Apple reports quarterly profit of $1.21 billion | Mac | Macworld

Apple on Wednesday reported a profit of $1.21 billion for its fiscal second quarter ending March 28, 2009. Mac sales were down three percent for the quarter compared to last year, but sales of the iPod and iPhone were up.

Apple’s $1.21 billion, or $1.33 per diluted share, was posted on revenue of $8.16 billion, the best non-holiday quarter revenue and earnings in Apple’s history, according to Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO. This quarter’s revenue and profit was higher than the $7.51 billion revenue and $1.05 billion profit posted during the same quarter last year.

Apple beat the prediction of Wall Street analysts who pegged the earnings per share to be $1.09.

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Dado el clima económico tan pésimo que se vive en el momento, estas son buenísimas noticias para Apple.

Apple dijo que en los tres meses vendió 2,22 millones de computadoras Macintosh, 11,01 millones de reproductores digitales iPod y 3,79 millones de teléfonos iPhone.

En su sitio web Apple publicó lo siguiente:

Best March Quarter Revenue and Earnings in Apple History

“We are extremely pleased to report the best non-holiday quarter revenue and earnings in our history,??? said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO. “Apple’s financial condition remains very robust, with almost $29 billion in cash and marketable securities on our balance sheet.

Keep the good news coming!