Apple Had 2 Percent Revenue and 3 Percent EPS Growth in the Last Quarter

Apple Had 2 Percent Revenue and 3 Percent EPS Growth in the Last Quarter
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Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2019 fourth quarter ended September 28. The company posted quarterly revenue of $64 billion, an increase of 2 percent from the year-ago quarter, and earnings per diluted share of $3.03, up 4 percent. International sales accounted for 60 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

“We concluded a groundbreaking fiscal 2019 with our highest Q4 revenue ever, fueled by accelerating growth from Services, Wearables and iPad,“ said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “With customers and reviewers raving about the new generation of iPhones, today’s debut of new, noise-cancelling AirPods Pro, the hotly-anticipated arrival of Apple TV+ just two days away, and our best lineup of products and services ever, we’re very optimistic about what the holiday quarter has in store.“

“Our strong business performance drove record Q4 EPS of $3.03 and record Q4 operating cash flow of $19.9 billion,“ said Luca Maestri, Apple’s CFO. “We also returned over $21 billion to shareholders, including almost $18 billion in share repurchases and $3.5 billion in dividends and equivalents, as we continue on our path to reaching a net cash neutral position over time.“

In the holiday quarter, fiscal 2020 first quarter, Apple expects revenue between $85.5 billion and $89.5 billion. The company said in a statement that gross margin will be between 37.5 percent and 38.5 percent, while operating expenses should be between $9.6 billion and $9.8 billion.

Apple’s board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.77 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on November 14 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 11.