The Empire Strikes Back - MSFT: $4.3 Billion Profit . . . GOOG: $4.2 billion Revenues
By Tom Foremski - October 26, 2007
Microsoft Corp. today announced revenue of $13.76 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, a 27% increase over the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $5.92 billion, $4.29 billion and $0.45, respectively.
Source: MSFT
At first glance, the numbers look similar, except then you notice that MSFT reported more in profit ($4.3 billion) than GOOG reported in total revenues ($4.2 billion).
Google reported revenues of $4.23 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, an increase of 57% compared to the third quarter of 2006 and an increase of 9% compared to the second quarter of 2007.
Source: GOOG
We will all end up working for MSFT, mark my words, many already are.
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Comments (2)
Tom,
Google is in early growth mode. Don't you think they are sinking more income into investments and expanision?
And, unless MS scores with Facebook, Google will still have more room to grow given a 57% year over year increase? Were Google's total revenues equal to MS?
I won't give up on Goog.
Patti
Posted: October 26, 2007 11:10 AM
Patti, Google is 9 years old, hardly early growth mode. And yes, I agree, GOOG has lots more room to grow. But we sometimes forget what an amazing cash machine MSFT is. And don't forget that AAPL investors made out 40 percent better up to now compared with day one GOOG IPO buyers. MSFT and AAPL were founded within a year of each other, 1975 and 1976. Not bad going for these "old" companies.
Posted: October 26, 2007 1:02 PM