$MSFT dropping like a rock after the earnings

$MSFT Microsoft Q4 FY24 (ending in June):

☁️ Azure +30% Y/Y fx neutral (vs. 31% in Q3).

• Revenue +15% Y/Y to $64.7B ($0.3B beat).
• Gross margin 70% (-1pp Y/Y)
• Operating margin 43% (flat Y/Y).
• EPS $2.95 ($0.02 beat).


Microsoft Corp.’s Azure cloud service posted a slowdown in quarterly growth, disappointing investors anxious to see a payoff from huge investments in artificial intelligence products. The shares fell.

The company’s total revenue in the fourth quarter, which ended June 30, increased 15% to $64.7 billion, while adjusted profit was $2.95 a share, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Analysts on average estimated sales of $64.5 billion and per-share earnings of $2.94.

The Azure cloud-computing service posted a 29% revenue gain in the quarter, decelerating from the 31% growth in the previous period.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-30/microsoft-reports-slower-azure-cloud-growth-shares-drop?leadSource=reddit_wall

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