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25 Oct 2023

Cloud growth is all what matters to the market these days

Unlike Alphabet/Google, Microsoft shares jumped as much as 6% in extended trading Tuesday after the software maker issued fiscal first-quarter results and quarterly revenue guidance that beat Wall Street estimates. Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud segment produced $24.26 billion in revenue, up 19% and above the $23.49 billion consensus among analysts surveyed by StreetAccount. The unit comprises the Azure public cloud, SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, Nuance, GitHub and enterprise services. The firm also reported a surge in profit due to a slower pace of operating expense growth. In a nutshell: $MSFT Microsoft Q1 FY24 (ending in Sept): • Revenue +13% Y/Y to $56.5B ($1.95B beat). • Gross margin 71% (+2pp Y/Y) • Operating margin 48% (+5pp Y/Y). • EPS $2.99 ($0.34 beat). ☁️ Azure +28% fx neutral. Reaccelerating from +27% in Q4 FY23 Source: App Economy Insights

25 Oct 2023

Alphabet reported 11% revenue growth in the third quarter, as a rebound in advertising pushed expansion into double digits for the first time in over a year

The shares dropped almost 7% in extended trading as the cloud business missed analysts’ estimates. In a nutshell: $GOOG Alphabet Q3 FY23: • Revenue +11% Y/Y to $76.7B ($1.0B beat) • Operating margin 28% (+3pp Y/Y) • EPS $1.55 ($0.10 beat) Google Cloud: • Revenue +22% Y/Y to $8.4B. • Operating margin 3% (+13pp Y/Y). Source: App Economy Insights

20 Oct 2023

Analysts’ earnings downgrades for US companies are increasingly outpacing upgrades

Source: The Daily Shot

19 Oct 2023

$NFLX Netflix Q3 FY23:

Netflix shares popped more than 12% after the closing bell Wednesday as the company reported a boost in subscriber growth driven by a password-sharing crackdown efforts and interest in its new ad-supported tier. The streaming giant added 8.76 million global subscribers during the quarter, higher than 5.49 million Wall Street had expected, according to estimates from Street Account. It’s the biggest quarterly net add total for the company since second-quarter 2020, when Netflix added 10.1 million. Source: App Economy Insights, CNBC

19 Oct 2023

$TSLA Tesla Q3 FY23: Tesla misses on earnings as margins drop from last year

Tesla reported adjusted earnings of 66 cents per share versus 73 cents expected. Total operating margin came in at 7.6%, down significantly from the year-ago quarter’s figure of 17.2%. Shares rose more than 2% in after hours trading. Source: App Economy Insights

19 Oct 2023

US large banks 3Q earnings season so far

Source: App Economy Insights

16 Oct 2023

$JPM JP Morgan Chase Q3 FY23

CEO Jamie Dimon: "Now may be the most dangerous time the world has seen in decades." • Net revenue +22% Y/Y to $39.9B ($0.5B beat). • Net Income $13.2B. • EPS: $4.33 ($0.39 beat). • CET1 ratio of 14.3%. Source: App Economy Insights

10 Oct 2023

Ever heard of the PEG ratio?

It's Peter Lynch's go-to metric, shorthand for "price-to-earnings growth". Scores <1.0 hint at a bargain, while >2.0 might be a bit pricey -- let's take a look at where the 'Magnificent 7' stack up Shay Boloor via StockSavvyShay

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