Asymco Bulletin 013 – May 17, 2026
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Android down 14.4%. Small players getting crushed. Apple’s quarter one (Q1) 2026 iPhone sales volume in the US was up 1.3% year-over-year (YoY), outperforming the country’s overall smartphone market. That market declined…
Q4 expectation: down 50% y/y “Within the PC segment, Chromebooks are currently the most impacted category, with volumes declining significantly,” said Kieren Jessop, Principal Analyst at Omdia. “Production indicators…
A Series on Valuation in the age of AI Apple recently hit an all-time high. Today the stock is trading at a P/E of 35. The P/E ratio is the current share price P divided by the last four quarters’ net earnings per share…
Fundamentals are breaking; Profits evaporate; Competitors flee; Android logic questioned Apple’s revenue climbed 22% YoY in Q1 2026, registering the fastest growth among the top five smartphone brands while also hitting…
An Office Hours question asked by Darcy B., May 1, 2026 Q: Will Apple do more in transportation than CarPlay Ultra? Not just cars — transportation in general. Well, there’s a lot of modes out there, and I apologize I…
22% EPS growth is implied. We expect our June quarter total company revenue to grow by 14%-17% year-over-year, which comprehends our best view of constrained supply. On iPad, keep in mind, we face a difficult compare…
Asked by Ian Hobson Q: Will Apple evolve to make their own memory chips, or manufacture compute chips instead of just designing them? Will they go much more vertical? It’s a possibility — capability is not willingness to…
Office Hours question asked by by Ian H. on May 1, 2026 Q: Memory prices could move from 15% to 40% of the BOM of a device. This seems incredible. So how can Apple deal with this? This has been on people’s minds now for…
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