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This is an ignorant question: to what extent is it relevant that a hardware company like Apple effectively employs/contracts services of e.g. Foxconn to the tun
by NikolaNovak 4y ago
This is an ignorant question: to what extent is it relevant that a hardware company like Apple effectively employs/contracts services of e.g. Foxconn to the tune of probably a million employees?
It feel a little bit misleading to take a look at company in isolation, as different companies have different dependencies and depths of integration.
- nequo 4y agoGreat point. Revenue reflects the value added of the entire supply chain, not just Apple's. EBITDA/employee instead of revenue/employee would be a more appropriate measure. GP's numbers revised: Twitter EBITDA per employee: $211mn / 8k employees = $26k per employee Google (Alphabet) EBITDA per employee: $93.7bn / 135k employees = $694k per employee Apple EBITDA per employee: $130.5bn / 154k employees = $847k per employee Twitter EBITDA per employee if 3k instead of 8k: $211mn / 3k employees = $70k per employee
- madeofpalk 4y agoApple's a funny one when it comes to staff numbers as well - they operate over 500 stores around the world, so their employee count is somewhat "boosted" by that.