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MicroStrategy Announces Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
TYSONS CORNER, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) (“MicroStrategy”), the largest independent publicly-traded business
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[{"type":"text","content":" TYSONS CORNER, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\n\nMicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) (“MicroStrategy”), the largest independent publicly-traded business intelligence company, today announced financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2021 (the third quarter of its 2021 fiscal year).\n\n“MicroStrategy delivered strong third quarter results that demonstrated successful execution on both our operational and digital asset strategies. Overall demand for the MicroStrategy platform continued to increase, and we are pleased with the growing interest and adoption of our cloud solutions,” said Michael J. Saylor, CEO, MicroStrategy.\n\n“We also significantly expanded our bitcoin holdings in the quarter, adding nearly 9,000 bitcoins to our holdings after successfully raising capital in the quarter through our at-the-market equity offering. Today, MicroStrategy is the world’s largest publicly traded corporate owner of bitcoin with over 114,000 bitcoins. We will continue to evaluate opportunities to raise additional capital to execute on our bitcoin strategy.”\n\nThird Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights\n\n\nRevenues: Total revenues for the third quarter of 2021 were $128.0 million, a 0.5% increase, compared to the third quarter of 2020. Total revenues for the third quarter of 2021 did not materially change on a non-GAAP constant currency basis. Product licenses and subscription services revenues for the third quarter of 2021 were $36.7 million, a 3.2% decrease, or a 3.1% decrease on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, compared to the third quarter of 2020. Product support revenues for the third quarter of 2021 were $70.4 million, a 1.4% decrease, or a 2.0% decrease on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, compared to the third quarter of 2020. Other services revenues for the third quarter of 2021 were $20.9 million, a 15.1% increase, or a 14.3% increase on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, compared to the third quarter of 2020.\n\n\nGross Profit: Gross profit for the third quarter of 2021 was $105.7 million, representing an 82.6% gross margin, compared to a gross margin of 82.9% in the third quarter of 2020.\n\n\nOperating Expenses: Operating expenses for the third quarter of 2021 were $155.3 million, a 23.3% increase compared to the third quarter of 2020. Operating expenses include impairment losses on MicroStrategy’s d...