Apple's first quarter 2012 record sales of iPhone, iPad and Mac of all time, as well as the highest revenue and profit in the history

Apple has announced financial results for first quarter 2012 financial year, which lasted 14 weeks and ended on 31 December 2011. Record quarterly revenues of 46.33 billion dollars, and record net quarterly profit - 13.06 billion dollars, or 13.87 dollars per diluted share. In comparison, revenues for the same quarter last year amounted to 26.74 billion dollars and net quarterly profit - 6 billion, or 6.43 dollars per diluted share. Gross quarterly profit was 44.7 percent compared with 38.5 percent a year earlier. International sales accounted for 58 percent of the quarter's revenue.

For the quarter, the company sold 37.04 million iPhone - a 128 percent increase over the corresponding quarter last year. Apple sold 15.43 million iPad - growth reached 111 percent over the same quarter last year. Quarterly sales of Mac computers accounted for 5.2 million units, up 26 percent over the corresponding quarter last year. The volume iPod sales during the quarter, $ 15.4 million, up 21 percent compared to the same quarter last year.