Microsoft Corporation

Company Profile

Microsoft Corporation had its IPO on 1986-03-13 under the ticker symbol MSFT.

The company operates in the Technology sector and Software-Infrastructure industry. Microsoft Corporation has a staff strength of 221,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Microsoft Corporation opened at $277.24 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-24.

The stocks traded within a range of $275.3 - $280.63, and closed at $280.57.

This is a +1.05% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 28,141,206 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Microsoft Corporation have increased by +1.58%.

Microsoft Corporation's Key Ratios

Microsoft Corporation has a market cap of $2,066.85 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 11.0473 and a price to sales ratio of 9.1407.

In the last 12-months Microsoft Corporation’s revenue was $204.09 billion with a gross profit of $135.62 billion and an EBITDA of $97.95 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Microsoft Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Microsoft Corporation’s operating margin was 40.97% while its return on assets stood at 14.83% with a return of equity of 3931.21%.

In Q4, Microsoft Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -11.3% while revenue growth was a positive 2%.

Microsoft Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

27.027

Trailing PE

30.2209

PEG

2.2748

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $9.01 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 27.027 and a PEG multiple of 2.2748. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Microsoft Corporation’s profitability.

Microsoft Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 9.2108 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 18.5515. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 9.1407.

Microsoft Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $2.6 per share, indicating a yield of 1% and a payout ratio of 28.51%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$364.55 billion

Total Liabilities

$81.72 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-7150000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$6.27 billion

Dividend Payout Ratio

28.51%

Microsoft Corporation ended 2023 with $364.55 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $364.55 billion while shareholder equity stood at $183.14 billion.

Microsoft Corporation ended 2023 with $289.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $81.72 billion in other current liabilities, 90225000000.00 in common stock, $99.37 billion in retained earnings and $67.91 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $15.65 billion and cash and short-term investments were $99.50 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $3,997,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $44.12 billion.

Microsoft Corporation’s total current assets stands at $157.82 billion while long-term investments were $7.10 billion and short-term investments were $83.85 billion. Its net receivables were $35.83 billion compared to accounts payable of $15.35 billion and inventory worth $2.98 billion.

In 2023, Microsoft Corporation's operating cash flow was $-7150000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $6.27 billion.

Comparatively, Microsoft Corporation paid $0.29 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$280.57

52-Week High

$312.8805

52-Week Low

$212.2995

Analyst Target Price

$285.89

Microsoft Corporation stock is currently trading at $280.57 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $312.8805 and a 52-week low of $312.8805. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $285.89.

Its 50-day moving average was $255.77 and 200-day moving average was $251.52 The short ratio stood at 1.08 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 5.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7369.6% are held by institutions.