Write a business report on Apple Inc. with the required information provided below. Use the same heading names (in bold) before presenting the information as requested.
- Name of Company and Ticker Symbol: Company name, ticker symbol
- 10-K Report: Paste the direct URL to the company’s most recent 10-K Report
- Company Website: Paste the URL to the company’s website
- Competitive Advantage: In your own words, describe the company’s competitive advantage. What sets it apart from its competitors?
- Key Competitors:
- Use the 10-K Report, the Competitors link on the Yahoo! Finance website, and/or the Standard and Poor’s NetAdvantage database to identify 3 of the company’s key competitors.
- Use the Quote and Key Statistics links at finance.yahoo.com to collect financial data on each competitor. Present the data using the example format below.
Key Competitors:
Name of Subject Company:
Market Capitalization -?-
Total Revenue (ttm) -?-
Total Net Income Avl to Common (ttm) -?-
Name of Subject Company:
Market Capitalization -?-
Total Revenue (ttm) -?-
Total Net Income Avl to Common (ttm) -?-
Name of Subject Company:
Market Capitalization -?-
Total Revenue (ttm) -?-
Total Net Income Avl to Common (ttm) -?-
- Evaluation: How is the company positioned relative to the competition? Is the company’s competitive advantage sustainable?