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Apple's gross margin is significantly lower than that of TSMC. everything else is just cheap talk.
by dis-sys 4y ago
Apple's gross margin is significantly lower than that of TSMC. everything else is just cheap talk.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoA combination of profit margin, profit, and volatility are relevant. Apple’s lower profit margin is offset by the consistency of its profit margin and sheer size of the profit. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/AAPL/apple/net-profit-margin https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/AAPL/apple/net-pro... https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/TSM/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing/net-profit-margin https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/TSM/taiwan-semicon...
- ethbr0 4y agoIf Apple pays TSMC $40 for an M1, and sells a MBA for $1000, Apple's gross margin can be much smaller and still easily support a larger TSMC margin.