The world semiconductor crisis impacted the results of the Apple in this third quarter of the year. In a financial statement released on Thursday (28), the company presented revenue of US$ 83,4 billion, a 29% increase in sales volume compared to the same period last year. Tim Cook's company also recorded a profit of $20,5 billion for the quarter. The numbers, however, were below the expectations of Wall Street analysts, who had expected something around $85 billion. 1e5p4k
According to Tim Cook, the company estimates that failed to earn about 6 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2021 “due to greater than expected supply difficulties”. Despite this, Apple's CEO celebrated the result, saying that "despite the supply restrictions, we managed to have a very strong performance in the period".
The strong performance that Cook refers to is related to the increase in sales ed by the company in all its business lines. iPhones, which ed for about 47% of all sales, had sales volume almost 50% higher than in the same quarter of the previous year, reaching the mark of US$ 38,9 billion.
The services area, in turn, increased by 26%. Here are the main services of the company, such as Apple TV and Apple Music. The iPad line rose 20%, while the smart watches and home appliances area recorded growth of 13%. Finally, the sale of computers and notebooks grew by 2%. See how Apple fared in of volume recorded and expected for the quarter in the table below.
| Earnings per share: | ed: $1,24 Estimated: US$1,24 |
| Recipe: | ed: $83,36 billion (29% increase) Estimated: US$84,85 billion |
| iPhone Recipe: | ed: $38,87 billion (47% increase) Estimated: $41,51 billion |
| Service revenue: | ed: $18,28 billion (25,6% increase) Estimated: $17,64 billion |
| Recipe from other products: | ed: $8,79 billion (11,5% increase) Estimated: US$ 9,33 billion |
| Mac Recipe: | ed: $9,18 billion (1,6% increase) Estimated: US$ 9,23 billion |
| iPad Recipe: | ed: $8,25 billion (21,4% increase) Estimated: $7,23 billion |
| Gross margin: | ed: 42,2% Estimated: 42% |
After the market closes, the Apple shares fell 2,65% on Nasdaq, in New York, quoted at US$ 148,52. In regular trading, the paper closed up 2,5% at $152,57.
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