Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results

Revenue Up 43 Percent Year-Over-Year

Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results

CUPERTINO, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 second quarter ended March 29, 2008. The Company posted revenue of $7.51 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $5.26 billion and net quarterly profit of $770 million, or $.87 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 32.9 percent, down from 35.1 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 44 percent of the quarter's revenue.

Apple shipped 2,289,000 Macintosh(R) computers during the quarter, representing 51 percent unit growth and 54 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 10,644,000 iPods during the quarter, representing one percent unit growth and eight percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter. Quarterly iPhone(TM) sales were 1,703,000.

"We're delighted to report 43 percent revenue growth and the strongest March quarter revenue and earnings in Apple's history," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "With over $17 billion in revenue for the first half of our fiscal year, we have strong momentum to launch some terrific new products in the coming quarters."

"We're thrilled to have generated $4 billion in cash flow from operations in the first half of fiscal 2008, yielding an ending cash balance of $19.4 billion," said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's CFO. "Looking ahead to the third quarter of fiscal 2008, we expect revenue of about $7.2 billion and earnings per diluted share of about $1.00."

Apple will provide live streaming of its Q2 2008 financial results conference call utilizing QuickTime(R), Apple's standards-based technology for live and on-demand audio and video streaming. The live webcast will begin at 2:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq208/ and will also be available for replay.

This press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company's estimated revenue and earnings per share. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ. Risks and uncertainties include potential litigation from the matters investigated by the special committee of the board of directors and the restatement of the Company's consolidated financial statements; unfavorable results of other legal proceedings; the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; war, terrorism, public health issues, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the Company's reliance on sole service providers for iPhone in certain countries; the continued availability on acceptable terms of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; 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 transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and/or increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the effect that product quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; the Company's dependency on the performance of distributors and other resellers of the Company's products; the Company's reliance on the availability of third-party digital content; and the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included from time to time in the Company's public reports filed with the SEC, including the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2007, its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 29, 2007, and its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 29, 2008 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 ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

(C) 2008 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, iPhone and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.



          UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
              (In millions, except share and per share amounts)


                                      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                      March 29, March 31, March 29, March 31,
                                        2008      2007      2008      2007

    Net sales                          $7,512    $5,264   $17,120   $12,379
    Cost of sales (1)                   5,038     3,415    11,314     8,310
      Gross margin                      2,474     1,849     5,806     4,069
    Operating expenses:
      Research and development (1)        273       183       519       367
      Selling, general,
       and administrative (1)             886       680     1,846     1,394
        Total operating expenses        1,159       863     2,365     1,761
    Operating income                    1,315       986     3,441     2,308
    Other income and expense              162       148       362       274
    Income before provision for
     income taxes                       1,477     1,134     3,803     2,582
    Provision for income taxes            432       364     1,177       808
    Net income                         $1,045      $770    $2,626    $1,774

    Earnings per common share:
      Basic                             $1.19     $0.89     $2.99     $2.06
      Diluted                           $1.16     $0.87     $2.92     $2.00

    Shares used in computing earnings
     per share (in thousands):
      Basic                           879,546   863,003   877,704   860,347
      Diluted                         899,329   886,653   899,783   884,896

    (1) Includes stock-based
         compensation expense
         as follows:
          Cost of sales                   $20        $9       $38       $15
          Research and development        $47       $20       $86       $36
          Selling, general, and
          administrative                  $65       $34      $118       $58



               UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                     (In millions, except share amounts)


                                                    March 29,    September 29,
                                                      2008            2007
                                     ASSETS:

    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                       $9,070         $9,352
      Short-term investments                          10,378          6,034
      Accounts receivable, less allowances
       of $44 and $47, respectively                    1,593          1,637
      Inventories                                        364            346
      Deferred tax assets                              1,060            782
      Other current assets                             4,271          3,805
        Total current assets                          26,736         21,956

    Property, plant and equipment, net                 1,962          1,832
    Goodwill                                              38             38
    Acquired intangible assets, net                      300            299
    Other assets                                       1,435          1,222

        Total assets                                 $30,471        $25,347


                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable                                $4,154         $4,970
      Accrued expenses                                 5,480          4,310
         Total current liabilities                     9,634          9,280
    Non-current liabilities                            2,784          1,535
         Total liabilities                            12,418         10,815

    Commitments and contingencies

    Shareholders' equity:
      Common stock, no par value; 1,800,000,000
       shares authorized; 881,431,003 and
       872,328,972 shares issued and outstanding,
       respectively                                    6,342          5,368
      Retained earnings                               11,642          9,101
      Accumulated other comprehensive income              69             63
        Total shareholders' equity                    18,053         14,532

        Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $30,471        $25,347



          UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                (In millions)


                                                          Six Months Ended
                                                       March 29,     March 31,
                                                         2008          2007

    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
     of the period                                      $9,352        $6,392

    Operating Activities:
      Net income                                         2,626         1,774
      Adjustments to reconcile net income to
       cash generated by operating activities:
        Depreciation, amortization, and accretion          222           143
        Stock-based compensation expense                   242           109
        Provision for deferred income taxes                  6           122
        Loss on disposition of property, plant,
         and equipment                                      10             6
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
        Accounts receivable, net                            44           324
        Inventories                                        (18)           62
        Other current assets                              (444)          589
        Other assets                                      (150)          261
        Accounts payable                                  (740)         (987)
        Deferred revenue                                 1,585           235
        Other liabilities                                  597           (91)

          Cash generated by operating activities         3,980         2,547

    Investing Activities:
      Purchases of short-term investments              (12,740)       (6,223)
      Proceeds from maturities of
       short-term investments                            6,683         2,961
      Proceeds from sales of short-term investments      1,676         1,505
      Purchases of long-term investments                   (17)           (5)
      Payment for acquisition of property,
       plant, and equipment                               (384)         (247)
      Payment for acquisition of intangible assets         (63)         (216)
      Other                                                 21            13

        Cash used in investing activities               (4,824)       (2,212)

    Financing Activities:
      Proceeds from issuance of common stock               233           176
      Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation    445           192
      Cash used to net share settle equity awards         (116)            -
        Cash generated by financing activities             562           368

    (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents      (282)          703
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period        $9,070        $7,095


    Supplemental cash flow disclosure:
      Cash paid for income taxes, net                     $753          $501



             UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF DEFERRED REVENUE
                                (In millions)

                                          March 29, December 29, September 29,
                                            2008        2007         2007
    Deferred revenue-current:
      iPhone and Apple TV                  $1,170       $816         $346
      AppleCare                               504        467          430
      Other                                   742        776 *        615 *
        Total deferred revenue-current      2,416      2,059        1,391

    Deferred revenue-non-current:
      iPhone and Apple TV                     763        624          290
      AppleCare                               559        529          495
      Other                                    87         76 *         64 *
        Total deferred
         revenue-non-current                1,409      1,229          849

        Total deferred revenue             $3,825     $3,288       $2,240



    * Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
      current period presentation.



                                    Apple Inc.
                          Q2 2008 Unaudited Summary Data

                                    Q1 2008         Q2 2007         Q2 2008
                                  CPU     Rev     CPU     Rev     CPU     Rev
    Operating Segments          Units      $M   Units      $M   Units      $M
      Americas                    841  $4,298     605  $2,467     884  $3,268
      Europe                      705   2,471     433   1,249     627   1,780
      Japan                        91     400      79     284     118     424
      Retail                      504   1,701     275     834     458   1,451
      Other Segments (1)          178     738     125     430     202     589

    Total Operating Segments    2,319  $9,608   1,517  $5,264   2,289  $7,512


                                Units     Rev   Units     Rev   Units     Rev
    Product Summary               K        $M     K        $M     K        $M
      Desktops (2)                977  $1,515     626    $914     856  $1,352
      Portables (3)             1,342   2,037     891   1,354   1,433   2,142
    Subtotal CPUs               2,319   3,552   1,517   2,268   2,289   3,494
      iPod                     22,121   3,997  10,549   1,689  10,644   1,818
      Other Music Related
       Products and Services (4)          808             653             881
      iPhone and Related
       Products & Services (5)  2,315     241       -       -   1,703     378
      Peripherals and Other
       Hardware                           382             309             412
      Software, Service and
       Other Sales                        628             345             529
    Total Apple                        $9,608          $5,264          $7,512



                                          Sequential Change  Year/Year Change
                                             CPU              CPU
    Operating Segments                      Units   Revenue  Units   Revenue
       Americas                                5%      - 24%     46%     32%
       Europe                               - 11%      - 28%     45%     43%
       Japan                                  30%         6%     49%     49%
       Retail                                - 9%      - 15%     67%     74%
       Other Segments (1)                     13%      - 20%     62%     37%

    Total Operating Segments                 - 1%      - 22%     51%     43%


                                           Sequential Change  Year/Year Change
    Product Summary                         Units   Revenue    Units   Revenue
      Desktops (2)                          - 12%      - 11%     37%     48%
      Portables (3)                            7%         5%     61%     58%
    Subtotal CPUs                            - 1%       - 2%     51%     54%
      iPod                                  - 52%      - 55%      1%      8%
      Other Music Related Products and
       Services (4)                                       9%             35%
      iPhone and Related Products &
       Services (5)                         - 26%        57%    N/M     N/M
      Peripherals and Other Hardware                      8%             33%
      Software, Service and Other Sales                - 16%             53%
    Total Apple                                        - 22%             43%

    (1) Other Segments include Asia Pacific and FileMaker.
    (2) Includes iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, PowerMac and Xserve product lines.
    (3) Includes MacBook, iBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and PowerBook
        product lines.
    (4) Consists of iTunes Store sales, iPod services, and Apple-branded and
        third-party iPod accessories.
    (5) Units consist of iPhone handset sales; Revenue is derived from
        handset sales, carrier agreements, and Apple-branded and third-party
        iPhone accessories.

    N/M:  Not Meaningful
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