Auch mit dem neuesten Finanzbericht bricht Apple wieder die Firmenrekorde: Während die optimistischen Prognosen mit ca. 30 Millionen verkauften iPhones rechneten, berichtete Apple gestern über 37 Millionen. Über 15 Millionen verkaufte iPads, 5,2 Millionen Macs und 15,4 Millionen rundeten den ab. Auch und Mac stellten damit neue auf. Nur bei den iPods gab es einen Rückgang (20 %), der vielleicht durch das ausgebliebene Upgrade zu erklären ist.

Apple Quartalsbericht 2012 Q1: Rekorde für iPhone, iPad, AppleTV

Auch mit Apple's Fernsehbox AppleTV wurde ein Rekord erreicht: 1,4 Millionen Stück wurden im vergangenen Quartal verkauft, ca. 2,8 Millionen im Geschäftsjahr 2011. nannte das Gerät spielerisch ein „Hobby“, ohne das er nicht leben könnte.

“We're thrilled with our outstanding results and record-breaking sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs,” said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. “Apple's momentum is incredibly strong, and we have some amazing new products in the pipeline.”

Insgesamt erreichte Apple einen Rekord-Umsatz von 46,33 Milliarden $ und Netto-Einnahmen von 13,06 Milliarden $, oder 13,87 pro Aktie.

Die vollständige im Anschluss:

Highest Quarterly Revenue and Earnings Ever

All-Time Record iPhone, iPad and Mac Sales

CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter which spanned 14 weeks and ended December 31, 2011. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $26.74 billion and net quarterly profit of $6 billion, or $6.43 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 44.7 percent compared to 38.5 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 58 percent of the quarter's revenue.

The Company sold 37.04 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 128 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 15.43 million iPads during the quarter, a 111 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 5.2 million Macs during the quarter, a 26 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 15.4 million iPods, a 21 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.

“We're thrilled with our outstanding results and record-breaking sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs,” said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. “Apple's momentum is incredibly strong, and we have some amazing new products in the pipeline.”

“We are very happy to have generated over $17.5 billion in cash flow from operations during the December quarter,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's CFO. “Looking ahead to the second fiscal quarter of 2012, which will span 13 weeks, we expect revenue of about $32.5 billion and we expect diluted earnings per share of about $8.50.”

Apple will provide live streaming of its Q1 2012 financial results conference call beginning at 2:00 p.m. PST on January 24, 2012 at www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq112. This webcast will also be available for replay for approximately two weeks thereafter.

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