A new covered calls position was established in the Covered Calls Advisor Portfolio(CCAP) with the purchase of an Apple Inc.(AAPL) covered call as follows:Established Apple Inc.(AAPL) Covered Call for Mar2010:
02/24/2010 Bought 100 AAPL @ $198.677
02/24/2010 Sold 1 AAPL Mar2010 $210.00 Call @ $1.57
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers, mobile communication devices, and portable digital music and video players, as well as sells various related software, services, peripherals, and networking solutions.
The company sells its products worldwide through its online stores, retail stores, direct sales force, third-party wholesalers, resellers, and value-added resellers. In addition, it sells various third-party Macintosh, iPhone, and iPod and now iPad compatible products, including application software, printers, storage devices, speakers, headphones, and various other accessories and peripherals through its online and retail stores, and digital content and applications through the iTunes Store. The company sells its products to consumer, small and mid-sized business, education, enterprise, government, and creative customers. The company, formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc., was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
The Buy Alerts spreadsheet below shows that Apple exceeds the Covered Calls Advisor's desired "Buy" rating threshold of 20.0 with a Total Points of 21.16.
With the launch of the iPad and the current impressive momentum of both the iPhone and the Mac, at its current price below $200, this high-growth company has become very appealing using this advisor's value-oriented metrics. Because of Apple's $24+ billion in cash and no long-term debt, the enterprise value of AAPL is $155.4 billion which calculates to a P/E ratio of only 14.5 based on this year's expected earnings of about $11.80 per share. This Ex-Cash P/E ratio is likely to expand as Apple continues to grow via its leadership position in the burgeoning mobile internet markets worldwide.
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Some possible overall performance results(including commissions) for the AAPL transactions would be as follows:
Stock Purchase Cost: $19,876.65
= ($198.677*100+$8.95 commission)
Net Profit:
(a) Options Income: +$147.30
= (100*$1.57 - $9.70 commissions)
(b) Dividend Income: +$0.00
(c) Capital Appreciation (If stock price unchanged at $198.677):
-$8.95 = ($198.677-$198.677)*100 - $8.95 commissions
(c) Capital Appreciation (If exercised at $210.00): +$1,123.35
= ($210.00-$198.677)*100 - $8.95 commissions
Total Net Profit(If stock price unchanged at $198.677): +$138.35
= (+$147.30 +$0.00 -$8.95)
Total Net Profit(If stock price exercised at $210.00): +$1,270.65
= (+$147.30 +$0.00 +$1,123.35)
Absolute Return if Unchanged at $198.677: +0.7%
= +$138.35/$19,876.65
Annualized Return If Unchanged (ARIU) +10.6%
= (+$138.35/$19,876.65)*(365/24 days)
Absolute Return if Exercised at $210.00: +6.4%
= +$1,270.65/$19,876.65
Annualized Return If Exercised (ARIE) +97.2%
= (+$1,270.65/$19,876.65)*(365/24 days)
