The company had revenues of $ 35.3 billion in the fiscal third quarter, above the forecast of investors. We sold 31.2 million iPhones
Apple just released the results of its fiscal third quarter advertising revenue of 35.3 billion dollars. The number exceeds the forecast of Wall Street analysts, who expected 35., 02 billion and made the company’s shares jump 4%.
hit record sales of iPhones in the quarter, totaling 31.2 million handsets, compared with 26 million iPhones sold in the same period last year. However, sales of iPad and Macs were lower than the same period in 2012. Were sold 14.6 million iPads, up from 17 million in 2012 and 3.8 million Macs, up from 4 million computers in the same period last year.
The company’s net profit was 6.9 billion, or $ 7.47 per share. In the same period the previous year the company had revenues of $ 35 billion and net income of 8.8 billion, or $ 9.32 per share. International sales accounted for 57% of total company revenues in the quarter. Gross margin was 36.9% in 2013 from 42.8% in 2012, the same period.
Board Apple declared dividend payment of $ 3.05 per share in cash, the sererm paid until August 15, 2013. “We generated $ 7.8 billion in cash on operations during the quarter and we are pleased to return $ 18.8 billion in cash to our shareholders in the form of dividends and share buybacks,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO .
“We are especially proud of our record quarter with iPhone sales and strong growth in revenues from iTunes, Software and Services,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. In the official statement, Tim Cook celebrates the arrival of iOS7 and OS X Mavericks, both for the second half of 2013 and warns that the company is “fully focused and working hard to sensational products that will launch later this year and throughout 2014.”
The company has a conference call with analysts beginning at that time. To listen to the live conference between the address www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq313.
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