January 30, 2017

Last week Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), the third largest publicly-traded company in the world, reported financials for the period ended December 31, 2016, the company’s second quarter of fiscal year 2017. The company reported revenue of $24.1 billion (GAAP), a slight increase over revenue of $23.8 billion reported for the same period last year. Other highlights for Q2 of fiscal year 2017 include operating income of $6.2 billion (GAAP), net income of $5.2 billion (GAAP) and diluted earnings per share of $0.66 (GAAP).