Microsoft posted the worst deficit ever, what is the reason?

It became apparent that Microsoft announced the settlement of the fourth fiscal quarter (April to June) on July 21, 2015 and recorded a huge deficit of 3,195 million dollars (about 396 billion yen) It was.

FY15 Q4 - Press Releases - Investor Relations - Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/PressReleaseAndWebcast/FY15/Q4/default.aspx

According to Microsoft's announcement, sales in the fourth quarter were $ 22,180 million (about 2,750 million yen), a 5% decrease compared to the same period last year. But,GAAPThe net loss of the base was 3,195 million dollars (about 396 billion yen), and the loss per share was 0.40 dollar (about 50 yen).


How rare "Microsoft's deficit" is unusual is clear from the graph below. Only Microsoft, which has steadily raised high profits regardless of the fiscal year-end, is a very unusual situation in this deficit report.


However, it is not so much whether Microsoft's performance suddenly deteriorated, but it is not likely that the impairment charge of Nokia acquired mobile terminal business of $ 7.5 billion (about 930 billion yen) and the special cost of about $ 780 million 97 billion yen) was posted in this fiscal year, it is apparently the worst loss account settlement of the past.

However, the total sales itself exceeded the market expectation, and if special expense was excluded, the profit / loss per share was 0.62 dollar (about 77 yen) surplus and the business condition itself of Microsoft was very good is.


Looking at sales by division, software licenses such as Windows and Office are 3,233 million dollars (about 400 billion yen), 34% lower than the same period of the previous year, while Surface Pro 3 · Surface 3 and Xbox One are performing well Hardware division was 1.933 billion dollars (about 239 billion yen), a significant 44% increase compared to the same period last year. In addition, it is clear that sales of "Commercial Other" including cloud services increased by 36% and sharply increased in sales.


Finally on 29th July 2015Windows 10Since it will be released, it will be attracting attention as to how future profits of Microsoft will become.