Microsoft showed growth in all divisions in its financial results for the fiscal year ending January to March 2024, and the results were strong, exceeding market expectations.
　
◽️ Performance Overview
Sales: $61.86 billion, up 17% year over year (forecast: $60.804 billion)
Adjusted EPS: $2.94, up 20% year over year (forecast: $2.82)
　
◽️ Performance by segment
・Azure: Net sales of 35.1 billion dollars (up 31% from the same period last year)
・Productivity & Business Processes: Sales of 16.8 billion dollars (up 14% from the same period last year)
・More Personal Computing: Net sales of 10 billion dollars (10% increase from the same period last year)
　
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◽️ Detailed analysis by segment
・Azure
AI investment paid off, and with strong growth of 31%, what is remarkable is the strong growth of Azure.
Sales reached 35.1 billion dollars, up 31% from the same period last year, which greatly exceeded market expectations. This was due to a 7 percentage point increase in the contribution of AI-related services.
Specifically, calling AI models and...

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The fundamentals of AI-related stocks will drive further big tech performance
● While investors are closely watching the financial results announcements of approximately 180 S&P 500 companies, including major high-tech companies, they are also paying attention to geopolitical tension in the Middle East.
● As demand for AI expands and contributes greatly to the profits of high-tech companies, there is a possibility that global data center capital investment in 2024 will be underestimated at 300 billion US dollars.
● Despite recent sales, valuations in the tech sector are seen as attractive. Since the current predicted PER for Big Tech is still low, there is a possibility that it will exceed expectations.
Is the fall in semiconductor stocks not over yet?
● Semiconductor stocks have skyrocketed since the beginning of this year. Even after the recent decline, the year-to-date increase rate has exceeded 20%. Valuations are also extremely expensive, and PER (TTM, trailing twelve months) for March has reached 56 times. In addition to these factors, interest rate increases due to higher-than-expected inflation and geopolitical concerns...

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● [Tokyo Stock Exchange Rate Forecast Range] 39,900 yen - 40,600 yen (closing price on the 19th is 43 yen 60 sen)
● US Federal Reserve keeps policy interest rate unchanged and maintains interest rate cut forecast 3 times during the year
● [US Market Conditions] The S&P 500 is the highest every day, and the dollar has depreciated drastically since March - 151 yen
● The US Department of Justice also sued Apple on the 21st - alleges that it violates antitrust law
● US Reddit sets the IPO price at $34, the upper limit of the target range
● Is SEC investigating the Ethereum Foundation and tightening restrictions on virtual currency
●Tesla to implement “Model Y” price increase in China
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In the US stock market on the 20th, the NY Dow Jones Industrial Average continued to rise for 3 days to 39,512 dollars 13 cents, which was 401 dollars 37 cents higher than the previous business day. The Nasdaq Composite Stock Price Index rose 202.617 points to 16,369.408. The risk-on trend continued in the Tokyo stock market on the 21st, and the Nikkei Stock Average was 40,000 yen...

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● Guidance path targets for FOMC and Federal Fund (FF) interest rates for MarchLeave it unchanged at 5.25% ~ 5.50%The probability of
● As for the market, the “distribution chart of policy interest rate levels (dot chart)” is 25 basis points (bp, 1 bp = 0.01%) by the end of the yearRevised to suggest that 2 rate cuts are appropriate (3 times as of the previous December) is expected. Also,Inflation forecasts etc. were revised upwardThe probability of
●At the FOMC in MarchDeceleration of quantitative tighteningThere will be specific discussions about the University of Public Finance
● As for US bond yields, the 2-year yield tested the resistance line of 4.75%, and the 10-year yield broke through 4.35% for the first time since November last year, so there is a high probability that the adjustment phase will expand with each tenor
Over 2 daysFOMC Monetary Policy MeetingisIt is scheduled to end at 03:00 on Thursday the 21st Japan time。FOMC Chairman Powell's Press ConferenceIsFrom 03:30 on Thursday the 21st Japan timeIt is scheduled to take place.
Of the 108 economists surveyed by Reuters, all expect the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to leave interest rates unchanged in the range of 5.25 to 5.50%...