Reportedly, Microsoft (MSFT) missed analyst expectations for its fiscal fourth quarter, blaming unfavorable foreign exchange rates and weak PC sales.
Highlights for the Quarter Ended June 30:
- Microsoft earned $2.23 a share on sales of $51.9 billion in the quarter ended June 30. The analyst estimated Microsoft’s earnings of $2.29 a share on sales of $52.4 billion.
- On a year-over-year basis, Microsoft earnings increased 3% while sales climbed 12%.
- In constant currency, Microsoft earnings increased 8% while sales advanced 16%.
- Unfavorable foreign exchange rates lowered Microsoft’s revenue by $595 million and cut earnings per share by 4 cents in the quarter.
- Covid-related production shutdowns in China and a deteriorating PC market reduced its Windows software revenue by more than $300 million from the company’s target.
- Reduced advertising spending negatively impacted Microsoft’s LinkedIn, search, and news advertising revenue by over $100 million.
- Microsoft’s cloud computing businesses drove sales growth in the June quarter.
- Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud was the top performer in the quarter with revenue in the segment increasing 20% year over year to $20.9 billion. The unit includes server products and cloud services such as Azure infrastructure offerings.
- The productivity and Business Processes unit reported a sales increase of 13% to $16.6 billion. The unit includes Office productivity software, Dynamics, and LinkedIn businesses.
- Microsoft’s Personal Computing unit which includes Windows software, Xbox video games, Surface computers, internet search, and advertising, posted a 2% increase in sales to $14.4 billion in the fiscal third quarter.
For the current quarter, Microsoft expects to generate sales of $49.75 billion, up 10% year over year.
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