Apple 4Q 2007 Results, Conference Call: $6.22 billion revenue, $904 million profit

[zeppiecr]

I want to know why apple guided higher than analysts estimates for next quarter as they always sandbag the numbers....they must know something we don't!

 

[megfilmworks]

These figures are a few weeks ago. They've sold a few since then.
The Apple stores are limiting purchases to 3 iPhones at a time. They are probably worried about having enough for the holiday rush.
And 10,000,000 iPods in 90 days. Wow

 

[davebarnes]

My favorite number

I just read the 8K which is available on the Apple website. The numbers are awesome.

My personal favorite number is: desktop units up by 30%. Apple is still a computer company.

 

[Rocksaurus]

Are you kidding? Remember what happened when they cut iPhone prices? People pissed and moaned and got their apple credit.... think what this would cause.

"The Jones's just bought a macbook pro for $400 less than we did! Oh noes!"

*giggle*

Sorry... I forgot where I was posting.

 

[Sbrocket]

I admit, that's a lot in cash reserves to just leave sitting there. I wonder if they're planning something for it.

 

[BTW]

That's the first time they've sold over 2 million computers in a quarter. Way to go Apple!

And well over 2 million Macs. Over 400,000 more than the last quarter, which means 2.5 to 3 million Macs for Q1 2008 is very realistic.

 

[celavato]

iPhone sales still need to accelerate to make the goal. At the average rate they've been selling they'll make it to 5,500,000 or so...of course, I'm sure that sales will accelerate through Christmas given all the interest people have in my iPhone. Even my grandparents want one.

You're forgetting about the less expensive iPhone nano or whatever that Steve will pull out of his pocket at MacWorld Expo. That device will overtake the iPhone in volume if not revenue.

 

[Rocketman]

I admit, that's a lot in cash reserves to just leave sitting there. I wonder if they're planning something for it.

They use it for prepayments to vendors to get level memory and CPU chip pricing and early access to volume shipments.

Good for everyone. This sales growth needs to be funded with a huge goods in process float.

Rocketman

 

[ucfgrad93]

Wow, just amazing numbers from Apple. Over 2 million computers (I bought one!), 10 million iPods, and just over 1.1 million iPhones in 90 days.

Who said our (and the world's) economy is bad?

 

[jstad]

way to go apple. It is great to see consistant growth for this long a period. User Interface innovation is not dead

 

[gugy]

You're forgetting about the less expensive iPhone nano or whatever that Steve will pull out of his pocket at MacWorld Expo. That device will overtake the iPhone in volume if not revenue.

I agree, Apple needs a bare bones $200 or less cheap iPhone. Call nano if you want. That would be a huge hit. I would buy the regular iPhone for me and the nano to my wife since she's not so much into gadgets. but seriously Apple need to address these folks that do not want to, for example get a family plan and have to buy 4 iPhones at $400 each, That's crazy. Bring a cheap version for the kids and wife or husband, etc.

 

[Queso]

BTW, going with the Gartner estimates for PC shipments this quarter, these results give the Mac 7.7% US share & 3.2% worldwide.

With IDC's numbers, Apple get 7.2% US and once again 3.2% worldwide.

 

[freeny]

Anyone know where you can see real time after hours quotes on the web?

 

[Football1maniac]

Dear Gawd, its like total domination for Apple Inc. But the most impressive number has to be the 10 million iPods sold in this quarter. Is it just me, or does it feel great that I was one of these people that contributed to this?

Long Live Steve Jobs!

Now for the number of how many bricked/jailbroken/refurbished/defective iPods + iPhones there are.

 

[neven]

Anyone know where you can see real time after hours quotes on the web?

http://finance.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=AAPL

As real-time as it gets.

 

[Kipling]

And well over 2 million Macs. Over 400,000 more than the last quarter, which means 2.5 to 3 million Macs for Q1 2008 is very realistic.

Yup.

They've broken through the '7m Macs in a year' barrier, for the first time (ever?).

And the '50m iPods in a year' barrier, for the first time ever.

And total iPhone sales to date are 1.389 m, if you include the 270k from the last couple of days of the last quarter.

 

[Sbrocket]

Anyone know where you can see real time after hours quotes on the web?

The best I can find is the Nasdaq quotes which are delayed 15 minutes but better than nothing.

http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/E...Type=&mkttype=AFTER&pathname=&page=afterhours

EDIT: Scratch that, these are realtime.

 

[Schtumple]

3 negatives, are you kidding me?!?!

 

[sananda]

3 negatives, are you kidding me?!?!

club getting less exclusive maybe. just a guess.

 

[Agathon]

I can't seem to get the conference call to work.

 

[me_94501]

Is anybody else having trouble listening to the conference call stream?

 

[tadunne]

iPhone sales still need to accelerate to make the goal. At the average rate they've been selling they'll make it to 5,500,000 or so...of course, I'm sure that sales will accelerate through Christmas given all the interest people have in my iPhone. Even my grandparents want one.

You're forgetting that the iphone won't be on sale in Europe until Nov. That will help sales I'm sure..

 

[odedia]

Thank god I bought some Apple stocks earlier today...

 

[Agathon]

Is anybody else having trouble listening to the conference call stream?

Mine won't even start.

 

[neven]

Is anybody else having trouble listening to the conference call stream?

Same here - it never starts, never even starts to buffer.