Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives Second Quarter Results
REDMOND, Wash. — January 30, 2024 —Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:
·Revenue was $62.0 billion and increased 18% (up 16% in constant currency)
·Operating income was $27.0 billion and increased 33%, and increased 25% non-GAAP (up 23% in constant currency)
·Net income was $21.9 billion and increased 33%, and increased 26% non-GAAP (up 23% in constant currency)
·Diluted earnings persharewas $2.93 and increased 33%, and increased 26% non-GAAP (up 23% in constant currency)
Microsoft completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision”) on October 13, 2023. Financial results from the acquired business are reported in the More Personal Computing segment.
"We’ve moved from talking about AI to applying AI at scale," said Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft. "By infusing AI across every layer of our tech stack, we’re winning new customers and helping drive new benefits and productivity gains across every sector.”
“Strong execution by our sales teams and partners drove Microsoft Cloud revenue to $33.7 billion, up 24% (up 22% in constant currency) year-over-year,” said Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Microsoft.
The following table reconciles our financial results reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to non-GAAP financial results. Additional information regarding ournon-GAAPdefinition is provided below. All growth comparisons relate to the corresponding period in the last fiscal year.
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
($ in millions, except per share amounts) | Revenue | Operating Income | Net Income | Diluted Earnings per Share | ||
2022 As Reported (GAAP) | $52,747 | $20,399 | $16,425 | $2.20 | ||
Severance, hardware-related impairment, and lease consolidation costs | - | 1,171 | 946 | 0.12 | ||
2022 As Adjusted (non-GAAP) | $52,747 | $21,570 | $17,371 | $2.32 | ||
2023 As Reported (GAAP) | $62,020 | $27,032 | $21,870 | $2.93 | ||
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP) | 18% | 33% | 33% | 33% | ||
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency | 16% | 30% | 30% | 30% | ||
Percentage Change Y/Y (non-GAAP) | 18% | 25% | 26% | 26% | ||
Percentage Change Y/Y (non-GAAP) Constant Currency | 16% | 23% | 23% | 23% | ||
Business Highlights
Revenue in Productivity and Business Processes was $19.2 billion and increased 13% (up 12% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:
·Office Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased 15% (up 13% in constant currency) driven by Office 365 Commercial revenue growth of 17% (up 16% in constant currency)
·Office Consumer products and cloud services revenue increased 5% (up 4%in constant currency) and Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers grew to 78.4million
·LinkedIn revenue increased 9% (up 8% in constant currency)
·Dynamics products and cloud services revenue increased 21% (up 19% in constant currency) driven by Dynamics 365 revenue growth of 27% (up 24% in constant currency)
Revenue in Intelligent Cloud was $25.9 billion and increased 20% (up 19% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:
·Server products and cloud services revenue increased 22% (up 20% in constant currency) driven by Azure and other cloud services revenue growth of 30% (up 28% in constant currency)
Revenue in More Personal Computing was $16.9 billion and increased 19% (up 18% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:
·Windows revenue increased 9% with Windows OEM revenue growth of 11% and Windows Commercial products and cloud services revenue growth of 9% (up 7% in constant currency)
·Devices revenue decreased 9% (down 10% in constant currency)
·Xbox content and services revenue increased 61% (up 60% in constant currency) driven by 55 points of net impact from the Activision acquisition
·Search and news advertising revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs increased 8% (up 7% in constant currency)
Microsoft returned $8.4billion to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Business Outlook
Microsoft will provide forward-looking guidance in connection with this quarterly earnings announcement on its earnings conference call and webcast.
Quarterly Highlights, Product Releases, and Enhancements
Every quarter Microsoft delivers hundreds of products, either as new releases, services, or enhancements to current products and services. These releases are a result of significant research and development investments, made over multiple years, designed to help customers be more productive and secure and to deliver differentiated value across the cloud and the edge.
Here are themajor product releases and other highlightsfor the quarter, organized by product categories, to help illustrate how we are accelerating innovation across our businesses while expanding our market opportunities.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
To better execute on Microsoft’s mission, we focus our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts where we can have the most positive impact. To learn more about our latest initiatives and priorities, please visit our investor relationsESG website.
Webcast Details
Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer, Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Alice Jolla, chief accounting officer, Keith Dolliver, corporate secretary anddeputy general counsel, and Brett Iversen, vice president of investor relations, will host a conference call and webcast at 2:30 p.m. Pacific time (5:30 p.m. Eastern time) today to discuss details of the company’s performance for the quarter and certain forward-looking information. The session may be accessed athttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor. The webcast will be available for replay through the close of business on January 30, 2025.
Non-GAAP Definition
Q2 charge.In the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, Microsoft recorded costs related to decisions announced on January 18th, 2023, including employee severance expenses, impairment charges resulting from changes to our hardware portfolio, and costs related to lease consolidation activities.
Microsoft has provided non-GAAP financial measures related to the Q2 charge to aid investors in better understanding our performance. Microsoft believes these non-GAAP measures assist investors by providing additional insight into its operational performance and help clarify trends affecting its business. For comparability of reporting, management considers non-GAAP measures in conjunction with GAAP financial results in evaluating business performance. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, the measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Constant Currency
Microsoft presents constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars using the average exchange rates from the comparative period rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods. All growth comparisons relate to the corresponding period in the last fiscal year. Microsoft has provided this non-GAAP financial information to aid investors in better understanding our performance. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, the measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Financial Performance Constant Currency Reconciliation
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
($ in millions, except per share amounts) | Revenue | Operating Income | Net Income | Diluted Earnings per Share |
2022 As Reported (GAAP) | $52,747 | $20,399 | $16,425 | $2.20 |
2022 As Adjusted (non-GAAP) | $52,747 | $21,570 | $17,371 | $2.32 |
2023 As Reported (GAAP) | $62,020 | $27,032 | $21,870 | $2.93 |
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP) | 18% | 33% | 33% | 33% |
Percentage Change Y/Y (non-GAAP) | 18% | 25% | 26% | 26% |
Constant Currency Impact | $756 | $565 | $510 | $0.07 |
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency | 16% | 30% | 30% | 30% |
Percentage Change Y/Y (non-GAAP) Constant Currency | 16% | 23% | 23% | 23% |
Segment Revenue Constant Currency Reconciliation
Three Months Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
($ in millions) | Productivity and Business Processes | Intelligent Cloud | More Personal Computing |
2022 As Reported (GAAP) | $17,002 | $21,508 | $14,237 |
2023 As Reported (GAAP) | $19,249 | $25,880 | $16,891 |
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP) | 13% | 20% | 19% |
Constant Currency Impact | $230 | $367 | $159 |
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency | 12% | 19% | 18% |
Selected Product and Service Revenue Constant Currency Reconciliation
Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP) | Constant Currency Impact | Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency | |
Microsoft Cloud | 24% | (2)% | 22% |
Office Commercial products and cloud services | 15% | (2)% | 13% |
Office 365 Commercial | 17% | (1)% | 16% |
Office Consumer products and cloud services | 5% | (1)% | 4% |
9% | (1)% | 8% | |
Dynamics products and cloud services | 21% | (2)% | 19% |
Dynamics 365 | 27% | (3)% | 24% |
Server products and cloud services | 22% | (2)% | 20% |
Azure and other cloud services | 30% | (2)% | 28% |
Windows | 9% | 0% | 9% |
Windows OEM | 11% | 0% | 11% |
Windows Commercial products and cloud services | 9% | (2)% | 7% |
Devices | (9)% | (1)% | (10)% |
Xbox content and services | 61% | (1)% | 60% |
Search and news advertising excluding traffic acquisition costs | 8% | (1)% | 7% |
About Microsoft
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this release that are “forward-looking statements” are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors such as:
·intense competition in all of our markets that may lead to lower revenue or operating margins;
·focus on cloud-based services presenting execution and competitive risks;
·significant investments in products and services that may not achieve expected returns;
·acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances that may have an adverse effect on our business;
·impairment of goodwill or amortizable intangible assets causing a significant charge to earnings;
·cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities that could lead to reduced revenue, increased costs, liability claims, or harm to our reputation or competitive position;
·disclosure and misuse of personal data that could cause liability and harm to our reputation;
·the possibility that we may not be able to protect information stored in our products and services from use by others;
·abuse of our advertising, professional, marketplace, or gaming platforms that may harm our reputation or user engagement;
·the development of the internet of things presenting security, privacy, and execution risks;
·issues about the use of artificial intelligence in our offerings that may result in reputational or competitive harm, or legal liability;
·excessive outages, data losses, and disruptions of our online services if we fail to maintain an adequate operations infrastructure;
·quality or supply problems;
·government enforcement under competition laws and new market regulation may limit how we design and market our products;
·potential consequences of trade and anti-corruption laws;
·potential consequences of existing and increasing legal and regulatory requirements;
·laws and regulations relating to the handling of personal data that may impede the adoption of our services or result in increased costs, legal claims, fines, or reputational damage;
·claims against us that may result in adverse outcomes in legal disputes;
·uncertainties relating to our business with government customers;
·additional tax liabilities;
·an inability to protect and utilize our intellectual property may harm our business and operating results;
·claims that Microsoft has infringed the intellectual property rights of others;
·damage to our reputation or our brands that may harm our business and operating results;
·adverse economic or market conditions that may harm our business;
·catastrophic events or geo-political conditions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, that may disrupt our business;
·exposure to increased economic and operational uncertainties from operating a global business, including the effects of foreign currency exchange and
·the dependence of our business on our ability to attract and retain talented employees.
For more information about risks and uncertainties associated with Microsoft’s business, please refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of Microsoft’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Microsoft’s Investor Relations department at (800) 285-7772 or at Microsoft’s Investor Relations website athttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor.
All information in this release is as of December 31, 2023. The company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the company’s expectations.
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Three Months Ended December 31, | Six Months Ended December 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
Revenue: | |||||||
Product | $18,941 | $16,517 | $34,476 | $32,258 | |||
Service and other | 43,079 | 36,230 | 84,061 | 70,611 | |||
Total revenue | 62,020 | 52,747 | 118,537 | 102,869 | |||
Cost of revenue: | |||||||
Product | 5,964 | 5,690 | 9,495 | 9,992 | |||
Service and other | 13,659 | 11,798 | 26,430 | 22,948 | |||
Total cost of revenue | 19,623 | 17,488 | 35,925 | 32,940 | |||
Gross margin | 42,397 | 35,259 | 82,612 | 69,929 | |||
Research and development | 7,142 | 6,844 | 13,801 | 13,472 | |||
Sales and marketing | 6,246 | 5,679 | 11,433 | 10,805 | |||
General and administrative | 1,977 | 2,337 | 3,451 | 3,735 | |||
Operating income | 27,032 | 20,399 | 53,927 | 41,917 | |||
Other expense, net | (506) | (60) | (117) | (6) | |||
Income before income taxes | 26,526 | 20,339 | 53,810 | 41,911 | |||
Provision for income taxes | 4,656 | 3,914 | 9,649 | 7,930 | |||
Net income | $21,870 | $16,425 | $44,161 | $33,981 | |||
Earnings per share: | |||||||
Basic | $2.94 | $2.20 | $5.94 | $4.56 | |||
Diluted | $2.93 | $2.20 | $5.92 | $4.54 | |||
Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||
Basic | 7,432 | 7,451 | 7,431 | 7,454 | |||
Diluted | 7,468 | 7,473 | 7,465 | 7,479 | |||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Six Months Ended December 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
Net income | $21,870 | $16,425 | $44,161 | $33,981 | |||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | |||||||
Net change related to derivatives | (3) | (32) | 18 | (25) | |||
Net change related to investments | 1,331 | 348 | 1,071 | (1,549) | |||
Translation adjustments and other | 660 | 570 | 305 | (205) | |||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 1,988 | 886 | 1,394 | (1,779) | |||
Comprehensive income | $23,858 | $17,311 | $45,555 | $32,202 | |||
December 31, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||
Current assets: | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | $17,305 | $34,704 | |
Short-term investments | 63,712 | 76,558 | |
Total cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments | 81,017 | 111,262 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful | 42,831 | 48,688 | |
Inventories | 1,615 | 2,500 | |
Other current assets | 21,930 | 21,807 | |
Total current assets | 147,393 | 184,257 | |
Property and equipment, net of accumulated | 112,308 | 95,641 | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 16,398 | 14,346 | |
Equity investments | 13,367 | 9,879 | |
Goodwill | 118,931 | 67,886 | |
Intangible assets, net | 29,896 | 9,366 | |
Other long-term assets | 32,265 | 30,601 | |
Total assets | $470,558 | $411,976 | |
Liabilities and stockholders' equity | |||
Current liabilities: | |||
Accounts payable | $17,695 | $18,095 | |
Short-term debt | 27,041 | ||
Current portion of long-term debt | 2,250 | 5,247 | |
Accrued compensation | 8,813 | 11,009 | |
Short-term income taxes | 5,787 | 4,152 | |
Short-term unearned revenue | 43,068 | 50,901 | |
Other current liabilities | 16,362 | 14,745 | |
Total current liabilities | 121,016 | 104,149 | |
Long-term debt | 44,928 | 41,990 | |
Long-term income taxes | 25,890 | 25,560 | |
Long-term unearned revenue | 2,966 | 2,912 | |
Deferred income taxes | 2,548 | 433 | |
Operating lease liabilities | 14,155 | 12,728 | |
Other long-term liabilities | 20,787 | 17,981 | |
Total liabilities | 232,290 | 205,753 | |
Commitments and contingencies | |||
Stockholders' equity: | |||
Common stock and paid-in capital - shares authorized | 97,480 | 93,718 | |
Retained earnings | 145,737 | 118,848 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (4,949) | (6,343) | |
Total stockholders' equity | 238,268 | 206,223 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $470,558 | $411,976 |
Three Months Ended December 31, | Six Months Ended December 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
Operations | |||||||
Net income | $21,870 | $16,425 | $44,161 | $33,981 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to | |||||||
Depreciation, amortization, and other | 5,959 | 3,648 | 9,880 | 6,438 | |||
Stock-based compensation expense | 2,828 | 2,538 | 5,335 | 4,730 | |||
Net recognized losses on investments and derivatives | 198 | 214 | 212 | 192 | |||
Deferred income taxes | (1,702) | (1,305) | (2,270) | (2,496) | |||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts receivable | (2,951) | (3,164) | 8,083 | 8,565 | |||
Inventories | 1,474 | 1,305 | 969 | 762 | |||
Other current assets | 725 | (392) | (71) | (724) | |||
Other long-term assets | (1,427) | (65) | (3,440) | (731) | |||
Accounts payable | (2,521) | (2,058) | (1,307) | (3,625) | |||
Unearned revenue | (5,538) | (5,186) | (9,664) | (8,508) | |||
Income taxes | (1,554) | (2,863) | (129) | (2,453) | |||
Other current liabilities | 1,518 | 1,819 | (2,588) | (2,205) | |||
Other long-term liabilities | (26) | 257 | 265 | 445 | |||
Net cash from operations | 18,853 | 11,173 | 49,436 | 34,371 | |||
Financing | |||||||
Proceeds from issuance (repayments) of debt, maturities of | (8,490) | 10,202 | |||||
Proceeds from issuance of debt | 10,773 | 17,846 | |||||
Repayments of debt | (2,916) | (750) | (4,416) | (1,750) | |||
Common stock issued | 261 | 243 | 946 | 818 | |||
Common stock repurchased | (4,000) | (5,459) | (8,831) | (11,032) | |||
Common stock cash dividends paid | (5,574) | (5,066) | (10,625) | (9,687) | |||
Other, net | (201) | (317) | (508) | (581) | |||
Net cash from (used in) financing | (10,147) | (11,349) | 4,614 | (22,232) | |||
Investing | |||||||
Additions to property and equipment | (9,735) | (6,274) | (19,652) | (12,557) | |||
Acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired, and purchases | (65,029) | (679) | (66,215) | (1,028) | |||
Purchases of investments | (4,258) | (11,599) | (12,718) | (16,612) | |||
Maturities of investments | 4,150 | 6,928 | 19,868 | 13,590 | |||
Sales of investments | 1,600 | 4,775 | 6,930 | 7,486 | |||
Other, net | 1,347 | (301) | 365 | (1,161) | |||
Net cash used in investing | (71,925) | (7,150) | (71,422) | (10,282) | |||
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 72 | 88 | (27) | (142) | |||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (63,147) | (7,238) | (17,399) | 1,715 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 80,452 | 22,884 | 34,704 | 13,931 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $17,305 | $15,646 | $17,305 | $15,646 | |||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Six Months Ended December 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
Revenue | |||||||
Productivity and Business Processes | $19,249 | $17,002 | $37,841 | $33,467 | |||
Intelligent Cloud | 25,880 | 21,508 | 50,139 | 41,833 | |||
More Personal Computing | 16,891 | 14,237 | 30,557 | 27,569 | |||
Total | $62,020 | $52,747 | $118,537 | $102,869 | |||
Operating Income | |||||||
Productivity and Business Processes | $10,284 | $8,175 | $20,254 | $16,498 | |||
Intelligent Cloud | 12,461 | 8,904 | 24,212 | 17,882 | |||
More Personal Computing | 4,287 | 3,320 | 9,461 | 7,537 | |||
Total | $27,032 | $20,399 | $53,927 | $41,917 | |||
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Microsoft's Second Quarter Results (Q4 2023)
- Microsoft reported the following results for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year:
- Revenue: $62.0 billion, an 18% increase (16% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
- Operating income: $27.0 billion, a 33% increase (25% increase non-GAAP, 23% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
- Net income: $21.9 billion, a 33% increase (26% increase non-GAAP, 23% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
- Diluted earnings per share: $2.93, a 33% increase (26% increase non-GAAP, 23% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
Microsoft Cloud Revenue
- Microsoft Cloud revenue reached $33.7 billion, a 24% increase year-over-year (22% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
- Microsoft completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. on October 13, 2023 [[1]].
- Financial results from the acquired business are reported in the More Personal Computing segment [[1]].
Revenue by Business Segment
- Productivity and Business Processes: Revenue of $19.2 billion, a 13% increase (12% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
- Office Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased 15% (13% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
- Office Consumer products and cloud services revenue increased 5% (4% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
- LinkedIn revenue increased 9% (8% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
- Dynamics products and cloud services revenue increased 21% (19% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
- Intelligent Cloud: Revenue of $25.9 billion, a 20% increase (19% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
- Server products and cloud services revenue increased 22% (20% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
- More Personal Computing: Revenue of $16.9 billion, a 19% increase (18% increase in constant currency) [[1]].
- Windows revenue increased 9% [[1]].
- Devices revenue decreased 9% [[1]].
- Xbox content and services revenue increased 61% [[1]].
- Search and news advertising revenue (excluding traffic acquisition costs) increased 8% [[1]].
Shareholder Returns
- Microsoft returned $8.4 billion to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 [[1]].
Forward-Looking Guidance
- Microsoft will provide forward-looking guidance in connection with the quarterly earnings announcement on its earnings conference call and webcast [[1]].
Product Releases and Enhancements
- Microsoft delivers hundreds of products, either as new releases, services, or enhancements to current products and services, every quarter [[1]].
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
- Microsoft focuses its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts where it can have the most positive impact [[1]].
Webcast Details
- Satya Nadella, Amy Hood, and other Microsoft executives will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the company's performance for the quarter and certain forward-looking information [[1]].
Non-GAAP Definition
- Microsoft provides non-GAAP financial measures to aid investors in better understanding its performance [[1]].
Constant Currency
- Microsoft presents constant currency information to assess its underlying business performance excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations [[1]].
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