Microsoft & The Market
SEC Drama
ESG & Ethics
Money, Money, Money
Strategy Showdown
100

What is Microsoft’s stock ticker symbol?

What is MSFT?

100

What footnote highlights Microsoft’s potential legal liabilities?

What is the contingency footnote?

100

What year does Microsoft aim to become carbon negative by?

 What is 2030?

100

What’s the golden accounting equation that always has to balance?

What is Assets = Liabilities + Equity?

100

What is Microsoft’s main strategic focus in product development?

What is AI integration / “AI Everywhere”?

200

What is Microsoft’s SIC code and what industry does it represent?

What is 7372 (Prepackaged Software)?

200

What standard did Microsoft adopt to recognize revenue more accurately?

What is ASC 606?

200

What diversity training initiative does Microsoft use to raise awareness about bias?

What is Bias Busters?

200

What was Microsoft’s net income for FY2024?
What is $55.8 billion?

What is $55.8 billion?

200

What gaming company did Microsoft acquire in 2023?

What is Activision Blizzard?

300

Name two major industries Microsoft operates in.

What are Cloud Computing and Software Publishing?

300

What SEC form does Microsoft use to report annual, audited financial information?

What is Form 10-K?

300

Q: Microsoft doesn’t have a union, but supports employees through what internal method?

What are employee resource groups and engagement initiatives?

300

What is Microsoft’s Return on Assets (ROA)?

What is 11.7%?

300

What healthcare company did Microsoft acquire to boost AI in medical tech?

What is Nuance Communications?

400

What are Microsoft’s three business segments?

What are Productivity & Business, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing?

400

What did Microsoft settle for $14.4 million with California in 2024?

What is discrimination against parental/disability leave?

400

What ESG report does Microsoft publish annually to show sustainability and social efforts?

What is the Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CRS) Report?

400

What was Microsoft’s total revenue for FY2024?

What is $236.6 billion?

400

What are two risks Microsoft lists in their MDA section?

What are cybersecurity threats and regulatory pressures?

500

What two companies are Microsoft’s main competitors in cloud services?

What are Amazon (AWS) and Google (Google Cloud)?

500

What’s one historical issue noted in Microsoft’s comment letter with the SEC?

What is goodwill impairment from the Nokia acquisition (2014)?

500

Name one criticism related to Microsoft’s AI tech mentioned in your paper.

What is privacy concerns with facial recognition?

500

What is one financial challenge mentioned regarding Microsoft’s AI services?

 What is tracking revenue for AI-based services?

500

What is one potential M&A target Microsoft could pursue, according to your paper?

What is ServiceNow or OpenAI?