Can Apple Inc. Grow its
Earnings by 37% Annually for the Next 10 Years?
We used reverse valuation by DCF
model with price level of $185 as base on Apple Inc. At the current
price, AAPL should grow its earnings by 37% annually for the next
10 years with terminal growth of 3%. Now the question is - can it
grow by 37% annually? With 90% probability, I guess it is not
possible. In Technology business, continuous and successful
innovation is the life blood. Apple is all about a vision to
innovate in common man's life. It is all about some collective
people's dream. So here the key managerial person is the whole
heart and soul of this company. With all these points in mind, we
strongly believe that this business can't grow at much.
Having said that, we cannot
predict Mr. Market's manic behavior. He would go on with more
valuation to Apple. But based on fundamentals, the current price of
$200 is not justifiable. Hence I would go long short on
apple.
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