Apple reported for 4Q 2009

The most profitable quarter in the history of the company

Cupertino, California, October 19, 2009.
Apple ® today announced financial results for the fourth quarter of the 2009 fiscal year ended September 26 of the current year. The company received a profit of $ 9.87 billion, and net quarterly profit was $ 1.67 billion, or $ 1.82 per share. For the same reporting period last year, profit was $ 7.9 billion, net quarterly profit was $ 1.14 billion, or $ 1.26 per share. Gross profit was 36.6%, compared with 34.7% in the same quarter last year. International sales accounted for 46% of total revenue for the current quarter.

3 million Macs

Apple sold 3.05 million Macintosh ® computers during the fourth quarter, an increase of 17% over the same period last year. Also, the company sold 10.2 million iPods, which is 8% less than during the same period last year. and 7.4 million iPhones in the last quarter, which is 7% more than in the same period last year.

Steve Jobs

“We are very happy that we sold Macs and iPhones more than in any previous quarter,” says Steve Jobs, Apple CEO. - “We have a very strong lineup for the upcoming holiday season and some really interesting, new products are planned for 2010”.
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Peter Openheimer

“We are very pleased with the results of the 4th quarter and the 2009 fiscal year,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s chief financial officer. “For the entire year, our income grew by 12 percent, and net income by 18 percent at an extremely difficult time. Looking ahead, in the first fiscal quarter of 2010, we expect revenue in the range of approximately $ 11.3 billion to $ 11.6 billion. Also, we expect earnings per share in the range of approximately 1.70 $ up to 1.78 $ »

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UPD: From the article on TechCrunch, where an excerpt from the webcast with Apple’s leadership came in, an important addition came from Peter Oppenheimer that the data on the expected profit in the first quarter of 2010 related to 1Q 2011, but they do not exclude the possibility of “early »Execute it in 2010.

Literally, he said the following:

Q1 2011, but we can do it in 2010. We’ve been thinking about it.