Mq,
"Dave, things were pretty good to 30 September for Q! you know"..
I agree which is why I'm holding on and optimistic. Consensus for next year is $2.75 and rising, up a meagre 131% over 1.19 for FY98 (this is according to Daily Graphs who by the way Chaz are using .66 from last quarter). Thing is though that royalties of 200mil, same as this year, would account for $2.70, so in fact nada will drop to the bottom line from the rest of the 3.5 billion operation, all profits to the extent that they exist eaten up by R&D, which is not necessarily a bad thing if the money's well spent.
IPR and 3G chess game remain paramount. I won't be too surprised to see no upward movement until the smoke clears, even if Q does pretty well. It's probably going to take a great quarter with a substantial earnings surprise to get any attention. The mkt is too busy playing follow the leader, although it's worth noting that Q's got a relative strength rating of 78, better than 4/5 of the mkt.
Doesn't QCOM claim that every phone it sells is a smart phone because the software is upgradable? I would think that these form factors are not going to continue to evolve very dramatically other than perhaps their thickness, it's the materials, gizzards , brains and batteries that'll change. I think MarginM is right about the StarTac. Mot's got a classic. Maybe the Q phone will evolve quietly into one too. Just drop it off every year for a little extra juice..
Dave |
