Comparing Apple with Microsoft ,IBM,Google,Oracle
Five years ago, apple relied on its iPod and Mac series to be a successful enterprise. But that time the iPhone and iPad is not listed, the apple of the annual profits was 2.4 billion dollars. To the 2010, the figure has soared to $16.6 billion. In the first quarter of 2011, apple has already won a $6 billion profit, Can say that apple has now become a drawing machine.
Apple is standing in the wave of the continuing success, also won the favor of the stock market completely. Its value is soar.
Apple and other high-tech company contrast
In order to make everyone have a clear understanding to the profit increase of apple in the past five years, we look at Google's market capital cost (market value), and with other large high-tech companies such as period of Google and Microsoft are compared. (market value is used to measure a listed company scale and the value of the shares of the company. It refers to the amount multiplied by market value, the value of the income per share, is to buy the company stock also all the costs. This article referred to a company's "value", general refers to the market value.)
As seen above, not any one company in the past five years the market value of growth can close to apple's levels, although we select companies participating in the competition from apple all the different kinds of market
Some interesting places are:
1, apple now the market value has increased 5.3 times than in 2006.
2, the market value of Google now increased 1.4 times than in 2006.
3, oracle market value now increased 2.3 times than in 2006.
4, Microsoft now the market value of 8% less than in 2006.
5, in all of the company's biggest losers is nokia, now only the market value is 32% of the market five years ago
Apple's income increases, the profits are increasing, its product dimensions of the user base are growing. Apple iOS devices get the unbelievable achievements to push the company to a new height (iOS equipment sales at present about 65%), so don't look down on apple. Of course apple would be able to maintain this growth remains to be seen, but at least it appears that situation is very good. Even through job has left us, but his company will continue his success.
About Author:
Author is biggest fan of apple, he spend most of his time to make study of the Apple future development and apple products, he also is a software lover, his PPT to DVD burner will released soon, also he is developing the PPT to DVD converter for the business presentation.
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