Apple Inc 8-K 2015-04-27
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Exhibit 99.1
Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results
Strong performance of iPhone, Mac & App Store drives 27% revenue growth & 40% EPS growth, setting new second quarter records
CUPERTINO, CaliforniaApril 27, 2015Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 second quarter ended March 28, 2015. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $58 billion and quarterly net profit of $13.6 billion, or $2.33 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $45.6 billion and net profit of $10.2 billion, or $1.66 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 40.8 percent compared to 39.3 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 69 percent of the quarters revenue.
The growth was fueled by record second quarter sales of iPhone® and Mac® and all-time record performance of the App StoreSM.
We are thrilled by the continued strength of iPhone, Mac and the App Store, which drove our best March quarter results ever, said Tim Cook, Apples CEO. Were seeing a higher rate of people switching to iPhone than weve experienced in previous cycles, and were off to an exciting start to the June quarter with the launch of Apple Watch.
The tremendous customer demand for our products and services in the March quarter drove revenue growth of 27 percent and EPS growth of 40 percent, said Luca Maestri, Apples CFO. Cash flow from operations was also outstanding at $19.1 billion.
Apple is providing the following guidance for its fiscal 2015 third quarter:
| | revenue between $46 billion and $48 billion |
| | gross margin between 38.5 percent and 39.5 percent |
| | operating expenses between $5.65 billion and $5.75 billion |
| | other income/(expense) of $350 million |
| | tax rate of 26.3 percent |
Apple will provide live streaming of its Q2 2015 financial results conference call beginning at 2:00 p.m. PDT on April 27, 2015 at www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq215. This webcast will also be available for replay for approximately two weeks thereafter.
This press release contains forward-looking statements including without limitation those about the Companys estimated revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, other income/(expense), and tax rate. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ. Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Companys reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Companys products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and/or increases in component costs could have on the Companys gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Companys need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Companys business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Companys dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Companys international operations; the Companys reliance on third-party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Companys dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Companys products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Companys sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of legal proceedings. More information on potential factors that could affect the Companys financial results is included from time to time in the Risk Factors and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of the Companys public reports filed with the SEC, including the Companys Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2014, its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2014, and its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2015 to be filed with the SEC. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
Press Contact:
Josh Rosenstock
Apple
jrosenstock@apple.com
(408) 974-2414
Investor Relations Contacts:
Nancy Paxton
Apple
paxton1@apple.com
(408) 974-5420
Joan Hoover
Apple
hoover1@apple.com
(408) 974-4570
NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit Apples PR website (www.apple.com/pr), or call Apples Media Helpline at (408) 974-2042.
© 2015 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, iPhone and App Store are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Apple Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except number of shares which are reflected in thousands and per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| March 28, 2015 |
March 29, 2014 |
March 28, 2015 |
March 29, 2014 |
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| Net sales |
$ | 58,010 | $ | 45,646 | $ | 132,609 | $ | 103,240 | ||||||||
| Cost of sales (1) |
34,354 | 27,699 | 79,212 | 63,447 | ||||||||||||
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| Gross margin |
23,656 | 17,947 | 53,397 | 39,793 | ||||||||||||
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| Operating expenses: |
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| Research and development (1) |
1,918 | 1,422 | 3,813 | 2,752 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative (1) |
3,460 | 2,932 | 7,060 | 5,985 | ||||||||||||
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| Total operating expenses |
5,378 | 4,354 | 10,873 | 8,737 | ||||||||||||
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| Operating income |
18,278 | 13,593 | 42,524 | 31,056 | ||||||||||||
| Other income/(expense), net |
286 | 225 | 456 | 471 | ||||||||||||
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| Income before provision for income taxes |
18,564 | 13,818 | 42,980 | 31,527 | ||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes |
4,995 | 3,595 | 11,387 | 8,232 | ||||||||||||
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| Net income |
$ | 13,569 | $ | 10,223 | $ | 31,593 | $ | 23,295 | ||||||||
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| Earnings per share: |
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| Basic |
$ | 2.34 | $ | 1.67 | $ | 5.43 | $ | 3.76 | ||||||||
| Diluted |
$ | 2.33 | $ | 1.66 | $ | 5.39 | $ | 3.74 | ||||||||
| Shares used in computing earnings per share: |
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| Basic |
5,793,799 | 6,123,302 | 5,818,411 | 6,197,903 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted |
5,834,858 | 6,156,699 | 5,858,330 | 6,233,430 | ||||||||||||
| Cash dividends declared per share |
$ | 0.47 | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.94 | $ | 0.88 | ||||||||
| (1) Includes share-based compensation expense as follows: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales |
$ | 142 | $ | 110 | $ | 282 | $ | 219 | ||||||||
| Research and development |
$ | 384 | $ | 300 | $ | 758 | $ | 589 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative |
$ | 401 | $ | 286 | $ | 775 | $ | 569 | ||||||||
Apple Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except number of shares which are reflected in thousands and par value)
| March 28, 2015 |
September 27, 2014 |
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| ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Current assets: |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 14,489 | $ | 13,844 | ||||
| Short-term marketable securities |
18,607 | 11,233 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, less allowances of $83 and $86, respectively |
10,905 | 17,460 | ||||||
| Inventories |
2,396 | 2,111 | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets |
5,141 | 4,318 | ||||||
| Vendor non-trade receivables |
7,259 | 9,759 | ||||||
| Other current assets |
9,094 | 9,806 | ||||||
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| Total current assets |
67,891 | 68,531 | ||||||
| Long-term marketable securities |
160,443 | 130,162 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net |
20,151 | 20,624 | ||||||
| Goodwill |
4,711 | 4,616 | ||||||
| Acquired intangible assets, net |
4,061 | 4,142 | ||||||
| Other assets |
3,937 | 3,764 | ||||||
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| Total assets |
$ | 261,194 | $ | 231,839 | ||||
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| Current liabilities: |
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| Accounts payable |
$ | 23,159 | $ | 30,196 | ||||
| Accrued expenses |
22,827 | 18,453 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue |
8,944 | 8,491 | ||||||
| Commercial paper |
3,799 | 6,308 | ||||||
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| Total current liabilities |
58,729 | 63,448 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue non-current |
3,571 | 3,031 | ||||||
| Long-term debt |
40,072 | 28,987 | ||||||
| Other non-current liabilities |
29,816 | 24,826 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities |
132,188 | 120,292 | ||||||
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| Shareholders equity: |
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| Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.00001 par value: 12,600,000 shares authorized; 5,762,278 and 5,866,161 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |
25,376 | 23,313 | ||||||
| Retained earnings |
100,920 | 87,152 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income |
2,710 | 1,082 | ||||||
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| Total shareholders equity |
129,006 | 111,547 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ | 261,194 | $ | 231,839 | ||||
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Apple Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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| March 28, 2015 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period |
$ | 13,844 | $ | 14,259 | ||||
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| Operating activities: |
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| Net income |
31,593 | 23,295 | ||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities: |
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| Depreciation and amortization |
5,054 | 4,031 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense |
1,815 | 1,377 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax expense |
1,879 | 2,059 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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| Accounts receivable, net |
6,555 | 3,401 | ||||||
| Inventories |
(285 | ) | (65 | ) | ||||
| Vendor non-trade receivables |
2,500 | 1,419 | ||||||
| Other current and non-current assets |
2,448 | 14 | ||||||
| Accounts payable |
(5,428 | ) | (2,375 | ) | ||||
| Deferred revenue |
993 | 1,414 | ||||||
| Other current and non-current liabilities |
5,679 | 1,638 | ||||||
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| Cash generated by operating activities |
52,803 | 36,208 | ||||||
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| Investing activities: |
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| Purchases of marketable securities |
(92,523 | ) | (90,360 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities |
5,871 | 10,869 | ||||||
| Proceeds from sales of marketable securities |
48,924 | 80,241 | ||||||
| Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net |
(115 | ) | (559 | ) | ||||
| Payments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment |
(5,586 | ) | (3,367 | ) | ||||
| Payments for acquisition of intangible assets |
(155 | ) | (163 | ) | ||||
| Other |
88 | (23 | ) | |||||
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| Cash used in investing activities |
(43,496 | ) | (3,362 | ) | ||||
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| Financing activities: |
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| Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
309 | 341 | ||||||
| Excess tax benefits from equity awards |
357 | 363 | ||||||
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards |
(608 | ) | (430 | ) | ||||
| Dividends and dividend equivalents paid |
(5,544 | ) | (5,430 | ) | ||||
| Repurchase of common stock |
(12,000 | ) | (23,000 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net |
11,332 | 0 | ||||||
| Repayments of commercial paper, net |
(2,508 | ) | 0 | |||||
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| Cash used in financing activities |
(8,662 | ) | (28,156 | ) | ||||
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| Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
645 | 4,690 | ||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period |
$ | 14,489 | $ | 18,949 | ||||
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| Supplemental cash flow disclosure: |
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| Cash paid for income taxes, net |
$ | 7,058 | $ | 5,369 | ||||
| Cash paid for interest |
$ | 220 | $ | 161 | ||||
This is the title. It tells us that Apple Q2 results hopefully very good.
The Company displayed impressive growth with these quarterly figures. Revenues increased 27.2% from the prior year comparable quarter, and net income increased 33.3% year over year. Net Profit Margin was 23.4% for the recent quarter, up 4.8% from the prior year's figure of 22.4%. It seems the Company is poised to have a strong fiscal year given these numbers.
Revenue Driver for the gross margin
I'm skeptical about the prospects of the Apple Watch. While Apple does have a reputation for breaking into new markets, other smart watches have not done well. It would be reckless to simply assume that Apple's Watch will be successful, therefore, I would focus on the future of the iPhone and iPad when analyzing Apple.
Once again, Apple-the tech giant reports 33% rise in earnings, increases dividend by 11% from $0.47 to $0.52 per quarter, and raised its buyback program from $6.3 to $7.5 billion per quarter. Strong iPhone sales in China and other emerging markets boosted the tech giant even as iPad sales disappointed and the company struggled to meet demand for the Apple Watch. Apple in just matter of time could be 1 trillion dollar worth company. Apple is also sitting on its record high cash flow of $194 billion and has more cash than than any other non-financial company in the S&P 500. I am looking forward to purchase my first Apple watch.
Bad gross margin, should be higher
A solid gross margin, a great stat
Apple is an absolute cash machine and the revenue growth is impressive by any measure. Large companies become sluggish, but Apple has proved this time and again, that it can keep those revenue numbers growing - and while demanding a higher premium price on their products with a great margin, instead of a race to bottom as other companies have tried to.
A great quarter. A decent dividend raise of 10.6%, and a higher share buyback program of upto $140B. The company has committed to return upto $200B to shareholders in the next two years (current cash holding is $197B)