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 fiscal year 2009, ending September 26 of this year. The company posted a profit of $ 9.87 billion, and net quarterly earnings of $ 1.67 billion, or $ 1.82 per share. For the same reporting period last year, earnings were $ 7.9 billion, net quarterly earnings were $ 1.14 billion, or $ 1.26 per share. Gross margin was 36.6%, compared with 34.7% for 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, up 17% from the same period last year. The company also sold 10.2 million iPods, which is 8% less than the same period last year. and 7.4 million iPhone phones in the past quarter, up 7% from the same period last year.

Steve Jobs

“We are delighted to have sold more Macs and iPhones than in any previous quarter,” said Steve Jobs, Apple CEO. “We have a very strong lineup for the upcoming vacation season and some really interesting, new products are planned for 2010.”

Peter Openheimer

“We are very pleased with the results of the 4th quarter and fiscal year 2009,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple CFO. “For the whole year, our income grew by 12 percent, and net income by 18 percent in an extremely difficult time. Looking ahead, in the first fiscal quarter of 2010, we expect earnings in the range of about $ 11.3 billion to $ 11.6 billion. We also expect earnings per share to be in the range of about 1.70 $ up to $ 1.78 »

Apple Press Release .

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UPD:From an article on TechCrunch, which provides an excerpt from the Apple Webcast webcast, an important addition came from Peter Oppenheimer that the data on expected profits in the first quarter of 2010 are more likely to be in 1Q 2011, but they do not exclude the possibility of “ahead of schedule” execution him and in 2010.

Literally, he said the following:

We have to do this by Q1 2011, but we can do it in 2010. We're thinking about it right now, but nothing more specific for right now.