Even though it did not meet President Donald Trump's expectations, American corporations returned a large amount of off shore profit into the U.S. in 2018.
According to the data released by the U.S. Commerce Department, it is estimated that companies brought back $85.9 billion in the Q4 2018 and a total of $664.9 billion for full year 2018. These numbers fell woefully short of the the Trump Administration's estimated $4 trillion of repatriations.
To encourage corporations bring back cash to U.S., who otherwise park the cash overseas owing to the high tax rate of 35% in U.S., the government in late 2017 had revised the tax rate to one-time tax rate 15.5% on cash and 8% on other assets – a sizeable reduction from the initial 35%.
Tech giants like Apple kept huge stashes of cash abroad, but said last year after the rate-cut that it is planning to bring back nearly all of its $250 billion offshore cash back into the country. While the tax break was meant to raise money for the US government and to give corporations more cash to invest, the revenue raised was far lower than expected and much of the cash went to stock buybacks, which hit a record $1.1 trillion last year.
By some estimates, American companies held between $1 trillion and $2.5 trillion in cash offshore, before the tax cuts.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for AAPL turned positive on April 25, 2024. Looking at past instances where AAPL's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 42 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Stochastic Oscillator suggests the stock price trend may be in a reversal from a downward trend to an upward trend. of 47 cases where AAPL's Stochastic Oscillator exited the oversold zone resulted in an increase in price. Tickeron's analysis proposes that the odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on April 29, 2024. You may want to consider a long position or call options on AAPL as a result. In of 70 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where AAPL advanced for three days, in of 327 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
AAPL moved below its 50-day moving average on April 30, 2024 date and that indicates a change from an upward trend to a downward trend.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where AAPL declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
AAPL broke above its upper Bollinger Band on April 11, 2024. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Aroon Indicator for AAPL entered a downward trend on April 25, 2024. This could indicate a strong downward move is ahead for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 89, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. AAPL’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to consistent earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (35.461) is normal, around the industry mean (79.080). P/E Ratio (26.429) is within average values for comparable stocks, (45.119). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (2.092) is also within normal values, averaging (1.742). AAPL has a moderately low Dividend Yield (0.006) as compared to the industry average of (0.025). P/S Ratio (6.925) is also within normal values, averaging (67.001).
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
a manufacturer of mobile communication, media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players
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