jswede

The 15 Most Cash Rich Companies

exactly -- there is a fee involved to get a rating. no reason to pay it if you aren't going to use it. I don't believe MSFTs rating is still valid. (they recently filed a shelf so may issue in near future)


On Mar 14 09:33 PM ChipsAhoya wrote:

> Companies generally have to have issued public debt to be rated.
> GOOG doesn't have an AAA rating because they aren't rated at all.
> MSFT actually did issue debt and that's why they have a rating. Apple's
> rating was withdrawn in 2004 and hasn't been updated since because
> there isn't really a need for it to be.

How Much Worse Can the Ad Market Get? Just Wait

nice to see GOOG is diversifying.

12/06 and 12/07 reports had advertising at 98.9% of total revenues, with 1.1% of revenue coming from other sources.

12/08 show 96.9% and 3.1%, respective figures.

It's a start, and they are obviously looking for other avenues of income, but I'll still be treating GOOG as an Ad company, as opposed to Tech, for quite some years to come

Google Looks Too Cheap to Ignore

"Let's see. Google is basically an advertising company with a P/E of 27 in a debt based economy that is collapsing. "

whoa, whoa, whoa..... last I checked they were only 98.9% ad-based revenue... but seriously, you are spot on.

Google vs. Apple: Choosing the Better Stock

"in its core computer hardware business, Apple still only has a 3% market share... just a double there over 3-5 years will mean significant earnings revisions upward."

EXACTLY. (but let's not keep talking about that - I'm loving the iphone focus as I load the boat...)