Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.US) announced after market close on Wednesday that for its third fiscal quarter ended March, net profit rose 23% YoY to USD31.78 billion, with adjusted EPS of USD4.27, beating market expectations of USD4.06. Following the results announcement, the stock fell about 3% in after-hours trading.Quarterly revenue increased 18% YoY to USD82.89 billion, also above expectations of USD81.39 billion. Among segments, revenue from Azure and other cloud services surged 40%, slightly higher than the anticipated growth of about 39%. Total revenue from the Productivity and Business Processes segment reached USD35.01 billion, up 17% YoY, surpassing forecasts.Related NewsDurable Goods Orders MoM for Mar in the United States is 0.8%, higher than the previous value of -1.4%. The forecast was 0.5%.Capital expenditures and finance leases totaled USD31.9 billion during the period, up 49% YoY, but below market expectations of USD34.9 billion.(sw/t)(Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)
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