Apple reports record results

Apple announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, which lasted 13 weeks and ended December 29, 2012 Revenue for the quarter was U.S. $ 54.5 billion and net income - 13.1 billion, or 13.81 dollar share. In comparison, the company's revenue for the same quarter last year, which lasted 14 weeks, was 46.3 billion and net quarterly profit - 13.1 billion dollars, or 13.87 dollars per share. Gross quarterly profit was 38.6 percent compared with 44.7 percent a year earlier. International sales accounted for 61 percent of the quarter's revenue.

The average weekly income for the quarter was $ 4.2 billion compared with $ 3.3 billion in the same quarter a year earlier.

As stated by Apple, it has set a new quarterly record for sales of iPhone - 47,8 million units, in the corresponding quarter last year, the figure was 37 million Apple also sold a record number of iPad - 22,9 млн iPad compared to 15.4 million in the same quarter last year. Quarterly sales of Mac computers were 4.1 million devices in the corresponding quarter last year, an increase from 5.2 million iPod sales in the quarter was 12.7 million compared with 15.4 million in the same quarter last year.

Apple's Board of Directors declared dividends of $ 2.65 per share. The dividend will be paid February 14, 2013 existing shareholders of record at the time of the end of the day February 11, 2013.

Apple's forecasts for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013:

Income between 41 billion and 43 billion
Gross quarterly profit between 37.5 percent and 38.5 percent
Operating expenses between 3.8 billion and 3.9 billion
Other income / (expense) of $ 350 million
Tax deductions in the amount of 26 percent