Hello everyone. We conclude this week’s updates with Alphabet’s and Microsoft’s earnings.

Next week is shaping up to be a busy one with an Apple event on Monday evening followed by earnings a few days later. The current plan is to prepare for Apple’s earnings on Monday with the discussion possibly being continued on Wednesday. Let’s jump into today’s update.

Alphabet FY3Q23 Earnings

Alphabet’s earnings were fine with revenue up 11%. While that growth rate is up from the 6% reported last year, the difference is due to FX no longer being a headwind. Gross margins were up 300 basis points year over year. Operating income was up 25%. Free cash flow was $23B (which benefited from tax payment deferrals).

Diving deeper into the results, Google Search led the way with $4.5B revenue growth contribution (59% of total revenue growth). Revenue for Google – other, which includes everything from YouTube Premium and YouTube TV subscription revenue to Pixel, was up $1.4B (18% of the total), roughly the same as Google Cloud. YouTube proper (advertising) was up $0.9B.

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