Oracle Corp (ORCL) faces challenges in the rapidly evolving cloud computing market as it plans investments to meet the growing demand for its cloud offerings. These challenges can put a dent in Oracle’s long-term profitability and can impact the company’s reputation as a cloud services provider.
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As customer demand for Oracle’s cloud offerings increases, the company experiences volatility in reported revenues and operating results.
Oracle customers mostly purchase its cloud offerings on a subscription basis, which are recognized ratably or as services are consumed over the subscription period. The company needs to anticipate customer transitions from traditional licenses, hardware, and support offerings to Oracle Cloud Services, failing which could adversely affect its revenues and profitability.
In addition to this, Oracle needs to carefully plan its investment levels based on estimates of future revenues and anticipated growth rates.
If the company overestimates customer adoption and demand for its cloud services, there could be a negative impact on its profitability and cash flows.
Oracle has also undertaken initiatives to increase its existing data center capacity and establish data centers in new geographic locations.
However, this requires entering into long-term lease commitments with third-party data center providers that have significant contract termination fees. If Oracle fails to execute its cloud computing strategy and needs to exit such obligations, it could face adverse effects on its profitability and cash flows.
Furthermore, Oracle’s products and services may suffer due to significant coding, manufacturing, or configuration errors in its cloud, license, and hardware offerings.
Despite rigorous testing, errors in released products and services can negatively impact their functionality, performance, and security, resulting in service interruptions, delays, or outages. This can affect Oracle’s ability to offer new products or services and can also damage its reputation in the market, leading to declined sales and revenues.
Another challenge that Oracle faces is the intense competition in the IT industry.
With rapidly changing technology, new vendors constantly emerge, and existing players expand their product offerings. Oracle’s enterprise cloud, license, and hardware offerings compete directly with some of the largest and most competitive companies globally. If Oracle is unable to compete effectively, its operations and business prospects could be harmed.
It is crucial for Oracle to offer high-quality technical support services to maintain its valuable customer relationships.
If the company is unable to respond promptly to customer demands for support services, it could adversely affect its reputation, sales, operating results, and financial position.
Moreover, Oracle’s cloud and hardware offerings rely on a complex supply chain and single-vendor technologies and components.
A disruption in the supply chain due to industry consolidation, component shortages, natural disasters, political unrest, or public health crises can risk Oracle’s cloud and license business and hardware business, negatively affecting its operating results.
In conclusion, Oracle faces multiple challenges in achieving its cloud strategy goals.
As the cloud computing industry continues to transform, Oracle must successfully execute its strategy and overcome these obstacles to maintain its position as a leading cloud services provider. Ensuring high-quality technical support services, managing its supply chain efficiently, and adapting to the evolving market competition are a few aspects that Oracle must focus on to ensure long-term profitability and growth in the cloud computing space.
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| Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 – 1992 | |
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| 0 | Revenue | 42440 | 40479 | 39068 | 39506 | 39383 | 37792 | 37047 | 38226 | 38275 | 37180 | Upgrade |
| 1 | Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.84% | 3.61% | -1.11% | 0.31% | 4.21% | 2.01% | -3.08% | -0.13% | 2.95% | 0.16% | Upgrade |
| 2 | Cost of Revenue | 8877 | 7855 | 7938 | 7995 | 8060 | 7452 | 7479 | 7532 | 7236 | 7379 | Upgrade |
| 3 | Gross Profit | 33563 | 32624 | 31130 | 31511 | 31323 | 30340 | 29568 | 30694 | 31039 | 29801 | Upgrade |
| 4 | Selling, General & Admin | 9364 | 8936 | 9275 | 9774 | 9715 | 9257 | 9039 | 8732 | 8605 | 8134 | Upgrade |
| 5 | Research & Development | 7219 | 6527 | 6067 | 6026 | 6084 | 6153 | 5787 | 5524 | 5151 | 4850 | Upgrade |
| 6 | Other Operating Expenses | 6054 | 1948 | 1892 | 2176 | 2260 | 2017 | 2138 | 2567 | 2524 | 2133 | Upgrade |
| 7 | Operating Expenses | 22637 | 17411 | 17234 | 17976 | 18059 | 17427 | 16964 | 16823 | 16280 | 15117 | Upgrade |
| 8 | Operating Income | 10926 | 15213 | 13896 | 13535 | 13264 | 12913 | 12604 | 13871 | 14759 | 14684 | Upgrade |
| 9 | Interest Expense / Income | 2755 | 2496 | 1995 | 2082 | 2025 | 1798 | 1467 | 1143 | 914 | 797 | Upgrade |
| 10 | Other Expense / Income | 522 | -282 | -162 | -815 | -1185 | -565 | -305 | -106 | 141 | -11 | Upgrade |
| 11 | Pretax Income | 7649 | 12999 | 12063 | 12268 | 12424 | 11680 | 11442 | 12834 | 13704 | 13898 | Upgrade |
| 12 | Income Tax | 932 | -747 | 1928 | 1185 | 8837 | 2228 | 2541 | 2896 | 2749 | 2973 | Upgrade |
| 13 | Net Income | 6717 | 13746 | 10135 | 11083 | 3587 | 9452 | 8901 | 9938 | 10955 | 10925 | Upgrade |
| 14 | Net Income Growth | -51.13% | 35.63% | -8.55% | 208.98% | -62.05% | 6.19% | -10.43% | -9.28% | 0.27% | 9.46% | Upgrade |
| 15 | Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 2700 | 2945 | 3211 | 3634 | 4121 | 4115 | 4221 | 4404 | 4528 | 4769 | Upgrade |
| 16 | Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 2786 | 3022 | 3294 | 3732 | 4238 | 4217 | 4305 | 4503 | 4604 | 4844 | Upgrade |
| 17 | Shares Change | -7.81% | -8.26% | -11.74% | -11.94% | 0.50% | -2.04% | -4.40% | -2.19% | -4.95% | -4.93% | Upgrade |
| 18 | EPS (Basic) | 2.49 | 4.67 | 3.16 | 3.05 | 0.87 | 2.30 | 2.11 | 2.26 | 2.42 | 2.29 | Upgrade |
| 19 | EPS (Diluted) | 2.41 | 4.55 | 3.08 | 2.97 | 0.85 | 2.24 | 2.07 | 2.21 | 2.38 | 2.26 | Upgrade |
| 20 | EPS Growth | -47.03% | 47.73% | 3.70% | 249.41% | -62.05% | 8.21% | -6.33% | -7.14% | 5.31% | 15.31% | Upgrade |
| 21 | Free Cash Flow Per Share | 1.86 | 4.67 | 3.60 | 3.55 | 3.31 | 2.94 | 2.96 | 3.00 | 3.17 | 2.85 | Upgrade |
| 22 | Dividend Per Share | 1.280 | 1.040 | 0.960 | 0.810 | 0.760 | 0.640 | 0.600 | 0.510 | 0.480 | 0.300 | Upgrade |
| 23 | Dividend Growth | 23.08% | 8.33% | 18.52% | 6.58% | 18.75% | 6.67% | 17.65% | 6.25% | 60.00% | 25.00% | Upgrade |
| 24 | Gross Margin | 79.08% | 80.59% | 79.68% | 79.76% | 79.53% | 80.28% | 79.81% | 80.30% | 81.09% | 80.15% | Upgrade |
| 25 | Operating Margin | 25.74% | 37.58% | 35.57% | 34.26% | 33.68% | 34.17% | 34.02% | 36.29% | 38.56% | 39.49% | Upgrade |
| 26 | Profit Margin | 15.83% | 33.96% | 25.94% | 28.05% | 9.11% | 25.01% | 24.03% | 26.00% | 28.62% | 29.38% | Upgrade |
| 27 | Free Cash Flow Margin | 11.85% | 33.97% | 29.63% | 32.63% | 34.66% | 32.03% | 33.73% | 34.50% | 37.47% | 36.51% | Upgrade |
| 28 | Effective Tax Rate | 12.18% | -5.75% | 15.98% | 9.66% | 71.13% | 19.08% | 22.21% | 22.57% | 20.06% | 21.39% | Upgrade |
| 29 | EBITDA | 13526 | 18411 | 17026 | 17269 | 17234 | 15929 | 15418 | 16838 | 17526 | 17626 | Upgrade |
| 30 | EBITDA Margin | 31.87% | 45.48% | 43.58% | 43.71% | 43.76% | 42.15% | 41.62% | 44.05% | 45.79% | 47.41% | Upgrade |
| 31 | Depreciation & Amortization | 3122 | 2916 | 2968 | 2919 | 2785 | 2451 | 2509 | 2861 | 2908 | 2931 | Upgrade |
| 32 | EBIT | 10404 | 15495 | 14058 | 14350 | 14449 | 13478 | 12909 | 13977 | 14618 | 14695 | Upgrade |
| 33 | EBIT Margin | 24.51% | 38.28% | 35.98% | 36.32% | 36.69% | 35.66% | 34.84% | 36.56% | 38.19% | 39.52% | Upgrade |
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