Key Takeaways:

  • Microsoft needs little introduction, it is the second biggest company by market-cap in the world and has been one of the leading harbingers of the information age. It has several advantages vs other FAANG.
  • Microsoft qualifies for more themes in our  Granny Shots portfolio than any other stock. It qualifies for all three of our strategic themes: the economic rise of millennials, the rise  of AI/Automation and a high-asset intensity in a reflationary environment.
  • The company has been and will continue to be one of the main beneficiaries of the acceleration of the digital transformation caused by the pandemic.
  • The company has been repeatedly beating consensus growth estimates and the scale, size and scope of its balance sheet means it has multiple paths to growth including through acquisitions.
  • There are dark anti-trust clouds on the horizon for the newer members of Tech, but even Apple is experiencing anti-trust woes over its Ap-store behavior. Microsoft is insulated from the wrath of the US government and is increasingly one of its most important partners in cyber-security.

Microsoft ($MSFT) needs very little introduction given that many of us have been using its products for much of our lives. The Sultan of Software and the emperor of perso...

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