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General Body Meeting 04-25-12. Welcome. News Updates. Macro. French Elections. 5. Sarkozy vs . Hollande. 6. First round results Hollande : 28.8% Sarkozy: 26.1% Right: 18.5% Left: 11.7% Center 8.8% Runnoff : Sarkozy v.s . Hollande (+ Left & Center )
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Sarkozy vs. Hollande 6 • First round results • Hollande: 28.8% • Sarkozy: 26.1% • Right: 18.5% • Left: 11.7% • Center 8.8% • Runnoff: Sarkozy v.s. Hollande (+ Left & Center) • First time that incumbent didn’t have majority • Outcome (still) uncertain, leaning towards Hollande • vs. Globalization, EU and cooperation with Germany • vs. Austerity
Argentina Nationalizes YPF • Argentina is one of the few countries that doesn’t control its own oil • In the face of slumping oil output and investments by YPF, Argentine President expropriated Spanish owned, YPF, the nation’s largest crude oil producer(34%) and refiner(50%) • Ousting the Spanish owners Repsol(57.4% stake) • Setting a terrible precedent • “expropriating assets rather than going through fair market means to gain control of a company effectively closes the country off to foreign-direct investments” • Retaliation by the EU could risk Argentina exports to its 2nd largest trading partner
Two Minute Drill Guest Lecturer: Shayra Kamal Topic: Healthcare Pipeline
Increased Bidding for Medicare Supplies • Administration announced using competitive bidding to buy Medicare supplies in order to save money for patients and taxpayers • Sharp break from fee-for-service purchasing for Medicare patients • Health and Human Services reports bidding pilot program already saved $202 million (reduced Medicare costs by 42%) • Mainly from purchases in oxygen equipment and wheelchairs • Expansion for bidding planned to cover over 100 metropolitan areas by in 2013 and the entire country by 2016 • MD&D providers that start off at low bids at distinct advantage • Expected savings of $25.7 billion to Medicare program in 10 years
2 Minute Drill Healthcare Pharmaceutical Pipelines
Pipeline • Set of unique compounds ,devices, and processes that a company has in development at any given time • Primary tool used to evaluate R&D activities, spending, and overall potential for success and growth • More pipeline compounds=greater valuation
FDA Approval • Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is primary agency that process applications for drugs to exit compound and enter market, including patent protection for prescription drugs • Can take up to 10 years from synthesis of pipeline compound to final approval • Backlog of over 100,000 application per year
Clinical Trials • Three stages of drug development in FDA approval process • Pre-clinical, clinical, and marketing (post-approval) • Three phases of clinical trials determined by number of human and animal subjects in each phase • Phase I has fewest subjects, Phase III the most • Pipeline with majority of drugs in Phase II/III expected to rollout drugs within 2-5 years • Clinical trials results often used to increase investor confidence
Apple (AAPL) Technology Sector AleksandarZvorinji GuoJie Chin Jerald Watson Morgan Beller James Ying Raj Merchant
Investment Thesis • Ecosystem that connects success in one generation of devices to successive consumer purchases • Top-line growth that is unjustified in light of several near- and long-term growth drivers • Big iPhone (130MM) /iPad (60MM) unit revisions • Short: upside to iPhone shipments, new Macbook Air, the new iPad • Long: iPhone upgrade cycle, lower priced 3G iPhone, larger tablet market, continued Apple market dominance, expanding distribution in China, and potential for Apple to enter the Smart TV market in 2012-13.
Company History • Apple is a multinational corporation focused on designing and selling consumer electronics, software, and personal computers. • Mainstream products include mobile communication and media devices such as iPod, iPad, iPhone • Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne, and Steve Wozniak • As of Sept. 2011, there are 357 retail stores worldwide • Currently the largest publicly traded company • Market Cap: > 530 billion
Product Description • iPod • First released in October 2001, iPod is now in its 8th generation, and has four different products in its line: shuffle, nano, classic, touch • iPhone • Originally launched in 2007, iPhone has sold over 100 million units. The latest iPhone 4s sold over four million within the first three days of release. • Macbook/iMac • Macbook Pro, debuted in 2006, is the highest selling personal computing apple device.
Revenue Breakdown (Product) As of Q1 2012: • Macs (desktops/laptops): 14.24% • iPod: 5.46% • iPhone (including software sales): 52.70% • iPad (with software) : 19.75% • Peripherals: 3.47%
Quick Comparison Q1 2012: • Total Revenue – 46.33 billion • EBITDA: 18.06 billion (Operating Margin: 38.98%) • Net Income: 13.06 billion (Net Margin: 28.19%) Competitor figures: • Google • Operating Margin: 32.11% Net Margin: 27.09% • Hewlett-Packard: • Operating Margin: 8.41% Net Margin: 4.75% • Microsoft • Operating Margin: 38.44% Net Margin: 31.95%
Short Term Drivers: Pros • FQ2 earnings blow past expectations • Tuesday: earnings surged 93% in the March quarter, largely powered by stronger-than-expected sales of the iPhone • Set up well for months ahead and iPhone 5 release • CEO, Tim Cook: PC market is slow overall (probably partly due to the iPad), but that the Mac still outperformed the rest of the market • Spain: subsidies cut by country's wireless carrier • Bifurcation of iPhone pricing to capture emerging market demand • Improved iPhone and iPad shipment momentum • Rising gross margins driven by iPhone and iPad scale
Short Term Drivers: Cons • Threats • Android (HTC, Samsung), Windows 8 (Nokia), Kindle • Shortage of 28-nanometer chipsets used in smartphone devices from Qualcomm • No current phones use them but may delay iPhone 5 release • Cook dismissive of idea to combine PC and tablet
Long term drivers • Risk-reward profile • Revenue and earnings growth • Market penetration rates in tablets, PCs, China and enterprise • Enabling the burgeoning social media/networking adoption curve • Expanding store, online and carrier distribution in China or other developing markets • Returning cash to shareholders through buybacks and dividends • Shipment upside and continued evolution of the iPad line • Potential Smart TV launch in 2013
Investment Risks • Android competition in smartphones, and Android and Windows competition in tablets • Regulatory and legal risk as Apple gains profit share momentum in mobile devices • Weak global consumer demand • Rate of new product cycles / CEO transition
Main Competitors • Personal Computers: Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung Electronics • Wireless Handsets: HTC, Nokia, RIM, Samsung Electronics • Software/Media: Microsoft, Google, Amazon
Competitive Analysis • Unrivaled margins among hardware manufacturers • Supreme (and increasing) market share • Innovation leader with phenomenal growth • Threats: Android (HTC, Samsung), Windows 8 (Nokia), Kindle
Earnings Release • April 24, 2012 Apple Released Earnings Reports for the first quarter of 2012 • Total Revenue: $39.2 Billion (59.7% Increase Year over Year) • Net Profit: $6 Billion (94% Increase Year over Year) • EPS: $12.3 (92% Increase Year over Year) • Gross margin rose slightly to 47.4 percent • Beat expert estimates of 10.08 EPS
Earnings Release (2) • iPhone 4s and iPad sales were the primary drivers of revenue within the quarter • 35.1 Million iPhones Sold (88% Increase Year over Year) • 11.8 Million iPads Sold (151% Increase Year over Year) • International sales attributed to over 64% of the quarter’s total revenue • Apple CEO Tim Cook promises further innovation “across the year”
Valuation • Bloomberg price target blend: $720 • Upside: +18%
DCF ∑ price matrix X probability matrix = $798 Upside: +31%
Williams %R • Williams %R • Current = -40.95%
Bollinger Bands • Bollinger Bands • April 25 Lower Bound = 566.64, Upper Bound = 642.52, Price = 607.87
Relative Strength Index • Relative Strength Index (RSI) • Current: 54.89
MACD • Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) • Current: 1.49%
Summary • Ecosystem that connects success in one generation of devices to successive consumer purchases • Strong valuation (big upside) • Short: upside to iPhone shipments, new Macbook Air, the new iPad • Long: iPhone upgrade cycle, lower priced 3G iPhone, larger tablet market, continued Apple market dominance, China (emerging markets), Smart TV market • Returning cash to shareholders through buybacks and dividends • Recommendation: Buy 4 shares at $610 for $2,440.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM) Analysts: Adrian Diaz-Granados, Andrea Cheung, Michael Wolcott, Tom Jaeger
Company History & Overview • Founded: 1980 • Headquarters: Austin, Texas • Over 310 stores in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. • Began expanding to other domestic markets in 1984 by acquiring other natural food retailers • Entered Canadian market in 2002 and the U.K. market in 2004
Management Structure & Culture • Co-CEOs • John Mackey (Co-Founder) • Ernst & Young CEO of the Year in 2003 • Walter Robb • The work culture is centered on the company’s grassroots level management, which helps it eliminate bureaucracy • Tight-knit team of five senior executives have functioned as a sort of CEO committee for the past 10 years • Great employee relations that create a fun and exciting atmosphere • Excellent training program • Diverse workforce: 44% women, 43% minorities