Apple (aapl) Stock Research
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Company Description: Apple (AAPL) founded in 1976 is a leading software and hardware company with over 170 retail stores around the world. It designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of products from personal computers, operating systems, network solutions, and the I-pod digital music player as well as distributing third party digital entertainment products through their I-tunes store. The company sells its products to a wide customer base, from individuals, educational institutions, creative professionals, to small and mid level business. In addition Apple Incs various products are sold through their online store as well as third party vendors worldwide. Update
Market Research
Technology Industry Research & Analysis: The technology industry broadly includes companies whose primary function is to create innovative products and processes. Information technology deals with the management and processing of information. Technology Trading Strategy: The technology industry tends to be sensitive to economic cycles. Look for undervalued technology investments during economic recessions when stock prices are low and sell technology investments during the late stages of a bull markets when stock prices are high. The global economy is currently in a recession, therefore, it is the perfect time to purchase discretionary investments, because business significantly increase technology investments that they postponed during the recession. Upward sloping stock charts and financial news may indicate a selling opportunity while the opposite means that stocks are becoming undervalued.
Industry Sub Sector: Hardware.
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Strategy Analysis
A culture that experiments produces better long term value. Apple's experimentations yield new products and services that outpace competitive threats. Apple's strategy is to continuously improve. This helps to fend against competitive threats and increases shareholder returns.
Strategy: Apple targets customers who have very specific needs and with solutions that are difficult to replicate. (read more). apple stock research Competitive Advantages: smarket price of apple increase or decrease
Financial Analysis
Complicated financial statements lower Apple's value, because it increases the risk of fraud and lowers investor confidence.
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Dear David,
Very interesting resource. I think it has a great potential.
I just started looking this resources and do not research it completelly, but have some recomendations for multiple valuation.
1. I would try to add regression analysis in comparative valuation. everything is done, you have all the data you just need to write some formulas. If you want I can send you examples.
2. I think it is better for financials to use price to book and ev/book multiples with ROE and ROA.
As for questions. Can you please clarify what are assumptions for future revenue growth rates? How you come up wth this figures?
Regards,
Teimuraz
Hello Teimuraz,
1. Thank you for the help on the multiple valuations. Can you please send your examples to moc.htlaewikiw|ofni#moc.htlaewikiw|ofni? I agree that a regression analysis is a good addition.
2. You are right about financials using p/b and ev/b ratios. Due to how our template is constructed and our data feeds, we may not be able to implement that change right now, but we will definite use those ratios as soon as possible.
3. We use a combination of analyst reports, historical data and macro-economic analysis to forecast future growth rates and margins. We are very transparent about those numbers, because we want everyone to have an opinion. Additionally, we allow users to experiment with the model, because analyst like yourself may have better information than we do about the potential of a company.
I hope this helps,
Dave
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