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Microsoft is experiencing slow growth, but is hopeful Microsoft Cloud can carry it into the future.

[Q2 2023 earnings call](https://www.shacknews.com/article/133817/miscrosoft-msft-q2-2023-earnings-call). [Microsoft (MSFT) Q2 2023 earnings results miss revenue expectations on in-line EPS](/article/133825/microsoft-msft-q2-2023-earnings-results-miss-revenue-expectations-on-in-line-eps) "The next major wave of computing is being born, as the Microsoft Cloud turns the world’s most advanced AI models into a new computing platform," Microsoft CEO and chairman Satya Nadella said in Tuesday's earnings report. Microsoft's overall outlook appears to be optimistic, as the company turns towards the Microsoft Cloud to push it forward. However, it falls short of the $52.94 billion that was expected. [Q2 2023 earnings report](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/earnings/fy-2023-q2/press-release-webcast) on the Microsoft website:

Microsoft (MSFT) was able to evade the bears late Tuesday when results from its cloud business impressed enough for the market to overlook its half-bi.

Early bulls in the market may want to brace themselves for a steeper retracement. The author makes no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of this information. Bears could position themselves for a profitable trade idea in the coming days. Equities find themselves in the red once again. The author has not received compensation for writing this article, other than from FXStreet. The author will not be held responsible for information that is found at the end of links posted on this page. This would imply that the bottom in MSFT shares was in since Microsoft already produced a higher low on January 6, above the range low from November 4. It also does not guarantee that this information is of a timely nature. “The next major wave of computing is being born, as the Microsoft Cloud turns the world’s most advanced AI models into a new computing platform,” said Satya Nadella. This would likely bring more bulls to the fore. Microsoft (MSFT) was able to evade the bears late Tuesday when results from its cloud business impressed enough for the market to overlook its half-billion-dollar revenue miss. 18% still demonstrates that the growth in cloud has begun to slow, but nearly everyone knew that based on competitors like Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud.

Microsoft Corp. said revenue growth in its Azure cloud-computing business will decelerate by 4 or 5 percentage points in the current period and projected a ...

Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly report released on Jan. 24, 2023, showed progress on cloud revenue, sending shares higher in extended trading.

2 As with many other tech firms recently, Microsoft has faced a slowdown in customer spending following the boom in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales were up 2% to $52.75 billion, short of expectations and the slowest rate of growth in any quarter since 2016.1 Revenue sank 39% for both Windows OEM and devices. [MSFT](https://links.investopedia.com/u/click?_t=36ba8fa8372241d58b3bfc06997a4332&_m=0b807eb844e34648922a83b204926b01&_e=rB9uVDyMnY4xB-Nstao6uod2QaUOBkf0O2M2TogFaIc4I0qi9ltSwwm9k9l_M9eXW6vSRrUmF_8r0PvtQuvxR_-aJJucIwf8BDBWSyEHd-AIpR-lJtFi44OmpGJgp9eV7ziEgZbTzdbkWNzCmxl0rkJnj5hPDNh1PG7y8KisSjYj32mpKtmY_HtStvxfsR8-1J1fEPFUtpFWCnk_--APdCpFgg1MkI_TyG63Un_8z0OkmXwLPDqqOX3fOA3xmbI3uXxj5KmVTrFkpmo2DvCeg8_UkrrShHRzK2LREp0MY69zUi2en3W6dg5llI6ILLJI6Rj58EcM-4BQOvifTPjXiTNbausrYJu2-ZnZys1IvEMVoDKyDcfOmljq6DubBEyIZqCJ0PG512RjtqfroigVSoh3jt8pEhCwHw_3zrBYNcYTlo4eIzo3qGbtNKAgnaqmF72m9Wk3d4wAOSQN4-g5w0oefleKd2JWb7qCJzXvjnU%3D)) shares are gaining in [extended trading](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/extended_trading.asp) after the software giant beat quarterly profit estimates and revenue from its cloud unit rose more than anticipated. - Shares of Microsoft rose 4% in after-hours trading following the earnings release. - Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings results after the markets closed on Jan.

Microsoft Corporation's Q2 '23 results showed a slight earnings beat, despite revenue falling short of expectation. Read more as we analyze MSFT's earnings.

[HoloLens group](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-18/microsoft-scales-back-hololens-business-after-setback-on-us-army-goggles) after “Congress [rejected](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/microsoft-combat-goggles-falter-as-congress-says-no-to-buying-more-this-year) the U.S. Ensuing improvements to the bottom line, and inadvertently, EPS expansion will likely “strengthen the bull case” for a more sustained recovery in Microsoft Corporation stock later in the calendar year, and offset any persistent top line deceleration coming off of the temporary macroeconomic headwinds. [previous coverage](https://seekingalpha.com/article/4549085-microsoft-q1-2023-quick-take-snooze-you-lose) on the stock, Microsoft has already incorporated OpenAI’s AI-enabled text-to-image tool, [DALL-E](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-14/microsoft-ai-art-app-could-help-curb-fake-images), into its new “ [Designer](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/12/microsoft-launches-designer-its-answer-to-highly-valued-startup-canva.html)” app, as well as other “ [Image Creator](https://www.bing.com/create) features for Bing and Microsoft Edge”. Taking into consideration an assumed average annual salary rate of $200,000 across all functions and levels within Microsoft, the latest reduction in force (“RIF”) enforced could result in annualized savings of as much as $2 billion, and bolster consolidated operating margins by 100 to 200 bps with an added $0.20 range boost to EPS. And this is consistent with the current situation, where the [rising volume of job cuts](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-20/google-cuts-add-to-tech-wipeout-that-s-claimed-over-100-000-jobs) across the tech industry, which has inadvertently driven down seat subscription volumes, will likely continue to weigh on PBP segment revenue growth within the near-term. [a third](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-20/who-uses-chatgpt-30-of-white-collar-professionals-tried-it-at-work) of [recently surveyed](https://www.fishbowlapp.com/insights/chatgpt-sees-strong-early-adoption-in-the-workplace/) American professionals indicating they have used “ChatGPT or another artificial intelligence program in their work,” Microsoft’s extended partnership with OpenAI will likely grow into a key competitive advantage over the longer-term, and further narrow the market share gap between Azure and industry leader AWS. While longer-term secular growth trends in cloud-computing persist due to the mission critical nature of related solutions for ongoing global digitization efforts – which we view to be beneficial for Azure, especially given growing adoption of a multi-cloud strategy to improve reliability and cost-efficiencies – accelerating “cloud spend optimization” implemented by customers to essentially “do more with less” as Nadella has preached, taken together with persistent input cost fluctuations (e.g., energy), will likely eat further into the business’ profit margins in the near-term as well. [recent retreat](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-03/dollar-makes-strong-start-to-2023-after-months-long-slump), alongside moderating benchmark Treasury yield, from its peak in late September on the back of improving inflation data that has traders dialing back on expectations for more aggressive Fed rate hikes as the year progresses. Although Surface device sales account for only a nominal mix of the company’s consolidated results, Microsoft’s flagship Windows operating system remains the “dominant operating system” for personal workstations, underscoring the MPC segment’s vulnerability to near-term deterioration in economic conditions. Taken together with the benefit of weaker PY comps from fiscal 1H23, when margins were blighted by higher energy costs, severance / restructuring costs, new acquisition (i.e., Nuance and Xandr) integration costs, and adverse FX headwinds, Microsoft is ripe for a turnaround in the second half of calendar 2023. Specifically, improvements to margin preservation and expansion amid the looming economic downturn will be a key driver of potential upside recovery for Microsoft in the second half of calendar 2023. [persistent softening](https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-01-11-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-declined-28-percent-in-fourth-quarter-of-2022-and-16-percent-for-the-year) in PC demand, which had, inadvertently, further slowed sales of its higher-margin Windows software – the dominant operating system for personal workstations.

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Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose initially but then declined in after-hours trading after the company reported earnings for its second quarter of ...

[analysts’ consensus estimate](https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/msft/earnings) of $2.29 per share. Sales increased by 2% year-over-year, with [revenue](https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/msft/financials) hitting $52.7 billion. [Join our Webinar to learn how TipRanks promotes Wall Street transparency](https://lp.tipranks.com/webinar-big/) The Intelligent Cloud division—which includes Azure—posted $21.5 billion in revenue, narrowly beating consensus figures calling for $21.4 billion. Additionally, the overall revenue deceleration seen in 2022 will continue to impact the 2023 results. MSFT stock is down 2.5% in pre-market trading at the last check.

Lower Windows revenue amid reduced PC sales weighed on its Q2 results. However, the Productivity and Businesses and Intelligent Cloud units grew rapidly last ...

On the date of publication, Larry Ramer did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The firm predicted that MSFT stock would be “range bound… More bullish was Barclays, which said that MSFT’s Q2 results had surpassed expectations, while its profits are likely to stay “relatively stable” going forward. The company’s revenue rose 1.9% versus the same period a year earlier to $52.7 billion, compared with analysts’ mean outlook of $53.15 billion. [to downgrade](https://seekingalpha.com/news/3927657-microsoft-tumbles-analysts-debate-about-guidance) MSFT stock to “market perform” from “outperform” today. But the sales of its More Personal Computing division sank 16% YOY, excluding currency changes.

Microsoft stock falls as investors digested the company's outlook. It doesn't bode well for others in cloud computing. Jeenah Moon/Getty Images. While Microsoft ...

While Microsoft’s latest quarterly results revealed strength in its cloud computing business, a gloomy outlook was getting the spotlight Wednesday and weighing on stocks across the sector. [ ](https://www.barrons.com/market-data/stocks/msft)