Apple announces that iPhone revenue set a record،
Apple’s second-largest business segment sets new all-time record for quarterly revenue
Apple’s second segment set an all-time revenue record. Services brought in $22.31 billion during the fiscal fourth quarter, a healthy 16.3% increase. For fiscal 2023, Services brought in $85.20 billion, 9% more than the $78.13 billion the unit took in in fiscal 2022. There is no For so long, Apple had set a goal of reaching $50 billion in annual sales for the Services unit. .
The App Store is part of the record services unit
Sales of the iPad tablet series decreased by 10.2%, from $7.17 billion in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 to $6.44 billion in the fourth fiscal quarter of this year. iPad’s annual gross in fiscal 2023 was $28.30 billion, down 3.4% from $29.29 billion in fiscal 2022. The end of the pandemic has reduced demand for tablets such as the iPad, with many adults no longer working from home and children returning to school. At the height of the COVID crisis, many relied on this device for work and play.
In the July-September period, sales in the Americas increased slightly to $40.12 billion from $39.81 billion last year. Sales declined year-over-year in all other regions, including Europe, Greater China, Japan and the rest of Asia Pacific. The only region that saw higher revenue for the entire fiscal year was the latter, with a slight gain from last year’s $29.38 billion to this year’s $29.62 billion. .
The report led sellers to dump Apple shares after hours.
If you’re wondering how Apple could have lower net income for fiscal 2023 but post higher earnings per share, the answer is that the company had fewer shares outstanding this year thanks to share buybacks.
Luca Maestri, Apple’s Chief Financial Officer, said: “Our active installed base of devices once again reached a new record across all products and geographies, driven by the strength of our ecosystem and unprecedented loyalty. of our customers. During the September quarter, our business performance delivered double-digit EPS growth and we returned nearly $25 billion to our shareholders, while continuing to invest in our long-term growth plans. »
Despite the strong numbers generated by the iPhone and Services unit, Apple shares fell in after-hours trading following the report’s release. After rising $3.60 or 2.07% today to $177.57 in regular trading, Apple shares plunged $6.22 or 3.50% to $171.35 after the Business hours.