Apple has very large EBITDA ($39.02 billion) and gross profit ($54.77 billion) but revenue grew 16.36% and valuation multiples sit above peers, so the piece leaves Apple's picture mixed.
Apple shows very large profit and cash-flow numbers but much slower sales growth and higher valuation than peers. Those opposing facts are both explicit in the piece, so the comparison does not change how we read Apple today.
SanDisk shows very strong reported revenue growth (371.59%) and high ROE (46.78%), indicating rapid expansion and strong returns in the industry table.
Seagate's row shows high ROE (79.34%) and healthy revenue growth (48.49%), implying strong operating performance compared with many peers.
Western Digital reports ROE of 34.3% and revenue growth of 43.84%, which the table presents as solid profitability and sales momentum.
HPE's table row shows modest ROE (5.83%) and revenue growth (33.68%); the article gives no clear positive or negative verdict for HPE alone.
NetApp's row shows ROE of 26.35% and revenue growth of 29.89%, indicating steady profitability and sales expansion in the comparison table.
Follow Apple Inc (AAPL) free. When we publish a story about it, you get the plain-English explanation as an alert.
Get alerts for AAPL