“Apple Computer, which reports its September quarter results next Wednesday, is likely to report results at the upper end, if not exceed its guidance of $4.5 to $4.6 billion in revenue and 46 cents to 48 cents earnings-per-share, according to one Wall Street analyst,” Slash Lane reports for AppleInsider.
“‘We are modeling continued strength in its Mac business (up 6 percent Q/Q to 1.4 million units) driven by MacBook and a rebound in its iPod business (up 5 percent Q/Q to 8.5 million units) helped by new nanos and initial shipments of its new shuffle,’ American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu wrote in a note to investors on Monday,” Lane reports.
Lane reports, “Wu believes Apple will once again guide analysts conservatively for its December quarter, setting reasonable expectations that it can meet or exceed.”
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MacDailyNews Note: Apple’s 2006 earnings and unit sales information through Q3:
• Q1 (ended 12/31/05): revenue of $5.75 billion, net quarterly profit of $565 million, 1.254 million Macs, 14.043 million iPods
• Q2 (ended 04/01/06): revenue of $4.36 billion, net quarterly profit of $410 million, 1.112 million Macs, 08.526 million iPods
• Q3 (ended 07/01/06): revenue of $4.37 billion, net quarterly profit of $472 million, 1.327 million Macs, 08.111 million iPods
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If Apple announces upgraded MBs and MBPs soon, the holiday season should bode well.
I believe Macs will be up to 1.6 or even 1.7 million.
What’s with these “shipments of its new shuffle”? I ordered mine right after the announcement, and the estimated ship date is still listed as Oct. 31.
I think it will be slightly higher. 1.45m, maybe even 1.5m. But no more.
The Christmas quarter however will be massive.
Well, I was one of the people that contributed to the sales. I hope to make another addition soon (Core 2 Duo iMacs are great!)
Shaw Wu needs to get a clue.
1.6 million.. Easily.
So by his estimates, at 1.4 million, The back to school quarter is only going to contribute approximattely 70,000 Macs over the previous quarter which did 1.27 million? I expect much more.
I love those new Shuffles. It might be my impulse present to myself this holiday season.