Apple makes known results for second quarter

Apple announced the results for the second quarter of fiscal 2007, ended March 31, 2007. The nettokwartaalwinst were $ 770 million, or $ 0.87 per share, with revenue of $ 5.26 billion. In the same quarter of previous year was achieved a turnover of $ 4.36 billion, and a nettokwartaalwinst of $ 410 million, or $ 0.47 per share. The gross margin was 35.1 percent last quarter, compared with 29.8 percent in the same quarter of previous year. The international sales in the last quarter represented 43 percent of the total turnover.

Apple has in the past quarter 1,517,000 Macintosh computers and iPods sold 10,549,000, an increase of 36 percent in sales of computers and a 24 percent increase in sales of iPods compared to same quarter of previous year .

"The market share of the Mac is clearly on the rise. The sales are up 36 percent. That is more than three times as much as the average growth within our industry," said Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple. "We look very forward to the launch of the iPhone, at the end of June. Furthermore, we are working hard on a number of other exciting new products."

"We are very pleased that we have the results of the most profitable second quarter in our history might make," says Peter Oppenheimer, CFO of Apple. "For the third quarter of fiscal year 2007 we expect a turnover of approximately USD 5.1 billion and earnings per share of approximately $ 0.66."

The conference call in which the financial results for the second quarter of 2007 are being discussed, will be streamed through QuickTime, the standards-based technology from Apple for the streaming of live and recorded images and sound. The webuitzending from 25 april 2007 can be listened to www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq207. Both Mac and Windows users can use the QuickTime Player is required to follow the broadcast, free download from www.apple.com / quicktime.

This press release contains projections about future revenues and earnings per share of Apple. These projections are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ. Some factors that could affect the results include: a possible lawsuit and possible enforcement action by the government which may arise from the matters under investigation by the special committee of the board of directors have been examined and the revision of the consolidated financial results Apple; adverse outcomes of legal action, the impact that economic and competitive factors and the response from Apple may have on the purchasing of businesses and consumers with regard to Apple products; wars, terrorism, problems in the field of Public Health and other circumstances that the supply, delivery or product demand could disrupt the ongoing competitive pressure in the computer, the continuing availability (under acceptable conditions) of certain components and services that are essential to the business activities of Apple and currently be obtained through a single or a limited number of sources, the extent to which Apple succeeds timely new programs, products and successful technological innovations to market and the impact that problems with product quality can have on the sales and operating profit Apple, the voorraadrisico associated with the need for Apple to product components to order or reserve before customers place their orders, the impact that the dependence of Apple of the manufacturing and logistics services of independent suppliers can have on the quality, quantity or cost of the Apple-produced products and services; dependence on Apple from suppliers and other resellers of Apple products, the Apple dependence on the availability of digital material from independent suppliers, the potential impact of any finding that Apple has infringed created on intellectual property of third parties, and risks associated with the sale of Apple products through retailers such as the cost of investment, uncertainty regarding the acceptance of this distribution channel by the customer and the potential impact on existing relationships with resellers. More information about factors that may could affect the financial results can be found in public documents from Apple that are filed with the SEC, including Apple's Form 10-K for the fiscal year that ended on 30 september 2006, Apple's Form 10 - Q for the quarter ended on 30 december 2006 and Apple's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, which also will be filed with the SEC. Apple is not required to the projections or information to update, which is valid from the date on which they are provided.