Apple announced third-quarter results
Nice results, but there was no question of the dubious success of the iPhone.
Apple released results for the third quarter of fiscal 2007, which ended June 2007, 30. Apple posted earnings of $ 818 million, or 92 cents per share, for the quarter, compared to $ 472 million, or 54 cents per share, for the same period last year. Total revenue for the quarter just ended was $ 5,41 billion, a significant increase from $ 4,37 billion in the same period last fiscal year; and the gross margin increased to 36,9% from 30,3% in the same period of the previous financial year. Sales in international markets accounted for 40% of total sales.
Apple sold 1.764.000 Macs and 9.815.000 iPods in the quarter, up 33% from PCs and 3% from MP21 players over the same period last fiscal year.
Are you sure you're selling so well?
“We are excited to announce the most successful third financial quarter in Apple’s history to date, despite the fact that Mac sales also broke a record this quarter,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s president and CEO. "The iPhone - from which we hope to sell one millionth by the end of the next full financial quarter - is well underway and our product range remains very strong."
“We are very pleased to report a very strong financial quarter,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s chief financial officer. "For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, we expect earnings of around 5,7 cents per share with a turnover of around $ 65 billion."
