Tech Stock P/E Ratio Estimates for 2013

Facebook’s valuation may still be considered high until they sort out their long term advertising stability, but how does it compare the the P/E ratio’s of other Tech companies?

The below graphic (copyright of Business Insider) gives an interesting comparison. Amazon is higher as they are heavily investing in (selling Kindle’s for at or below cost) many different long term growth areas and LinkedIn has string multi channel revenues. Perhaps still, LinkedIn may be a tad high.

Google looks like a bargain compared to Facebook. More on below at Business Insider and a financial comparison of LinkedIn v Facebook.

Source of data: Business Insider

How Much Does an iPhone 5 Cost to Make ?

How Much Does an iPhone 5 Cost to Make ?

Apparently between $207 and $238 including components and direct labour but not including general business overheads, shipping, advertising etc.

According to a report by IHS iSuppli (Technology Component Benchmarking) the iPhone 5 is most profitable for Apple when you buy the 32Mb or 64Mb version. For the $10 difference of memory component costs between 16MB and 32MB the consumer pays an extra $100, and for the $31.20 difference between 16MB and 64BM the consumer pays a premium of $200 between the base costs of a 16MB iPhone 5 ($649) and the 64MB iPhone 5 ($849).

Apple gross margins of 49-58% on its U.S. iPhone sales between April 2010 & end March 2012 (23 to 32% on U.S. iPads)

(Margin Data Source: Reuters  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/us-apple-margins-idUSBRE86P1NI20120726 )

See full report at: http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/pages/iPhone5-Carries-$199-BOM-Virtual-Teardown-Reveals.aspx