Apple Q1 2018: 77.3 Million iPhones Sold, $88.3 Billion in Revenue [u]

Apple has announced their 2018 Q1 earnings, selling a staggering 77.3 million iPhones with a record quarterly revenue of $88.3 billion USD, an increase of 13% year over year. Net income was $20 billion, a nearly $3 billion increase compared to the year ago quarter. The company said international sales accounted for 65% of the quarter’s revenue.

Here is a breakdown of first quarter sales by device:

  • 77.3 million iPhones (-1% YoY); revenue increase 13% YoY
  • 13.1 million iPads (+1% YoY); revenue increase 6% YoY
  • 5.1 million Mac computers (-5% YoY); revenue decrease 5% YoY
  • Services (Digital Content, AppleCare, Apple Pay, licensing and other services): $8.4 billion; 18% increase YoY
  • Other Products (Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, iPod touch and Apple-branded and third party accessories): $5.4 billion in revenue; 36% increase YoY

As for its next fiscal quarter in 2018, Apple is providing the following Q2 guidance:

• revenue between $60 billion and $62 billion
• gross margin between 38 percent and 38.5 percent
• operating expenses between $7.6 billion and $7.7 billion
• other income/(expense) of $300 million
• tax rate of approximately 15 percent

As for Apple’s cash pile, it now stands at a record $285.1 billion.

“We’re thrilled to report the biggest quarter in Apple’s history, with broad-based growth that included the highest revenue ever from a new iPhone lineup. iPhone X surpassed our expectations and has been our top-selling iPhone every week since it shipped in November,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, in a press release.

“We’ve also achieved a significant milestone with our active installed base of devices reaching 1.3 billion in January. That’s an increase of 30 percent in just two years, which is a testament to the popularity of our products and the loyalty and satisfaction of our customers.”

Despite iPhone sales seeing a slight 1% decrease year over year, average iPhone selling price increased to $796 USD, which is almost a $100 increase compared to the year ago quarter. In other words, Apple made more revenue by selling fewer iPhone units, thanks to the price increase of iPhone X.

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