Apple (NAS:AAPL) GF Value Rank

: 3 (As of Today)

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Apple has the GF Value Rank of 3.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Apple's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Apple GF Value Rank Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Apple's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Apple's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Apple (NAS:AAPL) Business Description

Industry

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Address

One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA, USA, 95014

Website

https://www.apple.com

Apple designs a wide variety of consumer electronic devices, including smartphones (iPhone), tablets (iPad), PCs (Mac), smartwatches (Apple Watch), and AirPods, among others. In addition, Apple offers its customers a variety of services such as Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Care, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness, Apple Card, and Apple Pay, among others. Apple's products include internally developed software and semiconductors, and the firm is well known for its integration of hardware, software, semiconductors, and services. Apple's products are distributed online as well as through company-owned stores and third-party retailers.

Executives

Alex Gorsky	director	JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA, NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08933
Monica C Lozano	director
Deirdre O'brien	officer: Senior Vice President	ONE APPLE PARK WAY, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Robert A Iger	director	C/O WALT DISNEY CO, 500 S BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521-1062
Andrea Jung	director	C/O APPLE INC, ONE APPLE PARK WAY, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Susan Wagner	director	C/O BLACKROCK, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
James A Bell	director	C/O THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Albert Jr Gore	director	C/O APPLE INC, 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Ronald D Sugar	director	10877 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1650, LOS ANGELES CA 900274
Katherine L. Adams	officer: SVP, General Counsel	APPLE INC., 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Luca Maestri	officer: Senior Vice President, CFO	1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Angela J Ahrendts	officer: Senior Vice President	1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Jeffrey E Williams	officer: COO	ONE INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Philip W Schiller	officer: Senior Vice President	C/O APPLE INC, ONE INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Eduardo H Cue	officer: Senior Vice President	1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014