CLAIM #44717 · Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) · 2025Q1 earnings call · Oct 30, 2024 · due Jan 31, 2025
“This will be higher than overall search and news advertising revenue growth, which we expect to be in the high single digits.”
Amy Hood · CFO
How to check this claim
Look at: Search and news advertising ex-TAC revenue growth vs. overall search and news advertising revenue growth (year-over-year, quarterly segment disclosure)
It came true if: Search and news advertising ex-TAC revenue growth rate > overall search and news advertising revenue growth rate (high teens vs. high single digits)
Where: Microsoft quarterly earnings press release / 10-Q segment disclosures (More Personal Computing segment)
In context
“vices, we expect revenue growth to be in the low single digits. Now to More Personal Computing. We continue to make decisions to prioritize strategic higher-margin opportunities within each of our consumer businesses. Our outlook reflects the improvement in gross and operating margins from this prioritization work across gaming, search, and devices. We expect revenue in More Personal Computing to be $13.85 billion to $14.25 billion. Windows OEM and devices revenue should decline in the low to mid-single digits. We expect Windows OEM revenue growth in line with the PC market to be more than offset by a decline in devices as the trends from Q1 continue. Search and news advertising ex-TAC revenue growth should be in the high teens, with continued growth in both volume and revenue per search. This will be higher than overall search and news advertising revenue growth, which we expect to be in the high single digits. And in gaming, we expect revenue to decline in the high single digits due to hardware. We expect Xbox content and services revenue growth to be relatively flat. We're excited about last week's launch of Call of Duty, where we saw the most Game Pass subscriber adds we've ever seen on a launch day. There are two things about the launch that are different than the Call of Duty launch a year ago, where revenue was mostly recognized in the quarter of purchase. First, the game is available on Game Pass so for players who play through Game Pass, the subscription revenue is recognized over time. Second, the game requires an online connection to play so even for players who purchased the standalone game, revenue recognition will also occur ratably over time. Now back to company guidance. We expect”
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SEC filings for MSFT ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q1 earnings call.