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    Home»World»Cloud rains profit for Oracle

    Cloud rains profit for Oracle

    World By Agency Staff15 September 2017
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    Oracle’s streak of revenue gains continued for a fifth straight quarter, buoyed by corporate demand for cloud-based software.

    Adjusted sales rose 7% to US$9.2bn in the fiscal first quarter, exceeding analysts’ estimates, as sales of cloud-based products continued to make up a bigger portion of the total. Profit also topped average projections, helped by holding down growth in operating expenses.

    Oracle executives are investing in new products and hiring more salespeople to add revenue from cloud-related products, which let businesses access software and services via the Internet instead of running the programs from their own systems.

    They’re leveraging their existing relationships to sell a lot more cloud stuff. It’s been working so far

    Cloud-based sales jumped 51% during the quarter ended 31 August, the company said on Thursday in a statement. Oracle already counts many of the largest corporations in the world as customers, and has been increasingly pushing to switch these clients’ business software purchases to the cloud.

    “They’re leveraging their existing relationships to sell a lot more cloud stuff,” said Patrick Walravens, an analyst at JMP Securities. “It’s been working so far.”

    Shares of Redwood City, California-based Oracle rose as much as 2.2% in extended trading after the report. Investors have been encouraged by the company’s success in selling cloud-based software this year, sending the shares up 37% to records.

    Cloud growth

    New software licences, a measure that’s tied to the company’s traditional installed on-premise software offerings, declined 6.2%. That compares with a drop of 5% in the prior period.

    Revenue from cloud-based applications, including programs that help companies handle finance and human resources tasks — climbed 62%. The other part of the cloud business — which includes databases and access to raw computing power — rose 28%.

    Revenue, adjusted for items such as contract terms, was $9.2bn compared to analysts’ projection of $9.bn, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Profit excluding certain costs was $0.62/share, topping the average estimate of $0.60.

    Oracle has propped up growth by adding employees and making acquisitions. The company is hiring 5 000 employees for its internet-based software business in the US, on top of more than 4 000 already brought on this year. The software maker also has been adding workers in Europe and other regions, including South Africa.

    Last year, the company acquired NetSuite, a provider of cloud-based financial services, for about $9bn, one of its largest deals ever.  — Reported by Brian Womack, (c) 2017 Bloomberg LP

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