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AAPL
For the 2012 and 2011 fiscal years, Apple had the following ratios (based on FY end, where applicable):
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Current Ratio
Total Asset Turn
D/E
Net Margin
ROA
ROE
EPS
P/E
Dividend yield
Payout ratio
P/Book
Based on these figures, Apple was in good financial shape. It should be noted that these figures are somewhat skewed, particularly the current ratio. Apple actually had billions in cash that was locked up in long-term investments on the balance sheet. These did not show as current assets, but could easily have been converted to current assets is the company needed the money. So the current ratio was actually quite a bit higher than the official figure shown here. There were $55.6 billion in LTI for FY2011, and $92.1 billion for FY12, which clearly would make a difference to the liquidity...
It is worth noting that despite Apple's strong growth, the company maintained a relatively low P/E ratio. Part of this is because the company was dominating its markets, so it would need to open up new markets in order to grow, and partly this was the impact of those long-term investments, where were typically low interest Treasuries and bonds. Earning an inferior return for the company, this cash generate controversy, with activist investors seeking the return of this capital to shareholders (Worstall, 2013), something Apple has begun to do.
If we look at Apple from the perspective of the Dupont analysis, the ROA is a component of profit margin, asset turnover and leverage). All of these contribute to the company's returns. The asset turnover is probably the weakest link, something that is attributed in…
References
MSN Moneycentral: Apple. (2014). Retrieved May 5, 2014 from http://investing.money.msn.com/investments/stock-income-statement/?symbol=U.S.%3aAAPL
Worstall, T. (2013). Apple puts Carl Icahn's $150 billion buyback proposal to shareholders. Forbes. Retrieved May 5, 2014 from http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/12/28/apple-puts-carl-icahns-150-billion-buyback-proposal-to-shareholders/
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