuance of shares of class A common stock occurred.
The Company has historically not paid any dividends on its
shares of class A common stock, and by presenting these KPIs the
Company makes no suggestion that it intends to do so in the future.
Ownership of the Company’s securities, including its class A common
stock and preferred stock, does not represent an ownership interest
in the bitcoin the Company holds.
The Company determines its KPI targets based on its history and
future goals. The Company’s ability to achieve positive BTC Yield,
BTC Gain, or BTC $ Gain may depend on a variety of factors,
including its ability to generate cash from operations in excess of
its fixed charges and other expenses, as well as factors outside of
its control, such as the price of bitcoin, and the availability of
debt and equity financing on favorable terms. Past performance is
not indicative of future results.
Investors should rely on the financial statements and other
disclosures contained in the Company’s SEC filings. These KPIs are
merely supplements, not a substitute. They should be used only by
sophisticated investors who understand their limited purpose and
many limitations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may include statements that may constitute
“forward-looking statements,” including estimates of future
business prospects or financial results, our targets relating to
our BTC Yield, BTC Gain and BTC $ Gain, 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;
the availability of debt and equity financing on favorable terms;
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; the impact of the availability of spot exchange traded
products for bitcoin and other digital assets; 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 continuing to shift 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,
related valuation allowance, and tax expense; other potentially
adverse tax consequences, including the potential taxation of
unrealized gains on our bitcoin holdings; competitive factors;
general economic conditions, including levels of inflation and
interest rates; currency fluctuations; and other risks detailed in
the Company’s registration statements and periodic and current
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,
2024
2023
2024
2023*
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Revenues
Product licenses
$
15,256
$
18,372
$
48,567
$
75,351
Subscription services
31,930
21,517
106,776
81,179
Total product licenses and subscription
services
47,186
39,889
155,343
156,530
Product support
58,365
65,466
243,805
263,888
Other services
15,146
19,129
64,308
75,843
Total revenues
120,697
124,484
463,456
496,261
Cost of revenues
Product licenses
930
609
3,060
1,929
Subscription services
12,822
8,676
42,440
31,776
Total product licenses and subscription
services
13,752
9,285
45,500
33,705
Product support
7,977
5,319
33,289
22,434
Other services
12,440
13,617
50,679
53,805
Total cost of revenues
34,169
28,221
129,468
109,944
Gross profit
86,528
96,263
333,988
386,317
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing
34,965
40,299
138,081
149,671
Research and development
25,691
30,158
118,486
120,530
General and administrative
36,237
29,353
140,537
115,312
Digital asset impairment losses
1,006,055
39,238
1,789,862
115,851
Total operating expenses
1,102,948
139,048
2,186,966
501,364
Loss from operations
(1,016,420
)
(42,785
)
(1,852,978
)
(115,047
)
Interest expense, net
(16,465
)
(11,929
)
(61,941
)
(48,960
)
(Loss) gain on debt extinguishment
0
0
(22,933
)
44,686
Other income (expense), net
6,150
(5,930
)
3,506
(5,204
)
Loss before income taxes
(1,026,735
)
(60,644
)
(1,934,346
)
(124,525
)
Benefit from income taxes
(355,925
)
(149,770
)
(767,685
)
(553,646
)
Net (loss) income
$
(670,810
)
$
89,126
$
(1,166,661
)
$
429,121
Basic (loss) earnings per share
(1):
$
(3.03
)
$
0.58
$
(6.06
)
$
3.14
Weighted average shares outstanding used
in computing basic (loss) earnings per share
221,608
153,361
192,549
136,706
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
(1):
$
(3.03
)
$
0.50
$
(6.06
)
$
2.64
Weighted average shares outstanding used
in computing diluted (loss) earnings per share
221,608
183,757
192,549
165,662
(1)
Basic and fully diluted (loss) earnings
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,
2024
2023*
(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
38,117
$
46,817
Restricted cash
1,780
1,856
Accounts receivable, net
181,203
183,815
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
31,224
35,407
Total current assets
252,324
267,895
Digital assets
23,909,373
3,626,476
Property and equipment, net
26,327
28,941
Right-of-use assets
54,560
57,343
Deposits and other assets
75,794
24,300
Deferred tax assets, net
1,525,307
757,573
Total assets
$
25,843,685
$
4,762,528
Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and
operating lease liabilities
$
52,982
$
43,090
Accrued compensation and employee
benefits
58,362
50,045
Accrued interest
5,549
1,493
Current portion of long-term debt, net
517
483
Deferred revenue and advance payments
237,974
228,162
Total current liabilities
355,384
323,273
Long-term debt, net
7,191,158
2,182,108
Deferred revenue and advance payments
4,970
8,524
Operating lease liabilities
56,403
61,086
Other long-term liabilities
5,379
22,208
Deferred tax liabilities
407
357
Total liabilities
7,613,701
2,597,556
Stockholders’ 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; 226,138 shares issued and 226,138 shares
outstanding, and 157,725 shares issued and 149,041 shares
outstanding, respectively
226
24
Class B convertible common stock, $0.001
par value; 165,000 shares authorized; 19,640 shares issued and
outstanding, and 19,640 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively
20
2
Additional paid-in capital
20,411,998
3,957,728
Treasury stock, at cost; 0 shares and
8,684 shares, respectively
-
(782,104
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(15,384
)
(11,444
)
Accumulated deficit
(2,166,876
)
(999,234
)
Total stockholders’ equity
18,229,984
2,164,972
Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity
$
25,843,685
$
4,762,528
*
Derived from audited financial
statements.
MICROSTRATEGY
INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
2024
2023*
(unaudited)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating
activities
$
(53,032
)
$
12,712
Net cash used in investing activities
(22,086,237
)
(1,905,237
)
Net cash provided by financing
activities
22,132,641
1,889,886
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on
cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(2,148
)
444
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents,
and restricted cash
(8,776
)
(2,195
)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash, beginning of year
48,673
50,868
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash, end of year
$
39,897
$
48,673
*
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 *
Approximate Average Purchase
Price Per Bitcoin
Balance at December 31, 2022
$
3,993,190
$
(2,153,162
)
$
1,840,028
132,500
$
30,137
Digital asset purchases
(a)
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
Digital asset purchases
(b)
347,003
347,003
12,333
28,136
Digital asset impairment losses
(24,143
)
(24,143
)
Balance at June 30, 2023
$
4,519,468
$
(2,196,216
)
$
2,323,252
152,333
$
29,668
Digital asset purchases
(c)
161,681
161,681
5,912
27,348
Digital asset impairment losses
(33,559
)
(33,559
)
Balance at September 30, 2023
$
4,681,149
$
(2,229,775
)
$
2,451,374
158,245
$
29,582
Digital asset purchases
(d)
1,214,340
1,214,340
30,905
39,293
Digital asset impairment losses
(39,238
)
(39,238
)
Balance at December 31, 2023
$
5,895,489
$
(2,269,013
)
$
3,626,476
189,150
$
31,168
Digital asset purchases
(e)
1,639,309
1,639,309
25,128
65,238
Digital asset impairment losses
(191,633
)
(191,633
)
Balance at March 31, 2024
$
7,534,798
$
(2,460,646
)
$
5,074,152
214,278
$
35,164
Digital asset purchases
(f)
793,828
793,828
12,053
65,861
Digital asset impairment losses
(180,090
)
(180,090
)
Balance at June 30, 2024
$
8,328,626
$
(2,640,736
)
$
5,687,890
226,331
$
36,798
Digital asset purchases
(g)
1,575,073
1,575,073
25,889
60,839
Digital asset impairment losses
(412,084
)
(412,084
)
Balance at September 30, 2024
$
9,903,699
$
(3,052,820
)
$
6,850,879
252,220
$
39,266
Digital asset purchases
(h)
18,064,549
18,064,549
195,250
92,520
Digital asset impairment losses
(1,006,055
)
(1,006,055
)
Balance at December 31, 2024
$
27,968,248
$
(4,058,875
)
$
23,909,373
447,470
$
62,503
*
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)
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 under its
at-the-market equity offering program.
(b)
In the second quarter of 2023,
MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $336.9 million of the net
proceeds from its sale of class A common stock under its
at-the-market equity offering program and $10.1 million from Excess
Cash.
(c)
In the third quarter of 2023,
MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $147.3 million of the net
proceeds from its sale of class A common stock under its
at-the-market equity offering program and $14.4 million from Excess
Cash.
(d)
In the fourth quarter of 2023,
MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $1.201 billion of the net
proceeds from its sale of class A common stock under its
at-the-market equity offering program and $13.4 million from Excess
Cash.
(e)
In the first quarter of 2024,
MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $782.0 million of the net
proceeds from its issuance of the 2030 Convertible Notes, $592.3
million of the net proceeds from its issuance of the 2031
Convertible Notes, $137.3 million of the net proceeds from its sale
of class A common stock under its at-the-market equity offering
program, and $127.7 million from Excess Cash.
(f)
In the second quarter of 2024,
MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $756.0 million of the net
proceeds from its issuance of the 2032 Convertible Notes and $37.8
million from Excess Cash.
(g)
In the third quarter of 2024,
MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $1.105 billion of the net
proceeds from its sale of class A common stock under its
at-the-market offering program, $458.2 million of the net proceeds
from its issuance of the 2028 Convertible Notes, and $11.4 million
from Excess Cash.
(h)
In the fourth quarter of 2024,
MicroStrategy purchased bitcoin using $15.088 billion of the net
proceeds from its sale of class A common stock under its
at-the-market offering program, $2.974 billion of the net proceeds
from its issuance of the 2029 Convertible Notes, and $2.7 million
from Excess Cash.
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, 2022
132,500
$
15,460.00
$
2,048,450
$
21,478.80
$
2,845,941
$
16,556.32
$
2,193,712
March 31, 2023
140,000
$
16,490.00
$
2,308,600
$
29,190.04
$
4,086,606
$
28,468.44
$
3,985,582
June 30, 2023
152,333
$
24,750.00
$
3,770,242
$
31,443.67
$
4,789,909
$
30,361.51
$
4,625,060
September 30, 2023
158,245
$
24,900.00
$
3,940,301
$
31,862.21
$
5,042,035
$
27,030.47
$
4,277,437
December 31, 2023
189,150
$
26,521.32
$
5,016,508
$
45,000.00
$
8,511,750
$
42,531.41
$
8,044,816
March 31, 2024
214,278
$
38,501.00
$
8,249,917
$
73,835.57
$
15,821,338
$
71,028.14
$
15,219,768
June 30, 2024
226,331
$
56,500.00
$
12,787,702
$
72,777.00
$
16,471,691
$
61,926.69
$
14,015,930
September 30, 2024
252,220
$
49,050.01
$
12,371,394
$
70,000.00
$
17,655,400
$
63,462.97
$
16,006,630
December 31, 2024
447,470
$
58,863.90
$
26,339,829
$
108,388.88
$
48,500,772
$
93,390.21
$
41,789,317
*
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. Bitcoin and bitcoin markets may be
subject to manipulation and the spot price of bitcoin may be
subject to fraud and manipulation. 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, compliance and
internal control failures at exchanges, 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,
2024
2023
2024
2023
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Reconciliation of non-GAAP
loss from operations:
Loss from operations
$
(1,016,420
)
$
(42,785
)
$
(1,852,978
)
$
(115,047
)
Share-based compensation expense
19,335
19,716
77,124
69,571
Non-GAAP loss from operations
$
(997,085
)
$
(23,069
)
$
(1,775,854
)
$
(45,476
)
MICROSTRATEGY
INCORPORATED
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO
NON-GAAP MEASURES
NET (LOSS) INCOME AND DILUTED
(LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE
(in thousands, except per
share data)
Three Months Ended
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Reconciliation of non-GAAP net (loss)
income:
Net (loss) income
$
(670,810
)
$
89,126
$
(1,166,661
)
$
429,121
Share-based compensation expense
19,335
19,716
77,124
69,571
Interest expense arising from amortization
of debt issuance costs
5,105
2,209
15,336
8,808
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment
0
0
22,933
(44,686
)
Income tax effects (1)
(62,138
)
(8,600
)
(243,102
)
(6,062
)
Non-GAAP net (loss) income
$
(708,508
)
$
102,451
$
(1,294,370
)
$
456,752
Reconciliation of non-GAAP diluted
(loss) earnings per share (2):
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
$
(3.03
)
$
0.50
$
(6.06
)
$
2.64
Share-based compensation expense (per
diluted share)
0.09
0.11
0.40
0.42
Interest expense arising from amortization
of debt issuance costs (per diluted share) (3)
0.02
0.00
0.08
0.01
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment (per
diluted share)
0.00
0.00
0.12
(0.27
)
Income tax effects (per diluted share)
(3)
(0.28
)
(0.05
)
(1.26
)
(0.02
)
Non-GAAP diluted (loss) earnings per
share
$
(3.20
)
$
0.56
$
(6.72
)
$
2.78
(1)
Income tax effects reflect the
net tax effects of share-based compensation, which includes tax
benefits and expenses on exercises of stock options and vesting of
share-settled restricted stock units, interest expense for
amortization of debt issuance costs, and gains and losses on debt
extinguishment.
(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.
(3)
For the three and twelve months
ended December 31, 2023, interest expense from the amortization of
issuance costs of the convertible notes has been added back to the
numerator in the GAAP diluted earnings per share calculation, and
therefore the per diluted share effects of the amortization of
issuance costs of the convertible notes have been excluded from the
“Interest expense arising from amortization of debt issuance costs
(per diluted share)” and “Income tax effects (per diluted share)”
lines in the above reconciliation for the three and twelve months
ended December 31, 2023.
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)
2024
2024
2024
2023
2024
2024
Revenues
Product licenses
$
15,256
$
(239
)
$
15,495
$
18,372
-17.0
%
-15.7
%
Subscription services
31,930
(5
)
31,935
21,517
48.4
%
48.4
%
Total product licenses and subscription
services
47,186
(244
)
47,430
39,889
18.3
%
18.9
%
Product support
58,365
(241
)
58,606
65,466
-10.8
%
-10.5
%
Other services
15,146
(31
)
15,177
19,129
-20.8
%
-20.7
%
Total revenues
120,697
(516
)
121,213
124,484
-3.0
%
-2.6
%
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)
2024
2024
2024
2023
2024
2024
Revenues
Product licenses
$
48,567
$
(504
)
$
49,071
$
75,351
-35.5
%
-34.9
%
Subscription services
106,776
65
106,711
81,179
31.5
%
31.5
%
Total product licenses and subscription
services
155,343
(439
)
155,782
156,530
-0.8
%
-0.5
%
Product support
243,805
(214
)
244,019
263,888
-7.6
%
-7.5
%
Other services
64,308
(43
)
64,351
75,843
-15.2
%
-15.2
%
Total revenues
463,456
(696
)
464,152
496,261
-6.6
%
-6.5
%
(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. “International
revenues” refers to revenues from operations outside of the United
States and Canada only where the functional currency is the local
currency (i.e., excluding any location whose economy is considered
highly inflationary).
(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,
2024
2023*
(unaudited)
Current:
Deferred product licenses revenue
$
1,777
$
3,579
Deferred subscription services revenue
107,119
65,512
Deferred product support revenue
124,684
152,012
Deferred other services revenue
4,394
7,059
Total current deferred revenue and advance
payments
$
237,974
$
228,162
Non-current:
Deferred product licenses revenue
$
174
$
0
Deferred subscription services revenue
2,263
3,097
Deferred product support revenue
2,111
4,984
Deferred other services revenue
422
443
Total non-current deferred revenue and
advance payments
$
4,970
$
8,524
Total current and non-current:
Deferred product licenses revenue
$
1,951
$
3,579
Deferred subscription services revenue
109,382
68,609
Deferred product support revenue
126,795
156,996
Deferred other services revenue
4,816
7,502
Total current and non-current deferred
revenue and advance payments
$
242,944
$
236,686
*
Derived from audited financial
statements.
MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED SEGMENT
INFORMATION (in thousands, unaudited)
MicroStrategy has one reportable operating segment, the
“Software Business,” which is engaged in the design, development,
marketing, and sales of the Company’s enterprise analytics software
platform through cloud subscriptions and licensing arrangements and
related services (i.e., product support, consulting, and
education). The “Corporate & Other” category presented in the
following tables is not considered an operating segment. It
consists primarily of costs and expenses related to executing the
Company’s bitcoin strategy and includes the impairment charges and
other third-party costs associated with the Company’s bitcoin
holdings, net interest expense primarily related to long-term debt
obligations (the net proceeds of which were primarily used to
purchase bitcoin), and income tax effects generated from the
Company’s bitcoin holdings and related debt issuances. Segment
assets allocated to the Corporate & Other category are the
Company’s digital assets and deferred tax assets related primarily
to digital asset impairment losses and interest expense.
Three Months Ended December
31, 2024
Software Business
Corporate & Other
Total Consolidated
Total revenues
$
120,697
$
120,697
Total expenses
(127,641
)
(1,009,476
)
(1,137,117
)
Loss from operations
$
(6,944
)
$
(1,009,476
)
$
(1,016,420
)
Interest expense, net
(16,465
)
(16,465
)
Income tax benefit
61,499
294,426
355,925
Other segment items to reconcile to net
income (loss)
6,150
6,150
Net income (loss)
$
60,705
$
(731,515
)
$
(670,810
)
Total assets, as of December 31, 2024
$
743,190
$
25,100,495
$
25,843,685
Three Months Ended December
31, 2023
Software Business
Corporate & Other
Total Consolidated
Total revenues
$
124,484
$
124,484
Total expenses
(127,247
)
(40,022
)
(167,269
)
Loss from operations
$
(2,763
)
$
(40,022
)
$
(42,785
)
Interest expense, net
(11,929
)
(11,929
)
Income tax benefit
17,557
132,213
149,770
Other segment items to reconcile to net
income
(5,930
)
(5,930
)
Net income
$
8,864
$
80,262
$
89,126
Total assets, as of December 31, 2023
$
470,353
$
4,292,175
$
4,762,528
Year-Ended December 31,
2024
Software Business
Corporate & Other
Total Consolidated
Total revenues
$
463,456
$
463,456
Total expenses
(518,863
)
(1,797,571
)
(2,316,434
)
Loss from operations
$
(55,407
)
$
(1,797,571
)
$
(1,852,978
)
Interest expense, net
(61,941
)
(61,941
)
Loss on debt extinguishment
(22,933
)
(22,933
)
Income tax benefit
226,961
540,724
767,685
Other segment items to reconcile to net
income (loss)
3,506
3,506
Net income (loss)
$
175,060
$
(1,341,721
)
$
(1,166,661
)
Total assets, as of December 31, 2024
$
743,190
$
25,100,495
$
25,843,685
Year-Ended December 31,
2023
Software Business
Corporate & Other
Total Consolidated
Total revenues
$
496,261
$
496,261
Total expenses
(492,703
)
(118,605
)
(611,308
)
Income (loss) from operations
$
3,558
$
(118,605
)
$
(115,047
)
Interest expense, net
(48,960
)
(48,960
)
Gain on debt extinguishment
44,686
44,686
Income tax benefit
10,553
543,093
553,646
Other segment items to reconcile to net
income
(5,204
)
(5,204
)
Net income
$
8,907
$
420,214
$
429,121
Total assets, as of December 31, 2023
$
470,353
$
4,292,175
$
4,762,528
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