Dell just announced its quarterly earnings:
Income: Down
Revenue: Down
Enterprise: Down
Government: Down
Small and medium businesses: Down
And Consumer: You guessed it, down.
Oh and stock price: Down
Despite all of that, Dell posted “better than expected second-quarter earnings.”
” I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders”
Apple’s last quarter (YOY):
Income: Up
Revenue: Up
Enterprise: Up
Government: Up
Small and medium businesses: Up
And Consumer: You guessed it, Up.
Multiple records broken.
Consensus? ‘Dissapointing’. ‘A miss’. ‘Doomed’. ‘lacklster’.
What a world we live in.
Perhaps Bain Capital could be of assistance.
“Despite all of that, Dell posted ‘better than expected second-quarter earnings.'”
When all else fails, lower your expectations.