After a 59% increase from the March 23 low this year, in the current value of about $215 consistent with a consistent percentage, we believe Microsoft inventory (NASDAQ: MSFT) has only a moderate increase. Microsoft’s inventory increased from $136 to $215 since the last low, higher than the S-P, which rose by about 47%. The increase in consistent percentage values was helped by the Fed’s multibillion-dollar stimulus package announced on March 23, which raised confidence in the market. The value rose further, with the earnings of the third quarter and fiscal year 2020 of Microsoft surpassing market estimates. In the third and fourth quarters of 2020, due to the coronavirus, the company saw the construction of a call for cloud use and consumers had paints from home. The company also released an update consistent with the Windows OEM, Surface and Gaming call, which benefited from the construction of the call due to blocking conditions. The company is currently verbally exchanged with ByteDance to purchase U.S. versions compatible with TikTok, the popular Chinese video app that has been counted through the U.S. government due to privacy issues and links to the Chinese state.
Inventory is now 229% above its levels at the end of 2017 and has surpassed the pre-Covid peak (February 2020) with $189. We know that the company’s inventory has now only increased slightly. Our dashboard “What points have resulted in a 229% replacement in Microsoft inventories between 2017 and now?” It contains the underlying figures.
Part of the accumulation of percentage costs in the 2017-2020 era (fiscal year ends in June) is justified by the 48% expansion in cash revenue. Microsoft’s cash increased from $97 billion in 2017 to $143 billion in 2020, basically due to the expansion of cloud cash revenue. The company also recorded a 74% increase in net profit, and net profit margin expanded from 26.4% in 2016 to 31% in 2020.
Stock costs were higher during this era due to higher margins and income (and margin minimization in 2018 was due to the tax burden on singles). Multiple P/U has also increased from 20 times in June 2016 to 37 times today. We believe that the market has been positive with respect to software publishers in the existing environment, which has led to its growth.
Effect of coronavirus
The global spread of coronavirus has led to the closure of cities around the world, affecting commercial and economic activity. This is likely to have a negative effect on customer intake and spending. In particular, Microsoft’s actions have increased by approximately 27% since January 31, after the World Health Organization declared a global fitness emergency in response to the spread of coronavirus. However, during the same period, the index rose by 2%. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the company recorded a 13% increase in overall earnings for FY 2020. Intelligent Cloud led the expansion of profits to 24% year-on-year, while the business procedures and productivity and non-public computing segments saw profit accrual up to 9% year-on-year.
Following the Fed’s encouragement, which helped lay the groundwork for concern, the market was willing to “look through” the era of existing weakness and adopt a longer-term vision. As investors focus on 2021 results, valuations are vital to locating value.
Therefore, with a strong cash flow expanding over the years, the improved cash revenues than expected for fiscal 2020, despite the crisis, have helped Microsoft expand its P/U to 37x today. While investors point to 2021, the P/U may simply accumulate in line with the expectations of expanding continuous cash and advanced profit margins, resulting in higher percentage values. According to Microsoft’s assessment through Trefis, msfT’s estimated fair value is $226.
While MSFT inventories are expected to increase in the short term, how has Google’s inventory been replaced over the years?
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