Microsoft (MSFT) Launches Outlook.com; Hotmail Replaced

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declared that it has released its latest e-mail service named as Outlook.com. The new service would take place of the previous Hotmail service.

Microsoft has been facing headwinds with its Hotmail brand and e-mail associated software service with its Microsoft Outlook brand. This was mainly due to the fact that Microsoft witnessed strong challenges from Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Yahoo’s (YHOO) renowned brands, Gmail and Yahoo Mail.

To recover its lost share in email segment, Microsoft is intending to hike the significance of its email service. For that purpose, Outlook.com is cloud-based, with user information saved on Microsoft servers and letting users to check their mails, contact lists and other data throughout multiple devices. While this is not creative, it does take Outlook on same level with the others.

Its competitors include Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) Gross margin remained 78.83% with 4.88 billion of outstanding shares and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) whose gross margin remained 44.11% with 937.41 million of outstanding shares.

Other technology stocks include Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) whose gross margin remained 68.06%, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MDRX) with gross margin of 44.89%, A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:AONE) with gross margin of -108.85%, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) whose gross margin remained 73.95%, Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR) gross margin stayed 90.75% and Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) having gross margin of 31.36%.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) after opening at $Y hit high price of $Y and then trading at $Y by plunging -Y% and on current session volume of Y million shares is surprisingly higher than its average volume of Y million shares.

The stock price volatility was 1.30% for a week and 1.84% for a month as well as price volatility’s Average True Range for 14 days was 0.56 and its beta remained 1.01.

The liquidity measure in recent quarter results of the company was recorded 2.60 as current ratio and on the other side the debt to equity ratio was 0.18 and long-term debt to equity ratio also remained 0.16. The Company had total cash at hand $62.04 billion and a book value per share as $7.92 in the most recent quarter.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) generated revenue of 73.72 billion in the following twelve months and earned $16.98 billion. The Company showed a positive 23.03% in the net profit margin and as well as in its operating margin which remained 29.52%. Company’s annual sales growth for the past five year was 7.60%.

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