TYSONS CORNER, Va., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) and mobile software, today announced financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 (the first quarter of its 2013 fiscal year).

First quarter 2013 revenues were $130.2 million versus $138.3 million for the first quarter of 2012, a 6% decrease. Product licenses revenues for the first quarter of 2013 were $28.4 million versus $37.5 million for the first quarter of 2012, a 24% decrease. Product support and other services revenues for the first quarter of 2013 were $101.8 million versus $100.9 million for the first quarter of 2012, a 1% increase.

Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2013 were $102.9 million versus $101.0 million for the first quarter of 2012, a 2% increase.

The loss from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2013 was $5.2 million, or ($0.46) per share on a diluted basis, compared to income of $1.1 million, or $0.09 per share on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of 2012.

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the first quarter of 2013 was $56.8 million, or $5.03 per share on a diluted basis, compared to a loss of $0.8 million, or ($0.07) per share on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of 2012. On March 15, 2013, MicroStrategy completed the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Angel.com Incorporated, resulting in a gain, net of tax, of $57.4 million during the first quarter of 2013.

Net income for the first quarter of 2013, including the gain from the Angel.com sale, was $51.6 million, or $4.57 per share on a diluted basis, compared to $0.3 million, or $0.02 per share on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of 2012.

As of March 31, 2013, MicroStrategy had cash and cash equivalents of $330.2 million versus $223.0 million as of December 31, 2012, an increase of $107.2 million. As of March 31, 2013, MicroStrategy had 9,073,350 shares of class A common stock and 2,227,327 shares of class B common stock outstanding.

MicroStrategy also announced that the term of its 2005 share repurchase program ("2005 Repurchase Program"), which was scheduled to expire on April 29, 2013, has been extended until April 29, 2018. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had repurchased an aggregate of 3,826,947 shares of its class A common stock at an aggregate cost of $345.3 million under the 2005 Repurchase Program, and $454.7 million of the Company's class A common stock remained available for repurchase pursuant to such program. The timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be determined by MicroStrategy's management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The 2005 Repurchase Program may be funded by using the Company's working capital, as well as proceeds from any credit facilities and other borrowing arrangements which the Company may enter into in the future.

SMBs to Fortune 100 Companies: Finding Value in MicroStrategy's Cloud-based Business Intelligence (BI) Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

In January 2013, MicroStrategy announced that its customers on the MicroStrategy Cloud(TM) platform ran over 2 million reports per week through the Company's innovative BI-in-the-cloud service during 2012. Offering an innovative, high-quality managed service to its customers, MicroStrategy has established itself as a leader in cloud-based business analytics.

Leading companies and organizations, such as Johnson & Johnson, Thomson Reuters, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Ingram Micro, Tapjoy, Coty US, DeRoyal Industries, Elan Polo International, ViSalus Sciences, Wintrust Financial Corporation, and the Texas Department of Transportation, have found value in MicroStrategy Cloud - deploying high-value analytical and mobile applications much quicker, at a lower cost, and with lower risk than traditional on-premise approaches.

MicroStrategy Showcases its Business Analytics, Mobile App Platform, and Cloud Offerings at MicroStrategy World 2013

MicroStrategy held its 16th annual conference, MicroStrategy World 2013, on January 28-31, 2013 at the Wynn Las Vegas. The four-day event showcased MicroStrategy's leading platform for BI, mobile reporting and commerce, and Big Data analytics delivered either on premises or in the cloud. At the conference, the Company also highlighted its disruptive new products that provide real-time insight into consumer preferences, mobile retail commerce, robust data discovery, and effective identity management and cybersecurity.

Gartner Positions MicroStrategy in the "Leaders" Quadrant in 2013 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms Report

In February 2013, Gartner positioned MicroStrategy in the "Leaders" quadrant in the 2013 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms report. According to Gartner, the dominant theme of the market in 2012 was that data discovery became a mainstream BI and analytic architecture. Increasingly, Gartner sees more organizations building diagnostic analytics that leverage critical capabilities, such as interactive visualization, to enable users to drill more easily into the data to discover new insights. Furthermore, Gartner believes "this emphasis on data discovery from most of the leaders in the market - which are now promoting tools with business-user-friendly data integration, coupled with embedded storage and computing layers (typically in-memory/columnar) and unfettered drilling - accelerates the trend toward decentralization and user empowerment of BI and analytics, and greatly enables organizations' ability to perform diagnostic analytics." A copy of the Gartner report is available, compliments of MicroStrategy, at http://www.microstrategy.com/gartner.

MicroStrategy Announced Sale of Angel Subsidiary

On March 15, 2013, MicroStrategy announced that it had completed the sale of its Angel.com Incorporated subsidiary, a leading provider of cloud-based customer experience management (CEM) solutions for interactive voice response and contact centers, to Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $111 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments.

MicroStrategy 9.3.1 Delivers Enhanced Visual Data Discovery, New Innovations in Advanced Big Data Analytics, and Powerful Mobile App Upgrades

In April 2013, MicroStrategy unveiled MicroStrategy 9.3.1(TM), the latest version of the Company's core enterprise analytics platform. MicroStrategy 9.3.1 breaks new ground by combining innovative, industry-leading visual data discovery with enterprise-grade, system-of-record BI. With significant user interface innovations and major feature enhancements, MicroStrategy 9.3.1 takes agile visual analytics to a new level, delivering:


    --  Superior Productivity for Business Users.  A streamlined user
        experience, more powerful data exploration features, and new
        capabilities to securely share visual analytics and insight make
        MicroStrategy 9.3.1 more productive for every business user.
    --  Better Access to Big Data.  Optimized data source connections make it
        easier to access and analyze the entire ecosystem of enterprise data,
        including Hadoop-based data.
    --  More Expansive Advanced and Predictive Analytics.  MicroStrategy 9.3.1
        enables business users to quickly and easily leverage advanced analytics
        to improve decision-making.
    --  Innovative Mobile Applications. MicroStrategy 9.3.1 provides customers
        with improved app platform capabilities for code-free development of any
        business app, including native mobile apps for an immersive analytical
        experience.
    --  More Flexible Deployment Options.  MicroStrategy 9.3.1 can be installed
        and deployed on premises, and is also available as a subscription-based
        service with MicroStrategy Cloud.

"MicroStrategy 9.3.1 delivers on the promise of agile visual data discovery -- fast, easy-to-use, self-service analytics for business, with all the security, performance, scale, and reliability of an enterprise-grade BI platform," said Michael Saylor, Chairman and CEO, MicroStrategy Incorporated.

Examples of Customer Deals from Q1 2013

Banfield Pet Hospital®

Founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1955, Banfield Pet Hospital is the largest general veterinary practice in the world. In 2007, Banfield joined the Mars, Inc. family of businesses, and has more than 800 hospitals in neighborhoods across the United States. Banfield recently chose MicroStrategy to implement a standardized set of KPIs to their field and medical leaders. With MicroStrategy, Banfield's leadership teams will have immediate insight into the veterinary practice's financial performance, associate engagement, and client success using their mobile devices. MicroStrategy was ultimately selected for its mobile app development platform, ease-of-use, and superior visualization capabilities.

Celio

Founded in 1985, Celio is an established international brand of men's ready-to-wear fashion, and has a global presence with more than 1,000 stores in 60 countries. Celio, based in France, chose MicroStrategy Cloud to support its new business intelligence initiatives. Celio will use MicroStrategy Cloud to monitor sales performance, analyze financial reporting, and improve supply chain management. Celio selected MicroStrategy for its integrated architecture platform, ease-of-use, and mobile visualization capabilities, all available in the cloud.

George Mason University

Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., George Mason University (GMU) is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with global distinction in a range of academic fields. GMU selected MicroStrategy as its enterprise BI software solution. By standardizing its reports and dashboards on MicroStrategy, GMU will give its approximately 700 end users highly interactive views of university data to track admissions and enrollment information, as well as financial and HR data. Members of IT, staff, administrators and faculty will use drop-down and selector capabilities to see different visualizations of the data, such as monitoring class enrollment to effectively manage and schedule classes. GMU selected MicroStrategy for its organically-grown architecture platform, ease-of-use, superior customer references in the higher education space, as well as its visualization and reporting capabilities.

Husqvarna Group

Husqvarna Group, based in Sweden, with reported sales in 2012 totaling SEK 31 billion and 15,400 employees in more than 40 countries, is the world's largest producer of outdoor power products, including robotic lawn mowers, garden tractors, chainsaws, and trimmers. Husqvarna chose MicroStrategy to build a mobile solution that will empower its management team to track sales performance by region for its various product lines, and view trends about the company's sales, transactions and productivity on mobile devices. Husqvarna selected MicroStrategy for its ease-of-use, mobile app development platform, flexible architecture, and scalability to accommodate a growing user community.

New York & Company, Inc.

New York & Company, Inc. (NYSE: NWY), with 519 retail stores in 43 states, is a leading specialty retailer of women's fashion apparel and accessories, and the modern wear-to-work destination for women, providing perfectly fitting pants and NY Style that is feminine, polished, on-trend, and versatile. A recent expansion of MicroStrategy licenses will allow New York & Company to upgrade to 64-bit functionality to improve performance, scalability, and capacity to support their growing reporting environment. New York & Company selected MicroStrategy for its ease-of-use, superior visualizations, and analytical reporting capabilities.

Orbitz Worldwide

Orbitz Worldwide is a leading global online travel company that uses innovative technology to enable leisure and business travelers to research, plan, and book a broad range of travel products. The Company said an expansion of MicroStrategy licenses will allow it to standardize on the MicroStrategy platform and replace multiple disconnected tools. MicroStrategy provides the analytical capabilities that Orbitz uses to better understand what their customers and prospects react to on their site, with resulting insight that helps Orbitz improve their site in terms of purchase conversion, revenue per transaction, and customer satisfaction. MicroStrategy was selected for its integrated architecture platform, ease-of-use, scalability to support Big Data, and ability to report and analyze data across multiple data sources, which its previous tools were not able to do.

About MicroStrategy Incorporated

Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software, including the MicroStrategy Business Intelligence (BI) Platform(TM), the MicroStrategy Mobile Platform(TM), and MicroStrategy Applications(TM). The Company offers its technologies for deployment in customer data centers and as proprietary cloud services. The MicroStrategy BI Platform enables leading organizations to analyze vast amounts of data and distribute business insight throughout the enterprise. The MicroStrategy Mobile Platform lets organizations rapidly build enterprise-caliber mobile applications needed to mobilize business processes and information. MicroStrategy Applications are a set of application services designed to help enterprises deploy mobile commerce and loyalty services, build mobile identity and cyber security services, as well as generate real-time insights into consumer preferences. MicroStrategy Cloud(TM) allows enterprises to deploy MicroStrategy BI apps and mobile apps more quickly and with lower financial risk than with traditional on-premises solutions. To learn more about MicroStrategy, visit www.microstrategy.com and follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/microstrategy) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/microstrategy).

MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy 9, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform, MicroStrategy Mobile Platform, MicroStrategy Applications, and MicroStrategy Cloud are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

This press release may include statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements," including estimates of future business prospects or financial results and statements containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project," "expect," or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of MicroStrategy Incorporated and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could contribute to such differences include: the extent and timing of market acceptance of MicroStrategy's new offerings, including MicroStrategy 9.3.1; the Company's ability to recognize revenue or deferred revenue through delivery of products or satisfactory performance of services; continued acceptance of the Company's other products in the marketplace; the timing of significant orders; delays in the Company's ability to develop or ship new products; competitive factors; general economic conditions, including significant downturns in industries, including the financial services and retail industries, in which we have a significant number of customers; currency fluctuations; and other risks detailed in the Company's registration statements and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.

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                                                             MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

                                                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                        (in thousands, except per share data)


                                                           Three Months Ended

                                                                March 31,
                                                                ---------

                                                                                  2013                       2012
                                                                                  ----                       ----

                                                               (unaudited)                    (unaudited)

    Revenues

    Product licenses                                                           $28,368                    $37,453

    Product support and other
     services                                                                  101,815                    100,881

      Total revenues                                                           130,183                    138,334
                                                                               -------                    -------


    Cost of revenues

    Product licenses                                                             1,593                      2,146

    Product support and other
     services                                                                   34,308                     33,584

      Total cost of revenues                                                    35,901                     35,730
                                                                                ------                     ------


    Gross profit                                                                94,282                    102,604
                                                                                ------                    -------


    Operating expenses

    Sales and marketing                                                         50,714                     55,141

    Research and development                                                    25,817                     22,174

    General and administrative                                                  26,412                     23,665

      Total operating expenses                                                 102,943                    100,980
                                                                               -------                    -------


    (Loss) income from continuing
     operations before

    financing and other income
     and income taxes                                                           (8,661)                     1,624
                                                                                ------                      -----


    Financing and other income
     (expense)

    Interest income, net                                                            61                         15

    Other income (expense), net                                                  1,708                       (124)

      Total financing and other
       income (expense)                                                          1,769                       (109)
                                                                                 -----                       ----


    (Loss) income from continuing
     operations before income
     taxes                                                                      (6,892)                     1,515

      (Benefit) provision for
       income taxes                                                             (1,701)                       454
                                                                                ------                        ---

    (Loss) income from continuing
     operations                                                                 (5,191)                     1,061


    Discontinued operations

      Gain from sale of
       discontinued operations, net
       of tax provision ($37,548
       and $0, respectively)                                                    57,377                          -

      Loss from discontinued
       operations, net of tax
       benefit ($391 and $413,
       respectively)                                                              (595)                      (789)

    Discontinued operations, net
     of tax                                                                     56,782                       (789)


    Net income                                                                 $51,591                       $272
                                                                               =======                       ====


    Basic earnings (loss) per
     share (1):

      From continuing operations                                                $(0.46)                     $0.10

      From discontinued operations                                                5.03                      (0.07)
                                                                                  ----                      -----

        Basic earnings per share                                                 $4.57                      $0.03
                                                                                 =====                      =====

    Weighted average shares
     outstanding used in
     computing basic earnings per
     share                                                                      11,295                     10,806
                                                                                ======                     ======


    Diluted earnings (loss) per
     share (1):

      From continuing operations                                                $(0.46)                     $0.09

      From discontinued operations                                                5.03                      (0.07)
                                                                                  ----                      -----

        Diluted earnings per share                                               $4.57                      $0.02
                                                                                 =====                      =====

    Weighted average shares
     outstanding used in
     computing diluted earnings
     per share                                                                  11,295                     11,092
                                                                                ======                     ======


    (1) Basic and fully diluted earnings (loss) per share for class A and
     class B common stock are the same.



                                                           MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

                                                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                     (in thousands, except per share data)


                                                                  March 31,                December 31,

                                                                                     2013     2012*
                                                                                     ----      ----

    Assets                                                       (unaudited)

    Current assets

      Cash and cash equivalents                                                  $330,195               $223,043

      Restricted cash and short-term
       investments                                                                    200                     86

      Accounts receivable, net                                                     69,486                 89,038

      Prepaid expenses and other
       current assets                                                              12,013                 12,689

      Deferred tax assets, net                                                     19,510                 26,616

      Assets held-for-sale                                                              -                 10,571
                                                                                      ---                 ------

    Total current assets                                                          431,404                362,043


    Property and equipment, net                                                    96,694                 96,751

    Capitalized software
     development costs, net                                                         9,007                 10,360

    Deposits and other assets                                                       4,945                  5,120

    Deferred tax assets, net                                                        4,079                  3,664
                                                                                    -----                  -----

    Total Assets                                                                 $546,129               $477,938
                                                                                 ========               ========


    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

    Current liabilities

      Accounts payable and accrued
       expenses                                                                   $45,582                $40,905

      Accrued compensation and
       employee benefits                                                           51,546                 71,789

      Deferred revenue and advance
       payments                                                                   118,918                101,249

      Deferred tax liabilities                                                        578                    523

      Liabilities held-for-sale                                                         -                  4,689
                                                                                      ---                  -----

    Total current liabilities                                                     216,624                219,155


    Deferred revenue and advance
     payments                                                                       9,183                  8,823

    Other long-term liabilities                                                    41,631                 43,418

    Deferred tax liabilities                                                        3,858                  6,231
                                                                                    -----                  -----


    Total Liabilities                                                             271,296                277,627
                                                                                  -------                -------


    Stockholders' Equity

      Preferred stock undesignated, $0.001 par value; 5,000 shares
       authorized;

          no shares issued or outstanding                                               -                      -

      Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; 330,000 shares authorized;

        15,478 shares issued and 9,073 shares outstanding, and 15,462 shares

         issued and 9,057 shares
          outstanding, respectively                                                    15                     15

      Class B common stock, $0.001 par value; 165,000 shares authorized;

         2,227 shares issued and
          outstanding,  and 2,227 shares
          issued and outstanding,
          respectively                                                                  2                      2

      Additional paid-in capital                                                  492,005                468,087

      Treasury stock, at cost; 6,405
       shares                                                                    (475,184)              (475,184)

      Accumulated other comprehensive
       loss                                                                        (2,502)                (1,515)

      Retained earnings                                                           260,497                208,906

    Total Stockholders' Equity                                                    274,833                200,311
                                                                                  -------                -------

    Total Liabilities and
     Stockholders' Equity                                                        $546,129               $477,938
                                                                                 ========               ========


    *Derived from audited financial statements.


                                                                                                                                           
                                                        MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED
                                                                                                                                           
                                                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                                                                                                                           
                                                              (in thousands)
                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                      Three Months Ended
                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                          March 31,
                                                                                                                         ---------
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                           2013                    2012
                                                                                                                           ----                    ----
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   (unaudited)             (unaudited)
                                                                                                                   
    Operating activities:
                                                                                                                                           
                                                           Net income                                     $51,591                    $272
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Plus:  (Income)
                                                            loss from
                                                            discontinued
                                                            operations, net of
                                                            tax                                           (56,782)                    789
                                                                                                         --------
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                  (Loss) income from continuing
                                                                                  operations                             (5,191)                  1,061
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Adjustments to
                                                            reconcile net
                                                            income to net cash
                                                            (used in) provided
                                                            by operating
                                                            activities:
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Depreciation and
                                                            amortization                                    6,456                   5,918
                                                                                                                                           
                                                           Bad debt expense                                 1,298                     977
                                                                                                                                           
                                                           Deferred taxes                                  (3,962)                 (2,367)
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Excess tax
                                                            benefits from
                                                            share-based
                                                            compensation
                                                            arrangements                                  (23,579)                      -
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Changes in
                                                            operating assets
                                                            and liabilities:
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Accounts
                                                            receivable                                     16,941                  17,411
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Prepaid expenses
                                                            and other
                                                            current assets                                    419                   1,020
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Deposits and
                                                            other assets                                       25                     234
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Accounts payable
                                                            and accrued
                                                            expenses                                         (354)                  1,558
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Accrued
                                                            compensation
                                                            and employee
                                                            benefits                                      (19,466)               (17,486)
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Deferred revenue
                                                            and advance
                                                            payments                                       19,482                  15,849
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Other long-term
                                                            liabilities                                    (1,564)                 (2,212)
                                                                                                           ------                  ------
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                  Net cash (used in) provided by
                                                                                  operating activities from
                                                                                  continuing operations                  (9,495)                 21,963
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                  Net cash used in operating
                                                                                  activities from discontinued
                                                                                  operations                               (664)                 (1,189)
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                  Net cash (used in) provided by
                                                                                  operating activities                  (10,159)                 20,774
                                                                                                                        -------                  ------
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
    Investing activities:
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Purchases of
                                                            property and
                                                            equipment                                      (5,497)               (12,887)
                                                                                                                                           
                                                           Insurance proceeds                                   -                   1,806
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Increase in
                                                            restricted cash
                                                            and investments                                  (124)                    (20)
                                                                                                            -----
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                  Net cash used in investing
                                                                                  activities from continuing
                                                                                  operations                             (5,621)                (11,101)
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                  Net cash provided by (used in)
                                                                                  investing activities from
                                                                                  discontinued operations                99,633                    (565)
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                  Net cash provided by (used in)
                                                                                  investing activities                   94,012                 (11,666)
                                                                                                                         ------                 -------
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
    Financing activities:
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Proceeds from sale
                                                            of class A common
                                                            stock under
                                                            exercise of
                                                            employee stock
                                                            options                                           339                     980
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Excess tax benefits
                                                            from share-based
                                                            compensation
                                                            arrangements                                   23,579                       -
                                                                                                                                           
                                                            Payments on capital
                                                            lease obligations                                (143)                      -
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                  Net cash provided by financing
                                                                                  activities from continuing
                                                                                  operations                             23,775                     980
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                  Net cash provided by financing
                                                                                  activities from discontinued
                                                                                  operations                                  -                       -
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                  Net cash provided by financing
                                                                                  activities                             23,775                     980
                                                                                                                         ------                     ---
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                         
    Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and
     cash equivalents                                                                                                    (1,826)                  1,410
                                                                                                                         ------                   -----
                                                                                                                                                         
    Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                                           105,802                  11,498
                                                                                                                                                         
    Cash and cash equivalents (including held-for-sale of
     $1,350 and $5,300, respectively), beginning of period                                                              224,393                 199,634
                                                                                                                        -------                 -------
                                                                                                                   
    Cash and cash equivalents (including held-for-sale of
     $0 and $3,880, respectively), end of period                       $330,195                                        $211,132
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