Microsoft Drops After Largest Quarterly Loss on Nokia Charge
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Microsoft Corp. shares fell the most since January after the software maker posted its largest-ever quarterly loss, hurt by a $7.5 billion writedown related to its flopped purchase of Nokia’s handset unit.
The net loss in the fourth quarter, which ended June 30, amounted to $3.2 billion, and revenue fell 5.1 percent to $22.2 billion, Microsoft said Tuesday in a statement. Excluding the Nokia charge and costs related to job cuts, profit was 62 cents a share. Analysts on average projected profit of 58 cents on sales of $22 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.