Googleの株価は1,000ドル突破

Googleの決算がマーケットの予測よりも良くて、株価が一日で10%以上高騰、一株が、1,000ドルになりました。ついでに私が保有しているFacebookやAmazonも上がっていいです。Facebookは株式上場の時に買って、しばらく塩漬けでしたが、今はいい感じです。😃

株式マーケットは、マイクロソフトをどう評価し始めたか?

With Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) making major announcements this week and currently trading at its lowest level in months, is the blue-chip member a BUY, a WAIT and SEE, or a STAY AWAY?

Microsoft is one of the world’s largest technology companies, but its name is much more synonymous with boring. Mr. Softee has been slow to make a name for itself in regards to portable devices, online search and social media. It is trying to change its reputation and company fundamentals, but the early results are not encouraging.
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The Surface was recently launched by Microsoft as an attempt to gain/protect market share in the consumer and business tablet industry. With a new operating system, built-in kick stand and keyboard, the device does appear to be very interesting, but sales are not attracting the kind of excitement that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) seem to create on a routine basis. Speaking to the French daily Le Parisien, Microsoft’s chief executive Steve Ballmer recently said that sales of the company’s new Surface tablet are “starting modestly,” and declined to give an exact sales figure. Microsoft later claimed the comment was in relation to supply issues and distribution.

Digitimes also reports that according to upstream component suppliers, the Surface RT tablet may see sales reach only 60 percent of Microsoft’s forecast by the end of 2012. “The sources pointed out that Surface RT, as well as Asustek Computer’s Windows RT-based tablets, do not have an advantage in terms of a price/performance ratio, while Windows RT’s lack of supporting software from the previous Windows system and can only use software downloaded from the Windows Store has greatly reduced the attraction to consumers.”

A = A-Level Management Runs the Company?

Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 as the first business manager hired by Bill Gates. He later became the CEO in 2000. However, his tenure at the the company is already too long according to many. Earlier this year, Ballmer was named the worst CEO of a large publicly traded American company by Forbes.

Adam Hartung explains, “Not only has he single-handedly steered Microsoft out of some of the fastest growing and most lucrative tech markets (mobile music, handsets and tablets) but in the process he has sacrificed the growth and profits of not only his company but ‘ecosystem’ companies such as Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HPQ) and even Nokia (NYSE:NOK).”

Late Monday, the company also delivered another complication for investors looking at Microsoft’s management team. Steven Sinofsky, a 23-year veteran at Microsoft who was widely presumed to be a favorite for the chief executive’s position in the near future and was the man behind the company’s recently launched Windows 8 operating system, has left the software maker. The move was completely unexpected and many are wondering if it was part of a process by current chief executive Steve Ballmer to get a firmer hold on the company. Ballmer reportedly told employees in a memo on Monday that: “Steven Sinofsky has decided to leave the company.” Through a media statement he later added that it was “imperative that we continue to drive alignment across all Microsoft teams, and have more integrated and rapid development cycles for our offerings.”

E = Equity to Debt Ratio is Close to Zero

The debt to equity ratio is a measure of a company’s financial leverage. A high ratio generally represents that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth and operations with debt. While this may improve some metrics such as earnings in the short-term, too much debt can have disastrous effects in the longer-term.

Looking at Microsoft’s financials for its quarter ended September 30, 2012, it has a very strong debt to equity ratio of 0.77. This includes total liabilities and total stockholder equity. In comparison, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Apple have ratios of 0.32 and 0.49, respectively. Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has one of the lowest ratios in the tech industry with 0.12.

Although Microsoft’s ratio is higher than other major tech companies, it has plenty of cashfor operations and new projects. The company’s total cash position of cash and equivalents and short-term investments equaled more than $66 billion at the end of its fiscal first quarter.

Conclusion:

Money isn’t everything, but it sure helps. Microsoft’s healthy balance sheet buys it plenty of time and resources to make attempts to reinvent itself. Unfortunately, it has yet to do so. Despite mostly positive reviews, the jury is still out on whether or not the new Windows 8 will spark a catalyst for the stock price. The same can also be said about the Surface tablet. Some may be quick to write off Microsoft and its consumer product offerings, but the Xbox should provide some level of hope. Taking into account these components of our CHEAT SHEET framework, we find that Microsoft is a BUY for investors seeking a solid dividend north of 3 percent and a cash rich balance sheet. However, shares are a WAIT and SEE for investors looking for strong capital appreciation and an improvement in management.

求人票がひっきりなし スクープ 某米系企業の組織改変リストラ

ここのところ、ジョブエージェントから、ポジションの求人票がひっきりなしにきます。「転職しませんんか?」ってなのです。この一週間にきたのは、

某米系外食最大手 コントローラ
某米系ビル設備大手 ディレクタ
某米系医療機器の最大手 コントローラ
某米系ソフトウエアのコントローラ

いずれも、アメリカの大企業です。景気は悪いのかいいのか?

今、勤務している米系企業も業績が芳しくないために組織改変をするようです。私は、別の米系企業に来月から転職予定ですので関係ありませんね。

* アジア本社を新設 (北アジア、東南アジア、オセアニア、中国、インド)ヨーロッパアフリカ本社と南北アメリカ本社の並列
* 日本は韓国などと一緒に北アジア地区
* 北アジア地区コントローラはUS Expat
* 日本と韓国などのコントローラはシャッフル 日本のコントローラは今の韓国の韓国人コントローラが昇格 (米系企業日本法人では社長とコントローラーの両方に、日本人が就任することは稀です。理由は、日本人同士で組まれると内部統制が危いと考えるからです。)
* 階層が増えると人員削減が伴いますので、レイオフやリストラ。例えば、狙い撃ちした組織のポジションをシンガポールのアジア本社に吸収削減

以上が、私が得た断片的な情報から推察したものです。図星だと思いますけど。

円高ドル安 アメリカでの給与と日本での給与

円高ドル安が続いていますが、私の勤務する会社のアメリカ法人での給与と日本法人での給与の格差も広がっています。今の円高水準ですと、同じような職種の仕事をして、アメリカ法人での給与が仮に100円とした場合、日本法人では約150円の給料をもらえることになります。

もちろん、アメリカと日本では多少、物価水準が違いますが、それでも1.5倍の差はありませんから、明らかに日本で働いていた方が、少なくと向こう数年間は圧倒的有利です。逆にアメリカ法人から給料をもらっていたら、とても貧乏に感じるかもしれません。

Stocks Plunge on Fears of Global Turmoil

What began as a weak day in the stock markets ended in the worst rout in more than two years, as investors dumped stocks amid anxiety that both Europe and the United States were failing to fix deepening economic problems.

With a steep decline of around 5 percent in the United States on Thursday, stocks have now fallen nearly 11 percent in two weeks. Markets have been plunging as investors sought safer havens for their money — including Treasury bonds, which some had been avoiding during the debate over extending the nation’sdebt ceiling.

Sparking the drop was an unsuccessful effort by the European Central Bank to reassure the markets, which instead ended up spooking investors. The bank intervened with a show of support to buy bonds of some smaller countries, but not Italy and Spain, whose mounting troubles have come into the spotlight.  This was taken as a sign that the recent rescue packages by Europe could soon be overwhelmed by the huge debt burdens in those two countries.

Investors were further unnerved by a candid remark by José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, who seemed to confirm fears about the sense of political paralysis. Rather than play down the problems, as European officials have done since the debt crisis began last year, he said, “Markets remain to be convinced that we are taking the appropriate steps to resolve the crisis.”

With investors in the United States already focusing anew on fragile economic growth and high unemployment, waves of selling of stocks began in Europe and continued throughout the day in the United States. Analysts said the market still might have further to fall, as investors reassess the dimming economic prospects. In the short run, attention will be focused on critical unemployment numbers for July to be released on Friday morning. And some in the markets are already questioning whether  the Federal Reserve has done enough to mend the economy and whether it could soon take further steps to stimulate growth.

On Thursday, more than 14 billion shares changed hands, the heaviest selling in more than a year. In addition to being unnerved by weaker economic data reported in recent days, investors appeared to lose their optimism about the strength of corporate profits that had driven increases in the stock market in the first half of this year.

At the close, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index was down 60.27 points, or 4.78 percent, to 1,200.07. The Dow Jones industrial average was off 512.76 points, or 4.31 percent, to 11,383.68, and the Nasdaq was down 136.68, or 5.08 percent, to 2,556.39.

The S.& P. 500 has now fallen 10.7 percent from 1,345 on July 22, underlining the new negative investment sentiment about the economy and about Europe.

“We are now in correction mode,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at Standard & Poor’s. “We could have another couple of weeks to go before it bottoms.”

アメリカ株式マーケット 最近の注目株 P, LNKD, NFLX, BIDU

NYSEやNASDAQに代表されるアメリカの株式マーケットで、貯金の一部を運用しているお話は何度かさせて頂いております。1-2年前の注目株といえば、Apple, Baidu, Netflixでした。このうちAppleは既にIT産業では世界第一位の時価総額になってしまい株価上昇もしなくなっています。また、中国最大の検索エンジンのBaiduは数年間に株価が14倍になりました。急成長を株価が折込みつつありアップサイドも鈍化しています。

未だにあがり続けているのは、スマートフォーンやタブレットマーケットの成長と連動する企業群です。映画のストリーミングサービスのNetflix、そして、つい先日上場したインターネットラジオのP (Pandra Media)と就職ネットワークのLNKD (LinkedIn)でしょう。上場してまだ1ヵ月なので株価は乱高下していますが、時価総額を見る限り、特にPandra Mediaはアメリカ市場から世界市場への展開の可能性を考えると数倍から数十倍になるポテンシャルを私は個人的に感じています。

東京の株式マーケットの上場銘柄には、全く魅力的な企業がないのに対して、ここアメリカ、底知れぬ英知と可能性に満ちた企業群が並びます。

航空会社の時価総額

今日は朝からいい天気に恵まれました。花粉が飛びまくっていますが、春らしい雰囲気。

仕方がないので、会社に出社して働きました。

今日は、航空会社の時価総額についての記事が載っていました。かなり、面白いです。

アメリカン航空(616機)はアラスカ航空(116機)と同じレベル?

中国の航空会社が上位を独占?

全日空ってユナイテッドコンチネンタルより時価総額が大きい?

一つ、いえることはこの時価総額は、航空会社の実力を表してはいないということです。表しているのは、主に、国内線マーケットの価格競争の激しさではないでしょうか。例えば、中国の国内線は競争が余りないので利ザヤが大きいですが、アメリカの国内線は競争が激しいので利ザヤが薄いです。全日空がいくら日本では大手とはいえ、世界では中小規模の航空会社です。

Airline Region Market Cap
USD m
Air China Asia Pacific 18,990
Singapore Airlines Asia Pacific 12,700
China Southern Asia Pacific 10,540
China Eastern Asia Pacific 9,200
Lufthansa Europe 9,160
LAN Airlines Latin America 9,120
Cathay Pacific Asia Pacific 9,090
All Nippon Airways Asia Pacific 8,800
Southwest Airlines North America 8,650
Delta Air Lines North America 8,470
United Continental North America 7,400
Ryanair Europe 6,990
IAG (BA-Iberia) Europe 6,850
Qantas Airways Asia Pacific 5,340
Hainan Airlines Asia Pacific 5,030
Air France-KLM Europe 4,870
Korean Air Lines Asia Pacific 3,920
GOL Latin America 3,470
TAM Latin America 3,340
Aeroflot Europe 2,920
China Airlines Asia Pacific 2,920
Thai Airways Asia Pacific 2,740
Turkish Airlines Europe 2,600
EVA Airways Asia Pacific 2,560
easyJet Europe 2,470
COPA North America 2,280
WestJet North America 2,270
AirAsia Asia Pacific 2,240
American Airlines North America 2,150
Malaysia Airlines Asia Pacific 2,040
Alaska Air North America 2,030
JetBlue North America 1,610
Asiana Airlines Asia Pacific 1,570
Garuda Indonesia Asia Pacific 1,310
US Airways North America 1,290
Cebu Pacific Asia Pacific 1,250
SAS Europe 1,090
Air New Zealand Asia Pacific 1,030
Skymark Airlines Asia Pacific 994
AirTran North America 990
Air Arabia North America 987
Jet Airways Asia Pacific 855
Skywest USA North America 854
Air Canada North America 814
Finnair Europe 795
Allegiant North America 777
Virgin Blue Asia Pacific 774
Shandong Airlines Asia Pacific 768
Norwegian Europe 689
Chorus Aviation (Jazz) North America 672
Philippine Airlines Asia Pacific 656
Aer Lingus Europe 640
Tiger Airways Asia Pacific 596
Vueling Airlines Europe 422
Air Berlin Europe 397
Spicejet Asia Pacific 377
flybe Europe 364
Transasia Airways Asia Pacific 325
Hawaiian Air North America 318
Republic Airways North America 298
Kingfisher Airlines Asia Pacific 235
Dart Group (Jet2) Europe 226
Kenya Airways Africa 220
Aegean Airlines Europe 194
Icelandair Europe 192
El Al Israel Airlines Middle East 192
Royal Jordanian Middle East 179
S7 Europe 165
Comair Africa 160
Croatia Airlines Europe 147
Meridiana Fly Europe 135
Regional Express Asia Pacific 128
Pinnacle Airlines North America 110
Kuwait National Airways Middle East 110
Skywest Airlines Australia Asia Pacific 96
Jazeera Airways Middle East 92
Pakistan Int’l Airlines Asia Pacific 72
Air Mauritius Africa 69
Baltia Air Lines North America 38
Gulfstream International North America 37
Cimber Sterling Europe 24
Cyprus Airways Europe 22
1time Africa 21
Atlantic Airways Europe 21
Great Lakes Aviation North America 20
Indonesia Air Transport Asia Pacific 17
Jagson Airlines Asia Pacific 5

Cisco vs. Akamai

CiscoとAkamaiは先週水曜日、ほぼ同時に四半期決算を発表しました。投資家は『期待を下回った。』と称して両社の株を売り浴びせて、15%以上株価を下げました。ところが、その後の回復の仕方が全く違います。Ciscoはそのままズルズルと下げ続け、回復の兆しが見えないのに対して、Akamaiは着実に戻ってきています。かたや10兆円企業、かたや7000億円の企業、また売っている商品も違いますので、同列には語れないのは事実です。しかし、どうやら投資家はAkamaiには大きな期待をよせているのに対してCiscoは見限っている感じがします。マイクロソフトやGoogleもそうですが、過去の遺産を捨てられない大企業病。そして、人材が流出して役場の職員みたいな従業員しか残っていない現実なのでしょうか。

Ciscoの11-1月期決算

今日はマーケットが閉まってから、ネットワーク機器最大手のシスコが四半期の決算を発表しました。売り上げ、EPS(一株当り利益)などの主な項目で、アナリストの予想を上回っていましたが、時間外で株価は暴落、9%近く下げました。これで3四半期連続で、決算発表後に株価が暴落したことになります。

前回と前々回の発表では、目先の決算の数字の成長率が芳しくないのと、社長が先行き見通しについてUncertainという言葉を連発して、投資家が不安になり暴落しました。

今回、注目したのは恐らく、売り上げは成長していますが、利益が16%位下がったことでしょうか。先行きは次のクオーターが4-6%の売り上げ成長、その次のクウォーターが10%以上と言っていましたが、利益の成長率の発表がなかったので、Not Impressiveといったところでしょうか。

しかし、全般的には財務部門が数字の発表の仕方やストーリー作りにかなり問題があるのではないかと感じました。同じような発表の仕方を次回もすれば、同じように暴落。だんだんと投資家が逃げていくと思います。

私も少し株を持っていましたので、やられました。(泣)