[Jifeng News] On September 27, Apple's third natural quarter (Fourth quarter) financial report will start at 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on October 27. Apple CEO Cook and Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri attended the meeting and will hold an analyst conference call.
After releases its third-quarter financial report, Apple will also hold a financial report analyst meeting, and will also conduct online streaming live broadcasts. It is reported that in the first half of this year, almost all of Apple's hardware sales declined sharply, and the company's revenue declined for the first time in thirteen years. In September, including the third quarter, Apple held a new autumn product launch conference, launched this year's new mobile phone, and the second generation of Apple Watch . However, data from third-party institutions also show that Apple's new mobile phone sales were the same as last year, or even worse than last year. So most people will care whether Apple's performance has increased?
In addition to caring about Apple's performance, another highlight in Apple's financial report is software and service business. In the second quarter, revenue from Internet services continued to increase, including Apple music services, cloud storage, music downloads, software stores and other businesses, with the increase in service revenue of 20%.
Previously, Apple's expected sales revenue for the third quarter was between US$45.5 and US$47.5 billion, and its gross profit margin ranged from 37.5% to 38%. Operating expenditure is between $6.05 billion and $6.15 billion. Apple expects an average income tax rate of 25.5%. Has Apple achieved this goal? Let's wait for the release of its Q3 financial report on October 27.