Microsoft Posts Strong Earnings Growth
October 23 2019 - 5:10PM
Dow Jones News
By Aaron Tilley
Microsoft Corp. said continued strength in its cloud-computing
business helped deliver strong first-quarter earnings growth.
The technology giant on Wednesday reported earnings of $1.38 a
share compared with $1.14 in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed
by FactSet had expected per-share earnings of $1.24. Revenue rose
13.6% to $33.06 billion, beating analysts projections.
The Redmond, Wash., company has enjoyed a strong period of
higher earnings, in part because of Microsoft Chief Executive Satya
Nadella's bet on cloud computing, a model where customers rent
computing power instead of buying their own machines.
Revenue for Microsoft's commercial-cloud operations, which
include Azure computing services, Office 365 tools and other cloud
services, increased 36% to a record $11.6 billion.
Microsoft reported sales for its three main product areas in the
quarter ahead of its guidance.
Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood called it a strong
start to the fiscal year.
Microsoft shares were 0.38% lower in after-hours trading.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 23, 2019 16:55 ET (20:55 GMT)
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