Apple Drops 5.7% After-Hours — Did Cook's Memory Warning Sink Guidance?
Apple fell 1.41% during Thursday's session before dropping a further 5.74% after-hours following its earnings release. Revenue beat expectations, but iPad and services revenue missed while Greater China sales slowed. More critically, Cook explicitly warned that memory supply constraints would weigh on next quarter's revenue, with the company aggressively stockpiling to counter what it called "significant supply limitations." When a top-line beat can't rescue guidance, how fully should Apple's supply-chain risk be priced in?