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Satya Nadella
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

So much has changed at Microsoft over the past year, and on top of everything else, the company has completely revamped its financial reporting structure, to the point that it’s no longer recognizable, even (or perhaps especially) to people who have tracked the company for many years.

Microsoft will report financial results this afternoon for the quarter ended Sept. 30, the first quarter of its 2015 fiscal year. Analysts polled in advance by Thomson Reuters are expecting the company to report quarterly revenue of more than $22 billion, up 19 percent from the same quarter a year ago, with earnings of 49 cents per share, a decrease of 22 percent.

The smaller profit reflects, in part, a fundamental change in Microsoft’s business, as the company gets more revenue from lower-margin (and in some cases unprofitable) hardware products including consoles, smartphones and tablets. But for now, at least, the biggest chunk of Microsoft’s revenue continues to come from software licensing, particularly the sales of Windows, Office and other traditional products to businesses.

To help wrap your head around all of his, here are two charts that we put together: one showing Microsoft’s overall revenue and profit through the previous quarter; and another based on Microsoft’s new reporting structure, breaking down revenue by division, with notes to show which products are driving the business.

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Check back with GeekWire this afternoon for detailed coverage of Microsoft’s first quarter earnings.

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