Analysis: Fiscal Q1 2012 to be Apple's biggest earnings blowout in history

Just as the bearish sentiment in Apple hits a cyclical peak, the company is about to deliver the the biggest earnings blowout in the history of the world.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider 14 years ago 89

Why Apple's guidance is still conservative

Apple's guidance strategy has not changed, despite a newfound belief on Wall Street that Apple has scrapped its conservative guidance for a more "realistic" approach.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider 14 years ago 44

How to properly use Apple's guidance to accurately forecast earnings

It seems that almost daily now there's yet another worthless article that incompetently tries to forecast Apple's fiscal Q1 earnings by taking a look at Apple's EPS guidance. The problem with that approach is that Apple's EPS guidance is entirely useless.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider 14 years ago 52

Holiday iPhone, Mac sales ahead of expectations, iPad 'a little light'

Indications from Apple's supply chain suggest that iPhone and Mac sales are picking up strength ahead of Christmas, while the iPad remains on pace for a record setting quarter, albeit with softer sales than expected.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 42

Kindle Fire's erosion of iPad market share offset by global iPhone demand

Sales estimates for Apple's iPad were slashed by 1 million units for 4Q11 due to a strong Kindle Fire launch, but iPhone sales pick up slack with domestic and international demand driving a 1.5 million increase on previous figures.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 57

Apple's best November ever saw supply chain sales spike 17% in one month

Apple remains on track to report its best quarter in company history, with new data from the company's supply chain showing sales up 17 percent month over month in November.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 12

Disney CEO buys $1M of Apple stock after joining board of directors

New Apple board member and Disney CEO Bob Iger has purchased $1 million in Apple stock, according to a new securities filing.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 12

Apple: The most undervalued large-cap stock in America

In light of the recent sell-off in global equities, it is now an incontestable FACT that Apple is the most undervalued and underappreciated large-cap growth company in America. The stock trades at an extremely depressed valuation that Wall Street isn’t taking seriously (8.25 P/E Ratio), the company’s growth continues to outpace every large cap company on the entire S&P 500, and the company’s growth rate percentage – defying all laws of gravity – continues to accelerate without any sign of abating.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider 14 years ago 216

Mac platform reaches 15-year high with 5% worldwide market share

Fueled by strong gains in Asia Pacific during the September quarter, Apple saw its worldwide share of the PC market pass the 5 percent mark for the first time in 15 years, according to a new analysis.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 42

Dividend seen bringing $4B in additional investments to Apple

Though Apple has long resisted paying its shareholders a dividend, one new analysis suggests the company could gain an additional $4 billion in investments if it were to do so.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 86

Apple grants top execs $60M retention stock bonuses through 2016

Apple's recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission outline stock bonuses worth up to $60 million each, intended to retain top executives through at least 2016.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 27

Solar farm, 'spaceship' campus to help Apple expenses reach $8B

Apple's capital expenditures in its 2012 fiscal year are projected to increase by $3.4 billion, as the company gears up for major projects like its new solar farm in North Carolina, and a new corporate campus in Cupertino, Calif.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 29

Combined Mac and iOS shipments make Apple world's second largest PC maker

iPad and Mac shipments both outgrew the Windows PC market in CYQ3 2011, and if combined would boast a 99% growth rate and make Apple the second largest PC maker in the world.

Chris Smith 14 years ago 41

Apple estimated to sell over 42 million iPhones this quarter

Investment bank UBS on Friday estimated that sales of Apple's iPhone will top 42.5M units worldwide, boosted by international iPhone 4S launches.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 33

Apple Q4 2011 earnings disappointment attributed to iPhone transition 'hiccup'

After Apple's quarterly earnings failed to live up to Wall Street consensus estimates, some analysts have labeled the September quarter a "transitional quarter" for Apple, while remaining reassured that the first quarter of iPhone 4S sales will make up for the so-called "hiccup."

Josh Ong 14 years ago 93

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