OracleORCLCOMMENTNov 23, 2015Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jul 15, 2026. Market Open.
They delivered a strong quarter yesterday. When Oracle issued debt to pay for its big data centre build-out, investors became concerned over its credit, starting last fall. However, their Q3 had many highlights: top and bottom line beat and every division except their smallest posted better than expected sales. Also, their operating margin rose over the last quarter. EPS also grew. Q4 guidance: 19-21% revenue growth, higher than expected. Meanwhile, OpenAI completed its fundraising so it can pay its bills for the short/medium term; Oracle doesn't have to worry about this in their partnership with OpenAI.
Has held this for a long time. Thinks it is a few years behind Microsoft (MSFT-Q) in the sense that it is trying to get more Cloud sales. Generating an enormous amount of free cash flow and raising its dividend. Management is very bold and very ambitious. Quite cheap on a lot of metrics.