Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Record profits for Apple for Christmas sales – RPP News

Record profits for Apple for Christmas sales – RPP News

The technology giant Apple posted net profit of 18.024 million dollars from October to December , the first quarter of its fiscal year 2015, representing an annual increase of 37.8% the California company said today.

The company entered during those three months 74,599,000 dollars, up 29.5% from a year ago, mainly due to record sales of its Mac computers and phones iPhone, of which sold 74.5 million units during that period.

Apple launched its new iPhone model, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, in mid-September, devices larger than their predecessors and that in the last three months of 2015 boosted the company’s business.

Between October and December, Apple turnover up 57% from sales of iPhones in the same period in 2013, and its phone business was a 68.6% of its total revenue.

Apple raised likewise September 1. % over sales of Mac computers-of which it sold 5.5 million-a year earlier, and another 9% compared to transactions conducted through its platforms App Store, iTunes Store, Mac App Store, iBooks Store, Apple Apple Care and Play.

The number of iPad did not accompany this upward trend.

The sale of tablets (21.4 million total) fell 18% in terms units and 22% yoy in revenue.

The CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, called the quarter “amazing” with the fact that the “demand for products Apple “soared to a record”.

The company obtained 40.1% of revenues in the Americas , mainly in the US, followed by Europe represented 23% of revenue for Apple during the quarter in which sales in China continued to grow strongly.

Apple entered the Asian giant between October and December of $ 16,144,000 , 21.6% of the quarterly total, an increase of 70% over the same period in 2013.

EFE

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