Nathaniel Thiele

MSFT

Mircosoft is the brainchild of Paul Allen and Bill Gates. This company reinvited the PC and operating software worldwide. Worldwide 32.32% of the operating market is owned by windows and Mircosoft. Mircosoft is also a key producer of videos games including being the owner of Fallout.

Mircosoft is a Triple-A company which means it has a safer credit rating than the US government. The largest risk to Mircosoft comes from the inside, not the outside. Mircosoft’s current CEO, Satya Nadella has led the company from a failed phone/software company to a global powerhouse that is hard to compete with. 

Mircosoft’s threats will come from bad management, overleverage of mergers, and tech innovations. Even in a very competitive environment, Mircosoft has been able to thrive working toward gaining more revenue growth. Part of the reason for the success of Mircosoft lies in excellent management and clear goals.

Microsoft’s main ways of return capital are paying dividends and buybacks. They recently announced a 60 Billion shares repurchase plan as well as 18.634 Billion in a dividend. Annually Microsoft has returned about 20%. There is no stopping this giant software and windows giant.