Oracle should drift higher after a big earnings beat, coming right after GPT-6 Astra's release. It might be a viable neocloud: channel checks were terrible, but that likely reflects Larry Ellison extending credit too far with suppliers. x.comÂ
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Oracle's non-AI revenue and scale could help it outlast debt-starved neoclouds. Elon Musk says debt markets have largely shut out firms lacking substantial non-AI revenue. Oracle raised $20B through an ATM without significant dilution; unlike other major hyperscalers, it is not building Nvidia alternatives, giving Nvidia reason to prioritize it. If Musk is right, consolidation could lift Oracle's pricing power; at 19x earnings, it is without a doubt one of AI infrastructure's best buys. x.comÂ
Oracle's AI buildout looks fundable as spending peaks and cash flow turns positive. Spending is forecast to peak in FY27-28, with free cash flow positive in 2H FY28 and above $30bn in FY29, a roughly $54bn swing. New capital raising is capped at $20bn through 2030, half equity and half debt. Revenue is projected to grow from $90bn next year to $225bn+ by FY30. Bullish Oracle. x.comÂ
Oracle looks set to burn many more billions in cash at least into the first half of fiscal 2028. That is the less reassuring implication of Reuters' headline that Oracle expects cash flow to turn positive in the second half of that fiscal year, even though the market liked the news. x.comÂ
Oracle's Q1 results show AI cloud demand remains extremely strong, per a quoted earnings summary. Revenue of $19.3B and adjusted EPS of $1.92 beat estimates, more than $30B of new AI cloud contracts lifted remaining performance obligations to $664B, and Oracle delivered 850MW of new data-center capacity. It guided Q2 revenue growth to 30-34% and cloud growth to 65-71%, and said there is no incremental impact on its capital-raising plans. x.comÂ
Oracle looks mispriced because $11 of current consolidated earnings power puts it at 11x earnings without a breakup. It trades below its software business's value despite the highest gross retention in software; separating pre-AI OCI, AI operations and AI development makes it an obvious long. Future funding will cost more, but current leverage is no issue and all contracts are well below spot, leaving nowhere near neocloud risk. Fundamentals may not matter during panics. x.com x.com x.comÂ
Oracle's big rally on its RPO jump was fake, and the only data since show OpenAI writing checks its business can't cash. The pop came on an earnings miss and took 57 days to undo; the stock then fell another 46% and has dropped after every report since. Within two weeks, a force majeure dismissed as a nothing burger gave way to word that its cash-incinerating key customer has $20B less revenue than due diligence assumed. Shorting in size is still hard. x.com x.com x.comÂ
Oracle's projected free-cash-flow turnaround challenges the market's fear that data-center spending will bring insolvency or years of cash burn for little return. Oracle expects positive FCF in the second half of FY28, at least $30B in FY29 and self-funded growth by FY29 as capex declines. Already undervalued, Oracle is seeing a lift; the clearer profitability path could lift other data-center operators too. x.comÂ
Oracle's recent selloff is getting very interesting given its OCI growth and enormous contracted backlog. Revenue rose 30%, cloud revenue 62% and OCI revenue 121%, with remaining performance obligations at $664B. The Project Jupiter situation is a real risk to watch, though Oracle says the project remains on schedule. x.comÂ
Oracle looks like the Lehman of the hyperscalers in a subprime-style debt bust around the AI data-center build-out funded by private credit, private equity and bank lending. Per HedgieMarkets, Oracle sent a force majeure notice on Project Jupiter, its New Mexico data center for OpenAI's Stargate, after the state twice denied permits for a gas pipeline the site needs. Oracle wants the right to delay payments if it misses its 2028 opening, and $18 billion of project loans trade at 89 to 91 cents. … Show more
Nebius' software efficiency and a possible end to heavy AI financing support a re-rating. Per @DrTomsLens, its engineers got about 43% more video output from the same GPUs, cutting compute cost per second by 30%; newer hardware alone is not enough without capable software teams. Oracle expects to fund growth from free cash flow in FY2029, suggesting capital-heavy AI providers may eventually outgrow debt and dilution. Google Cloud reported 103% revenue growth amid strong AI infrastructure demand. … Show more