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Microsoft 4th-Qtr Sales Beat Forecast; Sees Charge
By Dina Bass
Redmond, Washington, July 11 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp., the biggest software maker, said fiscal fourth-quarter sales beat forecasts and profit from operations was in line with expectations. The company's shares jumped 6.6 percent on the news.
Profit in the period ended last month will include an investment loss of $2.6 billion, mainly because of a $3.9 billion pretax charge related to losses on telecommunications and cable securities, Microsoft said.
Sales were $6.5 billion to $6.6 billion, compared with an earlier forecast of $6.3 billion to $6.5 billion. In April, the company predicted profit from operations of 41 cents or 42 cents a share. Including the charge, profit will be 1 cent, Microsoft said.
Microsoft has made large investments in cable and phone companies in recent years. These included a $5 billion investment in AT&T Corp., whose stock has dropped 18 percent in the past 12 months, and NorthPoint Communications Group Inc., a provider of high-speed Internet service, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January.
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft's shares rose as high as $70.89 after the report. They had risen $2.02 to $66.50 in regular U.S. trading before the release.
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