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by clarky07
4687 days ago
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>The theory under which Apple justifies an insane valuation... Let's stop there. They have a PE of 7 ex cash. At the top, they had a PE of about 15. Amazon has an insane valuation. Apple does not, and they didn't at the peak. It was merely higher than it is now. |
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Apple now has declining marketshare in existing business lines, and there is some evidence that they don't know how to generate new profitable product lines. A year ago neither was true, but there were worries about what the lack of Steve Jobs would mean. So their valuation a year ago was high. Their valuation now fits with a company that the market expects to decline.
Amazon by contrast has strong marketshare, increasing numbers of lines of profitable business, and the market understands that they are not generating profit because they keep starting up new potential lines of business that lose money in the short run. They could become very profitable tomorrow if they wanted.
I am not saying that the market's theory about either company is correct. Just that these are theories that are widely held, which justify the stock prices that you claim are simply wrong.