Apple Reports September Quarter 2005 Results

Apple Computer has reported the highest revenue and earnings in Apple’s history. From the press release (11 October 2005):

Apple posted revenue of $3.68 billion and a net quarterly profit of $430 million… . These results compare to revenue of $2.35 billion and a net profit of $106 million, ... in the year-ago quarter.

Apple shipped 1,236,000 Macintosh® units and 6,451,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 48 percent growth in Macs and 220 percent growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter.

For fiscal 2005, the Company generated revenue of $13.93 billion and a net profit of $1.335 billion, reflecting annual growth of 68 percent and 384 percent, respectively, and representing the highest annual revenue and net profit in the Company’s history.

From the conference call I heard:

  • Mac unit shipment growth of 48 percent compared to 13 percent shipment growth for the market.
  • the iPod had around a 75 percent market share during the month of August.
  • the iTunes Music Store had around a 80 percent share of the US market.

© Danny Haynes

- posted 15 October 05 in

Comments

  1. Tim Haynes, 17 October 2005, 17:03:
    Woh, 75% market share …… alright, I’ll have one.
  2. J, 27 November 2005, 00:02:
    So 400 of that 430 million will be from iPod accessories?
  3. Danny Haynes, 27 November 2005, 13:43:
    The Apple iPod is providing many opportunities for companies other than Apple to make money selling iPod accessories. In a press release dated 7 September 2005, Greg Joswiak of Apple said, “The iPod economy is thriving with over 1,000 accessories now available.”

    As for Apple, the financial data shows the iTunes Music Store, and iPod related products drew revenue of $265 million, compared to iPod sales of $1,212 million, and computer hardware sales of $1,611 million in the quarter. So overall, iPod draws nearly half of Apple’s revenue.

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