Adobe Systems (ADBE)

31.60 +0.06  +0.19%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Adobe Systems Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns -26.29%
Total Returns -26.29%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Adobe Systems's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • ADBE Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • MSFT Total Returns
  • CDNS Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
ADBE -5.90% 11.78% -7.84% 15.96%
^SPXTR -5.03% 5.70% 2.03% 58.12%
MSFT -8.53% 13.42% 20.57% 54.82%
CDNS -13.24% -1.06% -3.29% 78.03%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price -26.29%
Earnings Per Share TTM 64.21%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 4.94%
Dividend Yield 0.00%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 4.234B
Net Income TTM 783.46M

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 17.72%
Asset Utilization 0.4846

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.1268
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.00
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ADBE News

3 Reasons to Buy Microsoft
May 22, 11:37AM Fool
Next short $ADBE if it has intraday high of $31.84; second resistance support of $32.38... This is an aggressive stance...
about 6 days ago by TeraNova
$SPY $EUO $DBA $NUE $ADBE $FXY $CVI $RL $CHL $LVLT $R $MOO $CEO $MCHP $PGNX $AMAT - trending tickers $$
about 7 days ago by WorldJazz59
@Honest_T $ADBE has positioned Flash as desktop app only now. Sounds better than saying it's dead, but same thing.
about 7 days ago by pdenlinger
A Winning Tech Strategy
May 17, 7:38PM Motley Fool
Apple's Worst Enemy: Apple
May 17, 11:55AM
Top 10 Technology ETFs
May 16, 10:42AM Seeking Alpha
$ADBE Boosts Board to 12 Members from 9
about 13 days ago by Benzinga
Steve Wozniak: What’s Up With Apple Pricing?
May 11, 4:39PM Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Adobe Creative Cloud Now Available
May 11, 12:02AM Business Wire
Adobe Muse Available Today
May 11, 12:01AM Business Wire
$ADBE Starts Selling Software Via Subscriptions. http://stks.co/3l6A
about 17 days ago by abubnic
Software Subscriptions Growing Among Vendors, Users
May 09, 6:28PM Investor's Business Daily
Adobe Starts Selling Software Via Subscriptions
May 09, 6:28PM Investor's Business Daily
$ADBE nibbled some $33 calls
about 18 days ago by vineyardtrader
$SPX components with an RSI(2) <5: $ADBE $ANR $COST $CSCO $GME $IBM $LLL $MA $TIF $WAG $WYNN http://stks.co/3iIO
about 19 days ago by Attitrade
$ADBE Insider Sale: $6.8M of stock sold by Shantanu Narayen on May 7, 2012 http://stks.co/3iAO
about 19 days ago by MarketBrief
KRIS TUTTLE: Why we added a revitalized Adobe to our portfolio http://stks.co/3fSB $ADBE @soundviewfunds
about 23 days ago by covestor
NR7 - Potential bullish EOD NR7 set-up. Entry: 33.65. Initial Stop: 33.35. First Target: 34.90. $ADBE http://chart.ly/xbwgerj
about 27 days ago by jackdamn
Why Are Apple and Microsoft Under Scrutiny Down Under?
Apr 30, 4:52PM Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Australia Says Consumers Overpaying For Software
Apr 30, 4:02PM Investor's Business Daily
$ADBE http://stks.co/3ZuM $adbe top of five minute downtrend...will $appl help drag it down?
about 27 days ago by NYC12
$ADBE views on this in a month's time?
about 27 days ago by paulwickes3
$ADBE I like the cloud strategy for CS. Think it's worth $50 in 2 years. Added to SoundView TechFund.
about 30 days ago by heuristocrat
Adobe Pivots to New Target http://stks.co/3Tv8 | via WSJ $ADBE
about 33 days ago by STtech
The Creative Suite monthly plan sounds great, but I'm skeptical that $ADBE is going to be able to hold up long-term margins.
about 33 days ago by bradloncar
[$$] Adobe Pivots to New Target
Apr 23, 10:54PM The Wall Street Journal
Study Reveals Global Creativity Gap
Apr 23, 1:02PM Business Wire
@totalguru // $ADBE $AAPL do you homework bro http://stks.co/3Stn $$
about 34 days ago by WorldJazz59
Creative Cloud: Adobe's new all-access CS6 subscription http://stks.co/3Srw | via Ars Technica $ADBE
about 34 days ago by STtech
$ADBE still has the best software for creative professionals.
about 34 days ago by christy155
$adbe is dead. Sorry folks. Not on iOS you are dead $AAPL
about 34 days ago by totalguru
Adobe Systems Puts Its Creative Suite In The Cloud
Apr 23, 11:16AM Investor's Business Daily
Added $ADBE long to SoundView TechFund today. CS6 looks like a winner. Some may shift to cloud but it's higher multiple biz.
about 34 days ago by heuristocrat
Adobe Launches Creative Cloud
Apr 23, 12:04AM Business Wire
$AAPL, $GOOG, $ADBE, $INTU, & $DIS Receive a Class Action Lawsuit for Discriminating Labor Practice - http://stks.co/3PwH
about 38 days ago by ibc_fn
$ADBE forms bullish "Continuation Diamond" chart pattern. http://stks.co/3OAB
about 39 days ago by RecogniaEvents

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