Apple veröffentlichte gestern den Finanzbericht für das 4. Geschäftsquartal des Jahres (Juli bis September), und konnte schon wieder mehrere Firmenrekorde verkünden: 28,27 Milliarden Dollar Umsatz und 6,62 Milliarden $ Netto-Profit (bzw. 7,05 $ pro Aktie). Demzufolge hat Apple jetzt 81,57 Milliarden $ in Bar.
Für das Geschäftsjahr 2011 (in den USA: Oktober 2010 bis September 2011) konnte Apple 108,25 Milliarden $ Umsatz und 25,92 Milliarden $ Profit verzeichnen – zum ersten Mal in der Firmengeschichte wurden über 100 Milliarden $ in nur einem Jahr umgesetzt.
Neben 4,89 Millionen Macintosh Computern verkaufte Apple im vergangenen Quartal auch 17,07 Millionen iPhones (20 % Zuwachs im Vergleich zum Vorjahr), 6,62 Millionen iPods (-27 %), 11,12 Millionen iPads (+166 %). Seit Erscheinungsdatum am 20. Juli wurde das neue Betriebssystem OS X Lion über 6 Millionen mal aus dem Mac AppStore heruntergeladen.
Das iPhone ist inzwischen für 43 % von Apple's Umsatz verantwortlich.
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Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results
All-Time Record Mac and iPad Sales
Highest September Quarter Revenue and Earnings EverCUPERTINO, California—October 18, 2011—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter ended September 24, 2011. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $28.27 billion and quarterly net profit of $6.62 billion, or $7.05 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $20.34 billion and net quarterly profit of $4.31 billion, or $4.64 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 40.3 percent compared to 36.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 63 percent of the quarter's revenue.
The Company sold 17.07 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 21 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 11.12 million iPads during the quarter, a 166 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.89 million Macs during the quarter, a 26 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 6.62 million iPods, a 27 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.
“We are thrilled with the very strong finish of an outstanding fiscal 2011, growing annual revenue to $108 billion and growing earnings to $26 billion,” said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. “Customer response to iPhone 4S has been fantastic, we have strong momentum going into the holiday season, and we remain really enthusiastic about our product pipeline.”
“We are extremely pleased with our record September quarter revenue and earnings and with cash generation of $5.4 billion during the quarter,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's CFO. “Looking ahead to the first fiscal quarter of 2012, which will span 14 weeks rather than 13, we expect revenue of about $37 billion and we expect diluted earnings per share of about $9.30.”