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Microsoft Corp.
Symbol: MSFT Exchange: NASD
Price: $118.375 Change $-0.75 Percent: -0.63%Volume: 2.3155M
[HIGH $119.875][LOW $118.25][BID $118.375][ASK $118.5][OPEN $119.25]
As of: Jul 29, 1996 11:50 PST

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Company Profile


Address
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-8300
Phone: 206 882-8080

Business Description
Microsoft designs, develops, markets and supports a variety of microcomputer software, operating systems, languages and application programs and related books and peripheral devices. Included in Microsoft's products are the MS-DOS operating system, "Microsoft Windows," and "Microsoft Windows 95." The company also offers "Microsoft FoxPro," and "Microsoft Excel" as well as other database and spreadsheet programs, and graphics, word processing and project management software.

Key Executives
Chairman: William H. Gates III
CEO: William H. Gates III
President:
COO: Robert Herbold
CFO: Michael W. Brown
Investor Relations: Connie Weaver

Key Corporate Information
Employees: 1780
Shareholders: 18262
Shares Outstanding: 595000 K
Market Value (Mil): 70.43B
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Transfer Agent: First Interstate Bank
Legal Counsel: Shidler McBroom Gates & Lucas

Consensus Recommendations: Accumulate


BUYACCUMULATEHOLDAVOIDSELL
16105 0 0

Consensus Earning Estimates:


Estimated P/E RatioEst. Industry
P/E Ratio
33.27 14.28

Fiscal Year Ending: 6/95 Current YearNext Year
Mean Estimates2.32 3.37 4.04
Range (Low - High)3.2 - 3.43 3.8 - 4.3
Median Estimates3.39 4.04
Number of Estimates30 28
Mean Std. Deviation0.05 0.12
Mean/3 Most Recent Estimates3.39 4.08
Change in Mean/Prior Week0 0.01
Change in Mean/Prior Month0.01 0.03
Change in Mean/Last 3 Months0.08 0.07
# Estimates Revised Up vs. Prior Mo.5 5
# Estimates Revised Down vs. Prior Mo.2 0
# Estimates Unchanged vs. Prior Mo.26 25
# New Estimates vs. Prior Mo.4 5

Quarter Ending: 6/96 Yr. AgoCurrent QuarterNext Quarter
Mean Estimates0.58 0.84 0.9
Range (Low - High)0.78 - 0.88 0.75 - 0.99
Median Estimates0.84 0.89
Number of Estimates23 14
Mean Std. Deviation0.05 0.12
Mean/3 Most Recent Estimates0.83 0.82
Change in Mean/Prior Month0.01 0
Change in Mean/Last 3 Months0.02 0

Recent Research Report Headlines


DateAnalystHeadline
06/28/96William BlairPlans to continue to increase R&D spending in excess of revenue growth
06/14/96Robertson StephensSoftware Quarterly: Regarded as a core technology holding
06/13/96Furman SelzExpands strategy to include intranet
06/06/96Dean WitterWill male the NT-based, back-end software used to run the Microsoft Network available
05/10/96UBS SecuritiesMultimedia & Internet Development Tools: Dominant software company rolls on
04/25/96Cowen & Co.Building more sustainable growth
04/25/96Robertson StephensQ3:96 showcases strength in corporate computing - Windows NT penetration continues to accelerate
04/23/96Alex. BrownAnother stellar quarter
04/23/96Merrill Lynch3Q/96 earnings reported: another wow quarter
04/23/96UBS SecuritiesThird quarter earnings beat the street
04/22/96William BlairReported outstanding second-quarter 1996 results
04/22/96Piper JaffrayReports strong third quarter results
04/22/96Robertson StephensNew Products Improve Outlook: Emerges as the leader in enterprise computing with windows NT
04/19/96Ragen MacKenzieThe company reported excellent 3Q96 results
04/19/96Furman SelzQuarter understated as company decides to defer even more revenue
04/19/96Montgomery SecuritiesEPS bottom line of $0.88 is not the bottom line
04/19/96Raymond JamesStrong growth in sales of the office desktop applications
04/17/96Raymond JamesWe expect continued strong acceptance of Windows NT and the BackOffice family of products
04/11/96Bear, StearnsPC's Quarter Preview: The long-term outlook is brighter than the near-term
03/31/96Hambrecht & QuistInternet Quarterly: Continues to target the Internet as the single most important new battlefield in technology

Research Firm Coverage


Equity CoverageLast Report Date
13D Research
A.G. Edwards01/12/96
Adams Harkness
Alex Brown & Sons, Inc.04/23/96
Argus Research04/15/96
Bear, Stearns & Co.06/03/96
Bear, Stearns & Co.06/03/96
Brown Brothers Harriman07/11/96
Cowen & Company07/03/96
D.A. Davidson & Co.
Dean Witter Reynolds06/06/96
Desai Capital Management
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell/C.J.L.
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell/C.J.L.
Dillon, Read06/14/96
Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette12/18/95
Dresdner Securities (USA)
Edward Jones
Furman Selz06/13/96
Furman Selz06/13/96
Furman Selz06/13/96
Gabelli & Company
Goldman Sachs06/21/96
H.G. Wellington
Hambrecht & Quist04/19/96
Hambrecht & Quist04/19/96
INPUT
International Market Call01/22/96
Janney Montgomery Scott08/04/95
Janney Montgomery Scott08/04/95
LM Capital Securities
M.S. Farrell & Co.
Madison Securities07/17/96
Merrill Lynch04/23/96
Montgomery Securities04/19/96
Montgomery Securities04/19/96
Morgan Stanley & Co.01/23/96
NatWest Securities Corp.01/18/96
NatWest Securities Corp.01/18/96
NatWest Securities Corp.01/18/96
Needham & Co.
Nesbitt Burns
Pacific Crest Securities01/19/96
Pershing/Div. of DLJ02/06/96
Piper Jaffray04/22/96
Piper Jaffray04/22/96
PNC Institutional Investment Svcs.12/01/95
PNC Institutional Investment Svcs.12/01/95
Ragen MacKenzie04/19/96
Robertson Stephens06/14/96
Smith Barney11/06/95
SoundView Financial Group03/01/96
Suppes Securities
The Seidler Companies
UBS Securities05/10/96
UBS Securities05/10/96
Value Investing Partners
Van Kasper & Co.
Volpe, Welty & Co.
Wasserstein Perella Securities
Wessels Arnold & Henderson02/01/96
William Blair & Company06/28/96
Corporate Bond CoverageLast Report Date
Burnham Securities

THIS WEEKS NEWS HEADLINES:
07/25/96BILL GATES SEES CONTINUED MICROSOFT STOCK VOLATILITY.
07/25/96GATES SEES MICROSOFT SWINGS RESULTING FROM MARKET VOLATILITY.
07/25/96AT&T WORLDNET TO DISTRIBUTE MICROSOFT EXPLORER.
07/24/96MICROSOFT FACES ANTITRUST SUIT OVER DR DOS OPERATING SYSTEM.
07/23/96MICROSOFT SHARES SUCCUMB TO SELLING PRESSURE IN MID-MORNING TRADE.
07/23/96WHITE PINE
07/23/96FALLING MICROSOFT SHARES PULL DOWN NASDAQ COMPOSITE.
07/23/96MICROSOFT SHARES SUCCUMB TO SELLING PRESSURE IN MID-MORNING TRADE.
07/22/96MICROSOFT DESKTOP APPLICATION REVS EXCEED $1 BILLION IN Q4.
07/22/96ANALYSTS
07/22/96MICROSOFT QTLY REVENUES FROM SERVER BUSINESS MORE THAN DOUBLED.
07/22/96MICROSOFT REVENUES WERE $2.26 BILLION VS. $1.62 BILLION IN QTR.
07/22/96MICROSOFT EARNS 87 CENTS A SHARE VS. 58 CENTS IN 4TH QUARTER.
07/22/96INTERNET SHARES SHAKEN AS MICROSOFT PREPARES FREE WEB BROWSERS.
07/22/96MICROSOFT EARNINGS REPORT WILL BE OUT AFTER THE MARKET CLOSES.

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