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Apple Reports Q4 2013 Year-End Results: $7.5 Billion Profit on $37.5 Billion in Revenue [Call Concluded]
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That has been the case for some time. I don't know if it crossed that threshold in 2011 or 2012.
yeah couldn't apple still offer some compelling ipods?! none 'event' worthy recently i would still jump at something new and different not going to listen to iphone at gym i really think they are ignoring a nice segment even if it is being cannibalized by iphone, ipad, etc
I like your points here. Computers are getting smaller and smaller. They are now called smartphones, phablets, and tablets. Apple makes a couple of products in two of those categories, and they sell, well.
Smartphones and tablets (maybe phablets, we'll have to see whether Apple enters that space) are the desktops of your father's work place. Yes, I agree, it's not there yet, but that is where the puck is moving to...and Apple's a lot like Gretzky....
Apple was up 10% this month. Some folks might be getting out because guidance wasn't as high as they'd like. Also margins aren't fantastic. Keep in mind that Apple's market cap is $477 billion. It takes incredible amounts of revenue to justify a market cap like that (or a huge belief in growth coming quickly (see Google, Amazon, Facebook, Tesla, etc. etc.)).
Also keep in mind that aftermarket isn't that big. And things swing in there.
Also keep in mind that aftermarket isn't that big. And things swing in there.
Yes but stocks tend to trade on expectations. Margin met expectations and revenue beat it. So it stands to reason that the price should be up a bit. But who am I to expect the market to act reasonably?
Expectations, plus some. My usual rule-of-thumb is that companies have to beat the street by 10% to impress, and it always seems to work. In this case, it was 3% -- not enough, at least in the short term. Not to forget, AAPL has run up over 25% since it bottomed out and close to 10% in the last couple of weeks.
Isn't making more money than anyone else in the segment considered "winning?"
^^^ What he said. ^^^
To my knowledge, Apple has never announced a buyback at earnings time. So why anyone would expect it defies reason.
They don't grow in global market share. So they're losing relative to their competition. Investors are not interested in the present situation, but in the future.
Heck, it's a luxury problem. Apple has such wonderful revenues that it's now overcapitalized and it's increasingly difficult for them to keep impressing investors. There's not much room for improvement left and they still can't explain what to do with their cash reserves.
Tim Cook about having a low price for the iPhone 5C:
"That was never our intent, obviously. Our entry iPhone is the iPhone 4S."
"That was never our intent, obviously. Our entry iPhone is the iPhone 4S."
They are still a shrinking company, aren't they?
Compared to quarterly net profit of $13.1B in Q1 2013.
Hmm. I was under the impression that investors invested to make money, not market share.
Them's some nice buzzwords.
52% of revenue from iPhone ... hmmm ... that is telling!
No wonder everything else is getting short shrift -
iOS 7 is optimized for the iPhone, and iPad has to make do.
The crappy release of Work '13 for Mac - dumbing down the Mac version in favour of the iOS version.
The buggy / crappy release of iBooks for Mac - why bother, it's all about iOS.
It's all about iPhone.
No wonder everything else is getting short shrift -
iOS 7 is optimized for the iPhone, and iPad has to make do.
The crappy release of Work '13 for Mac - dumbing down the Mac version in favour of the iOS version.
The buggy / crappy release of iBooks for Mac - why bother, it's all about iOS.
It's all about iPhone.
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I would surmize that most people have other devices like smartphones and tablets that they use for listening to music.
With that said, I hope they do not discontinue the ipod line of products. My Shuffle is perfect for jogging.
My concern for Apple is the fact that they are still pulling half of their revenue from smartphone sales and that is a market that is becoming more crowded every day and Android devices get better and cheaper.
Eventually, everyone that wants an iPhone will have one.
So Macintosh sales are not only behind iphone sales, but ipad sales as well.
It really is kind of scary. I hope the bean counters don't try and make a case for ending the Mac.
It really is kind of scary. I hope the bean counters don't try and make a case for ending the Mac.
"Sales of Macs exceeded expectations. Down 4% YoY, but PC market was down 10%. Macs gained share 29 of last 30 quarters."