Apple CEO Tim Cook and Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri held a telephone press conference, which reported for the first quarter of 2017 fiscal year. Just say that it was a record quarter for Apple, and the financial results exceeded analysts' expectations.
In the first quarter of 2017 fiscal year, Apple has set several records. In particular, it received a record in the history of profit and sold a record number of iPhone smartphones. Apple quarterly profit for the reporting period amounted to about $ 78.4 billion, or $ 3.36 per share in terms. For comparison, a year ago, Apple had revenue of $ 75.9 billion, or $ 3.28 per share. International sales formed 64% of the quarter's revenue.
"We are very pleased to announce that for the holiday quarter we received the greatest of all time returns. We have sold more iPhone, than ever before, and set new records for revenues from the sales of the iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch. Revenue from services and support services has grown significantly compared to last year ", - said Apple CEO Tim Cook.
CFO Luca Maestri, in turn, noted that in the past quarter, the company returned to investors through dividend payments and the repurchase program of shares of almost $ 15 billion. Operating profit for the reporting period amounted to more than $ 27 billion. For the quarter, shareholders will receive a dividend of $ 0.57 for each share.
Apple Financial report for the first quarter 2017 in figures:
- Salary: $ 78.351 billion (+ 3% compared to the previous year);
- Net income: $ 17.891 billion (-3% compared to the previous year);
- iPhone: 78,290 million units (+ 5% compared to the previous year);
- iPad: 13,081 million units (-19% compared to the previous year);
- Mac: 5,374 million units (+ 1% compared to the previous year).
Apple unveiled its outlook for the second quarter of 2017 fiscal year. The company expects revenue this quarter will be $ 51,5-53,5 billion, gross profit - by 38 to 39%, while operating expenses - about $ 6.5-6.6 billion. Related Products :
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