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Microsoft 2Q earnings tumble 17 percent | |
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| Time: 05:19 EST/10:19 GMT | News Source: Seattle PI | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Stronger demand for personal computers helped Microsoft Corp. boost sales of its signature Windows and Office products, increasing fiscal second quarter revenue by 19 percent. However, earnings for the three-month period fell 17 percent as the company took a huge charge for stock-based compensation. | ||
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| #1 By 2332 (65.221.182.2) at 1/23/2004 9:29:24 AM |
| Tumble? Sigh... |
| #2 By 20 (24.173.210.58) at 1/23/2004 2:44:40 PM |
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It's sad for the press that the only way they can find bad news about MS is when they're stock dips BECAUSE THEY'RE PAYING THEIR EMPLOYEES MORE.
Not because sales are down Not because customer attrition Not because dissatisfaction Not because of poor products Because they're paying their employees more. |
| #3 By 1124 (165.170.128.66) at 1/23/2004 3:13:15 PM |
| MS always pay their employees in stock. For the first time they are actually calling it an expense. Which I thought was a good thing. |
| #4 By 3339 (64.160.58.135) at 1/23/2004 3:20:35 PM |
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Let's see: the stock hasn't been over $30 since May 2002.
The stock payment plan does NOT mean the employees are making more money. However, it was designed to improve MSFT's stock performance despite zero results. The cost of the stock plan is a real expense and doesn't go away; why pretend they would have done better without it when it is a reality, not a one time charge or expense. Microsoft themselves said unearned revenue will decline for the next few quarters. And that total revenue for the fiscal year will be around 35 billion, meaning the next two quarters aren't going to be great. So what's the problem with an article suggesting that MS's financials do not paint the picture of a great investment this year? Certainly MS has some good results to point to, but their own yearly guidance points to the stock going no where any time soon. Like the Seattle PI doesn't usually dickride Microsoft, anyway.... naw, never. |
| #5 By 3339 (64.160.58.135) at 1/23/2004 4:57:52 PM |
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Another wager offer: parker, would you like to bet MSFT does not break $33 per share by the end of 2004? Heck, let's make it $32. Again, you name the amount. This post was edited by sodajerk on Friday, January 23, 2004 at 17:20. |
| #6 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 1/23/2004 5:46:54 PM |
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The Dow Jones Newswires headline was
'Microsoft 2Q Net Fell on Stock Expenses; Revenue Jumped' That's a combination of negative, properly explained, along with a positive. I have to agree, this headline is misleading and tries to spin neutral news as a negative. I don't know if Microsoft is a good investment this year or not. I'm generally pretty bearish on the entire economy. The problem I see right now is that our economy is largely being fueled by borrowed spending. Personal bankruptcies are at an all time high, the average consumer debt is at an all time high, and the federal debt as a ratio of GDP is again up on the rise. This isn't sustainable, and is only going to get worse over the next decade unless something changes. And to be fair, I work in the mortgage market, and my own success has been largely fueled by Americans' drunken spending binges. :( |
| #7 By 3653 (209.149.57.116) at 1/23/2004 8:21:33 PM |
| This comment has been removed due to a violation of the Active Network Terms of Use. |
| #8 By 3339 (64.160.58.135) at 1/23/2004 8:53:40 PM |
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mooresa, my investments are fine. I don't need the money, but I'll take it. And I enjoy a wager or two.
I don't care if you are happy "preserving your capital"... Bank accoutns and mattresses can "preserve capital". Actually, I've made rather good money on the very predictable ups and downs of AAPL over the last couple of years. I don't see what any of this investment talk has to do with the wagers that I am proposing to parker. If he'd like to put his money where his mouth is, he can. If not, that's no surprise. |
| #9 By 3653 (209.149.57.116) at 1/24/2004 3:41:40 AM |
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Exactly which part of the Active Network Terms of Use did I violate? If memory serves, I called sodajerk a "wiz kid financier". Was that so offensive?
You know, its censorship like that that had me frequenting watchingmicrosoftlikeahawk.com for the past 6 months. Plus, their coverage is more comprehensive. CENSOR THAT! |
| #10 By 1845 (67.161.212.73) at 1/24/2004 4:13:37 AM |
| I believe it was your use of a term, referring to excrement, that the FCC doesn't like too much. Could be wrong though. |
| #11 By 3 (81.106.163.57) at 1/24/2004 7:53:36 AM |
| I'll check into why it was removed mooresa, hope it wasn't a mistake from anyone. |
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