過去的一年里,在投資者的推動下,蘋果公司的市值從約1萬億美元提升到近2.4萬億美元,創下了上市公司的最高紀錄。
蘋果通過重新啟動iPhone的銷售增長、開發新的訂閱服務,以及增加新的硬件產品(例如AirPods)實現了這一目標。
現在的問題是,如果想實現更好的業績,蘋果可以做些什么。
蘋果公司在1月27日表示,其假日季度幾乎打破了其所有財務記錄。收入達到創紀錄的1114億美元,比去年增長了21%,比分析師的預期高出80億美元。利潤也達到了創紀錄的288億美元,增長了29%,在每個地理區域和大多數產品類別的銷售總額也是如此。
但是由于蘋果的股價在過去一年中已經上漲了80%,包括最近三個月內上漲了24%,人們對該公司的期望甚至更高。
在公布了所有創紀錄的業績后,蘋果股價在盤后交易中暴跌超過3%,至137.67美元。最近幾天,像GameStop、AMC娛樂(AMC Entertainment)和黑莓(Blackberry)這樣陷入困境的公司的瘋狂上漲占據了頭條新聞,但以蘋果公司巨大的股票市值,其3%的盤后跌幅相當于近800億美元。
這一數字是最近三只牛股總和的兩倍。
股價下跌的部分原因是外界尚未看到蘋果的下一步行動。報道稱,該公司正在研發電動汽車和虛擬現實裝備,這兩種產品都可能為首席執行官蒂姆?庫克及其團隊在未來十年內攻占另一個重要市場。
但是,盡管分析師在電話會議上多次敦促,庫克在1月27日沒有透露任何消息。
庫克曾經解釋說:“正如大家所知,我們對本季度的增長率有所關注,但最多也就如此?!痹诨仡櫫颂O果目前產品線的優勢之后,他補充道:“當然,我們還有一些不打算披露的新事物,我們認為這些新事物將為公司做出貢獻,就像過去曾經出現的其他新事物一樣。我們看到了很多機會?!?/p>
一周前,庫克在??怂剐侣勁_(Fox News)接受克里斯?華萊士的采訪時,受到了更多的抨擊。當被問及有關汽車的傳言時,庫克回答說,他無法置評。
“好吧,你可以?!比A萊士回擊道?!澳惝斎豢梢裕憧梢赃x擇不說,但你是老板。”
“你說得對?!睅炜顺姓J道。“我選擇不說。說的沒錯?!?/p>
要想了解蘋果的下一步動作,投資者們只有等待。(財富中文網)
翻譯:郝秀
審校:汪皓
過去的一年里,在投資者的推動下,蘋果公司的市值從約1萬億美元提升到近2.4萬億美元,創下了上市公司的最高紀錄。
蘋果通過重新啟動iPhone的銷售增長、開發新的訂閱服務,以及增加新的硬件產品(例如AirPods)實現了這一目標。
現在的問題是,如果想實現更好的業績,蘋果可以做些什么。
蘋果公司在1月27日表示,其假日季度幾乎打破了其所有財務記錄。收入達到創紀錄的1114億美元,比去年增長了21%,比分析師的預期高出80億美元。利潤也達到了創紀錄的288億美元,增長了29%,在每個地理區域和大多數產品類別的銷售總額也是如此。
但是由于蘋果的股價在過去一年中已經上漲了80%,包括最近三個月內上漲了24%,人們對該公司的期望甚至更高。
在公布了所有創紀錄的業績后,蘋果股價在盤后交易中暴跌超過3%,至137.67美元。最近幾天,像GameStop、AMC娛樂(AMC Entertainment)和黑莓(Blackberry)這樣陷入困境的公司的瘋狂上漲占據了頭條新聞,但以蘋果公司巨大的股票市值,其3%的盤后跌幅相當于近800億美元。
這一數字是最近三只牛股總和的兩倍。
股價下跌的部分原因是外界尚未看到蘋果的下一步行動。報道稱,該公司正在研發電動汽車和虛擬現實裝備,這兩種產品都可能為首席執行官蒂姆?庫克及其團隊在未來十年內攻占另一個重要市場。
但是,盡管分析師在電話會議上多次敦促,庫克在1月27日沒有透露任何消息。
庫克曾經解釋說:“正如大家所知,我們對本季度的增長率有所關注,但最多也就如此?!痹诨仡櫫颂O果目前產品線的優勢之后,他補充道:“當然,我們還有一些不打算披露的新事物,我們認為這些新事物將為公司做出貢獻,就像過去曾經出現的其他新事物一樣。我們看到了很多機會?!?/p>
一周前,庫克在??怂剐侣勁_(Fox News)接受克里斯?華萊士的采訪時,受到了更多的抨擊。當被問及有關汽車的傳言時,庫克回答說,他無法置評。
“好吧,你可以?!比A萊士回擊道?!澳惝斎豢梢?,你可以選擇不說,但你是老板?!?/p>
“你說得對?!睅炜顺姓J道。“我選擇不說。說的沒錯?!?/p>
要想了解蘋果的下一步動作,投資者們只有等待。(財富中文網)
翻譯:郝秀
審校:汪皓
Over the past year, investors have driven up the value of Apple from around $1 trillion to nearly $2.4 trillion—the highest ever for a public company.
Apple got there by reigniting iPhone sales growth, developing new subscription services, and adding some new hardware products like AirPods.
Now the question is what can Apple do for an encore.
On January 27, the company said its holiday quarter broke nearly every one of its financial records. Revenue of $111.4 billion, up 21% from last year and $8 billion more than analysts had expected, was a record. Profits of $28.8 billion, up 29%, was also a record, as was the sales total in every geographic region and in most product categories.
But with Apple’s stock price already up 80% over the past year, including a 24% rise just in the last three months, expectations have gotten even higher.
After posting all of the record results, Apple’s shares slumped more than 3% in afterhours trading to $137.67. Crazy gains at struggling companies like GameStop, AMC Entertainment, and Blackberry have grabbed headlines in recent days, but with Apple’s titanic stock market value, its 3% afterhours drop is equal to almost $80 billion.
That’s double the total value of all three recent high-flyers combined.
Part of the problem is that Apple’s next big move isn’t yet visible to outsiders. Reports suggest the company is working on electric cars and virtual reality gear, each of which could open another significant market for CEO Tim Cook and his team to conquer over the next decade.
But Cook didn't give anything away on January 27, despite a lot of prodding by analysts during a conference call.
“As you know we give some color on the growth rates of the current quarter but not beyond that,” Cook explained at one point. After running through the strengths of Apple’s current product line, the CEO added: “Then of course we’ve got new things that we’re not going to talk about that we think will contribute to the company as well just like other new things have contributed to the company in the past. We see lots of opportunity.”
Cook got a little more pushback when he was interviewed by Chris Wallace on Fox News a week ago. Asked about the car rumor, Cook replied that he could not comment.
“Well, you can,” Wallace shot back. “You may choose not to, but you certainly — you’re the boss.”
“You’re right,” Cook admitted. “I choose not to. Touché.”
To learn about Apple's next chapter, investors will just have to wait.