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Apple Computers

Apple Computer, Inc. (founded by Steven Jobs in 1976) designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related software worldwide. The company’s products and services include; the iPod digital music player, the Macintosh line of desktop and notebook computers, iTunes Music Store, printers, camcorders, computer memory, still image cameras, and other products. Apple company offers most of its products and services to the education, creative, consumer, and business markets. This company has expanded not only nation wide, but globally. Apple has stores in the U.S., Canada, Japan, and the U.K. The reason my partner and I chose this company was because we liked most of Apple’s products, especially the iPod.

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With the invention of the With the invention of the iPod, and Macintosh iPod, and Macintosh

computers, Apple has computers, Apple has grown from just a regular grown from just a regular computer company to a computer company to a

cultural icon.cultural icon.

First Computer created First Computer created by Apple, April 1,1976. It by Apple, April 1,1976. It was the first single was the first single circuit board Computer circuit board Computer and was sold for and was sold for $666.66. $666.66.

Dell, Inc. (founded in 1984 by Michael Dell) designs, manufactures, and

sells, computer systems and services to customers worldwide. It offers

various products; desktop computer systems, notebook computers, MP3

players, projectors, printers, notebook accessories, networking and wireless

products, digital cameras, power adapters, scanners, and other products. It

also offers various financing alternatives, asset management services, and

other financial services for business and consumers in the United States,

through Dell Financial Services L.P. (a joint venture between Dell and CIT

Group, Inc.). The company sells its products mostly to large corporations,

government, healthcare, and education markets, as well as small-to-

medium businesses and individual customers. Dell expands to the United

States, Japan, Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

In the past 52 weeks, Apple outperformed Dell by 125%. This is probably due to the success of the digital media player, iPod, causing investors to demand

more of this stock. Usually when investors purchase a lot of stock they expect a huge growth in the company and so this was probably the case with

Apple. Dell’s underperformance was probably due to the investor’s lack of faith in Dell’s future as a company.

Income SummaryIncome Summary

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Gross Profit Net Income

Apple

Dell

Data for Apple: Sept. 24, 2005

Data for Dell: Feb. 3, 2006

Balance SheetBalance SheetApple (9/24/05) Dell

(02/03/06)

Total Current Assets $10,300,000 $17,706,000

Total Assets $11,551,000  $23,109,000  

Total Current Liabilities $3,484,000 $15,927,000  

Total Liabilities $4,085,000   $18,980,000    

Total Stock Holder Equity $7,466,700    $4,129,000  

Net Tangible Assets $7,370,000    $4,129,000  

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Balance Sheet & Income Summary Data Provided By:Shufeng Ye

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Power Point Created By: Vanessa Brhamadat

Balance Sheet & Income Summary Data Provided By:Shufeng Ye