Apple posted its earnings for the three months ending December 25, crushing analysts’ expectations.
The iPhone maker’s earnings for the quarter climbed +25% from the year-ago quarter to $2.10 a share, well ahead of the $1.89 expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv.
Revenue rose +11% year-over-year to $123.9 billion vs. $118.66 billion estimated.
iPhone revenue came in at $71.63 billion, beating analysts’ estimate of $68.34 billion. It was up +9% year-over-year. Services revenue grew +24% from the year-ago quarter to $19.52 billion vs. $18.61 billion estimated. Other Products revenue was $14.70 billion vs. $14.59 billion estimated. It was up +13% year-over-year. Mac revenue of $10.85 billion also beat estimate of $9.52 billion, and was up +25% year-over-year. iPad revenue of $7.25 billion vs. $8.18 billion estimated, down -14% year-over-year
The company’s gross margin for the quarter was 43.8% vs. 41.7% estimate.
In an interview with CNBC’s Julia Boorstin, Apple CEO Tim indicated outlook on March quarter. “What we expect for the March quarter is solid year-over-year revenue growth,” Cook said. “And we expect supply constraints in the March quarter to be less than they were in the December quarter.”
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The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating well-balanced risk and returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 92, placing this stock slightly better than average.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. AAPL’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: AAPL's P/B Ratio (43.860) is very high in comparison to the industry average of (3.829). P/E Ratio (33.386) is within average values for comparable stocks, (28.229). AAPL's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (2.362) is slightly higher than the industry average of (1.328). Dividend Yield (0.004) settles around the average of (0.025) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (9.033) is also within normal values, averaging (273.107).
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
a manufacturer of mobile communication, media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players
Industry ComputerPeripherals