Microsoft is the enterprise-compounder that sits between quality value and platform growth: Azure, Office, and GitHub/OpenAI distribution. The desk uses it to test whether a mega-cap software name is still a “buy good, do nothing” business or a capex-heavy utility.
Akre/Smith compounding-machine screen vs. growth seats on Azure share and AI attach. Debate layer asks if the cloud margin is being spent to keep the narrative intact.
Capex for AI, regulatory overlap with search and productivity suites, and how much of Intelligent Cloud growth is price vs. volume. 10-K segment notes matter more than the keynote.
Independent briefs, then clerk assembly · 3 isolated prompts + 1 assembly pass · filing facts from SEC EDGAR (cached 7 days) — not investment advice, no buy button
Preview seating. Paid desks are 16 / 29 / 48 / 61. $49 is Associate (29), not 61. Partners is the same 61 with more compute.
MICROSOFT CORPORATION · 10-K FY · FY2026 · ended 2026-06-30 · CIK 0000789019
Filings from SEC companyfacts (us-gaap). P/B, P/S from cached price × diluted shares vs filings. Not a live quote. Not a live quote, not advice, not a buy button. Missing numbers stay blank; P/E shows n/m when diluted EPS ≤ 0.
Same file, different rules. Each brief states a view and why. Briefs are written in isolation so one loud narrative cannot drag the room. The clerk reads them only after they exist. Never “you should buy.” There is no buy button.
Constructive — the work is worth continuing, not an order. Owner test on MSFT: P/E 27.4, P/B 8.30, ROE 30.2%, net income $133.7B.
Question: “Research MSFT as a US-listed name.”. Owner earnings lens on MSFT. Plain Midwest English, folksy metaphors, long-horizon. Hard rule: Circle of competence: if the business cannot be explained simply, pass. Numbers on file: P/E 27.4; P/B 8.30; ROE 30.2%; net income $133.7B; revenue YoY 17.8%. On file: 10-K FY FY2026; revenue $331.8B; revenue YoY 17.8%; net income $133.7B; ROE 30.2%; LT debt/equity 0.10; P/E 27.4; P/B 8.3; P/S 11.1; price $492.44 cached. A low multiple that needs a hero story is not a margin of safety. A rich multiple with durable ROE can still be a business — but then price is the risk. Underwrite frame: Worth further homework.
Constructive — the work is worth continuing, not an order. Classify MSFT before cheering growth. revenue YoY 17.8%. P/E 27.4.
Question: “Research MSFT as a US-listed name.”. Classify before multiple. Six-category company classification system.. revenue YoY 17.8%. P/E 27.4. revenue $331.8B. On file: 10-K FY FY2026; revenue $331.8B; revenue YoY 17.8%; net income $133.7B; ROE 30.2%; LT debt/equity 0.10; P/E 27.4; P/B 8.3; P/S 11.1; price $492.44 cached. Fast growth with no category is how you buy a story. Stalwart growth with a broken category is how you overstay. Underwrite frame: Worth further homework.
Cautious — the file is open, the bar is not cleared. Invert MSFT first. What has to be false for the bull to die?
Question: “Research MSFT as a US-listed name.”. Invert MSFT. Invert: how would this thesis get killed? List the kill-shots before the romance. On file: 10-K FY FY2026; revenue $331.8B; revenue YoY 17.8%; net income $133.7B; ROE 30.2%; LT debt/equity 0.10; P/E 27.4; P/B 8.3; P/S 11.1; price $492.44 cached. Name what must be true for the bull: earnings quality, leverage (0.10), and whether footnotes hide the cycle. If I cannot name the kill path, I am not doing the job. Underwrite frame: Worth further homework.
Counted from isolated briefs. Ratios are filings or cached model input — not a live quote, not a rating, not a buy button.
| Metric | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 27.4 | P/B, P/S from cached price × diluted shares vs filings. Not a live quote. |
| P/B | 8.30 | P/B, P/S from cached price × diluted shares vs filings. Not a live quote. |
| P/S | 11.06 | — |
| ROE | 30.2% | — |
| LT debt / equity | 0.10 | — |
| Revenue (FY) | $331.8B | — |
| Revenue YoY | +17.8% | — |
| Net income | $133.7B | — |
| Diluted EPS | $17.95 | — |
Cycle, timing, exit, and quant seats are dark on this plan. A three-seat sample cannot locate the cycle or size a position.
Assembly is a second isolated pass over the briefs. Masters did not read each other. Research simulation — not advice, not a buy button.
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Compare plansWarren BuffettMSFT: screened alone against Moat & Management Final Review.
Peter LynchMSFT: screened alone against Ten-Bagger Hunter.
Debate starts only after independent briefs exist. Red team still does not see a shared draft.
Charlie Munger — Debate chair · inversion: the best way to kill this thesis
Warren Buffett — Final review · 10-year hold test
Full transcript, risk list, and sizing stay on higher seats.
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