Microstrategy, Inc. (MSTR) Reports Q4 EPS of $0.30, Revenues Miss

Microstrategy, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) reported Q4 EPS of $0.30, versus $1.21 reported last year. Revenue for the quarter came in at $131.9 million versus the consensus estimate of $135.68 million.

Fourth quarter 2018 revenues were $131.9 million versus $136.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, a 3.3% decrease. Product licenses and subscription services revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 were $38.3 million versus $39.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, a 2.0% decrease. Product support revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 were $73.7 million versus $75.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, a 1.8% decrease. Other services revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 were $20.0 million versus $22.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, a 10.5% decrease. Foreign currency effects had an unfavorable impact on revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018.

Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2018 were $108.2 million versus $94.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, a 14.5% increase, reflecting MicroStrategy’s previously announced strategy to seek to take greater advantage of the opportunities in the market by increasing its sales and marketing expenditures and increasing its research and development expenditures as it invests in its technology products and personnel.

Loss from operations for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $2.2 million versus income from operations of $17.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $3.3 million, or $0.30 per share on a diluted basis, as compared to net loss of $25.5 million, or $2.23 per share on a diluted basis, for the fourth quarter of 2017. The net loss in the fourth quarter of 2017 included an estimated one-time tax charge of $44.0 million resulting from the enactment of U.S. corporate tax reform legislation. Excluding the impact of this legislation, non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $18.5 million, or $1.62 per share on a diluted basis.

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