Essays on MSFT

Stock statistics are calculated to develop an understanding of the level of volatility and stock appreciation for companies operating in Business Software and Services industry (Thomsett, 2015; Murphy, 1991). The companies chosen for the analysis include Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc., and HP Inc. Microsoft Corporation is analyzed and compared with its competitors to identify the situation in the read sense.

Ranking in terms of Risk

Identifying the value for Beta carries out the risk analysis. It shows the degree of volatility of the stock with the industry (Ehrhardt & Brigham, 2008; Vishwanath, 2007). The analysis helps to reveal/draw the following rankings ...

Financial Analysis: Microsoft.

1. Revenue goes up, why? Revenue increases are explained in Microsoft financial statements for FY 2014 and 2015. Revenue growth of 12% or $9 Billion in 2014 compared to 2013 was due to “higher revenue from server products, Xbox Platform, Commercial Cloud, and Surface. Revenue also increased due to the acquisition of NDS. Commercial Cloud revenue doubled, reflecting continued subscriber growth from our cloud-based offerings” (Microsoft, 2014). Revenue growth of 8% or $6.7 Billion in 2015 compared to 2013 was mainly due to “a full year of Phone Hardware sales and growth in revenue from our Commercial Cloud, Surface, ...

In the modern world of business, strategic partners happen to be one of the major channels to success. Notably, many corporations are looking for strategic partners to either acquire or get acquired by them simply because of the synergy that comes with the merger and acquisition. In the world of technology, mergers and acquisitions are a common thing, especially for the newly establishing technology firms which get acquired by the legends in the industry. However, it is not common to hear of one tech giant acquiring another well-established firm. This was the case when Microsoft decided to take over ...

Company Overview

Microsoft Corporation is a $234.5 billion dollar company engaged in software licensing, support and developing of a wide array of software products and services. The company is also engaged in manufacturing gaming and computing electronics including a sub-division for corporate solutions software and services. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates, the company is voted as the second most valuable company in the world with annual average revenue of $72.93 Billion. Microsoft Corporation is headed by Steven Balimer as CEO and currently headquartered in Redmond Washington in the United States. On September 22, 1993, the company was incorporated and went public, which paved ...

Executive Summary

This paper tries to conduct a comparative portfolio analysis for Microsoft Corporation, based on the most recent Annual 10-K Filings made by the company to the Securities & Exchange Commission for FY2011. The base year chosen is FY2010, so as to allow for a clear comparative depiction of both current & historical performance. The analysis, based on the study of the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, & Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, quantifies the annual performance using the most important accounting ratios that provide a summarized diagnosis of the overall current financial health of the software giant, and a ...

Abstract

This paper discusses in detail a proposed change is company’s capital structure from 0 debt to 25% of the market value of the current Equity. The plan is to issue bonds for $ 3 375 000 at 9% interest and use the raised funds to repurchase 125 000 outstanding shares at the current market value of $ 27. This move will bring the total equity down from 10 000 000 to 6 625 000 and will increase the cost of equity from 11 to 13%. This will also bring our debt to equity ratio from 0 to 0.51. This level of ...

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Marketing Abstract The software industry has many competitors. One of the big competitors in the industry is Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft was founded in 1975 and was the first company to build an operating system for PC’s. When Microsoft was founded its purpose was to put a PC on every desk. The purpose of the company was to get every person computer literate. The company has monopolized the making of operating system for every PC in the world. Also, the company wanted people to use computers in their homes and business and they also built other programs such ...

Introduction

Every market segment is different. Porters 5 forces models provides us with a guideline of different parameters that should be considered while analyzing a business situation. Information Technology industry is not different. Microsoft is the largest software company of USA in terms of market capitalization. It is one of the most respected brands across the world but still it faces threats from its rivals in each segment it operates. The information technology market changes so fast that the company leading the market today can go out of business tomorrow if it fails to keep pace with the changing demands. This essay ...

Yanelisa Reyes

The University of Phoenix Global Corporate Strategy for Microsoft Corporation Executive Summary After careful analysis of diversification events in the industry over the past ten years as well as an internal analysis of the company’s relevant strengths and advantages it is recommended that Microsoft take a number of strategic actions. The first is to increase presence in the Software-as-a-Service market globally with head-to-head competition with CA, Inc, a strong niche competitor in IT Management software market in the United States. The firm should also consider re-branding and migrating perception, address security concerns, and invest in growth through innovation, ...

The University of Phoenix

Global Corporate Strategy for Microsoft Corporation Executive Summary After careful analysis of diversification events in the industry over the past ten years as well as an internal analysis of the company’s relevant strengths and advantages it is recommended that Microsoft take two strategic actions. The first is to increase presence in the Software-as-a-Service market globally with head-to-head competition with CA, Inc, a strong niche competitor in IT Management software market in the United States. The second is to manufacture a mobile handset device to gain control of the value chain in the SmartPhone market, first domestically (United States) then ...