Apple once again managed to defy all expectations and announced its most profitable quarter ever with record Mac and iPhone sales.
The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion, or $1.82 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.
Apple sold 3.05 million Macintosh computers (up 17 percent year-over-year), 10.2 million iPods during the quarter (down 8 percent year-over-year), and 7.4 million iPhones (up 7 percent year-over-year). While Apple iPod sales dropped, iPod touch revenues doubled from over last year.
Apple expects that revenues for the next quarter to fall between US$11.3 billion to US$11.6 billion but this could be another conservative estimate from a company known for its extremely conservative guidance.