Apple Now More Profitable Than Microsoft Too# Stock
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From techcrunch:
Just about a year ago, when Apple passed Microsoft in market cap, the
Redmond loyalists were out in full
force: that means nothing — look at the revenues! When Apple passed
Microsoft in revenues last October, it
was: who cares — look at the profits! We were looking, and we projected
that this quarter just ended would be
the one in which Apple passed Microsoft in that regard too.
Sure enough, they have.
Microsoft has just announced their Q3 2011 results. The numbers appear to be
good, beating analysts’
expectations. But with net income now at $5.23 billion, Microsoft now comes
in well behind Apple, which had
a net income of $5.99 billion last quarter.
Last October, despite Apple pulling ahead in revenue, the profit gap was
about $1.1 billion in Microsoft’s
favor. Last quarter, that gap was down to roughly a $600 million. And now,
rather remarkable, it’s over $700
million in the other direction. And you can probably expect that trend to
continue.
Times change.
Just about a year ago, when Apple passed Microsoft in market cap, the
Redmond loyalists were out in full
force: that means nothing — look at the revenues! When Apple passed
Microsoft in revenues last October, it
was: who cares — look at the profits! We were looking, and we projected
that this quarter just ended would be
the one in which Apple passed Microsoft in that regard too.
Sure enough, they have.
Microsoft has just announced their Q3 2011 results. The numbers appear to be
good, beating analysts’
expectations. But with net income now at $5.23 billion, Microsoft now comes
in well behind Apple, which had
a net income of $5.99 billion last quarter.
Last October, despite Apple pulling ahead in revenue, the profit gap was
about $1.1 billion in Microsoft’s
favor. Last quarter, that gap was down to roughly a $600 million. And now,
rather remarkable, it’s over $700
million in the other direction. And you can probably expect that trend to
continue.
Times change.