Microsoft Q1 Adj. EPS $4.89 Beats $4.72 Estimate, Sales $92.279B Beat $90.663B Estimate

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported quarterly earnings of $4.89 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.72 by 3.6 percent. This is a 18.4 percent increase over earnings of $4.13 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $92.279 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $90.663 billion by 1.78 percent. This is a 18.80 percent increase over sales of $77.673 billion the same period last year.