Apple Earnings Up, but Stock Falls on Outlook
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Apple beat Wall Street expectations with its earnings report, but shares of its stock fell more than 11 percent in after-hours trading as investors fretted over its future.
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Apple announced second quarter financial results, with revenue of $5.26 billion and a net profit of $770 million, or $.87 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $4.36 billion and a net profit of $410 million, or $.47 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 35.1%, up from 29.8% a year ago. International sales accounted for 43% of revenue.
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Apple Computer saw its shares jump 13 percent after it delivered a strong quarterly earnings report. Sales were propelled by burgeoning demand for the iPod digital-music player.
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Apple Computer Inc.  on Wednesday reported its quarterly profit more than doubled, on strong sales of its iPod digital music player and notebook computers and said revenue and earnings for the current quarter would top Wall Street estimates.
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Stock futures pointed to a higher market opening on Tuesday, with strong earnings by Apple Inc.  and American Express Co  easing worries that consumers were curbing their spending.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc.'s price cut of its iPhone and new lineup of iPod players are expected to ring in healthy holiday sales, but Wall Street investors accustomed to Apple's meaty profit margins appear a bit disappointed.
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Apple on Monday reported a $904 million profit or $1.01 per diluted share on revenue of $6.22 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter. The quarter was strengthened by record Mac sales as well as high iPod and iPhone sales.
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CUPTERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal first-quarter earnings jumped about 57 percent, aided by iPod and iPhone sales, but shares plunged on an outlook that was well below expectations.
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Stocks rose in a holiday-shortened session on Tuesday, lifted by fresh takeover talk and expectations that Apple Inc.  will make higher-than-expected profit margins on its iPhone.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 67 percent and easily beat Wall Street expectations, capping a record-breaking year that saw unprecedented momentum in its Mac business, ceaseless consumer interest in its iPod players, and a successful introduction of its newest endeavor, the iPhone.
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The Nasdaq Composite rose on Thursday as technology shares benefited from stronger-than-expected economic data and Apple Inc. shot to a record on expectations of strong sales momentum for its iPhone.
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Apple Computer Inc.  on Wednesday reported its quarterly profit more than doubled as it sold more than 2 million iPod digital music players and said results for the current quarter would top Wall Street estimates.
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Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O on  Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that blew past even the  highest Wall Street forecasts on skyrocketing sales of its iPod  digital music players and the highest number of Macintosh  computers sold in more than four years.
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Computer and iPod maker Apple Inc   on Tuesday forecast fiscal second-quarter earnings far  below Wall Street expectations, sending its shares down about  10 percent.
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For its fiscal 2004 fourth quarter, Apple posted a net profit of $106 million, or $.26 per diluted share. These results compare to a profit of $44 million, or $.12 per share, a year ago. Revenue for the quarter was $2.35 billion, up 37% from a year ago. Gross margin was 27%, up from 26.6% last year. International sales accounted for 37% of revenue. [Oct 13]
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After announcing record-breaking revenues and profits in its most recently concluded quarter, Apple saw its stock slide precipitously in trading today. Investors were spooked by smaller than expected forecasts, although analysts say the company's fundamentals are still sound.
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Apple announced first quarter financial results, with a net profit of $295 million or $.70 per diluted share. These results compare to a net profit of $63 million or $.17 per diluted share in the year-ago quarter. Revenue for the quarter was $3.49 billion, up 74% from a year ago. Gross margin was 28.5%, up from 26.7% a year ago. International sales accounted for 41% of revenue. [Jan 12, 2005]