MicroStrategy continued to put money into Bitcoin over the earlier quarter, as indicated by the corporate’s monetary outcomes on Could 1.
Phong Le, MicroStrategy President and CEO, stated
“The conviction in our bitcoin technique stays sturdy because the digital asset atmosphere continues to mature.”
MicroStrategy stated that, within the first quarter of 2023, it bought 7,500 BTC so as to add to its stability sheet. That quantity is price $209 million at present market charges.
This buy elevated Microstrategy’s complete Bitcoin holdings to 140,000 BTC. Although the present market worth of that complete is $3.9 billion, MicroStrategy famous that the quantity’s carrying worth is $2.0 billion as a consequence of cumulative impairment losses.
MicroStrategy govt chairman Michael Saylor additionally highlighted on Twitter that his firm’s Bitcoin technique had outperformed shares, indices, and even Bitcoin itself.
MicroStrategy additionally stated that it paid $161 million to Silvergate Financial institution to completely and voluntarily repay a $205 million Bitcoin-backed mortgage. Consequently, Silvergate launched 34,619 BTC price of collateral to MicroStrategy. Silvergate Financial institution collapsed in March, and MicroStrategy stated at the moment that it had no different publicity to the financial institution other than that mortgage.
Exterior of Bitcoin, MicroStrategy stated that its complete income for Q1 2023 was $121.9 million, representing a 2.2% enhance from Q1 2022. The corporate’s web earnings for Q1 2023 was $461.2 million, or $31.79 per share, up from a lack of $130.8 million, or $11.58 per share, in Q1 2022.
MicroStrategy inventory (MSTR) is down 6.37% at present and up 1.80% after hours.
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