Facebook and Microsoft increase sales and profits 3 months until last month January 30 9:06

Facebook and Microsoft of the United States announced the financial results on the 29th, respectively, and both the results for the three months to last month increased both sales and ultimate profit compared to the same time of the previous year, resulting in higher sales and profits Was.

Of these, Facebook's advertising business continued to be strong, with sales up 25% compared to the same period of the previous year to $ 21 billion, more than ¥ 2.2 trillion in Japanese yen, and net profit of 7 That's up $ 7.3 billion, or over 800 billion yen.

At the end of last month, there were 2,498 million monthly users worldwide, up 2% from three months ago.

Also, Microsoft had sales of $ 36.9 billion for the three months to last month, more than 4 trillion yen in Japanese yen, net profit of $ 11.6 billion and more than 1.2 trillion yen in Japanese yen, compared to the same time in the previous year As a result, sales and profits increased.

In the US IT-related companies, Apple announced the highest-ever earnings on the previous day, and the good performance of each company is driving the stock price which continues to rise.