Apple’s Most Profitable Quarter Ever

Apple’s financials for fiscal 4th quarter, 2009:

The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion, or $1.82 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent, up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 46 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

From CNNMoney.com:

  • Mac sales: 3.05 million units, up 17.3% year over year
  • iPhone sales: 7.4 million units, up 41% from last year
  • iPod sales: 10.2 million, down from just over 11 million a year ago
  • iPod touch sales were up 100% from last year
  • Gross margin: 36.3%, up from 34.7% last year
  • Cash: $34 billion, up $2.9 billion from $31.1 billion last quarter
  • Guidance for the December quarter: revenue between $11.3 and $11.6 billion, EPS between $1.70 and $1.78, gross margin 34%

All this during a crummy economy.


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