1/ MicroStrategy has announced a $600M convertible bond raise in order to buy even more Bitcoin
How does this compare to their previous offering?
And is this their last?
2/ First, a convert bond starts as a bond then "converts" to equity. The company pays lower interest rates b/c of this potential conversion. Aka the company will pay for it later w/ equity dilution. A company will choose this route if they have bad credit or expect high growth.
3/ In Dec 2020, MSTR announced their first convert bond offering for the explicit purpose of buying Bitcoin. Citi immediately downgraded MSTR to a “sell” recommendation. The market had a much more bullish take
4/ Investor appetite was so strong that MSTR increased the offering from $400M to $550M w/ the option for another $100M. All of this was filled for a total $650M offering
5/ MSTR also priced their bonds insanely low. Interest was 0.75% / yr. Payments were ~$4M /yr for a company w/ an operating income of ~$40M. That's 10x coverage. 2x is considered strong