Use Microsoft to protect against small markets fluctuations. The stock experiences normal downward trend and little activity
1 Month Beta ..........
0.76
As returns on market increase, Microsoft returns are expected to increase less than the market. However during bear market, the loss on holding Microsoft will be expected to be smaller as well.
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Microsoft Price and Market Media
The median price of Microsoft for the period between Thu, Apr 26, 2012 and Sat, May 26, 2012 is 30.65 with a coefficient of variation of 3.41. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 1.04, arithmetic mean of 30.45, and mean deviation of 0.87. The Stock received substential amount of media coverage during this period.
Microsoft Corporation [MSFT] is traded on American Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in Redmond, WA and employs 90,000 people. The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with current market capitalization of 244.13 B. Microsoft Corporation conducts business under Technology sector and is part of Application Software industry. This company has 8.4 B outstanding shares of which 69.6 M shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 1.8 trading days to cover.
Microsoft Liquidity
MICROSOFT CP currently holds about 58.16 B in cash with 29.89 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 6.92.
The company currently holds 13.15 B in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.19 which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. Microsoft Corporation has Current Ratio of 2.88 suggesting that it is liquid enough and is able to pay its financial obligations when they are due.
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