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<ul><li>MicroStrategy Incorporated recently delivered its 2024 first quarter earnings, exhibiting a blend of strategic progress and financial outcomes that underscore its unique position in the market as a potent combination of a business intelligence software provider and a proactive Bitcoin investor.</li><li>The company discussed its ongoing commitment to integrating Bitcoin into its treasury while advancing its core software business, primarily directed towards cloud adoption and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI).</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

MicroStrategy Incorporated recently delivered its 2024 first quarter earnings, exhibiting a blend of strategic progress and financial outcomes that underscore its unique position in the market as a potent combination of a business intelligence software provider and a proactive Bitcoin investor.The company discussed its ongoing commitment to integrating Bitcoin into its treasury while advancing its core software business, primarily directed towards cloud adoption and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI).Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

MicroStrategy Incorporated: What Is Their Enhanced Bitcoin Acquisition Strategy? - Major Drivers

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<ul><li>Approval of bitcoin ETFs by the SEC causing volatility in MSTR shares and bitcoin prices</li><li>Opportunity for a trade pairing short sale of MSTR shares with purchase of bitcoin ETF</li><li>Fluctuating premium of MSTR's enterprise value over SOTP value, expected to dissipate with approval of bitcoin ETFs</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Approval of bitcoin ETFs by the SEC causing volatility in MSTR shares and bitcoin pricesOpportunity for a trade pairing short sale of MSTR shares with purchase of bitcoin ETFFluctuating premium of MSTR's enterprise value over SOTP value, expected to dissipate with approval of bitcoin ETFsThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Microstrategy Inc (MSTR) - Tuesday, Jan 9, 2024

<ul><li>MicroStrategy Inc's fourth quarter 2023 earnings point towards a strong performance from being the world's largest corporate holder of bitcoin, possessing 190,000 bitcoins with a market value of $8.1 billion.</li><li>Over 2023, the company added another 56,650 bitcoins to its portfolio costing $1.9 billion, making the company's bitcoin strategy a long-term focus.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

MicroStrategy Inc's fourth quarter 2023 earnings point towards a strong performance from being the world's largest corporate holder of bitcoin, possessing 190,000 bitcoins with a market value of $8.1 billion.Over 2023, the company added another 56,650 bitcoins to its portfolio costing $1.9 billion, making the company's bitcoin strategy a long-term focus.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

MicroStrategy: Is Its Bitcoin Strategy Changing The Game? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>This is our first report on MicroStrategy, a company at the forefront of enterprise analytics software.</li><li>In the third quarter of 2023, the company revealed notable developments in both its primary software ventures and its strategic Bitcoin investments.</li><li>The overall revenue for this period reached $129.5 million, marking a 3% year-over year increase, with a significant 16% rise in software license revenues, totaling $45 million.</li></ul>

This is our first report on MicroStrategy, a company at the forefront of enterprise analytics software.In the third quarter of 2023, the company revealed notable developments in both its primary software ventures and its strategic Bitcoin investments.The overall revenue for this period reached $129.5 million, marking a 3% year-over year increase, with a significant 16% rise in software license revenues, totaling $45 million.

MicroStrategy: Initiation of Coverage - Revolutionary AI and Cloud Surge! Why MicroStrategy Could Be Your Next Goldmine in Tech Investment! - Major Drivers

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David Blennerhassett

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/microstrategy-inc-cl-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14717:1" rel="noopener">MicroStrategy Inc (MSTR US)</a> is trading at a ~2% discount to NAV as the crypto rout moves into a higher gear.  </li>
<li>Bitcoin briefly dipped below US$25k in the last 24 hours, an 18-month low. If it falls another 18%, this will trigger a margin call on one of MicroStrategy's loans.</li>
<li>All is not well elsewhere in cryptoland. Ethereum touched a 17-month low; the Luna/Terra ecosystem has crashed; and crypto lender Celsus capitulated ~60% this morning after freezing withdrawals. </li>
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MicroStrategy Inc (MSTR US) is trading at a ~2% discount to NAV as the crypto rout moves into a higher gear.  
Bitcoin briefly dipped below US$25k in the last 24 hours, an 18-month low. If it falls another 18%, this will trigger a margin call on one of MicroStrategy's loans.
All is not well elsewhere in cryptoland. Ethereum touched a 17-month low; the Luna/Terra ecosystem has crashed; and crypto lender Celsus capitulated ~60% this morning after freezing withdrawals. 


MicroStrategy (MSTR US): It's Cratering Time

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MicroStrategy Incorporated provides business intelligence software and related services.  The Company's technology platform enables departments and enterprises to deploy Web-based reporting and analysis solutions.  MicroStrategy also offers consulting, training, and support services.  Solutions are provided to retail, finance, telecommunications, insurance, dot-com, and healthcare industries.

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MicroStrategy Incorporated: What Is Their Enhanced Bitcoin Acquisition Strategy? - Major Drivers

MicroStrategy Incorporated recently delivered its 2024 first quarter earnings, exhibiting a blend of strategic progress and financial outcomes...

Baptista Research

Microstrategy Inc (MSTR) - Tuesday, Jan 9, 2024

Approval of bitcoin ETFs by the SEC causing volatility in MSTR shares and bitcoin prices. Opportunity for a trade pairing short sale of MSTR shares...

Value Investors Club

MicroStrategy: Is Its Bitcoin Strategy Changing The Game? - Major Drivers

MicroStrategy Inc's fourth quarter 2023 earnings point towards a strong performance from being the world's largest corporate holder of bitcoin,...

Baptista Research

MicroStrategy: Initiation of Coverage - Revolutionary AI and Cloud Surge! Why MicroStrategy Could Be Your Next Goldmine in Tech Investment! - Major Drivers

This is our first report on MicroStrategy, a company at the forefront of enterprise analytics software. In the third quarter of 2023, the company...

Baptista Research

MicroStrategy (MSTR US): It's Cratering Time

In my last note, I recommended covering. That was an apt call. I would be putting on the short again here. The NAV discount could easily widen out...

David Blennerhassett

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