That's one pricey Apple: Can buy TCS 11 times, Reliance Industries 12 times

Right now, Apple is the hot cake in the market. Being the first company to cross the $800 billion mark in market value and about to become the first to be valued at one trillion dollars, the Cupertino tech giant is crushing milestones and undermining companies, even economies, with its market capital value.
To put it in perspective, Apple can buy Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) 11 times and Reliance Industries 12 times, shows a study by NewsFlicks . Moreover, its market capital value amounts greater than that of some economies considered to have the highest rate of growth.

Apple compared to Microsoft, Coca Cola

The study shows that Apple is making other corporate giants look small, and doing well at it. Microsoft, a household name from computer industry, is hard put to compete with Apple. Home of the Macintosh computers can buy the Windows-producing tech company 1.6 times, the study says. Even Alphabet, the parent company of Google, can be bought 1.3 times by Apple with the market capital at the latter's disposal.
Not only players from the technology field, Apple is way bigger than companies from other sectors too. With its market value at more than $800 billion, as on May 16, Apple can buy Coca Cola 4 times or world's largest oil and gas company ExxoMobil twice and can still have a sizeable amount to spare.

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Apple compared to TCS, Reliance Industries

Indian companies will be punching way above their weight when pitted against Apple. Tata Consultancy Services, the biggest IT consultancy service provider in India with a market cap of $77 billion, can be bought 10 times with that of Apple, whereas, Reliance Industries worth $66.4 billion can be bought 12 times.
Apple's market cap is equivalent to 25 times to that of India's best performing automobile company, Maruti Suzuki, whereas 23 times that of the leader of Indian telecom industry Bharti Airtel.

Apple compared to economies

If Apple were a country and the market capital value its economy, Apple would be on the 17th position in the world with $823 billion to its name. Even now, 169 countries have economies smaller than the market value of Apple Inc.
Even companies like the Netherlands, Switzerland and Singapore, with only GDP valuations at $750.3 billion, $670.8 billion and $292.7 billion respectively, and are regarded as one of the countries with best development rates, fall behind Apple in terms of money in their kitty.

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Apple compared to China, India

While India tries to get close to China to become the biggest economy, it is actually Apple thhat us doing it. China's economy can accommodate 14 entities the size of Apple, where India can barely do three.
Even the United States, the biggest economy in the world, is only worth 22 companies like Apple. Japan, another economy with a substantial presence in the world market is worth only a tad more than five Apple Inc size entities.

(Research: Sameer Bhardwaj & Tejeesh N S Behl, NewsFlicks)

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