UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) September 19, 2013

 

 

Microsoft Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Washington

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

0-14278   91-1144442

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington   98052-6399
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(425) 882-8080

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure

In July 2013, Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) announced a realignment of its organizational structure as part of its transformation to a devices and services company. The changes are intended to enable the Company to innovate with greater speed, efficiency, and capability. As a result of these changes, information that the Company’s chief operating decision maker (its chief executive officer) regularly reviews for purposes of allocating resources and assessing performance changed. Therefore, beginning in fiscal year 2014, the Company will report its financial performance based on the five reportable segments described below.

This Form 8-K provides a description of the new reporting structure and a summary of the effects of these changes on Microsoft’s historical segment results. The information contained in this Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to Regulation FD in order to provide the financial community with summary financial information and historical data that is presented on a basis consistent with our new reporting structure. Beginning with the quarter ending September 30, 2013, our financial statements will reflect the new reporting structure with prior periods adjusted accordingly.

Devices and Consumer

Devices and Consumer (“D&C”) develops and markets products and services designed to entertain and connect people, increase personal productivity, help people simplify tasks and make more informed decisions online, and help advertisers connect with audiences. D&C revenue is generated from three segments:

 

 

 

D&C Licensing, comprising: Windows, including OEM and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system and related software (“Consumer Windows”); non-volume licensing of Microsoft Office for consumers (“Consumer Office”); Windows Phone, including related patent licensing; and certain other patent licensing revenue;

 

 

 

D&C Hardware, comprising: the Xbox 360 gaming and entertainment console and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox LIVE subscriptions (“Xbox Platform”); Surface; and Microsoft PC accessories; and

 

 

 

D&C Other, comprising: Resale, including Windows Store, Xbox LIVE transactions, and the Windows Phone Marketplace; search advertising; display advertising; Subscription, comprising Office 365 Home Premium; Studios, comprising first-party video games; our retail stores; and certain other consumer products and services not included in the categories above.

Commercial

Our Commercial segments develop and market software and services designed to increase individual, team, and organization productivity and efficiency, and to simplify everyday tasks through seamless operations across the user’s hardware and software. Our Commercial segments are:

 

 

 

Commercial Licensing, comprising: server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and Windows Embedded; volume licensing of the Windows operating system (excluding OEM and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system) (“Commercial Windows”); Microsoft Office for business (“Commercial Office”), including Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions, excluding Dynamics CRM Online; and Skype; and

 

 

 

Commercial Other, comprising: Enterprise Services, including Premier product support services and Microsoft Consulting Services; Online Services, comprising Office 365 (excluding Office 365 Home Premium), other Microsoft Office online offerings, and Dynamics CRM Online; Windows Azure; and certain other commercial products and online services not included in the categories above.

Corporate and Other includes adjustments to conform our internal accounting policies to U.S. GAAP and corporate-level activity not specifically attributed to a segment. Significant internal accounting policies that differ from U.S. GAAP relate to revenue recognition, income statement classification, and depreciation.


Recast segment and segment group financial results

The following tables provide recast segment revenue and gross margin, and segment group operating expenses and operating income for the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. The recasting of previously issued financial information does not represent a restatement of previously issued financial statements and does not affect our reported net income, earnings per share, total assets, or stockholders’ equity for any of the previously reported periods.

 

(In millions)

                 

Year Ended June 30,

       2013      2012  

Revenue

       

Devices and Consumer

 

Licensing

   $ 19,021       $ 19,495   
 

Hardware

     6,461         6,740   
 

Other

     6,618         6,203   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Total

   $ 32,100       $ 32,438   

Commercial

 

Licensing

   $ 39,686       $ 37,126   
 

Other

     5,660         4,644   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Total

   $ 45,346       $ 41,770   

Corporate and Other

       403         (485
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consolidated

     $ 77,849       $ 73,723   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

                 

Year Ended June 30,

       2013      2012  

Gross margin

       

Devices and Consumer

 

Licensing

   $ 17,044       $ 17,240   
 

Hardware

     956         2,495   
 

Other

     2,046         1,998   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Total

   $ 20,046       $ 21,733   

Commercial

 

Licensing

   $ 36,261       $ 34,463   
 

Other

     921         579   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Total

   $ 37,182       $ 35,042   

Corporate and Other

       372         (582
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consolidated

     $ 57,600       $ 56,193   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

             

Year Ended June 30,

   2013      2012  

Operating expenses

     

Devices and Consumer

   $ 10,625       $ 15,682   

Commercial

     16,050         15,064   

Corporate and Other

     4,161         3,684   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consolidated

   $ 30,836       $ 34,430   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

            

Year Ended June 30,

   2013     2012  

Operating income

    

Devices and Consumer

   $ 9,421      $  6,051   

Commercial

     21,132        19,978   

Corporate and Other

     (3,789     (4,266
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated

   $ 26,764      $ 21,763   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   MICROSOFT CORPORATION
   (Registrant)

Date: September 19, 2013

  

/s/ FRANK H. BROD

   Frank H. Brod
  

Corporate Vice President, Finance and Administration;

Chief Accounting Officer