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01-30-2013, 04:36 PM | #154 |
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Indeed.
But interesting doesn't mean revenue-generating. Or even "finished product". They dabble a lot but fully commit to very little. They can afford it but it is a rather undisciplined way to spend their ad money bounty. |
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Nothing. But claiming that the reason why AAPL stock is still "at the heights" of $450/share and not in some dumpster (where it perhaps belongs) is that Apple has been busy propping it up via some quiet stock repurchases doesn't go beyond my definition of badmouthing.
If you want to speculate that Apple is going private, go ahead. If that were the case, I would expect AAPL stock to be twice the value it is today. |
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C'mon guys, AAPL's market cap today (at its depressed price) is $429B. Even they do not have nearly that much money lying around.
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But I wouldn't call Apple's current price "depressed", more like "still inflated, but getting closer to a realistic level". Last edited by HansTWN; 01-30-2013 at 07:38 PM. |
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BTW, stock repurchases equal to employee stock options is a common gimmick to (gasp!) reduce employee tax bills. (If they gave the bonus to the employees as money it gets taxed as income. If they get stock options at very low price, the employees get the bulk of the value taxed lower, as a capital gain, when they sell the stock.) So instead of giving the bonus in cash, they give them stock and then buy it back at market price. Sharehoders don't get their equity diluted, the employees get a few more nickels to rub together and the taxman grinds the teeth: "Curses! Foiled again!" |
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