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#409

El "Pricing Power" de Apple: Móviles por 1.659€

La tarde del 12 de septiembre fue un momento clave para Apple debido a que se presentaban los nuevos modelos del iPhone, los cuales convivirán con nosotros hasta mediados de Septiembre del próximo año. 

Los modelos y precios de iPhones que se presentaron en la tarde del 12 de Septiembre. 

  • iPhone Xs: 1159€ (64gb), 1329€ (256gb), 1559€ (512gb)
  • iPhone Xs Max: 1259€ (64gb), 1429€ (256gb), 1659€ (512gb)
  • iPhone Xr: 859€ (64gb), 919€ (128gb), 1029€ (256gb)

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Vemos que el precio del iPhone "superior" (iPhone Xs Max 512gb por 1659€)  se ha incrementado sustancialmente con respecto al modelo "superior" del año pasado (iPhone X de 256gb por 1329€). Esta política de Apple no es nueva, de hecho, lo lleva practicando desde hace algunos años. Podéis contemplar en la siguiente imagen siguiente cómo ha evolucionado el precio de lanzamiento de los iPhones (Fuente: Statista):

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Tened en cuenta que los precios reflejados en la imagen anterior pueden estar sujetos a contratos con operadoras. 

Este incremento en los precios de los iPhones se puede deber a diversas causas, aunque las fundamentales son: 

  • El elevado "pricing power" de Apple: Existen estudios que revelan que los usuarios de Apple son mucho más fieles a la marca, lo que le otorga a Apple un alto poder de negociación que le permite subir los precios sin que la demanda merme demasiado. 
  • La cultura de Smartphones "All in one": Actualmente muchas personas utilizan los smartphones para hacer de casi todo (fotos, ordenador, pago electrónico...) lo que ocasiona que el usuario esté más dispuesto a pagar un precio mayor por un producto de mayor calidad. Y están dispuesto a hacerlo porque un teléfono móvil de mayor calidad puede mejorar sustancialmente las experiencias fotográficas, la visualización de videos, la conectividad... 

El iPhone representa alrededor del 60% de los ingresos de Apple, una empresa que vale más de 1.000.000 millones de USD en capitalización bursátil. En los  resultados del Q32018 (presentados a finales de Julio) los ingresos del iPhone alcanzó casi los 30.000 millones de USD de los 53.000 millones de ingresos totales, los cuales fueron un 17% superiores a los obtenidos durante el 3Q2017. 

El beneficio de Apple en el último trimestre también mejoró significativamente con respecto al anterior, aunque el número de iPhone vendidos se mantuvo estable. Estos datos nos dan a entender que el margen por cada iPhone vendido tiene que haber subido. Es posible que esta misma situación esté pasando con los últimos modelos presentados. 

Ante todo esto, nos preguntamos ¿hasta cuando podrá Apple obtener mayores beneficios a costa de un mayor margen?. ¿Hasta cuando aguantará la imagen de marca de Apple, qué precio tiene llevar un producto de Apple?.

No nos equivoquemos, Apple "fabrica" unos productos excelentes y la integración con el sistema iOS o Mac es exquisita, pero muchas veces nos encontramos con unos precios casi prohibitivos en sus productos. 

 

#410

Apple invierte 600mill $ en Dialog Semiconductor

Apple ha firmado la adquisición de activos y licencias del productor de microprocesadores Dialog Semiconductor por valor de 600 millones de dólares, incluyendo además la incorporación de más de 300 trabajadores. Dialog también ha conseguido nuevos contratos con Apple en la producción hardware.

Las cuentas de Dialog no se verán afectadas hasta 2019. No obstante el valor de las acciones ha aumentado un 25%.

#411

Apple realiza un acuerdo con Genius

Apple Music ahora permite acceder a las letras de las canciones gracias a un acuerdo con la popular enciclopedia musical online  Genius, además el reproductor exclusivo de esta plataforma pasa a ser Apple Music.

Genius tiene más de 100 millones de visitantes al mes un 73% de los cuales no paga una suscripción para la reproducción de música, lo que supone un gran potencial de nuevos suscriptores.

Los ingresos por servicios de Apple aumentaron de 2017 a 2018 un 31%, suponiendo en la actualidad el 18% de los ingresos totales del tercer trimestre una proporción que en el cuarto trimestre de 2017 era del 17%.

 ¿Una oportunidad de crecimiento significativo de los ingresos por servicios de apple?

#412

Carta de Tim Cook a los inversores de Apple sobre el profit warning

To Apple investors:

Today we are revising our guidance for Apple’s fiscal 2019 first quarter, which ended on December 29. We now expect the following:

  • Revenue of approximately $84 billion
  • Gross margin of approximately 38 percent
  • Operating expenses of approximately $8.7 billion
  • Other income/(expense) of approximately $550 million
  • Tax rate of approximately 16.5 percent before discrete items

We expect the number of shares used in computing diluted EPS to be approximately 4.77 billion.

Based on these estimates, our revenue will be lower than our original guidance for the quarter, with other items remaining broadly in line with our guidance. 

While it will be a number of weeks before we complete and report our final results, we wanted to get some preliminary information to you now. Our final results may differ somewhat from these preliminary estimates. 

When we discussed our Q1 guidance with you about 60 days ago, we knew the first quarter would be impacted by both macroeconomic and Apple-specific factors. Based on our best estimates of how these would play out, we predicted that we would report slight revenue growth year-over-year for the quarter. As you may recall, we discussed four factors:

First, we knew the different timing of our iPhone launches would affect our year-over-year compares. Our top models, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, shipped in Q4’18—placing the channel fill and early sales in that quarter, whereas last year iPhone X shipped in Q1’18, placing the channel fill and early sales in the December quarter. We knew this would create a difficult compare for Q1’19, and this played out broadly in line with our expectations.

Second, we knew the strong US dollar would create foreign exchange headwinds and forecasted this would reduce our revenue growth by about 200 basis points as compared to the previous year. This also played out broadly in line with our expectations.

Third, we knew we had an unprecedented number of new products to ramp during the quarter and predicted that supply constraints would gate our sales of certain products during Q1. Again, this also played out broadly in line with our expectations. Sales of Apple Watch Series 4 and iPad Pro were constrained much or all of the quarter. AirPods and MacBook Air were also constrained.

Fourth, we expected economic weakness in some emerging markets. This turned out to have a significantly greater impact than we had projected. 

In addition, these and other factors resulted in fewer iPhone upgrades than we had anticipated. 

These last two points have led us to reduce our revenue guidance. I’d like to go a bit deeper on both. 

Emerging Market Challenges

While we anticipated some challenges in key emerging markets, we did not foresee the magnitude of the economic deceleration, particularly in Greater China. In fact, most of our revenue shortfall to our guidance, and over 100 percent of our year-over-year worldwide revenue decline, occurred in Greater China across iPhone, Mac and iPad.

China’s economy began to slow in the second half of 2018. The government-reported GDP growth during the September quarter was the second lowest in the last 25 years. We believe the economic environment in China has been further impacted by rising trade tensions with the United States. As the climate of mounting uncertainty weighed on financial markets, the effects appeared to reach consumers as well, with traffic to our retail stores and our channel partners in China declining as the quarter progressed. And market data has shown that the contraction in Greater China’s smartphone market has been particularly sharp.

Despite these challenges, we believe that our business in China has a bright future. The iOS developer community in China is among the most innovative, creative and vibrant in the world. Our products enjoy a strong following among customers, with a very high level of engagement and satisfaction. Our results in China include a new record for Services revenue, and our installed base of devices grew over the last year. We are proud to participate in the Chinese marketplace.

iPhone

Lower than anticipated iPhone revenue, primarily in Greater China, accounts for all of our revenue shortfall to our guidance and for much more than our entire year-over-year revenue decline. In fact, categories outside of iPhone (Services, Mac, iPad, Wearables/Home/Accessories) combined to grow almost 19 percent year-over-year. 

While Greater China and other emerging markets accounted for the vast majority of the year-over-year iPhone revenue decline, in some developed markets, iPhone upgrades also were not as strong as we thought they would be. While macroeconomic challenges in some markets were a key contributor to this trend, we believe there are other factors broadly impacting our iPhone performance, including consumers adapting to a world with fewer carrier subsidies, US dollar strength-related price increases, and some customers taking advantage of significantly reduced pricing for iPhone battery replacements. 

Many Positive Results in the December Quarter

While it’s disappointing to revise our guidance, our performance in many areas showed remarkable strength in spite of these challenges. 

Our installed base of active devices hit a new all-time high—growing by more than 100 million units in 12 months. There are more Apple devices being used than ever before, and it’s a testament to the ongoing loyalty, satisfaction and engagement of our customers. 

Also, as I mentioned earlier, revenue outside of our iPhone business grew by almost 19 percent year-over-year, including all-time record revenue from Services, Wearables and Mac. Our non-iPhone businesses have less exposure to emerging markets, and the vast majority of Services revenue is related to the size of the installed base, not current period sales. 

Services generated over $10.8 billion in revenue during the quarter, growing to a new quarterly record in every geographic segment, and we are on track to achieve our goal of doubling the size of this business from 2016 to 2020.

Wearables grew by almost 50 percent year-over-year, as Apple Watch and AirPods were wildly popular among holiday shoppers; launches of MacBook Air and Mac mini powered the Mac to year-over-year revenue growth and the launch of the new iPad Pro drove iPad to year-over-year double-digit revenue growth. 

We also expect to set all-time revenue records in several developed countries, including the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Korea. And, while we saw challenges in some emerging markets, others set records, including Mexico, Poland, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Finally, we also expect to report a new all-time record for Apple’s earnings per share.

Looking Ahead

Our profitability and cash flow generation are strong, and we expect to exit the quarter with approximately $130 billion in net cash. As we have stated before, we plan to become net-cash neutral over time.

As we exit a challenging quarter, we are as confident as ever in the fundamental strength of our business. We manage Apple for the long term, and Apple has always used periods of adversity to re-examine our approach, to take advantage of our culture of flexibility, adaptability and creativity, and to emerge better as a result. 

Most importantly, we are confident and excited about our pipeline of future products and services. Apple innovates like no other company on earth, and we are not taking our foot off the gas.

We can’t change macroeconomic conditions, but we are undertaking and accelerating other initiatives to improve our results. One such initiative is making it simple to trade in a phone in our stores, finance the purchase over time, and get help transferring data from the current to the new phone. This is not only great for the environment, it is great for the customer, as their existing phone acts as a subsidy for their new phone, and it is great for developers, as it can help grow our installed base. 

This is one of a number of steps we are taking to respond. We can make these adjustments because Apple’s strength is in our resilience, the talent and creativity of our team, and the deeply held passion for the work we do every day.

Expectations are high for Apple because they should be. We are committed to exceeding those expectations every day.

That has always been the Apple way, and it always will be.

Tim

The information presented in this letter is preliminary and our actual results may differ. Apple plans to discuss final results during our first quarter conference call on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. PST / 5:00 p.m. EST.

This letter contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include without limitation those about Apple’s estimated revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, other income/(expense), tax rate, net cash, share count and plans for return of capital. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ. Risks and uncertainties include without limitation: the effect of global and regional economic conditions on Apple’s business, including effects on purchasing decisions by consumers and businesses; the ability of Apple to compete in markets that are highly competitive and subject to rapid technological change; the ability of Apple to manage frequent introductions and transitions of products and services, including delivering to the marketplace, and stimulating customer demand for, new products, services and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that shifts in the mix of products and services and in the geographic, currency or channel mix, component cost increases, price competition, or the introduction of new products, including new products with higher cost structures, could have on Apple’s gross margin; the dependency of Apple on the performance of distributors of Apple’s products, including cellular network carriers and other resellers; the inventory and other asset risks associated with Apple’s need to order, or commit to order, product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components, services and new technologies essential to Apple’s business, including components and technologies that may only be available from single or limited sources; the dependency of Apple on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties, many of which are located outside of the US and which may affect the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered to Apple; the effect of product and services design and manufacturing defects on Apple’s financial performance and reputation; the dependency of Apple on third-party intellectual property and digital content, which may not be available to Apple on commercially reasonable terms or at all; the dependency of Apple on support from third-party software developers to develop and maintain software applications and services for Apple’s products; the impact of unfavorable legal proceedings, such as a potential finding that Apple has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the impact of changes to laws and regulations that affect Apple’s activities, including Apple’s ability to offer products or services to customers in different regions; the ability of Apple to manage risks associated with its international activities, including complying with laws and regulations affecting Apple’s international operations; the ability of Apple to manage risks associated with Apple’s retail stores; the ability of Apple to manage risks associated with Apple’s investments in new business strategies and acquisitions; the impact on Apple’s business and reputation from information technology system failures, network disruptions or losses or unauthorized access to, or release of, confidential information; the ability of Apple to comply with laws and regulations regarding data protection; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; political events, international trade disputes, war, terrorism, natural disasters, public health issues, and other business interruptions that could disrupt supply or delivery of, or demand for, Apple’s products; financial risks, including risks relating to currency fluctuations, credit risks and fluctuations in the market value of Apple’s investment portfolio; and changes in tax rates and exposure to additional tax liabilities. More information on these risks and other potential factors that could affect Apple’s financial results is included in Apple’s filings with the SEC, including in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of Apple’s most recently filed periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and subsequent filings. Apple assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.

Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple’s four software platforms — iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.

 

Comentarios

Este Profit Warning de Apple no ha sido por sorpresa debido a los riesgos que tenía: 

  • El consecutivo incremento de los precios de los iPhones
  • La gran dependencia de los ingresos en iPhones (El iPhone representa el 60% de los ingresos de Apple)
  • La "Falta de innovación" de los últimos modelos
  • La entrada de nuevos competidores y el fortalecimiento de los antiguos, sobre todo, de los mercados emergentes como Xiaomi y Huawei  
  • La guerra comercial con China, donde se vende el 20% del total de los iPhones. 

Quien pensara que la guerra comercial sólo afectaría a las empresas chinas estaba equivocado, afecta a empresas de ambos lados del charco. De hecho, incentiva los sentimientos de patriotismo de ambas nacionales, donde posiblemente tiene más que perder Apple. 

La cotización de Apple ya se ha dejado más de un 30% desde los máximos alcanzados a principios de Octubre de 2018. Tras revelarse el Profit Warning, la cotización ha vuelto a caer un 7% después del cierre del mercado.

 

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#413

Re: Carta de Tim Cook a los inversores de Apple sobre el profit warning

Recuerdo cuando preguntábamos " ¿Cuál de las FAANG es mejor?" , y Apple era una de las que más se repitió como respuesta a la hora de comprar y mantenerla durante al menos 10 años.

Si bien a priori una rebaja de las previsiones de ventas no es una buena noticia para cualquier empresa, me pregunto si el correctivo del mercado no está sobrevalorando la importancia de este hecho castigando demasiado la cotización de Apple. Quizá sea una buena noticia para los que quieren incorporarla en su cartera con un descuento bastante apetecible... ¿Quizá sea momento de comprar? 🤔

Salva Marqués

#414

Re: Carta de Tim Cook a los inversores de Apple sobre el profit warning

Yo compré ayer en la apertura... creo que Apple es una empresa muy buena cotizando a ratios de empresa normal, y estos baches hay que aprovecharlos

La realidad está hecha de cisnes negros, no de elefantes rosas; sobreoptimizar te fragiliza y lleva al desastre

#415

Re: Carta de Tim Cook a los inversores de Apple sobre el profit warning

Estoy de acuerdo contigo, pero en mi caso voy a tensar la cuerda y compraré, espero, más abajo. Hoy toca rebote, mañana ya veremos.

Apple debe conseguir, y lo hará, productos nuevos e innovadores y no solo de móviles, en ello anda.

Pasta, talento y nombre tiene a raudales para gastar.

#416

Apple ordena reducir su producción de Iphone

Según una noticia que sale en varios diarios habría ordenado reducir su producción de todos los modelos nuevos de 47 millones a 40-43 . La fuente original de la noticia es el diario Nikkei Asian Review

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