“Apple is scheduled to publish its fiscal Q2 results on April 30, reporting on a quarter that likely saw the company’s iPhone business continue to underperform, although the Services business likely gained further traction,” Trefis Team and Great Speculations write for Forbes. ”
“We expect reported EPS to come in at about $2.40 per share,” Trefis and GS write. “We expect Services revenues to rise by over 16% YOY to nearly $11 billion, driven by App sales, and its subscription businesses.”
“Apple Music,” Trefis and GS write, “which recently overtook Spotify in terms of paid U.S. users, could also drive Services revenues.”
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MacDailyNews Note: On January 29, 2019, Apple provided the following guidance for the company’s fiscal 2019 second quarter:
• revenue between $55 billion and $59 billion
• gross margin between 37 percent and 38 percent
• operating expenses between $8.5 billion and $8.6 billion
• other income/(expense) of $300 million
• tax rate of approximately 17 percentSEE ALSO:
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