Ondrej Holzman Apple today reported financial results for the second calendar and third fiscal quarters of 2012, which ended June 30, as scheduled. The California company reported revenues of $35 billion, with net income of $8,8 billion, or $9,32 per share…
"We are impressed with record sales of 17 million iPads in the June quarter," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a press release. “We also updated the entire line of MacBooks during it, tomorrow we will release Mountain Lion and we'll be launching iOS 6 in the fall. We're also really looking forward to the new products we have in store.” Cook added.
Apple managed to sell 26 million iPhones (up 28% year-over-year), 17 million iPads (up 84% year-over-year), 4 million Macs (up 2% year-over-year) and 6,8 million iPods (down 10% year-over-year) in three months. Overall, this year's June quarter was in contrast to that last year's more successful because a year ago Apple earned $28,6 billion with a net profit of $7,3 billion.
Compared previous quarter this year, however, Apple made a mistake. 9 million fewer iPhones were sold, as customers are likely to wait for the next generation of Apple's phone, and overall Apple made roughly $4 billion less.
"We continue to invest in the growth of our business and are pleased to pay a dividend of $2,65 per share," said traditional conference call participant Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's chief financial officer. "For the fiscal fourth quarter, we expect revenue of $34 billion, which translates to $7,65 per share," Oppenheimer predicted.
that's the article... yesterday I already read about how much he earned, but the main point of the news was that apple earned far less than expected
the reason can be as you state, and just as the article stated, that it is waiting for iphone5
on the other hand, the smaller number of phones sold may also mean that people stop buying iPhones and look at the competition... you should see another article for the day that claims that the Nokia Lumia sold more than the iPhone or Android...
you really should stop with that selection information and give it negative in the world of apple
Read the article on iDnes one more time for advice! It is an absolutely demagogic analysis, based on the comparison of different quantities. In this article it is written that Nokia sold more Lumia in the first 3 months (in 2011) than Apple sold more iPhones in the first 3 months (in 2007).
The fact that in 2007, compared to today, there was a rather different view of the mobile phone, it was not such a consumer product and above all the iPhone was sold by only one operator (in the USA), the analysis does not mention it!
on the other hand, in 2007, there was no such competition in the field of touch mobile phones, right?
I don't see, I haven't found the article, I only remember that the analytical agency is supposedly reputable, i.e. they have their reasons why they rate it that way
and it doesn't change the fact that Apple's profits were lower than expected and the shares fell after the results were published due to disappointment
and the development in the next months will also be interesting, if Samsung's apology will have to be on their website and in the newspaper... and in a few months a billion phones with w8 will be released, including some business models from Lenovo... yes, the competition is getting stronger, it will be a miracle if Apple can survive where it is
if we pour pure wine, you will see that the last macbooks, iphones and ipads were mostly disappointing without innovation... it seems as if apple lost its breath with the current devices, it doesn't know what to do with them anymore, it doesn't know how to improve them
so I have to look elsewhere... I will accept apple TV as a new source... because iPhone sales are declining and will continue to decline (there is already a lot of competition and it is starting to be better than apple), for tablets it is a question of a year before apple will catch up with the competition (improving android and especially W8), ... well, where else can I get money?
the apple tv of course,.. but the last products will die
"on the other hand, in 2007 there wasn't such competition in the field of touchscreen mobile phones, was there?" - Yes, there wasn't much at all, because whatever one wants to say, the iPhone came with something completely different/new and above all at that time without any possibility of others application. And indeed, optional applications have changed the way mobile phones are viewed. That's why the comparison is pointless. "I only remember that the analytical agency is supposedly reputable, that is, they have their own reasons why they rate it that way." it doesn't change the fact that Apple's profits were lower than expected" - They were lower than some analysts expected. Even a master carpenter gets cut sometimes. And the reason is primarily the driving force of the iPhone company. Millions of people are waiting for their dream "5" "the development in the next months will also be interesting if Samsung's apology has to be on their website and in the newspaper"
– I personally think that in the end it won't have to be. And even if, I don't think it will have the effect of "oh Apple recommends, so I'll go to Samsung".
"Macbooks, iPhones and iPads were all disappointing without innovation"
– Greetings, if tweaked HW/SW and the addition of a Retina display are not enough for someone... it's hard to say what they want more. And as for the Apple TV (I assume you mean the screen), that's an outline for analysts: "if so what, how and why?" :o)
Hello, The point is that the four looked like disappointments at first, but in the end quite a lot of them were sold. I admit that 4s was no longer a big innovation, but i.e. one phone model. So it's about what he will show in the fall. It must be some great product, otherwise it will start to wear off and since the next model will most likely be in a year and that is quite a long time for today's market, I still believe that it will show something really great and we will at least be a little branches :) and I think that if there is an apology from Samsung, it won't hurt them that much. I think that a person who goes to Apple's website cannot fully decide what to buy for a phone, but goes there for a phone :). That's my opinion and I hope it will be a blast in the fall so that I don't have to think about other brands if I want a new phone :) btw. I have 4S and I hope only until autumn :)
I don't know, I have an iPhone 4 and I liked it from the beginning (but it was also my first iPhone, so I didn't compare it as an evolution but as a functional new phone)
that's true with the new model, I already owe people a year of the model because the 4s was a very smiling novelty...
I'm personally interested in what you add, I see it on the new chassis made of liquid metal, but it can't be taken as a novelty anymore when Microsoft and Nokia + HTC showed it a long time ago, make unbreakable monoblocs (which are also lighter)
maybe they will still print it like it's not even on HW but new maps... the 3d maps, but that's such a useless toy, the explanatory value of the map is the same in 2d as in 3d, maybe even bigger... :/ so it will be interesting . the iphone has a crazy button and something is shaking in it.. so I'm buying a new one in the fall, .. the question is whether it will be ip5 or something with windows8
I'm afraid you have quite fundamental problems with understanding
written text. This article is "just" an announcement of Apple's financial results.
I read on iDnes about the amazing sales success of Lumia,
but until the end. It came out to me that if all the factors are taken into account as: overall
the number of phones sold, the segment of smart phones such as the iPhone, was about 2,8 times
more successful.
you should really stop with that selection information and give it negative information as well
apple world
Where did you get the feeling that information is selective and negative
do we not publish the information? At least go through the headlines for the last month.
Try to think for a while before you write something. Your information has the same
value as Nokia shares.