Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call Recaps: Microsoft (MSFT)
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Our latest recap available to Bespoke subscribers covers Microsoft’s (MSFT) Q3 2025 earnings call.
Microsoft (MSFT) is one of the world’s most influential technology companies, with offerings that span from productivity tools like Microsoft 365 to cloud infrastructure via Azure, cybersecurity, gaming (Xbox), and professional networking (LinkedIn). A leader in AI, MSFT is deeply embedded in both consumer and commercial digital ecosystems, serving over 430 million Microsoft 365 commercial seats and powering 1.4 million security customers. MSFT posted another record quarter with $70.1B in revenue (+13%) and cloud revenue surpassing $42B (+22% in constant currency), driven by accelerating demand across both AI and non-AI workloads. AI services added 16 points to Azure’s 35% constant currency growth, and MSFT warned of capacity constraints into Q4. GitHub Copilot now has 15M users, and Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption tripled YoY, with custom agent creation up 130% QoQ. Enterprise cloud migrations accelerated, and Fabric saw 80% YoY customer growth. Advertising topped $20B, helped by growth in Bing, Edge, and LinkedIn. Management emphasized improved AI capital efficiency and called out emerging supply/demand imbalances in data center infrastructure. MSFT shares were up 7.6% on 5/1 after posting better-than-expected results…
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Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call Recaps: Meta Platforms (META)
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Our latest recap available to Bespoke subscribers covers Meta Platforms’ (META) Q1 2025 earnings call.
Meta Platforms (META) operates some of the world’s most widely used social applications, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, serving over 3.4 billion daily users. It generates the vast majority of its revenue through digital advertising but is increasingly investing in AI infrastructure, general intelligence, consumer-facing AI assistants, and hardware platforms like AR glasses and VR headsets. META also leads the development of foundational AI models through its Llama family of large language models. META delivered strong results in Q1 with $42.3B in revenue (up 16% YoY). The call was dominated by AI, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlining five key AI investment pillars, including advertising optimization and Meta AI, now used by nearly a billion users. META’s CapEx forecast jumped to $64–$72B to accelerate data center buildouts and LLM development. Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses saw usage quadruple, showing traction in AI devices. While AI ambitions grow, macro and regulatory risks remain, especially after an EU DMA ruling that could hurt revenue in Europe by Q3. META shares were up 4.2% on 5/1 following the results…
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Chart of the Day – 5/6/25 – Multi-Year Lows in Crude Oil
Bespoke’s Morning Lineup – 5/6/25
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“I’d rather be dead than sing ‘Satisfaction’ when I’m 45.” – Mick Jagger, 1975
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After breaking a nine-day winning streak yesterday, the S&P 500 is trading down roughly 0.75-1.00% pre-market as the rally takes a breather. As shown below, 10-day advance/decline lines for many key sectors are at their most overbought levels of the past year, so downside mean reversion here should be totally expected.
While futures are lower, we’d note that it has been a strong week for earnings so far with thirteen companies raising guidance versus just three that have lowered guidance. There have also been nine triple plays already this week.
A few weeks ago we published a Chart of the Day that featured stocks that have consistently reported earnings triple plays in the past few years that also appear to be less exposed to tariffs. As shown below, many of the stocks that we highlighted have had very nice runs over the last week:
The Closer – S&P’s Fun Is Over, Crude, Housing – 5/5/25
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Daily Sector Snapshot — 5/5/25
Chart of the Day: Nearly 30 Years of Country ETFs
Bespoke’s Morning Lineup – 5/5/25
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“This period has been… It’s really nothing. This is not a very dramatic bear market or anything of the sort.” – Warren Buffett (on recent market weakness)
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The S&P 500 has quickly clawed its way back from post-Liberation Day losses, closing on Friday above pre-Trump Rose Garden levels.
The S&P enters the week on a nine-trading day win streak, which it hasn’t done in more than 20 years! As shown in the second chart below, forward returns following prior nine-day win streaks have been weaker than average over the next week and month as well as longer-term over the next six and twelve months.
Brunch Reads – 5/3/25
Welcome to Bespoke Brunch Reads — a linkfest of some of our favorite articles over the past week. The links are mostly market-related, but there are some other interesting subjects covered as well. We hope you enjoy the food for thought as a supplement to the research we provide you during the week.
Where the Poppies Blow: In Flanders Fields is one of the most iconic war poems ever written, capturing both the sorrow and the resolve born from the battlefield. Penned by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae on May 3, 1915, the poem reflects the haunting beauty of red poppies growing among soldiers’ graves in Flanders, a region ravaged by World War I. McCrae, a Canadian physician and soldier, was inspired to write the poem shortly after presiding over the funeral of a fellow soldier and friend who died in the Second Battle of Ypres.
The poem begins with the image of poppies swaying between the graves, moves into a remembrance of the fallen who “lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,” and ends with a direct plea to the living: “Take up our quarrel with the foe.” That final call to action transformed the poppy into a lasting symbol of remembrance and helped fuel a sense of duty and sacrifice during the war.
Travel & Transportation
Virginia will use technology to slow chronic speeders’ cars—and other states are rushing to join in (Fast Company)
As the federal government retreats from traffic safety enforcement, a surprising number of state legislatures are pushing forward with bills requiring Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) for the most extreme speeders, drivers clocked at 100+ mph. These systems can either warn drivers or physically prevent further acceleration, and the proposals are tailored to target high-risk individuals. With bipartisan traction from DC to Georgia, advocates see this as a rare moment of political alignment that could reshape how the most dangerous drivers are held in check. [Link]
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