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Do you feel satisfied with the latest earnings results? With both revenue and EPS of Q1FY23 not meeting street’s expectation, it’s is certainly not something encouraging in the eyes of investors and perhaps starts questioning if Apple has lost its days of glory. However, I would beg to differ. Apart from the challenging macroeconomic outlook (strong USD, geopolitical issue, Fed’s interest rate hike, fear of potential recession, high inflation, etc.) which resulted in a non-favorabl...

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$Apple(AAPL.US)$ released its Q1'23 results a few days ago. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $117.2 billion, down 5 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.88. The big picture numbers paint a slowdown in Apple's revenue. But here are some reasons why investors or potential investors should feel reassured.  1. Lower revenue caused by strengthening USD During the latest reported quarters, the strengthening ...

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Hello Mooers! [Yeah!]  Welcome back from my previous post on using $Futu Holdings Ltd(FUTU.US)$ Fund page as a guide to investment in 2023 (*1). [Grin]  In today's topic, we will be having a small talk about $Apple(AAPL.US)$ in Q1 2023.  Although Apple Q1 2023 revenue dropped by 5% since 2016, it remains stronger than ever as it won the market share in Q4 2022, as recorded in its highest ever market share: 25% (*2). This may also mean that users using an Apple products such a...

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Apple$Apple(AAPL.US)$ is about to release its earnings report. Let's take a look at how they made their money in the past year. In total, Apple earned a massive $394.33 billion. The biggest chunk of their revenue came from iPhone sales, accounting for 52.11% of the total. Services Revenue, which includes things like the App Store and Apple Music, contributed 19.81%. The sales of Wearables, Home, and Accessories made up 10.46%, while Mac and iPad sales contributed 10...

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$Apple(AAPL.US)$ Q1 recap and thesis AAPL: is it large, prominent, and conservatively financed? In the case of AAPL, I will just say that it is a large and prominent company - as an assertion without any need for justification. And I will directly move onto the third question – is it conservatively financed? The answer obviously can be more involved and subjective depending on the metrics you use (e.g., debt-to-equity ratios, debt-to-assets ratios, or i...

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1. Do you feel satisfied with the latest earning results? I'm satisfied with the latest Apple earnings because the misses are expected with the negative macro conditions (inflation, rate hike and recession fear). I'd like to highlight that there are few items that Apple meets expectation: 1. iPad revenue: $9.4 billion vs. $7.76 billion estimated, up 29.66% year over year  2. Services revenue: $20.77 billion vs. $20.67 billion estimated, up 6.4% year over year  3. Gross m...

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Just a little commentary on soem premarket action. $Apple(AAPL.US)$ , $Amazon(AMZN.US)$ ,  $Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$ weakness and a market runup through January has us ready to selloff into the weekend on $Invesco QQQ Trust(QQQ.US)$ and $SPDR S&P 500 ETF(SPY.US)$ . See my longer video about market expectations here: [Share Link: Will the Market Rally Continue]?

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Apple earning result have significantly underperformed. Growth has turned negative. The company saw its revenue decline. The only word, DISAPPOINTMENT, sum it all as such sentimental can be felt among many investors.  Apple clearly is experiencing major headwinds from the macro environment right now, as inflation and an economic downturn hurt its sales potential due to consumers becoming more reluctant to buy high-priced tech products.  High inflation makes consumers spend more mo...