What does the company do?
Oracle Corporation (Oracle) is an enterprise software company. The Company develops, manufactures, markets, distributes and services database and middleware software, as well as applications software that help its customers manage their businesses. Oracle is organized into two businesses: software and services. These businesses are further divided into five operating segments. Its software business consists of two operating segments, new software licenses, and software license updates and product support. Its services business consists of three operating segments, consulting, On Demand and education. The Company’s software and services businesses represented 81% and 19% of its total revenues, during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 (fiscal 2009). In July 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of Relsys International, Inc.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Oracle Corp one-year sales: 22.98 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Application Software group: -31.73% - Oracle Corp one-year income: 5.64 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Application Software group: -30.27%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 22.98 Bil | 33.65 Bil | | Income | 5.64 Bil | 8.09 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Oracle Corp one-year sales growth: -5.20%.
Difference from the average for the Application Software group: 2.80 pct. pts. - Oracle Corp one-year income growth: 4.40%.
| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -5.20% | -8.00% | | Income Growth | 4.40% | -1.10% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Oracle Corp one-year net profit margin: 24.5%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: 0.4 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Application Software group: 3.3 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 24.5% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 24.1% | | Industry | 21.2% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Oracle Corp debt/equity ratio: 0.56.
Difference from the average for the Application Software group: 115.38%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.56 | 0.26 |
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