Apple has reported revenue of $9.9 billion for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2009 compared to $7.9 billion in the same quarter of the prior year. For fiscal 2009, the company posted revenue of $36.54 billion, an increase of 12% compared to $32.49 billion in the prior year.
For the quarter, operating profit was $2.19 billion compared to $1.44 billion. For the full year, operating profit was $7.66 billion compared to $6.28 billion.
The company posted net profit of $1.67 billion, or $1.82 per diluted share for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter compared to net profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6%, up from 34.7% in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 46% of the quarter’s revenue.
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, said: “We are thrilled to have sold more Macs and iPhones than in any previous quarter. We’ve got a very strong lineup for the holiday season and some really great new products in the pipeline for 2010.”
Peter Oppenheimer, CFO of Apple, said: “We are delighted with our September quarter and fiscal 2009 results. For the full year, we grew revenue by 12% and net income by 18% in extraordinarily challenging times. Looking ahead to the first fiscal quarter of 2010, we expect revenue in the range of about $11.3 billion to $11.6 billion and we expect diluted earnings per share in the range of about $1.7 to $1.78.”
