Last week Apple’s (AAPL Charts) co-founder and chief executive Steve Jobs told the media that he was being treated for a hormone problem which was responsible for his sudden weight loss. Today he admitted the problem was much worse than he thought and told his employees in a letter that he would take a leave of absence through June in order to focus on his health. Here is the text of his letter as released by Apple.
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Team,Some "unnamed Apple Insiders" had reported that Steve Jobs was in complete denial about the severity of his condition so this is a good thing for him to take time to deal with his health. Hopefully, his cancer does not return and he can return as planned in the summer.
I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.
In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.
I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.
I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.
Steve
Intraday Chart for Apple Inc (NASDAQ)
In after hours trading, Apple was down $6.03 to $79.30 after closing the day at $85.33.
| Day's Range: | $84.72 - $87.25 |
| 52wk Range: | $79.14 - $192.24 |
| Projected Earnings (E) as of: | Cash/ share | Current PE | 5 Yr PEG | |
| FY (Sept) 2009 Low Earnings (E) = | $3.70 | $27.55 | 23.1 | 1.2 |
| FY (Sept) 2009 Avg. Earnings (E) = | $5.05 | $27.55 | 16.9 | 0.9 |
| FY (Sept) 2009 High Earnings (E) = | $5.67 | $27.55 | 15.0 | 0.8 |
| FY (Sept) 2010 Low Earnings (E) = | $4.66 | $27.55 | 18.3 | 0.9 |
| FY (Sept) 2010 Avg. Earnings (E) = | $6.05 | $27.55 | 14.1 | 0.7 |
| FY (Sept) 2010 High Earnings (E) = | $7.93 | $27.55 | 10.8 | 0.6 |
| Next Earnings Date | 01/21/09 | |||
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