Apple delivered the most profitable quarter by any company ever, which stunned pretty much everyone, if only by its scale. A strong quarter had been widely forecast, but this one was explosive.
Here once again is an introduction to the popular detailed summary of Apple's results, analysing and commenting on all the major metrics, and considering the key questions facing Apple in the coming months. (Not all the colours have successfully uploaded).
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Source: Apple Results
Quarterly Revenue
Apple in Growth
•Wall Street had been
talking up the numbers
leading up to the
announcement, yet
Apple still managed to
crush the most bullish
forecasts, with quarterly
revenues of $74.6B
•Comparisons with
leading competitors are
revealing, in particular
with Samsung
Electronics, whose
revenues fell by 11% in
Q4 (25% in USD), and
Samsung Mobile, which
fell by 22% (34% in
USD)
•Apple’s uptick in growth
is marked, and all the
more startling
considering the size of
the company today.
Comparative
Revenues
CQ4 2014
SamsungElectronics
Microsoft
Google
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Apple Revenue
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Cash, Investments & Capital Return
Capital Return Program Grows
•Apple generated $33.7B of cash from
operations in the Quarter, another
huge record, 50% greater than the
year-ago quarter
•The company returned $7.8B to
shareholders during the quarter,
mostly through Stock Repurchases
•Long and short term cash holdings
grew by $23B in the quarter, and the
company now has over $178B in
cash
•This is enough to pay off the national
debt of Israel or Thailand, and is more
than the GDP of Kuwait
•Much of the cash remains outside the
US, held there for tax reasons
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Cash & Capital Return
Short Term Cash B$ Long Term Cash B$
Cash Generated B$ Capital Return B$
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Source: Apple Results
Revenue Mix by Product Line
iPhone dominates
•iPhone’s dominance
was massive, with
69% of the revenues,
and probably nearer
75-80% of the profit
in the quarter
•Despite a strong
quarter for Mac, with
9% growth, it was
squeezed down to 9%
share of the mix
•iPad was the big loser,
declining a further
22%, but remaining
larger than Mac in
this Holiday quarter
•Services continues to
grow (but needs
subscription audio)
•Other Products
declined with iPod,
which was about a
third of this category
in Q1 2014
•iOS hardware topped
80% of revenues
Most recent
$ Share $ YoY
4% -5%
6% 8%
9% 9%
12% -22%
69% 57%iPhone M$
iPad M$
Mac M$
Services M$
Other Products M$
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Product Line Revenue Mix
Services: iTunes, App, Mac App & iBooks Stores, AppleCare, Apple Pay, licensing, other services
Other Products: iPod, Apple TV, Beats Electronics and Apple-branded and third-party accessories
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Source: Apple Results
Geo Revenue and 12m Trailing
Americas/China Ticked Up
•Trailing 12 months shows clearly
where Apple’s growth came from -
Americas, China and Europe
•iPhone 6 was not available in China
in Q4, hence the very sharp uptick in
Q1
•That EMEIA saw good growth is
particularly impressive in light of the
Eurozone stagnation
•Japan was the one weaker region
•APAC is small, but ticked up nicely
Tracking the trailing 12 months (current and 3
previous Quarters) eliminates seasonality, and
gives a better indication of the longer term trends
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Revenue
$M
Geo Revenue and 12m Trailing Revenue
Americas EMEIA Greater China Japan APAC
Americas 12m Trailing EMEIA 12m Trailing Greater China 12m Trailing Japan 12m Trailing APAC 12m Trailing
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Apple’s Q1 Results Analysis
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