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Apple's CEO Discusses F4Q12 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Oct 25, 2012 • 6 Comments
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Apple's CEO Discusses F3Q12 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jul 24, 2012 • 18 Comments
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Apple's CEO Presents at WWDC 2012 Keynote Address (Transcript)Tue, Jun 12, 2012 • 2 Comments
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Apple's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Apr 24, 2012 • 13 Comments
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Apple's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jan 24, 2012 • 7 Comments
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Apple's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Oct 18, 2011 • 7 Comments
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Apple Management Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jul 19, 2011 • 1 Comment
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Apple Management Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Apr 20, 2011 • 10 Comments
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Apple Management Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jan 18, 2011 • 2 Comments
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Apple's CEO Discusses F4Q10 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptMon, Oct 18, 2010 • 15 Comments
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Apple Inc. F3Q10 (Qtr End 06/26/10) Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jul 20, 2010 • 4 Comments
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Apple Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr end 03/27/10) Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Apr 20, 2010 • 7 Comments
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Apple Inc. F1Q10 (Qtr End 12/26/09) Earnings Call TranscriptMon, Jan 25, 2010 • 5 Comments
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Apple F4Q09 (Qtr End 9/26/09) Earnings Call TranscriptMon, Oct 19, 2009 • 6 Comments
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Apple F3Q09 (Qtr End 6/27/09) Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Jul 21, 2009 • 1 Comment
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Apple, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 03/28/09) Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Apr 23, 2009
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Apple Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 12/27/08) Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Jan 21, 2009 • 4 Comments
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- Monday, May 20, 7:07 PM Loopholes allowed Apple (AAPL) to avoid $44B in U.S. taxes from 2009-2012, claims a Senate report released shortly after Apple's official statement. Though peers have also been accused of using offshore havens, the report argues Apple went further by creating a subsidiary (responsible for ~1/3 of profits from 2009-11) that used differences in U.S. and Irish law to have no residence whatsoever. Sen. Carl Levin calls this "the Holy Grail of tax avoidance." Also, while Apple claims $6B in FY12 federal tax payments, the report claims the real number is $2.4B if one backs out deferred payments on foreign cash (only paid if/when the cash is repatriated) 56 Comments [Tech]
- Monday, May 20, 4:03 PM Apple (AAPL) releases Tim Cook's official statement (.pdf) to the Senate ahead of his Tuesday appearance at a hearing on corporate tax payments. Among other things, Apple claims it paid ~$6B in federal taxes in FY12 and a 30.5% effective federal tax rate, and that its foreign units don't engage in the practices the hearing focuses on (the shifting of IP to offshore havens, revolving loans from subsidiaries, etc). The company proposes a tax system that's "revenue neutral, eliminates all tax expenditures, lowers tax rates and implements a reasonable tax on foreign earnings." (previous) 42 Comments [Tech]
- Monday, May 20, 2:03 PM Apple (AAPL +1.9%) roundup: 1) Brian White cites Chinese 3G growth as a reason for his $888 PT: he points out China's 3G sub base rose 83% Y/Y in April to 293.1M, and is expected to hit 375M-400M by year's end. China Mobile (CHL - previous) had 120M 3G subs; China Unicom (CHU) had 92M, and China Telecom (CHA) 81M. 2) Taiwan's Economic Times reports Apple is testing 1.5" OLED displays for an iWatch, and that "market rumors" indicate Foxconn has received iWatch trial production orders. 3) Digitimes reports MacBook orders are expected to grow 20% Q/Q in Q2, as Apple launches new systems sporting Intel Haswell CPUs at June's WWDC conference. 13 Comments [Tech]
- Saturday, May 18, 6:23 PM 32% of Q1 U.S. smartphone sales involved prepaid phones, up from 21% a year ago, says NPD. That trend could spell trouble for AT&T (T) and Verizon Wireless (VZ, VOD), whose recent growth has been heavily tied to selling costly postpaid data plans. With 72% and 61% of the carriers' postpaid bases now respectively on smartphones, they face pressure to gain prepaid buyers without cannibalizing postpaid subs. Cannibalization fears have led AT&T and Verizon to make their prepaid plans 3G-only; Sprint (S) and T-Mobile (TMUS) offer 4G. A mix shift towards unsubsidized prepaid phones could also be a challenge for Apple (AAPL), estimated to have just 8% of the Q1 U.S. prepaid smartphone market (though that's up 4x Y/Y). 16 Comments [Tech]
- Saturday, May 18, 11:57 AM "There are only four sources of high-quality maps," Google, Waze, Navteq, and TomTom (TMOAF.PK), says Rolfe Winkler, and given Facebook's rumored $1B acquisition of Waze, TomTom may become an attractive takeover target for the likes of Apple (AAPL) and others who, while able to drive a hard bargain on map licensing fees, may prefer to bid for the Netherlands-based company rather than worry that a rival will acquire it. TomTom trades at an EV/EBITDA ratio of just 6x. (From December: Rabobank puts AAPL/TomTom odds at 30%) 32 Comments [Tech, M&A]
- Friday, May 17, 4:34 PM iRadio (AAPL) is "still bogged down in licensing talks," music industry sources tell The Verge's Greg Sandoval. In addition to Sony (already reported to have rejected Apple's licensing terms), BMG is said to be holding out for a better deal; one has reportedly been signed with Universal. Apple's interest in offering on-demand options not found on Pandora (P) and other Web radio services has reportedly complicated talks. Past reports stated Apple is aiming for a summer launch. 14 Comments [Tech]
- Thursday, May 16, 6:50 PM Apple (AAPL) roundup: 1) Tim Cook is set to testify before Congress during a hearing about corporate offshore cash. He's defending Apple in advance, and says the company will offer tax reform proposals. 2) Though a number of big hedge funds pared or unwound their Apple positions in Q1, the number of "top-tier" funds with positions held steady at 148, per Insider Monkey's analysis. 3) A couple of intriguing Apple patent applications: one for an iPhone-based e-wallet with transaction-specific "smart menus," and one for a large-display touch sensor panel meant to improve response times. 19 Comments [Tech]
- Wednesday, May 15, 6:08 PM App store downloads have topped 50B, Apple (AAPL) boasts. The announcement comes 14 months after downloads hit 25B. Google announced earlier today Play downloads have passed 48B and totaled 2.5B last month. ABI estimated in March Apple's 2013 App Store revenue (exc. payouts) would be near $4.9B. Also: Susquehanna has started coverage with a Hold and $480 PT: the firm thinks a bigger iPhone is crucial (it doesn't expect one at least until Q1 2014), and worries iPad sales could miss consensus. (earlier) 18 Comments [Tech]
- Wednesday, May 15, 5:53 PM David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital took a 4.9% stake in Oil States International (OIS), a company he declared a target for shareholder activism target last week; Greenlight now ranks as the no. 5 shareholder in OIS. The fund also boosted stakes in Apple (AAPL) to ~2.4M shares from 1.3M (earlier) and Marvell Technology (MRVL) to 51.8M shares, more than 10% of shares out. New stakes: HES, SPR, GMCR, IACI. 8 Comments [Energy, Tech]
- Wednesday, May 15, 3:40 PM More from Gundlach: Not concerned about inflation, he calls TIPS (TIP) "pretty bad" investments and says he'll be a buyer if the 10-year (TLT) yield bounces back to 2% (off 3 bps today to 1.94%). As for the inevitable Apple (AAPL -3.3%) question - he prefers the common stock to the just-issued bonds. Warren Buffett says he prays for stocks he owns to go down in price - it allows him and company repurchase programs to buy at better prices. Is Apple putting money to work the last couple of days? 15 Comments [Tech]
- Wednesday, May 15, 2:50 PM Apple (AAPL -4.2%) roundup: Tiger Global joined the unrelated Tiger Management in selling Apple shares in Q1, lowering its stake to 260K shares from a prior 1.05M (13F). 2) According to the iRumor mill's latest updates, the retina iPad Mini will have the same resolution (2048x1536) and processor (A6X) as the retina 4th-gen iPad; the iPhone 5S will replace the tradition home button with a touch-sensitive sapphire button (a positive for GTAT); and the iPhone 5S will have an improved camera to go with a fingerprint sensor. 3) The DOJ accuses Apple of being the ring-master in an e-book price-fixing scheme (previous); Apple calls the accusation "absurd." 4) Joe Weisenthal observes Apple's price movements have correlated some with gold's. 21 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
- Wednesday, May 15, 9:30 AM Julian Robertson's Tiger Management unloaded the 42K Apple (AAPL) shares the firm still had going into Q1. Tiger, which has owned Apple for years, had pared its stake from 101K in Q4. On the other hand, Tiger initiated positions in Dunkin' Brands (DNKN - 546K shares), Monsanto (MON - 192K), McGraw Hill (MHP - 408K), and H&R Block (HRB - 849K). AAPL -1.1%. (13F) (Q4 hedge fund sales) 26 Comments [Tech]
- Tuesday, May 14, 2:36 PM Apple (AAPL -2.5%) has dived over the last 30 minutes of trading on heavy volume, without any news to explain the move. The decline comes with the NASDAQ still up 0.5% on the day. 74 Comments [Tech, On the Move, Breaking News]
- Tuesday, May 14, 8:22 AM More Tepper: Turning to individual ideas, he says Citigroup (C) has become one of his biggest positions. On Apple (AAPL): If the company doesn't have something "revolutionary" coming, it better do something "evolutionary" - bigger screen, cheap iPhone. If we don't see anything by September, then it's "Houston we got a problem," and Tepper hopes he's quicker on the sell button than everybody else. 7 Comments [Quick Ideas]
- Monday, May 13, 6:30 PM Apple (AAPL) roundup: 1) Jefferies' Peter Misek, fairly plugged in to supply chain movements, thinks June quarter iPad build plans have been raised to 20M-25M, and that iPhone build plans stand at 25M-30M. 2H build order pickups are forecast for both as new hardware launches. 2) Brian White's Apple Monitor (tracks supplier sales) also indicates stabilizing orders - April sales rose 1% M/M, slightly better than a -1% historical average (possibly good news for CRUS). 3) T-Mobile USA (TMUS) has raised the down payment for a 16GB iPhone 5 by $50 to $149, bringing the total 24-month cost to $630. 2 Comments [Tech]
- Friday, May 10, 6:25 PM Apple (AAPL -0.8%) roundup: 1) Gene Munster fires up his spreadsheet and concludes the odds of Apple's gross margin (37.5% in FQ2) falling below 30% are close to nil. He thinks GM would still be 32% even if a cheaper iPhone cannibalized 50% of regular iPhone sales and had only a 15% GM, and a TV with a 10% GM arrived. 2) The USPTO has rejected more Apple patent claims (previous). This time, they involve a patent for showing translucent images. Apple will almost certainly appeal. 3) A Strategy Analytics survey found 4.5" was the most preferred smartphone display size in 2H12. Moreover, a majority of respondents "indicated that they preferred prototypes that have a larger screen than their current phone." 13 Comments [Tech]
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Markos Kaminis
The details on what's going on with Apple today and the Senate hearing http://seekingalpha.com/a/v1q3 $AAPL #Apple - View all 0 replies
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hahaha48: I did not know that loophole. NO taxes at all anywhere. We need an alternate minimum tax for corporations just like for individuals -
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Vegas Ben: Doesn't look irrelevant to me! It looks like there is a sell-off with very little support.
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Clayton Rulli
5 months later, I feel like resubmitting. I'm still waiting $AAPL !!! ZZZZzzzZZZZ http://bit.ly/13BHVqw - View all 0 replies
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Clayton Rulli: Yeah they do need one. I've been begging for a new product for months!http://seekingalpha.com/a/mvgh
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karmaprod: The pop right now is Tim Cook proactively making an appearance before congress. This guy needs to get out more!
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Joe2922
$AAPL is no longer "the market", reduced to 11% weight in nas from 22%. Where we are in the Bull/Bear Cycle: http://bit.ly/WpVqYk - View all 0 replies
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John Vincent
Chuck Akre more than doubled Apple ($AAPL) stake & increased Directv($DTV) by 60%. Also added $NS. Details @ http://bit.ly/10dSJKV - View all 0 replies
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John Vincent
David Tepper of Appaloosa reduced $AAPL & $AIG. Also added $CMCSA and eliminated $ORCL & $NE. Details @ http://bit.ly/160w50v - View all 0 replies
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Vegas Ben: Doesn't look irrelevant to me! It looks like there is a sell-off with very little support.
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hahaha48: I did not know that loophole. NO taxes at all anywhere. We need an alternate minimum tax for corporations just like for individuals
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Sam Liu: this foreign tax avoidance is hurting foreign govt budgets. Contributing to the global decline!
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Christopher F. Davis
$GOOG to 1,000 talk reminds me of the old $AAPL talk. Might be worth throwing 300 bucks into a way out of money put lol. - View all 1 replies
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Jason Burack: The trend trading hedge funds & HFT will turn that into a bubble too
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Clayton Rulli: Yeah they do need one. I've been begging for a new product for months!http://seekingalpha.com/a/mvgh
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karmaprod: The pop right now is Tim Cook proactively making an appearance before congress. This guy needs to get out more!
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Charles Margolis: Maybe they just do not have the 64GB models or they only got a limited number of them. They might be out of stock because those got bought. -
Michael Blair: It is possible for sure. I look at the lists every now and then to see what is selling. This is the first time it was not Apple filled
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oneotherfool: HUGE difference between not being on the list to begin with, and not making the "top 20" list. So again, I'm not sure how this is relevant. -
Michael Blair: Are there no iPhones sold by Amazon with service? I don't know but the absence seemed odd to me.
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Michael Blair
$AAPL list of best seller smart phones with service plans from Amazon today lists no iPhone in top 20!! - View all 3 replies
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jamesingram32: While I'm long $NOK, I cannot believe a NOKIA smartphone outsells aapl...yet! Give it another 18 months :) -
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Vegas Ben
Lots of fresh speculation on MacBook refresh at WWDC! It could give a much needed boost $AAPL! http://bit.ly/16xyy2m - View all 2 replies
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2ng: macbooks? Nah, they better present some good stuff with the iOs 7 and the iphone 5s or apple longs, me included, will be ruined
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Vegas Ben: As an Apple long, I'd be incredibly happy to see them release anything!
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jazzfan1: well...how many people know about google now? serious, that`s my first thought after reading the article...(i do not own a smartphone!). -
Matt Cilderman: I would say that the number of people who know about it is growing rapidly...especially due to it's new iOS release.
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vandeley: It was probably booked in as a Dividend Accrual but you wouldn't actually receive the cash until the pay date
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jamesingram32: nearly hit green just 5 days ago. I'm sure the catalyst will happen to take this higher. aapl dollars currently in goog, but
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jamesingram32: small things change the sentiment, as they did for aapl last fall. e.g. the U.K. government is in a bun fight with google right now
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I got dividend from $AAPL 2 days ago and they cut from it 30% for tax, why so much? I'm not living in US by the way... - View all 5 replies
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jamesingram32: you need to fill in a W-8BEN form for your broker if your country has a double taxation agreement with U.S.A.
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