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I don't get this fixation on margins. There are plenty of good businesses with low margins (Walmart being an extreme example). A quick check seems to tell me De
by pedrocr 15y ago
I don't get this fixation on margins. There are plenty of good businesses with low margins (Walmart being an extreme example). A quick check seems to tell me Dell actually has a better return on equity than Apple does (49.4% vs 42%).
http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Dell_(DELL)/Data/ROE http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Dell_(DELL)/Data/ROE
http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Apple_(AAPL)/Data/ROE http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Apple_(AAPL)/Data/ROE
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- vikrantyagnick 15y agoWhile you are right that Dell's ROE is higher than Apple's, you missed the trend: Dell has gone from a 80% ROE to 49% currently. http://ycharts.com/companies/DELL/return_on_equity http://ycharts.com/companies/DELL/return_on_equity Apple has risen from 20% to 42% http://ycharts.com/companies/AAPL/return_on_equity#compCos= http://ycharts.com/companies/AAPL/return_on_equity#compCos=