We have seen a lot already. But the long-term chart of Microsoft speaks volumes: It couldn’t be more „from bottom left to top right“. And what else? We have analyzed the company from Redmond for you. It’s worth it! Microsoft is the world’s largest independent developer of products and technologies for the computer. The product range includes the operating systems Windows, as well as office, server, developer, home office, internet, mobile, Macintosh, and PC game software. In addition, hardware for the PC (mouse, keyboard, joystick, Xbox) is distributed. In addition, Microsoft operates as an internet service provider (MSN).

Everything is going well here Microsoft presented good numbers for the first quarter and met our expectations. Revenue increased by 12.8% to $56.5 billion. Profit improved by 27% to $22.3 billion. Operating income (EBIT) increased by 25% to $26.9 billion. The good liquidity is underlined by the increase in cash flow by 31.8% to $30.6 billion. The shareholder-friendly policy continues. The quarterly dividend increased by 10.3% to $0.75 per share. Revenue improved in all markets and segments.

In particular, revenue in the Business Process and Intelligent Cloud segments increased significantly by more than 10%. The revenue cost margin decreased from 30.8 to 28.8%. Despite increased administrative costs, EBIT and profit improved significantly. The company has a strong pricing power due to its dominant position in the software market. This allows prices to be easily passed on even with rising inflation.

And how does the stock perform in your portfolio? These monopoly-like returns are also achieved because office products are very difficult to substitute, as there are no similar products. Microsoft wants to play a major role in innovations such as artificial intelligence and invests a lot of money in this area. There is even a dedicated button for the AI assistant Copilot on the keyboard, which can answer questions and perform tasks similar to ChatGPT in Windows 11. Due to the good numbers and full order books, we remain optimistic. This stock is exceptional! Also for your portfolio!