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ISIN code: US5949181045
Sector: Technological services
Industry: Software packages

Le actions of Microsoft are traded on the New York Nasdaq market under the ticker MSFT.

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Company Description

Microsoft Corporation is a US company operating in the information technology sector. Microsoft develops, licenses and supports software products, operating systems, hardware devices and services. Among the best-known products are the Microsoft Windows operating systems, the Office package, the Internet Explorer and Edge browsers, the Xbox console and the Microsoft Surface PCs.

The headquarters are in Redmond, USA. Microsoft was created by Bill Gates e Paul Allen in 1975.

It has 156.439 employees.

Microsoft is one of the world's leading software companies and one of the largest software companies in the world by revenue.
She ranked 21st in the rankings F of the largest US corporations by total revenue in 2020.
In April 2019, Microsoft reached the market capitalization of one trillion dollars, becoming the third American company to cross this threshold after Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), e Amazon.

As of 2020, it had a share capitalization of approximately $1400 trillion.

Microsoft is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange since March 1986. Together with Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, is part of the so-called Big Tech, the 5 largest multinationals of the American technology industry.

Microsoft shares have always had excellent performances, increasing dividends over the years.

The majors private shareholders they are company executives.

Bill Gates formerly held 49% of Microsoft stock. Over the years he has sold his shares. He currently owns 1,3% worth of shares.

Among other shareholders private individuals of Microsoft we find:

• Satya Nadella, the company's current CEO, owns 1.337.768 Microsoft shares, which is 0,02% of total shares.
• Bradford L. Smith, president and chief legal officer, owns 845.058 Microsoft shares (0,01%).
• Jean-Philippe Courtois, Executive Vice President and President, owns 600.510 shares of Microsoft (0,01%).

Among the major institutional investors we find:

• Vanguard Group, Inc., 8,14%
• Blackrock Inc., 6,74%
• State Street Corporation, 3,93%
• FMR LLC, 2,90%
• Price Associates Inc, 2,56%
• Geode Capital Management, 1,64%
• Capital World Investors, 1,48%
• Capital Research Global Investors, 1,26%

Turnover in 2020 is raised by 14%. It reached 143 billion dollars with a net profit of 44,3 billion (+13%).

The revenues are broken down as follows:

• Operating systems and applications (44,5%)
• Cloud and services (24,7%)
• Hardware and video games(8,1%)
• Business Services (4,5%)
• PCs, tablets and physical accessories (4,5%)
• Other (13,7%)

Just over half of the turnover comes from the United States.

Throughout its history, Microsoft has acquired many companies. Among the most important acquisitions are Hotmail.com, Skype, Linkedin, GitHub, Nuance. The 2016 $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn was the company's most expensive deal. The last major deal was the acquisition of Nuance for $19,7 billion in April 2021.

In recent years, Microsoft has focused more on the cloud computing as a service for other companies. In the last year this sector recorded a growth of 36% with revenues of 51,7 billion dollars.

The tagline is "Do Great Things".

Economic and financial analysis of the company

Microsoft Corporation was born in 1975, when Bill Gates and Paul Allen proposed the Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), to use the BASIC programming language for its computers.

In 1976 Gates definitively abandoned his studies and together with Allen they officially formed Microsoft. They decide to implement the Basic language in order to sell it to other distributors.

In 1980, the company's first international office was opened in Japan, named Microsoft ASCII later to become Microsoft Japan.

At the beginning of the 80s, he put his first hardware product on the market: the Z80 Card. Bill Gates bought it for $50.000 from Seattle Computer Products the QDOS, an operating system, which will be the basis of the future MS-DOS.

In 1981 the company changed its name to Microsoft Inc. and becomes a privately held company with Gates as chairman and Paul Allen as executive vice president.

In 1983 the use of the mouse was introduced and created the first Word for MS-DOS 1.00. Microsoft Windows, an extension of MS-DOS that provides a graphical operating environment, is revealed to the world.

It begins to open branches in France, Germany and England, and chooses Ireland as the country to set up its first production plant outside the United States.

After previous moves, the headquarters are permanently transferred to Redmon, in the State of Washington (USA).

In 1987 the first acquisition of Microsoft takes place; acquires the Forthought Inc., a software company that developed PowerPoint and was the exclusive distributor of FileMaker Plus, the best-selling database for the Macintosh.

Microsoft in the nineties becomes a worldwide reality. Becomes the first personal computer software company to exceed one billion dollars in sales each year. Its products are translated into thirteen languages.

In 1995 he made his debut Windows 95, the operating system that helped the personal computer enter everyone's home. The MSN network is created and Internet Explorer is launched, the first browser with multimedia functions.

On December 31, 1997, he buys Hotmail.com, an email provider, for $500 million by integrating it into its services.

In January 2000, it acquires Visio Corporation, software company, for $1,375 billion.

In 2001 it went on the market Windows XP, the most successful and longest-running operating system in the house. Releases its first video game console, the Xbox, which was graphically more powerful than its rivals.

On July 12, 2002, Microsoft buys navision for $1,33 billion. This company, which was developing enterprise resource planning technology, was integrated into Microsoft as a new division named Microsoft Business Solutions, now renamed Microsoft Dynamics.

On June 27, 2008, Bill Gates decides to leave the position of chief software architect, remaining honorary president and consultant of the most important projects of the company.

At the end of the XNUMXs it acquires aQuantive, an advertising company, for $6,333 billion e Fast Search & Transferr, a Norwegian business research firm, for $1,191 billion.

In 2010 he entered the world of telephony with the operating system Windows Phone.

In May 2011 it acquires Skype or Whatsapp, instant messaging software, for $8,5 billion.

In September 2013 he bought the division Nokia Devices & Services, a cellphone maker, for $7,2 billion. In addition to the Microsoft division, it also acquired the Lumia, Asha and PureView brands, 8.500 permanent patents, 30.000 patents licensed for 10 years and 32.000 employees. born Microsoft Mobile which, however, does not achieve great success and will be closed in 2017.

Microsoft is reorganized into four new business divisions: Operating System, Apps, Cloud, and Devices.

In September 2014 completes the acquisition of the video game manufacturer Mojang for 2,5 billion dollars. The company is famous for Minecraft which with over 200 million sales is the most purchased video game ever.

On June 13, 2016, Microsoft completes the most expensive operation in its history. Buy the social network based on the world of work, LinkedIn for 26,2 billions of dollars.

On June 4, 2018, Microsoft acquires GitHub, a software project hosting service, for $7,5 billion in stock.

In September 2020 buy ZeniMax Media, a video game company, for $7,5 billion.

On April 12, 2021 Microsoft acquires Nuance Communications, a US multinational software developer, for $19,7 billion.

On October 5, 2021, it releases its new operating system Windows 11.

Microsoft has been present in Italy since the 80s. It has an office in Milan in the Microsoft House and one in Rome in the EUR district. About 860 employees work for the company and collaborate with 25000 allied companies.