Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Favorite Tech Companies of This Year

This year has been a high octane ride for the tech companies. There were many high profile releases, be it the products or services. Statista, an online statistics portal, had come up with list of the ten favorite tech giants according to their performance this year; considering their income, revenue and stock performance. While Apple and Samsung ruled the roost in terms of net income, LinkedIn has emerged as a golden child in terms of year-over-year growth, with whopping 89 percent revenue increase.    


#10 Facebook:


Net Income: lost $11 million through the period January to September.
Revenue Growth: 36 percent growth from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011
Stock Performance: Was lying between -50 and -100 percent category of value index, as recorded on the first day of trading in 2012
Overall Performance: 12 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 2, Revenue Growth: 8, Stock Performance: 2)

Facebook comes last on this list with the lowest overall performance. The world’s largest online social networking company which opened its gates for IPO this year, has also come up with services like paid posts that increase its visibility on the friends notification page. The company had come up with offers to attract the non-Facebook user to get registered on Facebook from their mobile, and get about a dollar worth of talk time. It also acquired the biggest photo sharing site Instagram.



#9 Yahoo:


Net Income: Gained $ 3.7 billion through the period January to September.
Revenue Growth: -1 percent fall from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011
Stock Performance: Was lying between 0 and -50 percent category of value index, recorded on the first day of trading in 2012
Overall Performance: 12 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 6, Revenue Growth: 1, Stock Performance: 5)
Yahoo came second in this list with respect to its overall performance. The company from a long time was on the down hill run, with plunging market value. With the new CEO, Marissa Mayer, and her attempts to revive the company, it seems Yahoo got a new breather.
 


#8 Amazon.com:  


Net Income: lost $137 million through the period January to September.
Revenue Growth: 27 percent growth from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011
Stock Performance: Was in +50 percent category of value index recorded on the first day of trading in 2012
Overall Performance: 13 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 1, Revenue Growth: 4, Stock Performance: 8)

Amazon.com, an American multinational electronic commerce company, is the world's largest online retailer. The company also produces consumer electronics like Amazon Kindle e-book reader and the Kindle Fire tablet computer. And it is a major provider of cloud computing services.



#7 Groupon:


Net Income: Gained $14 million through the period January to September.
Revenue Growth: 52 percent growth from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011
Stock Performance: Was in -100 percent category of value index recorded on the first day of trading in 2012
Overall Performance: 14 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 1, Revenue Growth: 4, Stock Performance: 8)


Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website that features discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies. Its name blends “group” and “coupon”. Groupon breaks into new markets by identifying successful local businesses, first by sending in an advance a number of employees to research the local market; when it finds a business with outstanding reviews, salespeople approach it and explain the model, and use social marketing sites such as Facebook to further promote the idea.



#6 Microsoft:


Net Income: Gained $9 billion through the period January to September.
Revenue Growth: 1 percent growth from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011
Stock Performance: Lies in -50 percent category of value index recorded on the first day of trading in 2012
Overall Performance: 14 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 8, Revenue Growth: 2, Stock Performance: 4)


The world’s largest software manufacturer had a very eventful 2012. The company launched two of its flagship OSs, Window 8 for PCs and Windows Phone 8 for mobiles. The company also brought out its own brand device like Microsoft Surface tablet and stated that the company will be bringing more of Microsoft branded devices.




#5 eBay:


Net Income: Gained $1.9 billion through the period January to September.
Revenue Growth: 22 percent growth from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011
Stock Performance: Lies above +50 percent category of value index recorded on the first day of trading in 2012
Overall Performance: 17 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 5, Revenue Growth: 3, Stock Performance: 9)


eBay is an American multinational internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide. eBay generates revenue from various fees. The eBay fee system is quite complex; there are fees to list a product and fees when the product sells (Final Value Fee), plus several optional adornment fees, all based on various factors and scales.



#4 Google:


Net Income: Gained $7.9 billion through the period January to September.
Revenue Growth: 35 percent growth from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011
Stock Performance: Lies between 0 to -50 percent category of value index recorded on the first day of trading in 2012
Overall Performance: 17 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 7, Revenue Growth: 7, Stock Performance: 3)


Google, the top search giant, is an American multinational corporation which provides Internet-related products and services, including internet search, cloud computing, software and advertising technologies. Advertising revenues from AdWords generate almost all of the company's profits.


#3 Samsung:


Net Income: Gained $14.6 billion through the period January to September.
Revenue Growth: 35 percent growth from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011
Stock Performance: Lies between 0 to +50 percent category of value index recorded on the first day of trading in 2012
Overall Performance: 21 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 9, Revenue Growth: 5, Stock Performance: 7)


Samsung got two features added to its crown this year. The Taiwanese company had beat Apple to became the world’s top Smartphone selling company and it also beat Nokia to became the world’s top mobile manufacturer. Samsung’s flagship Smartphones, the S series were blockbusters.



#2 Apple:


Net Income: Gained $28.7 billion through the period January to September.
Revenue Growth: 35 percent growth from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011
Stock Performance: Lies between 0 to +50 percent category of value index recorded on the first day of trading in 2012
Overall Performance: 22 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 10, Revenue Growth: 6, Stock Performance: 6)


This Cupertino giant comes second in the list with respect to its overall performance. Apple saw a very busy year with its line of products like iOS6, iPhone 5, new Mac computers, iPad 3 and iPad mini launches.


#1 LinkedIn:


Net Income: Gained $10 million through the period January to September.
Revenue Growth: 89 percent growth from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011
Stock Performance: Lies in +100 percent category of value index recorded on the first day of trading in 2012
Overall Performance: 23 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 3, Revenue Growth: 10, Stock Performance: 10)


LinkedIn, the largest social networking website for professionals tops the list with highest overall performance this year.

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