Apple quarterly financial release leaves tantalizing clue to Apple Tablet
It appears Steve Jobs couldn’t resist getting one final tease out about the press event this Wednesday by placing it inside a quarterly report that paints a picture of a very healthy Apple.
Apple issued a statement about its quarterly financials for the three month period ending Dec. 26, 2009, and it appears that a company that was once in deep financial trouble many years ago doesn’t have a whole lot to worry about any more.
The Steve Jobs-led company posted a net quarterly profit of $3.38 billion off of revenue of $15.68 billion. This is a significant leap from the revenue of $11.88 billion and net quarterly profit of $2.26 billion from the year-ago quarter. Profit margins also saw an increase from 37.9 percent a year ago to 40.9 percent this year. The International markets accounted for 58 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Apple sold 3.36 million Macs during the quarter, for a 33 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. IPhones sold 8.7 million iPhones for a 100 percent growth over the year-ago quarter. The only place where Apple saw any decrease in sales was in the iPod line which sold 21 million units, an eight percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.
Not one to pass up an opportunity to tease the masses, Steve Jobs started off with a self-congratulatory comment, “If you annualize our quarterly revenue, it’s surprising that Apple is now a $50+ billion company.” His follow-up comment was the one that sent the Apple fans salivating, “The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting this week with a major new product that we’re really excited about.” Gee … wonder what he could be referring to. The long-rumored Apple Tablet perhaps?
Overall, an awfully impressive quarter, and if the Apple Tablet does truly materialize tomorrow, Apple should be in for even greater things very soon.
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