Apple earnings report scheduled for today

• Published January 23, 2013 Modified January 22, 2013

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For many investors, Apple’s best days are behind it. Competitors are catching up, they believe, and the latest iPhone is stumbling.

The company’s doubters have backed their conviction with billions of dollars. Last week, the stock fell below $500 for the first time in 11 months. Since Apple’s stock peaked at $705.07 on Sept. 21 – the day of the iPhone 5’s release – it has fallen nearly 30 percent, cutting Apple’s market capitalization by nearly $200 billion.

Today, Apple – still the world’s most valuable public company – gets a chance to rebut the skeptics as it reports financial results for the holiday quarter. But the report could also end up confirming beliefs that the company is losing its edge as an arbiter of innovation.

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