Apple has released its Q3 financial results today. The company has posted $473 million of profit and 4.37 billion of revenue exceeding analysts' expectations.
The company sold 1.32 million Macs (up 12%) and 8.1 million iPods (up 32%), well ahead of analysts of expectations 1.2 million Macs and merely 8 million iPods.
During the quarter, Apple sold 798 000 portable and 529 000 desktop Macs, respectively up 60% and down 14% sequentially.
Last year the Apple had posted $320 million of profit and $3.43 billionn of revenue. The company posted the second most profitable quarter of its history.
Guidance for the current quarter is nearly $4.6 billion but Apple warned that margins would be lower because of significant marketing efforts.
More information on the financial results and on the financial results conference can be found on this AP report and on these summaries (see [1] [2] [3]).
Apple shares (AAPL) were already up 2.27% to $54.10 in the regular trading session. They went up more than 8% to $58.79 during the after hours trading session.
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