FY17 Q3 - Productivity and Business Processes Performance- Investor Relations - Microsoft

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Productivity and Business Processes

Revenue increased $1.4 billion or 22%, driven by the acquisition of LinkedIn and higher revenue from Office 365.

• LinkedIn revenue was $975 million, primarily comprised of revenue from Talent Solutions.

• Office Commercial revenue increased $347 million or 7%, driven by higher revenue from Office 365 commercial, mainly due to growth in subscribers, offset in part by lower revenue from products licensed on-premises, reflecting a continued shift to Office 365 commercial.

• Office Consumer revenue increased $112 million or 15%, driven by higher revenue from Office 365 consumer, mainly due to growth in subscribers.

• Dynamics revenue increased 10%, due to higher revenue from Dynamics 365.

Operating income decreased $198 million or 7%, primarily due to higher operating expenses, offset in part by an increase in gross margin. Operating income included an unfavorable foreign currency impact of 3%.

• Operating expenses increased $993 million or 44%, mainly due to LinkedIn expenses. Operating expenses included $965 million related to our acquisition of LinkedIn, including $153 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets. Sales and marketing expenses increased $522 million or 44%, research and development expenses increased $363 million or 53%, and general and administrative expenses increased $108 million or 28%.

• Gross margin increased $795 million or 15%, driven by higher revenue, offset in part by higher cost of revenue. Gross margin included an unfavorable foreign currency impact of 2%. Cost of revenue increased $642 million or 50%, driven by our acquisition of LinkedIn and an increased mix of cloud offerings. Cost of revenue included $396 million related to our acquisition of LinkedIn, including $218 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets.

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FY17 Earnings Release Schedule

  • Q4-Thursday, July 20

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