Microsoft (MSFT) Tops Q3 EPS by 11c

(Updated - April 23, 2015 4:11 PM EDT)

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported Q3 EPS of $0.62, $0.11 better than the analyst estimate of $0.51. Revenue for the quarter came in at $20.4 billion versus the consensus estimate of $21.06 billion.

Devices and Consumer revenue grew 8% (up 11% in constant currency) to $9.0 billion, with the following business highlights:

· Office 365 Consumer subscribers increased to over 12.4 million, up 35% sequentially

· Windows OEM Pro revenue declined 19%, as Pro mix returned to pre-Windows XP end-of-support levels and the business PC market declined

· Windows OEM non-Pro revenue declined 26%, primarily due to channel inventory drawdown and ongoing mix shift to opening price point devices

· Search advertising revenue grew 21% (up 24% in constant currency), with Bing U.S. market share at 20.1%, up 150 basis points over prior year

· Xbox Live usage grew over 30%, driven by increased users and deeper user engagement

· Surface revenue of $713 million, up 44% (up 53% in constant currency) driven by Surface Pro 3

· Phone Hardware revenue of $1.4 billion, with 8.6 million Lumia units sold

Commercial revenue grew 5% (up 7% in constant currency) to $12.8 billion, with the following business highlights:

· Commercial cloud revenue grew 106% (up 111% in constant currency) driven by Office 365, Azure and Dynamics CRM Online, and is now on an annualized revenue run rate of $6.3 billion

· Server products and services revenue grew 12% (up 16% in constant currency), with premium versions of Windows Server, System Center Server and SQL Server together growing 25%

· Office Commercial products and services revenue declined 2% (up 1% in constant currency); transactional revenue was impacted by the continued transition to Office 365 and declines in business PC sales following the XP refresh cycle

· Windows volume licensing revenue declined 2% (up 1% in constant currency), with transactional revenue declining following the XP refresh cycle partially offset by annuity revenue growth

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