Reports Q1 (Dec) earnings of $1.14 per share, $0.36 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.78; revenues rose 23.8% year/year to $7.12 bln vs the $6.43 bln consensus. Co reports iPod shipments of 21.06 mln vs ~16.3 mln street expectation; reports Q1 gross margin of 31.2% vs ~28.2% street expectation; reports Mac shipments of 1.6 mln vs ~1.7 mln street expectation. Co issues downside guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.54-0.56 vs. $0.60 consensus; sees Q2 revs of $4.8-4.9 bln vs. $5.24 bln consensus. (Briefing.com note: AAPL has a recent history of guiding conservatively... see earlier Earnings Preview comment for color.) AAPL reports Q1 gross margin of 31.2% vs ~28.2% street expectation. Stock is halted.
Esmapilgul tunduvad tugevad numbrid Apple'ilt, kuid 2. kvartali prognoos on konservatiivne - hetkel Apple'i aktsiaga kauplemine peatatud tulemuste ajaks. USA aja järgi kell 16.50 ET ehk 5 minuti pärast hakkab taas järelturul kauplemine.