Apple's Earnings Fourth Quarter Results in Record Mac and iPad Sales

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Apple reported record earnings for Q4 2011 with quarterly revenue of $28.27 billion, and net profit for the quarter of $6.62 billion.  Consumers gobbled up 17.07 million iPhones, 11.12 million iPads, and a record 4.89 million Macs during the quarter.  Apple saw sales of 6.62 million iPods: a dip from last year as more users are upgrading to the iPhone, and iPad.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is proud of Apple's results, and upbeat about the future:

“We are thrilled with the very strong finish of an outstanding fiscal 2011, growing annual revenue to $108 billion and growing earnings to $26 billion,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Customer response to iPhone 4S has been fantastic, we have strong momentum going into the holiday season, and we remain really enthusiastic about our product pipeline.”

Thats a great quarter by anyone's estimate, and is further fueled by Apple's cash pile growing to an impressive $81 billion banked for a rainy day fund.  Download the Data Summary here

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Apple Earnings Q3 Results Beat Expectations in Blowout Quarter

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Apple posted record earnings for Q3 2011 which again beat expectations on Wall Street.  In this lastest blowout quarter Apple  noted all-time record quarterly revenue of $28.57 billion, with a net profit of $7.31 billion.  iPod, iPhone, and Mac sales all increased vs the year-ago quarter, Highlights: 

• iPad sales up 183 % at 9.25 million sold during the quarter

• iPhone sales were up 142% with a massive 20.34 million sold in Q3

• Mac sales increased 14% selling 3.95 million Macs

• 7.54 million iPods sold in Q3 2011

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement: “We’re thrilled to deliver our best quarter ever, with revenue up 82 percent and profits up 125 percent, Right now, we’re very focused and excited about bringing iOS 5 and iCloud to our users this fall.”


The worlds best-run tech company just keeps getting better and better, and Apple's stock (AAPL) shot up in after-hours trading.  With exciting new products coming later this year, the future never looked brighter for the much-loved Apple.  Do you own AAPL stock? plan on buying a new Mac, or IOS device this year? what do you think of Apple's future? leave a comment below.