Microsoft is one of the largest global technology companies with leading market shares in the computer operating systems and office software. It is the world’s largest provider of software and information services with operations in over 190 countries and an extensive global distribution and marketing network. Its commercial cloud business is the largest in the world. Microsoft also offers an array of services, including cloud-based solutions, software, services, platforms, and content, consulting services, and online advertising. Windows, Xbox, Azure, Bing, Skype and Microsoft Office are some of Microsoft’s top revenue generating products. It operates through Productivity and Business Processes (33% of 2019 revenues), Intelligent Cloud (31%), and More Personal Computing (36%) segments. Microsoft generates most of its software revenue by selling proprietary software. Besides using technology in its own products, the company also generates a substantial royalty stream from licensing. It is also transitioning to a services and subscription business model which provides additional cash flow visibility.
Microsoft is a leading technology company in the world, developing and supporting software, services, devices, and solutions. The company offers an array of services, including cloud-based solutions to its customers and online advertising to a global audience. Microsoft also designs, … Read more
There are investors like me who believe that investing in companies with consistently growing dividends will lead to good performance. Collectively, we are known as Dividend Growth Investors or ‘DGI’ for short. But there are others who argue that investing … Read more
Technology in the form of electronics and computer hardware are now pervasive throughout our daily life. There is widespread interest in this technology as well as the companies that provider this technology. New gadgets and the latest and best versions … Read more
OpenText Corp is a leading Enterprise Information Management (EIM) company. It provides software and solutions to companies enabling them to better manage, leverage, and secure their enterprise information. The company’s revenues comprise of customer support (44% of FY18 revenues), cloud … Read more
Many investors like to have a process that simplifies the chaos of the stock markets. To that end, indexes and stock lists are created by financial institutions based on pre-determine set of criteria to satisfy the demand for investors. For … Read more
It wasn’t long ago that high-flying technology stocks were one of the last places that investors would look to for dividend income. In the past, technology stocks retained most (or all) of their earnings to fund internal growth. However, the … Read more
My portfolio currently provides a 3.26% dividend income on the market value at the end of October. In fact, here is what each of my accounts provides in terms of market yield: TFSA: 3.81% RRSP: 2.43% RESP: 4.74% Regular: 4.09% Transfer … Read more
At any point in your investing journey, you should identify what your core dividend stocks are as they represent the building blocks for your long-term success. Rarely do we just hold 5 stocks in a portfolio, we probably reach at … Read more