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Azure's First Dollar Figure Arrives With a Cash Problem Attached
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Alphabet Begins Selling In-House AI Chips Directly to Outside Customers
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Key Metrics (TTM)
| Metric | MU | NVDA | GOOGL | META | PLTR | CEG | NFLX | GEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (TTM) | $133.19B | $302.97B | $445.87B | $241.61B | $6.16B | $31.27B | $49.73B | $41.37B |
| Rev Growth (YoY) | +256.3% | +65.5% | +15.1% | +22.2% | +56.2% | +8.3% | +15.9% | +9.0% |
| Net Income | $84.97B | $192.88B | $244.12B | $75.25B | $3.02B | $3.46B | $14.77B | $9.53B |
| P/E Ratio | 11.8x | 26.7x | 16.1x | 21.9x | 169.6x | 24.8x | 19.0x | 23.4x |
| Price/Sales | 7.5x | 16.8x | 8.8x | 6.8x | 76.8x | 2.9x | 5.5x | 5.2x |
| Target Upside | +76.6% | +49.3% | +34.3% | +32.3% | +10.5% | +34.5% | +27.6% | +51.5% |
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