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Microsoft is one of the most valuable companies in the world.
A lot of people use Windows or Microsoft Office every single day.
The stock is currently down 25% from its peak.
Does it make Microsoft an interesting investment? Let’s find out.
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Microsoft - General Information
👔 Company name: Microsoft Corporation
✍️ ISIN: US5949181045
🔎 Ticker: MSFT
📚 Type: Oligopoly
📈 Stock Price: $391.8
💵 Market cap: $ 2.91 trillion
📊 Average daily volume: $13.6 billion
Onepager
Here’s a onepager with the essentials of Microsoft.
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15-Step Approach
Let’s use our 15-step approach to analyze the company.
At the end of this article, we’ll give Microsoft a score on each of these 15 metrics.
This results in a Total Quality Score.
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1. Do I understand the business model?
Microsoft is a leading technology company that develops, licenses, and supports software products, services, and devices.
Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft has grown into one of the world’s most well-known and valuable companies.
Gates wanted to build a platform like no other:
“A platform is when the economic value of everybody that uses it, exceeds the value of the company that creates it.” - Bill Gates
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Microsoft is active in three main markets:
Productivity and Business Processes (42.6% of total revenue): This includes sales of Microsoft Office software, such as Word and Excel, and subscription services like Microsoft 365. It also covers business tools like L