Microsoft Predicts Better Results for Xbox’s Business Segments in Next Quarter

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GamechaserBE said:

oodles2do said:

I'm not so sure, they didn't mention anything about Q2 2014. I just read it back again and the point I'm picking out are:

 

 

• Prediction of 1.5 - 1.6B for Q2 2015 - April - June.
• They took 1.8B in the latest quarter, Q1 Jan - March.
• They also took 1.44B in Q4 2014, Oct - Dec.

Just what I see it as.

 

You are confused with the Quarters.   April-June is not Q2 but Q4.   It is troublesome I know because if I am right for Sony (and most Japanse companies) April-June = Q1.

This is ridiculously confusing. I found this website, which states that the quarters are each just a 1/3 of the calender year:

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/q/quarter.asp

Then Wiki says that in the US the quarters are:

• 1st quarter: 1 October 2014 – 31 December 2014
• 2nd quarter: 1 January 2015 – 31 March 2015
• 3rd quarter: 1 April 2015 – 30 June 2015
• 4th quarter: 1 July 2015 – 30 September 2015

Wiki also says than a Japanese Fiscal year is from 1st April to the follow 31 March. Meaning that April - June would be Q1.

But this is about MS so their prediction of 1.5 to 1.6B is actually for Q3.