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研究快讯:微软业绩超预期;Azure 增长高达 40%

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-- 独立研究机构CFRA向提供了以下研究报告。CFRA分析师总结如下:微软公布的3月季度营收为829亿美元(较我们此前16%的预期增长18%),每股收益为4.27美元,高于此前4.06美元的预期,这主要得益于云计算和人工智能业务的持续增长势头。人工智能相关营收达到370亿美元的年化营收(同比增长123%),而微软云业务营收为545亿美元(较我们此前28%的预期增长29%),其中Azure云平台增长40%,高于我们此前38%的预期。商业RPO(恢复点目标)同比增长99%至6270亿美元,这不仅提升了营收可见性,也反映了企业对多年期云合同的强劲需求。我们预计微软将在财报电话会议上提供业绩指引。营业利润率从45.7%提升至46.3%,表明随着云业务规模的扩大,微软有能力提升运营效率。生产力业务板块营收达 350 亿美元(同比增长 17%,高于我们此前 15% 的预期),而个人计算业务板块仅下滑 1%,低于我们此前 6% 的预期。我们认为,强劲的人工智能商业化和云计算增长势头,加上利润率的不断提升,巩固了微软在企业市场的竞争地位。

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