subject: Apple's Fourth-quarter Sales Of Mac Computers And Ipad May Hit A New Record [print this page] Apple's fourth fiscal quarter of 2011 is ending. The analysts expect that Apple's sales of Mac computers and iPad in this quarter will hit a new record.
The analyst on Wednesday in a report expected in the fourth quarter, Apple will sell 4.63 million units of Mac computers and 12 million units of iPad. These two data will be a record. Apple in the last quarter sold 9.25 million units of iPad, including last year, including he sales of 4.1 million units of Mac computers in the Christmas.
The analyst had expected that in the fourth quarter Apple would sell 4.4 million units of Mac computers. As the survey shows that Apple's strong sales of Mac computers in the fourth quarter, he raised the expectations on the sales of the Mac computer. NPD Group's figures released in the earlier of this month showed that Apple will sell 4.5 million units of Mac computers in the fourth quarter. According to the data of the first two months of the quarter, the sales of Mac computer in the U.S. market grew 22%.
The analyst also expects the sales of Apple iPad for end users in this quarter will be approximately 9 million units, while the total channel sales will reach 12 million sets. The channel inventory can maintain the sales of about 3 to 4 weeks. Channel inventory improved a little compared to Apple's third fiscal quarter of this year.
The analyst expects in Apple's fourth fiscal quarter 17 million units of iPhone will be sold, lower than the previous quarter's 20.34 million units.This is mainly because many consumers postponed buying iPhone, waiting for Apple's launch of the 5th generation of iPhone.
It is currently expected that Apple's fourth quarter earnings is$ 7.37 per share. While in the 2011 fiscal year the earnings per share will be $ 28. In addition, Apple's earnings per share in fiscal year 2012 are expected to be $ 33. During this period the company upgraded the MacBook Air, Mac Mini and Mac OS X. If the news is true, Apple may sell iPhone 5 in mid-October in the U.S. market.
In the third fiscal quarter of 2011, Apple's revenue reached $ 28.57 billion. It sold 20.34 million units of iPhone, 9.25 million units of iPad and 3.95 million units of Mac. Not only the revenue hit a record, the company's net profit of $ 7.31 billion also hit a record.
