Apple (AAPL $387.81 +10.96) reported third quarter earnings of $7.79
per share, $1.95 better than the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $5.84.
Revenues rose 82.0% year/year to $28.57 billion versus the $24.98 billion
consensus.
Apple reports third quarter gross margins of 41.7% versus Street est of 39.2%
and 38.0% guidance. Apple reports 3.95 million Macs sold in third quarter versus
Street est of approx. 4.2 million. Apple reports 20.34 million iPhones sold in
third quarter versus Street estimates of approx.16.8 million. Apple reports 9.25
million iPads sold in third quarter versus Street est of approx. 7.9 million.
For the fourth quarter, the company expects to see earnings of $5.50, well below
the $6.44 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate. On the top line, the company expects
revenues to be $25 billion versus $27.65 billion Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.
The company said, "We're thrilled to deliver our best quarter ever, with revenue
up 82 percent and profits up 125 percent," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Right
now, we're very focused and excited about bringing iOS 5 and iCloud to our users
this fall... We are extremely pleased with our performance which drove quarterly
cash flow from operations of $11.1 billion, an increase of 131 percent
year-over-year."






