Apple sold almost 2.2 million Macs in its fiscal quaternary - quarter , topping the phonograph record for quarterly Mac sales it had set just three months ago .
Those record Macs sales event , combined with ongoing iPod sale increase and the first full quarter of iPhone sale , helped deliver another strong fiscal performance for Apple . The ship’s company said Monday that it tally a $ 904 million lucre on receipts of $ 6.22 billion for the three - calendar month stop Sept. 30 . That translates to profits of $ 1.01 per contribution , hands down beating the consensus estimate of 86 centime a portion expected by analyst polled by Thomson First Call .
A new record
Three months ago , when it announced its fiscal third - quarter earnings , Apple post a then - record quarter for Mac sales agreement by sell 1.7 million unit . The fourth quartern ’s count of 2.164 million Macs eclipses that figure by 400,000 .
During its fourth quarter , Apple introduced updates to its iMac and Mac mini line . Not coincidently , desktop sales agreement bound from the preceding quartern , up to 817,000 from 634,000 .
laptop computer cut-rate sale rise from the third fourth part as well , with the company sell 1.34 million units in the fourth tail versus 1.13 million in the prior three month . The fiscal fourth - quarter marked the first full after part of sales since updated its MacBook and MacBook Pro lines in May and June , severally .
Laptop sales agreement continue to be an important segment for Apple , with the MacBook and MacBook Pro representing 62 percent of all Macs sold during the quarter .
Mac sales grew by 34 percent over the 2006 fourth fourth , with Mac products and Service making up 62 percent of the company ’s quarterly revenue .
Revenue and profit
It was n’t just a record quarter for Mac sales . According to chief fiscal officer Peter Oppenheimer , sale and earnings were the highest ever seen by Apple in its September quarter .
The company ’s $ 6.22 billion in sale marked a 29 - percent increase over the $ 4.84 billion in revenue jibe in the 4th quarter of 2006 . Quarterly profit heighten 67 per centum , while earnings per share rose 39 percent .
external sales accounted for 40 percent of the one-quarter ’s revenue , consort to Apple .
For the class , Apple generated more than $ 24 billion in taxation and $ 3.5 billion in net income . Apple ended the financial twelvemonth with $ 15.4 billion in cash and no debt , Oppenheimer say .
iPods and iPhones
As with its screen background mannequin , Applerevamped its iPod offeringsin the fiscal 4th fourth , and the changes helped goad sales maturation . Apple sold 10.2 million iPods during the September quarter , a 17 - percentage rise from the twelvemonth - agone period .
Apple “ executed the transition to an all - new lineup without a hitch , ” Oppenheimer said .
When the company announced its third - quarter earnings , Apple executives expected to reach the 1 million mark in iPhone sales by the closing of the September quarter . The troupe reached that goal in other September . For the full quarter , apple betray just under 1.2 million iPhones ; it has sold 1,389,000 since introduce the equipment on June 29 .
Perhaps more important for Apple , iPhone customers cover high satisfaction with the product . Oppenheimer said that 95 pct of iPhone users have told Apple they ’d commend the mobile phone to others .
The iPhone expands into Europe next calendar month , with the twist shipping in the U.K. and Germany on November 9 . Gallic cut-rate sale of the iPhone begin on November 29 .
On the retail store front , Apple now boasts 197 depot . Average receipts per store was $ 6.6 million , an increase of $ 1 million per storehouse from the class - ago twenty-five percent . Total quarterly revenue grew 42 percentage from the yr - agone period to $ 1.25 billion .
In the coming financial yr , Apple plan to open 40 more stores , include an expansion into China .
Future numbers
In give guidance to fiscal analyst , Apple said it expect revenue of $ 9.2 billion and net per parcel of $ 1.42 in the fiscal first quarter of 2008 , which covers the holiday shopping season . That compare to the $ 7.1 billion in gross revenue and $ 1.14 in per - share remuneration the troupe reported for 2007 ’s first quarter .
“ We are looking forwards to our good December quarter ever with the strongest batting order in Apple ’s history , ” Oppenheimer tell .
