Strategy and Strive are sustaining their Bitcoin accumulation through high-yield preferred stock or additional common-stock issuance, with financing costs and dilution pressure rising.
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Bitcoin treasury financing models under pressure as Strategy and Strive turn to high-yield preferred stock to compete for investors
PANews October 21 According to Bloomberg, as the financing models of Bitcoin treasury companies Strategy and Strive come under pressure, the companies are offering higher-yield preferred stock to attract investors and sustain their crypto-asset accumulation strategies. Bitcoin treasury company Strive completed a preferred stock offering on Tuesday, 630000000 USD with proceeds approximately higher than originally planned by 25%. The preferred stock has a nominal annualized yield of 15%and was issued at a discount, bringing the effective yield close to 17%, far exceeding the yield on U.S. 1-year highly rated Treasury bonds and approaching distressed-debt return levels. Meanwhile, Strategy's financing model also faces challenges. Its annualized dividend yield is 12%'s STRC preferred stock has not been issued again since its price declined after June. It is currently seeking to promote daily dividends and continues to raise funds for Bitcoin purchases through additional common-stock issuance, resulting in equity dilution for existing shareholders.
Citing Bloomberg, PANews reported that the financing models of Bitcoin treasury companies Strategy and Strive are under pressure.
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Strive completed a 630000000 USD preferred stock offering on Tuesday, with proceeds approximately higher than originally planned by 25%。
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The nominal annualized yield on Strive's preferred stock is 15%, and it was issued at a discount, bringing the effective yield close to 17%。
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Strategy's annualized dividend yield is 12%'s STRC preferred stock has not been issued again since its price declined after June.
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Strategy is currently seeking to promote daily dividends and continues to raise funds for Bitcoin purchases through additional common-stock issuance.
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The report noted that Strategy's additional common-stock issuance has exposed existing shareholders to equity dilution.
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Preferred stock is a class of stock that typically has priority in receiving dividends. Strive uses a higher yield to attract investors; after Strategy's STRC issuance stalled, it continued raising funds through additional common-stock issuance to purchase Bitcoin. For beginners, this shows that such companies must incur relatively high financing costs to continue accumulating Bitcoin, while common shareholders may also be diluted by newly issued shares.
Why it matters to readers
These companies' Bitcoin accumulation strategies rely on external financing. High-yield preferred stock implies more onerous fundraising terms, while additional common-stock issuance dilutes existing shareholders' equity; whether subsequent financing can be sustained therefore warrants attention.
Do not focus solely on the high stated yield of preferred stock; high yields often come with higher risks. Pay attention to the issue price, effective yield, dividend arrangements, and equity dilution resulting from additional common-stock issuance.
Risks and unknowns
The original text was a PANews summary of a Bloomberg report and did not provide offering documents to verify the full terms.
The original text does not specify the year covered by the report, so the exact dates of “Tuesday” and “June” cannot be confirmed.
The original text does not disclose the specific use of Strive's proceeds or its subsequent Bitcoin purchases.
The specific arrangements for Strategy's daily dividends, whether it will resume issuing STRC, and the scale of future additional common-stock issuance remain unclear.
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