Microsoft Corporation Q3 FY2020 Earnings Call
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Overview
- Microsoft delivered double-digit top- and bottom-line growth, supported mainly by cloud strength and surging COVID-19-related demand.
- Revenue was $35 billion, up 15% year-over-year (16% in constant currency).
- Operating income rose 25% year-over-year; EPS reached $1.40, up 23%.
- COVID-19 drove massive increases in remote work, learning, and gaming usage, accelerating digital transformation “two years in two months.”
Key Business Segment Performance
Productivity and Business Processes
- Revenue: $11.7 billion, up 15% year-over-year.
- Office 365 Commercial: Revenue grew 25%, with paid seats up 20% to 258 million.
- Office 365 Consumer: Subscribers reached 39.6 million, growing from the prior quarter’s 37.2 million.
- Dynamics 365: Revenue up 47%, driven by cloud-based business applications and new remote-work-driven scenarios.
- LinkedIn: Revenue up 21% but impacted by reductions in hiring demand and advertising spend in late March.
Intelligent Cloud
- Revenue: $12.3 billion, up 27% year-over-year.
- Azure: Revenue grew 59%, supported by consumption spikes for remote work, Teams, Windows Virtual Desktop, and Power Platform.
- Server products/on-premises: Revenue grew 11% due to hybrid demand and Windows Server 2008 end-of-support cycle.
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