MicroStrategy
Market Cap
US$7.8b
Last Updated
2021/02/25 00:03 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
MicroStrategy Incorporated provides enterprise analytics software and services worldwide. More Details
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Weak fundamentals or lack of information.
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Share Price & News
How has MicroStrategy's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: MSTR is more volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 21% a week.
Volatility Over Time: MSTR's weekly volatility has increased from 12% to 21% over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-13.2%
MSTR
-3.9%
US Software
-1.4%
US Market
1 Year Return
483.6%
MSTR
48.6%
US Software
37.1%
US Market
Return vs Industry: MSTR exceeded the US Software industry which returned 48.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: MSTR exceeded the US Market which returned 34.1% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| MSTR | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -13.2% | -3.9% | -1.4% |
| 30 Day | 43.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| 90 Day | 202.5% | 9.2% | 7.3% |
| 1 Year | 483.6%483.6% | 49.6%48.6% | 40.2%37.1% |
| 3 Year | 538.9%538.9% | 135.8%128.4% | 62.5%52.1% |
| 5 Year | 386.0%386.0% | 300.5%278.3% | 133.9%108.0% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is MicroStrategy's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) Stock Is Going Strong But Fundamentals Look Uncertain: What Lies Ahead ?Valuation
Is MicroStrategy undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
14.17x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate MSTR's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate MSTR's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: MSTR is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Software industry average.
PE vs Market: MSTR is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate MSTR's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: MSTR is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (14.2x) compared to the US Software industry average (9.5x).
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Future Growth
How is MicroStrategy forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
13.0%
Forecasted Software industry annual growth in earnings
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: Insufficient data to determine if MSTR's forecast earnings growth is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: Insufficient data to determine if MSTR's earnings are forecast to grow faster than the US market
High Growth Earnings: Insufficient data to determine if earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: Insufficient data to determine if MSTR's revenue is forecast to grow faster than the US market.
High Growth Revenue: Insufficient data to determine if MSTR's revenue is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if MSTR's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has MicroStrategy performed over the past 5 years?
-45.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: MSTR is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: MSTR is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: MSTR is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 45.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare MSTR's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: MSTR is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (15.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: MSTR has a negative Return on Equity (-1.36%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is MicroStrategy's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: MSTR's short term assets ($272.6M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($285.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: MSTR's short term assets ($272.6M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($626.9M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: MSTR's debt to equity ratio (87.9%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if MSTR's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: MSTR's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (11%).
Interest Coverage: MSTR is unprofitable, therefore interest payments are not well covered by earnings.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is MicroStrategy current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate MSTR's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate MSTR's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if MSTR's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if MSTR's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of MSTR's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
6.2yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Michael Saylor (55 yo)
31.25yrs
Tenure
US$1,070,232
Compensation
Mr. Michael J. Saylor has been the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of MicroStrategy Inc. since November 1989 and had been its President since January 8, 2016 until July 2020. Previously, ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Michael's total compensation ($USD1.07M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.21M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Michael's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 31.25yrs | US$1.07m | 20.46% $ 1.6b | |
| CFO & President | 0.58yr | US$6.81m | 0% $ 0 | |
| CTO & Senior EVP | 6.25yrs | US$2.09m | 0% $ 0 | |
| Senior EVP | 6.17yrs | US$2.08m | 0.000050% $ 3.9k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 0.58yr | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Marketing | 1.25yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Worldwide Alliances and Channels | 6.42yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of North American Sales | 6.33yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Product Marketing and Enterprise Analytics | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Sales Engineer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Solution Management | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP & General Manager of Public Sector | no data | no data | no data |
6.2yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: MSTR's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 31.25yrs | US$1.07m | 20.46% $ 1.6b | |
| Independent Director | 18.33yrs | US$470.05k | 0.052% $ 4.1m | |
| Independent Director | 2.92yrs | US$412.25k | 0.020% $ 1.6m | |
| Independent Director | 6.83yrs | US$445.81k | 0.0021% $ 163.8k | |
| Independent Director | 16.25yrs | US$452.25k | 0% $ 0 |
16.3yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: MSTR's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 16.3 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
MicroStrategy Incorporated's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: MicroStrategy Incorporated
- Ticker: MSTR
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1989
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: US$7.839b
- Shares outstanding: 9.59m
- Website: https://www.microstrategy.com
Number of Employees
Location
- MicroStrategy Incorporated
- 1850 Towers Crescent Plaza
- Tysons Corner
- Virginia
- 22182
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSTR | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | US | USD | Jun 1998 |
| MIGA | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jun 1998 |
| MIGA | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jun 1998 |
| MSTR * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | MX | MXN | Jun 1998 |
Biography
MicroStrategy Incorporated provides enterprise analytics software and services worldwide. It offers MicroStrategy 2021, an enterprise platform, which provides a modern analytics experience by delivering in...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/02/25 00:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/02/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
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