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Apple Breaks iPhone and iPad Sales Records in Q1 2014, Posts $57.6 Billion in Revenue

Posted January 27, 2014 at 9:48pm by iClarified · 8964 views
Apple has announced its fiscal year 2014 first quarter results, showing us the first three month period (October - December) of sales for the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c devices.

Apple has reported a company best $57.6 billion in revenue. Profits reached $13.1 billion, matching their previous record. However, iPhone sales hit 51 Million (New record), iPad sales hit 26 Million 9new record) and the company even say 4.8 million Mac sales after they revamped their MacBook lineup earlier this year.

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 first quarter ended December 28, 2013. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $57.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $13.1 billion, or $14.50 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $54.5 billion and net profit of $13.1 billion, or $13.81 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 37.9 percent compared to 38.6 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 63 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

The Company sold 51 million iPhones, an all-time quarterly record, compared to 47.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Apple also sold 26 million iPads during the quarter, also an all-time quarterly record, compared to 22.9 million in the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.8 million Macs, compared to 4.1 million in the year-ago quarter.

Apple’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $3.05 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on February 13, 2014, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 10, 2014.

“We are really happy with our record iPhone and iPad sales, the strong performance of our Mac products and the continued growth of iTunes, Software and Services,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. "We love having the most satisfied, loyal and engaged customers, and are continuing to invest heavily in our future to make their experiences with our products and services even better."

“We generated $22.7 billion in cash flow from operations and returned an additional $7.7 billion in cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases during the December quarter, bringing cumulative payments under our capital return program to over $43 billion,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO.


Apple will provide a live stream of its Q1 2014 conference call beginning at 5:00 PM EST (2:00PM PST).

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