Apple's First Quarter Earnings Release Set for January 18th

[MacRumors]

As noted by setteB.IT, Apple has updated its investor relations page to announce that it will publish its earnings for the first fiscal quarter of 2011 (fourth calendar quarter of 2010) and host a conference call regarding the release on Tuesday, January 18th.

Apple plans to conduct a conference call to discuss financial results of its first fiscal quarter on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. PT. A link to the conference call webcast will be provided at a later date.

During the company's most recent earnings conference call held in October, Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a rare appearance to discuss Research in Motion, Google, Android, and competition in the tablet market, as well as to answer questions from research analysts. Jobs noted that Apple has passed Research in Motion in smartphone sales and doesn't see the BlackBerry maker catching back up, and also panned the smaller 7-inch tablets that are dominating the announcements of Apple's competitors.

Article Link: Apple's First Quarter Earnings Release Set for January 18th

 

[3N16MA]

Chalk up another blow out quarter for Apple.

 

[satcomer]

Maybe the old investment scheme to AAPL is to sell on rumors and buy AAPL stock a day after the Quarter's release to reap the short term benefits.

 

[rdowns]

I'll sum it up for everyone.

Mac App Store, every person in the world who bought a xmas present visited an Apple Store, blah, blah, blah.

We sold a **** load of Macs.
We sold a **** load of iPhones.
We sold a **** load of iPods.
We sold a **** load of iPads.
We sold a **** load of AppleTV, but it's a hobby.

We will sell a **** load more this quarter but you think we'll sell more and will punish us for lowballing guidance.

We have great new products in the pipeline.

 

[ten-oak-druid]

2011 is the year the Mac comes back. I expect the next few quarters after this to show increased market share for Apple computers. I predict by the end of the year Macs will be greater than 15% market share. Many will scoff at this as being small but it is quite good actually. The highest percent is around 25%. The plurality isn't even close to a majority.

What Apple needs to do to break the 20% barrier is lower the prices and expect less profit from each computer. They have the profit from iphones, ipods, ipads, etc to make up for it. Get the production levels great enough that they can expect better manufacturing deals.

 

[3282868]

Dear Steve Jobs,

All I wanted for Christmas was a $1 million. By any chance can you spare some of your billions? I would SO love that.

Best Wishes for the New Year

 

[DotCom2]

I hope they make some sort of announcement or update on what's going on with the new Data Center! I've been hearing "Any day now" for 2 months!

 

[vincenz]

Blah blah blah Apple makes blahblahblah billions so on and so on.

 

[shartypants]

Should be good. The holidays seemed good for retailers this year.

 

[junker]

Good for them, I guess... I wish I had actually bought apple stock when I had the funds back in 2007... I think it was around 80 bucks or so. Sheesh!

Anyway, can anyone explain why Apple orients their first quarter in what is typically the fourth quarter? I realize it's probably just a fluid (subjective) time constraint anyway, but wouldn't there be federal conflicts in your sales/tax reporting or in some other such way?

Or, is this a marketing manipulation, ie: declaring higher sales figures in a period, before that period arrives, thus confusing/fooling a novice investor?

If there is no real reason NOT to do it this way, and it is a manipulation of novices - why isn't everyone playing this way?

Thanks in advance -

and may we all have a better new year, I think we all deserve it.

 

[Consultant]

I'll sum it up for everyone.

Mac App Store, every person in the world who bought a xmas present visited an Apple Store, blah, blah, blah.

We sold a **** load of Macs.
We sold a **** load of iPhones.
We sold a **** load of iPods.
We sold a **** load of iPads.
We sold a **** load of AppleTV, but it's a hobby.

We will sell a **** load more this quarter but you think we'll sell more and will punish us for lowballing guidance.

We have great new products in the pipeline.

Can't wait for the **** load of earning announcement.

Dear Steve Jobs,

All I wanted for Christmas was a $1 million. By any chance can you spare some of your billions? I would SO love that.

Best Wishes for the New Year

Steve Jobs' salary is only $1 per year. You want to put him in the poor house? =p

 

[DCJ001]

Good for them, I guess... I wish I had actually bought apple stock when I had the funds back in 2007... I think it was around 80 bucks or so. Sheesh!

Actually, AAPL was in the low $80's per share in March, 2009.

But it's not too late to buy. One year from now, you'll be remembering that AAPL was $325 in December, 2011. And two to three years from now, you'll really wish that you had bought it now, if you don't already own some AAPL.

 

[giosaccone]

Mmh... I suppose a new record!

 

[notech]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG... etc.

I'm going to call in sick, sit at home and wait for the results.

I'm really not sure why people care... except for the shareholders. Like the number of products is really going to make a difference in my life?

 

[zedsdead]

This means that there will be no announcements of new products before this date, as Apple does not release new products once they set a date for their earnings calls.

Mac App store is slated for Jan 6th, but that was already announced. iPad 2 release party, as early as Jan 19th.

 

[rdowns]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG... etc.

I'm going to call in sick, sit at home and wait for the results.

I'm really not sure why people care... except for the shareholders. Like the number of products is really going to make a difference in my life?

Thanks for posting. I was worried you wouldn't post in 2010.

 

[emotion]

Interesting Apple activity right now. Apple TV 1M sales announcement. 6th Jan Mac App Store (at start of CES week). 18th Jan, sales.

When do they announce iPad2? 8th Jan, to trump all the other tablet announcements?

 

[bobright]

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Seriously - announce the iPad 2 and it's pricing dammit.

 

[emotion]

I'm enjoying the anticipation tbh.

 

[NikeTalk]

I'm sure they're gonna do horrible so I should be able to cover my short..

 

[finnns2000]

I'm sure they're gonna do horrible so I should be able to cover my short..

Don't give NT a bad name, please.

 

[nylonsteel]

Wow - Jan 18th is not far away
Was hoping aapl had better upwards momentum going into the earnings
Not complaining though - made a good profit on the stock this year
Trading both ways...

 

[ChrisTX]

When do they announce iPad2? 8th Jan, to trump all the other tablet announcements?

If the 8th is after CES, then yeah. Let everyone else announce their "me too" tablets/slates, and then allow Apple to trump them with the iPad 2!

 

[zedsdead]

If the 8th is after CES, then yeah. Let everyone else announce their "me too" tablets/slates, and then allow Apple to trump them with the iPad 2!

Apple never announces new products once the conference call date is set. Don't expect anything until after Jan 18th.

The only thing coming is the Mac App Store on Jan 6th (possibly with a new iWork).

 

[Doctor Q]

They won't be able to answer one question of interest: how the Mac App Store affects the bottom line. I'll be more interested in the second quarter earnings.