Barron’s estimates a healthy Jobs accounts for $25 billion of Apple’s market value
Apple’s (AAPL) Steve Jobs has once again made Barron’s list of the 30 “most respected CEOs” in the world — this time with a few more superlatives and a dollar figure attached.
To quote Andrew Bary’s introduction (subscription required):
Probably the world’s most valuable CEO is Steve Jobs of Apple, as shown by stock dips on news of his medical problems. Apple recently hit a record, with a market value topping $200 billion, a reflection of the Street’s confidence that a healthy Jobs (at least from what we can tell) continues to keep Apple ahead of the game. Jobs likely accounts for $25 billion or more of Apple’s market value.
Probably the world’s most valuable CEO is Steve Jobs of Apple, as shown by stock dips on news of his medical problems. Apple recently hit a record, with a market value topping $200 billion, a reflection of the Street’s confidence that a healthy Jobs (at least from what we can tell) continues to keep Apple ahead of the game. Jobs likely accounts for $25 billion or more of Apple’s market value.
The write-up inside, by Tech Trader Daily’s Eric Savitz, is even more flattering (see inset). “While not universally loved,” it concludes, “he’s a one-of-a-kind black-turtleneck-wearing management genius. American could use 1,000 more like him.”
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