Microsoft’s Dollar Alarm Raises New Worry for Software Stocks

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(Bloomberg) -- Software makers that have been battered amid this year’s stock slump were dealt another blow this week when Microsoft Corp. warned of even more headwinds coming down the pike.The world’...

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The company’s rare mid-season revision took markets by surprise and briefly sent futures on the S&P 500 Index tumbling.Microsoft and other large US software makers such as Oracle Corp. and Adobe Inc. , have complex global operations and higher exposure to foreign currencies. The US Dollar Index has risen more than 7% off a January low, and last month hit its highest in two decades. The more expensive dollar is bound to add to pressures already threatening the companies’ margins such as higher costs.“A strong dollar will be a recurring theme across many large software companies, as most generate over one-third of their sales outside the US,” said Anurag Rana, senior analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence.Soaring U.S. Treasury yields and expectations of tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve have caused investors to flee software stocks with pricey valuations and whose profits are expected to be delivered far in the future.The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF is down 24% in 2022, including a drop of 1.6% in Friday’s session. A Goldman Sachs basket of the priciest software names is down more than 45%, while the broad S&P 500 Index is down 14%. Microsoft is on track to end the week 1.2% lower.Dollar HedgeWall Street has been encouraged by strong financial results from software makers this earnings season. 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