Microsoft surpasses expectations in fourth quarter report
July 19, 2019 | Investopaper
Tech giant Microsoft has reported better earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter that ended on June 30, 2019. As per the report, EPS of the company stands at $1.37 per share while the company generated revenue of $33.72 billion. The company has been able to achieve the double-digit annualized revenue growth of 12 percent in the last nine consecutive quarters.
The company has surpassed the expectation of analysts who estimated EPS of $1.12 per share and revenue of $32.77 billion. After the release of the report, the stock price of Microsoft rose by 2 percent on Thursday. The company has performed very well in the stock market this year.
The company shares gained more than 30 percent this year as it went past $1 trillion valuations. The intelligent cloud business portion has helped the company to bolster its revenue. This segment produced $11.39 billion in revenue this quarter.