Apple completed the most profitable quarter

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March 10, 2010

Fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 went to Apple by the end of September 26. The period under review was the most profitable - $ 9.87 billion in net profit of $ 1.67 billion

A year earlier, Apple reported on sales of $ 7.9 billion and net income of about $ 1.14 billion Gross margin also increased during the year - up to 36,6% from 34,7%. Activities at the international market contributed to the treasury Apple 46% of total income.

“Apple” company has put on the market a record number of iPhone - 7,4 million phones, up 7% more than in the last quarter of fiscal 2008. Macintosh sales rose 17% to 3.05 million units. IPod players continue to be sold in smaller numbers - 10.2 million units (8% weaker than the result of a year old).

Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs) has promised that 2010 will be released a lot of interesting products, and Peter Oppenheimer (Peter Oppenheimer), chief financial officer, assured that in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 sales of $ 11,3-11,6 billion

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