MicroStrategy Announces First Quarter 2016 Financial Results 

TYSONS CORNER, Va., April 28 -- MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms, has announced financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016(the first quarter of its 2016 fiscal year).

First quarter 2016 revenues were $119.0 million versus $123.9 million for the first quarter of 2015, a 4% decrease.  Product licenses and subscription services revenues for the first quarter of 2016 were $29.8 million versus $27.4 million for the first quarter of 2015, a 9% increase.  Product support revenues for the first quarter of 2016 were $68.5 million versus $69.3 millionfor the first quarter of 2015, a 1% decrease.  Other services revenues for the first quarter of 2016 were $20.8 million versus $27.1 million for the first quarter of 2015, a 24% decrease.  Foreign currency headwinds continued to have a negative impact on revenues for the first quarter of 2016.

Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2016 were $76.4 million versus $74.1 million for the first quarter of 2015, a 3% increase.  In addition, MicroStrategy did not capitalize any software development costs during the first quarter of 2016, as compared to $5.4 million in software development costs capitalized during the first quarter of 2015.

Income from operations for the first quarter of 2016 was $19.8 million, as compared to income from operations of $22.6 millionfor the first quarter of 2015.  Net income for the first quarter of 2016 was $14.3 million, or $1.24 per share on a diluted basis, as compared to net income of $20.5 million, or $1.79 per share on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of 2015.

Non-GAAP income from operations, which excludes share-based compensation expense and restructuring costs, was $21.3 million for the first quarter of 2016 versus $26.3 million for the first quarter of 2015.

As of March 31, 2016, MicroStrategy had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $536.3 million, as compared to $485.7 million as of December 31, 2015, an increase of $50.6 million.  As of March 31, 2016, MicroStrategy had 9.4 million shares of class A common stock and 2.0 million shares of class B common stock outstanding.

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Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms.  The Company's mission is to provide enterprise analytics, mobility, and security platforms that are flexible, powerful, scalable, and user-friendly. To learn more, visit MicroStrategy online, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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