The Apple Needs Time to Ripen Again

Apple reported strong 4Q20 earnings with headline numbers for revenue and EPS ahead of Wall Street estimates.  The stock responded by trading down -6%, however, due to the composition of revenue and a refusal to provide detailed top line guidance for the December quarter.  Revenue was up 1% vs a year ago and about 2% […]

Alphabet Learning Investors’ ABCs

Alphabet returned to nearly pre-pandemic growth in 3Q20 led by Cloud and YouTube.  Advertising revenues grew 15% adjusted for foreign currency, just below the high-teens level of late 2019.  Revenues, margins, and operating profits all surprised materially to the upside, with the overall results relative to consensus estimates the biggest positive surprise in many years. […]