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Oracle Corporation: ORCL Stock Is Stuck in No Man’s Land
A transition to the cloud is savvy, but growth will be squeezed by margins
By Hilary Kramer
Source: Game Changers
http://investorplace.com/2016/08/oracle ... 67rSJh96M8
Sales of the company's cloud-computing software and platform service rose nearly 62 percent to $1.19 billion, while its software licensing business fell nearly 16 percent.
The company's shift to cloud-based products to tackle the shrinking licensing business was strengthened with its $9.3 billion NetSuite acquisition in July.
Oracle reported revenue of $16.06 billion for its fiscal second quarter, up 14% from the previous year but lower than the $16.21 billion projected.
The tech firm's closely watched AI segment, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), saw a 68% climb in revenue to $4.1 billion, roughly in line.
Oracle's earnings per share of $2.26 surpassed the $1.64 projected by the Street, marking a jump from EPS of $1.47 in the year-ago period.
Oracle shares have plummeted more than 30% from their September peak as the company's mounting debt and heavy reliance upon OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) to reach its ambitious revenue targets put investors on edge.
The company's massive spending and weak forecasts fanned doubts over how quickly the big bets on AI will pay off.
300 billion OpenAI deal. Shares sliding in recent weeks on concern Google is pulling ahead of OpenAI.
Investors have also dumped Oracle bonds on worries about its debt-fueled AI build-out, while piling into credit-default swaps (CDS) that offer bondholders a hedge against default.
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