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APPLES FOUNDERS
Steve Wozniak
Products
Mac iPad iPod iPhone Apple TV Software
Major Competitors
Products PC iPod series iPhone series iPad competitors IBM, Dell, Acer, HP, Lenovo Samsung , SanDisk , Creative, Microsoft Zune, Napster Amazon.com, Napster Samsung, Google, Motorola Amazons kindle, Dell, HP, Samsung
Operating system
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths
Well recognized ,product differentiation unique design, easy to use products 4th largest player in the global mobile phone market Strong brand image, Brand stability ,High brand loyalty Robust financial performance Focused R&D driving innovation Holds 5% market share in mobile phone market 18.5% market share of global smartphone market Complete hardware/software package
Weaknesses
Patent infringement lawsuit may affect financial condition and operating results -January 2010, Nokia filed law suit for patent infringement with US ITC Product recalls, defects may harm reputation and as significant warranty and other expenses - 2010, antennae problems in iPhone 4- replacements free of charge
SWOT ANALYSIS
Opportunities
Strong growth in smartphone and tablet markets to boost Apples revenues Robust outlook for mobile advertising market provides growth opportunity Shipment of smartphones expected to be 850 million by the end of 2013 iPhone business continues to increases
Threats
Rising popularity of Google Android may affect its market share
350,000 Android smartphones are activated daily, 150,000 iPhone activated daily
Steve Jobs was innovative and a visionary for Apple. His death may affect further developments in Apple Very reliant on specific suppliers and component providers Intense competition Highly dependent on consumer purchases
Strongest player in mobile apps market (350,000 apps) Mobile advertising market is forecast to reach approximately $25 billion by 2015 Increasing demand of online music and other like cloud based services.
Reportedly, Apple is one of the most successful technology companies in the world. Apple business strategy focuses on research & development in order to compete in technology world. Based on Forbes (April 2012), Apples market capitalization worth $546 billion, which is: Almost twice of Microsoft ($273.5 billion) More than twice of IBM ($238.7 billion) More than twice of General Electric ($213.7 billion) More than twice of Wal-Mart ($208.4 billion) More than twice of Google ($203.2 billion) More than thrice of Coca Cola ($158.8 billion)
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Apple is the worlds second largest Information technology by revenue after Samsung Electronics , and the worlds third largest mobile phone maker after Samsung and Nokia. Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States in 2008. It is the second-largest publicly traded corporation in the world by market capitalization, with an estimated value of US$414 billion as of January 2013.
Recent Acquisitions
Chomp is a search engine that finds the app you want Founded in 2009 Hq- San Francisco, USA Apple has acquired Chomp, a search engine designed to find and discover apps for iPhone, iPad and Android.
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Total Tangible Assets
2010
Total Debt Effective Equity
2011
Apple is a company with no debt reported at the end of their financial year. Most of their liabilities were in current ones which were mainly contributed trade creditors, accrued expenses, and deferred revenue. Non-current liabilities consisted of non-current deferred revenue, deferred tax liabilities, and other non-current liabilities.
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Apples Profitability: GP was steadily maintained at around 40% with slight decline in 2010.
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Operating and other expenses was managed efficiently. Thus, EBITDA, NPBT and NPAT remained healthy over the past 3 years. Business is seasonal with 1Q and 4Q sales higher than the rest.
19%
Volatility of revenue stream was low given their outstanding product and service quality.
2009
2010
2011
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- Price - $448.97
- Volume traded - 17,820,000
- Data as of 02/26/13
Americas 38%
Japan 8%
Europe 25%
Desktop iPhone 6% 3% 0%
Portable iPad 4% 3% 8%
Sales by Products: iPhones contribution to total sales increased significantly due to expansion of resellers and contract with cellular network carriers. iPads sales increased dramatically too since its introduction in 3Q 2010.
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Sales of computer (both desktop and portable) increased slightly, and its percentage to total sales decreased moderately.
Sales of iPod dropped in 2011, net sales per iPod increased due to a shift to iPod Touch from other iPod product mix.
6%
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2010
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The company saw higher potential in countries other than India, largely because of the high cost of distributing products here. The companys decision to go through distributors perhaps shows the company is willing to see its margins decrease for now in an attempt to get a bigger toe-hold in India for the iPhone
The move could help make the iPhone more available but will have an uncertain impact on sales because the main deterent to Indian consumers is the high price of the device.
Manufacturing : Material use Toxic substance removal Environmentally conscious materials. Transportation : Smaller packaging Product Use: Energy efficiency ENERGY STAR qualification
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