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Financial Alchemist covers financial markets and investing. Current market conditions are analyzed as well as investment opinion on select stocks. Additionally, the site includes fundamental analysis strategies and insight regarding market theory. Ar

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  • Apple Inc (AAPL): Snapshot- Apple's Cash Growth

    Posted on Monday February 23rd, 2009 at 00:46 in gaap, aapl

    Apple Inc (nasd:AAPL) $91.21- Here's a quick snapshot of Apple's cash holdings over the past 9 quarters. In the case of Apple, it's extremely important to focus on cash flow opposed to accounting (GAAP) income due to the massive build of deferred rev...

  • Calculating Gross Margin for Apple's iPhone (4Q08)

    Posted on Monday November 17th, 2008 at 20:57 in iphone, dr, gaap, aapl, margins, cogs

    APPLE INC (nasd:AAPL) According to my calculations, deferred revenue booked from Q4 iPhone sales carries a 55.5% gross margin. Gross margin on the deferred revenue (DR) booked from the first generation model averages about 29%. The average gross marg...