Apple: Οικονομικά Αποτελέσματα 4ου Τριμήνου για το 2011

Χθες βράδυ η Apple δημοσίευσε τα οικονομικά αποτελέσματα για το τέταρτο τρίμηνο του 2011. Η εταιρία σημείωσε ρεκόρ εσόδων που φτάνουν τα $28.27 δισεκατομμύρια και σε αυτά τα 11.12 είναι iPads, 17.07 είναι τα iPhones και 4.89 από τα Mac που έχει πουλήσει.

Η εταιρεία ανακοίνωσε τριμηνιαία καθαρά κέρδη 6,62 δισεκατομμυρίων δολαρίων ή 7,05 δολάρια ανά μετοχή. Τα iPhone παρουσιάζουν καθαρά κέρδος 21% από το τελευταίο τρίμηνο της χρονιάς και τα iPod 27%, επίσης η Apple αναφέρει ότι αυτό το τρίμηνο ήταν το καλύτερο μέχρι στιγμής για τα iPad με 11 εκατομμύρια συσκευές που πουλήθηκαν και 166% αύξηση μέσα στο τελευταίο τρίμηνο της χρονιάς.

Για το επόμενο τρίμηνο η Apple πιστεύει ότι πρόκειται να φτάσει τα $37 δισεκατομμύρια και τα κέρδη κάθε μετοχής να φτάνουν τα $9.30.

Δελτίο τύπου:

CUPERTINO, California—October 18, 2011—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter ended September 24, 2011. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $28.27 billion and quarterly net profit of $6.62 billion, or $7.05 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $20.34 billion and net quarterly profit of $4.31 billion, or $4.64 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 40.3 percent compared to 36.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 63 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

The Company sold 17.07 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 21 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 11.12 million iPads during the quarter, a 166 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.89 million Macs during the quarter, a 26 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 6.62 million iPods, a 27 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.

“We are thrilled with the very strong finish of an outstanding fiscal 2011, growing annual revenue to $108 billion and growing earnings to $26 billion,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Customer response to iPhone 4S has been fantastic, we have strong momentum going into the holiday season, and we remain really enthusiastic about our product pipeline.”

“We are extremely pleased with our record September quarter revenue and earnings and with cash generation of $5.4 billion during the quarter,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO. “Looking ahead to the first fiscal quarter of 2012, which will span 14 weeks rather than 13, we expect revenue of about $37 billion and we expect diluted earnings per share of about $9.30.” 

Apple will provide live streaming of its Q4 2011 financial results conference call beginning at 2:00 p.m. PDT on October 18, 2011 at www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq411. This webcast will also be available for replay for approximately two weeks thereafter.