Michal Ždanský As every quarter, Apple published a report on sales and profit from its products and services. The last quarter was particularly successful for the company. Several factors played a big role - Christmas, the continuing interest in the iPhone 4 and iPad, and finally the success of the new generation of MacBook Air and iPods.
Now to the numbers. In the last fiscal period, i.e. from October 1 to December 31, Apple took record profits 26,7 billion dollars, of which it is 6,43 billion is net profit. Compared to the previous quarter, sales thus increased by 38,5%. During this successful period, Apple sold a total of 16,24 million iPhones, 7,33 million iPads, 4,13 million Macs and 19,45 million iPods. Thanks server 9to5mac.com you can also see a graphical representation of the shares of individual segments. It is interesting that a full 62% of the total volume was sold outside the United States, which is by far the largest market for apple products.
At this time, he recorded another success, as the value of the shares reached an all-time high of over $350 per share. Behind this, of course, is the publication of the financial results, and it is clear that Steve Jobs planned his temporary departure on purpose the day before. The negative impact on the value of Apple shares was thus minimal.
The following fiscal period lasting from January 1 to March 31 is also looming in rosy colors, at least in America the CDMA iPhone 4, which will be sold by the American operator Verizon, could bring big sales. However, customers may be at a loss, after all, by the time the CDMA version of the Apple phone goes on sale, there will be only a few months left until the launch of the new model. Verizon is trying to at least encourage sales by offering $200 to all customers who have recently bought a new phone and are interested in the iPhone 4.
Jobs himself commented on the financial results:
“This holiday quarter was phenomenal for us with record sales of Macs, iPhones and iPads. We're working hard right now and have some amazing things planned for this year, including the iPhone 4 for Verizon, which customers can't wait to get their hands on.”
If you would like to read the full financial report, you can download it from Apple's website <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/200721_ODSTOUPENI_BEZ_UDANI_DUVODU__EN.pdf?v=1595428404" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">here</a>.
Source: TUAW.com
