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So its just going to be diluting existing shareholders.... that sounds like a terrible idea....
No, it's all about bitcoin/share. The dividends are about 10%/y whilst BTC continues to accrete at an average of 50% per year. That's a 40% margin/y, i.e. a very good business.
Also understand that on the initial purchase the bitcoin/share increased significantly without any cost or dilution.
Exactly. Its a balancing act. As long as bitcoin-per-share keeps increasing above the dilution rate then in theory shareholders are still happy.
No. Ironically, MSTR is the ponzi scheme that no-coiners claim BTC represents.
Small point: Bitcoin doesn't accrete. Accrete means to 'grow by accumulation or coalescence'. Bitcoin just rises in nominal USD terms as the currency is devalued.
Big point: the market is realizing BTC per share doesn't matter. MSTR shareholders have no claims to the underlying, and Microstrategy will never realize gains (they have stated they never plan to sell their BTC), so 'btc per share' is, at best, a song and dance. Microstrategy will also continue to issue common stock to fund their dividends in perpetuity - a disaster for MSTR holders.
This is coming from someone who held a sizeable MSTR position up until recently. Look out below.
He needs to pay the dividends on the preferreds. It's going to be paid by selling common shares.