Edible Apple

Andy Zaky writes for AppleInsider:

Not only is Apple accelerating its revenue, it’s pushing more of that revenue to the bottom line. But while its sales are accelerating, the growth in the cost to run the entire Apple operation is barely climbing. This means Apple is becoming increasingly efficient at printing money as it makes more revenue per dollar spent to run the operation. This is something that every company, big or small, could only wish to achieve. It is very difficult to accelerate sales as a large cap tech stock while tempering costs.

Based on the analysis presented below, I’m expecting Apple to report $15.51 in earnings per share (EPS) on an explosive $63.409 billion in revenue in 2010. That compares to $9.08 in EPS on $42.9 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ended 2009. The two tables below outline my revenue and earnings estimates for Apple’s 2010 fiscal year. For those who would like to see my track record on Apple, you can find that record at Philip Elmer-DeWitt’s quarterly analyst review published in his Fortune column ‘Apple 2.0.’