Apple Reports First Quarter Results

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:30pm EST

Best Quarterly Revenue & Earnings in Apple History

    CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today
announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 first quarter ended December
29, 2007. The Company posted revenue of $9.6 billion and net quarterly profit
of $1.58 billion, or $1.76 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue
of $7.1 billion and net quarterly profit of $1 billion, or $1.14 per diluted
share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 34.7 percent, up from 31.2
percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 45 percent
of the quarter's revenue.
    Apple shipped 2,319,000 Macintosh(R) computers, representing 44 percent
unit growth and 47 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter. The
Company sold 22,121,000 iPods during the quarter, representing five percent
unit growth and 17 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter. Quarterly
iPhone(TM) sales were 2,315,000.
    "We're thrilled to report our best quarter ever, with the highest revenue
and earnings in Apple's history," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We have an
incredibly strong new product pipeline for 2008, starting with MacBook Air,
Mac Pro and iTunes Movie Rentals in the first two weeks."
    "Apple's revenue grew 35 percent year-over-year to $9.6 billion, an
increase of almost $2.5 billion over the previous December quarter's
record-breaking results," said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's CFO. "Our strong
results produced cash flow from operations of over $2.7 billion during the
quarter, yielding an ending cash balance of over $18.4 billion. Looking ahead
to the second quarter of fiscal 2008, we expect revenue of about $6.8 billion
and earnings per diluted share of about $.94."
    Apple will provide live streaming of its Q1 2008 financial results
conference call utilizing QuickTime(R), Apple's standards-based technology for
live and on-demand audio and video streaming. The live webcast will begin at
2:00 p.m. PST on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq108/ and will also be available
for replay.
    This press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company's
estimated revenue and earnings per share. These statements involve risks and
uncertainties, and actual results may differ. Risks and uncertainties include
potential litigation and government enforcement actions that may result from
the matters investigated by the special committee of the board of directors
and the restatement of the Company's consolidated financial statements;
unfavorable results of legal proceedings; the effect of competitive and
economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and
business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; war,
terrorism, public health issues, and other circumstances that could disrupt
supply, delivery, or demand of products; continued competitive pressures in
the marketplace; the Company's reliance on sole service providers for iPhone
in the US, UK, Germany and France; the continued availability on acceptable
terms of certain components and services essential to the Company's business
currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the ability of
the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for
new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the
effect that product transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and/or
increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the
effect that product quality problems could have on the Company's sales and
operating profits; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to
order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the
effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services
provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of
products manufactured or services rendered; the Company's dependency on the
performance of distributors and other resellers of the Company's products; the
Company's reliance on the availability of third-party digital content; and the
potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the
intellectual property rights of others. More information on potential factors
that could affect the Company's financial results is included from time to
time in the Company's public reports filed with the SEC, including the
Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2007 and its Form
10-Q for the quarter ended December 29, 2007 to be filed with the SEC. The
Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or
information, which speak as of their respective dates.
    Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.
Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its
award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional
applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its
iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered
the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.
    (C) 2008 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac
OS, Macintosh, iPhone and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple. Other company and
product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.


          UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

              (in millions, except share and per share amounts)

                                                  Three Months Ended
                                      December 29, 2007      December 30, 2006

    Net sales                                 $9,608               $7,115
    Cost of sales (1)                          6,276                4,895
      Gross margin                             3,332                2,220
    Operating expenses:
      Research and development (1)               246                  184
      Selling, general and
       administrative (1)                        960                  714

         Total operating expenses              1,206                  898

    Operating income                           2,126                1,322

    Other income and expense                     200                  126

    Income before provision for income
     taxes                                     2,326                1,448

    Provision for income taxes                   745                  444

    Net income                                $1,581               $1,004

    Earnings per common share:
      Basic                                    $1.81                $1.17
      Diluted                                  $1.76                $1.14

    Shares used in computing earnings
     per share (in thousands):
      Basic                                  875,860              857,691
      Diluted                                900,054              883,297

    (1) Includes stock-based compensation
        expense as follows:
         Cost of sales                           $18                   $6
         Research and development                $39                  $16
         Selling, general and administrative     $53                  $24



               UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                     (in millions, except share amounts)

                                       December 29, 2007    September 29, 2007

                                   ASSETS:

    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents               $9,162               $9,352
      Short-term investments                   9,286                6,034
      Accounts receivable, less allowances
       of $45 and $47, respectively            1,939                1,637
      Inventories                                459                  346
      Deferred tax assets                        993                  782
      Other current assets                     4,350                3,805
         Total current assets                 26,189               21,956

    Property, plant and equipment, net         1,870                1,832
    Goodwill                                      38                   38
    Acquired intangible assets, net              311                  299
    Other assets                               1,631                1,222

         Total assets                        $30,039              $25,347


                    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable                        $5,366               $4,970
      Accrued expenses                         5,169                4,329
         Total current liabilities            10,535                9,299
    Non-current liabilities                    2,700                1,516
         Total liabilities                    13,235               10,815

    Commitments and contingencies

    Shareholders' equity:
      Common stock, no par value;
       1,800,000,000 shares authorized;
       878,628,867 and 872,328,972 shares
       issued and outstanding, respectively    6,046                5,368
      Retained earnings                       10,684                9,101
      Accumulated other comprehensive income      74                   63

         Total shareholders' equity           16,804               14,532

         Total liabilities and shareholders'
          equity                             $30,039              $25,347



          UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                (in millions)

                                                  Three Months Ended
                                      December 29, 2007      December 30, 2006

    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
     of the period                            $9,352               $6,392
    Operating Activities:
      Net income                               1,581                1,004
      Adjustments to reconcile net income
       to cash generated by operating
       activities:
        Depreciation, amortization, and
         accretion                               106                   74
        Stock-based compensation expense         110                   46
        Provision for deferred income taxes       22                   73
        Loss on disposition of property, plant,
         and equipment                            14                    5
      Changes in operating assets and
       liabilities:
        Accounts receivable, net                (302)                (369)
        Inventories                             (113)                 (33)
        Other current assets                    (550)                  36
        Other assets                            (253)                  28
        Accounts payable                         484                  495
        Deferred revenue                       1,048                  199
        Other liabilities                        640                  255

         Cash generated by operating
          activities                           2,787                1,813

    Investing Activities:
      Purchases of short-term investments     (6,127)              (2,581)
      Proceeds from maturities of short-term
       investments                             2,129                  934
      Proceeds from sales of investments         758                  655
      Purchases of long-term investments          (9)                   -
      Payment for acquisition of property,
       plant, and equipment                     (224)                (142)
      Payment for acquisition of intangible
       assets                                     (8)                (115)
      Other                                       19                   15

         Cash used in investing activities    (3,462)              (1,234)

    Financing Activities:
      Proceeds from issuance of common stock     179                  101
      Excess tax benefits from stock-based
       compensation                              315                   87
      Cash used to net share settle equity
       awards                                     (9)                   -

         Cash generated by financing activities  485                  188

    (Decrease) increase in cash and cash
     equivalents                                (190)                 767

    Cash and cash equivalents, end of the
     period                                   $9,162               $7,159

    Supplemental cash flow disclosure:
      Cash paid for income taxes, net           $251                 $114



             UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF DEFERRED REVENUE

                                (in millions)

                                       December 29, 2007    September 29, 2007

    Deferred revenue-current:
      iPhone and Apple TV                       $816                 $346
      AppleCare                                  467                  430
      Other                                      812                  634
         Total deferred revenue-current        2,095                1,410

    Deferred revenue-non-current:
      iPhone and Apple TV                        624                  290
      AppleCare                                  529                  495
      Other                                       40                   45
         Total deferred revenue-non-current    1,193                  830

         Total deferred revenue               $3,288               $2,240



                                  Apple Inc.
                        Q1 2008 Unaudited Summary Data

                                   Q4 2007         Q1 2007        Q1 2008
                                 CPU    Rev      CPU   Rev      CPU    Rev
    Operating Segments       Units K     $M  Units K    $M  Units K     $M
      Americas                  965   $2,928    625  $3,521    841   $4,298
      Europe                    499    1,339    491   1,712    705    2,471
      Japan                      72      255     70     285     91      400
      Retail                    473    1,251    308   1,115    504    1,701
      Other Segments (1)        155      444    112     482    178      738

    Total Operating Segments  2,164   $6,217  1,606  $7,115  2,319   $9,608


                                        Rev            Rev             Rev
                             Units K     $M  Units K    $M  Units K     $M
    Product Summary
      Desktops (2)              817   $1,195    637    $955    977    $1,515
      Portables (3)           1,347    1,908    969   1,455  1,342     2,037
    Subtotal CPUs             2,164    3,103  1,606   2,410  2,319     3,552
      iPod                   10,200    1,619 21,066   3,427 22,121     3,997
      Other Music Related
       Products and Services
       (4)                               601            634              808
      iPhone and Related
       Products & Services
       (5)                    1,119      118      -       -  2,315       241
      Peripherals and Other
       Hardware                          346            297              382
      Software, Service and
       Other Sales                       430            347              628
    Total Apple                       $6,217         $7,115           $9,608


                                    Sequential Change        Year/Year Change
                                     CPU                      CPU
    Operating Segments               Units    Revenue         Units    Revenue
       Americas                       -13%      47%             35%      22%
       Europe                          41%      85%             44%      44%
       Japan                           26%      57%             30%      40%
       Retail                           7%      36%             64%      53%
       Other Segments (1)              15%      66%             59%      53%
    Total Operating Segments            7%      55%             44%      35%


                                    Sequential Change        Year/Year Change
                                     Units    Revenue         Units    Revenue

    Product Summary
       Desktops (2)                    20%      27%             53%      59%
       Portables (3)                  - 0%       7%             38%      40%
    Subtotal CPUs                       7%      14%             44%      47%
       iPod                           117%     147%              5%      17%
       Other Music Related Products
        and Services (4)                        34%                      27%
       iPhone and Related Products &
        Services (5)                  107%     104%              NM       NM
       Peripherals and Other Hardware           10%                      29%
       Software, Service and Other Sales        46%                      81%
    Total Apple                                 55%                      35%

    (1) Other Segments include Asia Pacific and FileMaker.
    (2) Includes iMac, eMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, PowerMac and Xserve product
        lines.
    (3) Includes MacBook, iBook, MacBook Pro and PowerBook product lines.
    (4) Consists of iTunes Store sales, iPod services, and Apple-branded and
        third-party iPod accessories.
    (5) Units consist of iPhone handset sales; Revenue is derived from handset
        sales, carrier agreements, and Apple-branded and third-party iPhone
        accessories.

    NM: Not Meaningful

SOURCE  Apple

Press, Kristin Huguet, +1-408-974-2414, khuguet@apple.com, or Investor
Relations, Nancy Paxton, +1-408-974-5420, paxton1@apple.com, or Joan Hoover,
+1-408-974-4570, hoover1@apple.com, all of Apple
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