Apple (Apple Inc.) Third-quarter profit growth of 78%. iPad tablet PCs and the latest release of the iPhone 4 smartphone strong initial sales, at the same time, Macintosh computer sales hit a record high.
Popular Apple iPhone mobile phone is the third quarter, pulling the main driver of profit growth. IPhone, third-quarter sales of 8.4 million, up 61% over the same period. Apple also announced early in April just to market the iPad tablet PC sales reached 3.3 million units.
Apple shares rose 2.8% after-hours trading, as the company’s second quarter results easily exceeded expectations. Apple expected fourth-quarter earnings per share will be 3.44 U.S. dollars, revenue will reach 180 billion U.S. dollars.
As of June 26 in the third quarter, Apple’s profit of 3.25 billion U.S. dollars, 3.51 U.S. dollars a share; a year earlier profit of 1.83 billion U.S. dollars, 2.01 U.S. dollars a share. Third-quarter revenue increased 61% to 157 million.
In April of this year, Apple had expected third-quarter earnings per share of 2.28-2.39 dollars, revenue was 13 billion -134 billion. Given in the latest Wall Street expected earnings per share of 3.11 U.S. dollars, 14.75 billion U.S. dollars revenue. Third quarter gross margin decreased to 39.1%, 40.9% a year earlier.
In accordance with the geographical division of Apple Americas for the third quarter revenues of 6.227 billion U.S. dollars, compared with 4.474 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 39%; Europe segment revenue for 4.16 billion U.S. dollars, compared with 2.505 billion U.S. dollars over the same period last year, up 66%; Japan sector revenue was 9.10 billion U.S. dollars, 560 million U.S. dollars last year grew by 63%; Asia-Pacific segment revenue for the 1.825 billion U.S. dollars, more than 703 million U.S. dollars last year increased 160%; retail sector was 2.578 billion U.S. dollars revenue than last year 1.492 billion U.S. dollars over the same period increased 73%.
Divided by product, Apple desktop computer from the third quarter was 1.301 billion U.S. dollars in revenue, compared with 1.134 billion U.S. dollars over the same period last year, up 15%; from the notebook to 3.098 billion U.S. dollars in revenue over last year’s 2.22 billion U.S. dollars up 40%; from iPod to 1.545 billion U.S. dollars in revenue, compared with 1.492 billion U.S. dollars over the same period last year, up 4%; from other music products and related services revenue of 12.14 billion U.S. dollars, 958 million U.S. dollars last year growth 27%; from the iPhone and related products and services revenue of 5.334 billion U.S. dollars, compared with last year’s 3.06 billion U.S. dollars up 74%; from iPad and related products and services revenue of 2.166 billion U.S. dollars; from peripheral and other hardware revenue was 3.96 billion U.S. dollars, 340 million U.S. dollars last year up 16%; from software, services and other products revenues 646 million U.S. dollars, more than 530 million U.S. dollars over the same period last year, up 22%.
