By Brendan Hart 1 min read

Apple remains a monster business

Apple earned more than $1 billion a day.
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An incredible breakdown on the state of affairs at Apple via the FT:

  • Apple's profits rose to almost $100 billion ($94.7 billion) last year, up 60+%.
  • Revenues rose 33.3 percent to $365.8bn, its fastest growth rate since 2012.
  • The company reported $83.4bn of revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter, up 29 percent from a year ago.
  • Net income beat expectations, however, rising 62 percent to $20.5bn.
  • The iPhone accounted for 46.6 percent of all revenue last quarter, with smartphone sales up 47 percent to $38.9bn.
  • Apple has 745m paying subscribers for its services, up from 660m six months ago.
  • Revenue from Apple's Services business expanded 25.6 percent from a year ago to $18.3bn.
Brendan Hart

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Brendan Hart

Brendan Hart is an economist, entrepreneur, and executive advisor with two decades of experience building organizations and leading transformation across technology, defense, human capital, and government. USMC. Dartmouth. UVA-Darden.

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