Apple has shown the best financial results in history

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Apple has submitted financial statements for the year. According to the head of the corporation Tim Cook, the ending fiscal year is the most successful in the entire history of Apple, writes RBC. The company's annual revenue immediately increased by 28%, reaching $ 234 billion.

“Fiscal year 2015 was the most successful year in Apple’s history, annual revenue grew by 28% and reached almost $ 234 billion. This success was made possible by our commitment to creating the best and most advanced products in the world, which is evidence of the tremendous craftsmanship of our team, said Cook.

According to Cook, now Apple has the best product line in history. This now includes the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, Apple Watch, iPad Pro and the updated Apple TV, shipments of which will begin this week.

The fourth quarter of this year ended on September 26. The company's revenue for the last quarter amounted to $ 51.5 billion, while net profit was $ 11.1 billion. Based on one share, $ 1.96 is obtained. Last year, Apple generated $ 42.1 billion in revenue, and net quarterly revenue of $ 8.5 billion.

Over the past quarter, the corporation sold about 48 million iPhone smartphones, which coincided with analysts' expectations. However, the profit margin exceeded forecasts. About two-thirds of the revenue the corporation received through the sale of smartphones. As for tablets, the company recorded a 20 percent drop in their sales.

Interestingly, before the publication of financial results, the company's share price fell by 0.6%, but after the results became known, the share price rose by 2.8%, to the level of $ 116.89.

Current shareholders of the corporation will receive dividends of $ 0.52.

Regarding further results, the opinions of experts are divided here. Some experts believe that without a new product the company will not be able to grow further. Other experts say that Apple will be able to increase its presence in the market, plus receive additional profit from its services Apple Music and Apple Pay.

The company has also made excellent progress in China. So, in the fourth quarter, Apple's revenue exceeded last year's figure by 99% (from $ 6.29 billion to $ 12.51 billion). The volume of the Chinese market for Apple exceeded the volume of the European market ($ 10.57 billion). The main market is still the United States.