Acum cateva momente compania Apple a trimis un comunicat de presa in care anunta rezultatele financiare pentru Q4 2012, ultimul trimestru fiscal al anului 2012 pentru compania americana. Conform informatiilor din acel comunicat de presa, Apple a vandut 26.9 milioane de terminale iPhone, 14 milioane de tablete iPad, 4.9 milioane de Mac-uri, 5.3 milioane de iPod-uri, a avut incasari de 36 miliarde de dolari si profit de 8.2 miliarde de dolari. Facand o comparatie cu aceeasi perioada a anului trecut, Apple are incasari mai mari cu 8 miliarde de dolari si profit cu 1.6 miliarde de dolari mai mare.
In ceea ce priveste vanzarile fata de aceeasi perioada a anului trecut, vorbim despre o crestere de 58% in cazul iPhone-urilor, de o crestere de 26% in cazul tabletelor iPad, de o crestere de 1% in cazul Mac-urilor si de o scadere cu 19% a vanzarilor de iPod-uri. In doar cateva zeci de minute Tim Cook si alti vicepresedinti Apple vor discuta despre aceste rezultate financiare si cele mai importante informatii le aflati de aici!
Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results
26.9 Million iPhones Sold; Record Fourth Quarter Revenue and Profit
Board Declares Quarterly Dividend of $2.65 per Common Share
CUPERTINO, California—October 25, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter ended September 29, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $36.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.2 billion, or $8.67 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.3 billion and net profit of $6.6 billion, or $7.05 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 40.0 percent compared to 40.3 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 60 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
The Company sold 26.9 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 58 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 14.0 million iPads during the quarter, a 26 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.9 million Macs during the quarter, a 1 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 5.3 million iPods, a 19 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.
Apple’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $2.65 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on November 15, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 12, 2012.
“We’re very proud to end a fantastic fiscal year with record September quarter results,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We’re entering this holiday season with the best iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod products ever, and we remain very confident in our new product pipeline.”
“We’re pleased to have generated over $41 billion in net income and over $50 billion in operating cash flow in fiscal 2012,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO. “Looking ahead to the first fiscal quarter of 2013, we expect revenue of about $52 billion and diluted earnings per share of about $11.75.”
