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Lance Vitanza

TD Cowen · covers Technology

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q2 (5 quarters; questions recorded in 4).

Limited coverage. Only 6 questions of coverage. Treat these numbers as directional — sample too small for reliable averages.
Questions
6on tracked calls
Challenge rate
50%3 of 6 questionsLimited sample
Companies
1questioned at least once
Reporting periods
4with questions

These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.

How to read these numbers

Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.

Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.

No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.

Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.

Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.

Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.

Questions asked

Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.

Showing 6 of 6 questions from 1 company

MSTRMicroStrategy Inc.6 questions · 4 reporting periods · 3 of 6 challenging
MSTR company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

My question is, under what circumstances would you reconsider that position?

ChallengingCapital AllocationCreditGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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A pointed question about which stated principles have proven flexible. Saylor answered without hedging, framing par issuance as a matter of principle and credibility rather than market conditions.

Calendar 2025 Q4

since the beginning of the year, I can count 3 weeks over which your Bitcoin acquisitions have generated negative -- slightly negative, but negative Bitcoin yield

ChallengingCapital AllocationGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Saylor explained the dilutive weeks were associated with building the $2.25B USD reserve in response to market concerns about dividend coverage. Committed that going forward they wouldn't programmatically issue equity to buy Bitcoin if it decreases Bitcoin per share, only to defend company credit.

could you use that to redeem the $1 billion of converts that are putable in September of '27?

Capital AllocationCreditTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Saylor confirmed the cash reserve can be used for any corporate purpose including dividends, credit obligations, or interest payments.

Calendar 2025 Q3

The 30% BTC yield target for 2025, I'm surprised you maintained it given the recent decel in Bitcoin accumulation

ChallengingGuidance ReliabilityCapital AllocationTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Le acknowledged needing roughly $2 billion more in non-dilutive capital with only 60 days remaining. Expressed confidence but couldn't specify timing or instrument. Framed as 'racing' to achieve the target.

Calendar 2025 Q2

does concentration of Bitcoin holdings at a single corporation impede adoption of Bitcoin as a store of value

Competitive DynamicsDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Saylor directly addressed that concentration accelerates rather than impedes adoption, citing that reaching 5% of supply would imply $1M BTC prices. Didn't acknowledge any risk threshold.

at what point does the plethora of public Bitcoin Treasury Companies or PBTCs as I like to call them

Competitive DynamicsCapital AllocationTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Le and Saylor argued competition is additive: more BTC companies create knowledge, drive BTC price up, and serve different geographies. Saylor framed real competition as BTC credit vs 20th century fiat credit instruments.

Challenge rate by company

Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.

CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
MSTR MicroStrategy Inc.650%3 of 6 questions
  • MSTR
    MicroStrategy Inc. · 6 questions
    50%3 of 6 questions

Activity by reporting period

Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.

Questions by calendar reporting period
Calendar periodQuestionsChallenge rateCompanies
2025 Q220%none of 2 questions1
2025 Q31100%1 of 1 question1
2025 Q4250%1 of 2 questions1
2026 Q1No questions recorded——
2026 Q21100%1 of 1 question1
  1. 2025 Q22 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
  2. 2025 Q31 question · challenge rate 100% (1 of 1 question) · 1 company
  3. 2025 Q42 questions · challenge rate 50% (1 of 2 questions) · 1 company
  4. 2026 Q1No questions recorded
  5. 2026 Q21 question · challenge rate 100% (1 of 1 question) · 1 company

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Capital Allocation5
  • Guidance Reliability3
  • Credit2
  • Competitive Dynamics2
  • Demand1