Wohin gehst du Microstrategy, wie entwickelt sich dein Kurs??? - 500 Beiträge pro Seite

[HansErmer]

Wie wird sich der Kurs entwickeln. Bitte um Meinungen!!
Danke

[oswald11]

ich glaube,da bin ich einer Luftblase auf den Leim gegangen,Einstieg bei 60€!

[SCHNEPPERLE]

Micro. beginnt zu prodeln
20% (13.3 USD)
wenn sie geht dann geht sie
wir sprechen uns wieder bei 25€
bis dann..

[Stilcom]

Weiss jemand wann die Zahlen kommmen und wie die Aussichten sind? Danke Stilcom

[Osmane]

Die Zahlen kommen am 06.02.2001.
http://www.justwhispers.com

[wings111]

Sollte man in diesem Wert noch drin bleiben?????

habe bei 18 Euro gekauft????

Viele Grüße

[oswald11]

habe bei 60€ gekauft,absolutes Fallobst!

[Heizkessel]

Da war ich ja besser mit 53€. Das Produkt wird aber gelobt. Ich warte weiter.

Gruß
H.

[Bemm]

Habe bie 46.5 gekauft, ist aber schon etwas länger her.
Ich kenne das Produkt, arbeite nämlich schon damit. Die Version 7 ist spitze. Also meiner Meinung nach geht das Teil Mittelfristig steil nach oben. Ich denke bereits ab nächsten Mittwoch wird zumindest kein Verlust mehr geschrieben.

[wings111]

Wer weiß etwas zu den Zahlen von gestern??????????????

Danke

[Osmane]

02/06 17:37 TABLE - Microstrategy <MSTR.O> Q4 results, revs increase


First Call/Thomson Financial estimate was loss $0.40.
VIENNA, Va., Feb 6 (Reuters) -

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

December 31,

2000 1999 Revenues Product licenses $26,086 $26,043 Product support and other services 32,030 20,119 Total revenues 58,116 46,162 Cost of Revenues Product licenses 1,605 670 Product support and other services 21,559 10,898 Total cost of revenues 23,164 11,568 Gross profit 34,952 34,594 Operating Expenses Sales and marketing 34,821 30,908 Research and development 13,389 8,767 General and administrative 12,151 8,656 Amortization of intangible assets 4,721 361 In-process research and development - 2,800 Total operating expenses 65,082 51,492 Loss from operations (30,130) (16,898) Financing & Other Net interest 1,387 404 Loss on investments (1,736) - Provision for litigation settlement

23,971 - Minority interest (713) - Other expense, net (65) (20) Total other income 22,844 384 Loss before income taxes (7,286) (16,514) Provision for income taxes 800 648 Net loss (8,086) (17,162) Preferred stock dividends (2,187) - Beneficial conversion feature - - Net loss attributable to common stockholders (10,273) (17,162) Basic and diluted earnings per share

(0.13) (0.22) Weighted average shares outstanding

80,393 77,404 Supplemental Data (1) Pro Forma Net Operating Loss (24,887) (14,001) Pro Forma Net Operating Loss per share (basic & diluted) (0.31) (0.18)

NOTE: (1) Excludes charges for amortization of intangible assets, in-process research and development, restructuring and related charges, loss on investments, provision for litigation settlement, minority interest, preferred stock dividends, and beneficial conversion feature.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

Years Ended

December 31,

2000 1999 Revenues Product licenses $102,050 $85,797 Product support and other services

121,880 65,461 Total revenues 223,930 151,258 Cost of Revenues Product licenses 2,722 2,597 Product support and other services 85,249 34,436 Total cost of revenues 87,971 37,033 Gross profit 135,959 114,225 Operating Expenses Sales and marketing 151,095 93,090 Research and development 61,433 27,998 General and administrative 58,762 24,448 Amortization of intangible assets 17,667 422 In-process research and development - 2,800 Restructuring and related charges 10,835 - Total operating expenses 299,792 148,758 Loss from operations (163,833) (34,533) Financing & Other Net interest 3,638 2,030 Loss on investments (9,365) - Provision for litigation settlement

(89,729) - Minority interest (713) - Other expense, net 96 6 Total other (expense) income (96,073) 2,036 Loss before income taxes (259,906) (32,497) Provision for income taxes 1,400 1,246 Net loss (261,306) (33,743) Preferred stock dividends (4,687) - Beneficial conversion feature (19,375) - Net loss attributable to common stockholders (285,368) (33,743) Basic and diluted earnings per share

(3.58) (0.44) Weighted average shares outstanding

79,779 77,028 Supplemental Data (1) Pro Forma Net Operating Loss (132,997) (30,521) Pro Forma Net Operating Loss per share (basic & diluted) (1.67) (0.40)

NOTE: (1) Excludes charges for amortization of intangible assets, in-process research and development, restructuring and related charges, loss on investments, provision for litigation settlement, minority interest, preferred stock dividends, and beneficial conversion feature. ((New York Newsdesk 212-859-1700))

[wings111]

Erwartet waren doch -0,41 . Wie sind dann die -0,40 zu werten?? Ich denke positiv....oder???

[Stilcom]

Kann mir da einer bitte erklaeren. Da bringt die Firma 2 super Meldungen über neue Geschäftsanbahnungen, die Ergebnisse sind besser als die Erwartungen, aber der Kurs schmiert ab. Danke Stilcom

[wings111]

Auch MicroStrategy muss seine Umsatzerwartungen revidieren. Statt der Steigerung von 48% im Jahr 2000 werden es 2001 voraussichtlich nur 30% sein. Ursprünglich wollte der Hersteller von Software für Datenlieferungs-Systeme im laufenden Jahr 44% auf 323,1 Mio.$ zulegen. MicroStrategy fällt außerbörslich von 16,94$ auf 14,14$.


Vielleicht ist es das??? Sind ja nur noch 30 %!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fasu]

Wenn die 9,50 € halten, könnte es eine schöne W Formation im Chart geben. Doch die 9,50 € müssen halten, also Helm ab zum Gebet ... In NY. derzeit -3,14 % mit abnehmender Tendenz !!

Fasu

[higher]

Was ist heute los?8,70€ infrankfurt!

[Stilcom]

Ich nehme an, die Gewinnwarnung von Intel drückt auch unsere Microstrategy.

[Aktienfee]

April 4, 2001
MicroStrategy Sees Wider Losses,
Plans to Eliminate About 600 Jobs

Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal Software maker MicroStrategy Inc. warned it will post a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss and said it will cut about 600 jobs as part of a sweeping restructuring aimed at becoming profitable by the end of the year.

MicroStrategy makes software that helps businesses uncover trends in their corporate databases. The Vienna, Va., company got widespread attention last year when it restated financial results for 1997, 1998 and 1999, sending its stock down 62% and shaving about $11 billion off its market value in one tumultuous day.

Since then the company has resolved a high-profile Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of its accounting practices, and yesterday said a Virginia court approved a settlement, reached in October, of a shareholder suit stemming from the restatements.

At 4 p.m. Tuesday in Nasdaq Stock Market composite trading, MicroStrategy`s shares were up 41 cents to $2.97, compared with a 52-week high of $88.63.

A MicroStrategy spokeswoman said the slowing economy is eating into sales of software products and that customers` information-technology budgets "are drying up slightly." The company now expects a loss of 31 cents to 37 cents a share for the first quarter, excluding goodwill amortization and other items. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial/First Call were expecting a loss of 30 cents a share.

MicroStrategy expects first-quarter revenue to be about $47 million to $51 million and projects full-year revenue of $170 million to $180 million. For the first quarter of 2000, MicroStrategy posted a net loss of $32.9 million, or 42 cents a share, on revenue of $50.6 million.

The company plans to refocus on its core "business intelligence" software by eliminating or reducing spending on technology projects that are unrelated to its primary market. (WSJ.com uses Strategy.com e-mail services.)

The company also announced a second round of layoffs, this time shaving a third of its remaining work force -- a big change of events for a company that used to take its entire staff on annual Caribbean cruises. MicroStrategy estimates the restructuring will cut costs by $70 million to $85 million a year and will allow its core business to achieve profitability by the end of 2001. The company expects to incur restructuring charges, which weren`t specified, in its second quarter.

The company also refinanced $125 million of Series A preferred stock, swapping it for cash, stock, and fixed-rate securities, in a bid to eliminate the dilution risk of the preferred stock.

Mehr unter http://biz.yahoo.com/e/010404/mstr.html
Vermutlich demnächst ein Penny-Stock.

[bareda]

Friday April 20, 12:12 pm Eastern Time

MotleyFool.com - Fool News
Microstrategy Declares War
By Paul Larson


Sometimes a story crosses my desk that, while not very newsworthy, nevertheless screams out for comment. Such is the case with e-business software company Microstrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR - news) and the letter the company sent out to shareholders -- and transmitted to the world in press release form -- yesterday.
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In that letter the company urged its shareholders to help wage a war against traders who might be shorting the stock. Microstrategy explained to its investors exactly what short selling is, how it may affect the company`s share price, and how investors in Microstrategy can go about limiting the number of shares that are available to be shorted. While the educational information is nice, Saylor`s actions are nevertheless questionable.



Shorting 101
For those unfamiliar with short selling, an investor with a margin account may borrow shares of a company`s stock -- one they expect will fall -- from their broker. The investor then sells the stock, pocketing the cash from the sale along with an "IOU" for the number of shares they borrowed and sold. The short seller aims to repurchase the shares at a lower price, thus paying off the IOU and taking home the difference.


It`s sort of like "buy low, sell high," in reverse. A short seller sells first, hopes and waits for the shares to fall, then buys low.



It`s riskier than hoping for a stock to go up, however, because the maximum profit is only 100% -- and that`s if the stock goes all the way to zero. The maximum loss, on the other hand, is technically infinite, and an investor can easily lose several times more than they put up to short the stock. The risk/reward ratio is heavily weighted to the risk side, so most short sellers choose their positions extremely carefully.



Short sellers are sometimes demonized since they are essentially rooting for a company to misstep and its shares to go down in value. They are also especially loathed by both "traditional" stockholders and company management. Heck, who likes someone who stands to profit from your misfortune?



Nevertheless, I say short sellers are unnecessarily demonized because, when it all boils down to it, a company`s performance as a business is the primary determinant of its long-term stock price. Sure, short selling in massive quantities may temporarily cause a stock price to dip, but this also gives a stock liquidity and allows those wishing to buy an opportunity to purchase at lower prices.

What`s more, every share held short represents a share that must be purchased down the road. As a result, having a large short interest (the percentage of outstanding shares held short) means a stock has a great number of future buyers built in.



From margin to cash
What Microstrategy did yesterday was encourage its shareholders to move their shares out of margin accounts and into cash accounts at their brokerages. When shares are held in a margin account, a broker can loan them out to other investors interested in shorting them because the broker is the one taking possession of the shares. Shares held in a cash account and put in an investor`s name, however, cannot be loaned out for shorting activities. (Even so, this is a fairly uncommon step for most investors to take.)



By encouraging investors to call their brokers and have their shares reclassified, Microstrategy is essentially trying to limit the number of shares that are available for shorting. After all, its shares can`t be shorted if there are no shares available to borrow.

Furthermore, one of the dangers of short selling is that the number of available shares can fall below the number of shares shorted, forcing brokers to call in their IOUs. By greatly reducing supply, an enormous and involuntary amount of buying demand can be created.



This may have been one of the reasons why Microstrategy`s stock did so well immediately after the letter was released. At one point yesterday, the stock had doubled inside a day and still managed to close up more than 75% in a single trading session. Many shorts probably felt uncomfortable about having crosshairs aimed at their foreheads and decided to close out their positions yesterday, creating a massive uptick on roughly 20 times more volume than the stock had seen in the previous 30 days.



Crisis of credibility
And so Microstrategy`s management was able to cause the stock to go up, creating many happy shareholders and helping the company in the process, right?

Not so fast.



One of the reasons Microstrategy may have been so focused on its share price was because the company, desperate for cash last summer when facing an SEC investigation and massive shareholder lawsuits, took out a highly "toxic" loan from an investment group. In exchange for $125 million, Microstrategy issued debt that was convertible into common stock.



The catch was that the conversion price on this debt was variable, and dependent on the closing price of the stock this coming June. The lower Microstrategy`s stock drifted, the more common shares would have to be issued to cover the loan, and the more existing shareholders would get diluted. (The Washington Post recently had an article on this issue, and it`s a g reat read.)



Interestingly, the company also announced yesterday that it had refinanced this convertible debt, paying a combination of cash and stock to rid itself of a potentially massive dilution liability. Therefore, the one thing that could possibly really motivate the company to pump up its stock was gone at the same time it waged war on the shorts.



So why the focus on the "evil" shorts? Perhaps because the company`s CEO, Michael Saylor, is in the process of systematically selling off 15,000 shares of stock a day for the next two years in order to raise the $100 million he committed to start a free online university. The lower the share price -- the stock had bottomed below $2 a share at the beginning of the month -- the shorter the funds go towards reaching the $100 million fundraising goal.



One more likely reason is that Microstrategy`s management has been largely hung out to dry after aggressive accounting practices forced the company to restate earnings for 1997, 1998, and 1999 from a profit to a loss in each of those years. A thorough SEC investigation, numerous shareholder lawsuits (recently settled), and a stock that has fallen from over $300 a share to today`s levels are just a few of the scarlet letters Microstrategy`s executives have had to deal with. Putting the focus on the short sellers instead of management sure is a convenient way to pass the buck.



Still, the fact remains that a company`s ability to generate future cash flow is the primary determinant of its stock`s price. Why management is so intent on seeing its stock do well in the immediate-term is beyond me. It seems to me to be an act of almost desperation by trying to force the tail (the stock) to wag the dog (the business), and not the other way around. Microstrategy`s management should be focusing on their core business of selling software instead of going out on a witch hunt to find an easy scapegoat for its numerous problems.



And so begins another chapter in the saga that is Microstrategy. I`m sure this won`t be the last we hear from this highly controversial company.



Paul Larson occasionally shorts stocks, but he`s never owned any position in Microstrategy. You can see Paul`s complete stock holdings online. The Motley Fool is investors writing for investors.

[Stilcom]

Warum stellst du so einen alten Artikel hier rein und was willst du uns damit sagen???Gruesse Stilcom