Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Q1 2021 earnings call dated Oct. 27, 2020
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Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Tuesday reported higher revenues and earnings for the first quarter of 2021. The results also topped expectations and the software giant’s shares rose during the extended trading session. At $37.2 billion, first-quarter revenues were up 12% from the comparable period of fiscal 2020 and above analysts’ forecast. Server products and cloud services revenue avanced 22%, with Azure revenue gaining 48%. Net income came in at $13.9 billion or $1.82 per share in September-quarter, compared to $10.7 billion or $1.38 per share in the first quarter of 2020. The bottom-line also came in above estimates. Commenting on the results, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella said, “The next decade of economic performance for every business will be defined by the speed of their digital transformation. We are innovating across our full modern tech stack to help our customers in every industry improve time to value, increase agility, and reduce costs.”
Michael Spencer — General Manager, Investor Relations
Satya Nadella — Chief Executive Officer
Amy Hood — Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Keith Weiss — Morgan Stanley — Analyst
Heather Bellini — Goldman Sachs — Analyst
Mark Moerdler — Bernstein Research — Analyst
Phil Winslow — Wells Fargo — Analyst
Karl Keirstead — UBS — Analyst
Brent Thill — Jefferies — Analyst
Keith Bachman — BMO — Analyst
Brent Bracelin — Piper Sandler — Analyst
