por admin » Lun Oct 18, 2010 4:59 pm
Las ganancias de AAPl surgen 70% gracias al iPhone, las ventas del iPhone casi se duplicaron, vendieron tambien un numero record de computadoreas pero las ventas de los iPads estuvieron debajo de lo esperado.
(Ese fue el problema)
Las ganancias fueron de $4.31 billones o $4.64 por accion, en comparacion con $2.53 billones o $2.77 por accion el anio pasado.
(Espectaculares resultados!!)
Apple's Profit Surges 70% on iPhone
By IAN SHERR And JOHN KELL
Apple Inc.'s quarterly earnings soared 70% as iPhone sales nearly doubled and the company sold a record number of Macintosh computers, but sales of its iPad tablet were below expectations.
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.For the quarter ended Sept. 25, Apple reported a profit of $4.31 billion, or $4.64 a share, up from $2.53 billion, or $2.77 a share, a year earlier. Revenue jumped 67% to $20.34 billion, with 43% coming from the U.S.
The company sold 14.1 million iPhone units, 91% more than a year ago. The fourth-generation iPhone became available June 24, just two days before the prior quarter ended.
Apple also reported it sold 4.2 million iPad devices in the quarter, which became available in early April. Analysts were expecting about 4.8 million iPads to be sold for the quarter. It sold 3.3 million iPads in the previous quarter.
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Apple sold 3.9 million Macintosh computers in the latest quarter, up 27% from a year earlier. Above, a shopper tests out at an Apple iMac in Orem, Utah, on Saturday.
.Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Apple's smartphone sales "handily" beat the 12.1 million sold by rival Research in Motion Ltd. in its most recent quarter and noted that Apple still has "a few surprises left for the remainder of this calendar year."
The Cupertino, Calif.-based consumer-electronics giant handily surpassed analyst estimates for revenue and profit. Still, its gross margin of nearly 37% missed the average analyst expectations of 38.1%, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.
"I'm a little surprised on the margin front," Gleacher & Co. analyst Brian Marshall said, suggesting margins may have been affected by iPad manufacturing issues. Once Apple is able to tweak production, he added, it should produce a better margin. In the meantime, the touch-screen tablet computer will still see strong sales.
Shares of Apple, which reached a record high of $319 during the regular session Monday, dropped 5% in after-market trading, to $301.76.
Apple has defied the economic slowdown with its slick laptops and smartphones. The company will start selling its iPad through Verizon Wireless stores later this month, as it expands distribution of the product ahead of the holidays.
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Apple sold 3.9 million Macintosh computers in the latest quarter, up 27% from a year earlier. The company sold 9.1 million iPod media players, falling 11%. Sales have slowed for the iPod, although the unit has likely benefited from higher average selling prices, as more customers gravitate toward the iPod touch.
.Apple said it expects earnings of $4.80 per share for the December quarter on revenue of $23 billion. Analysts were expecting earnings of $5.03 per share on revenue of $22.35 billion, according to FactSet estimates.